[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02877]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Record of Decision for the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization 
Program at Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington, Maryland 
Final Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The United States Air Force signed the Record of Decision for 
the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization at Joint Base Andrews-Naval 
Air Facility Washington, Maryland (hereafter referred to as ``the 
Program'') Final Environmental Impact Statement. The Air Force will 
construct and operate a two-bay Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization 
Hangar Complex (hereafter referred to as ``the Hangar Complex'') 
facility on Joint Base Andrews at a location known as Alternative 4 to 
house two separately acquired Boeing 747-8 aircraft.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Ackerman, (210) 925-2741, 
EIS Project Manager, AFCEC/CZN, 2261 Hughes Ave, Ste. 155, JBSA 
Lackland, TX 78326-9853.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 27, 2017 the United States Air 
Force signed the Record of Decision for the Presidential Aircraft 
Recapitalization. The Air Force decided to utilize the interim Taxiway 
C site for the Hazardous Cargo Pad during the Hangar complex 
construction but did not make a final decision for the Hazardous Cargo 
Pad and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Proficiency Range permanent siting. 
However, the Air Force identified Hazardous Cargo Pad and Explosive 
Ordnance Disposal Proficiency Range Southeast Option 1 or a variant 
thereof (e.g. Southeast Option 1A or 1A-3) as its preferred alternative 
for the permanent siting of these facilities. The final decision for 
the permanent siting of the Hazardous Cargo Pad/Explosives Ordnance 
Disposal Proficiency Range may be made in a subsequent Record of 
Decision no earlier than 30 days from this publication and after 
considering any additional comments that may be received on the 
preferred alternative for these facilities. The Record of Decision 
includes decisions on other mission activities necessitated by the 
Hangar Complex siting.
    Air Force decisions documented in the Record of Decision were based 
on matters discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
inputs from the public and regulatory agencies, and other relevant 
factors. The Final Environmental Impact Statement was made available to 
the public on October 17, 2017 through a notice of availability in the 
Federal Register (Volume 82, Number 199, Page 48227) with a wait period 
that ended on November 15, 2017. The Record of Decision documents only 
the decision of the Air Force with respect to the proposed Air Force 
actions analyzed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement.

    Authority:  This notice of availability is published pursuant to 
the regulations (40 CFR 1506.6 and 1502.14(e)) implementing the 
provisions of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and the Air Force's 
Environmental Impact Analysis Process (32 CFR 989.21(b) and 
989.24(b)(7)).

Henry Williams,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-02877 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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