Notice of Availability of Draft FAA ASR-11 Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Availability of Draft FAA ASR-11 Programmatic

Environmental Assessment and Comment Period

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability and comment period.

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SUMMARY: The FAA announces the availability of the Draft Programmatic

Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the ASR-11 Radar which assesses the

potential environmental impacts of the FAA ASR-11 Radar program. The

FAA and the Department of Defense (DOD) are both planning to upgrade

air traffic control infrastructure by systematically replacing analog

systems with state-of-the-art digital technology. The FAA plans to

install up to 120 digital systems nationwide. The Draft PEA is

subdivided into five main sections, including: NEPA requirements and

FAA's ASR-11 program; Purpose and Need for Action; Implementation; and

Cumulative Impacts. In accordance with the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the FAA

has prepared a Draft PEA to determine whether the deployment and

operation of the ASR-11 will have a significant impact on environmental

quality. The FAA plans to prepare a Final PEA after a 45 day comment

period during which time the FAA will collect and review comments and

incorporate appropriate changes for the Final PEA. Comments regarding

the Draft PEA should be mailed to Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental

Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Surveillance Integrated

Product Team, AND-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC

20591.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jerome D. Schwartz, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation

Administration, Surveillance Integrated Product Team, AND-400, 800

Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 358-

4946.

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Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 1996.

Gerald J. Taylor,

Product Lead, Terminal Products Team, AND-410.

[FR Doc. 96-23093 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]

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