LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX) UNITED AIRLINES EAST AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROJECT

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1 Draft Environmental Impact Report () LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX) UNITED AIRLINES EAST AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROJECT Map data 2018 Google [State Clearinghouse No ] City of Los Angeles Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles City File No. EIR AD

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3 Draft Environmental Impact Report () LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAX) UNITED AIRLINES EAST AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PROJECT [State Clearinghouse No ] City of Los Angeles Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles City File No. EIR AD

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5 1. Introduction and Executive Summary Project Objectives Summary of Proposed Project Purpose of this EIR Organization of this EIR Summary of Environmental Impacts Environmentally Superior Alternative Areas of Known Controversy and Issues to be Resolved Project Description Project Overview Project Location Project Objectives Background Objectives Project Characteristics Existing Facilities West Maintenance Facility East Maintenance Facility Project Components Parking Project Construction Construction Schedule and Activities LAWA Design and Construction Practices Project Operations Intended Use of this EIR Federal Actions Regional Actions Local Actions Overview of Project Setting Introduction Land Use Setting Environmental Setting Air Quality Cultural Resources (Historical Resources) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Transportation/Traffic Development Setting Environmental Impact Analysis Air Quality and Human Health Risk Air Quality Introduction Pollutants of Interest Scope of Analysis Methodology Emissions Source Types - Construction Emissions Source Types - Operations Los Angeles International Airport i UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

6 Dispersion Modeling Existing Conditions Climatological Conditions Regulatory Setting Existing Ambient Air Quality Thresholds of Significance Emissions Thresholds Localized Significance Thresholds Impacts Analysis Construction Impacts Operational Impacts Cumulative Impacts Cumulative Construction Impacts Cumulative Operational Impacts Mitigation Measures Level of Significance After Mitigation Construction Impacts Operational Impacts Human Health Risk Assessment Introduction Methodology Dispersion Modeling for Local Concentrations Exposure Concentrations Overview of Risk Assessment Existing Conditions Regulatory Setting Existing Health Risk in the Project Area Thresholds of Significance Impacts Analysis Cancer Risks Chronic Non-Cancer Health Hazards Acute Non-Cancer Health Hazards Occupational Effects Population-Based Risks Summary of Impacts Cumulative Impacts Cancer Risk Chronic Non-Cancer Health Hazards Acute Non-Cancer Health Hazards Summary of Cumulative Impacts Mitigation Measures Level of Significance After Mitigation Cultural Resources Introduction Methodology Existing Conditions Regulatory Context Federal State Los Angeles International Airport ii UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

7 Local Existing Conditions Setting Eligible Historical Resources Thresholds of Significance Impacts Analysis Cumulative Impacts Mitigation Measures Level of Significance After Mitigation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Introduction Global Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Methodology Construction Operations Existing Conditions Regulatory Setting International Plans and Policies Federal Plans, Policies, and Regulations State Plans, Policies, and Regulations Regional Plans, Policies, and Regulations Local Plans, Policies, and Regulations Existing Greenhouse Gas Setting Thresholds of Significance Quantitative Threshold Plan Consistency Threshold Impacts Analysis Project GHG Emissions Construction Emissions Operational Emissions Consistency with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans Local State and Regional Summary of Impacts Cumulative Impacts Mitigation Measures Level of Significance after Mitigation Transportation/Traffic Construction Transportation/Traffic Introduction Methodology Overview Determination of Baseline Traffic Conditions Determination of Baseline Plus Peak Proposed Project Traffic Conditions Determination of Future Cumulative Traffic Conditions Cumulative Traffic (October 2019) Without Project Los Angeles International Airport iii UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

8 Cumulative Traffic (October 2019) With Project Determination of Impacts and Mitigation Measures Existing Conditions Regulatory Setting Baseline Conditions Existing Traffic Conditions Baseline Intersection Analyses LAWA s Coordination and Logistics Management Team Project-Generated Traffic Project Construction Traffic During Project Peak (August 2019) Proposed Project Construction Trip Distribution Future Cumulative Traffic Thresholds of Significance City of El Segundo Impact Criteria City of Inglewood Impact Criteria City of Los Angeles Impact Criteria Impacts Analysis Impact Comparison 1: Peak Project Construction Traffic Plus Baseline Traffic Measured Against Baseline Impact Comparison 2: Cumulative Construction Traffic (October 2019) Measured Against Baseline Mitigation Measures Level of Significance After Mitigation Operational Transportation/Traffic Introduction Methodology Overview Determination of Baseline Traffic Conditions Determination of Baseline Plus Project Traffic Conditions Determination of Future Cumulative Traffic Conditions Cumulative Traffic (Opening Day December 2020) Without Project Cumulative Traffic (Opening Day December 2020) With Project Cumulative Traffic (Plus Five Years 2025) Without Project Cumulative Traffic (Plus Five Years 2025) With Project Determination of Impacts and Mitigation Measures Existing Conditions Regulatory Setting Baseline Conditions Existing Traffic Conditions Baseline Intersection Analyses Los Angeles International Airport iv UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

9 Project-Generated Traffic Planned Transportation Network Improvements Thresholds of Significance City of El Segundo Impact Criteria City of Inglewood Impact Criteria City of Los Angeles Impact Criteria Impacts Analysis Impact Comparison 1: Baseline plus Project Measured Against Baseline Impact Comparison 2: Future Cumulative With Project Measured Against Baseline Mitigation Measures Level of Significance After Mitigation Alternatives Introduction Significant Impacts of the Project Project Objectives Alternatives Considered and Rejected New West Maintenance Facility West Remote Pads/Gates Site Other Alternative Locations Construction Phasing Alternative Alternatives Carried Forward for Further Consideration Alternative 1 - No Project Alternative 2 - West Maintenance Facility Consolidation Alternative 3 - Reduced Development Evaluation of Project Alternatives Alternative 1 - No Project Air Quality Human Health Risk Cultural Resources Greenhouse Gas Emissions Transportation/Traffic Energy Alternative 2 - West Maintenance Facility Consolidation Air Quality Human Health Risk Cultural Resources Greenhouse Gas Emissions Transportation/Traffic Energy Alternative 3 - Reduced Development Air Quality Human Health Risk Cultural Resources Greenhouse Gas Emissions Transportation/Traffic Energy Environmentally Superior Alternative Los Angeles International Airport v UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

10 6. Other Environmental Considerations Significant Unavoidable Impacts Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes Growth Inducing Impacts Project Characteristics Economic Growth Removal of an Obstacle to Growth Less Than Significant Effects Energy Impacts and Conservation Introduction Energy Demand Construction Activities Worker, Vendor, and Haul Vehicle Trips Construction Equipment Usage Operational Fuel Demand During Construction Operational Activities Energy Conservation General Regulations, Plans, and Policies State Regulations, Plans, and Policies Local Regulations, Plans, and Policies Electricity Efficiency Electricity-Related Regulations, Plans, and Policies Electricity Supply and Infrastructure in the Project Area Applicability to the Proposed Project Water Efficiency Water-Related Regulations, Plans, and Policies Water Supply and Infrastructure in the Project Area Applicability to the Proposed Project Transportation and Construction Equipment Fuel Efficiency Fuel Efficiency-Related Regulations, Plans, and Policies Applicability to the Proposed Project Summary Cumulative Impacts List of Preparers, Parties to Whom Sent, List of References, NOP Comments, and List of Acronyms List of Preparers Parties to Whom Sent List of References Notice of Preparation Comments List of Acronyms Los Angeles International Airport vi UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

11 List of Tables Table 1-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts Related to the Proposed Project Table 2-1 Baseline and Proposed Facilities Table 3-1 Development Projects At/Adjacent to LAX Table National and California Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS and CAAQS) Table South Coast Air Basin Attainment Status Table Ambient Air Quality Data Table SCAQMD CEQA Thresholds of Significance for Air Pollutant Emissions in the South Coast Air Basin Table SCAQMD Localized Significance Thresholds for Localized Air Pollutant Impacts in the South Coast Air Basin Table Project Maximum Construction Emissions (lbs/day) Table Project Maximum On-Site Construction Emissions (lbs/day) Table Maximum Peak Daily Operational Emissions (lbs/day) Table Operational Concentrations at Peak Increment Receptors (µg/m 3 ) Table Cumulative Construction Projects Peak Quarter Emissions Estimates (tons/quarter) Table Construction-Related Air Quality Mitigation Measures Table Summary of Air Quality Impacts After Mitigation Table Project Maximum Construction Emissions with Mitigation (lbs/day) Table Project Maximum On-Site Construction Emissions with Mitigation (lbs/day) Table Toxic Air Contaminants (TAC) of Concern for the Proposed Project Table Incremental Peak Cancer Risks for Maximally Exposed Individuals Table Incremental Chronic Non-Cancer Human Health Hazards for Maximally Exposed Individuals Table Construction and Operations-Related Acute (1-Hour) Non-Cancer Health Hazards Table Construction and Operations-Related Acute (8-Hour) Non-Cancer Health Hazards Table Historical Resources on the Project Site Table Global Warming Potentials and Atmospheric Lifetimes of Select Greenhouse Gases Table State of California GHG Emissions Table Table Construction-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the Proposed Project (in Metric Tons CO 2e per Year) Amortized Construction and Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the Proposed Project as Compared with the Existing Conditions (in Metric Tons CO 2e per Year) Table Study Area Intersections Table Level of Service Definitions for Signalized Intersections Table Baseline Intersection Analysis Results Table Table Project Peak (August 2019) - Proposed Project-Related Construction Traffic PCEs Construction Projects Concurrent with the Proposed Project Construction Period Los Angeles International Airport vii UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

12 Table Construction Project Trips during the Cumulative Peak Construction Period (October 2019) Table Proposed Project - Level of Service Analysis Results - Impact Comparison 1 Baseline Compared to Project Plus Baseline Table Proposed Project - Level of Service Analysis Results - Impact Comparison 2 Cumulative Traffic (October 2019) Table Proposed Project - Level of Service Analysis Results - Mitigation Results Cumulative Plus Project Condition Table Study Area Intersections Table Level of Service Definitions for Signalized Intersections Table Baseline Intersection Analysis Results Table Proposed Project - Level of Service Analysis Results - Impact Comparison 1 Baseline Compared to Baseline Plus Project Table Proposed Project - Level of Service Analysis Results - Impact Comparison 1 Baseline Compared to Baseline Plus Project Table Proposed Project - Level of Service Analysis Results - Impact Comparison 2 Cumulative Traffic Opening Day (December 2020) Table Proposed Project - Level of Service Analysis Results - Impact Comparison 2 Cumulative Traffic Plus Five Years (2025) Table 5-1 Alternative 1 Maximum Peak Daily Operational Emissions (lbs/day) Table 5-2 Alternative 2 Maximum Peak Daily Operational Emissions (lbs/day) Table 5-3 Comparison of Impacts Associated with the Alternatives and Impacts of the Proposed Project Table 6-1 Construction Worker Gasoline Demand Table 6-2 Construction On-Road Vehicle Delivery and Hauling Diesel Demand Table 6-3 Construction Equipment Diesel Demand Table 6-4 Operational Fuel Demand During Construction Table 6-5 Annual Increased Energy Demand by Source for Construction and Operations Los Angeles International Airport viii UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

13 List of Figures Figure 2-1 Existing UAL Maintenance Facilities at LAX Figure 2-2 Regional Location Map Figure 2-3 Project Site Figure 2-4 Project Vicinity and Surrounding Land Uses Figure 2-5 Historical Resources On and Adjacent to the Project Site Figure 2-6 Project Site Plan Figure 2-7 Proposed Floor Plan - Level Figure 2-8 Proposed Floor Plan - Level Figure 2-9 Proposed Construction Haul Routes and Steel Laydown Areas Figure 3-1 Cumulative Development Projects At/Adjacent to LAX Figure Receptor Locations Figure Peak Unmitigated Construction Health Risks Figure Aerial View of LAX Intermediate Terminal Facility (1947) Figure Historical Resources On and Adjacent to the Project Site Figure Avion Drive and Avion Drive Photographs Figure Construction Traffic Analysis Study Area Figure Construction Traffic Study Area Intersections Figure Proposed Project Construction Vehicle Routes & Trip Distribution Figure Estimated Employee Hours for Proposed Project and Other Concurrent Figure Construction Projects Employee Parking and Staging Locations for Proposed Project and Other Projects at Construction Peak Figure Operational Traffic Analysis Study Area Figure Operational Traffic Study Area Intersections Figure 5-1 New West Maintenance Facility Conceptual Site Figure 5-2 Alternative 2: West Maintenance Facility Consolidation Conceptual Site Figure 5-3 Alternative 3: Reduced Development Alternative List of Appendices Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Notice of Preparation/Scoping Air Quality, Human Health Risk Assessment, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Energy Historic Resources Technical Report Transportation/Traffic Los Angeles International Airport ix UAL East Aircraft Maintenance and GSE Project

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