45268 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 150 / Monday, August 4, 2008 / Notices 

Administrator for Investment, U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20416. 

Dated: July 3, 2008. 

A. Joseph Shepard, 

Associate Administrator for Investment. 

[FR Doc. E8–17807 Filed 8–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Availability of Draft Alternatives 

Working Paper for the Proposed 

Southern Nevada Supplemental 

Airport, Las Vegas, Clark County, NV 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft 

Alternatives Working Paper. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) in cooperation 

with the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) is issuing this notice to advise 

the public the Draft Alternatives 

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(I)]. 

The Draft Alternatives Working Paper 

has been prepared for the construction 

and operation of the proposed Southern 

Nevada Supplemental Airport which 

lies partially within the base floodplain 

of a portion of Roach Dry Lake located 

along Interstate Highway 15 about 30 

miles south of Las Vegas, Clark County, 

Nevada. FAA and BLM are seeking 

comments on the Draft Alternatives 

Working Paper. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David B. Kessler, AICP, Project 

Manager, Southern Nevada 

Supplemental Airport EIS, AWP–610.1, 

Airports Division, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western-Pacific Region, 

P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, California 

90009–2007, Telephone: 310/725–3615. 

Comments on the draft Alternatives 

Working Paper should be submitted to 

the address above and must be received 

no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard 

Time, Friday, October 3, 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) pursuant 

to the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969. 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 

capacity at McCarran International 

Airport (LAS). 

FAA and BLM are making the Draft 

Alternatives 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 

Alternatives Section of the Draft EIS. 

FAA and BLM have developed the 

Alternatives Working Paper based on 

information disclosed in the Purpose 

and Need Working Paper that was made 

available to the public on January 25, 

2008 (73 FR 4666–4667). The following 

general candidate alternative topics are 

included in the Draft Alternatives 

Working Paper: No Action, Other Modes 

of Transportation, Air Traffic Demand 

Management Strategies, Use of Airfield 

and Airspace Technologies, Expansion 

of McCarran International Airport, Use 

of Other Existing Airports in the Region, 

and Develop a New Airport. Several of 

these candidate alternatives have 

multiple sub-candidates that are 

evaluated in the Draft Alternatives 

Working Paper. 

Pursuant to U.S. Department of 

Transportation Order 5650.2, 

Floodplain Management and Protection, 

the FAA is also notifying the public that 

Clark County’s proposed action may 

create a significant encroachment into 

the base floodplain for Roach Dry Lake. 

Roach Dry Lake is located east of 

Interstate 15 north of Primm and South 

of Jean, Nevada. Roach Dry Lake is the 

terminus of various unnamed ephemeral 

and semi-permanent streams. Roach Dry 

Lake also receives storm-related surface 

sheet flow from alluvial fans and 

surrounding mountainous areas. Clark 

County’s proposed action would modify 

the shape of the dry lake bed and its 

margin terrace to accommodate the 

construction of the proposed airport. 

The proposed airport would be 

constructed on an earthen platform that 

would elevate the new airport above the 

water level that occurs in the dry lake 

following a storm event. This earthen 

platform may affect the natural and 

beneficial floodplain value of Roach Dry 

Lake by altering the total surface area 

usable for ground water infiltration and 

recharge. FAA and BLM expect the 

function of the Roach Dry Lake playa to 

be more clearly defined following 

completion of the Affected Environment 

section of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement. Clark County is 

developing a flash flood/drainage plan 

to manage storm water runoff into 

Roach Dry Lake that will be evaluated 

in the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement. Clark County is seeking 

federal approval of the Airport Layout 

Plan for the proposed new airport. FAA 

anticipates Clark County seeking federal 

funding assistance for the proposal as 

well. However, FAA has not received an 

application for federal assistance to 

construct the proposed new airport from 

Clark County. 

The Draft Alternatives Working Paper 

also identifies other candidate 

alternatives that may have 

encroachments into base floodplains. 

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 

Alternatives Working Paper until 5 p.m. 

Pacific Standard Time, Friday, October 

3, 2008. 

Copies of the Draft Alternatives 

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: 

Boulder City Public Library, 701 Adams 

Boulevard, Boulder City, Nevada 

89005. 


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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 St., 

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. 

The Draft Alternatives Working Paper 

will be available for public comment for 

30 days. Written comments on the Draft 

Alternatives 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, October 3, 2008. 

Issued in Hawthorne, California on July 29, 

2008. 

Mark A. McClardy, 

Manager, Airports Division, Western—Pacific 

Region, AWP–600. 

[FR Doc. E8–17897 Filed 8–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2008–33] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number 

involved and must be received on or 

before August 25, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA–

2008–0718 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frances Shaver, (202) 267–9681, or 

Katrina Holiday, (202) 267–3603, Office 

of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 


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