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ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW The purpose of considering environmental factors in airport master planning is to assist in evaluating current and future airport development, as well as provide information that will help expedite subsequent environmental processing. FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, and FAA Order 5050.4B, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions, are is important to note that while the environmental analysis included in this Master Plan Update is not in and of itself a NEPA document. NEPA GUIDANCE There are three levels of NEPA documentation depending on the scope of a proposed project and the potential environmental impacts associated with a proposed project. These include, categorical exclusion 1 (CATEX), environmental assessment (EA), and environmental impact statement (EIS). FAA Order 1050.1F lists actions that the FAA has found in the past to not normally have a significant effect on the environment. Proposed projects that fall within the list found in FAA Order 1050.1F and do not have an 2 extraordinary circumstance can be processed with a CATEX. For proposed projects that do not fall within the list specified as a CATEX in FAA Order 1050.1F, an EA must be prepared. At the completion of the EA, the FAA will issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or continue with an EIS. An EIS must be prepared if the environmental impacts associated with a proposed project are significant impacts that cannot be mitigated below the established significant threshold. At the completion of an EIS, the FAA will issue a Record of Decision (ROD). EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Chapter 1, Inventory of Existing Conditions of this Master Plan Update describes the current environmental conditions at and around in the Airport in detail. The following subsections summarize the conditions described in Chapter 1 and provides the basis for determining the potential environmental effects of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects. Air Quality According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Eugene/Springfield area in Lane 3 County is in a maintenance area for particulate matter-10 (PM) and carbon monoxide (CO). The Airport 10 is required to conform to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) as required by the USEPA, as well as local, state, and federal air quality regulations when considering future airport development. Biological Resources Habitat characteristics of the Airport include wetlands, mowed grass, bare areas (e.g., areas cleared of vegetation), trees, and developed areas (e.g., runway, hangars). The developed areas of the Airport are mostly in the central portion of the Airport property. The undeveloped land around those areas has been 1 FAA, Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, Sections 5-6.1 through 5-6.6. July 16, 2015. 2 FAA, Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, Sections 5-6.2. July 16, 2015. 3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality Green Book, Oregon. Accessed: http://www3.epa.gov/airquality/greenbook/anayo_or.html, April 2016. EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 7-1