[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 62553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19557]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Record of Decision for Comprehensive Airspace Initiative at Moody 
Air Force Base, Georgia Environmental Impact Statement

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: On August 15, 2023, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) 
signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for Comprehensive Airspace 
Initiative at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Environmental Impact 
Statement.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Lorence Busker, 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron, 3485 
Georgia Street, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia 31699-1707, Telephone: 
(229) 257-2396; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DAF has selected Modified Alternative 1: 
Create the Corsair North Low, Corsair South Low, Mustang Low, and 
Warhawk Low Military Operations Areas (MOAs) with a floor of 1,000 ft 
above ground level (AGL) and a ceiling of 7,999 ft above mean sea level 
(MSL) beneath and within the lateral confines of the existing Corsair 
North, Corsair South, Mustang and Warhawk MOAs, respectively; create 
the Thud Low MOA with a floor of 4,000 ft AGL and a ceiling of 7,999 ft 
MSL beneath and within the lateral confines of the existing Thud MOA; 
create Grand Bay MOA with a floor of 100 ft AGL and a ceiling of 499 ft 
AGL beneath and within the lateral confines of the existing Restricted 
Area R-3008C; and lower the floor of Moody 2 North MOA from 500 ft AGL 
to 100 ft AGL. Based on this decision, the DAF will request the Federal 
Aviation Administration modify the low-altitude airspace floors to 
enhance low-altitude training within the Moody Airspace Complex.
    The DAF decision documented in the ROD was based on matters 
discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, inputs from the 
public and regulatory agencies, and other relevant factors. The Final 
Environmental Impact Statement was made available to the public on May 
19, 2023, through a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register (88 
FR 32215) with a waiting period that ended on June 20, 2023.
    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)).

Mia Day,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-19557 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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