[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31860-31861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15306]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Hold
Scoping Meetings for Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles,
California
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration.
ACTION: Notice to hold three (3) public scoping meetings and one (1)
Governmental and Public Agency scoping meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will
be prepared for development recommended by the Master Plan for Los
Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California. To ensure that
all significant issues related to the proposed action are identified,
three (3) public scoping meetings and one (1) governmental and public
agency scoping meeting will be held.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David B. Kessler, AICP, Environmental Protection Specialist, AWP-611.2,
Planning Section, Airports Division, Federal Aviation Administration,
Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, World Way Postal Center, Los
Angeles, California 90009-2007, Telephone: 310/725-3615. Comments on
the scope of the EIS should be submitted to the address above and must
be received no later than Thursday, July 31, 1997.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in
cooperation with the city of Los Angeles, California, will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for future development recommended by
the Master Plan for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The need
to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is based on the
procedures described in FAA Order 5050.4A, Airport Environmental
Handbook. LAX is a commercial service airport located within a standard
metropolitan statistical area and the proposed development includes
construction of new runway(s) capable of accommodating air carrier
aircraft requiring FAA approval of the Airport Layout Plan, the area
around the airport contains non-compatible land uses in terms of
aircraft noise; and the proposed development is likely to be
controversial.
The city of Los Angeles, pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) will also prepare an Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) for the proposed development. In an effort to eliminate
unnecessary duplication and reduce delay, the document to be prepared,
will be a joint EIR/EIS in accordance with the President's Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations described in 40 Code of Federal
Regulations Secs. 1500.5 and 1506.2.
The Joint Lead Agencies for the preparation of the EIR/EIS will be
the Federal Aviation Administration and the city of Los Angeles,
California.
The following master planning development concepts and the No
Action Alternative are proposed to be evaluated in the EIR/EIS as
described below:
Concept 1
Construction of a new 6,000 foot long runway along the
northern border of the airport.
Relocation to the south and extension of Runways 6L/24R
and 6R/24L to lengths of 10,000 and 12,000 feet respectively.
Relocation to the south and extension of Runway 7R/25L to
12,000 feet in length.
Terminal Building Expansion and associated terminal area
improvements including adding 100 narrow body equivalent aircraft
gates.
Reduction of the ancillary facilities area to
approximately 228 acres and relocating the fuel farm to an on-airport
site located at Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard.
Expansion of air cargo space to approximately 4.8 million
square feet.
Acquisition of approximately 220 acres of land.
Concept 2
Construction of a new 6,000 foot long runway along the
northern border of the airport.
Relocation to the east and extension of Runways 6L/24R and
6R/24L to lengths of 10,000 and 12,000 feet, respectively.
Relocation to the south and extension of Runway 7R/25L to
12,000 feet in length.
Construction of a new 6,000 foot long runway along the
southeastern border of the airport.
Terminal Building Expansion and associated terminal area
improvements including adding approximately 131 narrow body equivalent
aircraft gates.
Reduction of ancillary facilities area to approximately
228 acres and relocating the fuel farm to an off-airport site away from
residential land uses.
Expansion of air cargo space to approximately 4.7 million
square feet.
Acquisition of approximately 446 acres of land.
Concept 3
Construction of a new 6,000 foot long runway along the
northwestern border of the airport into the LAX dunes/preserve area.
Relocation to the east and extension of Runway 6L/24R to a
length of 10,000 feet.
Relocation to the south and extension of Runway 6R/24L to
a length of 12,000 feet.
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Relocation to the south and extension of Runway 7R/25L to
12,000 feet in length.
Construction of a new 6,000 foot long runway along the
southeastern border of the airport.
Terminal Building Expansion and associated terminal area
improvements including adding approximately 131 narrow body equivalent
aircraft gates.
Reduction of ancillary facilities area to approximately
228 acres and relocating the fuel farm to an off-airport site away from
residential land uses.
Expansion of air cargo space to approximately 4.7 million
square feet.
Acquisition of approximately 400 acres of land.
Concept 4
Realignment and extension of the existing runway at Jack
Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport to 6,000 feet in length to
accommodate commuter aircraft operations.
Relocation to the south and extension of Runway 6L/24R to
a length of 10,000 feet.
Relocation to the south and extension of Runway 6R/24L to
a length of 12,000 feet.
Terminal Building Expansion and associated terminal area
improvements including adding approximately 131 narrow body equivalent
aircraft gates.
Reduction of the ancillary facilities area to
approximately 228 acres and relocating the fuel farm to an on-airport
site located at Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard.
Expansion of air cargo space to approximately 4.8 million
square feet.
Acquisition of approximately 500 acres of land.
No Action Alternative
This alternative does not include any projects that would
increase the airport's passenger or airfield capacity, but does include
the following minor development items:
Extension and minor improvements to existing taxiways.
Remodeling and minor expansion of the existing Tom Bradley
International Terminal.
Construction of additional remote gates/aircraft ramp area
on the west side of the airport.
Minor expansion of public parking lots.
Minor expansion of air cargo space.
Comments and suggestions are invited from Federal, State and local
agencies, and other interested parties to ensure that the full range of
issues related to these proposed projects are addressed and all
significant issues are identified. Written comments and suggestions
concerning the scope of the EIS/EIR may be mailed to the FAA
informational contact listed above and must be received no later than
Thursday, July 31, 1997.
Public Scoping Meetings
The FAA will hold three (3) public and one (1) governmental agency
scoping meetings to solicit input from the public and various Federal,
State and local agencies which have jurisdiction by law or have
specific expertise with respect to any environmental impacts associated
with the proposed projects. The first two public scoping meetings will
be held on Saturday, July 12, 1997, at the Proud Bird Restaurant, 11022
Aviation Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045. The first meeting
will be held from 8:00 am to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
The second meeting will be held beginning at 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(PDT). The third public scoping meeting will be held on Tuesday, July
15, 1997, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (PDT) at the Hawthorne Memorial
Center, 3901 El Segundo Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90250. A
scoping meeting will be held specifically for governmental and public
agencies on Wednesday, July 16, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PDT)
in the Board Room of the Los Angeles Department of Airports Building,
Los Angeles International Airport, 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California
90009.
Issued in Hawthorne, California, on Monday, June 4, 1997.
Herman C. Bliss,
Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 97-15306 Filed 6-10-97; 8:45 am]
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