Noise Exposure Map Notice, Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Stratford, Connecticut
| Published date | 15 June 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 31781 |
| Record Number | 2021-12354 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration |
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averaging greater than 85 times per year,
is outside the intended design basis of
the plant. Additionally, KIF has been
dealing with significant material
condition issues over the last five years.
Lower boiler drum repairs at KIF are
symptomatic of age-driven material
condition failures that are difficult to
proactively address. Based on this
analysis, TVA has developed planning
assumptions for KIF retirement. TVA
proposes to retire three units as early as
2026, but no later than 2031, and the
remaining six units as early as 2027, but
no later than 2033, dependent on
internal and external factors that could
affect bringing replacement generation
online.
The Kingston EIS will assess the
impact of retiring all KIF units and of
replacing the generation of those units,
as discussed in the Alternatives section
below. To recover the generation
capacity lost from retirement of the KIF
units and to account for future load
growth, TVA is proposing the addition
of approximately 1,450 MW of
replacement generation. To maintain
adequate reserves on the TVA system,
this 1,450 MW of replacement
generation would need to be in
commercial operation prior to the
retirement of KIF.
Alternatives
TVA anticipates that the scope of the
EIS will include various alternatives in
addition to the no action alternative
(continuing to operate KIF with needed
regulatory updates). TVA plans to
evaluate three action alternatives in the
EIS: (A) Retirement of KIF and
construction and operation of a
Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine
(CC) Gas Plant at the same site; (B)
Retirement of KIF, investment in local
and regional transmission, and
construction and operation of Simple
Cycle Combustion Turbine (CT) Gas
Plants at alternate locations; (C)
Retirement of KIF and construction and
operation of Solar and Storage Facilities,
primarily at alternate locations.
Potential connected actions, such as the
natural gas pipeline and transmission
upgrades as necessary for any particular
alternative, will also be considered in
this assessment.
Issues To Be Addressed in EIS
The EIS will address the effects of
each alternative on the environment,
including
•Emissions of greenhouse gases,
•fuel consumption,
•air quality,
•water quality and quantity,
•waste generation and disposal,
•land use,
•ecological,
•cultural resources,
•transportation,
•visual and noise,
•socioeconomic impacts and
environmental justice.
The EIS will include discussion and
review of any proposed natural gas
pipeline(s) that would be a necessary
component of a new proposed CC or CT
plants under Alternatives A or B.
Currently under Alternative A, TVA is
considering replacing generation at the
KIF location, which would require
approximately 125 miles of natural gas
pipeline facilities that will, to the extent
practicable, be located within or
adjacent to an existing pipeline right of
way, to bring gas supply to the KIF
reservation. The construction of the
natural gas pipeline(s) would be subject
to Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) jurisdiction and
additional review will be undertaken by
FERC in accordance with its own NEPA
procedures. TVA’s proposed action may
also require issuance of an Individual or
Nationwide Permit under Section 404 of
the Clean Water Act; Section 401 Water
Quality Certification; conformance with
Executive Orders on Environmental
Justice (12898), Wetlands (11990),
Floodplain Management (11988),
Migratory Birds (13186), and Invasive
Species (13112); and compliance with
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, and other
applicable Local, Federal and State
regulations.
Scoping Process
Scoping, which is integral to the
process for implementing NEPA,
provides an early and open process to
ensure that (1) issues are identified early
and properly studied; (2) issues of little
significance do not consume substantial
time and effort; (3) the draft EIS is
thorough and balanced; and (4) delays
caused by an inadequate EIS are
avoided. TVA invites members of the
public as well as Federal, state, and
local agencies and federally recognized
Indian tribes to comment on the scope
of the EIS. Information about this
project is available on the TVA web
page at www.tva.gov/nepa, including a
link to a virtual public meeting room
and an online public comment page.
Comments on the scope of this EIS
should be submitted no later than the
date given under the
DATES
section of
this notice. Any comments received,
including names and addresses, will
become part of the administrative record
and will be available for public
inspection.
After consideration of the comments
received during this scoping period,
TVA will summarize public and agency
comments, identify the issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the draft
EIS, and identify the schedule for
completing the EIS process. Following
analysis of the issues, TVA will prepare
a draft EIS for public review and
comment. Notice of availability of the
draft EIS will be published by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency in the
Federal Register. TVA will solicit
written comments on the draft EIS and
also hold a public open house, which
may be virtual, for this purpose. TVA
expects to release the draft EIS in
Summer of 2022. TVA anticipates
issuing the final EIS in Spring of 2023
and a record of decision at least 30 days
after its release.
Rebecca Tolene,
Vice President, Environment.
[FR Doc. 2021–12693 Filed 6–14–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice, Sikorsky
Memorial Airport, Stratford,
Connecticut
AGENCY
: Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure
maps for Sikorsky Memorial Airport, as
submitted by the City of Bridgeport,
Connecticut.
DATES
: Applicable Date: The applicable
date of the FAA’s determination on the
noise exposure maps is June 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Richard Doucette, Federal Aviation
Administration, New England Region,
Airports Division, 1200 District Avenue,
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.
Office: 781–238–7613.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: This
notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted
for Sikorsky Memorial Airport are in
compliance with applicable
requirements of Part 150, effective June
8, 2021.
Under Section 103 of Title I of the
Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement
Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘the Act’’), an airport operator may
submit to the FAA noise exposure maps
that meet applicable regulations and
that depict non-compatible land uses as
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of the date of submission of such maps,
a description of projected aircraft
operations, and the ways in which such
operations will affect such maps. The
Act requires such maps to be developed
in consultation with interested and
affected parties in the local community,
government agencies, and persons using
the airport.
An airport operator who has
submitted such noise exposure maps
that are found by FAA to be in
compliance with the requirements of 14
CFR part 150, promulgated pursuant to
Title I of the Act, may submit a noise
compatibility program for FAA approval
that sets forth the measures the operator
has taken, or proposes, for the
introduction of additional non-
compatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of
the noise exposure map and related
descriptions submitted by Bridgeport,
Connecticut. The specific maps under
consideration were ‘‘Existing Conditions
(2021) Noise Exposure Map’’ (Figure 9
on page 38) and ‘‘Forecast Conditions
(2026) Noise Exposure Map’’ (Figure 10
on page 40). The FAA has determined
that these maps for Sikorsky Memorial
Airport are in compliance with
applicable requirements. This
determination is effective on June 8,
2021.
FAA’s determination on an airport
operator’s noise exposure maps is
limited to a finding that the maps were
developed in accordance with the
procedures contained in Appendix A of
14 CFR part 150. Such determination
does not constitute approval of the
applicant’s data, information or plans,
or a commitment to approve a noise
compatibility program or to fund the
implementation of that program.
If questions arise concerning the
precise relationship of specific
properties to noise exposure contours
depicted on a noise exposure map
submitted under Section 103 of the Act,
it should be noted that the FAA is not
involved in any way in determining the
relative locations of specific properties
with regard to the depicted noise
contours, or in interpreting the noise
exposure maps to resolve questions
concerning, for example, which
properties should be covered by the
provisions of Section 107 of the Act.
These functions are inseparable from
the ultimate land use control and
planning responsibilities of local
government. These local responsibilities
are not changed in any way under Part
150 or through FAA’s review of a noise
exposure map. Therefore, the
responsibility for the detailed
overlaying of noise exposure contours
onto the map depicting properties on
the surface rests exclusively with the
airport operator that submitted the map
or with those public agencies and
planning agencies with which
consultation is required under Section
103 of the Act. The FAA has relied on
the certification by the airport operator,
under Section 150.21 of 14 CFR part
150, that the statutorily required
consultation has been accomplished.
Copies of the noise exposure maps
and of the FAA’s evaluation of the maps
are available for examination at the
following locations:
Sikorsky Memorial Airport, 100 Great
Meadow Road, Stratford, Connecticut
06615
Federal Aviation Administration, New
England Region, Airports Division,
1200 District Avenue, Burlington,
Massachusetts 01803
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
.
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on
June 8, 2021.
Julie Seltsam-Wilps,
Deputy Division Director, FAA New England
Region, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2021–12354 Filed 6–14–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement: Milwaukee County
AGENCY
: Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION
: Notice of intent.
SUMMARY
: The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that a
supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS) will be prepared for a
proposed freeway corridor improvement
project on I–94 in Milwaukee County,
Wisconsin.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Bethaney Bacher-Gresock,
Environmental Program and Project
Specialist, FHWA Wisconsin Division
Office, City Center West, 525 Junction
Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717;
email bethaney.bacher-gresock@dot.gov;
telephone: (608) 662–2119. Joshua
LeVeque, Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WisDOT) Project
Manager, WisDOT SE-Region Office,
141 NW Barstow Street, P.O. Box 798,
Waukesha, WI 53188 email
joshua.leveque@dot.wi.gov; telephone:
(414) 750–1468.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the
Wisconsin Department of
Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare a
SEIS in accordance with 23 CFR
771.130 for proposed improvements
along approximately 3.5 miles of I–94
(70th Street–16th Street) in Milwaukee
County, WI. The project includes the
following interchanges: 68th Street/70th
Street, Hawley Road, Mitchell
Boulevard, the Stadium Interchange (I–
94/WIS 175/Miller Park Way), 35th
Street, and 25th/26th/28th Street. The
Bluemound Road/Wisconsin Avenue/
Wells Street interchange with WIS 175
is also included. The purpose of the
project remains the same as the original
EIS: To address the deteriorated
condition of I–94, obsolete roadway and
bridge design, existing and future traffic
demand, and high crash rates. The SEIS
will evaluate and provide additional
analysis, if needed, on any new or
changed impacts to the human and
natural environment since the approval
of the January 29, 2016 final EIS (FEIS).
For example, potential changes in study
area traffic patterns resulting from the
pandemic, or potential changes in traffic
patterns resulting from the construction
of, or may result from, the identification
of funding for transportation projects
identified in the regional transportation
improvement plan for the area. Also, as
identified in the original EIS, FHWA
and WisDOT propose funding for the
Milwaukee County East-West Bus Rapid
Transit project as traffic mitigation
during the construction of the I–94
project.
The SEIS will follow the same process
and format as the original EIS (i.e., draft,
final, record of decision (ROD)), except
that scoping is not required. Per 40 CFR
1506.13, the SEIS will follow Council
on Environmental Quality regulations in
effect prior to September 14, 2020. The
original EIS and other project
documents will be available on the I–94
project website http://
www.wisconsindot.gov/94eastwest.
Public involvement is a critical
component of the project development
process and will occur throughout the
development of the SEIS. The draft SEIS
will be made available for public and
agency review and comment prior to the
public hearing. After public review of
the draft SEIS and public hearing,
FHWA and WisDOT will issue a final
SEIS and ROD. The final SEIS and ROD
may be issued as one combined
document pursuant to 23 U.S.C.
139(n)(2) and 23 CFR 771.124, unless
criteria are met for issuing the
documents separately.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to the proposed action are
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