T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationChapter 2, Purpose and NeedThis chapter presents the Purpose and Need statement for the proposed enhancements at T.F. Green Airport.Chapter 3, Alternatives AnalysisThis chapter contains a detailed description of the No-Action Alternative and the eleven individual safety andefficiency elements that comprise the Improvement Program. A comprehensive six-level screening andevaluation process narrowed the alternative configurations of the program elements down to two:Alternative B2 and Alternative B4. In accordance with NEPA requirements, the No-Action Alternative providesa base scenario against which the impacts of the proposed Alternatives are compared. 18Chapter 4, Affected EnvironmentThis chapter describes the environment in which the Improvement Program would occur – the BaselineCondition. The Baseline Condition was documented for each environmental resource category, as specified inFAA Order 1050.1E, to provide a context for understanding the impacted resources and to familiarize the readerwith the geography, land use, demographics and economics, and the physical and natural environment. TheBaseline Condition is based on data from 2004 and has been updated with more current information, wherereadily available.Chapter 5, Environmental ConsequencesThis chapter describes the environmental consequences of the Alternatives (No-Action, B2, and B4) for eachapplicable environmental resource category, as specified in FAA Order 1050.1E. The environmental effects(beneficial or adverse) are identified by comparing the proposed Alternatives to the No-Action Alternative inthe same analysis year.Chapter 6, MitigationThis chapter describes the measures considered to minimize, avoid, and/or mitigate potential adverse impactsfrom Alternative B2 and Alternative B4, as identified in Chapter 5. The mitigation measures are presented asthose required to mitigate significant impacts and those proposed to mitigate other impacts. Significant impactswere determined based on guidance for significant adverse effects provided in FAA Order 1050.1E. Otherimpacts were determined based on additional impact analyses as required by local, state, and/or federalregulations, including the short-term construction impacts of Alternatives B2 and B4.Chapter 7, Final Section 4(f)/Section 6(f) EvaluationThis chapter describes U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966 Section 4(f) and Land and Water ConservationFund Act Section 6(f) resources within the Study Area that would be impacted by the Build Alternatives. Thischapter includes an alternatives analysis to avoid use of Section 4(f) or Section 6(f) resources, and discussesmitigation measures that could be employed to minimize any identified impacts to protected properties.18 According to FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, NEPA requires a comparison of the future No-Action and future BuildAlternatives to determine those impacts that would be attributed to the proposed project.Chapter 1 – Introduction and Background 1-9 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH01_Introduction_JUL_2011.doc