[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 15867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6078]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Additional Public Hearing in the City of Charlotte, NC 
and Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Introduction of F/A-18 E/
F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to the East Coast of the United States 
(Construction and Operation of an Outlying Landing Field)

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 [42 U.S.C. sections 4321-4345] and its 
implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of 
the Navy prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) the Draft SEIS on February 16, 2007. A notice of public 
hearing dates and locations was published in the Federal Register, 72 
FR 8151, on February 23, 2007, and a Notice of Availability of the 
Draft SEIS was published in the Federal Register, 72 FR 8155, on 
February 23, 2007. On March 19, 2007, the Secretary of the Navy was 
requested to hold an additional public hearing in the City of 
Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dates and Addresses:  A public hearing has been scheduled for April 17, 
2007, at the Charlotte Conference Center, 501 South College Street, 
Charlotte, NC. An open information session will precede the scheduled 
public hearing and allow interested individuals to review information 
presented in the Draft SEIS. Navy representatives will be available 
during the information session to provide clarification as necessary 
related to the Draft SEIS. The open information session is scheduled 
from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by the public hearing from 7 p.m. 
to 10 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OLF SEIS Project Manager, Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, 
Norfolk, VA 23508-1278; facsimile 757-322-4894.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal, state and local agencies, as well 
as interested parties, are invited and encouraged to be present or 
represented at the public hearing. Oral statements will be heard and 
transcribed by a stenographer; however, to ensure the accuracy of the 
record, all statements should be submitted in writing. All statements, 
both oral and written, will become part of the public record on the 
Draft SEIS and will be addressed in the Final SEIS. Equal weight will 
be given to both oral and written statements.
    In the interest of available time and to ensure all who wish to 
provide an oral statement have the opportunity to do so, each speaker's 
comments will be limited to three (3) minutes. If a longer statement is 
to be presented, it should be summarized at the public hearing, and the 
full text summarized in writing either at the hearing, mailed or faxed 
to the contact.
    Due to the fact that an additional public hearing has been 
scheduled for April 17, 2007, the Navy has extended the public comment 
period on the Draft SEIS to May 9, 2007. This allows a public comment 
period of 75 days. All comments on the Draft SEIS must be postmarked by 
May 9, 2007 to be considered in the Final SEIS. Comments may be mailed 
to: Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Attn: OLF 
SEIS Project Manager, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508-1278; 
facsimile 757-322-4894.
    The Draft SEIS was distributed to the following library: Main 
Library of Charlotte located at 310 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 
28202. An electronic copy is also available for public viewing at: 
http://www.olfseis.com. Requests for single copies of the Draft SEIS 
(on CD-ROM) or its Executive Summary may be made online at http://www.olfseis.com or by calling 1-866-615-6477.

    Dated: March 27, 2007.
M.A. Harvison,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-6078 Filed 4-2-07; 8:45 am]
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