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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationHazardous Waste and Special Waste ManagementAny hazardous, contaminated, or special wastes generated through construction activities will be managed incompliance with applicable laws. A detailed Soil Management Plan would be prepared in accordance with theRemediation Regulations. If areas of excavation require dewatering during construction, they would bemanaged in accordance with applicable RIDEM regulations.Alternatives B2 and B4 would require demolishing Hangar No. 1, which contains asbestos. A pre-demolitionbuilding survey for suspected ACM would be performed in accordance with National Emission Standards forHazardous Air Pollutants procedures. 455 Bulk asbestos sampling will be performed in accordance with OSHAregulatory requirements pursuant to the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. 456The presence of LBP within the buildings to be demolished primarily represents a construction worker healthand safety exposure issue. Work practices would be designed to prevent exposure of lead dust (sawing, cutting,and sanding) and lead fumes (torch cutting and welding) to contractors.The health and safety of construction workers who may come in contact with identified contaminated materialsare regulated by preparation of a site-specific Health and Safety Plan. Any demolition or impact involvingimpacts to ACM or LBP would require compliance under federal, state, and local health and safety regulations.5.18 Light Emissions and Visual EnvironmentThis section provides an overview of the analysis of impacts from light emissions and visual effects andincludes the methodology for determining their potential impacts. For an assessment of visual impacts tohistorical resources in the Study Area, refer to Chapter 7, Final Section 4(f)/Section 6(f) Evaluation.5.18.1 Regulatory ContextNo federal regulations govern light emissions or visual intrusions. In the case of light emissions, FAA’s NEPAguidance directs consideration of the extent to which any lighting associated with an action will createannoyance among people in the vicinity or interfere with their activities. 457 In the case of visual effects, theguidance directs the FAA to consider the appearance and other visual qualities of airport development projects,and encourage airport sponsors to consider visual qualities in a project’s preliminary design stage and toprovide this information in the FEIS to the extent that it is available.5.18.2 Significance ThresholdFAA Order 5050.4B defines a significant impact for light emissions as one where an action’s light emissionscreate annoyance to interfere with normal activities, and a significant impact for visual impacts as one whenconsultation with Federal, State, or local agencies, tribes, or the public shows the visual effects contrast withexisting environments and the effect is objectionable.455 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M.456 29 CFR 1910.1001.457 FAA Order 1050.1E, Appendix A, paragraph 12.2a.Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-269 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc