[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 147 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45954-45955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16491]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Availability of Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact 
Statement, Gnoss Field Airport, Novato, Marin County, California

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 for the Final Supplement to the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Runway Extension 
Project at Gnoss

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Field Airport (DVO), Novato, Marin County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Pomeroy, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Office of Airports, Federal Aviation Administration, San 
Francisco Airports District Office, 1000 Marina Boulevard, Suite 220, 
Brisbane, California 94005-1835, Telephone: 650-827-7612.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA as lead agency, has completed and is 
publishing a Record of Decision (ROD) for proposed improvements 
identified at DVO. The ROD was prepared pursuant to Title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) 1505.2.
    The FAA published its Final EIS on July 3, 2014 and its Final 
Supplement to the Final EIS for the proposed Runway Extension Project 
on March 6, 2020. The FAA prepared the Final EIS and the Final 
Supplement to 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 Runway 
Extension Project, as well as the No Action Alternative where the 
County would make no improvements at DVO.
    In the Final EIS, the FAA identified the Alternative E--a 300 foot 
runway extension, as the preferred alternative in meeting the purpose 
and need for extending the runway at DVO. Alternative E includes:
     Extend Runway 13/31 300 feet to the northwest from 3,300 
feet to a total length of 3,600 feet while maintaining the 75-foot 
width of the runway;
     Shift Runway 13/31 threshold 106 feet to the northwest to 
allow construction of FAA 300-foot B-II standard Runway Safety Area 
(RSA) beyond each runway end while staying within existing DVO 
property.
     Relocate existing taxiways accessing south end of Runway 
13/31 to new runway end;
     Extend the parallel taxiway to the full length of the 
runway;
     Extend the existing Runway Safety Area (RSA) along the 
sides of Runway 13/31 to provide B-II standard RSA width of 150 feet 
centered on the runway centerline;
     Corresponding realignment of drainage channels to drain 
the extended runway and taxiway;
     Corresponding levee extension to protect the extended 
runway and taxiway from flooding.
     Relocate the Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs), such as the 
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) that pilots use to land at the 
Airport to reflect the extended runway.
    Due to the on-going COVID-19 Pandemic, and the ongoing closure of 
local libraries, a copy of the ROD is available for public review at 
FAA's website: https://www.faa.gov/airports/environmental/records_decision/ and the Gnoss Airport EIS website http://gnossfieldeis-eir.com/reports_documents/.
    Questions may be directed to the individual above under the heading 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in El Segundo, California, on July 22, 2020.
Mark A. McClardy,
Director, Office of Airports, Western--Pacific Region, AWP-600.
[FR Doc. 2020-16491 Filed 7-29-20; 8:45 am]
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