[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10995]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement
on the Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
Facility
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Potomac Consolidated TRACON.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for construction of a new
Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility in the Baltimore-
Washington area. The proposed action is to consolidate four stand-alone
TRACONs located at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport, and Washington Dulles International
Airport; and the FAA operated TRACON located at Andrews Air Force Base,
Maryland. The new Potomac Consolidated TRACON (PCT) would be located at
a site in Northern Virginia. The preferred site is at the former Vint
Hill Farms Station near Warrenton, VA.
DATES: Written comments on the FEIS will be accepted until June 1,
1999. Written comments may be sent to: FAA Potomac TRACON Project, c/o
Mr. Fred Bankert, PRC Inc., 12005 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA
20191-3423.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Champley, Project Support
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, (800) 762-9531,
Email:joe.champley@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A TRACON facility provides radar air traffic
control services to aircraft operating on Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
and Visual Flight Rules (VFR) procedures generally beyond 5 miles and
within 50 miles of the host airport at altitudes from the surface to
approximately 17,000 feet. These distances and altitudes may vary
depending on local conditions and infrastructural constraints such as
adequate radar and radio frequency coverage. The primary function of
the TRACON is to provide a variety of air traffic control services to
arrival, departure, and transient aircraft within its assigned
airspace. These services include aircraft separation, in flight traffic
advisories and navigational assistance. The four existing TRACON
facilities provide terminal radar air traffic control services to the
four major airports and a number of small reliever airports located
within the Baltimore-Washington area.
In accordance with regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act, a range of alternatives is considered in the
FEIS including replacement or refurbishment of three of the four
existing TRACONs, partial consolidation, No Action and full
consolidation. The full consolidation alternative would not cause
significant environmental impact in any of the 23 impact categories
assessed.
Since there was minimal comment on the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement during the 45-day comment period, the entire document has not
been republished. Copies of the comments and responses are available
for review at major libraries in the study area. A summary of the FEIS
can be viewed on the Internet at http://www.faa.gov/ats/potomac.
Dated: April 19, 1999 in Washington, DC.
John Mayrhofer,
Director, TRACON Development Program.
[FR Doc. 99-10995 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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