TagNEPA(463)

Slide 25 from a Sea-Tac Airport presentation showing a timeline of the FAA NEPA Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) and Record of Decision process alongside the SEPA Environmental Impact Statement process, spanning 2025 to 2027. The current status marker ('WE ARE HERE') indicates the Final NEPA FEA Appeal Period, dated 60 days from 9/26/25 (ending 11/25/25), with subsequent milestones including Draft SEPA EIS publication in Q1 2026, Final SEPA EIS and Decision in Q4 2026, and Commission Action/NTP(s) approval anticipated in 2027.

Presentation slide titled 'SEPA Will Include Enhanced Outreach and Engagement,' outlining public engagement commitments for a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), including 30+ days advance notice, materials in seven languages, public meetings at multiple locations, targeted engagement with BIPOC and underrepresented communities in South King County, and outreach to public sector and regional leaders. Slide number 24.

Slide 2 of a Port of Seattle presentation states that the FAA released its NEPA Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Record of Decision (ROD) for 31 proposed Strategic Airport Master Plan (SAMP) projects at Sea-Tac Airport, concluding they would have no significant environmental impact. The slide outlines the presentation agenda: reasons for planning future demand, the 31 projects, FAA NEPA findings, and next steps including a Port-led environmental review and public engagement.

Title slide for a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) presentation on Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects, prepared for the StART (Sustainable Airport Round Table) Meeting on October 22, 2025. The background photograph shows the Sea-Tac Airport terminal complex with Mount Rainier visible in the background and several airline aircraft (including Delta and Alaska Airlines) on the apron.

A presentation slide titled 'Our Compact Footprint' showing an aerial satellite map with a yellow boundary line delineating the SeaTac Airport property footprint. The map identifies surrounding cities including Seattle, Burien, Normandy Park, Des Moines, Federal Way, SeaTac, and Tukwila, and is labeled as slide 4 of a presentation.

A slide titled 'Regional Growth Drives Air Travel Demand at SEA' presents a dual-axis line chart comparing Central Puget Sound Region population growth with total passenger volumes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) from 2010 through projected 2035. Key data points include 49.9 million passengers and 4.06 million population in 2017, 60.2 million passengers and 4.8 million population projected for 2030, and 66 million passengers and 5.08 million population projected for 2034, with a visible COVID-19 pandemic dip marked for 2019–2022. Sources cited are the Puget Sound Regional Council Macroeconomic Forecast and SEA Constrained Operating Growth Scenarios.

Slide 6 from a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Strategic Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Near-Term Projects (NTPs) presentation, illustrating four congestion challenges: crowded airport drives, airfield congestion and delays (showing Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta Air Lines aircraft on the tarmac), busy security lines, and congested passenger terminal areas (with signage for gates C10A–C10D and Baggage Claim).

A presentation slide titled 'SEA Does More with Less: Contrast to ATL' overlays a scaled diagram of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, shown in dark blue with terminals S, A, B, C, N, D labeled) onto an aerial photograph of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, shown in red with concourses A through F labeled). A dashed red line indicates ATL's underground train system, and a scale bar shows 1000 feet / 305 meters.

Two Port of Seattle staff members sit at a booth displaying signage for a NEPA public meeting, with the Port of Seattle logo prominently visible on the table covering. The slide explains the purpose, process, and impacts framework of environmental review under federal (NEPA) and state (SEPA) requirements for proposed airport projects.

A slide titled 'SAMP NTPs Address Airfield, Landside and Terminal Needs' presents an aerial map of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport annotated with planned capital improvement projects. Labeled elements include a Second Terminal, North Gates, Ground Transportation Center, Taxiway A/B and D Extensions, Hardstand areas (Central and North), Fuel Farm Expansion, ARFF Relocation, Runway Blast Pads, Westside Maintenance Campus, C4S Warehouse Redevelopment, Roadway Improvements, Airline Support facilities, Off-site Cargo, and a Centralized Receiving and Distribution Facility, consistent with the airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP).