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In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321-4347), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500-1508), and the United States Air Force's (USAF) Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP, 32 CFR Part 989), the Air Force is preparing an EIS to consider the proposed action of establishing the CBAT program. This NOI describes the Air Force's proposed alternatives, scoping process, and identifies the Air Force's point of contact. As part of the proposal, the Air Force will analyze potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed development of administrative, instructional, and living areas (referred to as the CBAT Campus) for CBAT students and instructors, as well as utilization of areas for ground training operations. Purpose: The purpose of this action is for AETC to establish a CBAT course in order to further expand ground combat skills and give all Airmen a baseline or common skill set. The course would be implemented in three Phases, beginning with Phase I, which would train approximately 1,353 Airmen. Phase II would add 6,365 students, and Phase III provides training for an additional 6,692 Airmen. Full implementation of CBAT would result in training approximately 14,410 Airmen annually in combat small arms firing, basics of land navigation, small unit tactics, and combative skills, along with a daily physical training regimen. The average daily number of personnel that would be present for CBAT at full implementation (to include instructors, base support, and students) would be approximately 2,600. CBAT would be held year-round, with each course lasting 25 days, 10 hours per day, Monday through Friday. Throughout the initial implementation of each phase, personnel, facilities and infrastructure, and field training areas would be added to the selected installation. The end of Phase III would include a total of 166 new buildings at 124,192 square meters added to the installation. Additionally, by Phase III, approximately 9,000 acres (approximately 36.5 square km) of land would be required for CBAT field training in standardized basic small unit tactics, such as how to react to an enemy ambush (which would include the use of blank-fire ammunition and simulated munitions) and practical day and night land navigation training. Alternatives: The Air Force used a multi-disciplined team (e.g., trainers, civil engineers, environmental engineers, and attorneys) to develop criteria for choosing where the CBAT course would be located. Applying the selection criteria in stages narrowed the alternatives first to 64 and later to just 3 Air Force installations located within the Continental United States. Those 3 installations are Arnold Air Force Base (AFB) in Tennessee, Barksdale AFB in Louisiana, and Moody AFB in Georgia. These three bases and the no action alternative are the alternatives that will be evaluated in the EIS. There is sufficient area on Arnold AFB and Barksdale AFB to support the campus and field training areas. There is insufficient land available to support the field training requirements on Moody AFB, so selection of Moody would necessitate acquiring additional land by purchase or lease. The no action alternative will evaluate current conditions and trends, projected into the future, for comparative purposes. Scoping: In order to effectively define the full range of issues to be evaluated in the EIS, the Air Force will determine the scope of the document (i.e., what will be covered, and in what detail) by soliciting scoping comments from interested state and Federal agencies and the interested public via this Federal Register and notices in the local areas of concern. Comments should be forwarded to the address below, by the date indicated. The Air Force will also hold a series of scoping meetings to further solicit input concerning the scope of the proposed action and alternatives.

Notice is given of the names of members of a Performance Review Board for the Department of the Air Force. Effective Date is November 16, 2006.

This notice informs the public that the Global Positioning Systems Wing (GPSW) (formerly the GPS Joint Program Office) will be hosting a technical working group meeting to discuss the new L1C signal as specified in Draft IS-GPS-800, Navstar GPS Space Segment/Navigation User L1C Interfaces. The discussion will include addressing those comments submitted from the ICWG review of the Draft IS-GPS-800. For those who would like to attend and participate in this ICWG meeting, you are requested to register to attend the meeting by 22 September 2006. Please send the registration to IG2@arinc.com and provide your name, organization, telephone number, address, and country of citizenship. For those who would like to present material related to the L1C signal or IS-GPS-800 at the meeting, please submit your agenda item and required length of presentation time to IG2@arinc.com by 22 September 2006. The actual presentation material must also submit by 22 September 2006. More information, including a preliminary agenda, will be posted on the GPSW Public ICWG Web site: https:// gps.losangeles.af.mil/engineering/icwg/.

The Air University Board of Visitors will hold an open meeting on 12-15 November 2006 and 15-18 April 2007. The first business session of each meeting will begin in the Air University Commander's Conference Room at Headquarters Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, (5 seats available). The purpose of the meeting is to give the board an opportunity to review Air University educational programs and to present to the Commander, a report of their findings and recommendations concerning these programs.

The Department of the Air Force proposes to alter a system of records notice to its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and Air Force policy and procedures (32 CFR part 989), the National Guard Bureau is issuing this notice to advise the public of its intent to prepare an EIS to assess the potential environmental impacts that could result from an aircraft conversion and implementation of the proposed construction and demolition program for the Massachusetts National Guard at Westfield- Barnes Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts. Additionally, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Westfield-Barnes Airport, and the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission (MAC) join the National Guard Bureau as cooperating agencies. The proposal consists of an aircraft conversion from 15 A-10 primary assigned aircraft (PAA) and 2 backup aircraft inventory (BAI) to 18 F-15 PAA and 2 BAI aircraft. This conversion is a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission Final and Approved Recommendations. In association with the aircraft conversion, the current close air support mission associated with the A-10 aircraft would change to an air superiority/air sovereignty alert mission associated with the F-15 aircraft. As part of the aircraft conversion and mission change, the 104th Fighter Wing (104 FW) would have an increase of 139 full-time and 111 part-time authorized personnel; and the Army National Guard would have in increase of 25 full-time and 274 part-time. To accommodate these changes, the Massachusetts National Guard proposes to implement several construction projects at their installation at Westfield-Barnes Airport, as well as to correct several existing facility deficiencies through modifications to existing facilities and construction of several new facilities. In addition to the proposed action, the no- action alternative will be analyzed in the EIS. The National Guard Bureau will conduct a scoping meeting to solicit public input concerning the proposal. The scoping process will help identify issues to be addressed in the environmental analysis. In addition to the comments received at the scoping meetings, written comments on the scope of the EIS will be accepted by the National Guard Bureau at the address below through September 1, 2006. The National Guard Bureau will accept relevant comments at any time during the environmental analysis process.

Pursuant to the provisions of Part 404 of Title 37, code of Federal Regulations, which implements Public Law 96-517, as amended, the Department of the Air Force announces its intention to grant Aman Data, a Limited Liability Corporation of Nevada, having a place of business at Las Vegas, Nevada, a partially exclusive license in any right, title and interest the Air Force has in:

This notice provides information regarding the surplus property at General Mitchell Air Reserve in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This notice provides information regarding the surplus property at Four Lakes Communications Station in Cheney, Washington.

This notice informs the public that the Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO) proposes to define and implement new L1C signal as specified in IS-GPS-800, Navstar GPS Space Segment/Navigation User L1C Interfaces. This new Interface Specification (IS), IS-GPS-800, provides detailed and necessary information for the new proposed L1C signal which is planned to be broadcast from the next generation of GPS satellites identified as Block III. The draft IS-GPS-800 was first available to the public for review and comments on 20 April 2006. The review and comment period will be limited to 45 days from the day it is first made available to the public. The draft document will be available for view and for download at the following Web site: https://gps.losangeles.af.mil. Click on ``System Engineering'', then ``Public Interface Control Working Group (ICWG)''. Reviewers should save the document to a local memory location prior to opening and performing the review. It is requested that any review comments be submitted using the comment matrix form provided at the web site.

Pursuant to the provisions of Part 404 of Title 37, code of Federal Regulations, which implements Public Law 96-517, as amended, the Department of the Air Force announces its intention to grant Hetero Technology Integration Solutions, Incorporated (HTiS), a corporation of New Hampshire, having a place of business at Newburyport, Massachusetts, an exclusive license in any right, title and interest the Air Force has in: a. U.S. Patent No. 5,472,914 issued 5 Dec 95, entitled ``Wafer Joined Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits and Method,'' Serial No. 274,882 and filed 14 Jul 94, by Eric A. Martin, Kenneth Vaccaro, Joseph P. Lorenzo, and Andrew Davis; b. U.S. Patent No. 5,557,120 issued 17 Sep 96, entitled ``Wafer Joined Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits,'' Serial No. 443,915 and filed 17 May 95, by Eric A. Martin, Kenneth Vaccaro, Joseph P. Lorenzo, and Andrew Davis; c. U.S. Patent No. 5,639,673 issued 17 Jun 97, entitled ``Transparent Ohmic Contacts for Schottky Diode Optical Detectors on Thin and Inverted Epitaxial Layers,'' Serial No. 486,442 and filed 8 Jun 95, by Kenneth Vaccaro, Eric A. Martin, Stephen Spaziani, and Andrew Davis; and d. U.S. Patent No. 5,689,125 issued 18 Nov 97, entitled ``Cadmium Sulfide Interface Layers for Improving III-V Semiconductor Device Performance and Characteristics,'' Serial No. 489,601 and filed 12 Jun 95, by Kenneth Vaccaro, Andrew Davis, Helen M. Dauplaise, and Joseph P. Lorenzo.

The United States Air Force is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to announce that it is conducting an Environmental Assessment (EA) to determine the potential environmental consequences of a proposal to transform the combat capability of the 49th Fighter Wing and maximize the use of available infrastructure at Holloman AFB by replacing the retiring F-117A aircraft and T-38A aircraft supporting the F-117A mission with two F-22A squadrons. The Air Force has identified Holloman AFB as the preferred location for the third operational wing of the Air Force's F-22A Raptor, which would enhance the low observable, precision weapons system capability of the 49th Fighter Wing. The EA for the proposed action will be prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321- 4347), the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508); and the Air Force's Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP) (Air Force Instruction 32-7061 as promulgated at 32 CFR 989). As part of the proposal, the Air Force will analyze the following actions at Holloman AFB: Retire F-117A and T-38A aircraft currently based at Holloman AFB. Beddown and operate two F-22A aircraft squadrons. Renovate existing facilities and construct new facilities to support the F-22A squadrons. Adjust base manning to reflect F-22A beddown requirements Conduct F-22A training routinely in airspace within 100 miles of Holloman AFB, to include supersonic operations. Expand chaff and flare use in military airspace. Alternatives meeting the underlying purpose and need of the proposed action, if any, will be developed during the EIAP process. This process includes gathering information from the scoping meetings.

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. The purpose of the meeting is to present the findings/results of the FY 2006 Technology Options for Improved Air Vehicle Fuel Efficiency quick look study to the assembled SAB. Because contractor-proprietary information will be discussed, this meeting will be closed to the public.

This notice provides information regarding the surplus property at Davis Communications Site in Yolo County, California and information about the local redevelopment authority that has been established to plan the reuse of the Davis Communications Site. The property is located approximately 3 miles southeast of Davis, California. The site is accessible from Mace Boulevard, south of Interstate Highway 80.

Pursuant to section 9355, Title 10, United States Code, the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors will meet at the Rayburn Building in Washington, DC, February 16, 2006. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the Academy. A portion of the meeting will be open to the public while other portions will be closed to the public to discuss matters listed in Paragraphs (2), (6), and Subparagraph (9)(B) of Subsection (c) of section 552b, Title 5, United States Code. The determination to close certain sessions is based on the consideration that portions of the briefings and discussion will relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the Board of Visitors or the Academy; involve information of a personal nature, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; or involve discussions of information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to frustrate implementation of future agency action. Meeting sessions will be held in room 2212 of the Rayburn Building, Washington, DC.

The purpose of the meeting is to give the board an opportunity to review Air University educational programs and to present to the Commander, a report of their findings and recommendations concerning these programs.

The specific activities within this reconsideration are the groups known as: ``(a) The U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of CAT, Inc., Who Operated in Korea Under Operation Book Lift During 1950 and 1951 and Any Ground Support Personnel Necessary to Support That Mission; ``(b) the U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of CAT, Inc., Who Operated Air Force C-119 Aircraft to Drop Ammunition and Other Supplies to French Troops at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and Any Ground Support Personnel Necessary to Support that Mission; ``(c) the U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of CAT, Inc., Who Operated B-26 Aircraft in Indonesia From 1958 Through 1962, and Any Ground Support Personnel Who Supported That Mission: ``(d) the U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of Air America, Inc., who Operated Fixed Wing or Helicopter Aircraft in Support of U.S. Army Special Forces in Laos as Part of Operation Hot Foot and Operation White Star From 1959 Through 1962, and in Support of Operation Mill Pond, the Airlift from Thailand to Tibet, and Any Ground Support Personnel Necessary to Support Those Missions; ``(e) the U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of Air America, Inc., Who Operated Fixed Wing or Helicopter Aircraft in Direct Support of the U.S. Air Force Operating in Laos in the Steve Canyon Program (Ravens), the Site 85 Operation, Photo Reconnaissance, the Harp Program, and Search and Rescue (SAR) Operations for U.S. Military Flight Crews from 1964 Through 1974, and Any In-Country Ground Support Personnel, Who Were Necessary to Support Those Missions and Held Supervisory Positions; and ``(f) the U.S. and Foreign Civilian Employees of Air America, Inc., Who Operated Fixed Wing or Helicopter Aircraft in Vietnam in Direct Support of the U.S. Army Special Forces from 1964 through 1975, and Any In-Country Ground Support Personnel, Who Were Necessary to Support those Missions and Held Supervisory Positions.''

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 1500- 1508), and Air Force's Environmental Impact Analysis Process as implemented by 32 CFR part 989, the United States Air Force (Air Force) is issuing this notice to advise the public of our intent to provide a 45-day extension of the public comment period for the Realistic Bomber Initiative Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The original comment period was scheduled to close on 3 Jan 2006 (Federal Register: November 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 222)] [Notices] [Page 69967-69968]. The comment period now ends on 17 February 2006.