[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42937-42938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20427]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed
Development at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis,
Missouri
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Central Region, Kansas City,
Missouri.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this
Notice of Intent to advise the public that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed new parallel runway and
associated proposed development at Lambert-St. Louis International
Airport, located in St. Louis, Missouri. To facilitate the receipt of
information from Federal, state/local agencies and the public, the FAA
will hold scoping meetings as follows: A scoping meeting for Federal
agencies will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, September 6, 1995, at the
Federal Building, Room 261, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
64106. A scoping meeting for state and local agencies will be held at
10 am on Thursday, September 7, 1997, at the Harley Hotel of St. Louis,
I-70 & Earth City Expressway, St. Louis, Missouri 63045. A scoping
meeting for interested citizens will be held between 4 and 8 pm on
Thursday, September 7, 1995, at the Harley Hotel of St. Louis, I-70 &
Earth City Expressway, St. Louis, Missouri 63045. Written scoping
comments may be sent until September 21, 1995 to: Ms. Mo Keane, Federal
Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-615B, 601 E. 12th
Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2808.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Mo. Keane, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-
615B, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, Telephone (816)
426-4731.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as implemented by the
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), the FAA will prepare an EIS for proposed airport development
planned by the City of St. Louis for Lambert-St. Louis International
Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. The proposed project is based on the
Master Plan Supplement study currently underway and may include, but
not be limited to, the following:
1. Acquisition of land and improvements thereon, as necessary.
2. Construction of a new runway complex parallel to and southwest
of existing runway 12R-30L. The runway would be laterally separated
(centerline to centerline) from Runway 12R-30L by some 2,800 feet. The
proposed runway would be 9,000 feet in length and 150 feet in width and
would be capable of handling air carrier jet aircraft. The runway
complex consists of the runway as described, parallel and connecting
taxiways, lighting, navigational aids, air traffic procedures, and
associated grading, drainage, and utility relocations.
3. Realignment of Natural Bridge Road.
4. Realignment and tunneling of Lundberg Boulevard (U.S. 67).
5. Relocation of Missouri Air National Guard.
6. Acquisition and relocation of Navy/Marine Corps Reserve
Facilities.
7. Realignment of Lambert International Drive.
8. Relocation of airport/airline support facilities.
9. Renovations to existing terminal building.
10. Other potential airport and roadway developments under
consideration, and a potential runway extension.
The EIS will address environmental considerations of the proposed
actions and of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The
document will address direct and indirect impacts, both beneficial and
detrimental to the natural and human environment. Potential significant
environmental consequences generally associated with development of a
new runway include aircraft noise exposure, compatible land use, social
impacts, wetlands, and floodplains. These and other environmental
impacts will be examined throughout the EIS process. During scoping,
and upon publication of a draft EIS and a final EIS, the FAA will be
contacting Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as the public,
to obtain their comments and suggestions regarding the EIS for this
proposed project.
The FAA will utilize the scoping process as outlined in the CEQ
guidelines. The process will determine potentially significant issues
related to the proposed airport development. Concerned individuals and
agencies will be asked to express their views either by letter or by
providing comments at a scoping meeting. The purposes of the scoping
process and scoping meetings are: (1) To provide a description of the
proposed action, (2) to provide an early and open process for
determining the scope of issues to be addressed and to identify
potentially significant issues or impacts related to the proposed
action that should be included in the EIS, (3) to identify other
coordination and permit requirements associated with the proposed
action, and (4) identify and eliminate from detailed study the issues
which are not significant or which have been covered by prior
environmental review.
To initiate the formal scoping process, interested individuals,
governmental agencies, and private organizations are invited to attend
scoping meetings or to submit written information and comments on this
proposed action for consideration by the FAA for incorporation into the
EIS. The FAA will hold scoping meetings as follows: A scoping meeting
for federal agencies will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, September 6,
1995, at the Federal Building, Room 261, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas
City, Missouri 64106. A scoping meeting for state and local agencies
will be held at 10 am on Thursday, September 7, 1997, at the Harley
Hotel of St. Louis, I-70 & Earth City Expressway, St. Louis, Missouri
63045. A scoping meeting for interested citizens will be held between 4
and 8 pm on Thursday, September 7, 1995, at the Harley Hotel of St.
Louis, I-70 & Earth City Expressway, St. Louis, Missouri 63045. Also,
notices will be published in local area newspapers and other local
media to inform interested parties of the place and time of these
scoping meetings. Written scoping comments may be sent to the FAA until
September 21, 1995. Written information or comments regarding the scope
of the environmental analysis should be directed to: Ms. Mo Keane,
Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-615B, 601 E.
12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106-2808.
Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 11, 1995.
James W. Brunskill,
Acting Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 95-20427 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am]
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