34508 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Notice of Availability of Final

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement (SEIS), and Notice of Public

Comment Period for Master Plan

Development [Midfield Terminal

Complex] at Indianapolis International

Airport Located in Indianapolis, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of

comment period.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) is issuing this

notice to advise the public that a Final

Supplement to the 1992 Final

Environmental Impact Statement

(SEIS)—Master Plan Development,

Indianapolis International Airport, has

been prepared and is available for

public review and comment. Written

requests for the Final SEIS and written

comments on the Final SEIS can be

submitted to the individual listed in the

section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION,

CONTACT. The public comment period

will commence on June 22, 2001 and

will close on July 30, 2001.

Public Comment: The start of the

public comment period on the Final

SEIS will be June 22, 2001 and will end

on July 30, 2001 (which includes the

Council on Environmental Quality’s

required 30 day holding period from

June 29, 2001 to July 30, 2001 before a

decision can be made).

Copies of the Final SEIS may be

viewed during regular business hours at

the following locations:

1. Indianapolis Airport Authority,

South High School Road, Indianapolis

International Airport, Indianapolis,

Indiana 46241.

2. Chicago Airports District Office,

Room 312, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

3. Marion County Public Library, 40

East St. Clair, Indianapolis, Indiana

46204.

4. Wayne Township Branch Library,

198 South Girls School Road,

Indianapolis, Indiana 46214.

5. Decatur Township Branch Library,

5301 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis,

Indiana 46241.

6. Plainfield Public Library, 1120

Stafford Road, Plainfield, Indiana

46208.

7. Mooresville Public Library, 220 W.

Harrison Street, Mooresville, Indiana

46158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Prescott C. Snyder, Airports

Environmental Program Manager,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Chicago Airports District Office, Room

312, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des

Plaines, Illinois 60018. Mr. Snyder can

be contacted at (847) 294–7538 (voice),

(847) 294–7046 (facsimile) or by E-Mail

at prescott.snyder@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

November 2000, the Indianapolis

Airport Authority (IAA) announced its

intention to construct a midfield

terminal complex and associated

development at Indianapolis

International Airport. This was

previously evaluated in a 1992 Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

for Master Plan Development. While the

majority of the development elements

assessed in the 1992 FEIS have been

completed, the midfield terminal

complex and associated developments

have been constructed. However, there

have been a number of steps taken

towards the development of the

midfield terminal complex and

associated developments. FAA

determined that it was appropriate for

FAA to prepare a Supplemental to the

1992 Final Environmental Impact

Statement (FEIS) because the IAA’s

proposed development contains some

modifications from the same

development elements proposed and

assessed in the 1992 FEIS. This SEIS is

being prepared in accordance with

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C.

4332(2)(C).

The Proposed Project consists of a

new midfield terminal complex and

associated development (relocation of

Airport Traffic Control Tower,

development of midfield terminal

interchange, and construction of crossfield taxiways). It is anticipated that the

existing terminal will be closed and

demolished. The design for the midfield

interchange has been finalized and

disclosed as part of the 1995 Federal

Highway Administration Draft

Environmental Assessment (EA) for Six

Points Road Interchange. The SEIS

assess the environmental impacts

associated with the construction of the

midfield interchange at the location

provided in the 1995 FHWA EA. Service

roads and interior circulation roadways

were not specifically defined in the

1992 FEIS as well. This SEIS provides

the environmental evaluation of the

location of the airfield service and

interior circulation roadways.

Comments from interested parties on

the Final SEIS are encouraged and may

be submitted in writing to the FAA at

the address listed in section entitled FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The

comment period will close on July 30,

2001. Late comments will be

accommodated to the extent possible,

depending on the time received during

the environmental review process.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 21,

2001.

Philip M. Smithmeyer,

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office,

FAA, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 01–16315 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for a Proposed New Runway at Norfolk

International Airport, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare and

consider an environmental impact

statement and to conduct agency and

public scoping meetings.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

will be prepared and considered for a

proposed new runway at Norfolk

International Airport, Virginia. In

addition, to ensure that all major

project-related issues are identified,

agency scoping and public scoping

meetings will be held. The Bureau of

Utilities for the City of Norfolk, the

Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps

of Engineers, and the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

Region III will be cooperating agencies

on the EIS. Scoping meetings will be

held to determine the scope of the EIS

and to identify the major project-related

issues to be addressed and emphasized

in the EIS. The FAA hereby invites the

participation of Federal, State and local

agencies, any affected Indian tribe, the

proponent of the action, and any other

interested parties. Two scoping

meetings are planned—the first is an

agency scoping meeting intended for

organizations having jurisdiction by law

or specific expertise with respect to any

environmental impacts associated with

the action; the second is a public

meeting intended for other interested

parties, including those who may not be

in accord with the action on

environmental grounds. However, both

meetings are open to the public.

The FAA further invites agencies,

organizations, and the general public to