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Public Hearing

Draft Environmental Assessment and

Draft General Conformity Determination

for the Eastgate Air Cargo Facility

San Bernardino International Airport

August 8, 2019

STARTS AT 7:00 PM

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Public Hearing Information

• Hearing Facilitator: Joan Isaacson, Kearns and West

• Time Limit: Three minutes per speaker

• A timer and verbal/visual cues regarding the remaining time for

each individual’s comment will be provided.

• Sign up to speak until 8:30 p.m.

• Comments will not be translated for the audience. English

transcripts of all comments will be provided in the Final EA.

• The “speaker’s queue” will be based on sign-up; starting with

number 1.

• Seating for the upcoming five speakers has been provided in the

front row, near the Hearing Facilitator.

• An additional court reporter is available in the Court Reporter Room;

these comments are also limited to three minutes.

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Public Hearing Rules of Conduct

• Please keep comments constructive and on topic, honor the three-

minute time limit to give others a chance to speak, and be a

respectful audience so as to not jeopardize the continuation of the

meeting.

• Help maintain a comfortable meeting environment for all attendees.

• Avoid conversations so that everyone can hear.

• Silence your cell phones.

• Step outside for conversations, phone calls, etc.

• Refrain from applauding, cheering, booing, and other similar forms

of expression.

• For safety reasons, anyone with a sign is asked to display their sign

in the back of the room.

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Purpose of this Public Hearing

• The purpose of this public hearing is to give you an opportunity to

provide input to the Federal Aviation Administration on the adequacy

of the Draft SBD Eastgate Air Cargo Facility Environmental

Assessment (EA) and Draft General Conformity Determination.

• This is not a question and answer session.

• No responses to your questions will be provided at this public

hearing.

• We are here to listen to and record your comments.

• The written responses to the comments you provide this evening will

be included in the Final EA.

• Thank you for taking the time this evening to participate in this

process!

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Proposed Project

Decision-maker: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Project Sponsor: San Bernardino International Airport Authority

Project Proponent: Hillwood Enterprises, L.P.

Boeing 737

Boeing 747

Proposed Project: Development of various facilities and supporting infrastructure on an approximately 101.5-acre site

Construction/Installation:

• 658,500-square-foot (sf) sort, distribution, and office building.

• Construction of taxilanes and aircraft parking apron.

• Ground support equipment (GSE) parking and support areas.

• Two separate GSE maintenance buildings.

• Approximately 2,000 employee parking and 380 trailer stalls.

• Two new driveways into the Proposed Project site.

• 3rd Street modifications.

• New security fencing, gates, and a guard shack.

• Pole-mounted and/or building-mounted exterior lights.

• Airfield lights and signage.

• Land clearing, concrete demolition, excavation, embankment, and grading.

• Extending utilities and related infrastructure to the Proposed Project site.

• Stormwater management systems.

• Landscaping.

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Alternatives Evaluated in the Draft EA

• No Action Alternative: The Proposed Eastgate Air Cargo Facility would not be

built. Aircraft and airport operations at San Bernardino International Airport (SBD)

would continue.

• Proposed Action: The Proposed Project would develop a package sorting and

distribution center with an air cargo hub facility at SBD. The Proposed Project site

is located on SBD, north of Taxiway “E” and West of Hangar Way and south of 3rd

Street in the City of San Bernardino.

Alternatives Considered but Dismissed from Further Evaluation

• Use Other Sites on Airport: The vacant land on the Airport does not meet the size

or configuration criteria to support the operational requirements and business needs.

• Reuse Other Buildings on Airport: The Airport includes numerous buildings that

theoretically could be repurposed as air cargo facilities. None of the buildings or

facilities are of sufficient size to be repurposed as a large-scale air cargo facility.

• Use Other Airports: The two closest airports to SBD that can accommodate large

cargo aircraft are March Air Reserve Base/March Inland Port and Ontario

International Airport. Neither airport would meet the SBIAA’s need to develop an air

cargo facility at SBD or the unmet demand for air cargo services at SBD.

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Resources Evaluated in the Draft EA

• Air Quality

• Biological Resources

• Climate

• DOT Act: Section 4(f) Resources

• Hazardous Materials, Pollution Prevention, and Solid Waste

• Historic, Architectural, Archaeological, and Cultural Resources

• Land Use

• Natural Resources and Energy Supply

• Noise and Noise-Compatible Land Use

• Socioeconomics, Environmental Justice, and Children’s Environmental Health

and Safety Risks

• Visual Effects

• Water Resources (Wetlands, Floodplains, Surface Water, and Groundwater)

• Cumulative Impacts

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Draft General Conformity Determination

• Because the Airport is located within an area designated by the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) as nonattainment for ozone (O3) and particulate matter 2.5

microns or less in size (PM2.5) and maintenance for particulate matter less than or

equal to 10 microns in diameter (PM10), carbon monoxide (CO) and annual nitrogen

dioxide (NO2), the need to demonstrate conformity is also being undertaken by the

FAA.

• A General Conformity Determination (GCD) for the Proposed Project was required

because the total direct and indirect emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC),

nitrogen oxides (NOx), and CO are above de minimis emissions threshold levels

specified in the General Conformity Regulations.

• The SCAQMD stated that the Proposed Project will conform to the Air Quality

Management Plan (AQMP) (i.e., emissions of ozone precursors are within AQMP

budgets) and dispersion modeling of CO and NO2 emissions demonstrated no

exceedances of Federal standards.

• Thus the Proposed Project is not expected to result in any new or additional

violations of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards or impede the projected

attainment of the standards.

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Public Hearing Information

• Hearing Facilitator: Joan Isaacson, Kearns and West

• Time Limit: Three minutes per speaker

• A timer and verbal/visual cues regarding the remaining time for

each individual’s comment will be provided.

• Sign up to speak until 8:30 p.m.

• Comments will not be translated for the audience. English

transcripts of all comments will be provided in the Final EA.

• The “speaker’s queue” will be based on sign-up; starting with

number 1.

• Seating for the upcoming five speakers provided in the front row,

near the Hearing Facilitator.

• An additional court reporter is available in the Court Reporter Room;

these comments are also limited to three minutes.

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Public Hearing Rules of Conduct

• Please keep comments constructive and on topic, honor the three-

minute time limit to give others a chance to speak, and be a

respectful audience so as to not jeopardize the continuation of the

meeting.

• Help maintain a comfortable meeting environment for all attendees.

• Avoid conversations so that everyone can hear.

• Silence your cell phones.

• Step outside for conversations, phone calls, etc.

• Refrain from applauding, cheering, booing, and other similar forms

of expression.

• For safety reasons, anyone with a sign is asked to display their sign

in the back of the room.

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Public Hearing Rules of Conduct

Reminder:

•Time Limit: Three minutes per speaker.

•Yellow Card: 30 seconds left.

•Red Card: Time is up.

Thank you for remaining within the time limit

and respecting your fellow speakers!