Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Modification of the Condor 1 and Condor 2 Military Operations Areas Used by the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, 28672-28673 [E9-14216]

Download as PDF 28672 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 17, 2009 / Notices being provided either directly or indirectly by foreign governments on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty. The appendix to this notice lists the country, the subsidy program or programs, and the gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which information is currently available. The Department will incorporate additional programs which are found to constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy programs listed, as the information is developed. The Department encourages any person having information on foreign government subsidy programs which benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty to submit such information in writing to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230. This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) of the Act. Dated: June 11, 2009. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. Appendix SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY Country 27 European States 3. Union Gross 1 subsidy ($/lb) Program(s) Net 2 subsidy ($/lb) Member European Union Restitution Payments ..................................................... $0.00 $0.00 Canada ............................................ Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese ....................................... 0.31 0.31 Norway ............................................. Indirect (Milk) Subsidy ............................................................................... 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E9–14241 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE United States Air Force Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Modification of the Condor 1 and Condor 2 Military Operations Areas Used by the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES AGENCY: Air National Guard, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement. SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321–4347), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 1500– 1508), and the United States Air Force’s (USAF) Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP, 32 CFR part 989), the Air Force is issuing this notice to advise the public and other Federal agencies that the ANG intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed modifications of the Condor 1 and Condor 2 Military Operations Areas (MOAs) used by the VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:33 Jun 16, 2009 Jkt 217001 104th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Massachusetts ANG (MAANG). The 104th FW is based at Barnes ANG Base in Westfield, Massachusetts. The study area for this EIS includes portions of Piscataquis, Somerset, Franklin, and Oxford counties in Maine and a portion of Coos County, New Hampshire. The ANG and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) of this proposal in June 2008. However, in response to requests from elected officials and the general public, the ANG has elected to prepare an EIS. The ANG conducted five previous scoping meetings in the towns of Rumford, Mexico, Rangeley, and Farmington (2), Maine as part of the EA process; the previous scoping meetings are sufficient and follow-on scoping meetings are not deemed necessary. However, the Air Force requests formal written scoping comments from the public, state and local government agencies, as well as affected Federal agencies for 30 days after the publication date of this NOI, to ascertain if there are additional issues relevant to the range of actions, alternatives, and impacts to be examined in detail in the draft EIS. The Condor 1 and 2 MOAs are centered approximately 200 nautical miles northeast of Barnes ANG Base. The altitudes of both MOAs currently extend from 7,000 feet above mean sea PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 level (MSL) (between approximately 2,800 feet and 6,300 feet above ground level [AGL]) up to 18,000 ft MSL. Condor 1 MOA is located immediately west of Condor 2 MOA. The Condor 1 and 2 MOAs are currently utilized by aircraft from the MAANG, the Vermont ANG, the United States Air Force, and the United States Navy. Units from these services utilize a variety of aircraft including the F–15, F–16, KC–10, KC– 135, and P–3. Of these aircraft, F–15 and F–16 operations currently constitute 86– 88% of annual operations in the Condor 1 and 2 MOAs. The Ready Aircrew Program (RAP) is the United States Air Force’s continuation training program designed to focus training or develop capabilities needed to accomplish a unit’s core missions. The RAP requirements for every qualified F–15 and F–16 pilot include Low Altitude Awareness Training (LOWAT) which includes realistic, mission oriented air-to-air operations while in a LOWAT-certified low-altitude block at or below 1,000 feet AGL, as well as Low Slow/Visual Identification intercept and Slow Shadow intercept training missions. These training missions require pilots to identify and engage aerial targets at low altitude, and perform low altitude navigation, tactical formation, and defensive maneuvering to avoid or negate threats. E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 17, 2009 / Notices dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES In order to be Combat Mission Ready, all F–15 and F–16 pilots are required to demonstrate proficiency in these skills down to 500 feet AGL, over land, on a regular basis. Pilot operational training standards require missions to be accomplished in the low, medium, and high altitude regimes. As currently defined, the floors of Condor 1 and 2 MOAs are too high to allow for the effective and efficient completion of required training. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to rectify these deficiencies and provide the 104th FW with adequate training airspace in a safe training environment to fulfill its mission. The 104th FW proposes to combine the Condor 1 and 2 MOAs, divide the combined MOA into Condor Low MOA and Condor High MOA, and lower the flight floor of the proposed Condor Low MOA from 7,000 feet MSL to 500 feet AGL. Condor Low MOA would extend from 500 feet AGL up to, but not include, 7,000 feet MSL. Condor High MOA would extend from 7,000 feet MSL up to, but not include, 18,000 MSL. As part of the EIAP, and in accordance with the requirements of NEPA, the EIS will consider potential alternatives to the Proposed Action. Other alternatives to be considered include lowering the floor of Condor 1 MOA and leaving Condor 2 MOA unchanged, completing low-altitude training in other airspace in the Northeast, deploying to conduct lowaltitude training, and no action. The draft EIS will be made available for a 45-day public review and comment period. The Air Force will sponsor a public hearing on the draft EIS in midAugust 2009 at the Civic Center in Augusta, Maine. Notification of hearing time and related logistics will be made via local public notifications. No additional meetings are planned at this time. In addition to comments received at the public hearing, any written comments on the draft EIS received at the address below by October 1, 2009, will be considered in the preparation of this EIS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Major Stephen R. Lippert NGB/A 7AM, Program Manager, 3500 Fetchet Avenue, Andrews AFB, MD 20762–5157, Ph: (301) 836–8167, stephen.lippert@ang.af.mil. Bao-Anh Trinh, Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E9–14216 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–05–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:33 Jun 16, 2009 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests Department of Education. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. AGENCY: SUMMARY: DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 17, 2009. Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency’s ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28673 Dated: June 11, 2009. Angela C. Arrington, Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Institute of Education Sciences Type of Review: New Collection. Title: Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (BTLS) 2009–2012. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Individuals or household. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1,891. Burden Hours: 513. Abstract: The New Teacher Longitudinal Survey will follow a sample of public school teachers who were in their first year of teaching in 2007–08. These teachers were first interviewed as part of the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and were also part of the 2008–09 Teacher Follow-up Survey. They will be contacted again in 2010 as part of a second follow-up. Following this small subset of the SASS sample for at least a decade will provide much needed data on teachers’ careers, attrition, and mobility. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 4068. When you access the information collection, click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–401–0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339. [FR Doc. E9–14186 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Department of Education. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, AGENCY: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1

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[FR Doc No: E9-14216]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

United States Air Force


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
Modification of the Condor 1 and Condor 2 Military Operations Areas 
Used by the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard

AGENCY: Air National Guard, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321-4347), 
the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA Regulations (40 Code of 
Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 1500-1508), and the United States Air 
Force's (USAF) Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP, 32 CFR part 
989), the Air Force is issuing this notice to advise the public and 
other Federal agencies that the ANG intends to prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed modifications of the Condor 1 and 
Condor 2 Military Operations Areas (MOAs) used by the 104th Fighter 
Wing (FW) of the Massachusetts ANG (MAANG). The 104th FW is based at 
Barnes ANG Base in Westfield, Massachusetts. The study area for this 
EIS includes portions of Piscataquis, Somerset, Franklin, and Oxford 
counties in Maine and a portion of Coos County, New Hampshire.
    The ANG and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) of this proposal in June 2008. However, 
in response to requests from elected officials and the general public, 
the ANG has elected to prepare an EIS. The ANG conducted five previous 
scoping meetings in the towns of Rumford, Mexico, Rangeley, and 
Farmington (2), Maine as part of the EA process; the previous scoping 
meetings are sufficient and follow-on scoping meetings are not deemed 
necessary. However, the Air Force requests formal written scoping 
comments from the public, state and local government agencies, as well 
as affected Federal agencies for 30 days after the publication date of 
this NOI, to ascertain if there are additional issues relevant to the 
range of actions, alternatives, and impacts to be examined in detail in 
the draft EIS.
    The Condor 1 and 2 MOAs are centered approximately 200 nautical 
miles northeast of Barnes ANG Base. The altitudes of both MOAs 
currently extend from 7,000 feet above mean sea level (MSL) (between 
approximately 2,800 feet and 6,300 feet above ground level [AGL]) up to 
18,000 ft MSL. Condor 1 MOA is located immediately west of Condor 2 
MOA. The Condor 1 and 2 MOAs are currently utilized by aircraft from 
the MAANG, the Vermont ANG, the United States Air Force, and the United 
States Navy. Units from these services utilize a variety of aircraft 
including the F-15, F-16, KC-10, KC-135, and P-3. Of these aircraft, F-
15 and F-16 operations currently constitute 86-88% of annual operations 
in the Condor 1 and 2 MOAs.
    The Ready Aircrew Program (RAP) is the United States Air Force's 
continuation training program designed to focus training or develop 
capabilities needed to accomplish a unit's core missions. The RAP 
requirements for every qualified F-15 and F-16 pilot include Low 
Altitude Awareness Training (LOWAT) which includes realistic, mission 
oriented air-to-air operations while in a LOWAT-certified low-altitude 
block at or below 1,000 feet AGL, as well as Low Slow/Visual 
Identification intercept and Slow Shadow intercept training missions. 
These training missions require pilots to identify and engage aerial 
targets at low altitude, and perform low altitude navigation, tactical 
formation, and defensive maneuvering to avoid or negate threats.

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    In order to be Combat Mission Ready, all F-15 and F-16 pilots are 
required to demonstrate proficiency in these skills down to 500 feet 
AGL, over land, on a regular basis. Pilot operational training 
standards require missions to be accomplished in the low, medium, and 
high altitude regimes. As currently defined, the floors of Condor 1 and 
2 MOAs are too high to allow for the effective and efficient completion 
of required training. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to rectify 
these deficiencies and provide the 104th FW with adequate training 
airspace in a safe training environment to fulfill its mission.
    The 104th FW proposes to combine the Condor 1 and 2 MOAs, divide 
the combined MOA into Condor Low MOA and Condor High MOA, and lower the 
flight floor of the proposed Condor Low MOA from 7,000 feet MSL to 500 
feet AGL. Condor Low MOA would extend from 500 feet AGL up to, but not 
include, 7,000 feet MSL. Condor High MOA would extend from 7,000 feet 
MSL up to, but not include, 18,000 MSL. As part of the EIAP, and in 
accordance with the requirements of NEPA, the EIS will consider 
potential alternatives to the Proposed Action. Other alternatives to be 
considered include lowering the floor of Condor 1 MOA and leaving 
Condor 2 MOA unchanged, completing low-altitude training in other 
airspace in the Northeast, deploying to conduct low-altitude training, 
and no action.
    The draft EIS will be made available for a 45-day public review and 
comment period. The Air Force will sponsor a public hearing on the 
draft EIS in mid-August 2009 at the Civic Center in Augusta, Maine. 
Notification of hearing time and related logistics will be made via 
local public notifications.
    No additional meetings are planned at this time. In addition to 
comments received at the public hearing, any written comments on the 
draft EIS received at the address below by October 1, 2009, will be 
considered in the preparation of this EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Major Stephen R. Lippert NGB/A 7AM, 
Program Manager, 3500 Fetchet Avenue, Andrews AFB, MD 20762-5157, Ph: 
(301) 836-8167, stephen.lippert@ang.af.mil.

Bao-Anh Trinh,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-14216 Filed 6-16-09; 8:45 am]
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