Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower Replacement at Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to replace the FAA-owned Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and demolish the existing ATCT at Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), Ogden, Utah. The existing FAA-owned OGD ATCT would be replaced with a new modern facility. Commissioned in 1975, the existing OGD ATCT is outdated and a replacement ATCT would enable the installation of modern and required air traffic control equipment. The FAA prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and FAA Order 10501.G. The FAA has determined that the Proposed Action constitutes a Federal undertaking subject to compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Concurrently, the FAA is coordinating with the Department of Interior under Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Act. This notice announces the opportunity for the public to comment on the Draft EA and the FAA's efforts to comply with the NHPA and DOT Act Section 4(f). The FAA, in consultation with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), has determined that the only National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) listed or eligible historic resource within the proposed project’s Area of Potential Effects (APE) is the OGD ATCT. The FAA has determined that the demolition of the OGD ATCT would constitute an adverse effect under NHPA Section 106 and has proposed in consultation with the SHPO to mitigate the adverse effect by completing a Level III Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), and development of an interpretive display and webpage to document the history of the OGD ATCT.

The Draft EA is available for review on the FAA project website. The FAA is accepting written comments on the project until close of business on January 7, 2026. Written comments may be sent to Patrick Walsh. The FAA will address comments received on the Draft EA within the Final EA.

FAA Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-funded Airport Traffic Control Tower Replacement Program

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FAA’s Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) / Record of Decision (ROD) for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)-funded Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Replacement Program. The PEA (PDF1, PDF2) analyzes the potential environmental impacts that may result from construction and operation of the proposed new ATCTs and decommissioning and removal of the existing ATCTs (Proposed Action), as well as the No Action Alternative (i.e., not constructing and operating the proposed new ATCTs). The PEA considers the conditions and potential environmental impacts from the Proposed Action to replace numerous FAA-owned ATCTs under the IIJA-funded ATCT Replacement Program. Many existing ATCTs at municipal or general aviation airports are outdated and operating past their design life. The purpose for the proposed program is to replace select ATCTs across the nation with modern ATCTs while providing uninterrupted air traffic control services. The FAA had prepared the PEA in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA implementing regulations, and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.

Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for the Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower Replacement at the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the issuance of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Replacement at the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), San José, California. The Final EA and FONSI/ROD are available to download. The Final EA analyzes the reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts that may result from construction and operation of the proposed new SJC ATCT and decommissioning and removal of the existing SJC ATCT (Proposed Action), as well as the No Action Alternative (i.e., not constructing and operating the proposed new ATCT). The existing ATCT, commissioned in 1994, has several FAA design and code deficiencies including line-of-sight deficiencies. The Proposed Action would provide for a modern, operationally efficient ATCT designed to meet FAA’s tower requirements. The site for the proposed ATCT, administrative base building, parking areas, and other associated infrastructure would encompass a 3.7-acre parcel of land that is adjacent to the existing ATCT and is currently developed for use as a parking lot. The Final EA reflects consideration of comments received during the public comment period for the Draft EA, which was open June 17, 2025, through July 25, 2025.

Physical copies of the Final EA and FONSI/ROD documents are available for public inspection at the following locations:

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Reference Department, 150 East San Fernando Street, San Jose, California 95112.
• Federal Aviation Administration, Western-Pacific Regional Office, Engineering Services Division, 777 South Aviation Boulevard, El Segundo, California 90245. Please contact Vincent Nguyen at (424) 405-7286 (office) or vincent.t.nguyen@faa.gov to schedule an appointment to review these documents.