[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52608-52609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7460]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: 
West Bend Municipal Airport, West Bend, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Issuance of notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement and to conduct scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) will be prepared to assess the potential impacts of proposed 
improvements at West Bend Municipal Airport. The FAA plans to hold 
scoping meetings to obtain input from Federal, State, local agencies, 
other interested parties, and the general public regarding the EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Daniel J. Millenacker, Program 
Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports District Office, 
6020 28th Avenue South, Room 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450-2706. 
Phone (612) 713-4350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA and the 
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare a joint 
EIS for proposed improvements at West Bend Municipal Airport. The lead 
agency for the preparation of the EIS is the FAA. The WisDOT will serve 
as a joint-lead (co-lead) agency with the FAA. The EIS will be both a 
Federal and State document prepared in accordance with NEPA and the 
Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA). All portions of the document 
will apply to both statutes, unless otherwise noted in the text. 
Scoping meeting(s) will be conducted as joint FAA and WisDOT meetings.
    As presently conceived by the airport owner (The City of West Bend, 
WI) the proposed improvements include: Construction of a new 5,500 ft x 
100 ft Runway 7/25 with full instrument landing system (ILS) having 
Category I (CAT I) capability and associated navigational aids 
(NAVAIDs); construction of a full parallel taxiway to new Runway 7/25; 
hangar area development; land acquisition; widening and rerouting of 
Highway 33 around the north side of the airport between North Trenton 
Road and 4,000 ft east of North Oak Road.
    A draft Final Environment Assessment (EA) was prepared in March 
2005 to assess the proposed improvements at West Bend Municipal 
Airport. Informal review of the draft Final EA resulted in a decision 
to proceed to an EIS. The need to prepare an EIS is based on the 
procedures described in FAA Order 5050.4B, ``National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions,'' and 
FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.''
    The proposed improvements would involve discharges of dredged and 
fill material into waters of the United States which are regulated 
under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers St. Paul District (Corps) has the permitting responsibility 
for discharges into waters of the United States associated with the 
proposed improvements. The FAA will pursue an integrated NEPA/Section 
404 permit process for this EIS in cooperation with the Corps.
    At a minimum, the Corps and the Federally Highway Administration 
(FHWA) will be invited to serve as cooperating agencies with FAA in 
development of this EIS. The FHWA involvement will focus on the road 
widening and rerouting aspects of Highway 33. The Corps, in its role as 
a cooperating agency, will use the EIS in making its decision on 
whether to issue a section 404 permit under the Clean Water Act.
    To the fullest extent possible, the EIS will be integrated with 
analysis and consultation required by the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (Pub. L. 93-205; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended 
(Pub. L. 94-265; 16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), the National Historic 
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (Pub. L. 89-655; 16 U.S.C. 470, et 
seq.); the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, as amended (Pub. 
L. 85-624; 16 U.S.C. 742a, et seq. and 661-666c); and the Clean Water 
Act of 1977, as amended (Pub. L. 92-500; 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.); and 
all applicable and appropriate Executive Orders.
    The EIS will include identification of the project's purpose and 
need, the evaluation of the no action alternative and reasonable 
alternatives that may be identified during the agency and public 
scoping meetings. The EIS will also identify all environmental impacts 
as applicable, including but not limited to, noise impacts, impacts on 
air and water quality, wetlands, ecological resources, floodplains, 
historic resources, hazardous materials, and socioeconomics.
    Scoping Meetings: To ensure that all substantive issues related to 
the proposed action are identified, the FAA will hold two (2) 
governmental agency and one (1) public scoping meeting(s) to solicit 
input from the public, interested parties, and various Federal, State 
and local agencies having jurisdiction or having specific expertise 
with respect to any environmental impacts associated with the proposed 
improvements. The first governmental agency scoping meeting will be 
held from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on October 
11, 2006, at the Clairemont Inn and Meeting Center located at 2520 West 
Washington Street, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095. The public scoping 
meeting will be held from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. CST on this same date at 
this same location. The second governmental agency scoping meeting will 
be held from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. CST on October 19, 2006, at West 
Bend Municipal Airport, EAA Chapter 1158 Building, 310 Aerial Drive, 
West Bend, WI, 53095.
    Comments and suggestions are invited from Federal, State, local 
agencies, other interested parties, and the general public to ensure 
that the full range of issues related to the proposed improvements are 
addressed and all substantive issues are identified. Copies of scoping 
documentation providing additional detail can be obtained by contacting 
the FAA representative at the address provided, above. Written comments 
and suggestions may be mailed to the FAA informational contact listed 
above and must be postmarked no later than November 13, 2006.
    Questions may also be directed to the FAA informational contact 
listed above.


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    Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 25, 2006.
Robert A. Huber,
Manager, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 06-7460 Filed 9-5-05; 8:45 am]
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