[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24567-24568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09683]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


United States Air Force F-35A Operational Beddown--Pacific

    ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) Record of Decision (ROD).
    SUMMARY: On April 4, 2016, the United States Air Force signed the 
ROD for the United States Air Force F-35A Operational Beddown--Pacific 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This ROD states the Air 
Force decision is to select the Proposed Action. The decision means 
that the Air Force will beddown two squadrons of F-35A aircraft (48 
Primary Assigned Aircraft and 6 Backup Inventory) at Eielson Air Force 
Base, Alaska. The F-35A aircraft will use related airspace and ranges, 
particularly the Joint Alaska Pacific Range Complex (JAPRC); no new 
airspace has been proposed to accommodate the F-35A operations.
    The decision was based on matters discussed in the Final EIS; 
inputs from the public, Native American tribes, and Federal, State and 
local units of government, and regulatory agencies; and other relevant 
factors. The Final EIS was made available to the public on March 4, 
2016 through a NOA in the Federal Register (Volume 81, Number 43, Page 
11557) with a post-filing waiting period that ended on April 3, 2016. 
This ROD documents only the Air Force decision on the proposed actions 
analyzed in the Final EIS. Authority: This NOA is published pursuant to 
the regulations (40 CFR 1506.6) implementing the provisions of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and 
the Air Force's Environmental Impact Analysis Process (32 CFR Secs. 
989.21(b) and 989.24(b)(7))

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Ristau, AFCEC/CZN 2261 Hughes 
Ave,

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Ste 155, JBSA Lackland, TX 78236, (210) 925-2738.

Henry Williams,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09683 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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