TagSea-Tac Airport Master Plan(39)

Port Of Seattle response to public and agency comments on Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice Permit Reference No. 96-4-02325 for Master Plan Development Actions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. AR035118/AR035119. Addresses six major concerns: EPA/COE MOA wetland impact sequencing and compensatory mitigation; justification for out-of-watershed mitigation (Auburn wetland) for wildlife habitat; South Aviation Support Area

Hearing Examiner Findings, Conclusions, and Decision in case No. HE 96-04, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) — comprising City of Des Moines, City of Burien, City of Federal Way, City of Normandy Park, City of Tukwila, and Highline School District #401 — versus Port Of Seattle regarding adequacy of the SEPA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and

This 1997 Federal Aviation Administration Record of Decision granted final approval for major development actions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including construction of a new 8,500-foot third parallel runway, a 600-foot extension of an existing runway, and various landside facility improvements planned through 2010. The decision followed years of environmental review, public comment, and regional planning studies aimed at addressing growing passenger demand and significant air traffic delays, particularly during poor weather conditions.

FAA Northwest Mountain Region Record of Decision (ROD) dated July 3, 1997, providing final Federal Aviation Administration approval for Sea-Tac International Airport Master Plan Update development actions adopted by Port of Seattle (POS) Commission Resolution #3212 (August 1, 1996) and amended by Resolution No. 3245 (May 27, 1997). Approves a new 8500-foot dependent air carrier

Port Of Seattle Commission Resolution No. 3245 reaffirms adoption of the Airport Master Plan Update for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA), authorizes construction of a new dependent air carrier runway (third runway) located 2500 feet west of existing runway 16L/34R, expansion of the existing parking garage, and a new north employee parking lot. References PSRC Resolution

This document is Appendix R of the Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan Update Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), containing official responses to public comments received during a 90-day comment period in 1995. Two public hearings gathered testimony on topics including noise impacts, land use, air quality, and surface transportation. A key finding was that airport activity levels were expected to grow regardless of whether improvements were built, driven by regional population and income growth rather than airport capacity alone.

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) dated May 1997, prepared jointly by the FAA Northwest Mountain Region (responsible official Dennis Ossenkop) and Port Of Seattle (SEPA contact Barbara Hinkle), for proposed Master Plan Update development actions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Covers proposed 8,500-foot third parallel runway (Runway 16X/34X) located 2,500 feet west of existing Runway

Comments submitted by the Airport Communities Coalition—comprising the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Tukwila, and Highline Public Schools—on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Master Plan Update Development Actions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The document was prepared by Cutler & Stanfield, L.L.P. as counsel to the coalition, in

Letter dated December 18, 1996 from Barbara Hinkle, Senior Environmental Specialist, Port Of Seattle, to Jack Kennedy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Office, submitting a Section 404 Application to place fill material into waters of the United States at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport associated with the Master Plan Update. Covers background on the Puget