[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25527-25528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10917]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for 
the Proposed Actions Relating to the Change in Departure Procedure at 
Sarasota Manatee International Airport and Public Comment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the

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availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for a proposed 
departure procedure at Sarasota Manatee International Airport and 
request for comments.
    The DEA was prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended; FAA Order 1050.1D, Policies and 
Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts and other applicable 
environmental laws and regulations. The DEA assesses the effects of 
proposed Federal actions under consideration by the FAA. The proposed 
actions are intended to achieve noise level reductions over the 
neighboring community in Manatee County north of the airport. The 
proposed actions include the following: (1) turning aircraft departing 
Runway 32 to the northwest over land-use areas that are more compatible 
with the noise emissions of aircraft and (2) reducing significant 
residential noise levels caused by aircraft executing the new turn.

DATES: The opportunity to provide written comments on the DEA will 
extend 45 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. 
Late filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft EA may be mailed, in 
triplicate, to: Federal Aviation Administration, Attention: Nancy 
Shelton, Air Traffic Airspace Branch, ASO-520, 1701 Columbia Ave., 
College Park, GA, 30337-2745.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this Draft EA or 
the process being applied by the FAA should be directed to Nancy 
Shelton via telephone at (404) 305-5585, or in writing to the above 
address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The purpose of this Notice is to inform the public and local, State 
and Federal government agencies of the availability of the draft 
supplemental EA. It also provides interested parties with an 
opportunity to present to the FAA their opinions, comments, information 
or other relevant observations relating to the potential environmental 
impacts of these proposals.
    The DEA is not being published in today's Federal Register due to 
its size and the detailed graphics on the charts contained in it. 
However, to maximize the opportunities for public participation in this 
environmental process, copies of the draft EA are available for review 
at the following libraries:

Longboat Key Library, 555 Bay Isles Rd., Longboat Key, FL.
Manatee County Public Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. West, Bradenton, 
FL.
Selby Public Library, 1331 First Street, Sarasota, FL.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia on April 26, 2000.
Dennis T. Koehler,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 00-10917 Filed 5-1-00; 8:45 am]
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