[Federal Register: January 28, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 18)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement 
for Terminal Doppler Weather Radar To Serve John F. Kennedy 
International and LaGuardia Airports, New York, New York

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as Amended, and FAA order 1050.ID--Policies and 
Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts, the FAA announces the 
availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
terminal Doppler weather radar to Serve John F. Kennedy International 
and LaGuardia Airports, New York, New York. The Final EIS provides 
responses to comments on the Draft EIS received in written form or in 
oral presentations at five official public hearings held during the 
public review period for the Draft EIS. The text and figures of the 
Draft EIS have been revised as necessary to provide information and 
analyses requested by comments from the public. The Final EIS is a 
comprehensive document containing the contents of the Draft EIS, as 
revised, copies of all comment letters received during the public 
review period, transcripts of the five public hearings, and the FAA's 
official responses to those comments. A copy of the Final EIS will be 
mailed to all parties who received the Draft EIS directly from the FAA 
and all additional parties who requested a copy of the document. The 
Final EIS is available for review at FAA Headquarters in Washington, 
DC, and libraries of the potentially affected area in New York City. A 
copy of the Final EIS may be obtained from the FAA through request to 
the contact listed below.
    In accordance with regulations at 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
1506.10(b)(2), the FAA's decision on whether to proceed with the 
proposed action will not be made or recorded until the appropriate 
time. At the time such decision is made, the FAA will release a Record 
of Decision with that information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental Lead 
for TDWR, AND-402, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-9841.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 20, 1999.
James C. Link,
Acting Leader, Integrated Product Team For Surveillance, AND-400.
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