Federal Register #2026-22004

Planned EIS for Air Force Training and Exercises at Four CNMI Airfields

The Department of the Air Force is evaluating aircraft training and exercises at four airfields in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands through a planned Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). - Government buyer: Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force. - Planned service: Prepare an EIS assessing potential social, economic, and environmental effects of aircraft training and exercises at Saipan International Airport, Tinian International Airport, Tinian North Field, and Rota International Airport. - Proposed activity: Up to 1,200 fixed-wing and 320 rotary-wing operations per airfield annually, up to 550,000 gallons of fuel and 1,000 personnel per airfield, plus temporary expeditionary infrastructure, utilities, support services, munitions handling, and related pre- and post-training activities. - An alternative would increase operations by 20 percent, to as many as 1,400 fixed-wing and 384 rotary-wing operations per airfield annually. A No Action Alternative will also be assessed. - No OEMs, vendors, products, part numbers, or contract quantities are identified. - This notice describes environmental review planning, not a solicitation or award. It also reports that the Department of the Army is terminating its EIS for the Orange and Rockland Utilities Transmission Line Upgrade Project at West Point, New York.

Description

The Department of the Army is terminating preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Orange and Rockland Utilities Transmission Line Upgrade project at West Point, New York. The EIS addressed potential environmental impacts associated with real estate transactions and a related utilities infrastructure upgrade. The EIS was initiated by a Notice of Intent published on July 15, 2022, and is terminated effective on the date of this notice.

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