Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS); Effects of Changes of Aircraft Flight Patterns Over the State of New Jersey; Comment Period Extension and Public Hearing

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 27649]

Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS);

Effects of Changes of Aircraft Flight Patterns Over the State of New

Jersey; Comment Period Extension and Public Hearing

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of comment period extension and public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 1994, the FAA issued a Supplement to the

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to afford the public an

opportunity to review and comment on (1) a proposed mitigation measure,

(2) analysis on the proposal by the New Jersey Coalition Against

Aircraft Noise (NJCAAN) to route aircraft departing Newark

International Airport over the ocean twenty-four hours a day, and (3)

other new and updated information developed in response to comments on

the DEIS.

In response to requests from Federal State and local elected

officials, FAA reopened the comment period on the SDEIS. On December

12, 1994, an additional 60 days was added extending the comment period

through February 9, 1995.

In response to further requests, FAA is again extending the comment

period through February 23, 1995. Additionally, a public hearing will

be held in Toms River, New Jersey.

This additional hearing will facilitate comments by citizens

potentially affected by the NJCAAN proposal, as described in the

analysis contained in the SDEIS.

COMMENT PERIOD: The comment period is extended until February 23, 1995.

The public hearing in Toms River will be held:

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Date Time/location

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February 14............................ 1:00-4:00 pm, 7:00-10:00 pm,

Holiday Inn, route 37 East,

Toms River, NJ 08753.

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Registration of speakers will begin approximately \1/2\ hour before

the start of each session. The afternoon and evening session will begin

at 1 PM and 7 PM, respectively, and will continue until all scheduled

speakers have testified or until 4 PM and 10 PM, respectively. All

persons wishing to make oral presentations at the public hearing are

strongly urged to provide a written copy of their statement at the

hearing or at the FAA address provided in the paragraph below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, in triplicate, must be received at the

following address by February 23, 1955: Federal Aviation

Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel: Docket Number 27649, 800

Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20591.

The FAA will consider and respond to all comments directly related

to the scope of the SDEIA. The geographic scope delineated by Congress

for the EIS is the environmental effects of the Expanded East coast

Plan over the State of New Jersey and adjacent coastal waters. Please

note, however, that the most useful comments are those which provide

facts and analyses to support the reviewer's recommendations or

conclusions on specific topics contained in the document. The FAA will

consider comments received after the close of the comment period to the

extent practical.

The FAA will issue a final EIS that will include corrections,

clarifications and responses to comments on the SDEIS.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 1995.

John D. Canoles,

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Air Traffic.

[FR Doc. 95-682 Filed 1-6-95; 8:45 am]

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