[Federal Register: June 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 124)]
[Notices]               
[Page 43382]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement and Hold 
Environmental Scoping Meetings for Airport Master Plan Development at 
T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, RI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare Environmental Impact Statement and 
hold environmental scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration announces that it will 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for projects proposed 
in the Airport Master Plan for T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode 
Island. Public scoping meetings will be held to ensure that all 
significant issues related to the proposed projects are identified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Silva, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Airports Division, ANE-600, 12 New England Executive 
Park, Burlington, MA 01803; Telephone 781-238-7602.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) 
is preparing an Airport Master Plan and related Airport Layout Plan to 
identify and depict future improvements to T.F. Green Airport in 
Warwick, Rhode Island. The Federal Aviation Administration will prepare 
an EIS prior to approval of RIAC's Airport Layout Plan or funding 
development depicted thereon.
    Projects identified in the Airport Master Plan that will be 
assessed in the EIS include reconstruction of Runway 16-34, provision 
for full Run way Safety Areas for Runway 16-34, potential extension of 
Runway 16-34, potential extension of Runway 5R-23L, potential closure 
of Runway 5L-23R, taxiway improvements, terminal development, and 
associated ancillary development. Additional development that may be 
assessed in this EIS include the expansion of the aircraft Remain 
Overnight areas and vehicle parking, and peripheral roadway 
improvements.
    Alternatives assessed in the EIS may include, but may not be 
limited to: No-Build/No-Action; Reconstruct and shorten Runway 16/34 to 
accommodate standard safety areas within the existing [airport] 
footprint and construct associated terminal and roadway projects; 
Reconstruct Runway 16/34 at its existing pavement length with standard 
safety areas and construct associated terminal and roadway projects; 
and Extend Runway 16/34 and Runway 5R-23L, with standard safety areas 
and construct associated terminal and roadway projects.
    The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has convened a Study Resource 
Committee for community representation during the continued development 
of the Airport Master Plan Update. To ensure that the full range of 
issues related to the future Master Plan are addressed and that all 
significant issues are identified, FAA intends to consult and 
coordinate with federal, state and local agencies which have 
jurisdiction by law or have specific expertise with respect to any 
environmental impacts that may result from any selected projects. An 
environmental scoping meeting for these agencies will be held at the 
T.F. Green Airport, in the Mary Brennan Board Room located behind the 
Delta ticket counter at the Airport, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, 
2002. FAA will also solicit input from the public with a public scoping 
meeting on Thursday, July 25, 2002, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m at Toll Gate 
High School, 575 Centerville Road, Warwick, Rhode Island. In addition 
to providing input at the scoping meetings, agencies and the public may 
submit written comments on the scope of the environmental study to the 
address identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice. Comments must be submitted by August 9, 2002.

    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on June 12, 2002.
Vincent A. Scarano,
Manager, Airports Division, New England Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-16167 Filed 6-26-02; 8:45 am]
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