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Contours: Estimated Population—2007; 

Table 3.10, Noise Levels at Noise 

Sensitive Sites (other than residential)—

2007; Table 4.1, Average Daily 

Operations—Future 2012; Table 4.2, 

Aircraft Fleet Mix—2012; Table 4.3, 

Percent Runway Utilization by Time of 

Day—2012; Table 4.5, Noise Exposure 

Contours: Population—2012; and 

Appendix D, Runway Utilizations. The 

FAA has determined that these maps for 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on April 10, 

2007. FAA’s determination on the 

airport operator’s Noise Exposure Maps 

is limited to a finding that the maps 

were developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in Appendix A of 

FAR Part 150. Such determination does 

not constitute approval of the airport 

operator’s data, information or plans, or 

a commitment to approve a Noise 

Compatibility Program or to fund the 

implementation of that Program. 

If questions arise concerning the 

precise relationship of specific 

properties to noise exposure contours 

depicted on a Noise Exposure Map 

submitted under Section 47503 of the 

Act, it should be noted that the FAA is 

not involved in any way in determining 

the relative locations of specific 

properties with regard to the depicted 

noise exposure contours, or in 

interpreting the Noise Exposure Maps to 

resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of Section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of Noise Exposure Maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under Section 47503 of the 

Act. The FAA has relied on the 

certification by the airport operator, 

under Section 150.21 of part 150, that 

the statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

Noise Compatibility Program for 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International 

Airport, also effective on April 10, 2007. 

Preliminary review of the submitted 

material indicates that it conforms to the 

requirements for the submittal of Noise 

Compatibility Programs, but that further 

review will be necessary prior to 

approval or disapproval of the program. 

The formal review period, limited by 

law to a maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before October 7, 2007. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of Part 

150, Section 150.33. The primary 

considerations in the valuation process 

are whether the proposed measures may 

reduce the level of aviation safety, 

create an undue burden on interstate or 

foreign commerce, or be reasonably 

consistent with obtaining the goal of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses and preventing the introduction of 

additional non-compatible land uses. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed program with 

specific reference to these factors. All 

comments, other than those properly 

addressed to local land use authorities, 

will be considered by the FAA to the 

extent practicable. Copies of the Noise 

Exposure Maps, the FAA’s evaluation of 

the maps, and the proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program are available for 

examination at the following location: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, Campus Building, 

Suite 2–260, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Atlanta, Georgia April 10, 2007. 

Scott L. Seritt, 

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 07–1992 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for 

Proposed Development Activities at 

the Juneau International Airport, 

Juneau, AK; Notice of Public Comment 

Period for the FEIS and Schedule of 

Public Information Meeting; Notice of 

New Construction Significantly 

Affecting Wetlands and Finding of No 

Practicable Alternative 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National 

Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) and 

Alaska Department of Fish and Game 

(ADF&G) are cooperating agencies, by 

virtue of their jurisdictional authority, 

expertise, and/or resources management 

responsibilities. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, notice 

of public information meeting, and 

notice of public comment period. 

LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION: The 

Juneau International Airport is located 

within the City and Borough of Juneau 

(CBJ), approximately 9 miles northwest 

of downtown Juneau. Airport property 

encompasses approximately 662 acres of 

land. Approximately 21.3 acres of land 

located immediately east and west of 

the Airport on Mendenhall Wetlands 

State Game Refuge would need to be 

acquired for implementation of the 

preferred alternatives. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration announces that a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

for Proposed Development Activities at 

the Juneau International Airport (JNU) 

has been prepared and is available for 

public review and comment. The FEIS 

includes the results of consultation with 

state and federal agencies regarding 

applicable statutes. The FEIS also 

discusses impacts to the base 

floodplain, wetlands and waters of the 

U.S. historic properties, essential fish 

habitat, wildlife, and DOT Section 4(f) 

resources and measures to mitigate 

those impacts. 

The FAA is seeking comments on the 

FEIS, with specific attention to those 

sections that have been substantively 

updated since publication of the Draft 

EIS (DEIS). See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for a summary of the 

substantive changes contained in the 

FEIS. All comments on the FEIS are to 

be submitted either at the public 

meeting, or to SWCA Environmental 

Consultants, at the address shown in the 

section below entitled ‘‘Written 

Comments Should Be Sent To’’ or via 

the project Web site at http://www.jnueis.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

as lead agency has prepared the FEIS for 

proposed development activities at the 

Juneau International Airport (JNU), 

Juneau, Alaska. These development 

activities include actions to: 

• Bring the Airport into compliance 

with FAA standards for runway safety 

area, 

• Improve navigational alignment 

with Runway 26 at night and during 

poor weather, 

• Construct and use a new, larger 

snow removal equipment and 

maintenance facility, 

• Develop an improved, safer, and 

more secure access route to the fuel 

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• Construct new aircraft parking and 

storage facilities to meet existing and 

future demands, and 

• Implement an improved wildlife 

hazard management program that will 

reduce potential for aircraft collisions 

with wildlife. 

FAA published the Draft EIS (DEIS) in 

April 2005. The DEIS was prepared in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA). The DEIS disclosed the 

environmental consequences associated 

with the proposed development 

activities at JNU and analyzed multiple 

alternatives associated with six 

Proposed Actions, including No Action 

Alternatives. 

After publication of the FEIS, FAA 

issued new guidance (a change to 

Advisory Circular 150/5300–13) 

regarding undershoot protection 

requirements for runway safety areas 

(RSA). This new guidance provided 

FAA an opportunity to change some of 

the RSA configurations analyzed in the 

DEIS. As a result, the FEIS includes 

three additional RSA alternatives 

representing modifications of 

alternatives evaluated in the DEIS. 

These alternatives are identified as 

RSA–5D—Relocate Runway 26 

Threshold and Construct Additional 

Runway and Safety Areas; RSA–5E—

Displace Runway 08 Threshold 120 Feet 

and Construct Additional 26 Runway 

and Safety Area (Sponsor’s Proposed 

Project); and RSA–6D—Threshold 

Displacement using Declared Distance 

Criteria with Option for EMAS. One of 

these modified alternatives, RSA–5E, 

was adopted by the Airport Sponsor as 

the Proposed Action and is the FAA’s 

preferred alternative. 

Other substantive FEIS changes were 

made in response to public comment on 

the DEIS, with particular efforts to 

reduce environmental impacts to the 

Refuge and important habitat. Among 

the changes included are an alternative 

location for placement of the Automated 

Surface Observation System, a modified 

channel configuration for the relocation 

of lower Duck Creek, additional 

hydraulic modeling for the tidal sloughs 

east of the existing runway, analysis of 

potential affects on Mendenhall River 

hydraulics and geomorphology, a 

conceptual compensatory mitigation 

plan, updated cost estimates, and 

detailed analysis of potential impacts to 

Alaska Airlines special navigation 

procedures employed at JNU. 

Those portions of the FEIS containing 

the substantively updated information 

include but are not limited to the 

following sections and their subsections 

and their subsections: 2.2.2, 2.6, 2.11, 

2.12, 2.13, 4.2, 4.3, and Appendices A, 

C, I, J, K, L, and M. 

The proposed Airport improvements 

would be completed during the 2007–

2015 time period and would result in 

impacts to wetlands, water quality, 

wildlife habitat, vegetation, essential 

fish habitat, visual quality, 

socioeconomics, air, noise and two DOT 

Section 4(f) properties, the Dike Trail 

and the Mendenhall Wetlands State 

Game Refuge. 

FAA will not make decisions on the 

Proposed Actions for a minimum of 30 

days following publication of this 

Notice of Availability of the FEIS in the 

Federal Register. FAA will record the 

appropriate decisions in a Record of 

Decision. 

FEIS Availability and Review 

Copies of the FEIS may be viewed 

during regular business hours at the 

following locations: 

1. Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue 

#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. (907) 

271–5454 or (907) 271–5438. 

2. Juneau International Airport, 

Airport Managers Office, 1873 Shell 

Simmons Drive, Juneau, AK (907) 789–

7821. 

3. Valley Branch Public Library, 

Mendenhall Mall, Juneau, AK 99801. 

(907) 789–0125. 

4. Downtown Juneau Public Library, 

292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK 99801. 

(907) 586–5249. The Juneau 

International Airport, Airport Manager’s 

office has a limited number of CDs of 

the entire FEIS and Executive 

Summaries available for public 

distribution. These may be obtained by 

contacting the Airport Manager’s Office 

at (907) 789–7821. The FEIS may also be 

viewed at the following Web site: 

http://www.jnu-eis.org. 

Public Comment and Information 

Meeting: A public information meeting 

will be held on May 14, 2007, between 

5 p.m. and 8 p.m. (ADT) at Centennial 

Hall, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, AK 99801. 

A presentation regarding the FAA’s 

preferred alternatives will be provided 

at 6:30 p.m. (ADT). Written comments 

on the sections of the document 

identified above may be submitted 

during the public information meeting 

or to the address listed in the section 

entitled ‘‘Written Comments Should Be 

Sent to’’. 

On-line comments may be submitted 

using the form provided at the project 

Web site http://www.jnu-eis.org by 

following the links to Public Comment 

Form. Comments should be as specific 

as possible and address the analysis of 

potential environmental impacts and 

the adequacy of the proposed action or 

merits of alternatives and the mitigation 

being considered. Reviewers should 

organize their participation so that it is 

meaningful and makes the agency aware 

of the reviewer’s interests and concerns 

using quotations and other specific 

references to the text of the Final EIS 

and related documents. Matters that 

could have been raised with specificity 

during the comment period on the Draft 

EIS or Final EIS may not be considered 

if they are raised later in the decision 

process. This commenting procedure is 

intended to ensure that substantive 

comments and concerns are made 

available to the FAA in a timely manner 

so that the FAA has an opportunity to 

address them. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti 

Sullivan, Environmental Specialist, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Alaskan Region, Airports Division, 222 

W. 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK 

99513–7504. Ms. Sullivan may be 

contacted during business hours at (907) 

271–5454 (phone) and (907) 271–2851 

(facsimile). 

Written Comments Should Be Sent to: 

SWCA Environmental Consultants, 

ATTN: Juneau Airport EIS, 257 East 200 

South, Ste. 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 

84111. 

Electronic comments may be 

submitted via the EIS Web site at http:// 

www.jnu-eis.org. 

All comments must be received no 

later than 5 p.m. (ADT) on June 11, 

2007. 

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on April 17, 

2007. 

Byron K. Huffman, 

Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–2000 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Execute an 

Agreement Effective October 1, 2007, 

to (1) Release Certain Properties From 

All Terms, Conditions, Reservations 

and Restrictions of the Quitclaim Deed 

Agreement Between the City of 

Pompano Beach and the Federal 

Aviation Administration for the 

Pompano Beach Airpark, Pompano 

Beach, FL; and (2) Approve Interim 

Non-Aeronautical Uses for Certain 

Properties Subject to the Same 

Provisions 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 


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