Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 211 / Thursday, November 1, 2007 / Notices 61945 

Washington, DC 20547; tel.: 202–453–

8163; fax: 202–453–8168; 

harveyrh@state.gov. 

For correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/PE/C/ 

WHA-EAP–08–16. Please read the 

complete Federal Register 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice: The terms and conditions 

published in this RFGP are binding and 

may not be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: October 22, 2007. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for a Replacement Airport Near Hailey, 

ID 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

request for scoping comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this 

Notice of Intent to the public an EIS 

under the provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended, will be prepared to 

consider the siting and construction of 

a replacement airport for the Friedman 

Memorial Airport (SUN), Hailey, Idaho. 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

is involved in the project as alternative 

sites may occur on BLM land. The BLM 

has not entered into a cooperating or colead agreement at this time. 

The Friedman Memorial Airport 

Authority, the sponsor of the project, 

has proposed to construct and operate a 

replacement airport for the Friedman 

Memorial Airport within Blaine County, 

Idaho. 

Friedman Memorial Airport is located 

in Hailey, Idaho and serves the Wood 

River region of South Central Idaho. The 

airport currently does not and cannot 

comply with FAA airfield design 

standards on the limited land owned by 

the airport. Further, the airport is close 

to numerous residences. Mountainous 

terrain on the east, west, and north sides 

of SUN precludes instrument approach 

procedures which would make SUN 

accessible in poor weather. 

All alternatives at the existing airport 

site are extremely costly and extend into 

residential areas. Further, they provide 

no benefit to reliability and safe 

operation in either good or adverse 

weather. Considering the limitations of 

the existing airport, elected and 

appointed officials in Blaine County, 

Idaho have decided to evaluate the 

environmental impacts of building and 

operating an airport meeting FAA 

design standards and supporting an 

instrument approach. Several 

alternatives, as well as the no-action 

alternative will be evaluated. 

The EIS will determine all 

environmental impacts, such as and not 

limited to, noise impacts, impacts on air 

and water quality, wetlands, fish, 

wildlife, and plants, farmlands, 

floodplains, historic/tribal resources, 

hazardous wastes, socioeconomics, and 

economic factors. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cayla Morgan, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Seattle Airports District 

Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Suite 

250, Renton, Washington, 98057–3356, 

(425) 227–2653. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this notice is to inform 

federal, state, and local government 

agencies, and the public of the intent to 

prepare an EIS and to conduct a public 

and agency scoping process. 

Information, data, opinions, and 

comments obtained throughout the 

scoping process will be considered in 

preparing the draft EIS. 

The scoping process for this EIS will 

include a comment period for interested 

agencies and parties to submit oral and/ 

or written comments representing the 

concerns and issues they believe should 

be addressed. Please submit any written 

comments to Cayla Morgan no later than 

January 15, 2008. 

Public Scoping Meetings: To ensure 

that the full range of issues related to 

the proposed action is addressed and 

that all significant issues are identified, 

comments and suggestions are invited 

from all interested parties. Public and 

agency scoping meetings will be 

conducted to identify any significant 

issues associated with the proposed 

action. 

An agency scoping meeting for all 

Federal, State, and local regulatory 

agencies which have jurisdiction by law 

or have special expertise with respect to 

any potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed action will 

be held on December 4, 2007. This 

meeting will take place at 1 p.m. at the 

Community Campus, Fox Acres Road, 

Hailey, Idaho. A notification letter will 

be sent in advance of the meeting. 

Two public scoping meetings for the 

general public will be held. The first 

meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 

p.m. on December 3, 2007. The second 

meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 

p.m. December 4, 2007. The meetings 

will be conducted at the Community 

Campus, Fox Acres Road, Hailey, Idaho. 

Each meeting will include an overview 

of the project, an informal open house 

period, and a question and answer 

session. To notify the general public of 

the scoping process, a legal notice will 

be placed in newspapers having general 

circulation in the study area. The 

newspaper notice will notify the public 

that scoping meetings will be held to 

gain their input concerning the 

proposed action, alternatives to be 

considered, and impacts to be 

evaluated. 

The FAA is aware that there are 

Native American tribes with a historical 

interest in the area. The FAA will 

interact on a government-to-government 

basis, in accordance with all executive 

orders, laws, regulations, and other 

memoranda. The tribes will also be 

invited to participate in accordance 

with NEPA and Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act. 

Further information about the EIS and 

the proposed action will be posted 

when available at the following Web 

site: http://www.airportsites.net/SUNEIS. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, October 22, 

2007. 

Donna P. Taylor, 

Manager, Airports Division, Northwest 

Mountain Region. 

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