[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14190-14191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7762]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement, Ft. Lauderdale-
Hollywood International Airport, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advertise to the public that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be prepared and considered for the proposed
extension of Runway 9R-27L to 9,000 feet and widening to 150 feet at
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bart Vernace, Federal Aviation
Administration, Orlando Airports district Office, 9677 tradeport Drive,
Suite 130, Orlando, Florida 32827-5397, (407) 648-6583, extension 27.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA, in
cooperation with Broward County, Florida, will prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed project to lengthen and widen
Runway 9R-27L at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
(FLL) to 9,000 feet x 150 feet for air carrier aircraft use. The
existing runway (5,276 feet x 100 feet) accommodates general aviation
and commuter aircraft, but the Airport Master Plan (AMP) accepted on
April 19, 1995, indicated that significant future airfield congestion
and aircraft delay could be anticipated without some modification to
the existing airfield facilities.
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Extension of the existing parallel and connecting taxiways is also
proposed. The proposed project would entail construction activity on
airport property (i.e., site preparation, drainage, paving, marking,
lighting, fencing, NAVAIDS, obstruction clearing, environmental
mitigation, and other associated work required for the runway
extension).
The extended runway is planned as a precision instrument runway
(PIR) with a CAT I approach to both Runway 27L and Runway 9R. The
runway will have approach slopes of 50:1 to Runway 27L and 50:1 to
Runway 9R with a primary surface width of 1,000 feet.
The EIS will include evaluation of a no-build alternative and other
reasonable alternatives that may be identified during the agency and
public scoping meetings. The proposed runway extension would provide
sufficient airfield capacity and flexibility at FLL to accommodate
expected aircraft demand through the year 2012. The increased capacity
provided by the proposed project would result in a significant decrease
in average aircraft delay times from the projected no-build conditions.
Increased use of the extended runway by air carrier aircraft will
result in changes in runway use. The EIS will determine any noise
impacts associated with changes in runway use. In addition to noise
impacts, the EIS will determine any impacts on air and water quality,
wetlands, ecological resources, floodplains, historic resources,
hazardous wastes, coastal zone management, socioeconomics and economic
factors.
PUBLIC SCOPING: To ensure that the full range of issues related to the
proposed project are addressed and that all significant issues are
identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested
parties. An agency scoping meeting and a general public scoping meeting
to identify significant issues will be held on May 1, 1996, in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida.
The agency scoping meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Terminal 2
Conference Room, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, 200
Terminal Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315. The Public scoping
meeting will be conducted between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Saint
Jerome Activity Center, 2601 Southwest 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33315.
Written comments may be mailed to the Informational contact listed
above within 30 days following the scoping meeting.
Questions may be directed to the individual names above under the
heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issued in Orlando, Florida, March 22, 1996.
Charles E. Blair, Manager,
Orlando Airports District Office.
[FR Doc. 96-7762 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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