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Re: Flight Plan: Non-Project (Programmatic) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Dear Reader:. The central Puget Sound region is faced with growing demand for commercial air the existing Seattle-Tacomatransportation services and a limited capacity at _ • " Sea Tac Without :_n_ionof " ort ca acity or other steps toInternaUon_..Airport.( .- ). exp ;- . _ .p ....... address the increase m m_d-to long-range travel neeos, me result wu/o.e oetays .mrmr travelers, which could ultimately affect the region's economy. The soluuon to this challenge must strike a balance between environmental impacts, quality of life faaors, and the travel needs of the region's populace. The Flight Plan Project has been a joint effort of the PugetSound RegionalCouncil and the Port of Seattle. The project was initiated bythe Puget bouno _oundl ox Governments (predecessor to the Puget Sound Regional Council) and the Port of Seattle to research airpon system alternatives to meet the region's long-term air transportation needs. (On October 1, 1991 the Puget Sound Council of Governments (r_L._u) was dissolved and replaced by the Puget Sound Regional Coundl.) The PSCOG ano me Port established the Puget Sound Air Transportation t_ommittee (PSATC), whi_ was composed of citizens, elected officials and private sector interests, to propose solutions to the region's air transportationneeds. The Flight Plan s Draft Report, prepared by the Re_ionaJ Council and the Port of Seattle and issued on January 7, 1992, included a.non- project, draftenvironmental impact statement (DEIS) re_gardingthe PSATC's ad_ ory recommendations. Section 1.1.3 of this FEIS describes me changes…