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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Legislative Environmental Impact
Statement and Notice of Scoping
Meetings for the Proposed Extension
of the Military Land Withdrawal at
Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona
Department of the Air Force
and United States Marine Corps, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The United States Air Force
(USAF) (co-lead agency), in
coordination with the United States
Marine Corps (USMC) (co-lead agency),
is issuing this notice to advise the
public of the intent to prepare a
Legislative Environmental Impact
Statement (LEIS) for the proposed
extension of the Barry M. Goldwater
Range (BMGR) land withdrawal and
reservation in Arizona. The LEIS will
also address a proposal to withdrawal
approximately 2,366 acres of additional
public land adjacent to Gila Bend Air
Force Auxiliary Airfield to enhance the
security and safety of flight operations
at the airfield. Five public scoping
meetings will be held, which is an
important part of the LEIS process as it
allows for an early and open process,
giving the public an opportunity to help
determine the scope of issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the LEIS.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be
held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the
locations and dates listed below:
• Thursday, April 9, 2020: Palmcroft
Elementary Cafeteria, 901 W
Palmcroft Drive, Yuma, AZ 85364
• Monday, April 13, 2020: Longview
Elementary, Cafeteria, 1209 E Indian
School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85014
• Tuesday, April 14: Gila Bend Unified
Schools Media Center, 308 N Martin
Ave., Gila Bend, AZ 85337
• Thursday, April 16, 2020: Ajo
Ambulance, Training Room, 1850 N
Gila Bend Hwy., Ajo, AZ 85321
• Thursday, April 30, 2020: Flowing
Wells Public Library, Multipurpose
Room, 1730 W Wetmore Rd., Tucson,
AZ 85705
ADDRESSES: Information on the BMGR
Land Withdrawal and the LEIS process
can be accessed at the project website at
www.barry-m-goldwater-leis.com. The
project website can also be used to
submit comments. Inquiries and
comments regarding the USAF/USMC
proposal may be submitted by mail to
BMGR Land Withdrawal LEIS, P.O. Box
2324, Phoenix, AZ 85003, or email to
BMGR_LEIS@jacobs.com.
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To ensure the Air Force and Marine
Corps have sufficient time to consider
public input in the preparation of the
Draft LEIS, scoping comments must be
submitted to the website or mailed to
one of the addresses listed above no
later than May 19, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jon Haliscak at 210–395–0615.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
current BMGR land withdrawal and
reservation expires in October 2024. In
accordance with the Military Lands
Withdrawal Act of 1999, the USAF and
USMC have notified Congress of a
continuing military need for the BMGR.
National defense land withdrawal
applications have been prepared and
submitted to the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) in accordance with
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976.
The purpose of extending the BMGR
land withdrawal and reservation is to
retain one of the nation’s premier ranges
for training tactical air-combat aircrews
and other military personnel to fight,
survive, and win in the air-ground
battlespace. The readiness of air and
ground forces is dependent on the
quantity and quality of tactics
development/testing and training that
warfighters receive, which, in turn, is
reliant on the capacities and capabilities
of the ranges available to support their
training. The BMGR’s attributes of
favorable location and flying weather,
suitable land and airspace, diverse
terrain, and developed training support
facilities make it one of the most
capable and productive tactical aviation
ranges available to U.S. forces, and
critical to supporting essential training
both now and into the foreseeable
future.
The LEIS will analyze various
alternatives for extending authorization
for the BMGR. Preliminary alternatives
have been developed. As part of
scoping, comments received during may
result in changes or additions to these
alternatives.
Alternative 1 would reauthorize the
existing land withdrawal and
management of BMGR for another 25
years. The USAF and USMC would
continue to manage the withdrawn
public lands in BMGR East and BMGR
West, respectively. The USAF and
USMC, through the Offices of the
Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) and
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), would
continue to consult with the Secretary
of the Department of the Interior
(SECDOI) before using the BMGR for
non-reserved purposes. The existing
boundary and land area of the BMGR,
which encompasses approximately
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1,733,921 acres, would not change.
Alternative 1A would implement
Alternative 1 except the period of
withdrawal would be for another 50
years. Alternative 1B would implement
Alternative 1 except the withdrawal
would be for an indefinite period until
the BMGR is no longer needed by the
USAF and USMC. Alternative 1C would
permanently transfer administrative
jurisdiction of the lands comprising
BMGR East and BMGR West to SECAF
and SECNAV, respectively.
Alternative 2 would reauthorize the
existing land withdrawal and
management of BMGR for another 25
years, but the BMGR East boundary
would be extended to include the Gila
Bend Addition, an area contiguous to
and south of the Gila Bend Air Force
Auxiliary Field that consists of
approximately 2,366 acres of federal
public land. USAF and USMC would
continue to manage the withdrawn
public lands in BMGR East and BMGR
West, respectively. The SECAF and
SECNAV would continue to consult
with the SECDOI before using the
BMGR for non-reserved purposes.
Alternative 2A would implement
Alternative 2 except the period of
withdrawal would be for another 50
years. Alternative 2B would implement
Alternative 2 except the withdrawal
would be for an indefinite period until
the BMGR is no longer needed by the
USAF and USMC. Alternative 2C would
permanently transfer administrative
jurisdiction of the lands comprising
BMGR East and the Gila Bend Addition
to SECAF and BMGR West to SECNAV.
The No Action alternative would
consist of Congress not extending the
land withdrawal, and the current land
withdrawal and reservation would
expire in October 2024. Military training
and testing use of the range surface
would end, including missions
involving live-fire use of air-to-air, airto-ground, ground-to-ground, or groundto-air munitions. If Congress declines to
extend the withdrawal and reservation
of the BMGR, responsibility for the
formerly withdrawn public lands in the
BMGR would revert to Department of
the Interior.
The LEIS will consider potential
impacts to land use, airspace, safety,
noise, hazardous materials and waste,
earth resources, water resources, air
quality, transportation, wilderness and
wilderness study areas, cultural
resources, biological resources,
socioeconomics, environmental justice,
and any additional resources or
alternatives identified through the
scoping process.
Scoping and Agency Coordination:
The scoping process will be used to
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involve the public early in the planning
and development of the EIS, to help
identify issues to be addressed in the
environmental analysis. To effectively
define the full range of issues and
concerns to be evaluated in the LEIS,
the USAF and USMC are soliciting
scoping comments from interested local,
state, and federal agencies and
interested members of the public.
Scheduled dates and addresses for
meetings will also be published in the
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), Ajo Copper
News, Gila Bend Sun, Arizona Republic
(Phoenix metropolitan area), Casa
Grande Dispatch, The Glendale Star,
Yuma Sun, Baja El Sol (Yuma), La Voz
(Phoenix), and The Runner (Tohono
O’odham Nation) newspapers a
minimum of 15 days prior to each
meeting.
Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2020–OS–0032]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Defense Finance and
Accounting Service (DFAS), Department
of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of a new System of
Records.
AGENCY:
The DFAS proposes to add a
System of Records entitled, ‘‘Centralized
Disbursing System,’’ T7320b. DFAS uses
the Centralized Disbursing System
(CDS) to process fund disbursements
and collections for the Air Force, DFAS
Field Sites, Navy Military Sealift
Command and the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency. The system also
supports the DFAS centralized
environment for disbursing.
DATES: This new System of Records is
effective upon publication; however,
comments on the Routine Uses will be
accepted on or before April 17, 2020.
The Routine Uses are effective at the
close of the comment period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
* Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
* Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Chief Management Officer,
Directorate for Oversight and
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Mr.
Gregory L. Outlaw, DFAS, Freedom of
Information/Privacy Act Program
Manager, Corporate Communications,
DFAS–ZCF/IN, 8899 East 56th Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46249–0150 or by
telephone at (317) 212–4591.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The CDS
was originally designed as a module of
the Automated Disbursing System.
However, further determination
designated this as a separate system.
The CDS system handles the
disbursement and collection of all funds
for these sites except payroll funds.
Without the CDS, the impact to agency
and military field sites will be untimely
processing of payments, and for the
interfaces with existing DoD
information systems, the inability to
balance financial statements and
records. The CDS system handles the
disbursement and collection of all funds
for these agency and military field sites
except payroll funds.
The DoD notices for Systems of
Records subject to the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have
been published in the Federal Register
and are available from the address in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or at
the Defense Privacy, Civil Liberties and
Transparency Division website at
https://dpcld.defense.gov.
The proposed system reports, as
required by the Privacy Act, as
amended, were submitted on January
14, 2020, to the House Committee on
Oversight and Reform, the Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to Section 6 of OMB Circular
No. A–108, ‘‘Federal Agency
Responsibilities for Review, Reporting,
and Publication under the Privacy Act,’’
revised December 23, 2016 (December
23, 2016, 81 FR 94424).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register
document. The general policy for
comments and other submissions from
members of the public is to make these
submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
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Dated: March 13, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Centralized Disbursing System,
T7320b.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Defense Finance and Accounting
Service, Disbursing Operations, 8899
East 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN
46249–3300. DISA DECC Ogden, Ogden,
UT.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
System Manager, 1240 East 9th Street,
Cleveland, OH 44199. Telephone: 216–
204–2447.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Department of Defense Financial
Management Regulation (DoDFMR)
7000.14–R, Vol. 4: 31 U.S.C. Sections
3511 and 3513; and E.O. 9397 (SSN) as
amended.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The CDS performs general activities
common for disbursing, collecting,
payment processing, electronic funds
transfer, check issue, printing for legal
retention of records and accountability
reporting processes. The CDS contains a
file control module, which automates
manual interfaces with a number of
entitlement systems, electronically
uploads or rejects data from a single
source on a daily basis, and automates
the control of daily incoming files. The
file control module guarantees data
upload into the CDS, ensuring complete
and valid voucher data, and returns
advice of status to users.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Active Duty and Retired Military
Personnel, Air Force National Guard
Personnel, DoD Civilian Employees and
Federal Contractors.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Individual name, Social Security
Numbers (SSN), Mailing/Home Address
and Financial Information.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Automated Disbursing System,
Departmental Cash Management
System, Department of Defense Debt
Management System, Defense Enterprise
Accounting and Management System,
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Payroll Maintenance and Certification
Division, General Accounting and
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Legislative Environmental Impact
Statement and Notice of Scoping Meetings for the Proposed Extension of
the Military Land Withdrawal at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force and United States Marine Corps,
DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The United States Air Force (USAF) (co-lead agency), in
coordination with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) (co-lead
agency), is issuing this notice to advise the public of the intent to
prepare a Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) for the
proposed extension of the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR) land
withdrawal and reservation in Arizona. The LEIS will also address a
proposal to withdrawal approximately 2,366 acres of additional public
land adjacent to Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airfield to enhance the
security and safety of flight operations at the airfield. Five public
scoping meetings will be held, which is an important part of the LEIS
process as it allows for an early and open process, giving the public
an opportunity to help determine the scope of issues and alternatives
to be addressed in the LEIS.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
at the locations and dates listed below:
Thursday, April 9, 2020: Palmcroft Elementary Cafeteria, 901 W
Palmcroft Drive, Yuma, AZ 85364
Monday, April 13, 2020: Longview Elementary, Cafeteria, 1209 E
Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85014
Tuesday, April 14: Gila Bend Unified Schools Media Center, 308
N Martin Ave., Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Thursday, April 16, 2020: Ajo Ambulance, Training Room, 1850 N
Gila Bend Hwy., Ajo, AZ 85321
Thursday, April 30, 2020: Flowing Wells Public Library,
Multipurpose Room, 1730 W Wetmore Rd., Tucson, AZ 85705
ADDRESSES: Information on the BMGR Land Withdrawal and the LEIS process
can be accessed at the project website at www.barry-m-goldwater-leis.com. The project website can also be used to submit comments.
Inquiries and comments regarding the USAF/USMC proposal may be
submitted by mail to BMGR Land Withdrawal LEIS, P.O. Box 2324, Phoenix,
AZ 85003, or email to [email protected].
To ensure the Air Force and Marine Corps have sufficient time to
consider public input in the preparation of the Draft LEIS, scoping
comments must be submitted to the website or mailed to one of the
addresses listed above no later than May 19, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jon Haliscak at 210-395-0615.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The current BMGR land withdrawal and
reservation expires in October 2024. In accordance with the Military
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999, the USAF and USMC have notified Congress
of a continuing military need for the BMGR. National defense land
withdrawal applications have been prepared and submitted to the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976.
The purpose of extending the BMGR land withdrawal and reservation
is to retain one of the nation's premier ranges for training tactical
air-combat aircrews and other military personnel to fight, survive, and
win in the air-ground battlespace. The readiness of air and ground
forces is dependent on the quantity and quality of tactics development/
testing and training that warfighters receive, which, in turn, is
reliant on the capacities and capabilities of the ranges available to
support their training. The BMGR's attributes of favorable location and
flying weather, suitable land and airspace, diverse terrain, and
developed training support facilities make it one of the most capable
and productive tactical aviation ranges available to U.S. forces, and
critical to supporting essential training both now and into the
foreseeable future.
The LEIS will analyze various alternatives for extending
authorization for the BMGR. Preliminary alternatives have been
developed. As part of scoping, comments received during may result in
changes or additions to these alternatives.
Alternative 1 would reauthorize the existing land withdrawal and
management of BMGR for another 25 years. The USAF and USMC would
continue to manage the withdrawn public lands in BMGR East and BMGR
West, respectively. The USAF and USMC, through the Offices of the
Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) and Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV),
would continue to consult with the Secretary of the Department of the
Interior (SECDOI) before using the BMGR for non-reserved purposes. The
existing boundary and land area of the BMGR, which encompasses
approximately 1,733,921 acres, would not change. Alternative 1A would
implement Alternative 1 except the period of withdrawal would be for
another 50 years. Alternative 1B would implement Alternative 1 except
the withdrawal would be for an indefinite period until the BMGR is no
longer needed by the USAF and USMC. Alternative 1C would permanently
transfer administrative jurisdiction of the lands comprising BMGR East
and BMGR West to SECAF and SECNAV, respectively.
Alternative 2 would reauthorize the existing land withdrawal and
management of BMGR for another 25 years, but the BMGR East boundary
would be extended to include the Gila Bend Addition, an area contiguous
to and south of the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field that consists
of approximately 2,366 acres of federal public land. USAF and USMC
would continue to manage the withdrawn public lands in BMGR East and
BMGR West, respectively. The SECAF and SECNAV would continue to consult
with the SECDOI before using the BMGR for non-reserved purposes.
Alternative 2A would implement Alternative 2 except the period of
withdrawal would be for another 50 years. Alternative 2B would
implement Alternative 2 except the withdrawal would be for an
indefinite period until the BMGR is no longer needed by the USAF and
USMC. Alternative 2C would permanently transfer administrative
jurisdiction of the lands comprising BMGR East and the Gila Bend
Addition to SECAF and BMGR West to SECNAV.
The No Action alternative would consist of Congress not extending
the land withdrawal, and the current land withdrawal and reservation
would expire in October 2024. Military training and testing use of the
range surface would end, including missions involving live-fire use of
air-to-air, air-to-ground, ground-to-ground, or ground-to-air
munitions. If Congress declines to extend the withdrawal and
reservation of the BMGR, responsibility for the formerly withdrawn
public lands in the BMGR would revert to Department of the Interior.
The LEIS will consider potential impacts to land use, airspace,
safety, noise, hazardous materials and waste, earth resources, water
resources, air quality, transportation, wilderness and wilderness study
areas, cultural resources, biological resources, socioeconomics,
environmental justice, and any additional resources or alternatives
identified through the scoping process.
Scoping and Agency Coordination: The scoping process will be used
to
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involve the public early in the planning and development of the EIS, to
help identify issues to be addressed in the environmental analysis. To
effectively define the full range of issues and concerns to be
evaluated in the LEIS, the USAF and USMC are soliciting scoping
comments from interested local, state, and federal agencies and
interested members of the public.
Scheduled dates and addresses for meetings will also be published
in the Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), Ajo Copper News, Gila Bend Sun,
Arizona Republic (Phoenix metropolitan area), Casa Grande Dispatch, The
Glendale Star, Yuma Sun, Baja El Sol (Yuma), La Voz (Phoenix), and The
Runner (Tohono O'odham Nation) newspapers a minimum of 15 days prior to
each meeting.
Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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