[Federal Register: February 7, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 26)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Availability of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense
Extended Test Range Draft Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency/Federal Aviation Administration,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Ground-Based
Midcourse Defense (GMD) Extended Test Range Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS), that analyzes the potential for environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action of the establishment of an extended
test range capability providing more realistic operational flight
testing. The current capability includes missile launch sites and array
of sensors and other test equipment located at the Ronald Reagan
Ballistic Missile Test Site (RTS) at Kwajalein Atoll, the Pacific
Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii, and Vandenberg Air Force Base
(AFB) in California.
The proposed action and alternatives examined in the DEIS include
development of the capability for single and dual launches of
interceptor and target missiles at the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC)
Alaska, RTS, and/or Vandenberg AFB, with intercepts over the Pacific
Ocean. Development of these capabilities would entail construction of
two interceptor launchers, one additional target launch pad and
construction/alteration of launch support facilities at KLC; target pad
modifications at RTS; modification of support facilities at Vandenberg
AFB; construction of In-Flight Interceptor Communication System (IFICS)
Data Terminals and military and commercial satellite communications in
the mid-Pacific and at KLC or Vandenberg AFB; additional range
instrumentation (tracking and range safety radars) in the vicinity of
sites; and use of either existing Battle Management Command and Control
(BMC2) facilities at Reagan Test Site, or new BMC2 facilities that may
be developed at Forth Greely, Alaska and/or Shriever AFB, or Cheyenne
Mountain Complex, Colorado, in the validation of the GMD operational
concept effort.
Additionally, the proposed action and alternatives include the
construction and operation of a Sea-Based Test X-Band Radar (SBX) that
would operate in the Pacific broad ocean area and would be home-based
in either Alaska, California, Washington, or Hawaii.
Public Hearings: In order to facilitate public review and comment
on the DEIS, public hearings have been scheduled at the following
cities:
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City Date Location
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Oxnard, CA...................... February 24, 2003. Oxnard Public
Library.
Kodiak, AK...................... February 24, 2003. Kodiak High
School.
Lompoc, CA...................... February 25, 2003. Lompoc City
Council Chambers.
Anchorage, AK................... February 25, 2003. Egan Convention
Center.
Valdez, AK...................... February 26, 2003. Valdez Convention
Center.
Everett, WA..................... February 27, 2003. Everett Holiday
Inn.
Honolulu, HI.................... March 6, 2003..... Disabled American
Veterans Hall,
Keehi Lagoon
Park.
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Detailed information on location and times for each of the public
hearing will be published in local and regional newspapers two weeks in
advance, and public service announcements will be provided to radio and
television stations. MDA, GMD, and U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Command personnel will attend all sessions to present information on
the DEIS, to receive comments, and to answer questions.
Copies of the document will be made available at the following
public libraries:
[sbull] Anchorage Municipal Library, 3600 Denali St., Anchorage, AK
99503
[sbull] Everett Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave, Everett, WA 98201
[sbull] Kodiak City Library, 319 Lower Mill Bay Rd, Kodiak, AK
99615
[sbull] Lompoc Public Library, 501 E North Ave, Lompoc, CA 93436
[sbull] Mountain View Branch Library, 150 S Bragaw St, Anchorage,
AK 99508
[sbull] Oxnard Public Library, 251 S A St., Oxnard, CA 93030
[sbull] Valdez City Library, 212 Fairbanks, Valdez, AK 99686
[sbull] Hawaii State Library, Hawaii Documents Center, 478 South
King St., Honolulu, HI 96813
[sbull] University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hamilton Library, 2550 The
Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822
DATES: Public comments are invited and must be postmarked by March 24,
2003.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the document or to provide comments
on the DEIS should be addressed to: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Command, ATTN: SMDC-EN-V (Mrs. Julia Hudson-Elliott), 106 Wynn Drive,
Huntsville, AL 35805, by e-mail at
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gmdetreis@smdc.army.mil, or by phone at 1-800-823-8823.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on the MDA
GMD program, please call Mr. Rick Lahner at (703) 697-8997.
Dated: February 3, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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