Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Department of the Air Force Infrastructure Upgrades at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 20487-20488 [2021-08054]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Department of the Air Force
Infrastructure Upgrades at Andersen
Air Force Base, Guam
Department of the Air Force,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The Department of the Air
Force (DAF) and the U.S. Navy, acting
as a Cooperating Agency, are issuing
this Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to assess the potential social, economic,
and environmental impacts associated
with proposed Infrastructure Upgrades
at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB),
Guam. The EIS will analyze the
potential impacts of constructing
proposed infrastructure upgrades at
Andersen AFB and using this
infrastructure consistent with existing
installation operations once
construction is completed.
DATES: A public scoping period of 30
days will take place starting from the
date of this NOI publication in the
Federal Register. Comments will be
accepted at any time during the
environmental impact analysis process;
however, to ensure the DAF has
sufficient time to consider public
scoping comments during preparation of
the Draft EIS, please submit comments
within the 30-day scoping period. The
Draft EIS is anticipated in late 2021 or
early 2022. The Final EIS and a decision
on the Proposed Action are expected in
mid to late 2022.
ADDRESSES: For EIS inquires or requests
for printed or digital copies of scoping
materials please contact Mr. Michael
Noah, phone: (830) 358–6798. The
project website
(www.AAFBInfrastructureEIS.com)
SUMMARY:
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provides additional information on the
EIS and can be used to submit scoping
comments. Scoping comments may also
be submitted via email to
AAFBInfrastructure.EIS@us.af.mil, or
via postal mail to 36th Civil Engineer
Squadron, ATTN: CEV (AAFB
Infrastructure EIS), Unit 14007, APO,
AP 96543–4007. Please submit inquiries
or requests for printed or digital copies
of the scoping materials via the email or
postal address above. For printed
material requests, the standard U.S.
Postal Service shipping timeline will
apply. Please consider the environment
before requesting printed material.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DAF
intends to prepare an EIS which will
evaluate the potential impacts
associated with the proposed
construction of infrastructure upgrades
at Andersen AFB, Guam, and to then
use this infrastructure consistent with
existing installation operations once
construction is completed. The purpose
of this Proposed Action is to enhance
Andersen AFB’s capability to support
permanent and rotational forces within
the Indo-Pacific and strengthen the
U.S.’s ability to respond regionally and
worldwide, in alignment with evolving
DAF and Department of Defense
initiatives for the region. To enhance
Andersen AFB’s capability to support
permanent and rotational forces, the Air
Force needs to upgrade mission-related
infrastructure. These upgrades include
providing additional capability for
parking, storing, maintaining, refueling,
loading, and unloading aircraft at the
airfield as well as for storing munitions.
The DAF is the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) lead agency, and the
U.S. Navy is a cooperating agency for
this EIS process.
Under this proposal, the DAF is
considering new infrastructure upgrades
adjacent to the northwest corner of the
airfield and within the munitions
storage area at Andersen AFB.
Construction would take place over
approximately 7 years and would
include airfield pavements, an aircraft
hangar, maintenance and utilities
buildings, fuel systems, fencing and
utilities, roadways and parking, storm
water management infrastructure, and
earth covered magazines.
Approximately 204 total acres would be
disturbed during construction, which
would be either developed sites or
maintained vegetation once
construction is complete. The
infrastructure would accommodate
aircraft types and flight operations that
have been addressed under previously
prepared National Environmental Policy
Act documentation for Andersen AFB,
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such as bombers, tankers, and fighters.
The DAF considered other locations on
Andersen AFB for construction of
infrastructure upgrades; however, only
the Proposed Action locations were
determined to meet the criteria for the
infrastructure upgrades. The No Action
Alternative will be addressed in the EIS
as well.
Additional review and consultation
which will be incorporated into the
preparation of the Draft EIS will
include, but are not necessarily limited
to, consultation under Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and
consultation under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act. The
DAF will conduct cultural and natural
resources surveys in the areas proposed
for upgrades and consult with
appropriate resource agencies to
determine the potential for significant
impacts on those resources. During
construction, the DAF anticipates an
increased demand on the construction
workforce and an increase in local
spending. Currently, no other short- or
long-term notable impacts are
anticipated. Additional analysis will be
provided in the Draft EIS.
Scoping and Agency Coordination: To
effectively define the full range of issues
to be evaluated in the EIS, the Air Force
will determine the scope of the analysis
by soliciting comments from interested
local, territorial, and federal elected
officials and agencies, as well as
interested members of the public and
others. Comments are requested on
potential alternatives and impacts, and
identification of any relevant
information, studies, or analyses of any
kind concerning impacts affecting the
quality of the human environment.
Concurrent with the publication of this
notice of intent, public scoping notices
will be announced locally. 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 DAF will not hold in-person public
scoping meetings. Public scoping will
instead be accomplished remotely, in
accordance with the 2020 version of 40
CFR1506.6, via the project website at
www.AAFBInfrastructureEIS.com. The
website provides posters, a presentation,
an informational brochure, in English
and Chamorro, other meeting materials,
and the capability for the public to
provide public scoping comments.
Scoping materials are also available in
print at the Nieves M. Flores Memorial
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Library (254 Martyr Street, Haga˚tn˜a,
Guam).
Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
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[FR Doc No: 2021-08054]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Department of the Air Force Infrastructure Upgrades at Andersen Air
Force Base, Guam
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force (DAF) and the U.S. Navy,
acting as a Cooperating Agency, are issuing this Notice of Intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential
social, economic, and environmental impacts associated with proposed
Infrastructure Upgrades at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. The EIS
will analyze the potential impacts of constructing proposed
infrastructure upgrades at Andersen AFB and using this infrastructure
consistent with existing installation operations once construction is
completed.
DATES: A public scoping period of 30 days will take place starting from
the date of this NOI publication in the Federal Register. Comments will
be accepted at any time during the environmental impact analysis
process; however, to ensure the DAF has sufficient time to consider
public scoping comments during preparation of the Draft EIS, please
submit comments within the 30-day scoping period. The Draft EIS is
anticipated in late 2021 or early 2022. The Final EIS and a decision on
the Proposed Action are expected in mid to late 2022.
ADDRESSES: For EIS inquires or requests for printed or digital copies
of scoping materials please contact Mr. Michael Noah, phone: (830) 358-
6798. The project website (www.AAFBInfrastructureEIS.com) provides
additional information on the EIS and can be used to submit scoping
comments. Scoping comments may also be submitted via email to
[email protected], or via postal mail to 36th Civil
Engineer Squadron, ATTN: CEV (AAFB Infrastructure EIS), Unit 14007,
APO, AP 96543-4007. Please submit inquiries or requests for printed or
digital copies of the scoping materials via the email or postal address
above. For printed material requests, the standard U.S. Postal Service
shipping timeline will apply. Please consider the environment before
requesting printed material.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DAF intends to prepare an EIS which will
evaluate the potential impacts associated with the proposed
construction of infrastructure upgrades at Andersen AFB, Guam, and to
then use this infrastructure consistent with existing installation
operations once construction is completed. The purpose of this Proposed
Action is to enhance Andersen AFB's capability to support permanent and
rotational forces within the Indo-Pacific and strengthen the U.S.'s
ability to respond regionally and worldwide, in alignment with evolving
DAF and Department of Defense initiatives for the region. To enhance
Andersen AFB's capability to support permanent and rotational forces,
the Air Force needs to upgrade mission-related infrastructure. These
upgrades include providing additional capability for parking, storing,
maintaining, refueling, loading, and unloading aircraft at the airfield
as well as for storing munitions. The DAF is the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) lead agency, and the U.S. Navy is a cooperating
agency for this EIS process.
Under this proposal, the DAF is considering new infrastructure
upgrades adjacent to the northwest corner of the airfield and within
the munitions storage area at Andersen AFB. Construction would take
place over approximately 7 years and would include airfield pavements,
an aircraft hangar, maintenance and utilities buildings, fuel systems,
fencing and utilities, roadways and parking, storm water management
infrastructure, and earth covered magazines. Approximately 204 total
acres would be disturbed during construction, which would be either
developed sites or maintained vegetation once construction is complete.
The infrastructure would accommodate aircraft types and flight
operations that have been addressed under previously prepared National
Environmental Policy Act documentation for Andersen AFB,
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such as bombers, tankers, and fighters. The DAF considered other
locations on Andersen AFB for construction of infrastructure upgrades;
however, only the Proposed Action locations were determined to meet the
criteria for the infrastructure upgrades. The No Action Alternative
will be addressed in the EIS as well.
Additional review and consultation which will be incorporated into
the preparation of the Draft EIS will include, but are not necessarily
limited to, consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act. The DAF will conduct cultural and natural resources
surveys in the areas proposed for upgrades and consult with appropriate
resource agencies to determine the potential for significant impacts on
those resources. During construction, the DAF anticipates an increased
demand on the construction workforce and an increase in local spending.
Currently, no other short- or long-term notable impacts are
anticipated. Additional analysis will be provided in the Draft EIS.
Scoping and Agency Coordination: To effectively define the full
range of issues to be evaluated in the EIS, the Air Force will
determine the scope of the analysis by soliciting comments from
interested local, territorial, and federal elected officials and
agencies, as well as interested members of the public and others.
Comments are requested on potential alternatives and impacts, and
identification of any relevant information, studies, or analyses of any
kind concerning impacts affecting the quality of the human environment.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice of intent, public
scoping notices will be announced locally. 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 DAF will not hold in-person public scoping
meetings. Public scoping will instead be accomplished remotely, in
accordance with the 2020 version of 40 CFR1506.6, via the project
website at www.AAFBInfrastructureEIS.com. The website provides posters,
a presentation, an informational brochure, in English and Chamorro,
other meeting materials, and the capability for the public to provide
public scoping comments. Scoping materials are also available in print
at the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library (254 Martyr Street,
Hag[aring]t[ntilde]a, Guam).
Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-08054 Filed 4-19-21; 8:45 am]
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