Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for a Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower and Base Building, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Portage City, MI

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to fund, construct, and operate a new Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Base Building at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO), Portage City, Michigan. The FAA's preferred alternative is to construct the ATCT at a location on the northeast portion of AZO. The purpose and need of the proposed project is to improve visibility of airport surfaces, have the capability to meet future operational and administrative expansion requirements, and increase the efficient functionality of the facility because the current ATCT and collocated Terminal Radar Approach Control facility are outdated and outmoded. The FAA has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) in conformance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures. The DEA analyzes the potential environmental impacts that may result from construction and operation of the proposed new ATCT and Base Building at the proposed site, as well as the no action alternative (i.e., not constructing and operating the ATCT). As part of the proposed project, the DEA also a