[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-682]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. 27649]


Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS); 
Effects of Changes of Aircraft Flight Patterns Over the State of New 
Jersey; Comment Period Extension and Public Hearing

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of comment period extension and public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 1994, the FAA issued a Supplement to the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to afford the public an 
opportunity to review and comment on (1) a proposed mitigation measure, 
(2) analysis on the proposal by the New Jersey Coalition Against 
Aircraft Noise (NJCAAN) to route aircraft departing Newark 
International Airport over the ocean twenty-four hours a day, and (3) 
other new and updated information developed in response to comments on 
the DEIS.
    In response to requests from Federal State and local elected 
officials, FAA reopened the comment period on the SDEIS. On December 
12, 1994, an additional 60 days was added extending the comment period 
through February 9, 1995.
    In response to further requests, FAA is again extending the comment 
period through February 23, 1995. Additionally, a public hearing will 
be held in Toms River, New Jersey.
    This additional hearing will facilitate comments by citizens 
potentially affected by the NJCAAN proposal, as described in the 
analysis contained in the SDEIS.

COMMENT PERIOD: The comment period is extended until February 23, 1995. 
The public hearing in Toms River will be held:

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                  Date                            Time/location         
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February 14............................  1:00-4:00 pm, 7:00-10:00 pm,   
                                          Holiday Inn, route 37 East,   
                                          Toms River, NJ 08753.         
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    Registration of speakers will begin approximately \1/2\ hour before 
the start of each session. The afternoon and evening session will begin 
at 1 PM and 7 PM, respectively, and will continue until all scheduled 
speakers have testified or until 4 PM and 10 PM, respectively. All 
persons wishing to make oral presentations at the public hearing are 
strongly urged to provide a written copy of their statement at the 
hearing or at the FAA address provided in the paragraph below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, in triplicate, must be received at the 
following address by February 23, 1955: Federal Aviation 
Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel: Docket Number 27649, 800 
Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20591.
    The FAA will consider and respond to all comments directly related 
to the scope of the SDEIA. The geographic scope delineated by Congress 
for the EIS is the environmental effects of the Expanded East coast 
Plan over the State of New Jersey and adjacent coastal waters. Please 
note, however, that the most useful comments are those which provide 
facts and analyses to support the reviewer's recommendations or 
conclusions on specific topics contained in the document. The FAA will 
consider comments received after the close of the comment period to the 
extent practical.
    The FAA will issue a final EIS that will include corrections, 
clarifications and responses to comments on the SDEIS.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 1995.
John D. Canoles,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Air Traffic.
[FR Doc. 95-682 Filed 1-6-95; 8:45 am]
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