82 FR 14939 - Notice of Availability of the Federal Aviation Administration Written Re-Evaluation, Adoption, and Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision of Department of Navy's Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Navy's Environmental Assessment for the Mariana Islands Range Complex Airspace
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 55 (March 23, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 55 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 14939-14940] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-05800] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Availability of the Federal Aviation Administration Written Re-Evaluation, Adoption, and Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision of Department of Navy's Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Navy's Environmental Assessment for the Mariana Islands Range Complex Airspace AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of record of decision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its decision to adopt the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Environmental Assessment/Overseas Environmental Assessment (EA/OEA) for the Mariana Islands Range Complex Airspace. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (``NEPA''), the Council on Environmental Quality's (``CEQ'') regulations implementing NEPA, and other applicable authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, paragraph 8-2, and FAA Order JO 7400.2K, ``Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters,'' paragraph 32-2-3, the FAA has conducted an independent review and evaluation of the DoN's Final Mariana Islands Range Complex (MIRC) Airspace EA/OEA dated June 2013. As a cooperating agency with responsibility for approving special use airspace the FAA provided subject matter expertise and closely coordinated with the DoN during the environmental review process, including preparation of the Draft EA/OEA and the Final EA/OEA. Based on its independent review and evaluation, the FAA has determined the Final EA/OEA, including its supporting documentation, as incorporated by reference, and other supporting documentation incorporated by reference for FAA's Written Re-Evaluation and Adoption of Final EA/OEA, adequately assesses and discloses the environmental impacts of the for Mariana Islands Range Complex Airspace, and that adoption of the Final EA/OEA by the FAA is authorized by regulation. FAA included the Written Re-Evaluation as part of the Adoption and FONSI-ROD because the DoN's FONSI is more than three years old. Accordingly, the FAA adopts the Final EA/OEA, and takes full responsibility for the scope and content that addresses the proposed changes to Special Use Airspace for MIRC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Miller, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-7378. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In December 2012, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and its implementing regulations, the DoN released a Draft EA/OEA. The Draft EA/OEA presented the potential environmental consequences of the DoN's proposal to establish Special Use Airspace to support Navy training activities that involve the use of advanced weapons systems. The DoN is the proponent for the MIRC Airspace and is the lead agency for the preparation of the EA/OEA, and the DoN issued their FONSI on June 15, 2013. As a result of public, agency, and tribal comments during the 46-day public comment period from December 20, 2012 through February 4, 2013 on the Draft EA/OEA, and the FAA aeronautical review process, the DoN, FAA, other federal and state agencies, and tribal governments have consulted to mitigate concerns while continuing to meet national defense training requirements. The FAA is a cooperating agency responsible for approving Special Use Airspace as defined in 40 CFR 1508.5. Implementation The FAA is establishing Restricted Area 7201A and Warning Areas 11, 12, and 13. The MIRC legal descriptions have been modified to identify the correct US Territory from the description in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register (80 FR 51498) on August 25, 2015, and circularization to the public [[Page 14940]] on September 15, 2015 with Docket 15-AWP-4NR. The revised legal descriptions do not change the Special Use Airspace request or the analysis done in the Final EA/OEA and the Aeronautical Study. The modification to the legal description did not change the area of analysis; therefore, the environmental and aeronautical analyses are still valid. The legal descriptions for the MRIC Airspace established, as noted in this notice, will be published in the Federal Register as a Final Rule and in the National Flight Data Digest (NFDD) with a June 22, 2017 effective date. A copy of the FAA Written Re-Evaluation/FONSI- ROD is available on the FAA Web site. Right of Appeal The Written Re-evaluation, the Adoption, and FONSI-ROD for the changes to the MIRC Airspace constitutes a final order of the FAA Administrator and is subject to exclusive judicial review under 49 U.S.C. 46110 by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia or the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the person contesting the decision resides or has its principal place of business. Any party having substantial interest in this order may apply for review of the decision by filing a petition for review in the appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals no later than 60 days after the order is issued in accordance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 46110. Dated: March 15, 2017. Richard Roberts, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 2017-05800 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) consummation has not been effected by supporting documentation, as
must be filed. NSR’s filing of a notice of incorporated by reference, and other
Provided no formal expression of consummation by March 23, 2018, and supporting documentation incorporated
intent to file an offer of financial there are no legal or regulatory barriers by reference for FAA’s Written Re-
assistance (OFA) has been received, this to consummation, the authority to Evaluation and Adoption of Final EA/
exemption will become effective on abandon will automatically expire. OEA, adequately assesses and discloses
April 22, 2017, unless stayed pending Board decisions and notices are the environmental impacts of the for
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do available on our Web site at Mariana Islands Range Complex
not involve environmental issues,2 ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’ Airspace, and that adoption of the Final
formal expressions of intent to file an Decided: March 20, 2017. EA/OEA by the FAA is authorized by
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, regulation. FAA included the Written
interim trail use/rail banking requests Director, Office of Proceedings. Re-Evaluation as part of the Adoption
under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by Marline Simeon, and FONSI–ROD because the DoN’s
April 3, 2017. Petitions to reopen or Clearance Clerk. FONSI is more than three years old.
requests for public use conditions under [FR Doc. 2017–05817 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am]
Accordingly, the FAA adopts the Final
49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by April EA/OEA, and takes full responsibility
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12, 2017, with the Surface for the scope and content that addresses
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., the proposed changes to Special Use
Washington, DC 20423–0001. Airspace for MIRC.
A copy of any petition filed with the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Board should be sent to NSR’s Federal Aviation Administration Paula Miller, Airspace Policy and
representative: William A. Mullins, Regulations Group, Office of Airspace
Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Notice of Availability of the Federal Services, Federal Aviation
Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC Aviation Administration Written Re- Administration, 800 Independence
20037. Evaluation, Adoption, and Finding of Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
If the verified notice contains false or No Significant Impact and Record of telephone: (202) 267–7378.
misleading information, the exemption Decision of Department of Navy’s Final
is void ab initio. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Environmental Impact Statement for
NSR has filed a combined the Navy’s Environmental Assessment Background
environmental and historic report that for the Mariana Islands Range
addresses the effects, if any, of the In December 2012, in accordance with
Complex Airspace the National Environmental Policy Act
abandonment on the environment and
historic resources. OEA will issue an AGENCY: Federal Aviation and its implementing regulations, the
environmental assessment (EA) by Administration, DOT. DoN released a Draft EA/OEA. The Draft
March 28, 2017. Interested persons may ACTION: Notice of record of decision. EA/OEA presented the potential
obtain a copy of the EA by writing to environmental consequences of the
OEA (Room 1100, Surface SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation DoN’s proposal to establish Special Use
Administration (FAA) announces its Airspace to support Navy training
Transportation Board, Washington, DC
decision to adopt the Department of the activities that involve the use of
20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202)
Navy’s (DoN) Environmental advanced weapons systems. The DoN is
245–0305. Assistance for the hearing
Assessment/Overseas Environmental the proponent for the MIRC Airspace
impaired is available through the
Assessment (EA/OEA) for the Mariana and is the lead agency for the
Federal Information Relay Service at
Islands Range Complex Airspace. In preparation of the EA/OEA, and the
(800) 877–8339. Comments on
accordance with the National DoN issued their FONSI on June 15,
environmental and historic preservation
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 2013. As a result of public, agency, and
matters must be filed within 15 days
(‘‘NEPA’’), the Council on tribal comments during the 46-day
after the EA becomes available to the
Environmental Quality’s (‘‘CEQ’’) public comment period from December
public.
Environmental, historic preservation, regulations implementing NEPA, and 20, 2012 through February 4, 2013 on
public use, or interim trail use/rail other applicable authorities, including the Draft EA/OEA, and the FAA
banking conditions will be imposed, the Federal Aviation Administration aeronautical review process, the DoN,
where appropriate, in a subsequent (FAA) Order 1050.1F, Environmental FAA, other federal and state agencies,
decision. Impacts: Policies and Procedures, and tribal governments have consulted
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR paragraph 8–2, and FAA Order JO to mitigate concerns while continuing to
1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of 7400.2K, ‘‘Procedures for Handling meet national defense training
consummation with the Board to signify Airspace Matters,’’ paragraph 32–2–3, requirements. The FAA is a cooperating
that it has exercised the authority the FAA has conducted an independent agency responsible for approving
granted and fully abandoned the Line. If review and evaluation of the DoN’s Special Use Airspace as defined in 40
Final Mariana Islands Range Complex CFR 1508.5.
2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed (MIRC) Airspace EA/OEA dated June
2013. As a cooperating agency with Implementation
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental responsibility for approving special use The FAA is establishing Restricted
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) airspace the FAA provided subject Area 7201A and Warning Areas 11, 12,
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cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 matter expertise and closely coordinated and 13. The MIRC legal descriptions
I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should with the DoN during the environmental have been modified to identify the
be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may review process, including preparation of correct US Territory from the
take appropriate action before the exemption’s the Draft EA/OEA and the Final EA/ description in the Notice of Proposed
effective date.
3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing OEA. Based on its independent review Rulemaking published in the Federal
fee, which is currently set at $1,700. See 49 CFR and evaluation, the FAA has determined Register (80 FR 51498) on August 25,
1002.2(f)(25). the Final EA/OEA, including its 2015, and circularization to the public
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on September 15, 2015 with Docket 15– the summary is intended to affect the Issued in Renton, Washington, on February
AWP–4NR. The revised legal legal status of the petition or its final 8, 2017.
descriptions do not change the Special disposition. Victor Wicklund,
Use Airspace request or the analysis Manager, Transport Standards Staff.
done in the Final EA/OEA and the DATES: Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number Petition for Exemption
Aeronautical Study. The modification to
the legal description did not change the involved and must be received on or Docket No.: FAA–2016–7647.
area of analysis; therefore, the before April 12, 2017. Petitioner: Textron Aviation Inc.
environmental and aeronautical Section of 14 CFR Affected:
ADDRESSES: You may send comments § 25.981(a)(3).
analyses are still valid. The legal
descriptions for the MRIC Airspace identified by docket number FAA– Description of Relief Sought: The
established, as noted in this notice, will 2016–7647 using any of the following petitioner seeks an exemption from the
be published in the Federal Register as methods: requirements of 14 CFR 25.981(a)(3) at
a Final Rule and in the National Flight • Government-wide rulemaking Web Amendment 25–125, with respect to
Data Digest (NFDD) with a June 22, 2017 site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov fuel tank ignition prevention as it relates
effective date. A copy of the FAA and follow the instructions for sending to lightning protection of fuel tank
Written Re-Evaluation/FONSI–ROD is your comments digitally. structure and systems for the Model 700
available on the FAA Web site. airplane. This petition is made in
• Mail: Send comments to the Docket
accordance with FAA Policy PS–ANM–
Right of Appeal Management Facility; U.S. Department
25.981–02 dated June 24, 2014.
The Written Re-evaluation, the of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
[FR Doc. 2017–05238 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am]
Adoption, and FONSI–ROD for the Avenue SE., West Building Ground
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