[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64924-64925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27373]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the Proposed Replacement Terminal Project at Bob Hope 
``Hollywood Burbank'' Airport, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
and Request for Scoping Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended to advise the public that an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared to assess the potential impacts 
of the proposed Replacement Terminal Project and its connected actions. 
To ensure that all significant issues related to the proposed action 
are identified, one (1) public scoping meeting and one (1) governmental 
agency-scoping meeting will be held.
    FAA is the lead agency on the preparation of the EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David F. Cushing, Manager, Los 
Angeles Airports District Office, LAX-600, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western-Pacific Region--Los Angeles Airports District 
Office, LAX-600, 777 S. Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El Segundo, 
California 90245.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to inform 
federal, state, and local government agencies, and the public of the 
intent to prepare an EIS and to conduct a public and agency scoping 
process. Information, data, opinions, and substantive comments obtained 
throughout the scoping process will be considered in preparing the 
draft EIS.
    The scoping process for this EIS will include a comment period for 
interested agencies and interested persons to submit oral and/or 
written comments representing the concerns and issues they believe 
should be addressed. Please submit any written comments to the FAA not 
later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Friday, March 1, 2019.
    The EIS will be prepared in accordance with the procedures 
described in FAA Order 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions, and FAA Order 
1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures. The Burbank-
Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, the owner of Bob Hope ``Hollywood 
Burbank'' Airport, proposes the following elements of the proposed 
Replacement Terminal: Construction of a 355,000-square-foot replacement 
airline passenger terminal with 14 gates and to meet FAA standards; 
construction of a 413,000-square-foot aircraft parking apron that would 
accommodate 14 aircraft; construction of approximately a 200 space 
employee automobile surface parking lot north of the proposed 
replacement passenger terminal with additional employee parking using 
public parking facilities in the Southeast Quadrant; construction of a 
five-to-seven story public automobile parking structure that would not 
exceed 6,637 parking spaces; construction of a new multi-lane road 
extending from the intersection of North Hollywood Way and Winona 
Avenue that would loop around the proposed parking structures to 
provide vehicle access to the replacement passenger terminal and 
parking structures; realigning Avenue A, the existing terminal loop 
road in the southeast quadrant of the Airport would be realigned to 
permit the extension of Taxiways C and A while still allowing access to 
the Regional Intermodal Transportation Center and long term parking in 
the Southeast Quadrant; construction of an 8,000-square-foot 
replacement airline cargo building adjacent to the replacement 
passenger terminal building; construction of a replacement Aircraft 
Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station south of the replacement 
passenger terminal with the existing location (Northwest Quadrant) 
located in a hangar becoming available for general aviation uses; 
construction of a new 8,000-square-foot Ground Support Equipment (GSE) 
and terminal maintenance building north of the replacement terminal 
building with about 2,000 square feet used for equipment and tool 
storage and office space for maintenance staff; construction of a new 
central utility plant; construction of a storage and staging area for 
ground transportation vehicles (taxis, shared vans, Uber, Lyft, etc.) 
west of the North Hollywood Way/Winona Avenue entrance; extend Taxiway 
A from Runway 08-26 south to the Runway 33 threshold, and extend 
Taxiway C between Taxiway G and the Runway 26 threshold providing full-
length parallel taxiways; relocation of the airport service road; 
demolition and removal of the existing 232,000-square-foot passenger 
terminal, existing commercial aircraft ramp and adjacent taxilanes; 
removal of parking booth and employee parking lot; Close parking Lots 
A, B and remove all structures; removal of tenant-leased pavement to 
allow for the development of the replacement passenger terminal; 
demolition of the existing 16,000-square-foot airline cargo and GSE 
maintenance building and demolition of the shuttle bus dispatch office 
and staging area.
    Within the EIS, FAA proposes to consider a range of alternatives 
that could potentially meet the purpose and

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need to relocate the existing terminal building and enhance airfield 
safety at Bob Hope ``Hollywood Burbank'' Airport including, but not 
limited to, the following:
    Replacement Passenger Terminal in the Northeast Quadrant--Sponsor's 
Proposed Action: As described in detail above.
    Replacement Passenger Terminal in the Southeast Quadrant: 
Construction of a replacement passenger terminal in the Southeast 
Quadrant of the Airport.
    Replacement Passenger Terminal in the Southwest Quadrant: 
Construction of a replacement passenger terminal in the Southwest 
Quadrant of the Airport.
    Replacement Passenger Terminal in the Northwest Quadrant: 
Construction of a replacement passenger terminal in the Northwest 
Quadrant of the Airport.
    Construction of a New Airport: Construction of a new airport 
designed to meet all FAA standards.
    Construction of Remote Landside Facility: Construction of a remote 
``landside'' facility and an on-Airport ``airside'' facility. Ground 
access, public parking, and terminal building facilities would be 
located off-Airport and connected to the aircraft parking positions and 
passenger holdrooms on-Airport by a ground transportation link.
    Transfer of Aviation Activity to Other Airports: Transfer or 
shifting of aviation activity to another existing public airport (or 
airports) in Southern California.
    Use of Other Modes of Transportation: Use of other modes of 
transportation, including automobiles, buses, existing passenger 
trains, or proposed high-speed rail facilities.
    Airfield Reconfiguration: Relocation of the existing runways at the 
Airport to be away from the existing passenger terminal in an effort to 
comply with FAA standards.
    No Action Alternative: Under this alternative, the existing airport 
would remain unchanged. The Authority would take no action to develop a 
replacement passenger terminal.
    Public Scoping and Agency Meetings: To ensure that the full range 
of issues related to the proposed action is addressed and that all 
significant issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited 
from all interested parties. Public and agency scoping meetings will be 
conducted to identify any significant issues associated with the 
proposed action.
    A governmental agency scoping meeting for all federal, state, and 
local regulatory agencies which have jurisdiction by law or have 
special expertise with respect to any potential environmental impacts 
associated with the proposed action will be held on Tuesday, January 
29, 2019. This meeting will take place at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, at 
the Buena Vista Branch Library, 300 N Buena Vista Street, Burbank, 
California 91505. A notification letter will be sent in advance of the 
meeting.
    One public scoping meeting for the general public will be held. The 
public scoping meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific 
Time on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. The public scoping meeting will be 
conducted at the Buena Vista Branch Library, 300 N Buena Vista Street, 
Burbank, California 91505. A legal notice will be also be placed in 
newspapers having general circulation in the study area. The newspaper 
notice will notify the public that scoping meetings will be held to 
gain their input concerning the proposed action, alternatives to be 
considered, and impacts to be evaluated.
    The FAA is aware that there are Native American tribes with a 
historical interest in the area. The FAA will interact on a government-
to-government basis, in accordance with all executive orders, laws, 
regulations, and other memoranda. The tribes will also be invited to 
participate in accordance with NEPA and Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act.

    Issued in El Segundo, California, December 12, 2018.
Arlene Draper,
Acting Director, Office of Airports, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2018-27373 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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