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for TVA project operations and public

works; 17 percent for management of

sensitive resources such as rare species,

wetlands, and cultural resources; 56

percent for natural resource

conservation, with emphasis on public

use; 3 percent for industrial and

commercial development; 14 percent for

recreational uses, and 4 percent for

residential shoreline access. In response

to comments on the Draft EIS, the

Allocation Alternative was slightly

modified in the Final EIS by changing

the proposed use of a 140-acre

recreation tract to natural resource

conservation. TVA identified the

Allocation Alternative as the preferred

alternative in both the Draft EIS and the

Final EIS.

During the preparation of the Plan

and EIS, TVA consulted with the

Tennessee State Historic Preservation

Officer (SHPO), The Eastern Band of

Cherokee Indians (EB), the United

Keetoowah Band, the Cherokee Nation

of Oklahoma, The Tennessee

Commission of Indian Affairs, the

Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma,

and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians

on the identification and evaluation of

historic properties within the Area of

Potential Effect for the land plan. TVA,

TDEC, SHPO, and EB executed a

Memorandum of Agreement, dated June

23, 2000, stipulating measures that will

be carried out by TVA prior to the

commencement of ground-disturbing

activities or transfer of property rights.

This agreement allows phased

identification, evaluation, and treatment

of historic properties, and ensures that

the effects on historic properties of

future activities undertaken in

implementing the Tellico Reservoir

Land Management Plan will be taken

into account.

Response to Comments on Final EIS

Appendix A–2 of the Final EIS

contains summaries of and responses to

the comments TVA received on the

Draft EIS. TVA received comments from

36 individuals and organizations.

The Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) commented on the Final EIS. EPA

noted that TVA neglected to include the

EPA rating of the Draft EIS. This rating

was EC–2: Environmental Concerns

with some modification of the Plan

requested. EPA also asked for more

information on prospective forest

management activities on TVA lands.

Forest management activities could be

carried out on lands allocated for

natural resource conservation to achieve

TVA’s objective of maintaining or

enhancing ecological diversity. The Plan

and Final EIS do not propose specific

forest management activities. Such

activities would, instead, be determined

by tract-specific management plans

developed with public and peer agency

input and consideration of potential

environmental impacts. Potential forest

management activities could include

timber harvesting by both clearcutting

and selection methods, thinning,

prescribed burns, and reforestation.

Based on past experience, clearcutting

of large areas is not expected. Forest

management activities would likely

occur on less than 100 acres of natural

resource conservation lands each year

and would include measures to protect

the reservoir shoreline and prevent

water quality degradation.

EPA asked whether TVA will monitor

the number of people recreating in the

area to help control their environmental

impacts. TVA does not have any plans

to formally monitor the number of

people recreating in the area. However,

TVA will continue to monitor the

environmental conditions of the

reservoir through its standard

operations.

EPA also asked whether any

residential development on reservoir

lands will be consistent with the

Shoreline Management Initiative Final

EIS/Record of Decision. The

implementation of the shoreline

categorization component of the SMI is

described above. Applicants for

residential shoreline alterations would

have to comply with the standards

adopted in the SMI Record of Decision.

In an initiative, unique to Tellico

Reservoir, guidelines that are more

restrictive than those in the SMI would

be applied to the River Corridor area in

view of the need to protect the sensitive

resources in this area.

Decision

The TVA Board adopted the Tellico

Reservoir Land Management Plan as

described in Alternative B on August

29, 2000. Alternative B optimally

balances recreation use, resource

conservation needs, and residential

shoreline access needs in a way that

maintains the quality of life and other

important values provided by Tellico

Reservoir. Alternative B sets aside

parcels containing sensitive resources

and habitats in the Sensitive Resource

Protection and Natural Resource

Conservation categories. TVA is

adopting commitments under

Alternative B to further minimize the

potential for adverse impacts to the

environment. These commitments are

listed below, under Environmental

Commitments. With these mitigation

measures, all practicable means to avoid

or minimize environmental harm would

have been adopted.

Environmentally Preferred Alternative

TVA has concluded that Alternative B

is the environmentally preferable

alternative. It allocates the majority of

TVA lands to long-term resource

conservation and management uses,

provides for compatible recreation

developments, and enhances the

protection of the riverine portions of the

reservoir.

Environmental Commitments

TVA is adopting the following

measures to minimize environmental

impacts:

• TVA will follow the procedures

specified in the memorandum of

agreement with the State Historic

Preservation Officer for the

identification, evaluation, and treatment

of historic properties that are eligible for

inclusion in the National Register of

Historic Places.

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

guidelines will be used to establish and

maintain buffer zones around bald eagle

nests.

• The current practice of prohibiting

the construction of water-use facilities

and shoreline alterations within the

marked limits of safety landings will be

continued to avoid interference with

commercial navigation.

• Noise covenants consistent with the

guidelines described in Section 3.12.2.

of the Final EIS will be included in land

transfer instruments pertaining to

parcels in Zone 5.

• Amenities provided in Coytee

Springs Recreation Area (Parcel 10) (e.g.

picnic areas, walking trails, and

greenway entry/exit points) will be

limited to day-time use.

• Guidelines proposed in Appendix

B–1 of the Final EIS will be consulted

in reviewing applications for water-use

facilities on the River Corridor.

Dated: October 23, 2000.

Kathryn J. Jackson,

Executive Vice President, River System

Operations & Environment.

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Application Of Kitty Hawk International

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AGENCY: Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of order to show cause

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SUMMARY: The Department of

Transportation is directing all interested

persons to show cause why it should

not issue an order finding Kalitta Air,

L.L.C., fit, willing, and able, and (1)

transferring to it the all-cargo authority

contained in the interstate scheduled

certificate currently issued to Kitty

Hawk International, Inc. d/b/a American

International Airways, and (2) canceling

the passenger authority contained in

that certificate.

DATES: Persons wishing to file

objections should do so no later than

November 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Objections and answers to

objections should be filed in Docket

OST–2000–7588 and addressed to the

Department of Transportation Dockets

(SVC–124.1, Room PL–401), U.S.

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order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

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Department of Transportation, 400

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20590, (202) 366–2343.

Dated: October 27, 2000.

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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Affairs.

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Intent To Prepare a Joint

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)

and Hold a Scoping Meeting for Santa

Barbara Municipal Airport, Santa

Barbara, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice to hold a public scoping

meeting.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) is issuing this

notice to advise the public that a joint

EIS/EIR will be prepared for

development recommended by the

Master Plan Update for Santa Barbara

Municipal Airport, Santa Barbara,

California. This is the second notice that

the FAA has published on this

document; the first notice was

published on August 11, 1993 and a

public scoping meeting was held on

September 17, 1993. Portions of the

baseline information and proposed

project scope have since been updated,

and the planning horizon has been

extended, therefore, to ensure that all

significant issues related to the

proposed action are identified, another

public scoping meeting is being

scheduled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peter Ciesla, Airport Planner, AWP–

613.2, Federal Aviation Administration,

Airports Division, Western-Pacific

Region, P.O. Box 92007, World Way

Postal Center, Los Angeles, California

90009–2007, Telephone: 310/725–3628.

Comments on the scope of the EIS

should be submitted to the address

above and must be received no later

than Friday, December 15, 2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

in cooperation with the city of Santa

Barbara, California, will prepare a joint

EIS/EIR for further development

recommendation at Santa Barbara

Municipal Airport. The need to prepare

an EIS is based on the procedures

described in FAA Order 5050.4A,

Airport Environmental Handbook. The

city of Santa Barbara is preparing an EIR

to meet the state of California

environmental review requirements.

Preparation of the joint EIS/EIR for

the proposed Santa Barbara Municipal

Airport improvements were initially

started in August 1993, with the first

Notice of Intent being published for

development recommended in the Draft

Master Plan Update. At that time, the

proposed improvements included the

extension of Runway 7/25 to the west by

800 feet, construction of runway safety

areas at each end of Runway 7/25 in

order to meet FAA standards, extension

and widening of Runway 15R/33L, and

for the Terminal Building expansion

and terminal area improvements. The

runway safety areas are required under

FAA standards in order to reduce the

risk of damage and passenger injury, if

an aircraft leaves the runway pavement.

The existing runway safety area for the

east end Runway 7/25 is 500 feet wide

and 215 feet long, and the west end is

500 feet wide and 320 feet long. The

current required dimensions for the

runway safety area is an area that is 500

feet wide and 1,000 feet beyond the

runway end. Since the original Notice of

Intent, a number of studies were

completed, which concluded that the

existing 6,052 foot operational length of

Runway 7/25 is satisfactory for current

and foreseeable future airline flights. In

order to achieve the runway safety

areas, Runway 7/25 would need to be

relocated approximately 800 feet to the

west. These studies formed the basis of

the City’s current Aviation Facilities

Plan, which includes the required

runway safety areas and retains the

current runway length for aircraft

operations.

The proposed action is the adoption

of the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport,

Aviation Facilities Plan (AFP). The AFP

recommends expanding the existing

runway safety areas on both ends of

Runway 7/25 in order to meet current

FAA standards, expansion of the airline

terminal and parking facility,

construction of a new Taxiway M and

construction of general aviation

facilities.

The federal actions being proposed

are FAA approval of the Airport Layout

Plan and approval of future processing

of an application for federal funding

assistance, for the proposed

improvements. The airport is located in

the vicinity of the Goleta Slough and

there are potential impacts on wetlands

and biotic communities from the

disruption of stream flows and tidal

circulation to the area around the

airport. The land adjacent to the airport

contains non-compatible land uses in

terms of aircraft noise, and the proposed

development is likely to be

controversial.

The city of Santa Barbara, pursuant to

the California Environmental Quality

Act of 1970 (CEQA) is preparing an

Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for

the proposed development. In an effort

to eliminate unnecessary duplication

and reduce delay, the document to be

prepared, will be a joint EIS/EIR in

accordance with the President’s Council

on Environmental Quality Regulations

described in 40 Code of Federal

Regulations Sections 1500.5 and 1506.2.

The Joint Lead Agencies for the

preparation of the EIS/EIR will be the

Federal Aviation Administration and

the city of Santa Barbara, California.

Due to proximity of the Goleta Slough

and other water courses on the airport,

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a

cooperating agency in the preparation of

the document.

The development recommended in

the AFP and which will be evaluated in

the EIS/EIR is described below:

West Creek Realignment Alternative

• Construction of a new runway

safety area on each end of Runway 7/25,

in order to meet FAA standards. The

runway safety area on the east end of

the runway would use an 800 foot

portion of the existing runway.

• Construction of an 800 foot western

extension to Runway 7/25 to maintain

the existing 6,052 foot, Runway 7/25

length, and extension of the associated

taxiway.