[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4666-4667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-328]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Availability of Draft Purpose and Need Working Paper for the 
Proposed Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport, Las Vegas, Clark County, 
NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft Purpose and Need Working Paper.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in cooperation with 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is issuing this notice to advise 
the public that the Draft Purpose and Need Working Paper for the Draft 
EIS will be made available for public comment pursuant to section 304 
of the Vision 100 Century of Aviation Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-176) [49 
U.S.C. 47171(l)]. The Draft Purpose and Need Working Paper has been 
prepared for the construction and operation of the proposed Southern 
Nevada Supplemental Airport, located along Interstate Highway 15 about 
30 miles south of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. FAA is seeking 
comments on the Draft Purpose and Need Working Paper.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Brooks, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, AWP-610.6, Airports Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western-Pacific Region, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, 
California 90009-2007, Telephone: 650/922-1899. Comments on the Draft 
Purpose and Need Working Paper should be submitted to the address above 
and must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, 
Friday, February 29, 2008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 
in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is preparing a 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Southern Nevada 
Supplemental Airport (SNSA). The need to prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) is based on the procedures described in FAA 
Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, FAA 
Order 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing 
Instructions for Airport Actions, and BLM NEPA Handbook H-1790-1. 
Further, the FAA and BLM are preparing this EIS jointly pursuant to the 
Ivanpah Valley Airport Lands Transfer Act of 2000, (Pub. L. 106-362). 
Clark County proposes to build the airport along Interstate Highway 15 
north of the Nevada/California border about 30 miles south of Las 
Vegas, between Primm and Jean in Clark County, Nevada. The purpose of 
the proposed airport is to provide additional capacity to accommodate 
the forecasted growth in air carrier aircraft operations and aviation 
passenger demand into the Las Vegas area. This airport would supplement 
existing air carrier capacity at McCarran International Airport (LAS). 
The Draft EIS is also being prepared by FAA and BLM pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
    FAA and BLM are making the Draft Purpose and Need Working Paper 
available to the public and governmental agencies for review and 
comment. This working paper contains information that the FAA and BLM 
will include into the Purpose and Need Section of the Draft EIS. FAA 
and BLM will consider all comments received for the purpose of 
developing future documents supporting the Draft EIS. FAA and BLM will 
accept comments on the Draft Purpose and Need Working Paper until 5 
p.m. Pacific Standard Time, Friday, February 23, 2008.
    Copies of the Draft Purpose and Need Working Paper are available 
for public review at the following locations during normal business 
hours:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Western-Pacific Region, Office of the Airports Division, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90261
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
National Headquarters, Office of Airports, Planning and Environmental 
Needs Division, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591
Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 North Torrey 
Pines, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130
    The document is also available for public review at the following 
libraries and other locations and at the following Web site: http://www.snvairporteis.com:


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Boulder City Public Library, 701 Adams Boulevard, Boulder City, Nevada 
89005
Gibson Library, 280 South Water Street, Henderson, Nevada 89015-7288
Pittman Library, 1608 Moser Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89015-4323
Paseo Verde Library, 280 South Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, Nevada 
89012-2301
Malcolm Library, 2960 Sunridge Heights Parkway, Henderson, Nevada 89052
Clark County Law Library, 309 South 3rd Street, Suite 400, Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89155
Lied Library--UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
UNLV Libraries Government Publications, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las 
Vegas, Nevada 89101
Nevada State Library and Archives, 716 N. Carson Street, Suite B, 
Carson City, Nevada 89701
North Las Vegas Library District, 2300 Civic Center Drive, North Las 
Vegas, Nevada 89030-5839
Aliante Branch Library, 2400 Deer Springs Way, North Las Vegas, Nevada 
89084
Pahrump Community Library District, 701 East Street, Pahrump, Nevada 
89048-0578
White Pine County Library, 950 Campton Street, Ely, Nevada 89301-1965
Clark County Library, 1401 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-
5256
Goodsprings Library, 365 West San Pedro Avenue, Goodsprings, Nevada 
89019-0667
Lincoln County Library, 63 Main Street, P.O. Box 330, Pioche, Nevada 
89043-0330
Alamo Branch Library, 100 South First West, P.O. Box 239, Alamo, Nevada 
89001-0239
Caliente Branch Library, 100 Depot Avenue, P.O. Box 306, Caliente, 
Nevada 89008-0306
Searchlight Library, 200 Michael Wendal Way, Searchlight, Nevada 89046
Sandy Valley Library, 650 W. Quartz Avenue, Sandy Valley, Nevada 89019
Mt. Charleston Library, 1252 Aspen Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89124
Moapa Valley Library, 350 N. Moapa Valley Blvd., Overton, Nevada 89040
Laughlin Library, 2840 S. Needles Hwy., Laughlin, Nevada 89020
Blue Diamond Library, 14 Cottonwood Drive, Blue Diamond, Nevada 89004
Moapa Town Library, 1340 E. Highway 168, Moapa, Nevada 89025
Indian Springs Library, 715 Gretta Lane, Indian Springs, Nevada 89018
Bunkerville Library, 150 W. Virgin Street, Bunkerville, Nevada 89007
Mesquite Library, 121 W. First Street, Mesquite, Nevada 89027
Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Way, Las Vegas, Nevada 89123
Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, Nevada 
89014
Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Meadows Library, 300 W. Boston Ave. Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89177
Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89110
Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 
89146
West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 457001, 
Building LLB 1173, MS 7033, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7001
William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451003, 
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-1003
Nevada State College, 1125 Nevada State Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89015
Cambridge Recreation Center, 3930 Cambridge St., Las Vegas, Nevada 
89119
Paradise Recreation Center, 4775 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89121
Silver Springs Recreation Center, 1951 Silver Springs Pkwy, Henderson, 
Nevada 89074
Whitney Ranch Recreation Center, 575 Galleria Dr. <greek-i>C, 
Henderson, Nevada 89015
Hollywood Recreation Center, 1650 S. Hollywood Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 
89142
Desert Breeze Community Center, 8275 Spring Mountain Rd., Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89117
Helen Mayer Community Center, 4525 New Forest Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 
89147
Whitney Community Center, 5712 Missouri Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada 89122
West Flamingo Senior Center, 6255 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada 
89103
Whitney Senior Center, 5712 Missouri Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada 89122
Sunset Park Administration Building, 2601 E. Sunset Rd., Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89120
Henderson City Hall, 240 S. Water Street, Henderson, Nevada 89015
Las Vegas City Hall, 400 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
North Las Vegas City Hall, 2200 Civic Center Dr., North Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89030
Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las 
Vegas, Nevada 89155
Boulder City Hall, 401 California Avenue, Boulder City, Nevada 89005
Sunrise Manor Town Hall, 2240 Linn Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada
McCarran International Airport, Clark County Department of Aviation, 
Planning Division, 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
Henderson Executive Airport, 1400 Executive Airport Drive, Suite B, 
Henderson, Nevada 89052
North Las Vegas Airport, 2730 Airport Dr., <greek-i>101, North Las 
Vegas, Nevada 89032
Jean Sport Aviation Center, 23600 Las Vegas Blvd., Jean, Nevada 89019

    The Draft Purpose and need Working Paper will be available for 
public comment for 30 days. Written comments on the Draft Purpose and 
Need Working Paper should be submitted to the address above under the 
heading ``For Further Information Contact'' and must be received no 
later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, Friday, February 29, 2008.

    Issued in Hawthorne, California on January 18, 2008.
George Aiken,
Acting Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 08-328 Filed 1-24-08; 8:45 am]
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