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The Draft EIS was made available for agency and public review starting September 26, 2008. A Pubic Information Workshop and Public Hearing were conducted on November 12, 2008 to discuss the Draft EIS and solicit comments. The comment period for the Draft EIS closed on November 24, 2008. The FAA thanks everyone who participated and submitted comments.

The FAA is proceeding with Phase 3, the preparation of the Final EIS. The Final EIS is scheduled to be completed in 2010.

 
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Summary of Public Involvement Opportunities during Phase 2 of the EIS

The following is a list of the kinds of public involvement activities that are included in Phase 2 of the PBIA EIS process.

Focus Groups – FAA held the first series of Focus Group meetings on September 25 and 26, 2007. Meeting material is provided below. FAA will hold a series of additional Focus Group meetings over the course of Phase 2 of the EIS. These meetings will provide an on-going opportunity for small groups of invited key stakeholders, who represent neighborhoods, homeowners associations, or other local groups within the EIS study area, to meet with and have meaningful dialogue with the EIS Project Management Team. The Focus Group meetings will be held at key milestones in the EIS process.

Alternatives Public Workshop – The Alternatives Public Workshop was held on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport. Approximately 150 people attended the workshop to view display-boards and speak with representatives of the FAA and its consultant. A copy of the display boards (PDF format, 1.9 MB) can be viewed here.

DEIS Public Workshop and Public Hearing – A Joint Public Information Workshop and Public Hearing was held on November 12, 2008 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center to explain the content of the DEIS and to receive comments from the public and government agencies. The Public Workshop and Public Hearing handout, which includes a copy of the display boards (PDF format, 23.5 MB) can be viewed here. The video presentation, shown at the Public Workshop and Public Hearing can be viewed here. Notification of the Public Hearing was provided through a Notice of Availability (NOA) published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2008, through press releases, advertisements in the Palm Beach Post and La Palma newspapers, and on this project web site.

The public was invited to comment in one of four ways during the Public Hearing/Information Workshop: (1) Written comments submitted during the Hearing/Workshop, (2) Pre-addressed written comment forms mailed to the FAA Project Manager. (3) Individual verbal comments given to a certified court reporter anytime during the Public Hearing/Public Workshop, and (4) Verbal comments made before a Hearing Officer, who presided over and conducted the Public Hearing. The comment period for the DEIS closed on November 24, 2008. The public commenting procedure ensured that substantive comments and concerns were made available to the FAA in a timely manner so that the FAA has an opportunity to address them. All comments received will be summarized and responded to by the FAA in the FEIS.

Web-site Updates – The project Web-site will be updated on an ongoing basis with information on the status of the EIS process, upcoming opportunities, dates, locations and times for public involvement events, and other EIS-related information.

E-mail Comments – At any time during the EIS process, the public can submit a comment to FAA using the Web-site and E-mail address that has been set-up by FAA specifically for this EIS.


























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