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U of M CE 5212 - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Dual Track Airport Planning Process

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATIONGREAT LAKES REGIONFINALBack to Records of Decision Minneapolis-St. Paul International AirportDual Track Airport Planning Process NEW RUNWAY 17/35 ANDAIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN APPROVAL MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA September 1998 ContentsSection TitleI. Summary of DecisionII. Introduction and backgroundA. IntroductionB. Proposed ProjectC. Project BackgroundIII. Purpose and Need for ActionA. Aviation Activity ForecastsB. Airport Demand/Capacity12/4/02 12:34 PMMSP Intl. Airport Final ROD - Signed 9/23/98Page 1 of 55http://www2.faa.gov/arp/app600/5054a/RODMSP.html#IIAC. Economic ConsiderationsIV. Agency ActionsV. Alternatives AnalysisA. Alternatives Considered and EliminatedB. Alternatives Considered in DetailC. Sponsor Preferred AlternativeD. Environmentally Preferred AlternativeE. Selected AlternativeVI. Environmental Impacts and MitigationA. Summary of Findings by Each Impact CategoryB. MAC High Forecast Sensitivity AnalysisVII. Public and Agency InvolvementA. Environmental Document Preparation and ProcessB. Agency Consultation and CoordinationC. Responses to Environmental ConcernsVIII. Related MattersA. Federal Involvement in the Dual Track ProcessB. Additional FAA Participation in the Planning and Environmental ProcessC. Governor's Air and Water Quality CertificationsIX. Agency FindingsX. Conditions of ApprovalXI. Agency Decision and OrderFiguresFigure 1—2010 Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP) (not available for website)Attachments (not available for website; contact Great Lakes Region for copies)Attachment A Comments and Responses on the FEIS and Section 4(f) EvaluationA.1—Comments and Responses on the FEISA.2—Appendix to City of Richfield CommentsA.3—Comments and Responses on the Section 4(f) Evaluation Attachment B Federal Agency Correspondence and Wildlife Refuge Memorandum of AgreementAttachment C Late-Filed Comments on the FEIS and Responses I. Summary of DecisionBased on a review of the Administrative Record, including the Final Environmental Impact Statement 12/4/02 12:34 PMMSP Intl. Airport Final ROD - Signed 9/23/98Page 2 of 55http://www2.faa.gov/arp/app600/5054a/RODMSP.html#IIA(FEIS) approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on May 6, 1998, and the Section 4(f) Evaluation, dated May 1998, it is the final determination of the FAA to approve, for construction and use, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) 2010 Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP), identified as the "Sponsor and FAA Preferred Alternative," and as shown in the revised Airport Layout Plan (ALP). The 2010 LTCP includes a new north-south 8,000-ft. air carrier length runway (Runway 17/35) on the west side of the airport, new taxiways, and associated facilities described in Section II.B. of this Record of Decision (ROD) and in the FEIS. Implementation of the 2010 LTCP will require FAA approvals and actions as described in Section II.A. of this ROD and in the FEIS. In addition, the 2010 LTCP is approved as eligible for federal funding as described further in this ROD, and as subject to further eligibility determinations. It is also determined that the 2010 LTCP is the environmentally preferable alternative because it promotes national environmental policy, as expressed in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and does this more successfully than the No Action Alternative or other alternatives considered during the Dual Track Airport Planning Process (see also Sections II and V of this ROD). The Metropolitan Airports Commission, as owner andoperator of MSP and the project sponsor, has agreed to terms of approval, including mitigation measures, discussed below.Projects described in Section II.B of this ROD include development of the MSP 2010 LTCP and the 2020 Concept Plan. These plans represent two phases for the proposed development of MSP, and received conditional ALP approval from the FAA on April 25, 1997. The April 1997 approval was made for planning purposes based on current safety, utility, and efficiency standards, and was conditioned on the satisfactory completion of the environmental review process. This ROD unconditionally approves the ALP for the 2010 LTCP. The conditional approval of the MSP 2020 Concept Plan remains unchanged.In reaching this decision, the FAA has given careful consideration to: (a) the role of MSP in the national air transportation system, and the airport capacity/delay reduction needs, (b) the aviationsafety and operational objectives of the project in light of the various aeronautical factors and judgments presented, (c) the preferences of the airport owner as the party with liability and primary responsibility to abate aircraft noise in the area surrounding the airport, and (d) the anticipatedenvironmental impacts of the project. The decisions of the Minnesota State Legislature concerning the New Airport Alternative and the development alternatives at MSP, while not dispositive, were taken into account in defining reasonable alternatives.A discussion of the leading factors considered by the agency in reaching this decision follows.II. Introduction and BackgroundThe subsections below will introduce the reader to this ROD, the MSP airport, and the proposed action. In addition, Section II.C describes the project background, which has involved a complex multi-year study process. This "Dual Track Airport Planning Process" was mandated by the Minnesota State Legislature in 1989, and required the completion of planning studies comparing the expansion of MSP with construction of a new replacement airport (see Section II.C for a more detailed project history).A. IntroductionThe FAA is issuing this Record of Decision (ROD) in accordance with the requirements of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 40 CFR 1505.2 to provide:12/4/02 12:34 PMMSP Intl. Airport Final ROD - Signed 9/23/98Page 3 of 55http://www2.faa.gov/arp/app600/5054a/RODMSP.html#IIAa statement of the agency’s decision;identification of all alternatives considered by the agency in reaching its decision, specifying the alternative considered to be environmentally preferable; andidentification of all practicable means to avoid or minimize harm from the alternative selected and adoption and summary of monitoring and enforcement program, if applicable, for any mitigation.FAA ApprovalsThis ROD provides final approval for the federal actions necessary to support the construction and operation of a new air carrier length


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