
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 64174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27021]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Availability of Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact 
Statement, Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability for record of decision.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that it has published a Record of Decision 
(ROD) signed by the FAA and the United States Air Force for the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS evaluated proposed 
Airfield Safety Enhancement Project at Tucson International Airport 
(TUS), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Kessler, AICP, Regional 
Environmental Protection Specialist, AWP-610.1, Office of Airports, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Region, 777 South 
Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El Segundo, California 90245, Telephone: 
424-405-7315.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA as lead agency, along with the 
United States Air Force, as a cooperating agency on behalf of the 
United States Air Force and the National Guard Bureau, have completed 
and are publishing a Record of Decision (ROD) for proposed improvements 
and various land transactions identified at TUS. The ROD was prepared 
pursuant to Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1505.2.
    The FAA published its Final EIS for these proposed improvements on 
August 31, 2018. The FAA prepared the Final EIS pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council of Environmental 
Quality implementing regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, FAA Order 
1050.1F, and FAA Order 5050.4B. FAA assessed the potential 
environmental impacts of the Airfield Safety Enhancement Project 
(ASEP), as well as the No Action Alternative where the FAA would make 
no improvements at TUS.
    In the Final EIS, the FAA identified the ASEP as the preferred 
alternative in meeting the purpose and need for enhancement of safety 
at TUS. The ASEP includes relocation of Runway 11R/29L (proposed to be 
10,996 feet long by 150 feet wide); the demolition of the existing 
Runway 11R/29L; the construction of a new center parallel and 
connecting taxiway system; acquisition of land for the runway object-
free area, runway safety area, and the runway protection zone from Air 
Force Plant (AFP) 44. The ASEP also includes relocation of navigational 
aids and development and/or modification of associated arrival and 
departure procedures for the relocated runway. The ASEP also includes 
demolition of 12 Earth Covered Magazines (ECMs) on AFP 44 and their 
replacement elsewhere on AFP 44. The ASEP also includes both connected 
and similar land transfer actions from the Tucson Airport Authority 
(TAA) to the USAF for land at AFP 44; and another parcel of airport 
land, on behalf of the National Guard Bureau, for construction of a 
Munitions Storage Area for the Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Wing at 
the Tucson Air National Guard Base.
    Copies of the ROD are available for public review at the following 
locations during normal business hours:
     U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western-Pacific Region, Office of Airports, 777 South 
Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El Segundo, California 90245.
     U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Phoenix Airports District Office, 3800 North Central 
Avenue, Suite 1025, 10th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012.
     Tucson International Airport Administrative Offices, 7250 
South Tucson Boulevard, Suite 300, Tucson, Arizona 85756.
    The ROD may also be viewed at FAA's website: https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/records_decision/ and the TUS EIS website 
https://www.airportprojects.net/tus-eis/.
    Copies of the ROD is also available at the following libraries:

 Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, 
Arizona 85701
 Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 North Wilmot Road, Tucson, Arizona 
85711
 Dusenberry-River Library 5605 East River Road, Suite 105, 
Tucson, Arizona 85750
 Mission Public Library, 3770 South Mission Road, Tucson, 
Arizona 85713
 El Pueblo Library, 101 West Irvington Road, Tucson, Arizona 
85706
 Valencia Library, 202 West Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 
85706
 El Rio Library, 1390 W Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85745
 Santa Rosa Library, 1075 S 10th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
 Quincie Douglas library, 1585 East 36th Street, Tucson, 
Arizona 85713
 Eckstrom-Columbus Library, 4350 East 22nd Street, Tucson, AZ 
85711
 Himmel Park Library, Himmel Park, 1035 North Treat Avenue, 
Tucson, AZ 85716
 Martha Cooper Library 1377 North Catalina Avenue, Tucson, 
Arizona 85712
 Woods Memorial Library, 3455 North 1st Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 
85719
 University of Arizona Main Library--1510 East University 
Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721

    Questions may be directed to the individual above under the heading 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in El Segundo, California, on December 7, 2018.
Mark A. McClardy,
Director, Office of Airports, Western-Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2018-27021 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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