2015-18209. Draft Re-Evaluation of the O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement; Availability

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

ACTION:

Notice of Availability of the Draft Re-Evaluation of the O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Re-Evaluation).

Location of Proposed Action: O'Hare International Airport, Des Plaines and DuPage River Watersheds, Cook and DuPage Counties, Chicago, Illinois (Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, and 18, Township 41 North, Range 10 East, 3rd P.M.).

SUMMARY:

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that the Draft Written Re-Evaluation of the O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Re-Evaluation) for Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois is available for public review and comment.

The Draft Re-Evaluation identifies the potential environmental impacts associated with the construction schedule modification that alters the timing for commissioning new Runway 10R/28L, new Runway 9C/27C, and the extension of Runway 9R/27L at O'Hare International Airport pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act.

The FAA will host Public Workshops on the Draft Re-Evaluation. The Public Workshops on the Draft Re-Evaluation will be held on the following dates: Monday, August 10, 2015, at White Eagle Banquets, 6839 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, Illinois 60714; Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Taft High School, 6530 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60631; Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Monty's Elegant Banquets, 703 South York Road, Bensenville, Illinois 60106; Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Belvedere Events and Banquets, 1170 West Devon Avenue, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007. Each Public Workshops will start at 1 p.m. (Central Standard Time), and registration to participate in the Public Workshops will conclude by 9 p.m. (Central Standard Time). Representatives of FAA and its consultants will be available to provide information about the Draft Re-Evaluation. Spanish language translators will be available at the Public Workshops. If you need the assistance of a translator, other than Spanish, please call Ms. Amy Hanson at [phone] by August 3, 2015.

The comment period is open as of Monday, July 27, 2015, and closes Wednesday, August 26, 2015. All comments are to be submitted to Amy Hanson of the FAA, at the address shown below. The comments must be postmarked and email must be sent by no later than midnight, Wednesday, August 26, 2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Draft Re-Evaluation is available for review on line (http://www.faa.gov/​airports/​airport_​development/​omp/​eis_​re-eval/​) and was provided to the following libraries:

Addison Public Library	4 Friendship Pl	Addison.
Albany Park Library	3401 W. Foster Ave	Chicago.
Arlington Heights Library	500 N. Dunton Ave	Arlington Heights.
Austin Irving Library	6100 E. Irving Park Rd	Chicago.
Bartlett Public Library	800 South Bartlett Rd	Bartlett.
Bellwood Public Library	600 Bohland Ave	Bellwood.
Bensenville Community Public Library	200 S. Church Rd	Bensenville.
Berkeley Public Library	1637 Taft Ave	Berkeley.
Bezazian Library	1226 W. Ainslie St	Chicago.
Bloomingdale Public Library	101 Fairfield Way	Bloomingdale.
Bucktown-Wicker Park Library	1701 N. Milwaukee Ave	Chicago.
Budlong Woods Library	5630 N. Lincoln Ave	Chicago.
Carol Stream Public Library	616 Hiawatha Dr	Carol Stream.
College of DuPage Library	425 Fawell Blvd	Glen Ellyn.
Conrad Sulzer Regional Library	4455 N. Lincoln Ave	Chicago.
Des Plaines Public Library	1501 Ellinwood Ave	Des Plaines.
Dunning Library	7455 W. Cornelia Ave	Chicago.
Edgebrook Library	5331 W. Devon Ave	Chicago.
Edgewater Library	6000 N. Broadway	Chicago.
Eisenhower Public Library	4652 N. Olcott Ave	Harwood Heights.
Elk Grove Village Public Library	1001 Wellington Ave	Elk Grove Village.
Elmhurst Public Library	211 Prospect Ave	Elmhurst.
Elmwood Park Public Library	4 W. Conti Pkwy	Elmwood Park.
Evanston Public Library	1703 Orrington Ave	Evanston.
Forest Park Public Library	7555 Jackson Blvd	Forest Park.
Franklin Park Public Library	10311 Grand Ave	Franklin Park.
Galewood-Mont Clare Library	6871 W. Belden Ave	Chicago.
Glendale Heights Library	25 E. Fullerton Ave	Glendale Heights.
Glenview Public Library	1930 Glenview Rd	Glenview.
Glen Ellyn Public Library	400 Duane St	Glen Ellyn.
Hanover Park Branch Library	1266 Irving Park Rd	Hanover Park.
Harold Washington Library	400 S. State St	Chicago.
Hillside Public Library	405 Hillside Ave	Hillside.
Hoffman Estates Library	1550 Hassell Rd	Hoffman Estates.
Humboldt Park Library	1605 N. Troy St	Chicago.
Independence Library	3548 W. Irving Park Rd	Chicago.
Itasca Community Library	500 W. Irving Park Rd	Itasca.
Jefferson Park Library	5363 W. Lawrence Ave	Chicago.
Lincoln Belmont Library	1659 W. Melrose St	Chicago.
Lincoln Park Library	1150 W. Fullerton Ave	Chicago.
Logan Square Library	3030 W. Fullerton Ave	Chicago.
Lombard Public Library	110 W. Maple St	Lombard.
MayFair Library	4400 W. Lawrence Ave	Chicago.
Maywood Public Library	121 S. 5th Ave	Maywood.
Melrose Park Public Library	801 N. Broadway	Melrose Park.
Merlo Library	644 W. Belmont Ave	Chicago.
Morton Grove Public Library	6140 Lincoln Ave	Morton Grove.
Mount Prospect Public Library	10 S. Emerson St	Mount Prospect.
Niles Public Library	6960 W. Oakton St	Niles.
North Austin Library	5724 W. North Ave	Chicago.
North Pulaski Library	4300 W. North Ave	Chicago.
Northlake Public Library	231 N. Wolf Rd	Northlake.
Northtown Library	6435 N. California Ave	Chicago.
Oak Park Public Library	834 Lake St	Oak Park.
Oakton Community College Library	1616 E. Golf Rd	Des Plaines.
Oriole Park Library	7454 W. Balmoral Ave	Chicago.
Park Ridge Public Library	20 S. Prospect Ave	Park Ridge.
Portage-Cragin Library	5108 W. Belmont Ave	Chicago.
Prospect Heights Public Library	12 North Elm Street	Prospect Heights.
River Forest Public Library	735 Lathrop Ave	River Forest.
River Grove Public Library	8638 W. Grand Ave	River Grove.
Roden Library	6083 N. Northwest Highway	Chicago.
Rogers Park Library	6907 N. Clark St	Chicago.
Rolling Meadows Library	3110 Martin Ln	Rolling Meadows.
Roselle Public Library	40 South Park St	Roselle.
Schaumburg Township District Library	130 S. Roselle Rd	Schaumburg.
Schiller Park Public Library	4200 Old River Rd	Schiller Park.
Skokie Public Library	5215 Oakton Street	Skokie.
Uptown Library	929 W. Buena Ave	Chicago.
Villa Park Public Library	305 S. Ardmore Ave	Villa Park.
West Belmont	3104 N. Narragansett Ave	Chicago.
Wilmette Public Library	1242 Wilmette Ave	Wilmette.
Wood Dale Public Library	520 N. Wood Dale Rd	Wood Dale.

Written comments, faxes and emails should be submitted to Amy Hanson of the FAA. The comment period is open as of Monday, July 27, 2015, and closes Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Forms for providing written comments will also be available at the Public Workshops. FAA requests that comments submitted via email include the full name and city/village of residence of the individual commenting. Court reporters will be available to record verbal comments at the Public Workshops. If you need the assistance of a translator, other than Spanish, please call Ms. Amy Hanson at [phone] by August 3, 2015.

For Further Information or To Submit Comments Contact: Amy Hanson, Environmental Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018, FAX: [phone], email address: [e-mail].

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, July 20, 2015.

James G. Keefer,

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office.