 The state of Illinois submitted an Environmental Assessment to the FAA in March 1998 for approval of the development of an airport at a site in eastern Will County, Illinois.Recently, the FAA prepared a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for site approval and land acquisition.The FAA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) on the Tier 1 EIS in July 2002, which approved the Will County, Illinois, site as a technically and environmentally feasible location for the development of a potential future air carrier airport in the far south suburban area of Chicago.