[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47778-47779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23093]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of Draft FAA ASR-11 Programmatic
Environmental Assessment and Comment Period
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability and comment period.
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SUMMARY: The FAA announces the availability of the Draft Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the ASR-11 Radar which assesses the
potential environmental impacts of the FAA ASR-11 Radar program. The
FAA and the Department of Defense (DOD) are both planning to upgrade
air traffic control infrastructure by systematically replacing analog
systems with state-of-the-art digital technology. The FAA plans to
install up to 120 digital systems nationwide. The Draft PEA is
subdivided into five main sections, including: NEPA requirements and
FAA's ASR-11 program; Purpose and Need for Action; Implementation; and
Cumulative Impacts. In accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the FAA
has prepared a Draft PEA to determine whether the deployment and
operation of the ASR-11 will have a significant impact on environmental
quality. The FAA plans to prepare a Final PEA after a 45 day comment
period during which time the FAA will collect and review comments and
incorporate appropriate changes for the Final PEA. Comments regarding
the Draft PEA should be mailed to Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Surveillance Integrated
Product Team, AND-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20591.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 25, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, Surveillance Integrated Product Team, AND-400, 800
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 358-
4946.
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Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 1996.
Gerald J. Taylor,
Product Lead, Terminal Products Team, AND-410.
[FR Doc. 96-23093 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]
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