2012 Commercial Air Service Environmental Assessment

The FAA announced on December 4, 2012 the signing of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) they conducted on a proposal to allow commercial air service at Snohomish County Airport/Paine Field. The ROD is a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

Online exhibits available as follows:

Final Environmental Assessment, September, 2012: Individual Contents:

  1. Cover, Fly, and Back (PDF)
  2. Final EA Errata Sheet (PDF)
  3. Table of Contents (PDF)
  4. Purpose and Need (PDF)
  5. Alternatives (PDF)
  6. Affected Environment (PDF)
  7. Environmental Consequences (PDF)
  8. Preparers (PDF)

Appendix Contents

  1. Example Appendix Q (PDF)
  2. Appendix A - Airline Letters (PDF)
  3. Appendix B - Agency Coordination Letters (PDF)
  4. Appendix C - Agency Coordination Letter Responses (PDF)
  5. Appendix D - Noise Analysis (PDF)
  6. Appendix E - Air Quality Construction Emisions Worksheets (PDF)
  7. Appendix F - Traffic Impact Analysis (PDF)
  8. Appendix G - Forecast Reports (PDF)
  9. Appendix H - Airport T and E Species Memo (PDF)
  10. Appendix I - Traffic VMT Report (PDF)
  11. Appendix J - SHPO Consultation (PDF)
  12. Appendix K - PAE Hirsh Report (PDF)
  13. Appendix L - WSDOT Traffic Correspondence (PDF)
  14. Appendix M - State Coastal Zone Management Application Checklist (PDF)
  15. Appendix N - Tribal Consultation (PDF)
  16. Appendix O - Paine Field Sheriff Pistol Range Info (PDF)
  17. Appendix P - Terminal Capacity Analysis (PDF)
  18. Appendix Q - Table of Contents (PDF)
  19. Appendix Q - Letter A (PDF)
  20. Appendix Q - Letter B (PDF)
  21. Appendix Q - Letter C (PDF)
  22. Appendix Q - Letter D (PDF)
  23. Appendix Q - Letter E (PDF)
  24. Appendix Q - Letter F (PDF)
  25. Appendix Q - Letter G (PDF)
  26. Appendix Q - Letter H (PDF)
  27. Appendix Q - Letter I (PDF)
  28. Appendix Q - Letter J (PDF)
  29. Appendix Q - Letter K (PDF)
  30. Appendix Q - Letter L (PDF)
  31. Appendix Q - Letter M (PDF)
  32. Appendix Q - Letter N (PDF)
  33. Appendix Q - Letter O (PDF)
  34. Appendix Q - Letter P (PDF)
  35. Appendix Q - Letter Q (PDF)
  36. Appendix Q - Letter R (PDF)
  37. Appendix Q - Letter S (PDF)
  38. Appendix Q - Letter T (PDF)
  39. Appendix Q - Letter U (PDF)
  40. Appendix Q - Letter V (PDF)
  41. Appendix Q - Letter W (PDF)
  42. Appendix Q - Letter Y (PDF)
  43. Appendix Q - Letter Z (PDF)
  44. Appendix R - Public Involvment Transcripts (PDF)
  45. Appendix R - Public Involvment Legal Ads (PDF)
  46. Appendix R - Public Involvment Hearing Sign In Sheets (PDF)
  47. Appendix R - Hearing One Meadowdale 01-04-10 (PDF)
  48. Appendix R - Hearing Two PUD 01-05-10 (PDF)
  49. Appendix R - Hearing Three Kamiak 01-21-10 (PDF)
  50. Appendix S - General Responses (PDF)
  51. Appendix T - Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Coordination (PDF)
  52. Appendix U - Boeing Company Letter (PDF)
  1. EDMS Inputs (PDF)
  2. TIA Attachments A-B (PDF)
  3. TIA Attachments C-E (PDF)
  4. TIA Attachments F-I (PDF)
  5. TIA Attachments J-Z (PDF)

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Example Appendix Q