80_FR_35815 80 FR 35696 - Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for the Obstruction Removal Project for the Duluth-Sky Harbor Airport (DYT) in Duluth, MN

80 FR 35696 - Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for the Obstruction Removal Project for the Duluth-Sky Harbor Airport (DYT) in Duluth, MN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 119 (June 22, 2015)

Page Range35696-35697
FR Document2015-15273

The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the FAA has prepared and approved (May 8, 2015) a FONSI/ROD based on the Final EA for the DYT Obstruction Removal Project. The Final EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, FAA Orders 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures'' and 5050.4B, ``NEPA Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions''.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35696-35697]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15273]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) 
and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for 
the Obstruction Removal Project for the Duluth-Sky Harbor Airport (DYT) 
in Duluth, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the 
FAA has prepared and approved (May 8, 2015) a FONSI/ROD based on the 
Final EA for the DYT Obstruction Removal Project. The Final EA was 
prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, FAA Orders 1050.1E, ``Environmental 
Impacts: Policies and Procedures'' and 5050.4B, ``NEPA Implementing 
Instructions for Airport Actions''.

DATES: This notice is effective June 22, 2015.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Josh Fitzpatrick, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, FAA Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office 
(ADO), 6020 28th Avenue South, Suite 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 
55450. Telephone number is (612) 253-4639. Copies of the FONSI/ROD and/
or Final EA are available upon written request by contacting Mr. Josh 
Fitzpatrick through the contact information above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EA evaluated the DYT Obstruction 
Removal Project. The purpose of the project is to provide a safe 
airport facility that will meet FAA and MnDOT aeronautics design and 
operation requirements and safely maintain adequate runways with clear 
approach surfaces for local, regional, and interregional aviation 
users.
    The FAA and the Duluth Airport Authority (DAA) jointly prepared the 
Final EA, pursuant to the requirements of the NEPA and the Minnesota 
Environmental Policy Act, respectively. A joint Federal-State EA was 
prepared.
    Chapter 2 of the Final EA identified and evaluated all reasonable 
alternatives. Numerous alternatives were considered but eventually 
discarded for not meeting the purpose and need. Three alternatives (No 
Action, Alternative 5a Short, and Alternative 13) were examined in 
detail. After careful analysis and consultation with various resource 
agencies, the DAA selected Alternative 5a Short as the preferred 
alternative. Alternative 5a Short satisfies the purpose and need while 
minimizing impacts.
    Alternative 5a Short includes the construction of a rotated and 
shortened runway. Compared to the existing runway, the new runway would 
be shortened by 450 feet and rotated five degrees (Runway 32 end) into 
Superior Bay. The primary surface would be graded and the parallel 
taxiway reconstructed at a separation of 150 feet. The existing Medium 
Intensity Runway Lights (MIRLs), Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs), 
Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPIs) and Medium Intensity Taxiway 
Lights (MITLs) would be relocated or replaced. Existing pavements would 
be removed and previously paved areas would be restored with native 
vegetation.
    Alternative 5a Short includes placing approximately 69,800 cubic 
yards of soil for runway construction (combined in water and on land), 
50,000 cubic yards of surcharge (fill to be placed in order to compact 
soft soils, and then removed) and 25,000 tons of riprap over a total 
project area of 29.47 acres. The project will not impact the Scientific 
Natural Area.
    Based on the analysis in the Final EA, the FAA has determined that 
Alternative 5a Short will not result in significant impacts to 
resources identified in accordance with FAA Orders 1050.1E and 5054.4B. 
Therefore, an environmental impact statement will not be prepared.

    Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 8, 2015.
Christopher Hugunin,
Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-15273 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
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35696 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices intention to request the Office of the Government Performance and a. Ad hoc group status brief Management and Budget (OMB) Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). b. Proposed change document status approval to renew an information Respondents: Approximately 2,333 and review collection. The Federal Register Notice pilots and certain other personnel who 5. Working Group Reports with a 60-day comment period soliciting have applied for medical certification. a. Report from SWG comments on the following collection of Frequency: Information is collected b. Report from TWG information was published on April 9, biennially. i. Safety Sub-group 2015. This survey assesses airman Estimated Average Burden per ii. Xo Sub-group opinion of key dimensions of service Response: 15 minutes. c. Report from OWG quality of aeromedical certification Estimated Total Annual Burden: d. Report from CSG services. 583.25 hours. 6. ACAS X RF message typing/ Issued in Washington, DC on June 16, identification DATES: Written comments should be 2015. 7. Review proposed TOR Changes to submitted by July 22, 2015. Ronda Thompson, include ACAS Xu ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 8. Review of Joint/Plenary Actions/ FAA Information Collection Clearance invited to submit written comments on Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services Overflow the proposed information collection to Division, ASP–110. 9. Adjourn the Office of Information and Regulatory [FR Doc. 2015–15264 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] Attendance is open to the interested Affairs, Office of Management and BILLING CODE 4910–13–P public but limited to space availability. Budget. Comments should be addressed With the approval of the chairman, to the attention of the Desk Officer, members of the public may present oral Department of Transportation/FAA, and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION statements at the meeting. Persons sent via electronic mail to oira_ wishing to present statements or obtain submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to Federal Aviation Administration information should contact the person (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Fifth Meeting: Special Committee 147 CONTACT section. Members of the public Office of Management and Budget, (SC 147) may present a written statement to the Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th AGENCY: Federal Aviation committee at any time. Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Administration (FAA), U.S. Department Issued in Washington, DC, on June 17, Public Comments Invited: You are of Transportation (DOT). 2015. asked to comment on any aspect of this ACTION: Eighty-First Meeting Notice of Latasha Robinson, information collection, including (a) Special Committee 147. Management & Program Analyst, NextGen, Whether the proposed collection of Program Oversight and Administration, information is necessary for FAA’s SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice Federal Aviation Administration. performance; (b) the accuracy of the to advise the public of the eighty-first [FR Doc. 2015–15272 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to meeting of the Special Committee 147. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P enhance the quality, utility and clarity DATES: The meeting will be held July of the information collection; and (d) 16th from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ways that the burden could be ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION minimized without reducing the quality MIT McNair Building (#37), MIT of the collected information. The agency Campus, Off Vassar Street, Boston, MA Federal Aviation Administration will summarize and/or include your 02139, Tel: (202) 330–0663. comments in the request for OMB’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Notice of Availability of the Final clearance of this information collection. RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Environmental Assessment (EA) and Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by Finding of No Significant Impact/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or 833–9434, or Web site at http:// the Obstruction Removal Project for by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. www.rtca.org or Sophie Bousquet, the Duluth-Sky Harbor Airport (DYT) in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Duluth, MN OMB Control Number: 2120–0707 Program Director, RTCA, Inc., Title: Survey of Airman Satisfaction sbousquet@rtca.org, 202–330–0663. AGENCY: Federal Aviation with Aeromedical Certification Services SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant Administration (FAA), DOT. Form Numbers: There are no FAA to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal ACTION: Notice. forms associated with this collection. Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– Type of Review: Extension without 463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice change of an information collection. given for a meeting of the Special to advise the public that the FAA has Background: The Federal Register Committee 147. The agenda will include prepared and approved (May 8, 2015) a Notice with a 60-day comment period the following: FONSI/ROD based on the Final EA for soliciting comments on the following the DYT Obstruction Removal Project. Thursday, July 16, 2015 collection of information was published The Final EA was prepared in 1. Opening Plenary Session accordance with the National on April 9, 2015 (80 FR 19107). The a. Chairmen’s Opening Remarks/ Office of Aerospace Medicine (OAM) is Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of Introductions 1969, as amended, FAA Orders 1050.1E, tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES responsible for the medical certification b. Approval of Summary from 80th of pilots and certain other personnel to ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and meeting of SC–147 Procedures’’ and 5050.4B, ‘‘NEPA ensure they are medically qualified to c. Approval of Agenda operate aircraft and perform their duties Implementing Instructions for Airport 2. Report from WG 75 safely. This survey is designed to meet 3. Loss of Altitude/Transponder Actions’’. the requirement to survey stakeholder 4. ‘‘Unjustified RAs’’ (60 min/1045) DATES: This notice is effective June 22, satisfaction under E. O. No. 12862 and Brandao 2015. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices 35697 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Based on the analysis in the Final EA, of the collected information. The agency Josh Fitzpatrick, Environmental the FAA has determined that will summarize and/or include your Protection Specialist, FAA Dakota- Alternative 5a Short will not result in comments in the request for OMB’s Minnesota Airports District Office significant impacts to resources clearance of this information collection. (ADO), 6020 28th Avenue South, Suite identified in accordance with FAA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450. Orders 1050.1E and 5054.4B. Therefore, Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or Telephone number is (612) 253–4639. an environmental impact statement will by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. Copies of the FONSI/ROD and/or Final not be prepared. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EA are available upon written request Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May OMB Control Number: 2120–0026. by contacting Mr. Josh Fitzpatrick 8, 2015. Title: Flight Plans. through the contact information above. Christopher Hugunin, Form Numbers: FAA form 7233–4. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Type of Review: Revision of an EA evaluated the DYT Obstruction Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region. information collection. Removal Project. The purpose of the [FR Doc. 2015–15273 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] Background: Title 49 U.S.C., project is to provide a safe airport BILLING CODE 4910–13–P paragraph 40103(b) authorizes facility that will meet FAA and MnDOT regulations governing the flight of aeronautics design and operation aircraft. 14 CFR 91 prescribes requirements and safely maintain DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION requirements for filing domestic and adequate runways with clear approach international flight plans. Information is surfaces for local, regional, and Federal Aviation Administration collected to provide services to aircraft interregional aviation users. Agency Information Collection inflight and protection of persons/ The FAA and the Duluth Airport Authority (DAA) jointly prepared the Activities: Requests for Comments; property on the ground. Final EA, pursuant to the requirements Clearance of Renewed Approval of Respondents: Approximately 300,000 of the NEPA and the Minnesota Information Collection: Flight Plans air carriers, operators and pilots. Environmental Policy Act, respectively. Frequency: Information is collected AGENCY: Federal Aviation on occasion. A joint Federal-State EA was prepared. Administration (FAA), DOT. Chapter 2 of the Final EA identified Estimated Average Burden per ACTION: Notice and request for Response: 1–3 minutes. and evaluated all reasonable alternatives. Numerous alternatives comments. Estimated Total Annual Burden: were considered but eventually 225,966 hours. SUMMARY: In accordance with the discarded for not meeting the purpose Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA Issued in Washington, DC on June 16, and need. Three alternatives (No Action, invites public comments about our 2015. Alternative 5a Short, and Alternative intention to request the Office of Ronda Thompson, 13) were examined in detail. After Management and Budget (OMB) FAA Information Collection Clearance careful analysis and consultation with approval to renew an information Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services various resource agencies, the DAA collection. Flight plan information is Division, ASP–110. selected Alternative 5a Short as the used to govern the flight of aircraft for [FR Doc. 2015–15269 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] preferred alternative. Alternative 5a the protection and identification of BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Short satisfies the purpose and need aircraft and property and persons on the while minimizing impacts. ground. The use of form 7233–1, FAA Alternative 5a Short includes the Flight Plan, is being removed from this DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION construction of a rotated and shortened information collection request. Effective runway. Compared to the existing October 1, 2015, the civilian burden for Federal Motor Carrier Safety runway, the new runway would be all flight plan information, both Administration shortened by 450 feet and rotated five domestic and international, will be [Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0313] degrees (Runway 32 end) into Superior collected via form 7233–4, FAA Bay. The primary surface would be International Flight Plan. Form 7233–1 Parts and Accessories Necessary for graded and the parallel taxiway will continue to be used by military Safe Operation; Grant of Exemption reconstructed at a separation of 150 feet. respondents. For HELP Inc. The existing Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRLs), Runway End Identifier DATES: Written comments should be AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Lights (REILs), Precision Approach Path submitted by August 21, 2015. Administration (FMCSA), DOT. Indicators (PAPIs) and Medium ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA ACTION: Notice of final disposition. Intensity Taxiway Lights (MITLs) would at the following address: Ronda be relocated or replaced. Existing Thompson, Room 300, Federal Aviation SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier pavements would be removed and Administration, ASP–110, 950 L’Enfant Safety Administration (FMCSA) previously paved areas would be Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. announces its decision to grant an restored with native vegetation. PUBLIC COMMENTS INVITED: You exemption to HELP, Inc. that will allow Alternative 5a Short includes placing are asked to comment on any aspect of the placement of its transponder approximately 69,800 cubic yards of soil this information collection, including systems at the bottom of windshields on for runway construction (combined in (a) Whether the proposed collection of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES water and on land), 50,000 cubic yards information is necessary for FAA’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety of surcharge (fill to be placed in order performance; (b) the accuracy of the Regulations (FMCSRs) currently require to compact soft soils, and then removed) estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to antennas, transponders, and similar and 25,000 tons of riprap over a total enhance the quality, utility and clarity devices to be located not more than 6 project area of 29.47 acres. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThis notice is effective June 22, 2015.
ContactMr. Josh Fitzpatrick, Environmental Protection Specialist, FAA Dakota-Minnesota Airports District Office (ADO), 6020 28th Avenue South, Suite 102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450. Telephone number is (612) 253-4639. Copies of the FONSI/ROD and/ or Final EA are available upon written request by contacting Mr. Josh Fitzpatrick through the contact information above.
FR Citation80 FR 35696 
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