Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for F-35A Wing Beddown and MQ-9 Wing Beddown, 64876 [2019-25537]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for F–
35A Wing Beddown and MQ–9 Wing
Beddown
AGENCY:
Department of the Air Force,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
The United States Air Force
(USAF) is issuing this notice of intent to
advise the public of its intent to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to evaluate potential
environmental consequences associated
with two independent proposed actions:
(1) The beddown of an F–35A
Operational Wing at Tyndall AFB, FL.
and (2) The beddown of an MQ–9
Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
Operational Wing at either Tyndall
SUMMARY:
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AFB, Florida (FL) or Vandenberg AFB,
California (CA).
DATES: The USAF will host two openhouse public scoping meetings:
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, from 5:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Gulf Coast State
College, Student Union East in Panama
City, Florida, and Thursday, December
12, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
at Allan Hancock College, Lompoc
Valley Center in Lompoc, California.
ADDRESSES: Submit scoping comments
on the proposed F35–A and MQ–9 Wing
Beddowns on the project website: F–
35WingandMQ–9WingEIS.com. Scoping
comments can also be submitted to: F–
35/MQ–9 EIS Program Manager, Cynthia
Pettit, AFCEC/CZN, Attn: F-35/MQ-9,
2261 Hughes Avenue, Suite 155, JBSA
Lackland, TX 78236–9853; 210–925–
3367; Email: afcec.czn.workflow@
us.af.mil; 210–925–3367 or FedEx &
UPS Deliveries: AFCEC/CZN, 3515 S
General McMullen Drive, Suite 155, San
Antonio, TX 78226–2018. For comments
submitted by mail, a comment form is
available for download on the project
website. Comments will be accepted at
any time during the environmental
impact analysis process. However, to
ensure the USAF has sufficient time to
consider public input in the preparation
of the Draft EIS, scoping comments
should be submitted via the project
website or to the address listed above by
December 23, 2019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The F–
35A Proposed Action is to beddown an
F–35A Wing at Tyndall AFB, FL,
consisting of three operational
squadrons, each with 24 Primary
Aerospace Vehicles Authorized Aircraft
(PAA) and two Backup Aircraft
Inventory (BAI) aircraft. Beddown of the
F–35A Wing would include
constructing and retrofitting of physical
infrastructure and facilities and adding
personnel to manage and perform
operations, which include maintenance
of the aircraft. F–35A flight operations
for proficiency training would occur at
the base and use existing airspace and
ranges. The F–35A Wing beddown
alternatives identified for evaluation in
the EIS include beddown of the threesquadron F–35A Wing at Tyndall AFB,
FL and an alternative with a fourth
squadron of fifth generation fighter
aircraft in addition to the threesquadron F–35A Wing.
The proposed MQ–9 Wing action is to
beddown the MQ–9 remotely piloted
aircraft system employed by the USAF
in support of the Department of Defense
directive to support initiatives of
overseas contingency operations. The
beddown of 24 MQ–9 aircraft would
include a Wing Headquarters, an
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Operations Group, and Maintenance
Group; construction and/or renovation
of facilities would support staff and
house MQ–9 aircraft. The number of
base personnel would be increased to
fulfill MQ–9 mission requirements.
Flight operations for MQ–9 proficiency
training would occur at the selected
base and in existing airspace and ranges.
MQ–9 Wing beddown alternatives
identified for evaluation in the EIS
include beddown of the MQ–9 Wing at
either Tyndall AFB, FL or Vandenberg
AFB, CA. Tyndall AFB, FL was
identified as the preferred alternative for
this mission.
The EIS will address potential
environmental consequences resulting
from implementation of each alternative
for each of the proposed actions, as well
as the combination of F–35A and MQ–
9 actions at Tyndall AFB, FL. As
required by NEPA, a No-Action
Alternative, where the beddown of an
F–35A Wing would not occur at Tyndall
AFB, FL will also be addressed, as will
the No-Action Alternative where the
beddown of an MQ–9 Wing would not
occur at either location. Bay County,
Florida and Panama City, Florida are
Cooperating Agencies for this EIS.
Scoping and Agency Coordination: To
effectively define the full range of issues
to be evaluated in the EIS, the USAF
will solicit written comments from
interested local, state, and federal
agencies and elected officials, Native
American tribes, interested members of
the public, and others. Public scoping
meetings will be held in the local
communities near the alternative bases.
The scheduled dates, times, locations,
and addresses for the public scoping
meetings are concurrently being
published in local media.
Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
F-35A Wing Beddown and MQ-9 Wing Beddown
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The United States Air Force (USAF) is issuing this notice of
intent to advise the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate potential environmental consequences
associated with two independent proposed actions: (1) The beddown of an
F-35A Operational Wing at Tyndall AFB, FL. and (2) The beddown of an
MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Operational Wing at either Tyndall
AFB, Florida (FL) or Vandenberg AFB, California (CA).
DATES: The USAF will host two open-house public scoping meetings:
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Gulf Coast
State College, Student Union East in Panama City, Florida, and
Thursday, December 12, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Allan
Hancock College, Lompoc Valley Center in Lompoc, California.
ADDRESSES: Submit scoping comments on the proposed F35-A and MQ-9 Wing
Beddowns on the project website: F-35WingandMQ-9WingEIS.com. Scoping
comments can also be submitted to: F-35/MQ-9 EIS Program Manager,
Cynthia Pettit, AFCEC/CZN, Attn: F-35/MQ-9, 2261 Hughes Avenue, Suite
155, JBSA Lackland, TX 78236-9853; 210-925-3367; Email:
[email protected]; 210-925-3367 or FedEx & UPS Deliveries:
AFCEC/CZN, 3515 S General McMullen Drive, Suite 155, San Antonio, TX
78226-2018. For comments submitted by mail, a comment form is available
for download on the project website. Comments will be accepted at any
time during the environmental impact analysis process. However, to
ensure the USAF has sufficient time to consider public input in the
preparation of the Draft EIS, scoping comments should be submitted via
the project website or to the address listed above by December 23,
2019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The F-35A Proposed Action is to beddown an
F-35A Wing at Tyndall AFB, FL, consisting of three operational
squadrons, each with 24 Primary Aerospace Vehicles Authorized Aircraft
(PAA) and two Backup Aircraft Inventory (BAI) aircraft. Beddown of the
F-35A Wing would include constructing and retrofitting of physical
infrastructure and facilities and adding personnel to manage and
perform operations, which include maintenance of the aircraft. F-35A
flight operations for proficiency training would occur at the base and
use existing airspace and ranges. The F-35A Wing beddown alternatives
identified for evaluation in the EIS include beddown of the three-
squadron F-35A Wing at Tyndall AFB, FL and an alternative with a fourth
squadron of fifth generation fighter aircraft in addition to the three-
squadron F-35A Wing.
The proposed MQ-9 Wing action is to beddown the MQ-9 remotely
piloted aircraft system employed by the USAF in support of the
Department of Defense directive to support initiatives of overseas
contingency operations. The beddown of 24 MQ-9 aircraft would include a
Wing Headquarters, an Operations Group, and Maintenance Group;
construction and/or renovation of facilities would support staff and
house MQ-9 aircraft. The number of base personnel would be increased to
fulfill MQ-9 mission requirements. Flight operations for MQ-9
proficiency training would occur at the selected base and in existing
airspace and ranges. MQ-9 Wing beddown alternatives identified for
evaluation in the EIS include beddown of the MQ-9 Wing at either
Tyndall AFB, FL or Vandenberg AFB, CA. Tyndall AFB, FL was identified
as the preferred alternative for this mission.
The EIS will address potential environmental consequences resulting
from implementation of each alternative for each of the proposed
actions, as well as the combination of F-35A and MQ-9 actions at
Tyndall AFB, FL. As required by NEPA, a No-Action Alternative, where
the beddown of an F-35A Wing would not occur at Tyndall AFB, FL will
also be addressed, as will the No-Action Alternative where the beddown
of an MQ-9 Wing would not occur at either location. Bay County, Florida
and Panama City, Florida are Cooperating Agencies for this EIS.
Scoping and Agency Coordination: To effectively define the full
range of issues to be evaluated in the EIS, the USAF will solicit
written comments from interested local, state, and federal agencies and
elected officials, Native American tribes, interested members of the
public, and others. Public scoping meetings will be held in the local
communities near the alternative bases. The scheduled dates, times,
locations, and addresses for the public scoping meetings are
concurrently being published in local media.
Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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