[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 115 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 32250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12724]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Record of Decision for the B-21 Main Operating Base 1 Beddown at 
Dyess AFB, Texas or Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota Environmental Impact 
Statement

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: On June 3, 2021, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) signed 
the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement B-
21 Main Operating Base (MOB) 1 Beddown at Dyess AFB, Texas or Ellsworth 
AFB, South Dakota.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Julianne Turko, AFCEC/CZN, 2261 Hughes Avenue, Suite 
155, JBSA-Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-9853, (210) 295-3777, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DAF will beddown the B-21 MOB 1 under 
the USAF Global Strike Command at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. The B-21 
MOB 1 beddown will include construction, demolition, and renovation of 
various facilities and infrastructure projects on Ellsworth AFB, 
including the construction of a Weapons Generation Facility (WGF) at 
the South WGF Site location. The DAF decision documented in the ROD was 
based on matters discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
inputs from 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 
March 19, 2021 through a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register 
(Volume 86, Number 52, pages 14908-14909) with a waiting period that 
ended on April 19, 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. 2021-12724 Filed 6-16-21; 8:45 am]
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