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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 96 (Friday, May 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29120-29121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11799]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Main Operating Base 2 (MOB-2) for the Beddown of KC-46A Tanker 
Aircraft

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DOD.

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ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The National Guard Bureau (NGB) is issuing this notice to 
advise the public of their intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the Main Operating Base 2 (MOB-2) for the beddown 
of KC-46A tanker aircraft. The EIS will assess the potential 
environmental consequences of various alternatives of bedding down KC-
46A tanker aircraft, associated infrastructure, and personnel in 
support of the MOB-2 at existing Air National Guard (ANG) installations 
within the continental United States.
    The MOB-2 squadron would consist of 12 KC-46A that would replace an 
existing fleet of KC-135R aircraft. The KC-46A would continue 
supporting the mission of providing worldwide refueling, cargo, and 
aeromedical evacuation support. The proposed basing alternatives for 
MOB-2 include:

 190 Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Forbes Air Guard Station (AGS), 
Kansas
 108 Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
 157 ARW, Pease AGS, New Hampshire
 171 ARW, Pittsburgh AGS, Pennsylvania
 121 ARW, Rickenbacker AGS, Ohio

    Scoping: To effectively define the full range of issues and 
concerns to be evaluated in the EIS, the NGB is soliciting scoping 
comments from interested local, state, and federal agencies and 
interested members of the public. The NGB will hold a series of scoping 
meetings to inform the public as well as to solicit comments and 
concerns about the proposal. Scoping meetings will be held in the local 
communities near the alternative installations. The scheduled dates, 
times, locations, and addresses for the meetings will also be published 
in local newspapers a minimum of 15 days prior to the scoping meeting 
at each location.

DATES: The NGB intends to hold scoping meetings from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 
p.m. in the following communities on the following dates:
     Tuesday, June 4, Plumsted Fire District 1 Fire 
Station, 59 Main St., New Egypt, New Jersey.
     Tuesday, June 4, Township of Moon Municipal Building, 1000 
Beaver Grade Rd., Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
     Thursday, June 6, Portsmouth Public Library, Levensen 
Community Meeting Room, 175 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
     Thursday, June 6, Rickenbacker International Airport 
Terminal, 7161 Second St., Columbus, Ohio.
     Thursday, June 20, Museum of the Kansas National Guard, 
6700 SW. Topeka Blvd., Topeka, Kansas.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project Web site provides more 
information on the Environmental Impact Analysis Process and can also 
be used to submit scoping comments. Scoping comments may also be 
submitted by mail to the address listed below. To ensure the NGB has 
sufficient time to consider public comments in preparation of the Draft 
EIS, scoping comments must be submitted no later than June 10, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Dogan, National Guard 
Bureau, NGB/A7AM, 3501 Fetchet Avenue, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland 
20762-5157.

Henry Williams Jr.,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-11799 Filed 5-16-13; 8:45 am]
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