Notice of Virtual Public Meetings for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Gulf of Alaska Navy Training Activities, 80076-80077 [2020-26950]
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route to target. It is designed to kill
hard, medium-hardened, soft and area
type targets. The extended range over
the baseline was obtained by going from
a turbo jet to a turbo-fan engine and by
reconfiguring the fuel tanks for added
capacity. Classification of the technical
data and information on the AGM-158’s
performance, capabilities, systems,
subsystems, operations, and
maintenance will range from
UNCLASSIFIED to SECRET.
a. The AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface
Standoff Missile (JASSM) software-inthe-Loop (SIL) testing assets are
required for software development,
integration, and test in the lab
environment as well as ground mount
operations before STV or Live Fire
assets can be loaded on the aircraft to
execute Airworthiness, Flight Test, and
Live Fire events. These assets are for
testing in the contiguous United States
and will not be exported. Software
development will be to the extent
necessary to produce Engineering
Releases needed to conduct
airworthiness, integration and live fire
testing. Testing equipment is
CLASSIFIED.
b. The AGM-158B-2 JASSM
Separation Test Vehicle (STV) is
equipped with Intelligent Test
Instrumentation Kit (iTIK). These assets
will be used as part of the airworthiness
data collection process to ensure safe
separation of the munition from the
aircraft. These missiles will be handled
and stored in custom individual
containers. These two (2) missiles are
for testing in the contiguous United
States and will not be exported.
Software development will be to the
extent necessary to produce Engineering
Releases needed to conduct
airworthiness, integration and live fire
testing.
c. The AGM-158B-2 (JASSM)
Instrumented Test Vehicle (ITV) is
equipped with iTIK. This asset will be
utilized to capture flight data
information in a ‘‘Captive Carry‘‘
configuration. The information collected
will ensure the munition can be safely
carried and is required as part of the
airworthiness process prior to launch of
the STV, JTV, and the Live Fire asset.
These missiles will be handled and
stored in custom individual containers.
This missile is for testing in the
contiguous United States and will not
be exported. Software development will
be to the extent necessary to produce
Engineering Releases needed to conduct
airworthiness, integration and live fire
testing.
d. The AGM-158B-2 JASSM Jettison
Test Vehicle (JTV) is not equipped with
an iTIK. These assets will be used as
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part of the airworthiness data collection
process to ensure safe jettison of the
munition from the aircraft. These
missiles will be handled and stored in
custom individual containers. These
two (2) missiles are for testing in the
contiguous United States and will not
be exported. Software development will
be to the extent necessary to produce
Engineering Releases needed to conduct
airworthiness, integration and live fire
testing.
e. The AGM-158B-2 JASSM
Maintenance Training Missile (DATM)
is a missile for maintenance (Weapon
Load Crew) training with container.
5. The GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack
Munition (JDAM) is a 2,000-lb Internal
Navigation System/Global Positioning
System (INS/GPS) guided precision airto-ground munition. The GBU-31
consists of a KMU-556 warhead specific
tail kit, and MK-84 bomb body.
6. The GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack
Munition (JDAM) is a 500-lb Internal
Navigation System/Global Positioning
System (INS/GPS) guided precision airto-ground munition. The GBU-38
consists of a KMU-572 warhead specific
tail kit, and MK-82 bomb body.
7. The GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct
Attack Munition (LJDAM) is a 500-lb
JDAM which incorporates all the
capabilities of the JDAM guidance tail it
and adds a precision laser guidance set.
The LJDAM gives the weapon system an
optional semi-active laser guidance in
addition to the Internal Navigation
System/Global Positioning System (INS/
GPS) guidance. This provides the
optional capability to strike moving
targets. The GBU-54 consists of a laser
guidance set, KMU-572 warhead
specific tail kit, and MK-82 bomb body.
8. The AGM-154 JSOW is used by
Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and
allows aircraft to attack well-defended
targets in day, night, and adverse
weather conditions. The JSOW C and C1 utilize GPS/INS guidance and an
uncooled imaging infrared seeker for
terminal guidance, Autonomous
Acquisition, and provides a precision
targeting, 500-lb-class tandem warhead
that is the Navy’s primary standoff
weapon against hardened targets. The
JSOW C-1 added the Link-16 datalink
enabling a robust and flexible capability
against high-value stationary land
targets and moving maritime target
capability. JSOW C-1 can fly via two
dimensional and three dimensional
waypoints to the target, offering the
optimal path around Integrated Air
Defense Systems (IADS).
The JSOW incorporates components,
software, and technical design
information that are considered
sensitive. The following JSOW-C
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components being conveyed by the
proposed sale include the GPS/INS, IIR
seeker, INS OFP software and missile
operational characteristics and
performance data. These elements are
essential to the ability of the JSOW-C
missile to selectively engage hostile
targets under a wide range of
operational, tactical, and environmental
conditions.
9. The highest level of classification of
defense articles, components, and
services included in this potential sale
is SECRET.
10. If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain knowledge of
the specific hardware or software
elements, the information could be used
to develop countermeasures that might
reduce weapon system effectiveness or
be used in the development of a system
with similar or advanced capabilities.
11. A determination has been made
that Finland can provide substantially
the same degree of protection for the
sensitive technology being released as
the U.S. Government. This sale is
necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
12. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to
Finland.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Virtual Public Meetings for
the Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement/Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement for
Gulf of Alaska Navy Training Activities
Department of the Navy,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of
public meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality, and Presidential
Executive Order 12114, the Department
of the Navy (DON) has prepared and
filed with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency a
draft supplement to the 2011 Gulf of
Alaska (GOA) Navy Training Activities
Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS/OEIS) (referred to as the
2011 GOA Final EIS/OEIS) and the 2016
GOA Navy Training Activities Final
SUMMARY:
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Supplemental EIS/OEIS (referred to as
the 2016 GOA Final Supplemental EIS/
OEIS). In the 2020 Draft Supplemental
EIS/OEIS, the DON assesses the
potential environmental effects
associated with continuing periodic
military readiness activities in the GOA
Temporary Maritime Activities Area
(TMAA). This notice announces the
public review and comment period and
the dates of the virtual public meetings,
includes information about how the
public can review and comment on the
document, and provides supplementary
information about the environmental
planning effort.
DATES: All comments must be
postmarked or received online by 11:59
p.m. Pacific Standard Time on February
16, 2021, for consideration in the
development of the Final Supplemental
EIS/OEIS. Federal agencies and officials,
Alaska Native Tribes, state and local
agencies and officials, and interested
organizations and individuals are
encouraged to provide comments on the
2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS
during the public review and comment
period.
Due to COVID–19 travel and public
event restrictions, the DON is holding
virtual public meetings, consisting of a
presentation and question and answer
sessions, to discuss the Proposed Action
and the draft environmental impact
analysis. Visit www.GOAEIS.com/VPM
to learn more about and attend a virtual
public meeting. An audio-only option
will also be available. Meetings will
occur as follows:
1. Tuesday, January 19, 2021, from 3
to 4 p.m. Alaska Standard Time
2. Wednesday, February 3, 2021, from
5 to 6 p.m. Alaska Standard Time
Substantive questions for discussion
with Navy representatives at the virtual
public meetings can be submitted
between January 11 and 18, 2021, for
the January 19, 2021, meeting, and
between January 26 and February 2,
2021, for the February 3, 2021, meeting.
Email questions to projectmanager@
goaeis.com or complete the form at
www.GOAEIS.com.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
mailed to Naval Facilities Engineering
Command Northwest, Attention: GOA
Supplemental EIS/OEIS Project
Manager, 1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 203,
Silverdale, WA 98315–1101, or
submitted electronically via the project
website at www.GOAEIS.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Northwest, Attention: Ms. Kimberly
Kler, GOA Supplemental EIS/OEIS
Project Manager, 1101 Tautog Circle,
Suite 203, Silverdale, WA 98315–1101,
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360–315–5103, projectmanager@
goaeis.com.
The
DON’s Proposed Action is to continue
periodic military training activities
within the GOA TMAA. Proposed
training activities are similar to those
that have occurred in the GOA TMAA
for decades. The geographic extent of
the GOA TMAA and Proposed Action,
including the location, number, and
frequency of major training exercises,
remain unchanged from the 2016 Final
Supplemental EIS/OEIS. Although the
types of activities and number of events
in the Proposed Action are the same as
in previous documents (Alternative 1 in
both the 2011 and 2016 impact
analyses), there have been changes in
the platforms and systems used in those
activities. For example, the EA–6B
aircraft and frigate, and their associated
systems, have been replaced by the EA–
18G aircraft, Littoral Combat Ship, and
Destroyer. The 2020 Draft Supplemental
EIS/OEIS includes the analysis of at-sea
training activities projected to meet
readiness requirements beyond 2022
and into the reasonably foreseeable
future, and reflects the most up-to-date
compilation of training activities
deemed necessary to accomplish
military readiness during that time
period.
The 2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/
OEIS also updates the 2011 and 2016
impact analyses with new information
and analytical methods the DON
developed and has used since 2016.
New information includes an updated
acoustic effects model, updated marine
mammal density data and sea turtle
hearing criteria, and other emergent best
available science. The DON is preparing
a Supplemental EIS/OEIS to renew
required federal regulatory permits and
authorizations under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act and the
Endangered Species Act. The DON will
consult with the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) and United
States Fish and Wildlife Service to
renew these permits and authorizations.
Additionally, NMFS is a cooperating
agency for this Supplemental EIS/OEIS.
The 2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/
OEIS is available for electronic viewing
or download at www.GOAEIS.com. The
2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS was
distributed to federal agencies and
federally recognized Alaska Native
Tribes with which the DON is
consulting.
All comments submitted during the
public review and comment period from
December 11, 2020, to February 16,
2021, will become part of the public
record, and substantive comments will
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be addressed in the Final Supplemental
EIS/OEIS.
The DON is committed to providing
the public an accessible version of the
2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS
during COVID–19 conditions. If you
need assistance accessing the document
or attending the virtual public meetings,
please contact Ms. Julianne Stanford,
Navy Region Northwest Public Affairs
Office, at julianne.stanford@navy.mil or
360–867–8525. For all other queries or
if you require additional information
about the project, please contact Ms.
Kimberly Kler, GOA Supplemental EIS/
OEIS Project Manager, at
projectmanager@goaeis.com.
Individuals interested in receiving
electronic project updates can subscribe
on the project website to receive
notifications via email for key
milestones throughout the
environmental planning process.
Dated: December 3, 2020.
K. R. Callan,
Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps,
U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Virtual Public Meetings for the Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement
for Gulf of Alaska Navy Training Activities
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality, and
Presidential Executive Order 12114, the Department of the Navy (DON)
has prepared and filed with the United States Environmental Protection
Agency a draft supplement to the 2011 Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Navy
Training Activities Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) (referred to as the 2011 GOA
Final EIS/OEIS) and the 2016 GOA Navy Training Activities Final
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Supplemental EIS/OEIS (referred to as the 2016 GOA Final Supplemental
EIS/OEIS). In the 2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS, the DON assesses
the potential environmental effects associated with continuing periodic
military readiness activities in the GOA Temporary Maritime Activities
Area (TMAA). This notice announces the public review and comment period
and the dates of the virtual public meetings, includes information
about how the public can review and comment on the document, and
provides supplementary information about the environmental planning
effort.
DATES: All comments must be postmarked or received online by 11:59 p.m.
Pacific Standard Time on February 16, 2021, for consideration in the
development of the Final Supplemental EIS/OEIS. Federal agencies and
officials, Alaska Native Tribes, state and local agencies and
officials, and interested organizations and individuals are encouraged
to provide comments on the 2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS during the
public review and comment period.
Due to COVID-19 travel and public event restrictions, the DON is
holding virtual public meetings, consisting of a presentation and
question and answer sessions, to discuss the Proposed Action and the
draft environmental impact analysis. Visit www.GOAEIS.com/VPM to learn
more about and attend a virtual public meeting. An audio-only option
will also be available. Meetings will occur as follows:
1. Tuesday, January 19, 2021, from 3 to 4 p.m. Alaska Standard Time
2. Wednesday, February 3, 2021, from 5 to 6 p.m. Alaska Standard
Time
Substantive questions for discussion with Navy representatives at
the virtual public meetings can be submitted between January 11 and 18,
2021, for the January 19, 2021, meeting, and between January 26 and
February 2, 2021, for the February 3, 2021, meeting. Email questions to
[email protected] or complete the form at www.GOAEIS.com.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Northwest, Attention: GOA Supplemental EIS/OEIS
Project Manager, 1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 203, Silverdale, WA 98315-
1101, or submitted electronically via the project website at
www.GOAEIS.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Northwest, Attention: Ms. Kimberly Kler, GOA Supplemental EIS/OEIS
Project Manager, 1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 203, Silverdale, WA 98315-
1101, 360-315-5103, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DON's Proposed Action is to continue
periodic military training activities within the GOA TMAA. Proposed
training activities are similar to those that have occurred in the GOA
TMAA for decades. The geographic extent of the GOA TMAA and Proposed
Action, including the location, number, and frequency of major training
exercises, remain unchanged from the 2016 Final Supplemental EIS/OEIS.
Although the types of activities and number of events in the Proposed
Action are the same as in previous documents (Alternative 1 in both the
2011 and 2016 impact analyses), there have been changes in the
platforms and systems used in those activities. For example, the EA-6B
aircraft and frigate, and their associated systems, have been replaced
by the EA-18G aircraft, Littoral Combat Ship, and Destroyer. The 2020
Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS includes the analysis of at-sea training
activities projected to meet readiness requirements beyond 2022 and
into the reasonably foreseeable future, and reflects the most up-to-
date compilation of training activities deemed necessary to accomplish
military readiness during that time period.
The 2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS also updates the 2011 and 2016
impact analyses with new information and analytical methods the DON
developed and has used since 2016. New information includes an updated
acoustic effects model, updated marine mammal density data and sea
turtle hearing criteria, and other emergent best available science. The
DON is preparing a Supplemental EIS/OEIS to renew required federal
regulatory permits and authorizations under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. The DON will consult
with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and United States
Fish and Wildlife Service to renew these permits and authorizations.
Additionally, NMFS is a cooperating agency for this Supplemental EIS/
OEIS.
The 2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS is available for electronic
viewing or download at www.GOAEIS.com. The 2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/
OEIS was distributed to federal agencies and federally recognized
Alaska Native Tribes with which the DON is consulting.
All comments submitted during the public review and comment period
from December 11, 2020, to February 16, 2021, will become part of the
public record, and substantive comments will be addressed in the Final
Supplemental EIS/OEIS.
The DON is committed to providing the public an accessible version
of the 2020 Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS during COVID-19 conditions. If
you need assistance accessing the document or attending the virtual
public meetings, please contact Ms. Julianne Stanford, Navy Region
Northwest Public Affairs Office, at [email protected] or 360-
867-8525. For all other queries or if you require additional
information about the project, please contact Ms. Kimberly Kler, GOA
Supplemental EIS/OEIS Project Manager, at [email protected].
Individuals interested in receiving electronic project updates can
subscribe on the project website to receive notifications via email for
key milestones throughout the environmental planning process.
Dated: December 3, 2020.
K. R. Callan,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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