Change of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Designation; Notification of Availability of Final CATEX Declaration and Supporting Material

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title: "Change of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Designation; Notification of Availability of Final CATEX Declaration and Supporting Material"
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section_name: "Change of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Designation; Notification of Availability of Final CATEX Declaration and Supporting Material"
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  - "Federal Aviation Administration"
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  - "14 CFR Part 93"
fr_citation: "81 FR 32636"
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#  Change of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Designation; Notification of Availability of Final CATEX Declaration and Supporting Material

**AGENCY:**

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION:**

Notification of availability.

**SUMMARY:**

This action announces the placement in the docket of the final documented categorical exclusion (the signed CATEX declaration and final Attachment A: *Environmental Review of Proposed Change of Operating Authorization Requirement at Newark Liberty International Airport* ) for the redesignation of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) as a Level 2 schedule-facilitated airport.

**DATES:**

May 24, 2016.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

For technical questions concerning this action, contact Susan Pfingstler, System Operations Services, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-6462; email *[email protected]* .

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

On April 6, 2016, the FAA published the “Change of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Designation” document in order to redesignate Newark Liberty International Airport as a Level 2 schedule-facilitated airport under the International Air Transport Association Worldwide Slot Guidelines effective for the winter 2016 scheduling season, which begins on October 30, 2016. [^1]

[^1] 81 FR 19861.

On April 5, 2016, the FAA posted a copy of a draft of Env Rev Attach A in the docket associated with the April 6, 2016 document. The FAA has corrected this action by posting the final CATEX documents (the signed CATEX declaration and final Attachment A *: Environmental Review of Proposed Change of Operating Authorization Requirement at Newark Liberty International Airport* ) to the docket.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2016.

Lorelei Peter,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.