96-1535. Notice of Public Scoping Meetings for Environmental Impact Statement, Proposed Terminal Doppler Weather Radar To Serve John F. Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 2864-2865]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-1535]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Notice of Public Scoping Meetings for Environmental Impact 
    Statement, Proposed Terminal Doppler Weather Radar To Serve John F. 
    Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Notice of meetings.
    
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    SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental 
    Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the FAA 
    is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Terminal 
    Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) to serve John F. Kennedy International and 
    La Guardia Airports. The FAA will conduct scoping meetings to obtain 
    public comments on the issues and alternatives to be analyzed in this 
    EIS. Meetings will be held during March 5-7, 1996, at various locations 
    in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, and will be open to all interested 
    parties.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with requirements of the 
    National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA), 42 
    U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the FAA is conducting a scoping process to determine 
    the issues and alternatives to be analyzed in Environmental Impact 
    Statement (EIS) for Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) to serve John 
    F. Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports. The FAA intends to 
    conduct four public 
    
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    scoping meetings for this EIS at the times and locations listed under 
    the heading DATES AND LOCATIONS. Sign interpretation can be made 
    available at a meeting if requested 10 calendar days before the 
    specific meeting at which the service is required.
        Comments from interested parties on the scope of the EIS are 
    encouraged and should be submitted to the FAA in writing or presented 
    verbally at the scoping meetings. Written comments must be received by 
    April 2, 1996. Comments should discuss environmental concerns and 
    issues related to the proposed action, suggested analyses and 
    methodologies for inclusion in the EIS, possible sources of relevant 
    data or information or feasible alternatives to the proposed action. 
    Submit written comments to Federal Aviation Administration, Office of 
    the Chief Counsel, Attention: Docket (AGC-200), Docket No. 28365, 800 
    Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20591.
    
    DATES AND LOCATIONS: March 5, 1996, 7-10 p.m., Travel Lodge, Building 
    #144, JFK International Airport, Jamaica, NY, 11430; March 6, 1996, 9 
    a.m.-12 noon and 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Kingsborough Community College, 2001 
    Oriental Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11235; March 7, 1996, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., 
    Ramada Inn, 90-10 Grand Central Parkway, East Elmhurst, NY 11369.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental 
    Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Wind Shear Products Team, 
    AND-420, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20591, telephone 
    (202) 358-4946.
    
        Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23, 1996.
    Loni Czekalski,
    Director of Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Systems, AND-
    1.
    [FR Doc. 96-1535 Filed 1-26-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/29/1996
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of meetings.
Document Number:
96-1535
Pages:
2864-2865 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-1535.pdf