Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for EA-18G “Growler” Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex, Island County, WA, 10052 [2019-05120]

Download as PDF 10052 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 / Notices Defense Innovation Board. This notice announces a change in location for the public meeting to be held on March 21, 2019. All other information, including times and topics to be addressed announced in the February 15, 2019 notice, remain the same. This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to Federal statutes and regulations (the FACA, the Sunshine Act, and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165) and the availability of space, the meeting is open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Seating is on a first-come basis. 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Webcast attendees will be provided instructions with the live stream link if they wish to submit comments during the open meeting. Dated: March 14, 2019. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2019–05177 Filed 3–18–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Dated: March 14, 2019. M.S. Werner, Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for EA–18G ‘‘Growler’’ Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex, Island County, WA Department of the Navy, DoD. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The United States Department of the Navy (Navy), after carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and environmental consequences of the proposed action, announces its decision to implement Alternative 2A of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for EA–18G ‘‘Growler’’ Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island Complex, WA. Alternative 2A is the Navy’s Preferred Alternative and will enable the Navy to augment its existing Electronic Attack community at NAS Whidbey Island SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Complex with additional aircraft in order to provide Combatant Commanders with expanded electronic attack capabilities to support the national defense. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alternative 2A adds 36 EA–18G operational aircraft at NAS Whidbey Island, stations additional personnel and their family members at the NAS Whidbey Island complex and in the surrounding community, constructs and renovates facilities at Ault Field, increases airfield operations at both Ault Field and Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Coupeville, and changes the distribution of field carrier landing practice (FCLP) to 20 percent occurring at Ault Field and 80 percent occurring at OLF Coupeville. The implementation of Alternative 2A includes measures intended to reduce noise impacts in the community, including the mitigation measures identified in Appendix H of the Final EIS and the use of Precision Landing Mode to reduce the overall number of FCLPs compared to the number proposed in the Draft EIS. The complete text of the Record of Decision (ROD) is available on the project website at https://www.whidbeyeis.com, along with the Growler Final EIS dated September 2018, and supporting documents. Single copies of the ROD are available upon request by contacting: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Attn: Code EV21/SS (Growler EA–18G EIS project manager), 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508. [FR Doc. 2019–05120 Filed 3–18–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0027] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; High School and Beyond 2020 (HS&B:20) Base-Year Full-Scale Study Recruitment and Field Test National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 10052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05120]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for EA-18G ``Growler'' Airfield 
Operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex, Island County, 
WA

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of the Navy (Navy), after 
carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and environmental 
consequences of the proposed action, announces its decision to 
implement Alternative 2A of the Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for EA-18G ``Growler'' Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station 
(NAS) Whidbey Island Complex, WA. Alternative 2A is the Navy's 
Preferred Alternative and will enable the Navy to augment its existing 
Electronic Attack community at NAS Whidbey Island Complex with 
additional aircraft in order to provide Combatant Commanders with 
expanded electronic attack capabilities to support the national 
defense.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alternative 2A adds 36 EA-18G operational 
aircraft at NAS Whidbey Island, stations additional personnel and their 
family members at the NAS Whidbey Island complex and in the surrounding 
community, constructs and renovates facilities at Ault Field, increases 
airfield operations at both Ault Field and Outlying Landing Field (OLF) 
Coupeville, and changes the distribution of field carrier landing 
practice (FCLP) to 20 percent occurring at Ault Field and 80 percent 
occurring at OLF Coupeville. The implementation of Alternative 2A 
includes measures intended to reduce noise impacts in the community, 
including the mitigation measures identified in Appendix H of the Final 
EIS and the use of Precision Landing Mode to reduce the overall number 
of FCLPs compared to the number proposed in the Draft EIS. The complete 
text of the Record of Decision (ROD) is available on the project 
website at https://www.whidbeyeis.com, along with the Growler Final EIS 
dated September 2018, and supporting documents. Single copies of the 
ROD are available upon request by contacting: Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command Atlantic, Attn: Code EV21/SS (Growler EA-18G EIS 
project manager), 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508.

    Dated: March 14, 2019.
M.S. Werner,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-05120 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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