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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF Draft SEIS, scoping comments should be Markell, AFCEC/CZN at the address THE MEETING: 10:00 a.m., Friday, April submitted in English to the website or above. 20, 2018. the address listed above by May 27, Henry Williams, CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The time of the 2018. Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison meeting has changed. This meeting will Officer. now be held at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USAF [FR Doc. 2018–08199 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] April 20, 2018. intends to prepare an SEIS to address BILLING CODE 5001–05–P CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: changes made since the September 2016 Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964. completion of the Final EIS for Divert Activities and Exercises and the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Natise L. Allen, signature of the Record of Decision Executive Assistant. (ROD), signed December 7, 2016, Department of the Army [FR Doc. 2018–08287 Filed 4–17–18; 4:15 pm] announcing the USAF decision to select BILLING CODE 6351–01–P the Modified Tinian Alternative (Final Environmental Impact Statement for EIS, Section 2.7, page 2–52) and Area Development Plan, Davison Army specifically the North Option (Final EIS, Airfield, , VA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Section 2.5.2, page 2–28), as a future AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD. Divert location. Department of the Air Force ACTION: Notice of intent. After the ROD was signed in Notice of Intent To Prepare a December 2016, the USAF conducted SUMMARY: The Department of the Army Supplemental Environmental Impact further evaluation of the fuel (Army) announces its intent to conduct Statement for Tinian Divert requirement and associated public scoping under the National Infrastructure Improvements, infrastructure, including the feasibility Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands of different alternatives that were not solicit public comments to gather considered in the original EIS. The information to prepare an AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) USAF now proposes to construct a fuel Department of Defense. for a proposed Area Development Plan pipeline to transport fuel from the ACTION: Notice of Intent. (ADP) for Davison Army Airfield seaport to the , and associated (DAAF), U.S. Army Garrison Fort SUMMARY: The Air Force infrastructure at the seaport, rather than Belvoir (Fort Belvoir), . The EIS (USAF) is issuing this notice to advise using fuel trucks for fuel transfer. In will analyze the potential the public of the intent to prepare a addition, recent reconnaissance surveys environmental impacts that would Supplemental Environmental Impact of the routes proposed for Divert-related result from implementing the projects Statement (SEIS) for the proposed vehicles, and coordination with Tinian identified in the ADP (Proposed Tinian Divert Infrastructure leadership, indicate the existing surface Action). The Proposed Action consists Improvements. The SEIS will assess the road network is inadequate to support of multiple new construction, potential environmental consequences heavy vehicle traffic required for Divert replacement, demolition, and of the construction of a fuel pipeline activities, and is in need of renovation projects at DAAF. The and associated support facilities, and improvements. Therefore, the USAF Proposed Action does not include, nor improvements to existing roadways, on also proposes to improve certain would it require, substantial changes in the island of Tinian in the existing roads between the seaport and missions, air operations, or the number Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana of aircraft or personnel. The scoping Islands (CNMI). airport that would be used to support Divert-related projects. process will help identify reasonable DATES: USAF invites the public, Scoping and Agency Coordination: To alternatives, potential environmental stakeholders, and other interested impacts, and key issues of concern to be effectively define the full range of issues parties to attend an open house public analyzed in the EIS. The Army intends to be evaluated in the SEIS, the USAF scoping meeting from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to comply with the requirements of on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the will determine the scope of the analysis Section 106 of the National Historic Tinian Elementary School cafeteria. A by soliciting comments from interested Preservation Act in parallel with this Chamorro/Carolinian interpreter will be local, state and federal elected officials NEPA process, and invites federally available at the meeting and can assist and agencies, as well as interested recognized tribes and the State Historic with translation of meeting materials members of the public and others. A Preservation Office to participate in the and written comments. scoping meeting will be held on Tinian consultation process. ADDRESSES: The project website and the scheduled date, time, and DATES: Comments must be sent by May www.PACAFDivertMarianasEIS.com location for the scoping meeting will 21, 2018. provides more information on the SEIS also be published in local media a ADDRESSES: Please send written and can be used to submit scoping minimum of 15 days prior to the comments to: U.S. Army Corps of comments. Scoping comments may also scoping meeting. The USAF also Engineers, ATTN. Heather Cisar, be submitted to Ms. Melissa Markell, welcomes comments under Section 106 Planning Division, 2 Hopkins Plaza, (210) 925–2728, AFCEC/CZN; Attn: of the National Historic Preservation Act 10th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201. Tinian Divert SEIS; 2261 Hughes Ave, (36 Code of Federal Regulations 800) Suite 155; JBSA Lackland, TX 78236– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: regarding the identification of or effects Heather Cisar at: FortBelvoirNOI@ 9853, [email protected]. on historic properties. Comments will be accepted at any time usace.army.mil during the environmental impact If you have comments or would like SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DAAF is analysis process. However, to ensure the to become a consulting party in the located on Fort Belvoir’s North Post in USAF has sufficient time to consider Section 106 process, please visit the Fairfax County, VA. DAAF is home to public input in the preparation of the project website or contact Ms. Melissa The Army Aviation Brigade’s (TAAB)

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12th Aviation Battalion (AVN BN) and supporting facilities (including wash by attending meetings and/or submitting several other tenants, including the rack and paint booth), associated aircraft written comments. Night Vision and Electronic Sensor parking aprons, and privately owned Written comments must be sent Directorate (NVESD); District of vehicle (POV) parking; consolidation of within 30 days of publication of this Columbia Army National Guard NVESD to new facilities; renovation and NOI in the Federal Register. A public (DCARNG); Operational Support Airlift extension of the existing DCARNG scoping meeting will be held near Fort Activity/Operational Support Airlift facilities; construction of a new aircraft Belvoir during this period. Notification Command (OSA–A/OSACOM); Civil Air maintenance hangar and a new of the meeting’s time and location will Patrol; and TAAB’s Airfield Division. administrative facility for OSA–A/ be published locally. DAAF’s existing physical infrastructure OSACOM; and renovation and Brenda S. Bowen, consists of buildings and pavements. extension of the Airfield Division’s Buildings include several fixed- and building. Up to 25 existing facilities Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. rotary-wing aircraft (helicopter) would be demolished, including the [FR Doc. 2018–08205 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] maintenance hangars, operations/ buildings currently under temporary BILLING CODE 5001–03–P administrative facilities, an air control waivers. Infrastructure improvements tower, and a fire station. A number of would include construction of a 200- buildings are old and inefficient (dating foot extension; realignment and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE from the 1950’s to 1970’s) and are too extension of existing roadways; Office of the Secretary small. DAAF’s buildings are also located construction of an entry gate meeting in an inefficient way, resulting in applicable antiterrorism/force [Transmittal No. 18–10] spread-out operations; interaction of protection (AT/FP) standards; and helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft that excavation and grading of a wooded Arms Sales Notification reduces operational safety; and the need knoll to eliminate airfield clearance for multiple runway crossings. Finally, violations. AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense. a number of facilities are in violation of At a minimum, the EIS will analyze airfield design requirements and operate ACTION: the potential impacts of three Arms sales notice. under temporary waivers. alternatives: No Action Alternative, Full Fort Belvoir has a current Real SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is Property Master Plan (RPMP) for the Implementation Alternative, and Partial publishing the unclassified text of an Main Post and Fort Belvoir North Area. Implementation Alternative. Any other arms sales notification. reasonable alternatives identified during Within that plan, DAAF is a district FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the scoping process will be considered requiring an ADP. Therefore, the Army Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, for evaluation in the EIS. The EIS will is preparing an ADP to support and [email protected] or assess the impacts of the alternatives on complement the RPMP and guide future Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, resources and identify mitigation development actions at DAAF. [email protected]; DSCA/ measures. The proposed action could The proposed ADP identifies multiple DSA–RAN. projects that will address the airfield’s result in significant adverse effects on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This deficiencies and accommodate the space the 100-year floodplain associated with Accotink Creek, which covers a 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is and functional needs of DAAF’s tenants, published to fulfill the requirements of consistent with applicable regulations substantial part of DAAF, and on section 155 of Public Law 104–164 and the airfield’s vision to create a safe, wetlands. One of the proposed projects dated July 21, 1996. The following is a secure, sustainable, consolidated would require using part of Anderson copy of a letter to the Speaker of the aviation complex that allows for Park, a Fort Belvoir recreational House of Representatives, Transmittal mission growth and provides multiple resource adjacent to DAAF, to construct 18–10 with attached Policy Justification. services in a compact campus. The ADP a new POV parking lot. projects include the construction of a Governmental agencies, federally Dated: April 16, 2018. consolidated complex for the 12th AVN recognized Indian tribes, interested Shelly E. Finke, BN comprising one new aircraft organizations, and individuals are Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison maintenance hangar and two new invited to participate in the scoping Officer, Department of Defense. aircraft storage hangars, along with process for the preparation of this EIS BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

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