Proposed Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport, Clark County, Nevada: Cancellation of Suspended Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Process; Preparation of New EIS and Resource Management Plan Amendment; Public Scoping

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

Notice of cancellation of suspended EIS; Notice of intent to prepare new EIS, amend the BLM Las Vegas Resource Management Plan, and Request for Scoping comments.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as Joint Lead Agencies (JLA), is issuing this notice to advise the public, that the JLA has discontinued preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the construction of the Proposed Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport (SNSA) initiated in 2006 under provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. Due to recent legislative changes to the NEPA statute, and to establish an official start date for the environmental review of the proposed SNSA, the FAA, in cooperation with the BLM, are issuing this notice to advise the public that we are canceling the existing EIS process that was started in 2006, and are beginning a new EIS and Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) to assess the potential impacts of the proposed SNSA.

Three (3) public scoping meetings are planned for the general public. A virtual public scoping meeting will be held on July 29, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific daylight time. Two in-person meetings will be held. The first in-person meeting will be held on July 30, 2025, at from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific daylight time. The second in-person meeting will be held on July 31, 2025, from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m. Pacific daylight time.

Comments on the scope of the EIS and BLM Planning Criteria must be submitted to the JLA either via U.S. Mail to the contacts listed the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice or by email to [email protected].

The July 30, 2025 in-person meeting will be held at the East Las Vegas Library—Multipurpose Rooms 1 and 2 at 2851 East Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.

The July 31, 2025 in-person meeting will be held at the Primm Valley Casino Resorts in the Primm Valley Ballroom, 31900 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Primm, Nevada 89019. Additional information on the meetings, including how to register, can be found on the following websites: https://www.snvairporteis.com and the BLM National NEPA Register at https://eplanning.blm.gov/​eplanning-ui/​project/​2037961/​510.