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measures. NMFS received no public 

comments. 

Determinations 

The construction activities are nearly 

identical to those analyzed for the initial 

IHA, as are the method of taking and the 

effects of the action. The higher 

vibratory drive time does increase the 

size of the Level A harassment zones 

and shutdown zones slightly. This 

increase in zone sizes, however, does 

not change the anticipated take numbers 

analyzed in the initial IHA. In analyzing 

the effects of the activities for the initial 

IHA, NMFS determined that the Port of 

Bellingham’s activities will have a 

negligible impact on the affected species 

or stocks and that the authorized take 

numbers of each species or stock were 

small relative to the relevant stocks (e.g., 

less than one-third of the abundance of 

all stocks). Although some marine 

mammal abundances have changed 

since the initial IHA, none of this new 

information affects NMFS’ 

determinations supporting issuance of 

the initial IHAs. The mitigation 

measures and monitoring and reporting 

requirements as described above are 

nearly identical to the initial IHA. 

NMFS has concluded that there is no 

new information suggesting that our 

analysis or findings should change from 

those reached for the initial IHA. Based 

on the information and analysis 

contained here and in the referenced 

documents, NMFS has determined the 

following: (1) the required mitigation 

measures will effect the least practicable 

impact on marine mammal species or 

stocks and their habitat; (2) the 

authorized takes will have a negligible 

impact on the affected marine mammal 

species or stocks; (3) the authorized 

takes represent small numbers of marine 

mammals relative to the affected stock 

abundances; (4) the Port of Bellingham’s 

activities will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on taking for subsistence 

purposes as no relevant subsistence uses 

of marine mammals are implicated by 

this action, and; (5) appropriate 

monitoring and reporting requirements 

are included. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

This action is consistent with 

categories of activities identified in 

Categorical Exclusion B4 (incidental 

take authorizations with no anticipated 

serious injury or mortality) of the 

Companion Manual for NOAA 

Administrative Order 216–6A, which do 

not individually or cumulatively have 

the potential for significant impacts on 

the quality of the human environment 

and for which we have not identified 

any extraordinary circumstances that 

would preclude this categorical 

exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS 

determined that the issuance of the 

initial IHA qualified to be categorically 

excluded from further National 

Environmental Policy Act review. 

NMFS has determined that the 

application of this categorical exclusion 

remains appropriate for this renewal 

IHA. 

Endangered Species Act 

No incidental take of ESA-listed 

species is authorized or expected to 

result from this activity. Therefore, 

NMFS has determined that consultation 

under section 7 of the ESA is not 

required for this action. 

Renewal 

NMFS has issued a renewal IHA to 

the Port of Bellingham for the take of 

marine mammals incidental to the 

Maintenance and Rehabilitation of the 

Bellingham Shipping Terminal Project 

in Bellingham, WA from November 7, 

2024 to November 7, 2025. 

Dated: October 23, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Enhanced Integrated Air and 

Missile Defense System on Guam 

AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The MDA, as the lead agency, 

announces the availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

(EISX–007–20–MDA–1725955966) for 

the proposed construction, deployment, 

and operation and maintenance of an 

Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile 

Defense (EIAMD) System on Guam 

(Proposed Action). The United States 

Army (USA), the United States Navy 

(USNAV), the United States Air Force 

(USAF), and the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) are cooperating 

agencies on this Draft EIS. The Draft EIS 

was prepared in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA); the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations for 

Implementing the Procedural Provisions 

of NEPA; and the agency implementing 

procedures of MDA, USA, USNAV, 

USAF, and FAA. The Draft EIS also 

supports compliance with the National 

Historic Preservation Act of 1966 

(NHPA) and its implementing 

regulations. 

DATES: The 75-day public comment 

period will be from October 25, 2024, to 

January 8, 2025. Comments must be 

postmarked or received on or before 

January 8, 2025 to ensure consideration 

in the Final EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by: Email: info@EIAMDEIS.com, Online form: www.EIAMDEIS.com, Mail: ManTech International 

Corporation, Attention: EIAMD EIS 

Project Support, PMB 403, 1270 N. 

Marine Corps Drive, Suite 101, 

Tamuning, Guam 96913–4331. 

Comments will also be accepted at the 

open house public meetings. The public 

meetings will be held at the following 

locations: (1) November 13, 2024, Ha ̊gat 

Mayor’s Office Community Center 

Building 393, Route 2, Ha ̊gat, Guam; (2) 

November 14, 2024, Hilton Guam Resort 

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Tumon Bay, Guam; (3) November 15, 

2024, Dededo Senior Center, 319 Iglesia 

Circle, Dededo, Guam. Mr. Mark Wright, 

MDA Public Affairs, at 571–231–8212 or 

by email to mda.info@mda.mil, may be 

contacted regarding the public meetings. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses, will be included in the 

administrative record, but to protect 

your personal information, addresses 

and phone numbers will be kept 

confidential unless release is otherwise 

required by law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark Wright, MDA Public Affairs, at 

571–231–8212, or by email: mda.info@

mda.mil. For more information, 

including a downloadable copy of the 

Draft EIS, visit the MDA website: 

https://www.mda.mil/system/eiamd. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed 

Action and Alternative within the 

context of homeland defense, Guam is a 

key strategic location for sustaining and 

maintaining United States (U.S.) 

capabilities, deterring adversaries, 

responding to crises, and maintaining a 

free and open Indo-Pacific. An attack on 

Guam would be considered a direct 

attack on the U.S. and would be met 

with an appropriate response. Current 

U.S. forces are capable of defending 

Guam against regional ballistic missile 

threats. However, regional missile 

threats continue to increase and 

advance technologically. The U.S. IndoPacific Command identified a 

requirement for a 360-degree EIAMD 

capability on Guam as soon as possible 

to address the rapid evolution of 

adversary missile threats. 

In the Draft EIS, MDA, in 

coordination with cooperating agencies, 

evaluated the potential environmental 

impacts associated with the Proposed 

Action as well as a No Action 

Alternative. The Proposed Action 

includes the construction, deployment, 

and operations and maintenance of a 

comprehensive, persistent, 360-degree 

EIAMD system to defend the people, 

infrastructure, and territory of Guam 

against the rapidly evolving threats of 

advanced cruise, ballistic, and 

hypersonic missile attacks from regional 

adversaries. The proposed system 

includes a combination of components 

from the MDA, USA, and USNAV, 

including missile defense radars, 

sensors, missile launchers and missile 

interceptors, and command and control 

systems. The MDA and USA need to 

strategically locate and integrate the 

various system components at multiple 

sites around Guam. To meet the purpose 

and need of the Proposed Action, MDA 

and USA have identified 16 proposed 

sites on Guam—eight are on Naval Base 

Guam (NBG), including the NBG 

Munitions Site, six are on Andersen Air 

Force Base, and two are on Marine 

Corps Base Camp Blaz. The proposed 

EIAMD system components, associated 

support facilities (e.g., maintenance 

buildings, entry control, administrative 

buildings), and infrastructure (e.g., 

utility infrastructure, fuel storage 

facilities, water storage facilities) would 

be distributed across the proposed sites. 

Additionally, airspace restrictions 

would be necessary at sites where radars 

would be located to ensure that aircraft 

would not encounter high-intensity 

radiation fields (HIRF) resulting from 

the radar operations that exceed FAA’s 

HIRF certification standards for aircraft 

electrical and electronic systems. 

The environmental analysis in the 

Draft EIS addresses the following 

environmental resource areas: airspace 

management, health and safety, cultural, 

terrestrial biological, socioeconomics, 

environmental justice and protection of 

children, land use and recreation, 

transportation, visual quality, utilities, 

air quality, climate change, noise, water, 

and geology and soils. Mitigation 

measures that, if employed, could avoid, 

minimize, or mitigate potential 

environmental impacts resulting from 

the Proposed Action are also analyzed 

in the Draft EIS. The Draft EIS only 

analyzes peacetime operations. 

The MDA and the USA, as the action 

proponents, are coordinating and 

consulting with appropriate Federal 

agencies as required by the Endangered 

Species Act, Coastal Zone Management 

Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, 

and other laws and regulations 

determined to be applicable to the 

project. This public comment period 

also supports compliance with Section 

106 of the NHPA and its implementing 

regulations. The USNAV has 

determined that the proposed 

undertaking shall follow The 

Programmatic Agreement Among the 

Commander, Navy Region Marianas, the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation, and the Guam Historic 

Preservation Officer, Regarding Navy 

Undertakings on the Island of Guam 

(2008) to fulfill Section 106 

responsibilities and to avoid, minimize, 

and/or mitigate effects on historic 

properties. Members of the public are 

welcome to provide input. 

The MDA intends to publish the Final 

EIS in summer 2025 and sign a Record 

of Decision following the 30-day Final 

EIS waiting period. 

Public Participation Invited: The 

MDA invites all interested members of 

the public, as well as Federal and 

territorial agencies, to comment on the 

Draft EIS and the project’s potential to 

affect historic properties pursuant to 

Section 106 of the NHPA. The Draft EIS 

is available for public review on the 

MDA website at www.mda.mil/system/ 

eiamd and at the following public 

libraries: (1) University of Guam Robert 

F. Kennedy Memorial Library, UOG 

Station, Mangilao, Guam 96913; (2) 

Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library, 254 

Martyr St., Agana, Guam 96910. 

In support of NEPA and NHPA 

Section 106 requirements, the MDA and 

cooperating agencies will host three inperson open house public meetings in 

Guam. Similar to the scoping meetings 

held in August 2023, the open-house 

format will include poster stations 

staffed by MDA and representatives of 

the cooperating agencies who can 

provide information and answer 

questions about the Proposed Action 

and the findings in the Draft EIS. 

The public meetings will be held as 

follows: (1) November 13, 2024, from 

4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Chamorro Standard 

Time (ChST) at Ha ̊gat Mayor’s Office 

Community Center Building 393, Route 

2, Ha ̊gat, Guam; (2) November 14, 2024, 

from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. ChST at Hilton 

Guam Resort Micronesian Room, 202 

Hilton Road, Tumon Bay, Guam; (3) 

November 15, 2024, from 5:00 to 8:00 

p.m. ChST at Dededo Senior Center, 319 

Iglesia Circle, Dededo, Guam. Attendees 

will be able to submit oral and written 

comments during the public meetings. 

Official oral comments will be recorded 

by a court reporter in a one-on-one 

setting. 

Dated: October 23, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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