[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 47130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15238]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Scoping Comment Period Extension for the Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for an Enhanced Integrated 
Air and Missile Defense System on Guam

AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of intent; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The MDA is extending the scoping comment period for the notice 
of intent titled ``Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for an Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense System on 
Guam,'' which published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2023. The MDA 
is extending the scoping period to August 18, 2023, in response to on-
going Typhoon Mawar-related recovery efforts on Guam.

DATES: The scoping comment period for the notice of intent published in 
the Federal Register on May 5, 2023 (88 FR 29104) is extended. Comments 
must be postmarked or received on or before August 18, 2023, to ensure 
consideration in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent via email to EIS.com">info@EIAMD-EIS.com; via the website comment submission form on www.EIAMD-EIS.com; 
or by United States (U.S.) Postal Service to: ManTech International 
Corporation, Attention: EIAMD EIS Project Support, PMB 403, 1270 N. 
Marine Corps Drive, Suite 101, Tamuning, Guam 96913-4331. Written 
comments will also be accepted at the public scoping meetings. All 
comments, including names and addresses, will be included in the 
administrative record, but personal information will be kept 
confidential unless release is required by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Wright, MDA Public Affairs, 
at 571-231-8212 or by email to mda.info@mda.mil">mda.info@mda.mil. Additional information 
on the Proposed Action can be found at the MDA website: https://www.mda.mil/system/eiamd.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 5, 2023, the MDA published a notice 
of intent titled ``Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for an Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense System on 
Guam'' (88 FR 29104). On June 9, 2023, the MDA published an extension 
of the comment period titled ``Scoping Comment Period Extension for the 
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for an 
Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense System on Guam'' (88 FR 
37870) in response to Typhoon Mawar-related damage and recovery efforts 
on Guam. The first extended scoping comment period was scheduled to 
close on August 11, 2023, with in-person open house scoping meetings 
planned on Guam in summer 2023.
    With this notice, the MDA is extending the scoping comment period 
to August 18, 2023, in response to on-going Typhoon Mawar-related 
recovery efforts on Guam. The MDA will conduct in-person open house 
scoping meetings on Guam on August 2-4, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 
p.m. Chamorro Standard Time (ChST). Notification for the meeting 
locations, dates, and times will be published and announced in local 
news media to encourage public participation. Access to meeting 
information can also be found on the MDA website at https://www.mda.mil/system/eiamd.html.

    Dated: July 13, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-15238 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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