2013-18537. Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS)

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration.

ACTION:

Notice of availability of Final EIS.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Part 1500-1508), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Final EIS for proposed improvements to Runway Safety Areas at the Kodiak Airport has been prepared and is available for public review. Included in the Final EIS are a Subsistence Evaluation consistent with Section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and a final evaluation pursuant to Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (recodified as 49 U.S.C. 303(c)).

ADDRESSES:

Copies of the Final EIS may be viewed online or during regular business hours at the following locations:

1. Online at www.kodiakairporteis.com.

2. Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587. [phone].

3. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library, 319 Lower Mill Bay Road, Kodiak, AK 99615. [phone].

4. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, 4111 Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie Grey, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region, Airports Division, address 222 W. 7th Avenue Box #14, Anchorage, AK 99513. Ms. Grey may be contacted during business hours at [phone] (telephone) and [phone] (fax), or by email at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Final EIS discusses proposed improvements to the Runway Safety Areas for Runway 07/25 and Runway 18/36, which have the potential to result in significant adverse environmental impacts. The FAA has identified the following preferred alternatives to meet the need for improved Runway Safety Areas:

• Improvements to the Runway Safety Area for Runway 07/25: Alternative 2, involving placement of fill off Runway end 25 and installation of an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) bed on the newly constructed landmass.
• Improvements to the Runway Safety Area for Runway 18/36: Alternative 7, involving a landmass extension to the south beyond Runway end 36, shifting the runway to the south, and placing an EMAS bed to the north beyond Runway end 18.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 40 CFR Part 1500-1508

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on July 23, 2013.

Byron K. Huffman,

Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region.