[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5780-5781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2644]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Record of Decision for the White Elk Military Operations Area 
White Pine and Elko Counties, Nevada Final Environmental Impact 
Statement

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Record of Decision (ROD).

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    SUMMARY: On November 4, 2011, the United States Air Force signed 
the ROD for the White Elk Military Operations Area (MOA) as a result of 
findings in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) dealing with 
airspace over White Pine and Elko Counties, Nevada. The ROD states the 
Air Force decision to select the Proposed Action to establish the White 
Elk MOA airspace adjacent to the Utah Test and Training Range over 
White Pine County and Elko County in eastern Nevada along with the 
authorization of supersonic operations in the overlying Currie/Tippet 
Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace (ATCAA) and use of training chafe 
and flare in the White Elk MOA and Currie/Tippet ATCAA airspace.
    The decision was based on matters discussed in the Final EIS, 
inputs from the public and regulatory agencies, and other relevant 
factors. The Final EIS was made available to the public on May 20, 2011 
through a NOA in the Federal Register (Volume 76, Number 98, Page 
29241) with a wait period that ended on June 20, 2011. The ROD 
documents only the decision of the Air Force with respect to the 
proposed Air Force actions analyzed in the Final EIS.

    Authority: This NOA is published pursuant to the regulations (40 
CFR Part 1506.6) implementing the provisions of the NEPA of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and the Air Force's Environmental Impact 
Analysis Process (EIAP) (32 CFR Parts 989.21(b) and 989.24(b)(7)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Nicholas M. Germanos, 129 Andrews

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Street, Suite 332, Langley AFB, VA; (757) 764-9334.

Shannon N. Sanchez,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-2644 Filed 2-3-12; 8:45 am]
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