[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 19 (Monday, February 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7715-7716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01991]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact Statement United 
States Air Force F-35A Operational Beddown Air Force Reserve Command

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of the Navy, Department 
of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of availability of record of decision.

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SUMMARY: On December 22, 2020, the United States Air Force (USAF) 
signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact 
Statement: United States Air Force F-35A Operational Beddown Air Force 
Reserve Command. The Department of the Navy (Navy) previously signed 
the same ROD on October 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Hamid Kamalpour, AFCEC/CZN, 2261 Hughes Avenue, Suite 
155, JBSA-Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-9853, (210) 925-2738; 
[email protected]. The complete text of the ROD is available on 
the project website at https://www.afrc-f35a-beddown.com/, along with 
the Final EIS and supporting documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USAF has decided to beddown its 7th 
Operational squadron (Ops 7) of up to 24 F-35A Primary Aerospace 
Vehicles Authorized (PAA) with 2 Backup Aircraft Inventory (BAI) in one 
squadron under the Air Force Reserve Command at Naval Air Station Joint 
Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The Navy concurs in the Air Force's 
decision.
    The USAF and Navy decision documented in the ROD was based on

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matters discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, inputs 
from the public and regulatory agencies, and other relevant factors. 
The USAF is the lead agency with the Navy as a cooperating agency. The 
Final Environmental Impact Statement was made available to the public 
on August 21, 2020 through a Notice of Availability in the Federal 
Register (Volume 85, Number 163, Page 51693) with a waiting period that 
ended on September 21, 2020.

    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 (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)).

Adriane S. Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-01991 Filed 1-29-21; 8:45 am]
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