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approval or disapproval of the program.

The formal review, limited by law to a

maximum of 180 days will be

completed on or before November 13,

1995.

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be

conducted under the provisions of 14

CFR Part 150, § 150.33. The primary

considerations in the evaluation process

are whether the proposed measures may

reduce the level of aviation safety,

create an undue burden on interstate or

foreign commerce, or be reasonably

consistent with obtaining the goal of

reducing existing noncompatible land

uses and preventing the introduction of

additional noncompatible land uses.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposed program with

specific reference to these factors. All

comments, other than those properly

addressed to local land use authorities,

will be considered by the FAA to the

extent practicable. Copies of the noise

compatibility program, and the

proposed revisions to the noise

compatibility program are available for

examination at the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW., Room

617, Washington, DC 20591

Federal Aviation Administration,

Memphis Airports District Office,

2851 Directors Cove, Suite 3,

Memphis, Tennessee 38131

Administrative Office, Regional Airport

Authority of Louisville and Jefferson

County, Louisville International

Airport, Louisville, Kentucky 40209

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Memphis, Tennessee, May 17,

1995.

LaVerne F. Reid,

Manager, Memphis Airports District Office.

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Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement and to Conduct

Second Phase Scoping on Airport

Alternatives to Accommodate the

Long-term Air Transportation Needs of

the Minneapolis-St. Paul Region, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, Department of

Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement and to

conduct second phase public scoping.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

will be prepared on the potential effects

of alternatives to accommodate the longterm air transportation needs of the

Minneapolis-St. Paul region, including a

new major airport site and a

comprehensive plan for expansion and

improvements to the existing

Minneapolis-St. Paul International

Airport. To ensure that all significant

issues related to the proposed action are

identified, the FAA is soliciting

information and comments from the

public concerning this project and is

advising Federal, State and local

agencies and the public of the scoping

process and scheduled meetings that

will be conducted as part of this

process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Glen Orcutt, Airports District Office,

Federal Aviation Administration,

6020—28th Avenue South, Room 102,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450–2706

(612) 725–4221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to prepare an EIS on the

potential consequences and possible

alternatives of a new major airport site

selection that would allow construction

of a replacement airport for the

Minneapolis-St. Paul region, a

comprehensive plan for the expansion

at the existing Minneapolis-St. Paul

International Airport, other reasonable

alternatives and the no action

alternative. A First Phase Scoping

Report describing the Dual Track

Planning Process was prepared and

made available for public and agency

review on March 30, 1992. Three public

meetings were held in April 1992 for

public and agency comment. Responses

to substantive comments were

published in March 1993.

A Second Phase Scoping Document

has been prepared by the Metropolitan

Airports Commission (MAC), a

cooperating agency in the

environmental process. This Scoping

Document will be circulated to Federal,

State and local agencies and will be

available to the public for their review

and comment. The Second Phase

Scoping Document describes the results

of the Dual Track Planning process

which was described in the First Phase

Scoping Report. A state and federal

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Dual Track Planning is being prepared

by the MAC and the FAA, respectively,

The EIS will compare all reasonable

alternatives required to meet the

Minneapolis-St. Paul region year 2020

aviation demand, disclose their

environmental consequences and ensure

that mitigating measures are considered

to minimize adverse environmental

effects.

To ensure a full cooperative effort, the

FAA as lead agency on the federal EIS,

recognizes the magnitude of this

proposal and extends an invitation to

affected Federal, State and local

agencies to participate as a cooperating

agency on this project. In accepting the

duties and role of a cooperating agency,

the agency shall participate in the NEPA

process at the earliest point, shall

participate in the scoping process, shall

assist in preparing those portions of the

EIS in which it has the greatest

technical expertise and shall make

available staff support to enhance

interdisciplinary capability. Agencies

interested in participating as a

cooperating agency are requested to

respond to the FAA at the address listed

at the beginning of this notice.

The environmental review of the

project will be conducted in accordance

with the requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amendment (42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.),

CEQ regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508),

FAA Orders 5050.4A and 1050.1D and

all applicable Federal and State

regulations and local ordinances.

PUBLIC SCOPING: A scoping meeting will

be conducted on June 27, 1995, at the

Metropolitan Airports Commission

General Offices, 6040—28th Avenue

South, Minneapolis, Minnesota,

beginning at 2:00 p.m. for Federal, State

and local agencies. Scoping meetings for

the public will be held on June 26, 1995,

at the Metropolitan Airports

Commission General Offices 6040—28th

Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota,

beginning at 7:00 p.m. and again at 7:00

p.m. on June 27, 1995, at the Hastings

Middle School Auditorium, 9th and

Vermillion Streets, Hastings, Minnesota

to allow for public input. Agencies and

the public will be notified of subsequent

meetings as they are scheduled. Written

comments will be accepted until July 5,

1995, and may be directed to the FAA

at the following address: Federal

Aviation Administration, Airports

District Office, MSP–ADO–600, 6020—

28th Avenue South, Room 102,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450–2706.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on May 18,

1995.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning/Programming Branch,

Airports Division, FAA, Great Lakes Region.

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