Public Notice Notice of Availability Draft-Final Environmental Assessment

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Availability Draft-Final Environmental Assessment Military Construction U.S. Army Reserve Facilities Wright-Patterson AFB Beginning November 19, 2020 through December 3, 2020, the United States Air Force will accept comments on the Environmental Assessment (EA) to construct three structures on a 15-acre parcel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). Construction would occur under two separate phases and fiscal years (FY): Phase I in FY 2021 and Phase II in FY 2024. The U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) would consolidate and relocate operations from multiple undersized facilities in the Dayton region to WPAFB meeting their units' training readiness needs. The Proposed Action would not have an adverse impact on the environmentindicating that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) would be appropriate. The public is invited to review documents at the Greene County Public Library, Fairborn Branch, located at 1 East Main Street, Fairborn, OH 45324-4701, (937) 878-9383 or to access the documents online at http://www.wpafb.af.mil/units/cev. Written comments or inquiries can be mailed to: 88 ABW / Public Affairs, 5135 Pearson Road, Bldg 10, Room 252, WPAFB, OH 45433 or emailed to: 88abw.pa@us.af.mil. The Air Force is aware of the potential impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the usual methods of access to information and ability to communicate, such as closure of local public libraries and challenges with the sufficiency of the internet. To ensure that the public and all interested stakeholders have the opportunity to participate fully in this Environmental Assessment process, we are available to discuss and help resolve issues involving access to the Draft EA and Proposed FONSI, or the ability to comment. Please do not hesitate to contact us by email at 88abw.pa@us.af.mil or phone at (937)522-3252. 11-19/2020