Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the KC-46A Main Operating Base 5 (MOB 5) Beddown at Grissom ARB, Indiana, March ARB, California Or Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 68471-68472 [2022-24783]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 15, 2022 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Department of the Air Force. ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting. AGENCY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board of Visitors (BoV) of the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) will take place. SUMMARY: Open to the public Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (eastern time). ADDRESSES: The meeting will occur at the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, Washington, DC, as well as virtually. Members of the public will only be allowed to attend the meeting virtually. The link for the virtual meeting can be found at: https://www.usafa.edu/about/ bov/ and will be active approximately thirty minutes before the start of the meeting. DATES: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer: Mr. Anthony R. McDonald, anthony.mcdonald@us.af.mil, (703) 614–4751, 1660 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330–1660. Alternate Designated Federal Officer: Mr. James M. Wilmer, james.wilmer@ afacademy.af.edu, (719) 333–0472, 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 3200, USAF Academy, CO 80840–5025. USAFA BoV Website: https:// www.usafa.edu/about/bov/. Sight contains information on the Board of Visitors, link to the virtual meeting, and meeting agenda. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to review morale and discipline, social climate, athletics, diversity, curriculum and other matters relating to the U.S. Air Force Academy. The meeting will address topics across the Academy including updates from the Academy Superintendent, Commandant, Dean, and Athletics Department. Furthermore, there will also be presentations on the Air Force VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Nov 14, 2022 Jkt 259001 Academy’s Sexual Assault Prevention program; Budget, and Admissions and Recruiting. Written Statements: Any member of the public wishing to provide input to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy should submit a written statement in accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA. The public or interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to the BoV about its mission and/or the topics to be addressed in the open sessions of this public meeting. Written comments or statements should be submitted to the Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Mr. James Wilmer, via electronic mail, at the email address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in the following formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The comment or statement must include the author’s name, title, affiliation, address, and daytime telephone number. Written comments or statements being submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be received at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so they may be made available to the BoV Chairman for consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments or statements received after November 28, 2022 may not be provided to the BoV until its next meeting. Please note that because the BoV operates under the provisions of the FACA, as amended, all written comments will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection. Adriane Paris, Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–24813 Filed 11–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–10–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the KC–46A Main Operating Base 5 (MOB 5) Beddown at Grissom ARB, Indiana, March ARB, California Or Tinker AFB, Oklahoma Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Intent. AGENCY: The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts associated with the KC–46A Main Operating Base 5 (MOB 5) Beddown. The DAF is SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68471 proposing to beddown KC–46A tanker aircraft, personnel, and associated infrastructure in support of the MOB 5 mission at one of three installations with March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California as the preferred alternative or at Grissom ARB, Indiana or Tinker Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma as reasonable alternatives. DATES: A public scoping period will take place starting from the date of this NOI publication in the Federal Register. This scoping period will be conducted in compliance with NEPA and Section 106 consultation pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations title 36, section 800.2(d). Identification of potential alternatives, information, and analyses relevant to the Proposed Action are requested and will be accepted at any time during the EIS process. To ensure DAF has sufficient time to consider public input in the preparation of the Draft EIS, scoping comments should be submitted to the website or the address listed below by December 21, 2022. The Draft EIS is anticipated in Summer 2023 and the Final EIS is anticipated in Spring 2024. The Record of Decision would be approved and signed no earlier than 30 days after the Final EIS. The DAF intends to hold open house scoping meetings from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the following communities on the following dates: 1. March ARB—November 29, 2022, at the March Field Air Museum, 22550 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92518 2. Tinker AFB—December 1, 2022, at the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel and Reed Conference Center, 5750 Will Rodgers Rd., Midwest City, OK 73110 3. Grissom ARB—December 6, 2022, at the Milestone Event Center, 1458 North Liberator Rd., Peru, IN 46970 ADDRESSES: The project website (www.kc-46a-mob5.com) provides information on the EIS and the scoping process and can be used to submit scoping comments online. Scoping comments may also be submitted to Mr. Austin Naranjo, AFCEC/CZN, Attn: KC– 46A MOB 5 EIS, 2261 Hughes Ave., Ste 155, JBSA Lackland, TX 78236–9853 or via email to: afcec.czn.nepacenter@ us.af.mil. Courier deliveries should be addressed to: Mr. Austin Naranjo, AFCEC/CZN, Attn: KC–46A MOB 5 EIS, 3515 S General McMullen, Suite 155, San Antonio, TX 78226–2018 (phone 478–222–9225). EIS inquiries and requests for digital or print copies of scoping materials are available upon request at the email or mailing address provided. For printed material requests, the standard U.S. Postal Service shipping timeline will apply. Members of the public who want to receive future E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 68472 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 15, 2022 / Notices mailings informing them on the availability of the Draft and Final EIS are encouraged to submit a comment that includes their name and email or postal mailing address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 24, 2022, the DAF announced that March ARB, California, has been identified as the preferred alternative for the KC–46A MOB 5 Beddown. Grissom ARB, Indiana, and Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, were identified as the reasonable alternatives. Along with the No Action Alternative, all three bases will be equally evaluated in the EIS. The MOB 5 mission includes the beddown of 12 KC–46A aircraft at one installation. The KC–46A aircraft would recapitalize the KC–135 tanker fleet and would continue supporting the mission of providing worldwide refueling, cargo, and aeromedical evacuation support. The purpose of the MOB 5 beddown is to provide a fully capable, combatoperational AFRC KC–46A air refueling squadron or squadrons to accomplish aerial refueling and related missions. The KC–46A MOB 5 beddown is needed to support the recapitalization of the DAF’s aging refueling aircraft fleet. The DAF needs bases to accomplish the required training and to field a fully operational force. A DAF base for the MOB 5 mission is needed to achieve a high state of operational mission readiness. Resource areas being analyzed for impacts in the EIS include air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, environmental justice and other sensitive receptors, hazardous materials and wastes, infrastructure, noise, land use, safety, socioeconomics and soils and water resources. Primary impacts from the KC–46A MOB 5 beddown are expected to the air quality and noise resource areas. Potential impacts under the Proposed Action at Grissom ARB, March ARB and Tinker AFB are anticipated to be less than significant or mitigatable to less than significant. Permits required for the action may include revisions to or new permits associated with air quality, land disturbance, and hazardous wastes. The DAF will consult with appropriate resource agencies and Native American tribes to determine the potential for significant impacts. Consultation will be incorporated into the preparation of the EIS and will include, but not be limited to, consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Scoping and Agency Coordination: To effectively define the full range of issues to be evaluated in the EIS, the DAF will VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Nov 14, 2022 Jkt 259001 determine the scope of the analysis by soliciting comments from interested local, state, and federal elected officials and agencies, Tribes, as well as interested members of the public and others. Implementation of the KC–46A MOB 5 mission at Tinker AFB would potentially impact wetlands and/or floodplains and would therefore be subject to Executive Order (E.O.) 11990, ‘‘Protection of Wetlands,’’ and E.O. 11988, ‘‘Floodplain Management’’. Regulatory agencies with special expertise in wetlands and floodplains, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be contacted and asked to comment. Consistent with E.O. 11988 and E.O. 11990, this Notice of Intent initiates early public review of the Proposed Action and alternatives and invites public comments and identification of potential alternatives. Implementation of the KC–46A MOB 5 mission also has the potential to impact historic properties. Consultation with the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officers as well as Native American Tribes will occur as part of this process. Concurrent with the publication of this NOI, public scoping notices will be announced locally. The project website at www.kc-46amob5.com provides posters, a project brochure and downloadable comment forms to fill out and return by mail. Scoping meetings will be held in the local communities near the alternative bases. The scheduled dates, times, locations, and addresses for the scoping meetings will also be published in local media a minimum of 15 days prior to the scoping meetings. Adriane Paris, Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–24783 Filed 11–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–10–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces will take place. DATES: Open to the public, December 6, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST and December 7, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST. ADDRESSES: Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 S Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight Sullivan, 703–695–1055 (Voice), 703–693–3903 (Facsimile), dwight.h.sullivan.civ@mail.mil (email). Mailing address is DACIPAD, One Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Website: https://dacipad.whs.mil/. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the website. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113– 291), as modified by section 537 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114–92), Congress tasked the DAC–IPAD to advise the Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces. This will be the twentyfifth public meeting held by the DAC– IPAD. On Day 1, the DAC–IPAD will receive an overview of the military justice pre-trial process from a panel of service representatives. Next, Survivors United representatives will provide their perspectives on victims’ participation in the military justice process. Next, a panel of Special Victims’ Counsel and Victims’ Legal Counsel will discuss their role in representing victims of crimes in the military. After lunch, a panel of service representatives will brief the Committee on the implementation of the Office of Special Trial Counsel. To close the day, the Committee will discuss the DAC– IPAD and GAO Racial Disparity Reports, receive an update from the Case Review Subcommittee, receive public comment, and adjourn the meeting. On Day 2, the Committee will receive updates from the Special Projects Subcommittee and the Policy Subcommittee, discuss and deliberate on the DAC–IPAD annual report that is due March 30, 2023, and adjourn the meeting. E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68471-68472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24783]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the KC-46A Main Operating Base 5 (MOB 5) Beddown at Grissom ARB, 
Indiana, March ARB, California Or Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

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) is issuing this Notice 
of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to 
assess the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts 
associated with the KC-46A Main Operating Base 5 (MOB 5) Beddown. The 
DAF is proposing to beddown KC-46A tanker aircraft, personnel, and 
associated infrastructure in support of the MOB 5 mission at one of 
three installations with March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California as 
the preferred alternative or at Grissom ARB, Indiana or Tinker Air 
Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma as reasonable alternatives.

DATES: A public scoping period will take place starting from the date 
of this NOI publication in the Federal Register. This scoping period 
will be conducted in compliance with NEPA and Section 106 consultation 
pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations title 36, section 800.2(d). 
Identification of potential alternatives, information, and analyses 
relevant to the Proposed Action are requested and will be accepted at 
any time during the EIS process. To ensure DAF has sufficient time to 
consider public input in the preparation of the Draft EIS, scoping 
comments should be submitted to the website or the address listed below 
by December 21, 2022. The Draft EIS is anticipated in Summer 2023 and 
the Final EIS is anticipated in Spring 2024. The Record of Decision 
would be approved and signed no earlier than 30 days after the Final 
EIS.
    The DAF intends to hold open house scoping meetings from 5 p.m. to 
8 p.m. in the following communities on the following dates:
    1. March ARB--November 29, 2022, at the March Field Air Museum, 
22550 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, CA 92518
    2. Tinker AFB--December 1, 2022, at the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel 
and Reed Conference Center, 5750 Will Rodgers Rd., Midwest City, OK 
73110
    3. Grissom ARB--December 6, 2022, at the Milestone Event Center, 
1458 North Liberator Rd., Peru, IN 46970

ADDRESSES: The project website (www.kc-46a-mob5.com) provides 
information on the EIS and the scoping process and can be used to 
submit scoping comments online. Scoping comments may also be submitted 
to Mr. Austin Naranjo, AFCEC/CZN, Attn: KC-46A MOB 5 EIS, 2261 Hughes 
Ave., Ste 155, JBSA Lackland, TX 78236-9853 or via email to: 
[email protected]. Courier deliveries should be addressed 
to: Mr. Austin Naranjo, AFCEC/CZN, Attn: KC-46A MOB 5 EIS, 3515 S 
General McMullen, Suite 155, San Antonio, TX 78226-2018 (phone 478-222-
9225). EIS inquiries and requests for digital or print copies of 
scoping materials are available upon request at the email or mailing 
address provided. For printed material requests, the standard U.S. 
Postal Service shipping timeline will apply. Members of the public who 
want to receive future

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mailings informing them on the availability of the Draft and Final EIS 
are encouraged to submit a comment that includes their name and email 
or postal mailing address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 24, 2022, the DAF announced that 
March ARB, California, has been identified as the preferred alternative 
for the KC-46A MOB 5 Beddown. Grissom ARB, Indiana, and Tinker AFB, 
Oklahoma, were identified as the reasonable alternatives. Along with 
the No Action Alternative, all three bases will be equally evaluated in 
the EIS. The MOB 5 mission includes the beddown of 12 KC-46A aircraft 
at one installation. The KC-46A aircraft would recapitalize the KC-135 
tanker fleet and would continue supporting the mission of providing 
worldwide refueling, cargo, and aeromedical evacuation support. The 
purpose of the MOB 5 beddown is to provide a fully capable, combat-
operational AFRC KC-46A air refueling squadron or squadrons to 
accomplish aerial refueling and related missions. The KC-46A MOB 5 
beddown is needed to support the recapitalization of the DAF's aging 
refueling aircraft fleet. The DAF needs bases to accomplish the 
required training and to field a fully operational force. A DAF base 
for the MOB 5 mission is needed to achieve a high state of operational 
mission readiness.
    Resource areas being analyzed for impacts in the EIS include air 
quality, biological resources, cultural resources, environmental 
justice and other sensitive receptors, hazardous materials and wastes, 
infrastructure, noise, land use, safety, socioeconomics and soils and 
water resources. Primary impacts from the KC-46A MOB 5 beddown are 
expected to the air quality and noise resource areas. Potential impacts 
under the Proposed Action at Grissom ARB, March ARB and Tinker AFB are 
anticipated to be less than significant or mitigatable to less than 
significant. Permits required for the action may include revisions to 
or new permits associated with air quality, land disturbance, and 
hazardous wastes. The DAF will consult with appropriate resource 
agencies and Native American tribes to determine the potential for 
significant impacts. Consultation will be incorporated into the 
preparation of the EIS and will include, but not be limited to, 
consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act.
    Scoping and Agency Coordination: To effectively define the full 
range of issues to be evaluated in the EIS, the DAF will determine the 
scope of the analysis by soliciting comments from interested local, 
state, and federal elected officials and agencies, Tribes, as well as 
interested members of the public and others. Implementation of the KC-
46A MOB 5 mission at Tinker AFB would potentially impact wetlands and/
or floodplains and would therefore be subject to Executive Order (E.O.) 
11990, ``Protection of Wetlands,'' and E.O. 11988, ``Floodplain 
Management''. Regulatory agencies with special expertise in wetlands 
and floodplains, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be 
contacted and asked to comment. Consistent with E.O. 11988 and E.O. 
11990, this Notice of Intent initiates early public review of the 
Proposed Action and alternatives and invites public comments and 
identification of potential alternatives. Implementation of the KC-46A 
MOB 5 mission also has the potential to impact historic properties. 
Consultation with the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officers 
as well as Native American Tribes will occur as part of this process. 
Concurrent with the publication of this NOI, public scoping notices 
will be announced locally. The project website at www.kc-46a-mob5.com 
provides posters, a project brochure and downloadable comment forms to 
fill out and return by mail. Scoping meetings will be held in the local 
communities near the alternative bases. The scheduled dates, times, 
locations, and addresses for the scoping meetings will also be 
published in local media a minimum of 15 days prior to the scoping 
meetings.

Adriane Paris,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-24783 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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