[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 207 (Monday, October 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 67811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23534]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0998; Notice of Availability Docket No. 20-ASO-26]


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment 
(Final EA)/Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and the Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex Project

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The FAA, Eastern Service Center, is issuing this notice to 
advise the public of the availability of the Final Environmental 
Assessment (Final EA)/Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and the 
Record of Decision (ROD) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex 
Project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Favors, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, 1701 
Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, (404) 305-5604. 
Additional information about the FAA's actions and environmental review 
of this project is available at the following website: http://www.metroplexenvironmental.com/fl_metroplex/fl_introduction.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA prepared a Final Environmental 
Assessment (EA), dated October 15, 2020, to assess the potential 
environmental impacts of the South-Central Florida Metroplex project in 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq. Council on Environmental Quality regulation, 40 CFR 
parts 1500-1508, the requirements of Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act, and all other applicable special purpose 
laws. The Final EA responds to agency and public comments received by 
the FAA and it updates the Draft EA issued on May 11, 2020. This notice 
announces that based on the information and analysis contained in the 
Final EA, and after reviewing comments received on the Draft EA, the 
FAA is issuing a Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of 
Decision (FONSI/ROD) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex Project. 
The FONSI/ROD documents the FAA's determination that the South-Central 
Florida Metroplex Project would not significantly affect the quality of 
the human environment and that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
is therefore not necessary. The FONSI/ROD also documents the FAA's 
decision to proceed with the proposed action detailed in the Final EA. 
The South-Central Florida Metroplex Project will improve the 
operational efficiency of the national airspace system in the South-
Central Florida area by optimizing aircraft arrival and departure 
procedures at a number of airports.
    Availability: The Final EA and FONSI/ROD is available at the 
following locations:
    (1) Online at http://metroplexenvironmental.com.
    (2) Electronic Versions of the documentation have been sent to 117 
libraries in the General Study Area with a request to make the digital 
document available to patrons. A complete list of these libraries with 
electronic copies of the documentation is available online at the 
website above. The FAA recognizes that libraries may be closed due to 
the COVID-19 public health emergency and, therefore, availability 
through these libraries may be impacted.
    (3) If you are unable to access the documentation through one of 
these means, by contacting Lisa Favors at 404-305-5604.

Lisa Favors,
EPS Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2020-23534 Filed 10-23-20; 8:45 am]
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