80 FR 33582 - Environmental Impact Statement: Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, VA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-14202 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 33582-33583] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-14202] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, VA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed improvements to the Norfolk International Airport (ORF). In October 2008, the Norfolk Airport Authority (NAA), owner and operator of ORF, prepared a Master Plan Update (MPU) to document changes occurring ``in Airport facilities and activity that have taken place since the 1995 Master Plan Update,'' to ``provide the Authority with a development plan for the Airport through 2024,'' and to address compliance shortfalls with published safety standards. Following the MPU, NAA prepared technical documents that focused on the potential construction of a replacement secondary runway. The first was the December 2008 Supplemental Technical Analyses for the Proposed Secondary Runway at Norfolk International Airport and the second was the December 2009 Justification for Proposed Runway 5R/23L. In 2008 NAA also developed an Airport Layout Plan (ALP) that evaluated and noted future development needs at ORF. The ALP included a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for the Airport to address Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) design standards for the Airport's existing crosswind Runway 14/32. During its planning process, NAA explored a number of alternatives to meet FAA design standards while also providing the flexibility needed to operate without interruption during various conditions. These alternatives included the potential construction of a replacement secondary runway as well as improvements to the existing crosswind Runway 14/32. The FAA will evaluate and consider the Airport's MPU, ALP, and associated planning efforts when considering reasonable and feasible alternatives for the ORF EIS. Based on these previous planning efforts, the primary components of NAA's proposed project at ORF include:Decommissioning and demolition of Runway 14/32 Constructing a relocated secondary runway parallel to and separated by 876 feet from the existing Runway 5/23. The proposed Runway 5R/23L would be 6,500 feet long by 150 feet wide. The purpose of the proposed project is: To meet relevant FAA airfield safety standards and enhance airfield safety without reducing runway availability. Relevant airfield safety standards include: [cir] Runway Safety Area, which is designed to provide additional safety in the event an aircraft leaves the runway; [cir] Runway Protection Zone, which is area at ground level prior to the threshold or beyond the runway end to enhance the safety and protection of people and property on the ground; and [cir] Runway Object Free Area, which is designed to provide an area clear of objects surrounding a runway. To enhance operational efficiency and maintain airfield utility while considering surrounding airspace and ORF's critical design aircraft. To provide a safe, efficient southern vehicular access, on Airport property, to the Airport's terminal area. The proposed project is needed to address the following four primary areas of deficiency at ORF: Runway 14/32 does not meet the FAA design standards discussed above for several reasons, including, but not limited to, the location of Robin Hood Road and Lake Whitehurst near the Runway 14 end. The current airfield configuration limits operational efficiency, safety and flexibility due to secondary runway length and challenges in taxiing from the airfield layout. Provide a flexible two-runway airfield system for aircraft operators and air traffic controllers. Incremental changes over time have severely decreased ORF's ability to remain flexible with increasing airspace conflicts from surrounding military facilities. Robin Hood Road, the secondary (southern) access to the Airport, has safety and functional deficiencies. Specifically, several curves in the on-airport section of Robin Hood Road can be improved through a redesign of the roadway. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcus Brundage, Project Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington Airports District Office, 23723 Air Freight Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, Virginia 20166. Telephone (703) 661-1365. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA, in consultation with the NAA, will prepare an EIS for the proposed project. The EIS will evaluate a range of alternatives to address FAA design standards for the secondary Runway 14/32. The alternatives to be considered will include the No Build Alternative and a variety of build alternatives, including NAA's proposed alternative as detailed in the 2008 Master Plan Update. The EIS would also evaluate any alternatives identified during the Scoping process to address the project need. The FAA intends to use the preparation of this EIS to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and any other applicable laws that include public involvement requirements. The FAA intends to conduct a Scoping process to gather input from all interested parties to help identify any issues of concern associated with the proposed project. In addition to this notice, Federal, state, and local agencies, that have legal jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to any potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed project, will be notified by letter of an Agency Scoping Meeting to be held on July 22, 2015 in Norfolk, Virginia. The general public will be notified of the Scoping process through a legal notice, describing the proposed project. The Notice will be placed in [[Page 33583]] newspapers that have general circulation in the project area. The newspaper notice will notify members of the public that open house style Scoping Meetings will be held to provide the opportunity for the public to offer its input concerning the proposed project. The Public Scoping Meetings are scheduled for the evenings of July 22 & 23, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations in Southside Hampton Roads: July 22, 2015, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.: Bayside High School, 4960 Haygood Road, Virginia Beach, VA July 23, 2015, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.: Holiday Inn Norfolk Airport, 1570 N. Military Highway, Norfolk, Virginia The Public Scoping Meetings will be open house format with project information displayed and representatives from the FAA and the Airport available to answer questions. Written and oral comments will be accepted at each of the meetings. The public comment period on this Scoping phase of the EIS will end on August 3, 2015. The purpose of the Scoping Process, as stated above, is to receive input from the public, as well as from Federal, state, and local agencies, that have legal jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to any potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed project. During this process, questions regarding the scope and process related to the EIS will be answered. More information about the sponsor's proposed project and the scoping meetings can be found at: www.orf-eis.com. Comments should be addressed to the listed contact person, or by email to [email protected]. The Scoping comment period is from June 12, 2015 through August 3, 2015. Issued in Jamaica, New York, June 4, 2015. Eleanor Scorcia, Acting Manager, Planning and Programming Branch, Airports Division, Eastern Region. [FR Doc. 2015-14202 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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participation in this Competition, or Justification for Proposed Runway 5R/ • The current airfield configuration
claims by the Federal Government for 23L. In 2008 NAA also developed an limits operational efficiency, safety and
damage or loss to Government property Airport Layout Plan (ALP) that flexibility due to secondary runway
resulting from such an activity. evaluated and noted future development length and challenges in taxiing from
Competition winners should be needs at ORF. The ALP included a the airfield layout.
prepared to demonstrate proof of Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for • Provide a flexible two-runway
insurance or financial responsibility in the Airport to address Federal Aviation airfield system for aircraft operators and
the event SBA deems it necessary. Administration (FAA) design standards air traffic controllers. Incremental
11. Record Retention and Disclosure: for the Airport’s existing crosswind changes over time have severely
All submissions and related materials Runway 14/32. During its planning decreased ORF’s ability to remain
provided to SBA in the course of this process, NAA explored a number of flexible with increasing airspace
Competition automatically become SBA alternatives to meet FAA design conflicts from surrounding military
records and cannot be returned. standards while also providing the facilities.
Contestants should identify any flexibility needed to operate without • Robin Hood Road, the secondary
confidential commercial information interruption during various conditions. (southern) access to the Airport, has
contained in their entries at the time of These alternatives included the safety and functional deficiencies.
their submission. potential construction of a replacement Specifically, several curves in the on-
Award Approving Official: secondary runway as well as airport section of Robin Hood Road can
Christopher L. James, Associate improvements to the existing crosswind be improved through a redesign of the
Administrator, U.S. Small Business Runway 14/32. The FAA will evaluate roadway.
Administration, 409 Third Street SW., and consider the Airport’s MPU, ALP, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Washington, DC 20416. and associated planning efforts when Marcus Brundage, Project Manager,
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719. considering reasonable and feasible Federal Aviation Administration,
alternatives for the ORF EIS. Washington Airports District Office,
Dated: June 8, 2015.
Based on these previous planning 23723 Air Freight Lane, Suite 210,
Christopher L. James, efforts, the primary components of Dulles, Virginia 20166.
Associate Administrator, Small Business NAA’s proposed project at ORF include: Telephone (703) 661–1365.
Administration. • Decommissioning and demolition SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA,
[FR Doc. 2015–14347 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] of Runway 14/32 in consultation with the NAA, will
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P • Constructing a relocated secondary prepare an EIS for the proposed project.
runway parallel to and separated by 876 The EIS will evaluate a range of
feet from the existing Runway 5/23. The alternatives to address FAA design
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION proposed Runway 5R/23L would be standards for the secondary Runway 14/
6,500 feet long by 150 feet wide. 32. The alternatives to be considered
Federal Aviation Administration The purpose of the proposed project will include the No Build Alternative
is: and a variety of build alternatives,
Environmental Impact Statement: • To meet relevant FAA airfield
Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, including NAA’s proposed alternative
safety standards and enhance airfield as detailed in the 2008 Master Plan
VA safety without reducing runway Update. The EIS would also evaluate
AGENCY: Federal Aviation availability. Relevant airfield safety any alternatives identified during the
Administration, DOT. standards include: Scoping process to address the project
ACTION: Notice of intent. Æ Runway Safety Area, which is need.
designed to provide additional safety in The FAA intends to use the
SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice the event an aircraft leaves the runway; preparation of this EIS to comply with
to advise the public that an Æ Runway Protection Zone, which is Section 106 of the National Historic
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) area at ground level prior to the Preservation Act of 1966, as amended,
will be prepared for proposed threshold or beyond the runway end to Section 7 of the Endangered Species
improvements to the Norfolk enhance the safety and protection of Act, and Section 404 of the Clean Water
International Airport (ORF). people and property on the ground; and Act, and any other applicable laws that
In October 2008, the Norfolk Airport Æ Runway Object Free Area, which is include public involvement
Authority (NAA), owner and operator of designed to provide an area clear of requirements.
ORF, prepared a Master Plan Update objects surrounding a runway. The FAA intends to conduct a
(MPU) to document changes occurring • To enhance operational efficiency Scoping process to gather input from all
‘‘in Airport facilities and activity that and maintain airfield utility while interested parties to help identify any
have taken place since the 1995 Master considering surrounding airspace and issues of concern associated with the
Plan Update,’’ to ‘‘provide the Authority ORF’s critical design aircraft. proposed project. In addition to this
with a development plan for the Airport • To provide a safe, efficient southern notice, Federal, state, and local
through 2024,’’ and to address vehicular access, on Airport property, to agencies, that have legal jurisdiction
compliance shortfalls with published the Airport’s terminal area. and/or special expertise with respect to
safety standards. Following the MPU, The proposed project is needed to any potential environmental impacts
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NAA prepared technical documents that address the following four primary areas associated with the proposed project,
focused on the potential construction of of deficiency at ORF: will be notified by letter of an Agency
a replacement secondary runway. The • Runway 14/32 does not meet the Scoping Meeting to be held on July 22,
first was the December 2008 FAA design standards discussed above 2015 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Supplemental Technical Analyses for for several reasons, including, but not The general public will be notified of
the Proposed Secondary Runway at limited to, the location of Robin Hood the Scoping process through a legal
Norfolk International Airport and the Road and Lake Whitehurst near the notice, describing the proposed project.
second was the December 2009 Runway 14 end. The Notice will be placed in
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newspapers that have general Agencies that are final in the meaning The Tier I final Federal agency
circulation in the project area. The of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate decisions, and the laws under which
newspaper notice will notify members to a proposed highway project corridor such actions were taken, are described
of the public that open house style connecting Trunk Highway 169 and in the Tier I Final Environmental Impact
Scoping Meetings will be held to United States Highway 212 in the Statement (FEIS), approved on
provide the opportunity for the public vicinity of Trunk Highway 41 in the November 12, 2014, in the Record of
to offer its input concerning the Counties of Scott and Carver, State of Decision (ROD) issued on March 16,
proposed project. The Public Scoping Minnesota. The Federal decisions of a 2015, and in other documents in the
Meetings are scheduled for the evenings tiered environmental review process project records. The FEIS, ROD, and
of July 22 & 23, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 8 under the National Environmental other documents in the project file are
p.m. at the following locations in Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4351 available by contacting the Minnesota
Southside Hampton Roads: (NEPA), and implementing regulations Division of the FHWA or the Minnesota
• July 22, 2015, 5 p.m.–8 p.m.: on tiering, 40 CFR 1502.20 and 40 CFR Department of Transportation at the
Bayside High School, 4960 Haygood 1508.28, determined certain issues addresses provided above. The FEIS and
Road, Virginia Beach, VA relating to the proposed action. Those ROD can be viewed on the project Web
• July 23, 2015, 5 p.m.–8 p.m.: Tier I decisions will be used by Federal site at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/
Holiday Inn Norfolk Airport, 1570 N. agencies in subsequent proceedings, metro/projects/hwy41bridge/
Military Highway, Norfolk, Virginia including decisions whether to grant documents.html, or obtained by
The Public Scoping Meetings will be licenses, permits, and approvals for contacting the individuals listed above.
open house format with project highway project(s). This notice applies to all Federal
information displayed and DATES: By this notice, FHWA is advising agency decisions that are final in the
representatives from the FAA and the the public of the final agency actions meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) as of the
Airport available to answer questions. subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim issuance date of this notice and all laws
Written and oral comments will be seeking judicial review of the Federal under which such actions were taken,
accepted at each of the meetings. The agency actions on the highway project including but not limited to:
public comment period on this Scoping will be barred unless the claim is filed 1. General: National Environmental
phase of the EIS will end on August 3, on or before November 9, 2015. If the Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–
2015. Federal law that authorizes judicial 4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23
The purpose of the Scoping Process, review of a claim provides a time period U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128].
as stated above, is to receive input from of less than 150 days for filing such a 2. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department
the public, as well as from Federal, claim, then that shorter time period still of Transportation Act of 1966 [49
state, and local agencies, that have legal applies. U.S.C. 303; 23 U.S.C. 138].
jurisdiction and/or special expertise FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 3. Historic and Cultural Resources:
with respect to any potential FHWA: Philip Forst, Environmental Section 106 of the National Historic
environmental impacts associated with Specialist, FHWA, Minnesota Division, Preservation Act of 1966, as
the proposed project. During this 380 Jackson Street, Suite 500, Saint amended [16 U.S.C. 470f];
process, questions regarding the scope Paul, MN 55101, phil.forst@dot.gov, Archeological Resources Protection
and process related to the EIS will be Phone: (651) 291–6100. For the Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 470aa–
answered. More information about the Minnesota Department of 470mm]; Archeological and Historic
sponsor’s proposed project and the Transportation, Diane Langenbach, Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 469–
scoping meetings can be found at: Project Manager, Minnesota Department 469c].
www.orf-eis.com. of Transportation, Metro District, 1500 4. Social and Economic: Farmland
Comments should be addressed to the West County Road B2, Roseville, MN Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7
listed contact person, or by email to orf- 55113, Phone: (651) 234–7721. U.S.C. 4201–4209]
eis@vhb.com. The Scoping comment 5. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
period is from June 12, 2015 through Water Act (Section 404, Section
hereby given that FHWA has issued at
August 3, 2015. 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 1251–
Tier I Record of Decision (ROD) in
Issued in Jamaica, New York, June 4, 2015. connection with a proposed highway 1387]; Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF) [16
Eleanor Scorcia, project in the State of Minnesota:
U.S.C. 4601–4604]; Wetlands
Acting Manager, Planning and Programming Construction of a new Trunk Highway
Mitigation [23 U.S.C. 119(g) and
Branch, Airports Division, Eastern Region. (TH) 41 Minnesota River crossing
133(b)(14)]; Wild and Scenic Rivers
[FR Doc. 2015–14202 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] connecting Trunk Highway 169 and
Act [16 U.S.C. 1271–1287].
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P United States (US) Highway 212 in the 6. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990
vicinity of the existing Trunk Highway Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
41. A modified Alternative C–2 corridor Floodplain Management; E.O.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION was the selected alternative in the Tier 12898, Federal Actions to Address
I FEIS. The selected alternative is an Environmental Justice in Minority
Federal Highway Administration approximately 3 mile long, 300-foot Populations and Low Income
wide corridor to accommodate a new Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions four-lane east-west regional freeway
on Proposed Highway in Minnesota and Enhancement of Cultural
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connection between US 169 and US 212 Resources.
AGENCY: Federal Highway that will improve regional accessibility
and alleviate traffic congestion. (Catalog of Domestic Assistance Program
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
Approximately six corridor alternatives Number 20.205, Highway Planning and
ACTION: Notice of limitations on claims Construction. The regulations implementing
for Judicial Reviews by FHWA. were evaluated in the Tier I process. Executive Order 12372 regarding
The selected alternative is the only intergovernmental consultation on Federal
SUMMARY: This notice announces actions corridor build alternative to be carried programs and activities apply to this
taken by FHWA and other Federal forward into a future Tier II EIS. program.)
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