Final ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT for DIVERT ACTIVITIES and EXERCISES, COMMONWEALTH of the NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
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Final ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR DIVERT ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VOLUME II: APPENDICES SEPTEMBER 2016 Final EIS for Divert Activities and Exercises FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT DIVERT ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI) VOLUME II: APPENDICES TABLE OF CONTENTS A. COOPERATING AGENCY REQUESTS AND ACCEPTANCE LETTERS B. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CONSULTATION SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION C. CZMA COMPLIANCE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION D. NHPA SECTION 106 CONSULTATION SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION E. AIR QUALITY CALCULATIONS AND MODELING F. AERONAUTICAL STUDY IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS G. REVISED DRAFT EIS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND COMMENTS HQ PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI September 2016 i Final EIS for Divert Activities and Exercises THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK HQ PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI September 2016 i A P P E N D I X A Cooperating Agency Requests and Acceptance Letters Cooperating Agency Request Letter to the Department of the Navy and U.S. Marine Corps September 20, 2011 Final EIS Appendix A A-1 Cooperating Agency Request Letter to Department of Interior, Office of Insular Affairs October 21, 2011 Final EIS Appendix A A-2 Cooperating Agency Request Letter to Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service October 21, 2011 Final EIS Appendix A A-3 Cooperating Agency Request Letter to Federal Aviation Administration October 21, 2011 Final EIS Appendix A A-4 Cooperating Agency Response Letter from the Department of the Navy November 4, 2011 Final EIS Appendix A A-5 Cooperating Agency Response Letter from the Federal Aviation Administration November 15, 2011 Final EIS Appendix A A-6 Final EIS Appendix A A-7 Final EIS Appendix A A-8 Final EIS Appendix A A-9 Final EIS Appendix A A-10 Final EIS Appendix A A-11 Final EIS Appendix A A-12 Final EIS Appendix A A-13 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Final EIS Appendix A A-14 A P P E N D I X B ESA Section 7 Consultation Supporting Documentation APPENDIX B BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES CONSULTATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 7 Consultation with USFWS Request for Terrestrial Section 7 Early Consultation/Meeting, July 7, 2011 ........................................... B-1 Response to Request for Terrestrial Section 7 Early Consultation/Meeting, July 8, 2011 ....................... B-2 Biological Assessment for Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Divert Activities and Exercises in Saipan.. B-3 2013 Biological Opinion on the U.S. Air Force’s Proposed Divert Activities and Exercises at the Saipan International Airport ............................................................................................................................... B-61 Corrections to the 2013 Biological Opinion ......................................................................................... B-107 USAF Letter to USFWS Requesting Concurrence with the Not Likely to Adversely to Affect Determination for Nesting Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtles, July 8, 2015 ......................................... B-109 USFWS Letter to USAF Concurring with the Not Likely to Adversely to Affect Determination for Nesting Green and Hawksbill Sea Turtles, and that the Modified Saipan Alternative is Within Scope of the 2012 Divert BO, October 30, 2015 ................................................................................................. B-121 Section 7 Consultation with NMFS USAF Letter to NMFS Requesting Concurrence with Not Likely to Adversely to Affect Determination for Marine Species, October 3, 2012 .................................................................................................... B-137 NMFS Letter to USAF Stating Concurrence with the Not Likely to Adversely to Affect Determination for Marine Species, October 30, 2012 ........................................................................................................ B-143 USAF Letter to NMFS Requesting Concurrence with the Not Likely to Adversely to Affect Determination for Listed Corals, January 2016 ................................................................................... B-147 NMFS Letter to USAF Concurring with the Not Likely to Adversely to Affect Determination for Listed Corals and the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark , March 2016 ................................................................ B-159 EFH Consultation USAF Letter to NMFS Requesting Essential Fish Habitat Consultation, March 2016 ........................................................................................................................................... B-165 Attachment 1 to USAF Letter to NMFS Requesting Essential Fish Habitat Consultation, March 2016 ........................................................................................................................................... B-169 Attachment 2 to USAF Letter to NMFS Requesting Essential Fish Habitat Consultation, March 2016 ........................................................................................................................................... B-223 NMFS Letter to USAF Concurring with Minimal Adverse Impacts to Essential Fish Habitat, April 2016 ............................................................................................................................................. B-233 Request for Terrestrial Section 7 Early Consultation/Meeting July 7, 2011 Final Divert EIS Appendix B B-1 Response to Request for Terrestrial Section 7 Early Consultation/Meeting July 8, 2011 Final Divert EIS Appendix B B-2 BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR HEADQUARTERS PACIFIC AIR FORCES DIVERT ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES IN SAIPAN HEADQUARTERS, PACIFIC AIR FORCES JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAI‘I AUGUST 2012 Final Divert EIS Appendix B B-3 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ac acre AFB Air Force Base BA Biological Assessment BEAR Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources cm centimeter CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands dBA A-weighted decibel DNL Day-Night Average Sound Level DOD Department of Defense EIS Environmental Impact Statement ESA Endangered Species Act F.R. Federal Register GSN Saipan International Airport (Federal Aviation Authority international airport code) ha hectare lb pound kg kilogram km kilometers mi miles m meters PACAF Pacific Air Forces SUMB Saipan Upland Mitigation Bank USAF U.S. Air Force U.S.C. U.S. Code USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Final Divert EIS Appendix B B-4 BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR HEADQUARTERS PACIFIC AIR FORCES DIVERT ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES IN SAIPAN HEADQUARTERS PACIFIC AIR FORCES (PACAF) JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAI‘I 96853-5233 AUGUST 2012 Final Divert EIS Appendix B B-5 Final Divert EIS Appendix B B-6 Biological Assessment for Divert Activities and Exercises BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR PACIFIC AIR FORCE DIVERT ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES IN SAIPAN TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ......................................................... INSIDE FRONT COVER 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 SCOPE OF DOCUMENT AND PROJECT ...................................................................................... 1-2 1.2 PROTECTED SPECIES ADDRESSED .......................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 CONSULTATION HISTORY ....................................................................................................... 1-3 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ACTION AREA.................................................................... 2-1 2.1 CONSTRUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................................................. 2-8 2.3 ACTION AREA ....................................................................................................................... 2-12 2.4 IMPACT MINIMIZATION AND CONSERVATION MEASURES ................................................... 2-13 3. STATUS OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ON SAIPAN ....................... 3-1 3.1 NIGHTINGALE REED-WARBLER ............................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 MARIANA COMMON MOORHEN ............................................................................................. 3-2 3.3 MARIANA SWIFTLET ............................................................................................................... 3-3 3.4 GREEN SEA TURTLE ............................................................................................................... 3-4 4. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 VEGETATION........................................................................................................................... 4-2 4.2 WILDLIFE ................................................................................................................................ 4-4 4.3 SURVEYS FOR NIGHTINGALE REED-WARBLERS .................................................................... 4-6 4.4 SURVEYS FOR COMMON MOORHENS ..................................................................................... 4-6 5. EFFECTS OF THE ACTION ....................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 NIGHTINGALE