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comments or statements to the BoV 

about its mission and/or the topics to be 

addressed in the open sessions of this 

public meeting. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to the 

BoV Executive Secretary, Lt Col Robert 

Schabron, via electronic mail, at the 

email address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section in the 

following formats: Adobe Acrobat or 

Microsoft Word. The comment or 

statement must include the author’s 

name, title affiliation, address, and 

daytime telephone number. Written 

comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the BoV Executive Secretary at least five 

(5) business days (April 6, 2022) prior 

to the meeting so they may be made 

available to the BoV Chairman for 

consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written comments or statements 

received after this date (April 6, 202) 

may not be provided to the BoV until its 

next meeting. Please note that because 

the BoV operates under the provisions 

of the FACA, as amended, all written 

comments will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection. 

Adriane Paris, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06568 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for T– 

7a Recapitalization at Columbus Air 

Force Base, Mississippi 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force (DAF) is issuing this Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to assess the potential social, economic, 

and environmental impacts associated 

with T–7A Recapitalization at 

Columbus Air Force Base (AFB), 

Mississippi. The EIS will analyze the 

potential impacts from introduction of 

T–7A aircraft and flight operations at 

Columbus AFB and associated airspace; 

introduction of nighttime (between 10 

p.m. and 7 a.m.) T–7A flight operations; 

changes to the number of personnel and 

dependents in the Columbus AFB 

region; and construction and upgrade of 

support and maintenance facilities. 

DATES: A public scoping period of 30 

days will take place starting from the 

date of this NOI publication in the 

Federal Register. Comments will be 

accepted at any time during the 

environmental impact analysis process; 

however, to ensure DAF has sufficient 

time to consider public scoping 

comments during preparation of the 

Draft EIS, please submit comments 

within the 30-day scoping period. The 

Draft EIS is anticipated in late 2022. The 

Final EIS and a decision on which 

alternative to implement is expected in 

mid-2023. 

ADDRESSES: For EIS inquiries or requests 

for printed or digital copies of scoping 

materials please contact Mr. Nolan 

Swick by phone: (210) 925–3392. The 

project website (https://columbus.t7anepadocuments.com/) provides 

additional information on the EIS and 

can be used to submit scoping 

comments. Scoping comments may also 

be submitted via email to nolan.swick@

us.af.mil or via postal mail to Mr. Nolan 

Swick, AFCEC/CZN; Attn: Columbus 

AFB T–7A Recapitalization EIS; 

Headquarters AETC Public Affairs; 100 

H East Street, Suite 4; Randolph AFB, 

TX 78150. Please submit inquiries or 

requests for printed or digital copies of 

the scoping materials via the email or 

postal address above. For printed 

material requests, the standard U.S. 

Postal Service shipping timeline will 

apply. Please consider the environment 

before requesting printed material. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DAF 

intends to prepare an EIS that will 

evaluate the potential impacts from its 

proposal to recapitalize the T–38C 

Talon flight training program at 

Columbus AFB with T–7A Red Hawk 

aircraft. The proposal supports the 

Secretary of the Air Force’s strategic 

basing decisions to recapitalize existing 

T–38C pilot training installations, and 

Columbus AFB would be the second 

installation to be environmentally 

analyzed for possible recapitalization. 

The purpose of this proposal is to 

continue the T–7A recapitalization 

program by recapitalizing Columbus 

AFB to prepare pilots to operate the 

more technologically advanced T–7A 

aircraft. Recapitalization is needed 

because the current training practices 

with the older T–38C aircraft fail to 

prepare pilots for the technological 

advancements of fourth and fifth 

generation aircraft. 

Recapitalization entails introduction 

of T–7A aircraft and flight operations at 

Columbus AFB to replace all T–38C 

aircraft assigned to the installation; 

introduction of nighttime (between 10 

p.m. and 7 a.m.) flight operations; 

changes to the number of personnel and 

dependents in the Columbus AFB 

region; and construction and upgrade of 

support and maintenance facilities. DAF 

is considering the Proposed Action, 

Alternative 1, Alternative 2, and the No 

Action Alternative. For the Proposed 

Action, Columbus AFB would receive 

61 T–7A aircraft and perform sufficient 

operations for sustaining pilot training 

while simultaneously phasing out the 

T–38C aircraft and phasing in the T–7A 

aircraft. Alternative 1 also would result 

in 61 T–7A aircraft being delivered to 

Columbus AFB; however, T–7A 

operations would be performed at an 

intensity approximately 25 percent 

greater than the Proposed Action to 

cover a potential scenario in which DAF 

requires a surge or increase in pilot 

training operations above current plan. 

For Alternative 2, Columbus AFB would 

receive 77 T–7A aircraft to cover a 

potential scenario in which another 

military installation is unable to accept 

delivery of all their T–7A aircraft and 

some of those aircraft need to be 

reassigned to Columbus AFB. T–7A 

operations for Alternative 2 would be 

performed at an intensity identical to 

Alternative 1. The No Action 

Alternative would not implement T–7A 

recapitalization at Columbus AFB. 

DAF anticipates potential for the 

following notable environmental 

impacts from the Proposed Action and 

action alternatives: 1. Increased air 

emissions, particularly nitrogen oxides. 

2. Increased noise from aircraft 

operations because the T–7A is 

inherently louder than the T–38C and 

the addition of nighttime operations 

may be bothersome to some residents. 

Increased noise could have a 

disproportionate impact on certain 

populations and impact off-installation 

land use compatibility. 3. Increased 

potential for bird/wildlife aircraft strike 

hazards. 4. Construction may have a 

minor impact on downstream water 

quality. The EIS will model air 

emissions, noise levels, and the number 

of sleep and school disturbance events 

and compare to current conditions. DAF 

will also consult with appropriate 

resource agencies and Native American 

tribes to determine the potential for 

significant impacts. Consultation will be 

incorporated into the preparation of the 

EIS and will include, but not be limited 

to, consultation under Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and 

consultation under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act. 

Additional analysis will be provided in 

the Draft EIS. 

Scoping and Agency Coordination: To 

effectively define the full range of issues 

to be evaluated in the EIS, DAF is 


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soliciting comments from interested 

local, state, and federal elected officials 

and agencies, Tribes, as well as 

interested members of the public and 

others. Comments are requested on 

potential alternatives and impacts, and 

identification of any relevant 

information, studies, or analyses of any 

kind concerning impacts affecting the 

quality of the human environment. 

Concurrent with the publication of this 

NOI, public scoping notices will be 

announced locally. In accordance with 

DAF guidance, in-person public scoping 

meetings will not be held. Public 

scoping is being accomplished remotely, 

in accordance with the 2020 version of 

40 Code of Federal Regulations part 

1506.6, via the project website at 

https://columbus.t7anepadocuments.com/. The website 

provides posters, a presentation, an 

informational brochure, other meeting 

materials, and the capability for the 

public to provide public scoping 

comments. Scoping materials are also 

available in print at the ColumbusLowndes Public Library (314 7th Street 

North, Columbus, Mississippi). 

Adriane Paris, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06575 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket No. DARS–2022–0008] 

Acquisition of Items for Which Federal 

Prison Industries Has a Significant 

Market Share 

AGENCY: DARS, Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: DoD is publishing the 

updated annual list of product 

categories for which the Federal Prison 

Industries’ share of the DoD market is 

greater than five percent. 

DATES: April 15, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mario Thompson, 808–590–0652. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 19, 2009, a final rule was 

published in the Federal Register at 74 

FR 59914, which amended the Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) subpart 208.6 to 

implement section 827 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (Pub. L. 110–181). Section 

827 changed DoD competition 

requirements for purchases from Federal 

Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) by requiring 

DoD to publish an annual list of product 

categories for which FPI’s share of the 

DoD market was greater than five 

percent, based on the most recent fiscal 

year data available. Product categories 

on the current list, and the products 

within each identified product category, 

must be procured using competitive or 

fair opportunity procedures in 

accordance with DFARS 208.602–70. 

The Principal Director, Defense 

Pricing and Contracting (DPC), issued a 

memorandum dated March 16, 2022, 

that provided the current list of product 

categories for which FPI’s share of the 

DoD market is greater than five percent 

based on fiscal year 2021 data from the 

Federal Procurement Data System. The 

product categories to be competed 

effective April 15, 2022, are the 

following: 

• 7125 (Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and 

Shelving) 

• 8105 (Bags and Sacks) 

• 8405 (Outerwear, Men’s) 

• 8415 (Clothing, Special Purpose) 

• 8420 (Underwear and Nightwear, 

Men’s) 

The DPC memorandum with the 

current list of product categories for 

which FPI has a significant market share 

is posted at https://www.acq.osd.mil/ 

asda/dpc/cp/policy/other-policyareas.html#fpi. 

The statute, as implemented, also 

requires DoD to— 

(1) Include FPI in the solicitation 

process for these items. A timely offer 

from FPI must be considered and award 

procedures must be followed in 

accordance with existing policy at 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

8.602(a)(4)(ii) through (v); 

(2) Continue to conduct acquisitions, 

in accordance with FAR subpart 8.6, for 

items from product categories for which 

FPI does not have a significant market 

share. FAR 8.602 requires agencies to 

conduct market research and make a 

written comparability determination, at 

the discretion of the contracting officer. 

Competitive (or fair opportunity) 

procedures are appropriate if the FPI 

product is not comparable in terms of 

price, quality, or time of delivery; and 

(3) Modify the published list if DoD 

subsequently determines that new data 

requires adding or omitting a product 

category from the list. 

Jennifer D. Johnson, 

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06199 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Publication of Housing Price Inflation 

Adjustment 

AGENCY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

Readiness (USD(P&R)), Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of housing price inflation 

adjustment. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is announcing the 

2021 rent threshold under the 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 

Applying the inflation adjustment for 

2021, the maximum monthly rental 

amount as of January 1, 2022, will be 

$4,214.28. 

DATES: These housing price inflation 

adjustments are effective January 1, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt 

Col Patrick Schwomeyer, Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, (703) 692– 

8170. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as 

codified at 50 U.S.C. App. 3951, 

prohibits a landlord from evicting a 

Service member (or the Service 

member’s family) from a residence 

during a period of military service, 

except by court order. The law as 

originally passed by Congress applied to 

dwellings with monthly rents of $2,400 

or less. The law requires the DoD to 

adjust this amount annually to reflect 

inflation and to publish the new amount 

in the Federal Register. Applying the 

inflation adjustment for 2021, the 

maximum monthly rental amount for 50 

U.S.C. App. 3951(a)(1)(A)(ii) as of 

January 1, 2022, will be $4,214.28. 

Dated: March 22, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06578 Filed 3–28–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Alaska 

Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving 

Institutions Program, Part A 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 


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