Notice of Intent To Prepare a Legislative Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Cancellation of Scoping Meetings for the Proposed Extension of the Military Land Withdrawal at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, 17544-17545 [2020-06568]
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higher values for reducing risks to
children than reductions to adults, they
do not adequately determine the extent
to which values for fatal risk reductions
differ for adults versus children for risks
associated with consumer products, nor
do they adequately explain the level of
respondent comprehension of relevant
risk concepts.
CPSC seeks to conduct additional
research to evaluate whether reductions
in consumer product-related risks are
valued differently when the beneficiary
of the reduction is a child versus an
adult. To assess comprehension of risk
concepts, CPSC intends to conduct
qualitative pretesting, in the form of
cognitive interviews and focus groups,
based on best practices used in statedpreference study design. CPSC will
conduct an initial set of eight cognitive
interviews aimed specifically at topics
related to risk communication and risk
comprehension from homeowners with
at least one child under the age of 12.
Based on the results of the initial
cognitive interviews, CPSC will inform
OMB of any changes that are made for
conducting a subsequent set of focus
groups. Those focus groups will consist
of 40 respondents and 16 additional
cognitive interviews that will query the
B. Burden Hours
The estimated annual burden hours
are as follows:
Estimated
burden per
respondent
(hours)
Number of
responses
Activity
Total burden
(hours)
Cognitive Interviews I (Risk Communication and Comprehension) ............................................
Focus Group Sessions (Household Risks and Consumer Products) .........................................
Cognitive Interviews II (Household Risks and Consumer Products) ..........................................
8
40
16
1.5
2
1.5
12
80
24
Total ......................................................................................................................................
........................
........................
116
We estimate the total annual dollar
value of this collection to be $4,265.
This estimate is based on an average of
$36.77/hr. compensation, including
benefits, from the National
Compensation Survey published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics, ‘‘Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation by
ownership,’’ Dec. 2018, Table 1, total
compensation for civilian workers:
https://www.bls.gov/ncs/). The total cost
to the federal government for the
contract to design and conduct the
proposed survey is $117,458.
C. Submission to OMB
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respondents on fatal household risks
related to consumer products. The
interviews and focus groups are
designed to assess respondents’
comprehension of risk concepts and to
inform the CPSC on the feasibility of
developing a future survey instrument
that will identify the best methods or
approaches to communicate risk
concepts related to consumer products.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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Department of the Air Force
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Legislative Environmental Impact
Statement and Notice of Cancellation
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,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Amended 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 amended notice to advise
the public of the continuing 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.
However, as a direct result of the
National Emergency declared by the
President on Friday, March 13, 2020, in
response to the coronavirus (COVID–19)
pandemic in the United States and the
Center for Disease Control’s
recommendations for social distancing
SUMMARY:
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. On December 30, 2019, the
CPSC published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the agency’s intent
to seek approval of this collection of
information (84 FR 71902). The CPSC
received no comments in response to
that notice. Therefore, by publication of
this notice, the CPSC announces that it
has submitted to the OMB a request for
approval of this collection of
information.
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and avoiding large public gatherings,
the Air Force is now canceling five
public scoping meetings between April
9, 2020 and April 30, 2020. In lieu of the
public scoping meetings, the Air Force
will use the alternative means set forth
below to inform the public and
stakeholders and to obtain input for
scoping the proposed action.
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. In the alternative,
interested persons may submit written
comments by mail or email. For those
who do not have ready access to a
computer or the internet, the scopingrelated materials posted to the website
will be made available upon request by
mail or phone. Inquiries, requests for
scoping-related materials, 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, or by phone to
Mr. Jon Haliscak at 210–395–0615.
Written scoping comments will be
accepted at any time during the
environmental impact analysis process
up until the public release of the Draft
EIS. However, 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:
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addresses listed above no later than June
3, 2020.
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.
Purpose and Need for the Proposed
Action: 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, including development and
testing of tactics. 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.
Description of the Proposed Action
and Alternatives: The LEIS will analyze
various alternatives for extending
authorization for the BMGR.
Preliminary alternatives have been
developed. Comments received during
scoping 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
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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.
Brief Summary of Expected Impacts:
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
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
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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, Native
American tribes, and interested
members of the public. As a direct result
of the National Emergency declared by
the President on Friday, March 13,
2020, in response to the coronavirus
(COVID–19) pandemic in the United
States and the Center for Disease
Control’s recommendations for social
distancing and avoiding large public
gatherings, the Air Force has canceled
the five public scoping meetings
previously scheduled to occur between
April 9, 2020 and April 30, 2020. This
amended notice of intent cancelling the
five previously scheduled public
scoping 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.
Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
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Department of the Air Force
(AF), Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of a modified System of
Records.
AGENCY:
The AF is modifying the
System of Records titled,
‘‘Telecommunications Notification
System,’’ F010 AFSPC A. This System
of Records will become the DoD
‘‘Enterprise Mass Warning and
Notification System (EMWNS),’’ DCIO
02 DoD. The DoD seeks to implement a
system to quickly send alert
notifications to Active Duty, Reserve,
and National Guard personnel,
dependents, DoD civilians, and
contractors in an emergency event. The
system efficiently notifies and
communicates critical safety
information to personnel located both
on and off military locations. The
system enables respondents to
communicate with their respective
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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 Cancellation 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,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Amended 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 amended notice to advise the public of the
continuing 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. However, as a direct result of the National Emergency
declared by the President on Friday, March 13, 2020, in response to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States and the Center for
Disease Control's recommendations for social distancing and avoiding
large public gatherings, the Air Force is now canceling five public
scoping meetings between April 9, 2020 and April 30, 2020. In lieu of
the public scoping meetings, the Air Force will use the alternative
means set forth below to inform the public and stakeholders and to
obtain input for scoping the proposed action.
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. In
the alternative, interested persons may submit written comments by mail
or email. For those who do not have ready access to a computer or the
internet, the scoping-related materials posted to the website will be
made available upon request by mail or phone. Inquiries, requests for
scoping-related materials, 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], or by
phone to Mr. Jon Haliscak at 210-395-0615.
Written scoping comments will be accepted at any time during the
environmental impact analysis process up until the public release of
the Draft EIS. However, 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
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addresses listed above no later than June 3, 2020.
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.
Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action: 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, including development and testing of tactics. 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.
Description of the Proposed Action and Alternatives: The LEIS will
analyze various alternatives for extending authorization for the BMGR.
Preliminary alternatives have been developed. Comments received during
scoping 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.
Brief Summary of Expected Impacts: 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 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, Native
American tribes, and interested members of the public. As a direct
result of the National Emergency declared by the President on Friday,
March 13, 2020, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in
the United States and the Center for Disease Control's recommendations
for social distancing and avoiding large public gatherings, the Air
Force has canceled the five public scoping meetings previously
scheduled to occur between April 9, 2020 and April 30, 2020. This
amended notice of intent cancelling the five previously scheduled
public scoping 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.
Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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