83_FR_4976 83 FR 4953 - Notice of Modification to Previously Published Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

83 FR 4953 - Notice of Modification to Previously Published Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 23 (February 2, 2018)

Page Range4953-4954
FR Document2018-02132

The FAA is publishing this notice to advise the public of a modification to the Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) and notice of opportunity for public comment published in the Federal Register on April 21, 2014, at 79 FR 22177. Specifically, FAA is withdrawing Wildlife Fence Project from the scope of the EA, and the project will be subject instead to a discrete environmental review.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4953-4954]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02132]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Modification to Previously Published Notice of Intent 
To Prepare an Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is publishing this notice to advise the public of a 
modification to the Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental 
Assessment (EA) and notice of opportunity for public comment published 
in the Federal Register on April 21, 2014, at 79 FR 22177. 
Specifically, FAA is withdrawing Wildlife Fence Project from the scope 
of the EA, and the project will be subject instead to a discrete 
environmental review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Parks Preston, Assistant Manager, 
Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue, Room 220, 
College Park, Georgia 30337-2747, (404) 305-6799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport (PUJ) is 
located outside Atlanta, Georgia, in the town of Dallas, Georgia. 
Paulding County and the Paulding County Airport Authority (PCAA) own 
the airport. PUJ opened in 2008 and is designated as a general aviation 
airport. An EA for the construction of PUJ was completed in 2005.
    In September 2013, the PCAA submitted an application to the FAA 
requesting an Airport Operating Certificate under title 14 Code of 
Regulations, Part 139. A Part 139 Airport Operating Certificate allows 
the airport to accommodate scheduled passenger-carrying operations, 
commonly referred to as ``commercial service.'' In November 2013, 
several Paulding County residents filed a Petition for Review in the 
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of two 
categorical exclusions (CATEXs) issued by the Georgia Department of 
Transportation (GDOT), as authorized by the FAA's State Block Grant 
Program, for airfield improvement projects. The petitioners argued that 
the two projects were connected to the proposed introduction of 
commercial service at PUJ. On December 23, 2013, the petitioners and 
the FAA entered into a settlement agreement under which the FAA agreed 
to prepare, at a minimum, an EA for the proposed Part 139 Airport 
Operating Certificate and all connected actions. The FAA is currently 
in the process of preparing that EA (current EA). While the settlement 
agreement contemplated that the current EA would include all actions 
connected with the proposed issuance of the Part 139 Airport Operating 
Certificate, the FAA opted to include in the current EA all reasonably 
foreseeable airport improvement projects, whether or not connected with 
the proposed introduction of commercial service.
    On April 21, 2014, the FAA published a ``Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Notice of Opportunity for 
Public Comment'' in the Federal Register, 79 FR 22177. The Notice of 
Intent identified all of the projects intended to be reviewed in the 
EA, including ``Install approximately 19,000 linear feet of wildlife 
fencing around the perimeter of the Airport''. PUJ owners now desire to 
move forward with the Wildlife Fence Project more expeditiously than 
will be possible if the project remains within the scope of the current 
EA. The primary need for expediting this project is enhance aviation 
safety to General Aviaion operations at PUJ.
    The Wildlife Fence has independent utility, is not connected to the 
Part 139 Airport Operating Certificate, and is therefore not required 
by the National Environmental Policy Act or the terms

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of the 2013 settlement agreement to be included in the EA. Accordingly, 
the current EA will no longer consider direct impacts of the Wildlife 
Fence Project, but will address potential cumulative impacts associated 
with the project.
    To satisfy the requirements of FAA Order 1050.1F, GDOT has prepared 
a Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) for the project. The CATEX is available 
for review at PUJ and online at http://www.paulding.gov/DocumentCenter.

    Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 29, 2018.
Parks Preston,
Assistant Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-02132 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 23 / Friday, February 2, 2018 / Notices 4953 collateral victim. Another journalist was Termination of Sanctions town of Dallas, Georgia. Paulding wounded in the attack. No sanctions imposed under the Act County and the Paulding County Yankuba Badjie: Yankuba Badjie were terminated. Airport Authority (PCAA) own the (Badjie) was appointed as the Director airport. PUJ opened in 2008 and is Efforts To Encourage Governments of designated as a general aviation airport. General of The Gambia’s NIA in Other Countries To Impose Sanctions An EA for the construction of PUJ was December 2013 and is alleged to have Similar to Those Authorized by the Act completed in 2005. presided over abuses throughout his In September 2013, the PCAA tenure. During Badjie’s tenure as The United States is committed to encouraging other countries to impose submitted an application to the FAA Director General, abuses were prevalent requesting an Airport Operating and routine within the NIA, consisting sanctions on a similar basis to those provided for by the Act. The Certificate under title 14 Code of of physical trauma and other Regulations, Part 139. A Part 139 Departments of State and Treasury have mistreatment. In April 2016, Badjie Airport Operating Certificate allows the consulted closely with United Kingdom oversaw the detention and murder of airport to accommodate scheduled and Canadian government counterparts Solo Sandeng, a member of the political over the last year to encourage passenger-carrying operations, opposition. In February 2017, Badjie development and implementation of commonly referred to as ‘‘commercial was charged along with eight statutes similar to the Act by those service.’’ In November 2013, several subordinates with Sandeng’s murder. governments. Both countries have Paulding County residents filed a Prior to becoming Director General, enacted similar laws. The Departments Petition for Review in the United States Badjie served as the NIA Deputy of State and Treasury shared Court of Appeals for the District of Director General for Operations. Prior to information with various foreign Columbia of two categorical exclusions becoming a member of the NIA’s senior partners regarding sanctions and other (CATEXs) issued by the Georgia leadership, Badjie led a paramilitary actions that might be taken against Department of Transportation (GDOT), group known as the Junglers to the persons pursuant to the Act, as as authorized by the FAA’s State Block NIA’s headquarters to beat a prisoner for implemented by the E.O., in parallel Grant Program, for airfield improvement approximately three hours, leaving the with other governments’ relevant projects. The petitioners argued that the prisoner unconscious and with broken authorities. two projects were connected to the hands. The following day, Badjie and proposed introduction of commercial the Junglers returned to beat the Manisha Singh, service at PUJ. On December 23, 2013, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of the petitioners and the FAA entered into prisoner again, leaving him on the verge Economic and Business Affairs, Department a settlement agreement under which the of death. of State. FAA agreed to prepare, at a minimum, Visa Restrictions [FR Doc. 2018–02070 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am] an EA for the proposed Part 139 Airport BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P Operating Certificate and all connected Although no visa restrictions were actions. The FAA is currently in the imposed under the Act during the first process of preparing that EA (current year of its enactment, persons DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EA). While the settlement agreement designated pursuant to the executive contemplated that the current EA would order may be subject to the visa Federal Aviation Administration include all actions connected with the restrictions articulated in Sec. 2. Sec. 2 proposed issuance of the Part 139 contains restrictions pursuant to Notice of Modification to Previously Airport Operating Certificate, the FAA Presidential Proclamation 8693, which Published Notice of Intent To Prepare opted to include in the current EA all establishes a mechanism for imposing an Environmental Assessment reasonably foreseeable airport visa restrictions on Specially Designated improvement projects, whether or not AGENCY: Federal Aviation Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDNs) connected with the proposed Administration (FAA), DOT. designated under the executive order introduction of commercial service. ACTION: Notice. On April 21, 2014, the FAA published and certain other executive orders, as well as individuals designated SUMMARY: The FAA is publishing this a ‘‘Notice of Intent to Prepare an otherwise for travel bans in UN Security notice to advise the public of a Environmental Assessment and Notice modification to the Notice of Intent to of Opportunity for Public Comment’’ in Council resolutions. In addition, the Prepare an Environmental Assessment the Federal Register, 79 FR 22177. The Department of State continues to take (EA) and notice of opportunity for Notice of Intent identified all of the action, as appropriate, to implement public comment published in the projects intended to be reviewed in the authorities pursuant to which it can EA, including ‘‘Install approximately impose visa restrictions on those Federal Register on April 21, 2014, at 79 FR 22177. Specifically, FAA is 19,000 linear feet of wildlife fencing responsible for human rights violations around the perimeter of the Airport’’. and corruption, including Presidential withdrawing Wildlife Fence Project from the scope of the EA, and the PUJ owners now desire to move forward Proclamations 7750 and 8697, and with the Wildlife Fence Project more Section 7031(c) of the FY2017 project will be subject instead to a expeditiously than will be possible if Consolidated Appropriations Act. The discrete environmental review. the project remains within the scope of Department of State continues to make FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the current EA. The primary need for visa ineligibility determinations Parks Preston, Assistant Manager, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES expediting this project is enhance pursuant to the Immigration and Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 aviation safety to General Aviaion Nationality Act (INA), including Section Columbia Avenue, Room 220, College operations at PUJ. 212(a)(3)(E) which makes individuals Park, Georgia 30337–2747, (404) 305– The Wildlife Fence has independent who have participated in acts of 6799. utility, is not connected to the Part 139 genocide or committed acts of torture, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paulding Airport Operating Certificate, and is extrajudicial killings, and other human Northwest Atlanta Airport (PUJ) is therefore not required by the National rights violations ineligible for visas. located outside Atlanta, Georgia, in the Environmental Policy Act or the terms VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Feb 01, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02FEN1.SGM 02FEN1

4954 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 23 / Friday, February 2, 2018 / Notices of the 2013 settlement agreement to be hand delivery, to: Federal Transit (c) Specifically address how a included in the EA. Accordingly, the Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. requirement in chapter 53 of title 49 current EA will no longer consider SE, Washington, DC 20590; via U.S.C., or an FTA requirement in a direct impacts of the Wildlife Fence telephone, at: (202) 366–4011; via fax, at policy statement, circular, agency Project, but will address potential (202) 366–3472; via email, to guidance or rule will limit a grantee’s or cumulative impacts associated with the Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov; or via U.S. mail subgrantee’s ability to respond to an project. or hand delivery to the DOT Docket emergency or disaster; and To satisfy the requirements of FAA Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey (d) Specify if the petition for relief is Order 1050.1F, GDOT has prepared a Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, one-time or ongoing, and if ongoing Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) for the DC 20590, including the information set identify the time period for which the project. The CATEX is available for forth below. relief is requested. The time period may review at PUJ and online at http:// All petitions for relief from a not exceed three months; however, www.paulding.gov/DocumentCenter. provision of chapter 53 of title 49, additional time may be requested U.S.C. or FTA administrative through a second petition for relief. Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 29, 2018. requirements must be posted in the A petition for relief from docket in order to receive consideration administrative requirements will be Parks Preston, by FTA. The docket is publicly available conditionally granted for a period of Assistant Manager, Atlanta Airports District three (3) business days from the date it and can be accessed 24 hours a day, Office, Southern Region. seven days a week, via the internet at is submitted to the Emergency Relief [FR Doc. 2018–02132 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am] Docket. FTA will review the petition www.regulations.gov. Any grantee or BILLING CODE 4910–13–P subgrantee submitting petitions for after the expiration of the three business relief or comments to the docket must days and review any comments include the agency name (Federal submitted thereto. FTA may contact the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Transit Administration) and docket grantee or subgrantee that submitted the number FTA–2018–0001. Grantees and request for relief, or any party that Federal Transit Administration subgrantees making submissions to FTA submits comments to the docket, to [Docket FTA–2018–0001] or to the docket by mail or hand obtain more information prior to making delivery should submit two copies. a decision. FTA shall then post a Notice of Establishment of Emergency Grantees and subgrantees are strongly decision to the Emergency Relief Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2018 encouraged to contact their FTA Docket. FTA’s decision will be based on AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration regional office and notify FTA of the whether the petition meets the criteria (FTA), DOT. intent to submit a petition to the docket. for use of these emergency procedures, In the event a grantee or subgrantee the substance of the request, and the ACTION: Notice. needs to request immediate relief and comments submitted regarding the SUMMARY: By this notice, the Federal does not have access to electronic petition. If FTA does not respond to the Transit Administration (FTA) is means to request that relief, the grantee request for relief to the docket within establishing an Emergency Relief Docket or subgrantee may contact any FTA three business days, the grantee or for calendar year 2018 so grantees and regional office or FTA headquarters and subgrantee may assume its petition is subgrantees affected by national or request that FTA staff submit the granted for a period not to exceed three regional emergencies may request petition on its behalf. months until and unless FTA states temporary relief from FTA Federal public transportation law at otherwise. administrative and statutory 49 U.S.C. 5324(d) provides that a grant A petition for relief from statutory requirements. awarded under Section 5324 or under requirements will not be conditionally 49 U.S.C. 5307 or 49 U.S.C. 5311 that is granted and requires a written decision FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: made to address an emergency shall be from the FTA Administrator. Bonnie L. Graves, Attorney-Advisor, subject to the terms and conditions the Pursuant to 49 CFR 604.2(f) of FTA’s Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Secretary determines are necessary. This Charter Rule, grantees and subgrantees Administration, 90 Seventh Street, Ste. language allows FTA to waive statutory, may assist with evacuations or other 15–300, San Francisco, CA 94103; as well as administrative, requirements. movement of people that might phone: (202) 366–0944, fax: (415) 734– Therefore, grantees and subgrantees otherwise be considered charter 9489, or email, Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov. affected by an emergency or major transportation when that transportation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant disaster may request waivers of is in response to an emergency declared to title 49 CFR part 601, subpart D, FTA provisions of chapter 53 of title 49, by the President, governor, or mayor, or is establishing the Emergency Relief U.S.C. when a grantee or subgrantee in an emergency requiring immediate Docket for calendar year 2018. demonstrates the requirement(s) will action prior to a formal declaration, Subsequent to an emergency or major limit a grantee’s or subgrantee’s ability even if a formal declaration of an disaster, when FTA requirements to respond to an emergency. Grantees emergency is not eventually made by impede a grantee or subgrantee’s ability must follow the procedures set forth the President, governor or mayor. to respond to the emergency or major below when requesting a waiver of Therefore, a request for relief is not disaster, a grantee or subgrantee may statutory or administrative necessary in order to provide this submit a request for relief from specific requirements. service. However, if the emergency lasts sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES FTA requirements. A petition for relief shall: more than 45 calendar days, the grantee A grantee or subgrantee may submit a (a) Identify the grantee or subgrantee or subgrantee shall follow the petition for waiver of FTA requirements and its geographic location; procedures set out in this notice. to www.regulations.gov for posting in (b) Identify the section of chapter 53 FTA reserves the right to reconsider the docket (FTA–2018–0001). of title 49, U.S.C., or the FTA policy any decision made pursuant to these Alternatively, a grantee or subgrantee statement, circular, guidance document emergency procedures based upon its may submit a petition in duplicate to and/or rule from which the grantee or own initiative, based upon information the FTA Administrator, via U.S. mail or subgrantee seeks relief; or comments received subsequent to the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Feb 01, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02FEN1.SGM 02FEN1


Document Created: 2018-02-03 14:27:34
Document Modified: 2018-02-03 14:27:34
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
ContactParks Preston, Assistant Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Avenue, Room 220, College Park, Georgia 30337-2747, (404) 305-6799.
FR Citation83 FR 4953 
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