[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 66 (Thursday, April 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 18269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07187]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Department of the Air Force


Record of Decision for the United States Air Force Special Use 
Airspace Optimization at Holloman Air Force Base Environmental Impact 
Statement

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability of record of decision.

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SUMMARY: On March 29, 2021, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) 
signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Special Use Airspace 
Optimization at Holloman Air Force Base Environmental Impact Statement.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Robin Divine, AFCEC/CZN, 2261 Hughes Avenue, Suite 155, 
JBSA--Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-9853, (210) 925-2730; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force has decided 
to expand the lateral and vertical boundaries of the existing Talon 
Military Operations Area (MOA) and associated Air Traffic Control 
Assigned Airspace (ATCAA) in eastern New Mexico. The expanded MOA/ATCAA 
will support training for pilots stationed at Holloman Air Force Base.
    The DAF decision documented in the ROD was based on matters 
discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, inputs from the 
cooperating agencies, Native American Tribes, members of the public, 
and regulatory agencies, and other relevant factors. The Final 
Environmental Impact Statement was made available to the public on 
February 5, 2021 through a Notice of Availability in the Federal 
Register (Volume 86, Number 23, page 8356) with a waiting period that 
ended on March 8, 2021.

    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 Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-07187 Filed 4-7-21; 8:45 am]
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