WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN THE EIS PROCESS?
The next steps for the process include: 1) FAA publishing a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS, officially marking the start of the EIS process; 2) conducting scoping meetings with federal, state, and local agencies, and interested members of the public; 3) reviewing agency and public input with airport planning data to identify a range of alternative airport locations that will be evaluated in the EIS; 4) analyzing the potential effects of the proposed airport on human and natural resources; 6) publishing the results of that analysis in a draft EIS for public review and comment; 7) responding to agency and public comments on this draft EIS; and 8) publishing a Final EIS and Record of Decision (ROD) disclosing the FAA’s decision on which alternative has been chosen for implementation.
