# Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS)
**AGENCY:**
Federal Aviation Administration.
**ACTION:**
Notice of availability of Final EIS.
**SUMMARY:**
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ) and Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Part 1500-1508), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that a Final EIS for proposed improvements to Runway Safety Areas at the Kodiak Airport has been prepared and is available for public review. Included in the Final EIS are a Subsistence Evaluation consistent with Section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and a final evaluation pursuant to Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (recodified as 49 U.S.C. 303(c)).
**ADDRESSES:**
Copies of the Final EIS may be viewed online or during regular business hours at the following locations:
1. Online at *www.kodiakairporteis.com* .
2. Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587. (907) 271-5453.
3. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library, 319 Lower Mill Bay Road, Kodiak, AK 99615. (907) 486-8680.
4. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, 4111 Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99502.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Leslie Grey, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region, Airports Division, address 222 W. 7th Avenue Box #14, Anchorage, AK 99513. Ms. Grey may be contacted during business hours at (907) 271-5453 (telephone) and (907) 271-2851 (fax), or by email at *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The Final EIS discusses proposed improvements to the Runway Safety Areas for Runway 07/25 and Runway 18/36, which have the potential to result in significant adverse environmental impacts. The FAA has identified the following preferred alternatives to meet the need for improved Runway Safety Areas:
• Improvements to the Runway Safety Area for Runway 07/25: Alternative 2, involving placement of fill off Runway end 25 and installation of an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) bed on the newly constructed landmass.
• Improvements to the Runway Safety Area for Runway 18/36: Alternative 7, involving a landmass extension to the south beyond Runway end 36, shifting the runway to the south, and placing an EMAS bed to the north beyond Runway end 18.
**Authority:**
42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.,* 40 CFR Part 1500-1508
Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on July 23, 2013.
Byron K. Huffman,
Manager, Airports Division, Alaskan Region.