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Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FAA RECORD OF DECISION
Appendix B AGENCY LETTERS: CONCURRENCE,
CERTIFICATIONS, CORRESPONDENCE
This appendix contains copies of the pertinent correspondence regarding the EIS process, analysis, findings, and the FAA's determinations.
The letters are provided in sequential order by date from 2004 when the EIS data collection was initiated through 2008 and the FAA's selection of a preferred alternative.
2003
December 12 Letter from Tom Jargiello, Director of Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, to Dean Stringer, Manager, FAA Orlando Airports District Office. This letter pertains to the approved motions of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. Dated: December 12, 2003.
2004
November 1 Letter from Tom Jargiello, Director of Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, to Dean Stringer, Manager, FAA Orlando Airports District Office. This letter pertains to the Broward County Board of County Commissioners Goals and Objectives. Dated: November 1, 2004.
2005
December 28 Letter from Frederick P. Gaske, Director, and State Historic Preservation Officer, to John Whitaker, Janus Research, RE: DHR Project File No. 2005-12090. Dated: December 28, 2005.
2006
August 24 Memorandum from Max Wolfe/Eric Bernhardt, Leigh Fisher Associates (now Jacobs Consultancy), to Virginia Lane, AICP, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration. Subject: Sponsor’s Proposed Project Operational Assumptions. Dated: August 22, 2006/Revised: August 24, 2006.
December 12 Letter from Gil MacAdam, Broward County Parks and Recreation Division, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: Proposed Temporary Installation of Pipe/West Lake Park. Dated: December 12, 2006.
December 2008 Appendix B – Agency Letters: Concurrence, Certifications, Correspondence Page B-1
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FAA RECORD OF DECISION
2007
May 17
July 17
August 10
November 9
December 4
(continued)
Letter from Paul Weller for Miles M. Croom, Assistant Regional Administrator, Habitat Conservation Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: F/SER4:JK/pw. Dated: May 17, 2007.
Letter from Frederick P. Gaske, Director, and State Historic Preservation Officer, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: DHR Project File No. 2007-2396-B & 2007-2527-B. Dated: July 17, 2007.
Letter from Josephus Eggelletion, Mayor Broward County Florida, to Bart Vernace, Assistant Manager, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: Broward County (Sponsor) Preferred Runway Alternative. Dated: August 10, 2007.
Letter from Kent G. George, A.A.E., Director of Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, Subject: Broward County Proposed Noise Mitigation Principles. Dated: November 9, 2007.
Letter from Marc Gambrill, Acting Director, Planning and Development Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: Use of Wetland Mitigation Credits at West Lake Park for Airport Sponsors Proposed Project at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Broward County, Florida. Dated: December 4, 2007.
December 7 Letter from Kent G. George, A.A.E., Director of Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, to Dean Stringer, Manager, FAA Orlando Airports District Office. RE: This letter pertains to Alternative D2 and Broward County’s comments on the tenant relocation, future tenant expansion capabilities, and future aviation development growth. Dated: December 7, 2007.
2008
January 31
February 5
Letter from Paul Souza, Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, South Florida Ecological Services Office, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: Service Federal Activity Code: 41420-2007-FA-0701. Dated: January 31, 2008.
Letter from Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, to Jocelyn Karazsia, National Marine Fisheries Service, with enclosure Direct, Secondary, and Cumulative Effects on Essential Fish Habitat. Dated: February 5, 2008.
March 6 Letter from Tori K. White, Chief, Palm Beach Gardens Permits Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: SAJ-1995-4561. Dated: March 6, 2008.
December 2008 Appendix B – Agency Letters: Concurrence, Certifications, Correspondence Page B-2
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FAA RECORD OF DECISION
2008
March 24
July 25
July 25
July 28
September 29
September 31
(continued)
Letter from Roy E. Crabtree, Ph.D., Regional Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: File: 1514-22.f.1.FL, Ref: I/SER/2008/00504. Dated: March 24, 2008.
Letter from Heinz J. Mueller, Chief, NEPA Program Office, Office of Policy and Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: EPA NEPA Comments on FAA's FEIS, CEQ #20080244; ERP #FAA-E51052-FL. Dated: July 25, 2008.
Letter from Paul Weller for Miles M. Croom, Assistant Regional Administrator, Habitat Conservation Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: F/SER4:JK/pw. Dated: July 25, 2008.
Letter from Sally B. Mann, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Programs, Florida Department of Environmental Projection, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: SAI# FL200806204295C Reference SAI# FL200703223172C. Dated: July 28, 2008.
Letter from Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, to Jocelyn Karazsia, National Marine Fisheries Service, with enclosure Direct, Secondary, and Cumulative Effects on Essential Fish Habitat. Dated: September 29, 2008.
Letter from Kent G. George, A.A.E., Director of Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, to Dean Stringer, Manager, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: Sponsor’s Certification in Accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47106(c)(1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii); and Certification in Accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47107(a)(10). Dated: September 31, 2008.
November 25 Email from Pace Wilbur, Atlantic Branch Chief, Charleston (F/SER47) Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries, to Virginia Lane, FAA Orlando Airports District Office. Dated: November 25, 2008.
December 12 Letter from Kent G. George, A.A.E., Director of Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, to Bart Vernace, Assistant Manager, FAA Orlando Airports District Office, RE: Broward County’s Mitigation of the Environmental Impacts Resulting from Runway Expansion in Accordance with the Conditions of the Record of Decision. Dated December 12, 2008
December 2008 Appendix B – Agency Letters: Concurrence, Certifications, Correspondence Page B-3
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ent a
nd e
xten
sion
of r
unw
ay 9
R/2
7L
and
othe
r ass
ocia
ted
airp
ort p
roje
cts a
t the
For
t Lau
derd
ale-
Hol
lyw
ood
Inte
rnat
iona
l Airp
ort
(FLL
). Th
e dr
aft E
IS, p
repa
red
by th
e Fe
dera
l Avi
atio
n A
dmin
istra
tion
(FA
A),
desc
ribes
the
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s ass
ocia
ted
with
the
airp
ort p
roje
cts p
ropo
sed
by th
e B
row
ard
Cou
nty
Boa
rd o
f Cou
nty
Com
mis
sion
ers (
Bro
war
d C
ount
y), w
hich
is th
e ow
ner a
nd o
pera
tor o
f FLL
. A
ccor
ding
to th
e dr
aft E
IS, t
he e
xist
ing
airf
ield
lack
s suf
ficie
nt c
apac
ity to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e fo
reca
sted
dem
and
for i
ts u
se u
nder
acc
epta
ble
oper
atin
g co
nditi
ons.
In o
rder
to a
ddre
ss th
is
need
, Bro
war
d C
ount
y ha
s pro
pose
d: e
xpan
sion
and
ele
vatio
n of
Run
way
9R
/27L
; con
stru
ctio
n of
an
oute
r dua
l par
alle
l tax
iway
that
wou
ld b
e se
para
ted
from
the
prop
osed
nor
th si
de p
aral
lel
taxi
way
by
276
feet
; con
stru
ctio
n of
con
nect
ing
taxi
way
s fro
m th
e pr
opos
ed fu
ll-le
ngth
par
alle
l ta
xiw
ay to
exi
stin
g ta
xiw
ays;
and
con
stru
ctio
n of
an
Inst
rum
ent L
andi
ng S
yste
m (I
LS) f
or
land
ings
on
Run
way
9R
/27L
. R
unw
ay 9
R/2
7L w
ould
hav
e a
Cat
egor
y I I
LS, w
hich
incl
udes
a
Med
ium
Inte
nsity
App
roac
h Li
ght S
yste
m (M
ALS
R) w
ith ru
nway
alig
nmen
t ind
icat
or li
ghts
, a
loca
lizer
, and
a g
lides
lope
. Th
e pr
opos
ed w
ork
will
als
o in
clud
e de
com
mis
sion
ing
of R
unw
ay
13/3
1 an
d re
deve
lopm
ent o
f a te
rmin
al g
ate.
The
draf
t EIS
pre
sent
s an
anal
ysis
of s
ever
al o
n-si
te a
nd o
ffsi
te si
te a
ltern
ativ
es, i
n ad
ditio
n to
th
e no
-act
ion
alte
rnat
ive.
The
FA
A d
oes n
ot p
rese
nt a
pre
ferr
ed a
ltern
ativ
e in
the
draf
t EIS
, he
nce
the
draf
t EIS
doe
s not
incl
ude
a st
atem
ent o
f the
ove
rall
impa
ct o
f the
pro
pose
d ac
tions
on
esse
ntia
l fis
h ha
bita
t (EF
H),
as re
quire
d by
50
CFR
Sec
tion
600.
920(
e).
How
ever
as a
n in
dica
tion
of w
hat t
he F
AA
’s p
refe
rred
alte
rnat
ive
mig
ht b
e, B
row
ard
Cou
nty’
s pre
ferr
ed
alte
rnat
ive
is p
rese
nted
. B
row
ard
Cou
nty’
s pre
ferr
ed a
ltern
ativ
e (A
ltern
ativ
e B
1c) w
ould
impa
ct
appr
oxim
atel
y 15
.41
acre
s of w
etla
nds i
nclu
ding
3.0
5 ac
res o
f est
uarin
e em
erge
nt v
eget
atio
n (m
angr
oves
), w
hich
are
des
igna
ted
as E
FH.
Oth
er a
ltern
ativ
es p
rese
nted
(suc
h as
Alte
rnat
ive
D1)
cou
ld a
dver
sely
aff
ect a
s muc
h as
21.
87 a
cres
of w
etla
nds.
The
airp
ort e
xpan
sion
act
iviti
es
are
loca
ted
in w
ater
s of t
he U
nite
s Sta
tes a
djac
ent t
o th
e D
ania
cut
-off
can
al a
nd A
tlant
ic
Intra
coas
tal W
ater
way
(AIW
W) i
n B
row
ard
Cou
nty,
Flo
rida.
As t
he n
atio
n’s f
eder
al tr
uste
e fo
r th
e co
nser
vatio
n an
d m
anag
emen
t of m
arin
e, e
stua
rine,
and
ana
drom
ous f
ishe
ry re
sour
ces,
the
follo
win
g co
mm
ents
and
reco
mm
enda
tions
are
pro
vide
d pu
rsua
nt to
aut
horit
ies o
f the
Fis
h an
d W
ildlif
e C
oord
inat
ion
Act
and
the
Mag
nuso
n-St
even
s Fis
hery
Con
serv
atio
n an
d M
anag
emen
t A
ct (M
agnu
son-
Stev
ens A
ct).
Con
sulta
tion
His
tory
B
y le
tter d
ated
Apr
il 6,
200
1, N
MFS
resp
onde
d to
the
draf
t EIS
, dat
ed F
ebru
ary
5, 2
001,
for t
he
expa
nsio
n of
runw
ay 9
R/2
7L.
In th
is le
tter,
NM
FS re
ques
ted
that
the
FAA
con
sult
with
our
of
fice
purs
uant
to 5
0 C
FR S
ectio
n 60
0.92
0 fo
r adv
erse
aff
ects
to E
FH.
By
lette
r dat
ed Ja
nuar
y 23
, 200
2, N
MFS
pro
vide
com
men
ts o
n th
e D
ecem
ber 2
6, 2
001,
EFH
ass
essm
ent p
repa
red
for t
he
expa
nsio
n of
runw
ay 9
R/2
7L.
This
ass
essm
ent d
escr
ibed
impa
cts t
o 17
.8 a
cres
of m
angr
oves
. In
th
is le
tter,
we
prov
ided
thre
e EF
H c
onse
rvat
ion
reco
mm
enda
tions
: (1)
A p
lan
shal
l be
deve
lope
d an
d im
plem
ente
d to
avo
id a
nd/o
r min
imiz
e di
rect
, sec
onda
ry, a
nd c
umul
ativ
e ad
vers
e ef
fect
s to
wet
land
s; (2
) A p
lan
shal
l be
deve
lope
d fo
r pro
vidi
ng fu
ll, in
-kin
d co
mpe
nsat
ion
for u
navo
idab
le
adve
rse
impa
cts t
o w
etla
nds;
and
(3) A
mon
itorin
g pl
an sh
all b
e de
velo
ped
to a
sses
s the
ec
olog
ical
succ
ess o
f the
off
site
, com
pens
ator
y m
itiga
tion.
A su
pple
men
t to
the
draf
t EIS
was
pub
lishe
d du
ring
Febr
uary
200
2 to
upd
ate
avia
tion
fore
cast
s.
NM
FS d
id n
ot fi
nd th
at th
e su
pple
men
tal i
nfor
mat
ion
affe
cted
the
prev
ious
ly d
escr
ibed
impa
cts
to E
FH a
nd, t
here
fore
, NM
FS d
id n
ot p
rovi
de c
omm
ents
. B
y le
tter d
ated
Janu
ary
13, 2
003,
N
MFS
pro
vide
d co
mm
ents
on
the
Nov
embe
r 200
2 se
cond
supp
lem
ent t
o th
e dr
aft E
IS.
This
se
cond
supp
lem
ent d
iscu
ssed
cha
nges
rega
rdin
g no
ise
impa
cts a
nd th
e m
itiga
tion
of su
ch
impa
cts.
Aga
in, N
MFS
det
erm
ined
that
the
prop
osed
adv
erse
aff
ects
to E
FH d
id n
ot c
hang
e as
a
resu
lt of
the
supp
lem
enta
l inf
orm
atio
n an
d, th
eref
ore,
we
did
not p
rovi
de a
dditi
onal
com
men
ts.
How
ever
, in
this
lette
r we
rest
ated
the
thre
e EF
H c
onse
rvat
ion
reco
mm
enda
tions
pro
vide
d ea
rlier
.
In 2
005,
the
FAA
cho
se to
rest
art t
he e
nviro
nmen
tal a
naly
sis g
iven
Bro
war
d C
ount
y’s d
ecis
ion
to p
ursu
e ad
ditio
nal a
irsid
e an
d la
ndsi
de p
lann
ing
stud
ies i
n 20
03 a
nd 2
004.
As a
resu
lt of
thes
e st
udie
s, a
revi
sed
proj
ect w
as d
evel
oped
. In
pre
para
tion
of th
e pr
esen
t (fo
urth
) dra
ft EI
S, th
e FA
A h
as re
lied
on th
e re
cent
pla
nnin
g an
d te
chni
cal s
tudi
es c
ompl
eted
by
Bro
war
d C
ount
y.
Proj
ect A
rea
NM
FS st
aff i
s fam
iliar
with
the
area
and
has
con
duct
ed si
te v
isits
at F
LL, m
ost r
ecen
tly o
n A
ugus
t 10,
200
6. T
he w
etla
nd sy
stem
at F
LL c
onsi
sts o
f man
grov
es (r
ed m
angr
oves
, whi
te
man
grov
es, b
lack
man
grov
es, a
nd b
utto
nwoo
ds) w
ith v
ario
us d
egre
es o
f inf
esta
tion
by
Aus
tralia
n pi
ne a
nd B
razi
lian
pepp
er.
Alte
rnat
ives
Th
e dr
aft E
IS d
escr
ibes
11
offs
ite a
ltern
ativ
es, 1
8 on
-site
alte
rnat
ives
, and
the
no a
ctio
n al
tern
ativ
e. T
he F
AA
det
erm
ined
that
the
11 o
ffsi
te a
ltern
ativ
es w
ere
not r
easo
nabl
e an
d th
eref
ore
elim
inat
ed th
ese
alte
rnat
ives
from
furth
er e
valu
atio
n. T
he F
AA
det
erm
ined
that
six
of
the
on-s
ite a
ltern
ativ
es c
ould
mee
t the
pur
pose
est
ablis
hed
for t
he p
roje
ct.
- 2 -
Impa
cts t
o Es
sent
ial F
ish
Hab
itat
Of t
he si
x al
tern
ativ
es th
at th
e ap
plic
ant d
eter
min
ed w
ould
mee
t the
pro
ject
pur
pose
and
nee
d,
the
impa
cts t
o EF
H v
ary
from
0.1
3 to
3.0
5 ac
res.
An
EFH
ass
essm
ent i
s pro
vide
d in
Sec
tion
6.F.
1.4
of th
e dr
aft E
IS.
Bro
war
d C
ount
y’s p
refe
rred
alte
rnat
ive
wou
ld d
irect
ly im
pact
3.0
5 ac
res o
f man
grov
es.
We
ackn
owle
dge
and
appr
ecia
te th
e su
bsta
ntia
l im
pact
min
imiz
atio
n th
at
has o
ccur
red
sinc
e th
e in
itial
dra
ft EI
S re
view
dur
ing
2001
, whi
ch id
entif
ied
over
17
acre
s of
EFH
that
wou
ld b
e im
pact
ed b
y th
e pr
ojec
t.
The
Bro
war
d C
ount
y’s p
refe
rred
alte
rnat
ive
(Alte
rnat
ive
B1c
) inc
lude
s the
follo
win
g co
mpo
nent
s tha
t wou
ld a
dver
sely
aff
ect E
FH:
�Ex
pans
ion
and
elev
atio
n of
Run
way
9R
/27L
to a
n ov
eral
l len
gth
of 8
,000
feet
and
wid
th
of 1
50 fe
et a
nd c
onst
ruct
ion
of a
new
full-
leng
th p
aral
lel t
axiw
ay 7
5 fe
et w
ide
on th
e no
rth si
de o
f Run
way
9R
/27L
with
sepa
ratio
n of
400
feet
from
9R
/27L
. Th
is a
ctio
n w
ould
adv
erse
ly a
ffec
t 2.8
7 ac
res o
f man
grov
es.
�In
stal
latio
n of
runw
ay a
ppro
ach
light
s and
ass
ocia
ted
acce
ss ro
ads.
Thi
s act
ion
wou
ld
adve
rsel
y af
fect
0.3
8 ac
res o
f man
grov
es.
Aut
horiz
atio
n of
the
prop
osed
pro
ject
will
resu
lt in
the
loss
of 3
.05
acre
s of h
abita
ts d
esig
nate
d as
EFH
by
the
Sout
h A
tlant
ic F
ishe
ry M
anag
emen
t Cou
ncil
(SA
FMC
). F
eder
ally
man
aged
fis
hery
spec
ies a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith e
stua
rine
emer
gent
veg
etat
ion,
incl
udin
g m
angr
ove
habi
tat,
incl
udes
pos
tlarv
al, j
uven
ile, a
nd a
dult
gray
, lan
e an
d sc
hool
mas
ter s
napp
ers;
juve
nile
Gol
iath
gr
oupe
r and
mut
ton
snap
per;
and
adul
t whi
te g
runt
. Th
ese
area
s pla
y an
impo
rtant
role
in th
e ec
olog
ical
func
tion
of S
outh
Atla
ntic
est
uarin
e ec
osys
tem
s, pa
rticu
larly
in re
gard
to p
rimar
y pr
oduc
tion
and
wat
er q
ualit
y. D
etai
led
info
rmat
ion
on th
e sn
appe
r/gro
uper
com
plex
(con
tain
ing
ten
fam
ilies
and
73
spec
ies)
and
oth
er fe
dera
lly m
anag
ed fi
sher
y sp
ecie
s and
thei
r EFH
is
prov
ided
in th
e 19
98 c
ompr
ehen
sive
am
endm
ent t
o th
e fis
hery
man
agem
ent p
lans
for t
he S
outh
A
tlant
ic re
gion
; the
am
endm
ent w
as p
repa
red
by th
e SA
FMC
as r
equi
red
by th
e M
agnu
son-
Stev
ens A
ct.
Man
grov
e w
etla
nds a
re a
lso
desi
gnat
ed b
y th
e SA
FMC
as a
Hab
itat A
rea
of
Parti
cula
r Con
cern
(HA
PC),
whi
ch a
re su
bset
s of E
FH th
at a
re ra
re, p
artic
ular
ly su
scep
tible
to
hum
an-in
duce
d de
grad
atio
n, e
spec
ially
impo
rtant
eco
logi
cally
, or l
ocat
ed in
an
envi
ronm
enta
lly
stre
ssed
are
a.
In a
dditi
on to
thes
e de
sign
atio
ns b
y th
e SA
FMC
, man
grov
es in
this
are
a pr
ovid
e nu
rser
y,
fora
ging
, and
refu
ge h
abita
t for
oth
er c
omm
erci
ally
and
recr
eatio
nally
impo
rtant
fish
and
sh
ellfi
sh, s
uch
as sn
ook,
strip
ed m
ulle
t, ta
rpon
, and
blu
e cr
ab, a
nd th
at th
e cu
mul
ativ
e lo
ss o
f m
angr
oves
has
redu
ced
over
all f
ishe
ries p
rodu
ctio
n w
ithin
the
sout
heas
t Flo
rida
ecos
yste
m.
Furth
er, m
angr
oves
in th
e pr
ojec
t are
a in
dire
ctly
supp
ort f
ishe
ry h
abita
t by
cont
rolli
ng ru
noff
and
tu
rbid
ity a
nd b
y st
abili
zing
sedi
men
t, ec
olog
ical
func
tions
ess
entia
l to
supp
ortin
g ad
jace
nt w
ater
s of
the
Dan
ia c
ut-o
ff c
anal
and
AIW
W.
Man
grov
e w
etla
nds d
irect
ly b
enef
it th
e fis
hery
reso
urce
s of t
he so
uthe
ast F
lorid
a by
pro
vidi
ng
nurs
ery
habi
tat.
Furth
er, m
angr
oves
are
par
t of a
hab
itat c
ompl
ex th
at in
clud
es se
agra
ss a
nd h
ard
botto
m h
abita
ts, a
nd th
is c
ompl
ex su
ppor
ts a
div
erse
com
mun
ity o
f fis
h an
d in
verte
brat
es.
Man
grov
e w
etla
nds a
lso
prov
ide
impo
rtant
wat
er q
ualit
y m
aint
enan
ce fu
nctio
ns, s
uch
as
pollu
tion
upta
ke (b
io-a
ssim
ilatio
n).
Man
grov
es a
lso
stab
ilize
shor
elin
es, a
ttenu
ate
wav
e ac
tion,
an
d pr
oduc
e an
d ex
port
detri
tus (
deca
ying
org
anic
mat
eria
l), w
hich
is a
n im
porta
nt c
ompo
nent
of
- 3 -
mar
ine
and
estu
arin
e fo
od c
hain
s. T
he c
umul
ativ
e lo
ss o
f the
se h
abita
ts h
as a
nd c
ontin
ues t
o re
duce
ove
rall
fishe
ries p
rodu
ctio
n w
ithin
Flo
rida
wat
ers.
In fa
ct, m
angr
ove
fore
sts a
re o
ne o
f th
e w
orld
’s m
ost t
hrea
tene
d tro
pica
l eco
syst
ems w
ith g
loba
l los
s exc
eedi
ng 3
5 pe
rcen
t, an
d th
e cu
rren
t rat
es o
f man
grov
e de
fore
stat
ion
are
likel
y to
impa
ct se
vere
ly th
e fu
nctio
n, fi
sher
ies
prod
uctiv
ity, a
nd re
silie
nce
of re
efs (
Mum
by e
t. al
200
4)1 .
EFH
Ass
essm
ent I
nfor
mat
ion
Nee
ds
The
draf
t EIS
pro
vide
s sev
eral
item
s req
uire
d by
50
CFR
Sec
tion
600.
920(
e) fo
r an
EFH
as
sess
men
t, in
clud
ing
a de
scrip
tion
of th
e pr
opos
ed a
ctio
n, a
n an
alys
is o
f dire
ct im
pact
s to
fishe
ry re
sour
ces b
y lif
e hi
stor
y st
age,
avo
idan
ce a
nd m
inim
izat
ion
to E
FH, a
nd a
ltern
ativ
es to
th
e pr
opos
ed a
ctio
n. H
owev
er a
dditi
onal
info
rmat
ion
is n
eede
d in
ord
er fo
r NM
FS to
fully
ev
alua
te th
e pr
opos
ed w
ork:
�A
full
asse
ssm
ent o
f cum
ulat
ive
effe
cts.
In th
is re
gard
, we
note
that
ther
e ar
e a
few
pas
t, pr
esen
t, an
d re
ason
ably
fore
seea
ble
futu
re a
ctiv
ities
that
hav
e be
en o
mitt
ed in
the
cum
ulat
ive
effe
cts d
iscu
ssio
n (d
raft
EIS,
cha
pter
7),
incl
udin
g th
e pr
opos
ed U
.S. B
orde
r Pa
trol f
acili
ty (a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith U
.S. A
rmy
Cor
ps o
f Eng
inee
rs p
erm
it ap
plic
atio
n nu
mbe
r SA
J-20
06-3
233)
that
pro
pose
s to
adve
rsel
y af
fect
ove
r 4 a
cres
of m
angr
oves
. N
MFS
is
conc
erne
d th
at, a
s a re
sult
of c
umul
ativ
e im
pact
s to
EFH
in B
row
ard
Cou
nty,
littl
e to
no
com
pens
ator
y m
itiga
tion
optio
ns a
re a
vaila
ble
with
in th
e af
fect
ed w
ater
shed
. Th
eref
ore,
w
e re
com
men
d th
at th
e cu
mul
ativ
e ef
fect
s ass
essm
ent p
rovi
de a
tabl
e of
pas
t, pr
esen
t, an
d re
ason
ably
fore
seea
ble
EFH
impa
cts t
hat i
nclu
des a
des
crip
tion
of h
ow su
ch im
pact
s ha
ve b
een/
will
be
miti
gate
d.
�Th
e FA
A’s
, or l
ead
fede
ral a
genc
y’s,
view
s reg
ardi
ng th
e ef
fect
s of t
he a
ctio
n on
EFH
. A
lthou
gh th
e FA
A st
ates
that
eac
h al
tern
ativ
e w
ould
not
resu
lt in
a si
gnifi
cant
impa
ct to
EF
H, t
his d
eter
min
atio
n is
bas
ed o
n th
e as
sum
ptio
n th
at th
e im
pact
s can
be
miti
gate
d (s
ee
next
item
). �
Com
pens
ator
y m
itiga
tion
plan
. Th
e dr
aft E
IS st
ates
that
ther
e m
ay b
e co
mpe
nsat
ory
miti
gatio
n op
tions
ava
ilabl
e at
Wes
t Lak
e Pa
rk a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith th
e ha
bita
t res
tora
tion
auth
oriz
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t of t
he A
rmy
via
perm
it nu
mbe
r 200
2-00
72 (I
P-LA
O),
how
ever
we
are
also
aw
are
of o
ther
pro
ject
s by
the
Bro
war
d C
ount
y B
oard
of C
ount
y C
omm
issi
oner
s (su
ch a
s the
Por
t Eve
rgla
des E
xpan
sion
) tha
t pro
pose
to u
se th
is
miti
gatio
n as
wel
l. T
he E
FH a
sses
smen
t sho
uld
fully
des
crib
e ho
w m
angr
ove
impa
cts
wou
ld b
e m
itiga
ted.
(Se
e EF
H c
onse
rvat
ion
reco
mm
enda
tions
for a
dditi
onal
in
form
atio
n.)
�U
nifie
d M
itiga
tion
Ass
essm
ent M
etho
d (U
MA
M) s
core
s. Th
e dr
aft E
IS p
rovi
des
UM
AM
scor
es fo
r the
wet
land
are
as p
ropo
sed
for i
mpa
ct u
nder
Bro
war
d C
ount
y’s
pref
erre
d al
tern
ativ
e. H
owev
er, t
he o
nly
way
to d
eter
min
e th
e am
ount
of m
itiga
tion
nece
ssar
y to
off
set 3
.05
acre
s of m
angr
ove
wet
land
s wou
ld b
e to
hav
e U
MA
M sc
ores
for
the
miti
gatio
n si
te, w
hich
are
not
incl
uded
in th
e dr
aft E
IS.
The
com
pens
ator
y m
itiga
tion
plan
shou
ld in
clud
e al
l nec
essa
ry U
MA
M sc
ores
to d
eter
min
e th
at a
ll fu
nctio
nal l
osse
s ca
n be
miti
gate
d.
1 Mum
by P
.J., J
. E. A
lasd
air,
E. A
rias-
Gon
zale
z, K
.C. L
inde
man
, P.G
. Bla
ckw
ell,
A. G
all,
M.I.
Gor
czyn
ska,
A.R
. H
arbo
rne,
C.L
. Pes
cod,
H. R
enke
n, C
.C. W
abni
tz, a
nd G
. Lle
wel
lyn.
200
4. M
angr
oves
enh
ance
the
biom
ass o
f co
ral r
eef f
ish
com
mun
ities
in th
e C
arib
bean
. N
atur
e 27
: 533
-536
.
- 4 -
Bas
ed o
n th
e ab
ove
disc
ussi
on o
f dire
ct a
nd in
dire
ct im
pact
s lik
ely
to re
sult
from
the
prop
osed
pr
ojec
t, N
MFS
con
clud
es th
at th
e po
tent
ial a
dver
se im
pact
s to
EFH
and
oth
er li
ving
mar
ine
reso
urce
s cou
ld o
ccur
as a
resu
lt of
the
prop
osed
wor
k. S
ectio
n 30
5(b)
(4)(
A) o
f the
Mag
nuso
n-St
even
s Act
requ
ires N
MFS
to p
rovi
de E
FH c
onse
rvat
ion
reco
mm
enda
tions
whe
n an
act
ivity
is
expe
cted
to a
dver
sely
impa
ct E
FH.
Bas
ed o
n th
is re
quire
men
t, N
MFS
pro
vide
s the
follo
win
g:
EFH
Con
serv
atio
n R
ecom
men
datio
ns
1. A
pla
n sh
all b
e de
velo
ped
for p
rovi
ding
full,
in-k
ind
com
pens
atio
n fo
r una
void
able
adv
erse
im
pact
s to
wet
land
s. T
he p
lan
shal
l add
ress
com
pens
atio
n fo
r los
s of p
rodu
ctiv
ity a
nd h
abita
t fu
nctio
ns th
at o
ccur
dur
ing
the
perio
d be
twee
n el
imin
atio
n/de
grad
atio
n of
exi
stin
g w
etla
nds a
nd
esta
blis
hmen
t of f
unct
iona
lly c
ompa
tible
man
grov
e ha
bita
t tha
t wou
ld b
e pr
otec
ted
in p
erpe
tuity
. Ex
ecut
ion
of th
e ap
prov
ed m
itiga
tion
plan
shal
l be
a re
quire
d co
mpo
nent
of t
he p
roje
ct.
2. A
mon
itorin
g pl
an sh
all b
e de
velo
ped
to a
sses
s the
eco
logi
cal s
ucce
ss o
f the
off
site
, co
mpe
nsat
ory
miti
gatio
n. A
nnua
l mon
itorin
g of
the
miti
gatio
n si
te sh
all t
ake
plac
e fo
r fiv
e ye
ars
follo
win
g co
mpl
etio
n of
the
miti
gatio
n pr
ojec
t. In
the
even
t it i
s det
erm
ined
that
the
impl
emen
ted
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res d
o no
t com
plet
ely
offs
et th
e de
stru
ctio
n of
man
grov
e w
etla
nds,
the
plan
shal
l inc
lude
con
tinge
ncy
mea
sure
s, su
ch a
s add
ition
al p
lant
ing
or e
xotic
ve
geta
tion
rem
oval
, in
orde
r to
prov
ide
func
tiona
lly su
itabl
e re
plac
emen
t hab
itat.
The
m
itiga
tion/
mon
itorin
g pl
an sh
all b
e fo
rwar
ded
to th
e N
MFS
for r
evie
w a
nd a
ppro
val p
rior t
o in
itiat
ion
of c
onst
ruct
ion.
Than
k yo
u fo
r the
opp
ortu
nity
to p
rovi
de c
omm
ents
. R
elat
ed c
orre
spon
denc
e sh
ould
be
dire
cted
to
the
atte
ntio
n of
Ms.
Joce
lyn
Kar
azsi
a at
our
Wes
t Pal
m B
each
off
ice,
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ch is
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loca
ted
with
th
e U
S En
viro
nmen
tal P
rote
ctio
n A
genc
y at
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PA, 4
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orth
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gres
s Ave
nue,
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te 1
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t Pal
m B
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rida,
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y,
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iles M
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nt R
egio
nal A
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istra
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rvat
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isio
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ectro
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l) EP
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E I
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TIO
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LLY
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artm
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OR
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ND
O A
IRPO
RT
S D
IST
RIC
T O
FFIC
E
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rans
porta
tion
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eltin
e N
atio
nal D
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uite
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dera
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atio
n O
rland
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lorid
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inis
trat
ion
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e: (4
07) 8
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331
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uary
5, 2
008
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Joc
elyn
Kar
azsi
a N
atio
nal M
arin
e Fi
sher
ies
Ser
vice
40
0 N
orth
Con
gres
s A
venu
e, S
uite
120
W
est P
alm
Bea
ch, F
lorid
a 33
401
Re:
Fo
rt L
aude
rdal
e-H
olly
woo
d In
tern
atio
nal A
irpor
t (FL
L)
Dra
ft En
viro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct S
tate
men
t (D
raft
EIS)
Es
sent
ial F
ish
Hab
itat (
EFH
) Ass
essm
ent A
dditi
onal
Info
rmat
ion
Dea
r Ms.
Kar
azsi
a:
Ple
ase
find
encl
osed
the
addi
tiona
l inf
orm
atio
n yo
u re
ques
ted
in y
our
lette
r da
ted
May
17
, 200
7 an
d FA
A’s
resp
onse
to N
atio
nal M
arin
e Fi
sher
ies
Ser
vice
s’ E
FH C
onse
rvat
ion
Rec
omm
enda
tion.
Th
e FA
A h
as d
eter
min
ed t
he P
ropo
sed
Act
ion
wou
ld n
ot r
esul
t in
si
gnifi
cant
adv
erse
impa
cts
to E
FH o
r si
gnifi
cant
cum
ulat
ive
impa
cts
to w
etla
nds
and
EFH
bas
ed o
n th
e pr
opos
ed m
itiga
tion
for
the
Pro
pose
d A
ctio
n an
d m
itiga
tion
that
w
ould
be
requ
ired
for o
ther
pro
ject
s in
the
area
aro
und
FLL.
We
appr
ecia
te y
our
eval
uatio
n of
thi
s in
form
atio
n an
d re
ques
t yo
ur d
eter
min
atio
n th
at
the
cons
ulta
tion
proc
ess
satis
fies
the
Fede
ral
agen
cy c
onsu
ltatio
n re
quire
men
ts o
f S
ectio
n 30
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u ha
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uest
ions
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ardi
ng t
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ocum
ent
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equi
re
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tiona
l inf
orm
atio
n, p
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inia
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viro
nmen
tal S
peci
alis
t U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of T
rans
porta
tion
Fede
ral A
viat
ion
Adm
inis
tratio
n 59
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azel
tine
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iona
l Driv
e O
rland
o, F
lorid
a 32
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Dea
r Ms.
Lane
:
NO
AA
’s N
atio
nal M
arin
e Fi
sher
ies S
ervi
ce (N
MFS
) rev
iew
ed th
e fin
al E
nviro
nmen
tal I
mpa
ct
Stat
emen
t (EI
S), d
ated
June
17,
200
8, fo
r the
dev
elop
men
t and
ext
ensi
on o
f run
way
9R
/27L
and
ot
her a
ssoc
iate
d pr
ojec
ts a
t For
t Lau
derd
ale-
Hol
lyw
ood
Inte
rnat
iona
l Airp
ort (
FLL)
. Th
e fin
al
EIS
prep
ared
by
the
Fede
ral A
viat
ion
Adm
inis
tratio
n (F
AA
) des
crib
es th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
impa
cts a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith a
irpor
t pro
ject
s pro
pose
d by
the
Bro
war
d C
ount
y B
oard
of C
ount
y C
omm
issi
oner
s (B
row
ard
Cou
nty)
, ow
ner a
nd o
pera
tor o
f FLL
. A
ccor
ding
to th
e fin
al E
IS, t
he
exis
ting
airf
ield
at F
LL la
cks s
uffic
ient
cap
acity
to a
ccom
mod
ate
exis
ting
and
fore
cast
ed
dem
and.
In
orde
r to
addr
ess t
his n
eed,
Bro
war
d C
ount
y pr
opos
es to
: R
edev
elop
Run
way
9R
/27L
to a
leng
th o
f 8,0
00 fe
et a
nd a
wid
th o
f 150
feet
. A
n En
gine
ered
Mat
eria
ls A
rres
ting
Syst
em (E
MA
S) w
ould
be
used
at e
ach
runw
ay e
nd in
pla
ce o
f a st
anda
rd ru
nway
safe
ty a
rea.
Th
e us
e of
EM
AS
allo
ws t
he o
vera
ll le
ngth
of t
he ru
nway
to b
e re
duce
d to
8,0
00 fe
et a
nd w
ould
el
imin
ate
the
need
for d
ecla
red
dist
ance
whi
le im
prov
ing
the
runw
ay o
pera
tiona
l cap
abili
ty.
The
east
ern
end
of R
unw
ay 9
R/2
7L w
ould
be
elev
ated
ove
r the
Flo
rida
East
Coa
st R
ailw
ay a
nd U
.S.
Hig
hway
1.
The
wes
tern
ext
ent o
f the
runw
ay w
ould
be
the
Dan
ia C
ut-O
ff C
anal
. R
unw
ay
13/3
1 w
ould
be
perm
anen
tly c
lose
d to
acc
omm
odat
e el
evat
ion
of R
unw
ay 9
R/2
7L.
In a
dditi
on
this
alte
rnat
ive
incl
udes
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
oper
atio
nal n
oise
aba
tem
ent a
ctio
ns d
escr
ibed
in
the
Cou
nty’
s Airf
ield
Dev
elop
men
t Pro
gram
Obj
ectiv
e St
atem
ent (
Oct
ober
26,
200
4).
This
set
of c
hang
es is
refe
rred
to a
s “A
ltern
ativ
e B
1c”
in th
e fin
al E
IS.
The
final
EIS
pre
sent
s an
anal
ysis
of s
ever
al o
n-si
te a
nd o
ff-s
ite si
te a
ltern
ativ
es, i
n ad
ditio
n to
th
e no
-act
ion
alte
rnat
ive.
The
FA
A d
oes n
ot p
rese
nt a
pre
ferr
ed a
ltern
ativ
e in
the
final
EIS
, ho
wev
er B
row
ard
Cou
nty’
s pre
ferr
ed a
ltern
ativ
e is
Alte
rnat
ive
B1c
. Th
is a
ltern
ativ
e w
ould
im
pact
app
roxi
mat
ely
15.4
1 ac
res o
f wet
land
s inc
ludi
ng 3
.05
acre
s of e
stua
rine
emer
gent
ve
geta
tion
(man
grov
es),
whi
ch a
re e
ssen
tial f
ish
habi
tat (
EFH
). O
ther
alte
rnat
ives
(i.e
., A
ltern
ativ
e D
1) c
ould
adv
erse
ly a
ffec
t as m
uch
as 2
1.87
acr
es o
f wet
land
s. T
he a
irpor
t
expa
nsio
n ac
tiviti
es a
re lo
cate
d in
wat
ers o
f the
Uni
tes S
tate
s adj
acen
t to
the
Dan
ia c
ut-o
ff c
anal
an
d A
tlant
ic In
traco
asta
l Wat
erw
ay (A
IWW
) in
Bro
war
d C
ount
y, F
lorid
a. A
s the
nat
ion’
s fe
dera
l tru
stee
for t
he c
onse
rvat
ion
and
man
agem
ent o
f mar
ine,
est
uarin
e, a
nd a
nadr
omou
s fis
hery
reso
urce
s, th
e fo
llow
ing
com
men
ts a
nd re
com
men
datio
ns a
re p
rovi
ded
purs
uant
to
auth
oriti
es o
f the
Fis
h an
d W
ildlif
e C
oord
inat
ion
Act
and
the
Mag
nuso
n-St
even
s Fis
hery
C
onse
rvat
ion
and
Man
agem
ent A
ct (M
agnu
son-
Stev
ens A
ct).
Con
sulta
tion
His
tory
B
y le
tter d
ated
May
17,
200
7, N
MFS
pro
vide
d th
e FA
A w
ith c
omm
ents
and
reco
mm
enda
tions
in
resp
onse
to th
e dr
aft E
IS.
Plea
se se
e th
is le
tter f
or a
com
plet
e co
nsul
tatio
n hi
stor
y an
d a
desc
riptio
n of
the
habi
tats
des
igna
ted
as E
FH.
In o
ur c
omm
ents
on
the
draf
t EIS
, NM
FS
spec
ifica
lly re
ques
ted
that
the
final
EIS
incl
ude
a fu
ll as
sess
men
t of c
umul
ativ
e ef
fect
s; th
e FA
A
or le
ad fe
dera
l age
ncy’
s vie
ws r
egar
ding
the
effe
cts o
f the
act
ion
on E
FH; a
com
pens
ator
y m
itiga
tion
plan
; and
Uni
fied
Miti
gatio
n A
sses
smen
t Met
hod
(UM
AM
) sco
res o
f the
miti
gatio
n si
te.
In a
dditi
on, w
e pr
ovid
ed tw
o EF
H c
onse
rvat
ion
reco
mm
enda
tions
: (1
) A p
lan
shal
l be
deve
lope
d fo
r pro
vidi
ng fu
ll, in
-kin
d co
mpe
nsat
ion
for u
navo
idab
le
adve
rse
impa
cts t
o w
etla
nds.
The
pla
n sh
all a
ddre
ss c
ompe
nsat
ion
for l
oss o
f pr
oduc
tivity
and
hab
itat f
unct
ions
that
occ
ur d
urin
g th
e pe
riod
betw
een
elim
inat
ion/
degr
adat
ion
of e
xist
ing
wet
land
s and
est
ablis
hmen
t of f
unct
iona
lly
com
patib
le m
angr
ove
habi
tat t
hat w
ould
be
prot
ecte
d in
per
petu
ity; a
nd
(2) A
mon
itorin
g pl
an sh
all b
e de
velo
ped
to a
sses
s the
eco
logi
cal s
ucce
ss o
f the
off
site
, co
mpe
nsat
ory
miti
gatio
n. A
nnua
l mon
itorin
g of
the
miti
gatio
n si
te sh
all t
ake
plac
e fo
r fiv
e ye
ars f
ollo
win
g co
mpl
etio
n of
the
miti
gatio
n pr
ojec
t. In
the
even
t it i
s det
erm
ined
th
at th
e im
plem
ente
d m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s do
not c
ompl
etel
y of
fset
the
dest
ruct
ion
of
man
grov
e w
etla
nds,
the
plan
shal
l inc
lude
con
tinge
ncy
mea
sure
s, su
ch a
s add
ition
al
plan
ting
or e
xotic
veg
etat
ion
rem
oval
, in
orde
r to
prov
ide
func
tiona
lly su
itabl
e re
plac
emen
t hab
itat.
The
miti
gatio
n/m
onito
ring
plan
shal
l be
forw
arde
d to
the
NM
FS fo
r re
view
and
app
rova
l prio
r to
initi
atio
n of
con
stru
ctio
n.
Res
pons
es to
Info
rmat
ion
Req
uest
s and
EFH
Con
serv
atio
n R
ecom
men
datio
ns
A fu
ll as
sess
men
t of c
umul
ativ
e ef
fect
s. In
our
com
men
ts o
n th
e dr
aft E
IS, w
e no
ted
that
seve
ral
past
, pre
sent
, and
reas
onab
ly fo
rese
eabl
e fu
ture
act
iviti
es w
ere
not i
nclu
ded
in th
e di
scus
sion
of
cum
ulat
ive
effe
cts.
The
fina
l EIS
(cha
pter
7) p
rovi
des a
mor
e th
orou
gh e
valu
atio
n of
cum
ulat
ive
effe
cts.
NM
FS c
oncl
udes
that
this
info
rmat
ion
need
has
bee
n su
ffic
ient
ly a
ddre
ssed
.
The
FAA’
s, or
lead
fede
ral a
genc
y’s,
view
s reg
ardi
ng th
e ef
fect
s of t
he a
ctio
n on
EFH
. Th
e fin
al
EIS
(sec
tion
6.F.
1.7)
stat
es th
at th
e FA
A h
as d
eter
min
ed th
ere
will
be
no si
gnifi
cant
impa
cts t
o EF
H re
sulti
ng fr
om th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of a
ny o
f the
runw
ay d
evel
opm
ent a
ltern
ativ
es.
This
de
term
inat
ion
cons
ider
ed th
e pr
ojec
t des
ign;
the
min
imal
shor
t-ter
m a
nd p
erm
anen
t im
pact
s as
soci
ated
with
the
inst
alla
tion
of li
ght t
ower
foun
datio
ns, u
tility
cab
les,
and
acce
ss ro
ads
requ
ired
for t
he p
ropo
sed
runw
ay a
ppro
ach
light
con
figur
atio
ns; a
nd th
e m
itiga
tion
prop
osed
for
unav
oida
ble
wet
land
impa
cts.
Whi
le w
e be
lieve
that
add
ition
al in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he m
itiga
tion
prop
osal
is n
eede
d (s
ee se
ctio
n be
low
) bef
ore
NM
FS c
ould
agr
ee w
ith th
e FA
A’s
det
erm
inat
ion,
N
MFS
find
s tha
t the
FA
A h
as m
et th
e re
quire
men
t for
mak
ing
a de
term
inat
ion.
A co
mpe
nsat
ory
miti
gatio
n pl
an.
The
final
EIS
incl
udes
con
cept
ual m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s tha
t the
FA
A w
ould
con
side
r as p
art o
f the
pro
pose
d pr
ojec
t or a
ltern
ativ
es (S
ectio
n 6J
). Sp
ecifi
cally
, th
e fin
al E
IS st
ates
that
the
FAA
has
dev
elop
ed c
once
ptua
l wet
land
miti
gatio
n du
ring
this
EIS
pr
oces
s bas
ed o
n in
put f
rom
and
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
the
U.S
. Arm
y C
orps
of E
ngin
eers
, the
So
uth
Flor
ida
Wat
er M
anag
emen
t Dis
trict
, and
the
U.S
. Env
ironm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy.
The
fin
al E
IS a
lso
stat
es th
at it
will
be
Bro
war
d C
ount
y’s r
espo
nsib
ility
to a
pply
for p
erm
its re
quire
d by
thes
e re
gula
tory
age
ncie
s for
the
pref
erre
d al
tern
ativ
e.
Whi
le N
MFS
is fa
mili
ar w
ith th
e re
stor
atio
n pr
opos
ed a
t Wes
t Lak
e Pa
rk a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
Dep
artm
ent o
f the
Arm
y pe
rmit
num
ber 2
002-
0072
(IP-
LAO
), w
e ar
e al
so a
war
e of
oth
er
proj
ects
by
the
Bro
war
d C
ount
y B
oard
of C
ount
y C
omm
issi
oner
s (su
ch a
s the
Por
t Eve
rgla
des
Expa
nsio
n) th
at p
ropo
se to
use
this
miti
gatio
n as
wel
l. T
he E
FH a
sses
smen
t sho
uld
fully
de
scrib
e ho
w m
angr
ove
impa
cts w
ould
be
miti
gate
d. W
hile
we
agre
e w
ith th
e ge
nera
l app
roac
h of
the
conc
eptu
al p
lan,
mor
e de
tail
is n
eede
d, in
clud
ing
Uni
fied
Miti
gatio
n A
sses
smen
t Met
hod
(UM
AM
) sco
res a
t the
miti
gatio
n si
tes,
to d
eter
min
e th
at a
ll fu
nctio
nal l
osse
s wou
ld b
e m
itiga
ted.
NM
FS c
oncl
udes
that
this
info
rmat
ion
need
has
not
bee
n su
ffic
ient
ly a
ddre
ssed
.
Uni
fied
Miti
gatio
n As
sess
men
t Met
hod
(UM
AM) s
core
s. In
resp
onse
to o
ur re
view
of t
he d
raft
EIS,
NM
FS n
oted
that
the
UM
AM
scor
es fo
r the
wet
land
are
as p
ropo
sed
for i
mpa
ct u
nder
B
row
ard
Cou
nty’
s pre
ferr
ed a
ltern
ativ
e w
ere
prov
ided
. H
owev
er, t
he o
nly
way
to d
eter
min
e th
e am
ount
of m
itiga
tion
nece
ssar
y to
off
set 3
.05
acre
s of m
angr
ove
wet
land
s wou
ld b
e to
hav
e U
MA
M sc
ores
for t
he m
itiga
tion
site
, whi
ch w
ere
not i
nclu
ded
in th
e dr
aft E
IS n
or a
re th
ey
prov
ided
in th
e fin
al E
IS.
The
com
pens
ator
y m
itiga
tion
plan
shou
ld in
clud
e al
l nec
essa
ry
UM
AM
scor
es to
det
erm
ine
that
all
func
tiona
l los
ses c
an b
e m
itiga
ted.
We
conc
lude
that
this
in
form
atio
n ne
ed h
as n
ot b
een
suff
icie
ntly
add
ress
ed.
EFH
Con
serv
atio
n Re
com
men
datio
ns p
rovi
ded
in re
spon
se to
revi
ew o
f the
dra
ft EI
S. T
he E
FH
asse
ssm
ent s
ectio
n in
the
final
EIS
doe
s not
mak
e an
y re
fere
nce
to th
e EF
H c
onse
rvat
ion
reco
mm
enda
tions
pro
vide
d in
resp
onse
to o
ur re
view
of t
he d
raft
EIS.
As m
entio
ned
abov
e, th
e FA
A m
aint
ains
that
it is
Bro
war
d C
ount
y’s r
espo
nsib
ility
to d
evel
op th
e pe
rmits
for t
he
miti
gatio
n. H
owev
er, t
he E
FH se
ctio
n di
d no
t sum
mar
ize
the
anal
ysis
that
led
the
FAA
to th
is
conc
lusi
on.
Sect
ion
305(
b)(4
)(B
) of t
he M
agnu
son-
Stev
ens A
ct a
nd it
s im
plem
entin
g re
gula
tion
at 5
0 C
FR S
ectio
n 60
0.92
0(k)
requ
ire th
at, i
n th
e ca
se o
f a re
spon
se th
at is
inco
nsis
tent
with
N
MFS
con
serv
atio
n re
com
men
datio
ns, t
he a
genc
y m
ust e
xpla
in it
s rea
sons
for n
ot fo
llow
ing
the
reco
mm
enda
tions
, inc
ludi
ng th
e sc
ient
ific
ratio
nale
for a
ny d
isag
reem
ents
with
NM
FS o
ver t
he
antic
ipat
ed e
ffec
ts o
f the
pro
pose
d ac
tion
and
the
mea
sure
s nee
ded
to o
ffse
t suc
h ef
fect
s. N
MFS
be
lieve
s the
FA
A, a
s the
fede
ral a
ctio
n ag
ency
, is r
espo
nsib
le fo
r doc
umen
ting
that
the
miti
gatio
n w
ould
fully
off
set t
he lo
st w
etla
nd fu
nctio
ns th
roug
h th
e N
atio
nal E
nviro
nmen
tal
Polic
y A
ct p
roce
ss.
In c
losi
ng, N
MFS
can
not
con
clud
e th
at th
e ha
bita
t con
serv
atio
n go
als o
f the
Mag
nuso
n-St
even
s A
ct h
ave
been
met
for t
his p
roje
ct n
or c
an w
e co
nclu
de th
at th
e FA
A h
as m
et th
e pr
oced
ural
re
quire
men
ts o
f the
Mag
nuso
n-St
even
s Act
. W
e m
aint
ain
our r
ecom
men
datio
ns to
dev
elop
a
com
pens
ator
y m
itiga
tion
plan
and
the
asso
ciat
ed m
onito
ring.
We
wou
ld b
e w
illin
g to
wor
k w
ith
the
FAA
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
hese
pla
ns.
We
also
can
adv
ise
on th
e m
ost e
ffec
tive
path
to
com
plet
ing
the
EFH
con
sulta
tion.
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