[Federal Register: June 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 125)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment (Final
EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision
(ROD) for the O'Hare International Airport World Gateway Program and
Other Capital Improvement Projects at Chicago, IL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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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
June 21, 2002, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of
Decision (ROD) based on the Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA)
for the World Gateway Program and Other Capital Improvement Projects at
O'Hare International Airport. The City of Chicago Department of
Aviation prepared the Final EA in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and the Federal Aviation Administration's
(FAA) regulations and guidelines for environmental documents. The EA
was reviewed and evaluated by FAA, and was accepted on June 21, 2002 as
a Federal document by the FAA's Responsible Federal Official.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Prescott C. Snyder, Airports
Environmental Program Manager, federal Aviation Administration, Chicago
Airports District Office, Room 312, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des
Plaines, Illinois 60018. Mr. Snyder can be contacted at (847) 294-7538
(voice), (847) 294-7046 (facsimile) or by e-mail at 7-AGL-ORD-WGP-
ENV@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed World Gateway Program includes
the development of two new passenger terminals, Terminals 4 and 6, the
redevelopment of Terminal 2, and Terminal 3 Concourse K extension. As a
result of these projects, several facilities must be relocated. These
relocations are referred to as Enabling Projects. The EA also evaluates
other projects unrelated to the World Gateway Program, the Enabling
Projects, and the Independent Utility Projects are referred to as the
Proposed Projects in the EA. More detailed descriptions of these
Proposed Projects are provided below:
The World Gateway Program
Terminal 2 Redevelopment
Reconfiguration of terminal interior; Widening passenger corridor
linking Terminals 1 and 2; Demolition and reconstruction of Concourses
E and F; Installation of Federal Inspection Service (FIS) facilities;
and Reconfiguration of aircraft parking apron.
Terminal 3, Concourse K Extension
Extension of Concourse K and Relocation of Taxiway A/B;
Construction of new apron.
Terminal 4 Development
Construction of Terminal 4; Installation of FIS facilities;
Enlargement and reconfiguration of apron.
Terminal 5 Reconfiguration
Modified to integrate with the proposed Terminal 6.
Terminal 6 Development
Construction of Terminal 6; Reconfiguration of apron; Extension of
taxiway; Development of access road for Terminals 5 and 6; Construction
of Terminal 6 parking garage; Realignment of Airport Transit System
(ATS) line and construction of ATS station in Terminal 6.
Enabling Projects
Delta Cargo Facility Relocation
Lynxs Cargo Facility Relocation
Sky Chefs Flight Kitchen Relocation
heating and Refrigeration (H&R) Plant Support Facility
Relocations
Commonwealth Edison Switchyard D179 Relocation
Independent Utility Projects
Public Parking Improvements
Development of Consolidated Rental Car Facility/ATS
Station
Development of Rental Car Storage and Maintenance Lot
ATS Storage and Maintenance Facility Relocation/Track
Extension
Development of Long-Term Parking ATS Station and
Intermodal Connection
Additional Fuel Tank Farm Development in Northwest
Airfield
Development of City Warehouse and Trades Building
Eastside Collateral Development
O'Hare Roadway Improvements
FAA has requested that the City of Chicago distribute the Final EA
and FONSI/ROD to libraries near the Airport to enhance public access to
the information. The Final EA and FONSI/ROD have been requested to be
on reference through September 30, 2002. Copies of the World Gateway
Program Final EA and FONSI/ROD are available for review at the
following locations:
Arlington Heights memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington
heights, IL 60004
Bensenville Public Library, 200 S. Church Rd., Bensenville, IL 60106
College of DuPage Library, 425 Fawell, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St., Des Plaines, IL 60016
Eisenhower Public Library, 4652 N. Olcott Ave., Harwood Heights, IL
60706
Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove
Village, IL 60007
Elmhurst Public Library, 211 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126
Franklin Park Public Library, 10311 Grand Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131
Harold Washington Library, 400 south State St., 5th Floor, Chicago, IL
60605
Itasca Community Library, 500 W. Irving Park Rd., Itasca, IL 60143
Melrose Park Public Library, 801 Broadway St., Melrose Park, IL 60160
Mont Prospect Public Library, 10 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect, IL
60056
Northlake Public Library, 231 N. Wolf Rd., Northlake, IL 60164
Oakton Community College Library, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068
River Grove Public Library, 8638 Grand Ave., River Grove, IL 60171
Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St., Roselle, IL 60172
Schiller Park Public Library, 4200 Old River Rd., Schiller Park, IL
60176
Wood Dale Public Library, 520 N. Wood Dale Rd., Wood Dale, IL 60191
Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on June 21, 2002.
Philip M. Smithmeyer,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 02-16387 Filed 6-29-02; 8:45 am]
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