[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 6792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3298]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Termination of Environmental Impact Statement at General Mitchell
International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of termination.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advertise to the public that preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed extension of Runway 7L/25R by
700 ft; the implementation of approved FAR Part 150 Noise Abatement
Measures NA-4 and NA-5; the implementation of a modified departure
procedure for aircraft departing Runway 19R in lieu of disapproved
Noise Abatement Measure NA-7; for updating the airport's Noise Exposure
Maps (NEM's); and for evaluation of other cumulative or connected
actions at the General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee,
Wisconsin has been terminated. The airport has dropped the proposal to
pursue the three noise abatement departure procedures and to update the
airport's NEM's which were included in the original Notice of Intent
issued in the Federal Register on Thursday, August 29, 1996. One
project remains, however, to be subject to an environmental review.
This remaining project is the proposed 700 ft extension to Runway 7L/
25R along with any cumulative or connected actions. The FAA has
recently completed its environmental review of this project and has
concluded that it can be categorically excluded from the need to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Daniel J. Millenacker, Program
Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports District Office,
6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450-2706.
Phone (612) 713-4359.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA, in
cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has terminated an EIS for those projects
listed above, with the exception of the proposal to lengthen general
aviation Runway 7L/25R at MKE by 700 feet to provide a total length of
4,800 ft to accommodate certain general aviation turboprop and commuter
category aircraft. The decision to not continue the environmental
process for the three noise abatement procedures and the update of
MKE's NEM's was made by Milwaukee County, who, as the airport sponsor,
decided to withdraw the project. The sponsor's decision was supported
by a study which concluded that the noise abatement procedures would
not result in significantly beneficial noise relief to communities
surrounding the airport. A decision to prepare a categorically
exclusion document for the runway extension project was based upon a
preliminary environmental analysis which indicated that the 700 ft
extension would not result in significant impacts to any of these
environmental categories defined under FAA Order 5050.4A.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 16, 1998.
Franklin D. Benson,
Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 98-3298 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am]
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