
[Federal Register: February 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 38)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment (Final 
EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision 
(ROD) for the New Airport Traffic Control Tower and Base Building at 
Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment 
(Final EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the New Airport Traffic Control Tower and Base 
Building at Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City, Michigan.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that the FAA has prepared, and approved on 
February 8, 2010, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of 
Decision (ROD) based on the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) 
for a New Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Base Building at 
Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) in Traverse City, Michigan. The FAA 
prepared the Final EA in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act and the FAA's regulations and guidelines for environmental 
documents. It was accepted on November 2, 2009 by the FAA's Responsible 
Federal Official.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Virginia Marcks, Manager, 
Infrastructure Engineering Center, AJW-C14D, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018. 
Telephone number: (847) 294-7494.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EA evaluated the construction and 
operation of a new ATCT at TVC. The replacement ATCT will be a Low 
Activity Level facility with a 395 square foot cab accommodating two 
operational positions and two support positions. The ATCT will be 
constructed on 1.64 acres of land owned by the airport, 520 feet 
northeast of the existing ATCT and will have a cab floor height of 752 
feet above mean sea level, located within the footprint of Airport 
Access Road. The

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existing ATCT would be decommissioned after the ATCT is operational. 
The increased square footage of the ATCT will provide the capability to 
meet future expansion requirements. The Base Building design will 
conform to the guidelines of the Terminal Facilities Design Standards 
for Base Building and Environmental Support Buildings with a modified 
slab-on-grade 7,000 SF floor plan. A new link building will connect the 
two structures, and paved surface parking will be constructed next to 
the Base Building. A 10-foot security fence will be constructed around 
the complex. The project will incorporate energy conservation, recycled 
materials, and green technologies where practicable. In addition, the 
Runway 28 localizer antenna and shelter will be shifted slightly to 
maintain optimal operational characteristics. The existing antenna and 
shelter will be removed once the new equipment is operational.
    The new ATCT will accommodate current and future modernization of 
the NAS, improve visibility of airport surfaces, provide adequate space 
to improve operational and administrative efficiency, accommodate 
future air traffic growth and overall, and increase the efficient 
functionality of the facility.
    The Final EA has been prepared in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and FAA Order 
1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.'' In 
addition, FAA Order 5050.4B, ``National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions'' has been used as 
guidance in the preparation of the environmental analysis.

    Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on February 19, 2010.
Virginia Marcks,
Manager, Infrastructure Engineering Center, Chicago, AJW-C14D, Federal 
Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-3924 Filed 2-25-10; 8:45 am]
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