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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluationstenographer and a transcript of comments was prepared. This public hearing also was a joint hearing of theFAA and the USACE in fulfillment of the USACE’s requirements under Section 10 of the Rivers and HarborsAct of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.The FAA accepted written comments on the DEIS by letters, comment cards, and email. As required by FAAguidance, all comments received from the public within the 61-day public comment period were considered inpreparing the FEIS. Appendix A, Responses to Comments, provides a written response to each comment receivedduring the DEIS comment period. A total of 160 comment documents were submitted during the commentperiod including letters, emails, and individual testimonies in the form of a transcript from the August 17, 2010public hearing. Approximately 2,000 individual comments were identified in the comment letters, emails andtestimony by agencies, organizations, and individuals. Comments were focused on a variety of topics, with alarge number focused on Purpose and Need, Socioeconomic Impacts, Noise, and Wetlands.NEPA does not require, and the FAA usually does not provide, a formal comment period on the FEIS. For moreinformation, email tfgreen@vhb.com or contact Mr. Richard Doucette at 781-238-7613 or write to:Richard DoucetteEnvironmental Program ManagerFederal Aviation Administration12 New England Executive ParkBurlington, MA 01803Chapter 8 - Coordination and Consultation 8-16 July 2011\\Mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH08_Consultation_JUL_2011.doc