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The Draft EIS will be available at the 

end of 2022. The Final EIS will be 

published in 2023, and the ROD will be 

available by fall 2024. The Final EIS and 

Record of Decision are estimated to be 

available within three years of this 

notice. 

Native Hawaiian organizations; 

Federal, State, and local agencies; and 

the public are invited to be involved in 

the scoping process for the preparation 

of this EIS by participating in a scoping 

meeting and/or submitting written 

comments. The Army requests 

assistance with identifying potential 

alternatives to the Proposed Action to be 

considered and identification of 

information and analyses relevant to the 

Proposed Action. Written comments 

must be sent within 40 days of 

publication of the Notice of Intent in the 

Federal Register. Written comments 

will be accepted during the EIS Scoping 

Open House and throughout the 

duration of the 40-day scoping process 

through an online comment platform or 

by mail or email. Notification of the EIS 

Scoping Open House will also be 

published and announced in local news 

media outlets and on the EIS website: 

https://home.army.mil/hawaii/ 

index.php/OAHUEIS. Hard copy 

scoping materials are available by 

making a request to Amy Bugala, 

USAG–HI Public Affairs Officer at (808) 

656–3158 or by email to: 

usarmy.hawaii.comrel@mail.mil. 

James W. Satterwhite, Jr., 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16807 Filed 8–5–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of Army 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

and Finding of no Practicable 

Alternative for Implementation of Area 

Development Plan at Davison Army 

Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 

AGENCY: Department of Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Army 

(Army) announces the availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the proposed implementation 

of an Area Development Plan (ADP) for 

Davison Army Airfield (DAAF) at Fort 

Belvoir, Virginia. In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), the Final EIS analyzes the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with implementing the 

construction, modernization, and 

demolition projects at DAAF 

recommended in the ADP (Proposed 

Action). A Finding of No Practicable 

Alternative (FONPA) addressing 

potential impacts on floodplains and 

wetlands was prepared in parallel with 

and is included as an appendix to the 

Final EIS. The Proposed Action would 

be implemented over an approximately 

30-year time period to provide facilities 

and infrastructure necessary to support 

the ongoing and future missions of 

DAAF’s tenants. The Proposed Action 

would improve the airfield’s functional 

layout, demolish and replace aging 

facilities and infrastructure, and address 

multiple operational safety concerns 

along the runway. The ADP is specific 

to DAAF and all projects would occur 

entirely within its boundaries. No 

substantial changes in missions, air 

operations, or the number of aircraft and 

personnel at DAAF would occur under 

the Proposed Action. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact: Ms. Wilamena G. 

Harback, Fort Belvoir Directorate of 

Public Works-Environmental Division 

(DPW–ED) via phone at (703) 806–3193 

or (703) 806–0020, during normal 

working business hours, Monday 

through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Further information may also be 

requested via email to: FortBelvoirNOI@

usace.army.mil. Electronic copies of the 

Final EIS and FONPA are available on 

Fort Belvoir’s website at: https://

home.army.mil/belvoir/index.php/ 

about/Garrison/directorate-publicworks/environmental-division. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final 

EIS analyzes the potential 

environmental impacts of the Army’s 

Proposed Action to implement the 

construction, modernization, and 

demolition projects recommended in 

the ADP. The Proposed Action would 

occur entirely within the 673-acre 

DAAF property on Fort Belvoir. Up to 

24 ADP projects would be implemented 

in three sequential phases over the 

course of an approximately 30-year time 

period, as follows: Short-range (next 10 

years), mid-range (11 to 20 years from 

now), and long-range (21 to 30 years 

from now). No substantial changes in 

missions, air operations, or the number 

of aircraft and personnel at DAAF 

would occur under the Proposed 

Action. Operational noise levels 

following implementation of the 

Proposed Action would remain similar 

to current conditions. 

The Proposed Action includes the 

construction of new hangars, 

administrative and operational facilities; 

the modernization of existing facilities; 

the demolition of up to 37 existing 

buildings and structures; and related 

infrastructure improvements. 

Demolition activities would remove a 

number of facilities that partially 

obstruct the airfield’s Primary and 

Transitional Surfaces, which are 

required to be free of obstructions in 

accordance with Department of Defense 

(DoD) operational safety criteria. These 

facilities require temporary safety 

waivers to operate. 

The Final EIS assesses the direct, 

indirect, and cumulative potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the Proposed Action. In support of the 

Final EIS, the Army conducted 

consultation to obtain regulatory 

concurrence in accordance with Section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act, 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, and Section 307 of the 

Coastal Zone Management Act. 

The Army evaluated several 

alternatives for the Proposed Action 

before selecting two action alternatives 

for detailed analysis in the Final EIS: 

The Full Implementation Alternative 

and the Partial Implementation 

Alternative. A No Action Alternative 

was also carried forward for analysis. 

1. Full Implementation Alternative 

(Preferred Alternative): This alternative 

would implement the complete suite of 

24 projects recommended in the DAAF 

ADP. The Full Implementation 

Alternative would accommodate the 

space and functional needs of all DAAF 

tenants consistent with applicable DoD 

requirements. It would also fulfill 

DAAF’s vision to create a safe, secure, 

sustainable, and consolidated aviation 

complex. 

2. Partial Implementation Alternative: 

This alternative would implement a 

modified, reduced program of 15 ADP 

projects at DAAF. The Partial 

Implementation Alternative would not 

address DAAF’s tenants’ requirements 

in full, but would substantially improve 

conditions. 

Under the No Action Alternative, the 

Army would not implement the DAAF 

ADP; existing conditions at the airfield 

would continue for the foreseeable 

future. The No Action Alternative does 

not meet the Proposed Action’s purpose 

and need, but was analyzed in the Final 

EIS to provide a baseline for the 

comparison of impacts from the Full 

and Partial Implementation 

Alternatives. 

The Final EIS analyzed the Proposed 

Action’s potential impacts on land use, 

aesthetics, and coastal zone 

management; historic and cultural 

resources; air quality; noise; geology, 

topography, and soils; water resources; 

biological resources; health and safety; 

and hazardous materials and waste. 


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The Final EIS determined that the 

Full Implementation Alternative and 

Partial Implementation Alternative 

would have potentially significant 

adverse impacts on waters of the U.S., 

including wetlands, from the 

construction and operation of new 

facilities and infrastructure. Adverse 

impacts on all other resources analyzed 

in the Final EIS, including the 100-year 

floodplain on DAAF, would be lessthan-significant under either action 

alternative. Adherence to applicable 

regulatory permitting requirements 

would mitigate significant adverse 

effects on waters of the U.S. to the 

extent possible. Management measures 

would be implemented to avoid or 

minimize less-than-significant adverse 

impacts on all other resources. Both 

action alternatives would have 

beneficial effects on land use, plans, and 

aesthetics, and the management of 

hazardous materials and waste on the 

airfield. 

In compliance with Executive Order 

(E.O.) 11988, Floodplain Management 

and E.O. 11990, Protection of Wetlands, 

the Army prepared a FONPA explaining 

its decision to implement the Proposed 

Action in the 100-year floodplain and 

wetlands on DAAF. 

The Army conducted a 45-day public 

review and comment period for the 

Draft EIS and Draft FONPA between 

July 24 and September 8, 2020, 

including two publicly accessible 

teleconferences on August 24, 2020. 

Comments received during the public 

comment period were considered by the 

Army and are addressed accordingly in 

the Final EIS. None of the comments 

required substantive changes to the 

Proposed Action, alternatives, or impact 

analysis. 

The Final EIS and FONPA are being 

made available to the public for 30 days 

in accordance with the Army NEPA 

regulations under 32 CFR 651. 

Electronic copies of these documents 

will be available for review or download 

on Fort Belvoir’s website at: https://

home.army.mil/belvoir/index.php/ 

about/Garrison/directorate-publicworks/environmental-division. Due to 

closures of public facilities associated 

with the COVID–19 pandemic, printed 

copies of the Final EIS and FONPA will 

not be made available at local public 

libraries. A printed copy of the Final EIS 

or FONPA may be requested from Fort 

Belvoir DPW–ED at the phone number 

or email address provided above. 

The Army will prepare and publish 

its Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

Proposed Action no sooner than 30 days 

after the publication of this NOA for the 

Final EIS. The ROD will identify the 

Environmentally Preferred Alternative, 

the Army’s Selected Alternative for 

implementing the Proposed Action, and 

the mitigation and protective measures 

that will be incorporated to prevent or 

minimize potential adverse impacts. 

Publication of the ROD will formally 

conclude the NEPA process for the 

DAAF ADP EIS. 

James W. Satterwhite Jr., 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16815 Filed 8–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5061–AP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2021–0011; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0454] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; 

Administrative and Information Matters 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System has submitted to 

OMB for clearance the following 

proposed revision of a currently 

approved collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by September 7, 

2021. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS), U.S.- 

International Atomic Energy Agency 

Additional Protocol; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0454. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit entities and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 10. 

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. 

Annual Response Burden Hours: 10. 

Reporting Frequency: On occasion. 

Needs and Uses: Under the U.S.- 

International Atomic Energy Agency 

(IAEA) Additional Protocol, the United 

States is required to declare a wide 

range of public and private nuclearrelated activities to the IAEA and 

potentially provide access to IAEA 

inspectors for verification purposes. The 

U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol permits 

the United States unilaterally to declare 

exclusions from inspection 

requirements for activities with direct 

national security significance. 

The contract clause at DFARS 

252.204–7010, as prescribed at DFARS 

204.470–3, is included in contracts for 

research and development or major 

defense acquisition programs involving 

fissionable materials (e.g., uranium, 

plutonium, neptunium, thorium, 

americium); other radiological source 

materials; or technologies directly 

related to nuclear power production, 

including nuclear or radiological waste 

materials. 

The clause requires a contractor to 

provide written notification to the 

applicable DoD program manager and a 

copy of the notification to the 

contracting officer if the contractor is 

required to report its activities under the 

U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol. Upon 

such notification, DoD will determine if 

access may be granted to IAEA 

inspectors, or if a national security 

exclusion should be applied. 

Comments and recommendations on 

the proposed information collection 

should be sent to Ms. Susan Minson, 

DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please identify the 

proposed information collection by DoD 

Desk Officer and the Docket ID number 

and title of the information collection. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela 

Duncan. Requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Duncan at whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

Jennifer D. Johnson, 

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16592 Filed 8–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2021–OS–0055] 

Request for Information Related to IP 

Evaluation and Valuation Methods and 

Techniques 

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition 

Enablers), Department of Defense (DoD). 


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