82 FR 45353 - Notice of Cancellation of Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement for Replacement General Aviation Airport, Mesquite, Clark County, Nevada
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 187 (September 28, 2017)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 187 (September 28, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-20839 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 45353-45354] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20839] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Cancellation of Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement for Replacement General Aviation Airport, Mesquite, Clark County, Nevada AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of cancellation of preparation of Environmental Impact Statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it has discontinued preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a construction of a Replacement General Aviation Airport for Mesquite, Nevada. On November 14, 2011, FAA published a notice of suspension of the EIS in the Federal Register (76 FR 70530). The FAA received a letter dated September 27, 2011, from the City of Mesquite, Nevada asking the FAA to suspend any further work on the EIS. The reasons for this action include the local economic conditions in Mesquite and other local fiscal and budgetary constraints. The Mesquite Lands Act of 1988 (the Act), as amended, provided land to the City of Mesquite for the replacement airport, expired on November 14, 2011 and was not extended or renewed by Congress. The original purpose and need for the proposed relocated airport no longer exists. The City of Mesquite, the owner and operator of the existing Mesquite Municipal Airport, has not included a replacement airport in its 5-year Airport Capital Improvement Program. As a result, FAA has determined the proposed replacement General Aviation Airport for Mesquite, Nevada is not ripe for decision at this time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Regional Environmental Protection Specialist, AWP-610.1, Airports Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, Telephone: 310-725-3615. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 8, 2004, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register (69 FR 71097) to prepare an EIS for the proposed construction and operation of a Replacement General Aviation (GA) Airport, for the City of Mesquite, in eastern Clark County, Nevada. The City of Mesquite proposed to build the replacement airport south of Interstate Highway 15 between Exit 108 and 109 on the Mormon Mesa, about 15 miles west of the exiting Mesquite Municipal Airport and change the airport land use to residential land use, including construction of a new arterial roadway through the existing airport property. To maintain access to the National Air Transportation System, the city also proposed to design, fund, and build a replacement GA airport at Mormon Mesa that would provide GA facilities and services to the flying public, support regional economic development at no cost to the FAA. The City proposed to build the replacement GA airport to meet FAA Airport Reference Code (ARC) B-II standards with a new runway 7,500 feet long by 100 feet wide. On May 16, 2008, the Notice of Availability of FAA's Draft EIS was published in the Federal Register (73 FR 28461). The FAA received 34 comment letters on the Draft EIS from federal, state and local agencies, as well as the general public. In March 2009, as FAA was preparing responses to [[Page 45354]] comments received on the 2008 Draft EIS, FAA determined there were significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns and bearing on the Proposed Project or its impacts. Consistent with Title 40 CFR 1501.9, FAA decided to prepare a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RDEIS). On September 27, 2011, the FAA received a letter from the City of Mesquite, asking the FAA to suspend any additional work on the EIS for the proposed Replacement GA Airport EIS. The City of Mesquite explained the postponement was based on local economic conditions and other local fiscal and budgetary constraints. On November 14, 2011, FAA published a notice of Suspension of the EIS in the Federal Register (76 FR 70530). In 2014, the FAA provided a grant of funds to the City of Mesquite to install weather reporting equipment at the existing Mesquite Municipal Airport. In 2015, FAA provided a grant of funds to the City of Mesquite to update its Airport Master Plan. The City completed its Master Plan in the June 2017. The City did not include a replacement airport proposal in its 5-year Airport Capital Improvement Program provided to the FAA. The Mesquite Lands Act of 1988, as amended (Pub. L. 99-549) provided the City with the opportunity to select a specified number of acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management to build a replacement airport on the Mormon Mesa. Since Public Law 99-549 expired, the federal land on the Mormon Mesa for the replacement airport is no longer available. The original purpose and need to change the land use of the existing airport to residential land use and replace the airport no longer exists. There is no demonstrated aeronautical need for the replacement airport and the information in the 2008 Draft EIS is also no longer valid. Thus, FAA is terminating this EIS. Issued in Hawthorne, California, on September 19, 2017. Mark A. McClardy, Director, Office of Airports, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600. [FR Doc. 2017-20839 Filed 9-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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3100 Dundee Road, Suite 508, e. Approval of Agenda Mesquite, Nevada asking the FAA to
Northbrook, IL 60062. f. Future Meeting Scheduling suspend any further work on the EIS.
According to SMSRRIL, this action is 2. Report From WG–75 The reasons for this action include the
categorically excluded from 3. SESAR Updates local economic conditions in Mesquite
environmental review under 49 CFR 4. Working Group Report and other local fiscal and budgetary
1105.6(c). a. Report From Coordination constraints. The Mesquite Lands Act of
Board decisions and notices are Subgroup 1988 (the Act), as amended, provided
available on our Web site at b. Report From Threat Resolution land to the City of Mesquite for the
‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’ Working Group replacement airport, expired on
Decided: September 25, 2017. c. Report From Surveillance Working November 14, 2011 and was not
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Group extended or renewed by Congress. The
Director, Office of Proceedings. d. Report From ACAS Xu Subgroup original purpose and need for the
5. CAS Interoperability MASPS: Status, proposed relocated airport no longer
Kenyatta Clay,
Schedule, and SC–147 TORS exists. The City of Mesquite, the owner
Clearance Clerk.
6. Status Of Mitigations for Transponder and operator of the existing Mesquite
[FR Doc. 2017–20784 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] Failures Municipal Airport, has not included a
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 7. ACAS Xa/Xo MOPS Status & replacement airport in its 5-year Airport
Approval to conduct Final Review Capital Improvement Program. As a
and Comment (FRAC) Process result, FAA has determined the
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 8. Other Business proposed replacement General Aviation
9. New Business Airport for Mesquite, Nevada is not ripe
Federal Aviation Administration
Attendance is open to the interested for decision at this time.
Eighty Sixth RTCA SC–147 Plenary public but limited to space availability. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Session With the approval of the chairman, David B. Kessler, AICP, Regional
members of the public may present oral Environmental Protection Specialist,
AGENCY: Federal Aviation statements at the meeting. Persons AWP–610.1, Airports Division, Federal
Administration, Department of wishing to present statements or obtain Aviation Administration, Western-
Transportation. information should contact the person Pacific Region, 15000 Aviation
ACTION: Eighty Sixth RTCA SC–147 listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,
Plenary Session. CONTACT section. Members of the public Telephone: 310–725–3615.
may present a written statement to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice committee at any time. December 8, 2004, the Federal Aviation
to advise the public of a meeting of
Issued in Washington, DC on September Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of
Eighty Sixth RTCA SC–147 Plenary
25, 2017. Intent in the Federal Register (69 FR
Session. This is a subcommittee to
Mohannad Dawoud, 71097) to prepare an EIS for the
RTCA.
Management and Program Analyst, proposed construction and operation of
DATES: December 7, 2017. Partnership Contracts Branch, ANG–A17, a Replacement General Aviation (GA)
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: NextGen, Procurement Services Division, Airport, for the City of Mesquite, in
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Federal Aviation Administration. eastern Clark County, Nevada. The City
Laboratory at 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, [FR Doc. 2017–20827 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] of Mesquite proposed to build the
Laurel, MD 20723. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P replacement airport south of Interstate
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al Highway 15 between Exit 108 and 109
Secen at asecen@rtca.org or 202–330– on the Mormon Mesa, about 15 miles
0647, or The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION west of the exiting Mesquite Municipal
18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, Airport and change the airport land use
DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833– Federal Aviation Administration to residential land use, including
9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web site construction of a new arterial roadway
Notice of Cancellation of Preparation
at http://www.rtca.org. through the existing airport property. To
of Environmental Impact Statement for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant maintain access to the National Air
Replacement General Aviation Airport,
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Transportation System, the city also
Mesquite, Clark County, Nevada
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– proposed to design, fund, and build a
463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby AGENCY: Federal Aviation replacement GA airport at Mormon
given for a meeting of the Eighty Sixth Administration, DOT. Mesa that would provide GA facilities
RTCA SC–147 Plenary Session. The ACTION: Notice of cancellation of and services to the flying public,
agenda will include the following: preparation of Environmental Impact support regional economic development
Statement. at no cost to the FAA. The City
December 7, 2017 proposed to build the replacement GA
1. Opening Plenary Session—Co-Chairs SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation airport to meet FAA Airport Reference
a. Chairmen’s Opening Remarks/ Administration (FAA) announces that it Code (ARC) B–II standards with a new
Introductions has discontinued preparation of an runway 7,500 feet long by 100 feet wide.
b. RTCA Federal Advisory Act and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) On May 16, 2008, the Notice of
Proprietary Material Policies for a construction of a Replacement Availability of FAA’s Draft EIS was
Review General Aviation Airport for Mesquite, published in the Federal Register (73
c. Approval of Minutes From 85th Nevada. On November 14, 2011, FAA FR 28461). The FAA received 34
Meeting of SC–147 published a notice of suspension of the comment letters on the Draft EIS from
d. Approval of Minutes From EIS in the Federal Register (76 FR federal, state and local agencies, as well
September 2017 Joint Working 70530). The FAA received a letter dated as the general public. In March 2009, as
Group Meeting September 27, 2011, from the City of FAA was preparing responses to
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comments received on the 2008 Draft DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Persons wishing to present statements
EIS, FAA determined there were or obtain information should contact the
significant new circumstances or Federal Aviation Administration person listed in the FOR FURTHER
information relevant to environmental INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members
Twenty Seventh RTCA SC–222 Plenary of the public may present a written
concerns and bearing on the Proposed
Project or its impacts. Consistent with AGENCY: Federal Aviation statement to the committee at any time.
Title 40 CFR 1501.9, FAA decided to Administration (FAA), U.S. Department Issued in Washington, DC on September
prepare a Revised Draft Environmental of Transportation (DOT). 25, 2017.
Impact Statement (RDEIS). ACTION: Twenty Seventh RTCA SC–222 Mohannad Dawoud,
On September 27, 2011, the FAA Plenary. Management & Program Analyst, Partnership
received a letter from the City of Contracts Branch, ANG–A17, NextGen,
SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice Procurement Services Division, Federal
Mesquite, asking the FAA to suspend
to advise the public of a meeting of Aviation Administration.
any additional work on the EIS for the Twenty Seventh RTCA SC–222 Plenary. [FR Doc. 2017–20794 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am]
proposed Replacement GA Airport EIS. This is a subcommittee to RTCA. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
The City of Mesquite explained the
DATES: The meeting will be held
postponement was based on local
November 2, 2017 08:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
economic conditions and other local DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
fiscal and budgetary constraints.
Virtually: https://dfs.webex.com/dfs-en/
On November 14, 2011, FAA j.php?MTID=md423e5bbfccb25c1fd3c2a Federal Aviation Administration
published a notice of Suspension of the 8257213ba2, Join by phone, 1–855–299–
EIS in the Federal Register (76 FR RTCA PMC Program Management
5224 Call-in toll-free number (US/ Committee Meeting
70530). In 2014, the FAA provided a Canada), 1–631–267–4890 Call-in toll
grant of funds to the City of Mesquite to number (US/Canada), Access Code: 956 AGENCY: Federal Aviation
install weather reporting equipment at 003 877, Password: Wm2fKCdV. Administration, Department of
the existing Mesquite Municipal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Transportation.
Airport. In 2015, FAA provided a grant Karan Hofmann at khofmann@rtca.org ACTION: RTCA PMC Program
of funds to the City of Mesquite to or 202–330–0680, or The RTCA Management Committee meeting.
update its Airport Master Plan. The City Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite
completed its Master Plan in the June 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice
2017. The City did not include a telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) to advise the public of a meeting of
replacement airport proposal in its 5- 833–9434, or Web site at http:// RTCA Program Management Committee
year Airport Capital Improvement www.rtca.org. Meeting. This is a subcommittee to
RTCA.
Program provided to the FAA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
The Mesquite Lands Act of 1988, as to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal DATES: The meeting will be held on
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– December 19, 2017 08:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
amended (Pub. L. 99–549) provided the
City with the opportunity to select a 463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at:
specified number of acres of federal given for a meeting of the Twenty RTCA Headquarters, 1150 18th Street
land managed by the Bureau of Land Seventh RTCA SC–222 Plenary. The NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036.
Management to build a replacement agenda will include the following: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
airport on the Mormon Mesa. Since Karan Hofmann at khofmann@rtca.org
Thursday, November 2, 2017—8:00 or 202–330–0680, or The RTCA
Public Law 99–549 expired, the federal a.m.–10:00 a.m.
land on the Mormon Mesa for the Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite
1. Welcome, Introductions, 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by
replacement airport is no longer
Administrative Remarks by Special telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202)
available. The original purpose and
Committee Leadership 833–9434, or Web site at http://
need to change the land use of the 2. Agenda Overview www.rtca.org.
existing airport to residential land use 3. Review/Approve prior Plenary
and replace the airport no longer exists. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
meeting Summary—(action item to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
There is no demonstrated aeronautical status)
need for the replacement airport and the Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
4. Iridium Technical Discussion 463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby
information in the 2008 Draft EIS is also 5. Ligado Effects (Possible ISRA with
no longer valid. Thus, FAA is given for a meeting of the RTCA
SC–159) Program Management Committee
terminating this EIS. 6. Discussion of additional SatCom
Meeting. The agenda will include the
Issued in Hawthorne, California, on Class B Work
following:
September 19, 2017. 7. SC–228 IRSA Discussion
8. Detailed Work Plan for SC–222 and Tuesday, December 19, 2017—8:30
Mark A. McClardy,
WG–82 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Director, Office of Airports, Western-Pacific 9. Establish Agenda, Date and Place for
Region, AWP–600. 1. Welcome and Introductions
next meeting 2. Review/Approve
[FR Doc. 2017–20839 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am]
10. Review of Action Items A. Meeting Summary September 21,
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 11. Adjourn—Plenary meeting 2017
1. Attendance is open to the B. Administrative SC TOR Revisions
interested public but limited to space 3. Publication Consideration/Approval
availability. With the approval of the A. New Document—Guidelines for In
chairman, members of the public may Situ Eddy Dissipation Rate (EDR)
present oral statements at the meeting. Algorithm Performance, Prepared
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