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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 101091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29308]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Availability of a Draft Condensed Environmental 
Assessment, Request for Public Comment, and Notice of Opportunity To 
Request a Public Meeting for Chicago Midway International Airport, 
Chicago, Illinois

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft condensed environmental 
assessment, request for public comment, and notice of opportunity to 
request a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the 
release of a Draft Condensed Environmental Assessment (Draft CEA) for 
the proposed airport improvements at the Chicago Midway International 
Airport (MDW). The purpose of the Draft CEA is to evaluate the 
potential environmental impacts from the decommissioning and 
redevelopment of Runway 13L-31R at MDW pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the 
public that the Draft CEA will be made available for public comment and 
provide an opportunity to request a public meeting regarding the 
aforementioned project at MDW as part of the public involvement process 
for this project.

DATES: The Draft CEA is available for public review beginning on 
December 6, 2024, through January 7, 2025. Interested members of the 
public have until 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on January 7, 2025, 
to submit comments regarding the Draft CEA for consideration in the 
FAA's decision-making process.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the adequacy of the information disclosed 
in the Draft CEA may be submitted by letter or email to the address 
below:

Chicago Department of Aviation, ATTN: Aaron J. Frame, Deputy 
Commissioner of Planning, Noise, & Environment, 10510 W Zemke Road, 
Chicago, IL 60666, [email protected].

    If requested by a member of the public, the CDA will host an in-
person public hearing regarding the Draft Condensed EA using an open 
house format. To request a public hearing, please contact the CDA at 
[email protected] and use the email subject line ``Public 
Hearing Request Midway Runway 13L-31R''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Pullins, 2300 Devon Avenue, 
Suite 312, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 847-294-7354.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Runway 13L-31R is seldom used and does not 
meet current design standards applicable to a modern airfield. Runway 
13L-31R is temporarily closed as of August 10, 2023, and is operating 
as temporary Taxiway H. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) is 
requesting FAA approval to decommission Runway 13L-31R and repurpose 
the pavement for other airfield needs. The project will occur entirely 
on-airport.
    The Draft CEA may be viewed on the following website: 
www.flychicago.com/community/environment.

(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 December 9, 2024.
Gary David Wilson,
Acting Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-29308 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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