UPCOMING PUBLIC SCOPING EVENTS
All open houses will occur from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

September 10th
Highline College Student Union Building 8 (City of Des Moines)
* Attendees can park at Highline College’s East, North or South Parking Lot. Port staff will be positioned at each lot’s parking pay station to distribute free visitor parking passes to attendees.

September 12th
New Holly Gathering Hall (City of Seattle – Beacon Hill)

September 17th
Federal Way Community Center (City of Federal Way)

September 19th
SeaTac Community Center (City of SeaTac)

The Port is now beginning extensive study about potential environmental impacts of SAMP Near-Term Projects, in compliance with State Environmental Protection (SEPA) and the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA). These laws require public involvement. The Port and FAA invite the public to provide input on the scope of issues that will be addressed in the environmental review document, the potential environmental effects of the Near-Term Projects, and reasonable alternatives. A 60-day scoping comment period is now open to provide public and agency stakeholders the earliest possible opportunity to provide input during the environmental review process.

A complete list of the categories can be found by clicking here for SEPA and here for NEPA.

THE SCOPING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
During the scoping public comment period from July 30, 2018 through September 28, 2018, the Port and FAA asks the public to provide comment provide input on the scope of issues that will be addressed in the environmental review document, the potential environmental effects of the Near-Term Projects, and reasonable alternatives.

NEED
Five primary needs for the Near-Term Projects have been identified:

• Insufficient passenger terminal capacity to accommodate projected passenger levels efficiently
• Insufficient facilities to accommodate projected cargo levels efficiently
• Non-compliance with Federal Aviation Administration airport design guidelines
• Excessive aircraft delays on the airfield
• Lack of fuel storage to meet projected demand and to meet Port of Seattle’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel initiative

Near-Term Projects will be complete or under construction by 2027.

Impacts

What Should Be Studied?

As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review process and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the Proposed Action will be evaluated for environmental impacts in several different categories. The discussion below summarizes the key considerations for the environmental categories for both NEPA and SEPA.

Instructions:

We have grouped the subjects required by NEPA and SEPA into twelve major categories. If you would like to provide input, click on the category area below and write your suggestion in the space provided. If not, move to the next category.

For more information on the specific requirements, thresholds, and methodologies, see
FAA Order 1050.1F Desk Reference, FAA Order 5050.4B, and WAC 197-11-960.

Are There Any Other Impacts We Should be Looking at?

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