PUBLIC NOTICE
ALASKA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
INVITATION TO COMMENT
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
AND DRAFT FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BRYANT ARMY AIRFIELD WILDLIFE/BIRD AIRCRAFT STRIKE HAZARD PLAN (BASH)
ANCHORAGE, AK

Description. Interested parties are hereby notified that the Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (Draft FNSI) evaluating the Proposed Action described below.

Statutory Authority. This notice is being issued to all interested parties in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1500-1508) and the Environmental Analysis of Army Actions (32 CFR Part 651).

Proposed Action. The Proposed Action is the AKARNG’s Preferred Alternative. The Proposed Action will implement measures to protect aircraft from bird-wildlife strikes at Bryant Army Airfield (BAAF) and in airspace controlled by BAAF. Aircraft operations will be modified during high-risk periods, and birds and wildlife will be excluded from the airfield and airfield environment by fencing and active hazing. Further, 212 acres of habitat in the 589-acre airfield and the approach-departure clear zone will be substantially modified to reduce habitat attractiveness to birds and wildlife and to ensure that birds and wildlife in the runway environment can be seen by operations personnel.

The action is needed to reduce the potential for birds and other wildlife to strike, be struck by, or to otherwise damage or interfere with aircraft or aircraft operations at or near BAAF, which in turn reduces the potential for personal injury and damage to aircraft.

The area addressed by the BASH Plan encompasses 1,673 acres of terrestrial BASH management area with a core area of 589 acres comprising the active airfield and clear zone

Public Review.  The FEA and the draft FNSI that has been prepared to evaluate the potential environmental effects of the proposed action and its alternatives will undergo a 30-day public comment period in accordance with 32 CFR Part 651.14, Environmental Analysis of Army Actions.

The FEA and Draft FNSI will be available from November 20, 2018 through December 20, 2018 for public review and comment at the following location: 

Z.J. Loussac Public Library, 3600 Denali St., Anchorage, AK 99503

Hours:

Monday-Thursday              10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday           10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday                              1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Comments. Comments for consideration by the AKARNG must be provided in writing no later than December 21, 2018 to:

                                                 Ms. Kelly A. Hope (“Mandy”)

                                                  P.O. Box 5800

                                                 JBER, AK 99505-0800

Additional information and/or questions from the media may be obtained by contacting Ms. Kelly Hope at (907) 428-7157 or via e-mail at mandy.hope@alaska.gov.

*Note: The first attachment is the EA. The following attachments correspond to Appendices A-H.