Exchange of Air Force Real Property for Non-Air Force Real Property, 49484 [2013-19756]
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 14, 2013 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
India—M777 155mm Light-Weight
Towed Howitzers
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POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Department of Air Force
The Government of India has
requested a possible sale of 145 M777
155mm Light-Weight Towed Howitzers
with Laser Inertial Artillery Pointing
Systems (LINAPS), warranty, spare and
repair parts, support and test
equipment, publications and technical
documentation, maintenance, personnel
training and training equipment, U.S.
Government and contractor
representatives’ technical assistance,
engineering and logistics support
services, and other related elements of
logistics support. The estimated cost is
$885 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to
the foreign policy and national security
of the United States by helping to
strengthen the U.S.-India strategic
relationship and to improve the security
of an important partner which continues
to be a for political stability, peace, and
economic progress in South Asia.
India intends to use the howitzers to
modernize its armed forces and enhance
its ability to operate in hazardous
conditions. India will have no difficulty
absorbing these weapons into its armed
forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be BAE
of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Watervliet
Arsenal of Watervliet, New York; Seiler
Instrument Company of St Louis,
Missouri; Triumph Actuation Systems
of Bloomfield, Connecticut; Taylor
Devices of North Tonawanda, New
York; Hutchinson Industries of Trenton,
New Jersey; and Selex, Edinburgh,
United Kingdom. In accordance with
the Indian Defense Procurement
Procedure (DPP), it is anticipated that
the vendor will be required to negotiate
an offset contract with the government
of India.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will require annual trips to India
involving up to eight (8) U.S.
Government and contractor
representatives for technical reviews/
support, training, and in-country trials
for a period of approximately two years.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
This congressional notification
transmittal number 13–BJ will
supersede previously notified
transmittal 09–DB.
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Exchange of Air Force Real Property
for Non-Air Force Real Property
Notice identifies excess
Federal real property under
administrative jurisdiction of the United
States Air Force it intends to exchange
for real property not currently owned by
the Federal government that will be
placed under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Air Force.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Arthur Calix, Air Force Civil Engineer
Center Installations Center of Excellence
(AFCEC/CIT) , 2261 Hughes Avenue,
Suite 155, Joint Base San Antonio
(JBSA) Lackland, TX 78236–9853;
telephone (210) 395–9481, (telephone
number is not toll-free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 10 U.S.C. Section 2869
(d)(1), the Air Force is publishing this
Notice to identify Federal real property
that it intends to exchange for property
that is needed by the Air Force to limit
encroachment and other constraints on
military operations at Hanscom Air
Force Base, Massachusetts. Description
of the Air Force Property:
Approximately 36 acres of railway
corridor of irregular width, located in
the North Falmouth section of the Town
of Falmouth, located on the southern
portion of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The rail corridor extends from an area
just west of Route 28A and north of
Route 151 on Cape Cod and extends to
the southern portion of the Joint Base
Cape Cod formally known as
(Massachusetts Military Reservation),
Otis Air National Guard Base,
Massachusetts. The property consists of
23 tracts of land providing a rail
corridor of about thirteen thousand
linear feet in length.
SUMMARY:
Property Number
Status: Excess.
Comments: The Air Force railway
land described above was determined to
be excess to military mission needs on
April 29, 2013. The property proposed
to be acquired by the Air Force in the
property exchange is about 18 acres of
land, owned by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, located adjacent to the
Hanscom Air Force Base current main
entry gate (Vandenberg Gate). If the
transaction is approved, the Air Force
intends to re-route the road into
Vandenberg Gate and construct a new
main gate facility to enhance the
installation’s main entry control point.
Before the exchange agreement is
approved by the Air Force, the Air Force
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will notify the appropriate
Congressional committees of the terms
and conditions of the proposed
exchange pursuant to section 2869(d)(2)
of title 10, United States Code.
Authority: Title 10, United States Code,
Section 2869(d)(1).
Bao-Anh Trinh,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Millennium Bulk Terminals—
Longview Shipping Facility Project
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps), DoD.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of Intent.
Millennium Bulk Terminals—
Longview, LLC (MBTL) is proposing to
construct and operate a shipping facility
near Longview, Washington. MBTL
currently intends to ship coal from the
facility. Department of the Army (DA)
authorization is required pursuant to
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act. The Corps has determined
the proposed project may have
significant individual and/or
cumulative impacts on the human
environment. The Corps has entered
into an agreement with the Cowlitz
County Building and Planning
Department (County) and the
Washington State Department of
Ecology (WDOE), (together, the co-lead
agencies) to prepare a joint
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
in accordance with both the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended, and the Washington
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
The Corps will serve as the lead federal
agency for purposes of NEPA, and the
County and WDOE will serve as lead
agencies under SEPA.
SUMMARY:
The scoping period for this EIS
will begin August 16, 2013. Written
comments regarding the scope of the
EIS, including the environmental
analysis, range of alternatives, and
potential mitigation actions should be
submitted to the address below or by
email to
comments@millenniumbulkeiswa.gov
by the closing date of the EIS scoping
period, November 18, 2013.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of Air Force
Exchange of Air Force Real Property for Non-Air Force Real
Property
SUMMARY: Notice identifies excess Federal real property under
administrative jurisdiction of the United States Air Force it intends
to exchange for real property not currently owned by the Federal
government that will be placed under the administrative jurisdiction of
the Air Force.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Arthur Calix, Air Force Civil
Engineer Center Installations Center of Excellence (AFCEC/CIT) , 2261
Hughes Avenue, Suite 155, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Lackland, TX
78236-9853; telephone (210) 395-9481, (telephone number is not toll-
free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 10 U.S.C. Section 2869
(d)(1), the Air Force is publishing this Notice to identify Federal
real property that it intends to exchange for property that is needed
by the Air Force to limit encroachment and other constraints on
military operations at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
Description of the Air Force Property: Approximately 36 acres of
railway corridor of irregular width, located in the North Falmouth
section of the Town of Falmouth, located on the southern portion of
Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The rail corridor extends from an area just
west of Route 28A and north of Route 151 on Cape Cod and extends to the
southern portion of the Joint Base Cape Cod formally known as
(Massachusetts Military Reservation), Otis Air National Guard Base,
Massachusetts. The property consists of 23 tracts of land providing a
rail corridor of about thirteen thousand linear feet in length.
Property Number
Status: Excess.
Comments: The Air Force railway land described above was determined
to be excess to military mission needs on April 29, 2013. The property
proposed to be acquired by the Air Force in the property exchange is
about 18 acres of land, owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
located adjacent to the Hanscom Air Force Base current main entry gate
(Vandenberg Gate). If the transaction is approved, the Air Force
intends to re-route the road into Vandenberg Gate and construct a new
main gate facility to enhance the installation's main entry control
point. Before the exchange agreement is approved by the Air Force, the
Air Force will notify the appropriate Congressional committees of the
terms and conditions of the proposed exchange pursuant to section
2869(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
Authority: Title 10, United States Code, Section 2869(d)(1).
Bao-Anh Trinh,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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