EIS PUBLIC SCOPING AND COMMENT PROCESS

The proposed relocation of St. George Municipal Airport is a federal action that requires the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) gives all persons, organizations, and government agencies the right to review and comment on proposed federal actions that are evaluated by an EIS. This is known as the "Scoping Process." Scoping for a proposed project must occur early in the process, before the EIS is prepared.

View the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) first announced in the October 7, 2002 Federal Register the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the construction of a replacement airport at St. George, Utah. This Notice was also posted in the October 31, 2002 and November 7, 2002 issues of the Federal Register . The first two notices required that all comments on the proposed project be received by November 14, 2002. The November 7th notice extended the comment deadline to December 9, 2002.

At the time of the first announcement, the FAA made the 2001 Final Environmental Assessment available to any person wishing to review the document in order to better understand the proposed action.

View the October 7, 2002 Notice in the Federal Register

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View the October 31, 2002 Notice in the Federal Register

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View the November 7, 2002 Notice in the Federal Register

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Scoping comments were received from six Federal agencies, five local governments, three non-profit environmental interest groups, and ten individuals or private companies.