Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 23, 2012 / Notices 64837 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations (40 CFR Part 1500–1508) the 

Federal Aviation Administration is 

issuing this notice to advise the public 

that a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS) for proposed Runway 

Safety Area improvements at the Kodiak 

Airport (ADQ) has been prepared and is 

available for public review and 

comment. Included in the DEIS is a 

draft evaluation pursuant to Section 4(f) 

of the Department of Transportation Act 

of 1966 (recodified at 49 U.S.C. 

§ 303(c)). Written requests for the DEIS 

and written comments on the DEIS can 

be submitted to the individual listed in 

the section, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. A public hearing will be held 

on December 6, 2012. The public 

comment period will commence on 

October 19, 2012 and will close on 

December 18, 2012. 

Public Comment and Information 

Meetings/Public Hearings: The start of 

the public comment period on the DEIS 

will be October 19, 2012 and will end 

on December 18, 2012. One combined 

public information meeting and public 

hearing will be held on December 6, 

2012. The public information meeting 

on Thursday, December 6, 2012 will 

begin at 5:00 p.m. (ADT) and will last 

until 6:00 p.m. (ADT). The public 

hearing on that date will begin after the 

public information meeting, at 6:00 p.m. 

(ADT) and will last until 8:00 p.m. 

(ADT). The location for the Public 

Information Meeting/Public Hearing is 

the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center, 

211 East Rezanof Drive, Kodiak AK 

99615. 

DEIS Availability and Review 

Copies of the DEIS 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) 

271–5453. 

2. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library, 

319 Lower Mill Bay Road, Kodiak, AK 

99615. (907) 486–8680. 

3. Alaska Department of 

Transportation and Public Facilities, 

4111 Aviation Avenue, Anchorage AK 

99502. 

4. Online at 

www.kodiakairporteis.com. 

The Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division has a limited number 

of CDs of the entire DEIS and the 

Executive Summary available for public 

distribution. Please contact the Federal 

Aviation Administration at (907) 271– 

5438 for a copy. 

Comments from interested parties on 

the DEIS are encouraged and may be 

presented orally at the public hearing. 

Written comments may be submitted to 

the FAA during the public information 

meeting and hearing and through 

December 18, 2012 at the address listed 

in the section titled FOR FURTHER 

INFORMATION CONTACT. On-line 

comments may be submitted through 

the end of the comment period using the 

form provided at the project Web site 

www.kodiakairporteis.com by following 

the links to the PUBLIC COMMENT 

FORM. Additionally, comments can be 

emailed to Leslie.Grey@faa.gov. 

The FAA encourages all interested 

parties to provide comments concerning 

the scope and content of the DEIS. 

Comments should be as specific as 

possible and may address such topics as 

the adequacy of the DEIS (e.g., the 

analysis of alternatives and potential 

environmental impacts), the merits of 

the 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 

by using quotations and other specific 

references to the text of the DEIS and 

related documents. Matters that could 

have been raised with specificity during 

the comment period on the DEIS 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Based on 

FAA safety standards, the Kodiak 

Airport Master Plan identified a 

Runway Safety Area deficiency for two 

of Kodiak Airport’s three runways. The 

DEIS discusses proposed improvements 

to the Runway Safety Areas for Runway 

07/25 and Runway 18/36, which have 

the potential to result in significant 

adverse environmental impacts. The 

purpose and need for the project is to 

improve the Runway Safety Areas for 

Runway 07/25 and Runway 18/36 to the 

extent practicable; the purpose and need 

is discussed in detail in the DEIS. The 

DEIS also discusses various alternatives, 

including the no-action alternative. 

The FAA and the State of Alaska 

Department of Transportation and 

Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) propose 

the following actions to meet the needs 

for improved Runway Safety Areas: 

• Improvements to the Runway Safety 

Area for Runway 07/25. 

• Improvements to the Runway Safety 

Area for Runway 18/36. 

The proposed Airport improvements 

would be completed during the 2014– 

2015 time period. Potential 

environmental effects include 

temporary and long-term impacts to the 

marine environment and wildlife 

(including species protected under the 

Endangered Species Act); water quality; 

wetlands; historical and cultural 

resources; terrestrial wildlife and 

vegetation; socioeconomic conditions; 

subsistence activities; environmental 

justice; and resources protected under 

Section 4(f) of the Department of 

Transportation Act of 1966 (recodified 

at 49 U.S.C. 303(c)), which include the 

Alaska National Maritime Wildlife 

Refuge and the Buskin State Recreation 

Site. 

The improvements to the Runway 

Safety Areas would occur within waters 

that are part of the Alaska National 

Maritime Wildlife Refuge and would 

affect lands established by the Alaska 

National Interests Land Conservation 

Act (ANILCA). As such, ADOT&PF, the 

project sponsor, has prepared an 

application under ANILCA for the use 

of lands through the ANILCA Title XI 

process. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leslie Grey, Environmental Specialist, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Alaskan Region, Airports Division, 222 

W. 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK 

99513–7504. Ms. Grey may be contacted 

during business hours at (907) 271–5453 

(phone) and (907) 271–2851 (facsimile). 

The comment period will close on 

December 18, 2012. 

Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on October 5, 

2012. 

Byron K. Huffman, 

Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26041 Filed 10–22–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Fourth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 227, Standards of 

Navigation Performance 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Meeting Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 227, Standards of Navigation 

Performance. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the fourth 

meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 

227, Standards of Navigation 

Performance. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 12–16, 2012 from 9:00 a.m.– 

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5:00 p.m. Contact Dave Nakamura by 

telephone at 425–965–6896 or email 

dave.nakamura@boeing.com. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 330–0662 or (202) 

833–9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web 

site at http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 

92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of Special 

Committee 227. The agenda will include 

the following: 

November 12–16, 2012 

• Welcome/Introductions/ 

Administrative Remarks 

• Agenda Overview 

• Review Minutes and Action Items 

• Update/Approve Minutes 

• Review of Planned Work Program 

for the Week 

• Plenary Review/Acceptance of 

MASPS changes 

• Technical Requirements Breakout 

Session (Every day as appropriate) 

• Other Business 

• Next Meeting Discussion 

• Adjourn 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 15, 

2012. 

Kathy Hitt, 

Management Analyst, Business Operations 

Group, Federal Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26034 Filed 10–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Sixteenth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 224, Airport Security 

Access Control Systems 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Meeting Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 224, Airport Security Access 

Control Systems. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the sixteenth 

meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 

224, Airport Security Access Control 

Systems. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 15, 2012 from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910, 

Washington, DC, 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 

833–9434, or Web site at http:// 

www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 

92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of Special 

Committee 224. The agenda will include 

the following: 

November 15, 2012 

• Welcome/Introductions/ 

Administrative Remarks 

• Review/Approve Summary of 

Fifteenth Meeting 

• Updates from TSA (as required) 

• Section Reports 

• Times and Place of Next Meeting 

• Other Business 

• Adjourn 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 15, 

2012. 

Kathy Hitt, 

Management Analyst, Business Operations 

Group, Federal Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26033 Filed 10–22–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at the SeattleTacoma International Airport, Seattle, 

Washington 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

land at the Seattle-Tacoma International 

Airport under the provisions of Section 

125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment Reform Act for the 21st 

Century (AIR 21), now 49 U.S.C. 

47107(h)(2). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: Ms. 

Carol Suomi, Manager, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Northwest Mountain 

Region, Airports Division, Seattle 

Airports District Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Suite 250, Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Allan 

Royal, Port of Seattle Real Estate 

Development, at the following address: 

Mr. Allan Royal, Port of Seattle Real 

Estate Development, P.O. Box 68727, 

Seattle, Washington, 98168. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Peter Doyle, Project Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Northwest 

Mountain Region, Seattle Airports 

District Office, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Suite 250, Renton, Washington 98057– 

3356. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed, by appointment, in person 

at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at the SeattleTacoma International Airport under the 

provisions of the AIR 21 (49 U.S.C. 

47107(h)(2)). 

On August 28, 2012, the FAA 

determined that the request to release 

property at Seattle-Tacoma International 

Airport submitted by the airport meets 

the procedural requirements of the 

Federal Aviation Administration. The 

FAA may approve the request, in whole 

or in part, no later than November 23, 

2012. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

The Seattle-Tacoma International 

Airport is proposing the release of 

approximately 40,418 square feet of 

airport property to Sound Transit for 

expansion of the Link Light Rail. This 

property is needed to facilitate the next 

phase of development which will 

extend the light rail line 1.6 miles from 

the airport station to South 200th Street 

in the City of SeaTac, WA. The revenue 

made from this sale will be used toward 

an approved noise compatibility project, 

or an eligible project under the Airport 

Improvement Program. 

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