[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83543-83544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22593]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Public Workshop and Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment for General Mitchell International Airport, 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop and notice of availability of draft 
environmental assessment.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the 
release of the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the 
proposed airport improvements at the General Mitchell International 
Airport (MKE). The purpose of the Draft EA is to

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evaluate the potential environmental impacts from the decommissioning 
of Runway 1R/19L and Runway 13/31; conversion of Runway 1R/19L south of 
Taxiway W into a parallel taxiway including lighting and pavement 
rehabilitation; removal of Taxiway G, Taxiway U, and Taxiway N 
connectors; and the removal of runway and taxiway pavement and 
electrical utilities. The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the 
public that the Draft EA will be made available for public comment and 
a public workshop will be held as part of the public involvement 
process for this project. FAA is seeking comments on the Draft EA.

DATES: The Draft EA is available for public review beginning on 
September 23, 2024, and a public workshop will be held on October 23, 
2024. Additional written comments may be filed with the project 
consultant, if received by November 6th, 2024, and should be directed 
to: Westwood Professional Services, ATTN: Airport Environmental, 1N 
Systems Drive, Appleton, Wisconsin 54914.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emma Lienau, 2300 Devon Avenue, Suite 
312, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 847-294-7551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEA is available for public review at 
the following locations during normal business hours:
    <bullet> Milwaukee Public Library at Tippecanoe Branch at 3912 
South Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207;
    <bullet> Cudahy Family Library at 3500 Library Drive, Cudahy, WI 
53110;
    <bullet> South Milwaukee Public Library at 1907 10th Ave., South 
Milwaukee, WI 53172; and
    <bullet> St. Francis Public Library at 4230 S. Nicholson Avenue, 
St. Francis, WI 53235.
    The Draft EA may also be viewed on the following website: https://westwoodps.com/milwaukee-mitchell-international-airport.
    Further information regarding the proposed improvement is available 
at the WisDOT, Bureau of Aeronautics located at 4822 Madison Yards Way, 
5th Floor South, Madison, Wisconsin.
    A public workshop will be held to provide the public with 
information on the Draft EA. The workshop will be held from 5:00 p.m.-
6:00p.m. on October 23rd, 2024, at the Sijan Conference Room in the 
Terminal Building of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, 5300 
South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321, 40 CFR 1501.9(c)(5)(ii), FAA Order 
1050.1F, paragraph 2-5.3(b))
    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on September 26, 2024.

Robert J Esquivel,
Acting Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-22593 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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