[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 19907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09317]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Record of Decision for the Emergency Beddown of the F-22 Formal 
Training Unit and Associated T-38 Aircraft From Tyndall Air Force Base 
to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Special Environmental Assessment

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: On April 25, 2019, the United States Air Force signed a Record 
of Decision (ROD) on the Emergency Beddown of the F-22 Formal Training 
Unit and Associated T-38 Aircraft from Tyndall Air Force Base to Eglin 
Air Force Base, Florida, Special Environmental Assessment.

ADDRESSES: For questions regarding this ROD please contact: Mr. Mike 
Spaits, Eglin AFB Public Affairs Office, 96 TW/PA, 101 West D Avenue, 
Room 238, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-5499; telephone: (850) 882-2836; or 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD contains the Air Force's finding 
that the temporary beddown and continuing operations of 31 F-22 Formal 
Training Unit (FTU) aircraft and 17 T-38 Talon adversary air support 
aircraft at Eglin AFB, Florida, is necessary to control the impacts of 
the emergency created by Hurricane Michael in early October 2018. It 
also reflects the Air Force's decision to continue the interim beddown 
and recurring operations of the F-22 FTU and its adversary air support 
at Eglin AFB, as analyzed in the three timeline-based scenarios of the 
Proposed Action in the April 2019 Final Special EA, in whole or in 
part, until it becomes superseded by the full implementation of the 
decision to be made in the ROD on the Final EIS for its permanent 
beddown. Additionally, it announces the Air Force's decision to reduce 
the rate of closed-pattern operations per sortie for both F-22s and T-
38s throughout the period of construction-related closure of Runway 12/
30.
    The decision was based on matters discussed in the F-22 FTU and 
Associated T-38 Aircraft from Tyndall Air Force Base to Eglin Air Force 
Base, Florida Special Environmental Assessment (EA), contributions from 
the public and regulatory agencies, and other relevant factors. Public 
Notification was published in the Northwest Florida Daily News on 
February 28, 2019, announcing the availability of the Draft Special EA 
for a 30-day public review and comment period. The final Special EA and 
signed ROD are available at the following web page: https://www.leidoseemg.com/eglinf22sea/final_documents.aspx.

    Authority: This Notice of Availability is published pursuant to 
the regulations (40 CFR part 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 parts 989.21(b) and 989.24(b)(7)).

Carlinda N. Lotson,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-09317 Filed 5-6-19; 8:45 am]
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