Environmental Assessment
In May 2022, Cape Cod Gateway Airport completed the development of a 20-year master plan to ensure that the facility can continue to safely and efficiently meet the aviation needs of the National Airspace System and the surrounding community. The preparation of an airport master plan is required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to plan for the future and highlight airport projects in need of future federal funding, including rehabilitation of existing infrastructure. The goal of the Airport Master Plan is to provide the framework needed to guide future airport development that will cost-effectively satisfy aviation demand, while considering potential environmental and socioeconomic issues.
The Master Plan is the first part of the planning process; environmental review is the second part of the process and finally implementation and development of the projects proposed.
Any expansion coming as result of the Master Plan will need to undergo an environmental review process which looks at both on airport and off airport impacts, this study will need to be conducted before any expansion will take place and can only begin after the master plan study is complete.
The Environmental Assessment (EA) will be conducted to meet state and federal environmental review requirements of the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Environmental Notification Form (ENF) and associated MEPA/NEPA site visit in January 2023, kickstarted the environmental process for proposed projects at the airport. Following the site visit, the community had 30 days to provide written comments (written comments are the only means the state and federal government will accept). Twenty-one (21 comments in total were received from the ENF process, which resulted in the Secretary’s Certificate issued on January 23, 2023). The ENF Certificate (See link below) provided a scope of work for the applicant (the Airport) to respond to comments received and outlines how the applicant will develop the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) based on those comments and to meet MEPA/NEPA regulations. The applicant is obligated to respond to all comments made during the ENF process within the next prepared documents, the DEIR/DEIS. The DEIR/DEIS will have a 30-day comment period before the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)/Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) is completed. Soon after the FEIR/FEIS, the federal government will make a finding and decision on the proposed, the final analysis will be conducted under local Cape Cod Commission Development of Regional Impact (DRI) review.
The information below will give you access to technical reports, EA schedule, public participation and outreach information and comment periods.
- Technical Reports:
- Environmental Notification Form (ENF) (Filed November 30, 2022)
(Noticed in Environmental Monitor on December 7, 2022) - Secretary Certificate on the ENF issued: January 23, 2023
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement (December 9, 2023)
- Secretary Certificate on the DEIR issues February 16, 2024: MEPA Certificate-16640 DEIR Cape Cod Gateway Airport
- Final Environmental Impact Statement: Coming Soon
- Environmental Notification Form (ENF) (Filed November 30, 2022)
- Process & Schedule:
- Environmental Review Process (November 2022 through 2024):
- Massachusetts Environmental Protection Act (MEPA):
- Environmental Justice (EJ) Assessment (Sent October 12, 2022)
- Environmental Notification Form (ENF)
- Secretary Certificate on the Draft Environmental Impact report (DEIR)
- Draft Environmental Impact report (DEIR)
- Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA):
- Environmental Assessment Finding – Federal Decision
- Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
- Draft EIS (Published for public review and comment for 45 to 60 days)
- Final EIS (Record of decision made after 30 days)
- Cape Cod Commission (CCC):
- Development of Regional Impact (DRI) DRI public hearing period opens within 60 days of receiving the DRI referral from the Town, and closes within 90 days thereafter. A 60-day DRI decision period follows the public hearing period
- Massachusetts Environmental Protection Act (MEPA):
- Environmental Review Process (November 2022 through 2024):
- Public Participation and Outreach:
- UPCOMING MEETINGS:
- May/June 2024 – Public Meeting #5
- Exact date TBD
- May/June 2024 – Public Meeting #5
- PAST MEETINGS:
- December 12, 2023 – Public Meeting #4
- 2:00 PM (virtual – Zoom) Virtual:
- Join Zoom Meeting – https://townofbarnstable-us.zoom.us/j/81693116447?pwd=pDs1cbgN8vismAPQh4faidoWgszLf7.1 Meeting ID: 816 9311 6447, Passcode: 772476
- 6:00 PM (in-person) – James H. Crocker Jr. Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, Barnstable Town Hall, 367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
- Press Releases: CCGA Public Meeting Media Release_FINAL
- Stakeholder Informational Letter: Public Meeting 4 Letter Invite 12-05-23_FE
- Slides: HYA_Meeting #4_REV5 v4_FINAL_IN-PERSON
- Handouts: CapeCodGateway Comment Card; CapeCodGateway Flyer; CCG Master Plan Projects Handout; Figure 1.1-3 Proposed
- Video: December 12 2023 Meeting – Video On Demand
- 2:00 PM (virtual – Zoom) Virtual:
- June 21, 2023 – Public Meeting #3
- 2:00 PM (virtual – Zoom) Virtual: https://virtualmeeting.link/CCGA-ER2; and
- 6:00 PM (in-person) – James H. Crocker Jr. Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, Barnstable Town Hall, 367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
- Press Releases:
- Stakeholder Informational Letter: Stakeholder Letter 05-26-23_FINAL_Signed
- Slides: English Slides
- Handouts: None
- Video: Public Meeting #3 Video
- Flight Path Animations:
- December 12, 2023 – Public Meeting #4
- UPCOMING MEETINGS:
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- January 5, 2023 – MEPA Site Visit & Public Meeting#2
- 11:00 AM (in-person site visit) First Floor Baggage Claim Area, Cape Cod Gateway Airport, 480 Barnstable Road, Hyannis, MA 02601
- 6:00 PM (virtual meeting)
- Press Releases:
- Stakeholder Informational Letter: Informational Letter
- Slides: English
- Handouts: None
- Video: None
- January 5, 2023 – MEPA Site Visit & Public Meeting#2
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- October 27, 2022 – Public Meeting #1
- Slides: English | Portuguese
- Handout: English | Portuguese
- Video: Public Meeting # 1 Video
- October 27, 2022 – Public Meeting #1
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