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Appendix 5. Air Traffic Initial
Environmental Review
Facility/Office:
Date:
Prepared by:
Phone: Fax:
(Also see
Section X for the complete listing
of preparers.)
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This initial environmental review
should provide some basic
information about the proposed
project to better assist in
preparing for the environmental
analysis phase. Although it requests
information in several
categories, not all the data may be
available initially. However, it
does represent information, in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E,
Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures, which ultimately will be
needed for preparation of the
environmental document. If the IFP
Environmental Pre-Screening Filter
is used for initiating the
environmental review process, then
the data must be entered into the
filter, making this form
unnecessary.
Project
Description
A. Attach copy of the most
recent Project Status Report.
B. Has airspace modeling been
conducted using SDAT, TAAM, TARGETS,
or other airspace/air traffic design
tool? □ Yes
Model: ____________
□ No
If yes, provide a
summary of the output from the
modeling.
C. Describe the present (no
action alternative) procedure in
full detail. Provide the necessary
chart(s) depicting the current
procedure. Describe the typical
fleet mix, quantifying (if possible)
the number of aircraft on the route
and depict their altitude(s) along
the route.
D. Describe the proposed
project, providing the necessary
chart(s) depicting changes. Describe
changes to the fleet mix, numbers of
aircraft on the new route, and their
altitude(s), if any.
1. Will there be actions
affecting changes in aircraft
flights between the hours of 10 p.m.
- 7 a.m. local? Yes
□ No
2. Is a preferential runway use
program presently in effect for the
affected airport(s), formal or
informal? □
Yes □ No
3. Will airport preferential
runway configuration use change as a
result of the proposed project?
□ Yes
□ No
4. Is the proposed project
primarily designed for Visual Flight
Rules (VFR), Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations, or both?
□ VFR
□ IFR
□ Both
If this
specifically involves a charted
visual approach (CVA) procedure,
provide a detailed local map
indicating the route of the CVA,
along with a discussion of the
rationale for how the route was
chosen.
5. Will there be a change in
takeoff power requirements?
□ Yes
□ No
If so, what types
if aircraft are involved, i.e.,
general aviation propeller-driven
versus large air carrier jets?
6. Will all changes occur above
3,000 feet above ground level (AGL)?
□ Yes
□ No
What is the
lowest altitude change on newly
proposed routes or on existing
routes that will receive an increase
in operations?
7. Will there be actions
involving civil jet aircraft
(heavier than 75,000 pounds gross
weight) arrival procedures between
3,000-7,000 feet AGL or departures
between 3,000-10,000 feet AGL?
Attach a copy of the results of the
noise screening analysis using the
NIRS Screening Tool (NST), TARGETS
Noise Plug-in, or other FAA-approved
noise screening methodology.
8. If noise analysis was already
performed using the FAA's Integrated
Noise Model (INM) or Noise
Integrated Routing System (NIRS),
provide a summary of the results.
Purpose and
Need
A. Describe the purpose and need
for the proposed project. If
detailed background information is
available, summarize here and
provide a copy as an attachment to
this review.
B. What
operational/economic/environmental
benefits will result if this project
is implemented?
1. If a delay
reduction is anticipated, can the
reduction be quantified?
□ Yes
□ No
□ N/A
2. Can reduced
fuel costs/natural energy
consumption be quantified?
□ Yes □
No □ N/A
If not
quantifiable, describe the
approximate anticipated benefits in
lay terms.
C. Is the proposed project the
result of a user or community
request or regulatory mandate?
□ Community Request
□ Regulatory
Mandate
If not, what
necessitates this action?
Describe the
Affected Environment
A. Provide a description of the
existing land use in the vicinity of
the proposed project.
B. Will the proposed project
introduce air traffic over noise
sensitive areas not now affected?
□ Yes
□ No
Will they be
affected to a □
greater or □
lesser extent?
Note: An
area is noise sensitive if aircraft
noise may interfere with the normal
activities associated with the use
of the land. See FAAO 1050.1E for
full definition of noise sensitive
areas.
C. Are wildlife
refuge/management areas within the
affected area of the proposed
project?
□ Yes
□ No
If so, has there
been any communication with the
appropriate wildlife management
regulatory (federal or state)
agencies to determine if endangered
or protected species inhabit the
area? □ Yes
□ No
1. At what altitude would
aircraft overfly these habitats?
2. During what times of the day
would operations be more/less
frequent?
D. Are there cultural or scenic
resources, of national, state, or
local significance, such as national
parks, outdoor amphitheaters, or
stadiums in the affected area?
□ Yes
□ No
If so, during
what time(s) of the day would
operations occur that may impact
these areas?
E. Has there been communication
with air quality regulatory agencies
to determine if the affected area is
a non-attainment area (an area which
exceeds the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for ozone, carbon
monoxide, lead, particulate matter,
sulfur dioxide, or nitrogen dioxide)
or maintenance area (an area which
was in non-attainment but
subsequently upgraded to an
attainment area) concerning air
quality?
□ Yes
□ No
If yes, please
explain:
F. Are there reservoirs or other
public water supply systems in the
affected area?
□ Yes
□ No
Community
Involvement
Formal community
involvement or public
meetings/hearings may be required
for the proposed project. Make a
determination if the proposed
project has the potential to become
highly controversial. The effects of
an action are considered highly
controversial when reasonable
disagreement exists over the
project's risks of causing
environmental harm. Opposition on
environmental grounds by a Federal,
State or local government agency or
by a Tribe, or by a substantial
number of the person affected by the
action should be considered in
determining whether reasonable
disagreement regarding the effects
of a proposed action exists (see
FAAO1050.1E, paragraph 304i).
A. Have
persons/officials who might have
some need to know about the proposed
project due to their location or by
their function in the community been
notified, consulted, or otherwise
informed of this project?
□ Yes
□ No
1. Are local citizens and
community leaders aware of the
proposed project?
□ Yes
□ No
2. Are any □
opposed to or
□ supporting it? If so,
identify the parties and indicate
the level of opposition and/or
support.
a. If they are opposed, what is
the basis of their opposition?
b. Has the FAA
received one or more comments
objecting to the proposed project on
environmental grounds from local
citizens or elected officials? □ Yes
□ No
Has the FAA
received one or more comments
objecting to the proposed project on
environmental grounds from local
citizens or elected officials? □ Yes
□ No
If so, state the
nature of the comment and how the
FAA was notified (e.g. resolution,
Congressional, Public
meeting/workshop, etc.).
1. Are the airport proprietor
and users providing general support
for the proposed project?
□ Yes □
No
2. Is the proposed project
consistent with local plans and
development efforts?
□ Yes
□ No
3. Has there been any previous
aircraft-related environmental or
noise analysis, including
a. FAR Part 150 Studies,
conducted at this location? □ Yes □
No
b. If so, was the study reviewed
as a part of this initial review? □
Yes □ No □ N/A
Extraordinary
Circumstances
The determination
of whether a proposed action may
have a significant environmental
effect is made by considering any
requirements applicable to the
specific resource (see FAAO 1050.1E,
Appendix A).
A. Will
implementation of the proposed
project result in any of the
following? As stated in 1050.1E,
paragraph 304, extraordinary
circumstances exist when a proposed
action involves any of the following
circumstances AND may have a
significant effect (40 CFR 1508.4).
1. An adverse effect on cultural
resources protected under the
National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, as amended (see FAAO
1050.1E, paragraph 304a).
□ Yes
□ No
□ Possibly
Comment:
2. An impact on properties
protected under section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act
(see paragraph 304b).
□ Yes
□ No
□ Possibly
Comment:
3. An impact on natural,
ecological (e.g. invasive species)
or scenic resources of Federal,
Tribal, State, or local significance
(for example, Federally listed or
proposed endangered, threatened, or
candidate species or proposed or
designated critical habitat under
the Endangered Species Act);
resources protected by the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act; wetlands;
floodplains; prime, unique, State,
or locally important farmlands;
energy supply and natural resources;
wild and scenic rivers, including
study or eligible river segments;
and solid waste management. (See
paragraph 304c.) □
Yes □
No □ Possibly
Comment:
4. A division or disruption of
an established community; a
disruption of orderly, planned
development; or an inconsistency
with plans or goals that have been
adopted by the community in which
the project is located (see
paragraph 304d). □
Yes □
No □ Possibly
Comment:
5. An increase in congestion
from surface transportation, by
causing a decrease in the Level of
Service below the acceptable level
determined by the appropriate
transportation agency (i.e., a
highway agency). (See paragraph
304e.) □ Yes
□ No
□ Possibly
Comment:
6. An impact on noise levels of
noise-sensitive areas (see paragraph
304f). □ Yes
□ No
□ Possibly
Comment:
7. An impact on air quality or a
violation of local, State, Tribal,
or Federal air quality standards
under the Clean Air Act amendments
of 1990 (see paragraph 304g).
□ Yes
□ No
□ Possibly
Comment:
8. An impact on water quality,
sole source aquifers, a public water
supply system, or State or Tribal
water quality standards established
under the Clean Water Act and the
Safe Drinking Water Act (see
paragraph 304h). □
Yes □
No □ Possibly
Comment:
9. Effects on the quality of the
human environment that are likely to
be highly controversial on
environmental grounds (see paragraph
304i). □ Yes
□ No
□ Possibly
Comment:
10. Likelihood of an
inconsistency with any Federal,
State, Tribal, or local law relating
to the environmental aspects of the
proposed action (see paragraph
304j). □ Yes
□ No
□ Possibly
Comment:
11. Likelihood of directly,
indirectly, or cumulatively,
creating a significant impact on the
human environment (see paragraph
304k). □ Yes
□ No
□ Possibly
Comment:
Alternatives
A. Are there alternatives to the
proposed project? □ Yes □ No
If yes, describe
any alternatives to the proposed
action.
B. Please provide
a summary description of
alternatives eliminated and why.
Mitigation
Are there
measures, which can be implemented
that might mitigate any of the
potential impacts, i.e., GPS/FMS
plans, navaids, etc.?
□ Yes
□ No
□ N/A
Cumulative
Impacts
What other
projects (FAA, non-FAA, or
non-aviation) are known to be
planned, have been previously
implemented, or are ongoing in the
affected area that would contribute
to the proposed project's
environmental impact?
References/Correspondence
Attach written
correspondence, summarized phone
contacts using Memorandums for the
File, etc.
Additional
Preparers
The person(s)
listed below, in addition to the
preparer indicated on page 1, are
responsible for all or part of the
information and representations
contained herein:
A. Name
B. Title
C. Facility/Agency/Company
D. Telephone Number
E. Specific area of
Responsibility
Facility/Service Area Conclusions
This initial
review and analysis indicates that
extraordinary circumstances or other
reasons exist that would cause the
responsible federal official to
believe that the proposed project
might have the potential for causing
significant environmental impacts.
The undersigned
have determined that the proposed
project may not qualify as a
categorically excluded action
in accordance with FAAO 1050.1E, and
on this basis, recommend that
further environmental review be
conducted before the proposed
project is implemented.
The undersigned
recommend that the proposed project
be submitted for environmental
funding for preparation of an □ EA □
EIS □ Not sure – more analysis is
needed.
Facility
Manager Review/Concurrence
Signature:
________________________________
Date:______
Title:
_______________________________________________
Address:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Phone:
______________________ Fax:
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Service Area
Environmental Specialist
Review/Concurrence
Signature:
______________________________ Date:
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Title:
______________________________________________
Address:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Phone:
______________________ Fax:
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Service Area
Director Review/Concurrence, if
necessary
Signature:
______________________________ Date:
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Title:
______________________________________________
Address:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Phone:
______________________ Fax:
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