2021-17775. Community Input on Noise Mitigation

AGENCY:

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

Request for information.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) is carrying out an effort requested under the report accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, to, in part, work with communities to find measures that would mitigate noise caused by defense fixed wing aviation activities. Approximately 205 active and reserve installations have been identified with “covered facilities” (hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences) that appear to be located within one mile or a day-night average sound level of 65 decibel or greater of a military installation or another location at which military fixed wing aircraft are stationed. OLDCC is requesting affected communities adjacent to those 205 active and reserve installations to provide feedback through a web portal on measures to mitigate defense aviation noise for OLDCC to consider in its efforts to develop a community noise mitigation program in collaboration with the Service Secretaries.

DATES:

Affected jurisdictions should provide feedback by October 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

A web portal (https://forms.office.com/​g/​3pp0UCdArk) has been specifically designed to receive this feedback from these jurisdictions over a 45-day period following publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about providing feedback may be directed to: David R. Kennedy, 703-697-2136, [e-mail] or Scott Spencer, 703-697-2133, [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation seeks to work with communities and the Service Secretaries to find measures that would mitigate any impacts from noise caused by defense fixed wing aviation activities, with special attention to communities with new airframes, noting “all types of mitigation efforts should be considered for implementation.”

A significant portion of working with communities at this time is to solicit feedback from leaders and other citizens of civilian jurisdictions within one mile or a day-night average sound level of 65 or greater of a military installation listed in the following list in this notice on what mitigation efforts should be specifically considered for this program. This feedback will be through answers to specific questions designed to help identify tools to mitigate the impact of jet noise, and the costs involved for each. A web portal (https://forms.office.com/​g/​3pp0UCdArk) has been specifically designed to receive this feedback from these jurisdictions over a 45-day period following publication of this notice. Several non-governmental organizations will also be contacted to share this notice with their respective membership to ensure as broad response population as possible.

Following receipt of this feedback, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will work with the Service Secretaries to define parameters for a responsive and competitive noise mitigation program, including eligible activities, and publish a Federal Funding Opportunity Forecast for public comments later this year.

(1) Are you aware of noise problems within your jurisdiction as a result of military fixed wing aviation activities?

(2) What type of sound attenuation activities are you either presently undertaking or believe is necessary to address the jet (military fixed wing aircraft) noise issues in your jurisdiction—please provide as much detail as possible?

(3) Are there disadvantaged or underserved populations in your jurisdiction that may be unaware of this jet noise and the possibility of federal assistance to attenuate some portion of it? Are there recommendations for reaching them directly?

(4) Are you aware of the Federal Aviation Administration Part 150 program if the source of your noise emanates from a military mission attached to a civilian airport? If so, are you participating in the program and undertaking what activities under that program?

(5) If you have already been responding to noise from military fixed wing aircraft, how much would you estimate you have expended and for what?

TAB A—List of 205 Affected Military Installations

Military service	Component	Installation name	City	State or territory	Civil airport name	FAA part 150 status (1)
Air Force	AF Guard	Birmingham Airport	Birmingham	Alabama	Birmingham Municipal Airport	Not current.
Navy	Navy Active	NOLF Brewton	Brewton	Alabama
Navy	Navy Active	NOLF Silverhill	Daphne	Alabama
Navy	Navy Active	NOLF Evergreen	Evergreen	Alabama
Navy	Navy Active	Barin Field	Foley	Alabama
Air Force	AF Active	Maxwell AFB	Maxwell AFB	Alabama
Air Force	AF Guard	Montgomery Regional Airport ANGB	Montgomery	Alabama	Dannelly Field	Not current.
Navy	Navy Active	NOLF Summerdale	Summerdale	Alabama
Navy	Navy Active	NOLF Wolf	Summerdale	Alabama
Air Force	AF Active	Elmendorf AFB (a.k.a JBER)	Elmendorf AFB	Alaska
Air Force	AF Active	Fort Richardson	Fort Richardson	Alaska
Air Force	AF Active	Eielson AFB	North Pole	Alaska
Air Force	AF Active	Davis Monthan AFB	Davis Monthan AFB	Arizona
Air Force	AF Active	Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field	Gila Bend	Arizona
Air Force	AF Active	The Barry M Goldwater Air Force Range	Gila Bend	Arizona
Air Force	AF Active	Luke AFB	Luke AFB	Arizona
Air Force	AF Guard	Sky Harbor IAP	Phoenix	Arizona	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Tucson IAP	Tucson	Arizona	Tucson International Airport	Not current.
Marine Corps	MC Active	MCAS Yuma	Yuma	Arizona
Marine Corps	MC Active	MCAS Yuma	Yuma	Arizona
Marine Corps	MC Active	MCAS Yuma	Yuma	Arizona
Air Force	AF Guard	Fort Smith Map	Fort Smith	Arkansas	Fort Smith Municipal Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Fort Chaffee Weapons Range	Unknown	Arkansas
Air Force	AF Active	Little Rock AFB	Unknown	Arkansas
Air Force	AF Active	Beale AFB	Beale AFB	California
Navy	Navy Active	NAS North Island	Coronado	California
Navy	Navy Active	NAF El Centro	El Centro	California
Air Force	AF Active	Travis AFB	Fairfield	California
Air Force	AF Guard	Fresno Yosemite International ANG	Fresno	California	Fresno Air Terminal (Fresno Yosemite Airport)	Current.
Navy	Navy Active	NOLF Imperial Beach	Imperial Beach	California
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Lemoore CA	Lemoore NAS	California
Air Force	AF Active	Vandenberg Main Base	Lompoc	California
Army	Army Guard	NG TS AFRC Los Alamitos	Los Alamitos	California
Air Force	AF Guard	Moffett Field Cantonment Area	Moffett Field	California
Navy	Navy Active	NAVBASE Ventura Cty Point Mugu CA	Point Mugu	California
Navy	Navy Active	NAWS China Lake	Ridgecrest	California
Air Force	AF Reserve	March ARB	Riverside	California
Marine Corps	MC Active	MCAS Miramar	San Diego	California
Marine Corps	MC Active	Twentynine Palms	Twentynine Palms	California
Air Force	AF Active	AF Plant 42	Unknown	California
Air Force	AF Active	Edwards AFB	Unknown	California
Air Force	AF Active	USAF Academy	Air Force Academy	Colorado
Air Force	AF Active	USAF Academy Site 2	Air Force Academy	Colorado
Air Force	AF Active	Buckley AFB	Aurora	Colorado
Air Force	AF Active	Peterson AFB	COLORADO SPRINGS	Colorado
Air Force	AF Guard	Bradley IAP	East Granby	Connecticut	Bradley International	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	New Castle Airport	New Castle	Delaware	New Castle County Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Active	Dover AFB	Unknown	Delaware
Air Force	AF Active	Arbuckle Airfield	Avon Park	Florida
Air Force	AF Active	Avon Park AF Range	Avon Park	Florida
Air Force	AF Active	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station	Cape Canaveral AFB	Florida
Air Force	AF Active	Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field 3 Duke Fld	Crestview	Florida
Air Force	AF Active	Eglin AFB (Eglin Main and Reservation)	Eglin AFB	Florida
Navy	Navy Active	Eglin AFB Navy EOD and JSF	Eglin AFB	Florida
Air Force	AF Reserve	Homestead ARB	Homestead	Florida
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Jacksonville FL	Jacksonville	Florida
Navy	Navy Active	NAVSTA Mayport FL	Jacksonville	Florida
Navy	Navy Active	OLF Whitehouse	Jacksonville	Florida
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Key West FL	Key West Nav Air St	Florida
Air Force	AF Active	Hurlburt Field	Mary Esther	Florida
Air Force	AF Active	Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field 10	Milton	Florida
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Whiting Field Milton FL	Milton	Florida
Navy	Navy Active	NOLF Choctaw	Navarre	Florida
Air Force	AF Active	Patrick AFB	Patrick AFB	Florida
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Pensacola FL	Pensacola	Florida
Air Force	AF Guard	Jacksonville IAP	Unknown	Florida	Jacksonville International Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Active	MacDill AFB	Unknown	Florida
Air Force	AF Active	Tyndall AFB	Unknown	Florida
Army	Army Active	Fort Benning	Columbus	Georgia
Air Force	AF Guard	Savannah/Hilton Head IAP	Garden City	Georgia	Savannah International	Not current.
Air Force	AF Reserve	Dobbins ARB	Marrietta	Georgia
Air Force	AF Active	Moody AFB	Moody AFB	Georgia
Air Force	AF Active	Robins AFB	Robins AFB	Georgia
Army	Army Active	Fort Stewart—Hunter AAF	Savanah	Georgia
Air Force	AF Active	JBRM (Anderson AFB)	Anderson AFB	Guam
Marine Corps	MC Active	MCB Hawaii (Kaneohe Bay)	Kaneohe	Hawaii
Navy	Navy Active	CNIC PMRF Barking Sands HI	Kekaha	Hawaii
Army	Army Active	Wheeler Army Airfield	Wahiawa	Hawaii
Air Force	AF Guard	Boise Air Terminal	Unknown	Idaho	Boise Air Terminal—Gowen Field	Partially current.
Air Force	AF Active	Mountain Home AFB	Unknown	Idaho
Air Force	AF Active	Scott AFB	Belleville	Illinois
Air Force	AF Guard	General Wayne A Downing Peoria IAP	Peoria	Illinois	Greater Peoria Airport (PIA), Peoria	Not current.
Air Force	AF Reserve	Grissom ARB	Bunker Hill	Indiana
Army	Army Guard	NG Camp Atterbury	Edinburg	Indiana
Air Force	AF Guard	Fort Wayne IAP-1 848 Acres	Fort Wayne	Indiana	Fort Wayne International Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Guard	Sioux Gateway Airport (ANG)	Sioux City	Iowa	Sioux Gateway Airport (Brigadier General Bud Day Field)	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Guard	Forbes Field ANG	Topeka	Kansas	Topeka Regional Airport (Forbes Field)	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Active	McConnell AFB	Wichita	Kansas
Army	Army Active	Fort Campbell KY	Fort Campbell	Kentucky
Air Force	AF Guard	Louisville IAP-Standiford FL Site 1	Louisville	Kentucky	Standiford Field	Current.
Air Force	AF Active	Barksdale AFB	Barksdale AFB	Louisiana
Navy	Navy Active	NAS JRB New Orleans LA	Belle Chasse	Louisiana
Air Force	AF Guard	Bangor IAP	Bangor	Maine	Bangor International Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Active	JB Andrews	Andrews AFB	Maryland
Air Force	AF Guard	Martin State Airport	Middle River	Maryland	Martin State Airport	No Participation.
Navy	Navy Active	Naval Air Station Patuxent River	Patuxent River	Maryland
Navy	Navy Active	Webster Field	Saint Inigoes	Maryland
Air Force	AF Reserve	Westover ARB	Chicopee	Massachusetts	Westover Airport	Current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Otis ANG Base	Otis ANG, Mashpee	Massachusetts
Air Force	AF Guard	Barnes Map (ANG)	Westfield	Massachusetts	Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport	Update in progress.
Air Force	AF Guard	Selfridge ANGB	Mount Clemens	Michigan
Air Force	AF Guard	Duluth IAP	Duluth	Minnesota	Duluth	Update in progress.
Army	Army Guard	NG Camp Ripley	Little Falls	Minnesota
Air Force	AF Reserve	Minn-St Paul	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Minneapolis-Saint Paul International	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Camp Shelby Range	Beaumont	Mississippi
Air Force	AF Active	Keesler AFB	Biloxi	Mississippi
Air Force	AF Guard	Jackson IAP Thompson Field Site 2	Camp Shelby	Mississippi
Air Force	AF Guard	Jackson IAP Thompson Field	Flowood	Mississippi	Allen C. Thompson/Jackson International	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Key Field	Meridian	Mississippi	Meridian Regional (Key Field) Airport	No Participation.
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Meridian MS	Meridian	Mississippi
Navy	Navy Active	OLF Bravo	Preston	Mississippi
Air Force	AF Active	Columbus AFB	Unknown	Mississippi
Air Force	AF Guard	Rosecrans MAP (139AG)	St. Joseph	Missouri	Rosecrans Memorial Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Active	Whiteman AFB	Whiteman AFB	Missouri
Air Force	AF Guard	Great Falls IAP	Great Falls	Montana	Great Falls International Airport (GTF), Great Falls	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Lincoln Map	Lincoln	Nebraska	Lincoln Municipal Lincoln	Not current.
Air Force	AF Active	Offut AFB	Offutt AFB.	Nebraska
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Fallon NV	Fallon	Nevada
Air Force	AF Active	Creech AFB	Indian Springs	Nevada
Air Force	AF Active	Nellis	Las Vegas	Nevada
Air Force	AF Guard	Reno Tahoe IAP	Reno	Nevada	Reno-Tahoe International Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Pease ANGB	Portsmouth	New Hampshire	Pease International	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Atlantic City IAP	Egg Harbor Township	New Jersey	Atlantic City International Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Active	McGuire (a.k.a. JB MDL)	Mcguire AFB	New Jersey
Air Force	AF Active	Lakehurst (a.k.a. JB MDL)	Unknown	New Jersey
Air Force	AF Active	Cannon AFB	Cannon AFB	New Mexico
Air Force	AF Active	Holloman AFB	Holloman AFB	New Mexico
Air Force	AF Active	Kirtland	Kirtland AFB	New Mexico
Air Force	AF Reserve	Niagara Falls	Niagara Falls	New York	Buffalo Niagara International	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Hancock Field	Syracuse	New York	Syracuse—Hancock International	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Stewart IAP	Unknown	New York	Stewart International Airport (New York Stewart	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Guard	Francis S Gabreski Airport	Westhampton Beach	New York	Francis S. Gabreski Airport	No Participation.
Marine Corps	MC Active	ALF Bogue	Bogue	North Carolina
Air Force	AF Guard	Charlotte/Douglas IAP	Charlotte	North Carolina	Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte	Current.
Marine Corps	MC Active	MCAS Cherry Point	Cherry Point	North Carolina
Army	Army Active	Fort Bragg—Pope AAF	Fort Bragg	North Carolina
Army	Army Active	Fort Bragg—Camp Mackall	Hoffman	North Carolina
Air Force	AF Active	Seymour Johnson AFB	Seymour Johnson AFB	North Carolina
Air Force	AF Guard	Hector IAP	Fargo	North Dakota	Hector International Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Active	Grand Forks AFB	Grand Forks AFB	North Dakota
Air Force	AF Active	Minot AFB	Minot AFB	North Dakota
Air Force	AF Guard	Toledo/Exp Airport	Swanton	Ohio	Toledo Express Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Rickenbacker	Unknown	Ohio	Rickenbacker Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Reserve	Youngstown	Vienna	Ohio	Youngstown Warren Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Active	Wright-Patt AFB	Wright-Patterson AFB	Ohio
Air Force	AF Active	Altus AFB	Altus AFB	Oklahoma
Army	Army Active	Fort Sill	Fort Sill	Oklahoma
Air Force	AF Active	Tinker AFB	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma
Air Force	AF Guard	Will Rogers World Airport	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Will Rogers World Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Tulsa IAP	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Tulsa International Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Active	Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field	Unknown	Oklahoma
Air Force	AF Active	Vance AFB	Unknown	Oklahoma
Air Force	AF Guard	Kingsley Field Cantonement Site 1	Kingsley Field	Oregon	Crater Lake Klamath Regional	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Guard	Portland IAP ANG	Portland	Oregon	Portland International	Not current.
Air Force	AF Reserve	Pittsburgh IAP (ARS)	Coraopolis	Pennsylvania	Greater Pittsburgh International Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Harrisburg IAP (ANG)	Middletown	Pennsylvania	Harrisburg International Airport	Current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Luis Munoz Marin IAP	Carolina	Puerto Rico	San Juan Airport/Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Guard	Quonset State Airport	North Kingstown	Rhode Island	Quonset State Airport	No Participation.
Marine Corps	MC Active	MCAS Beaufort	Beaufort	South Carolina
Air Force	AF Active	Shaw AFB	Shaw AFB	South Carolina
Air Force	AF Active	Charleston AFB (a.k.a JB Charleston)	Unknown	South Carolina
Air Force	AF Guard	McEntire Joint National Guard Base	Unknown	South Carolina
Air Force	AF Active	North Air Force Auxiliary Field	Unknown	South Carolina
Air Force	AF Active	Ellsworth AFB	Ellsworth AFB	South Dakota
Air Force	AF Guard	Joe Foss Field	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Joe Foss Field)	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Guard	McGhee Tyson Airport	Louisville	Tennessee	McGhee-Tyson Airport	Not Current.
Air Force	AF Guard	Memphis IAP	Memphis	Tennessee	Memphis International Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Active	Dyess AFB	Abilene	Texas
Navy	Navy Active	NALF Goliad	Berclair	Texas
Navy	Navy Active	ALF Cabaniss	Corpus Christi	Texas
Navy	Navy Active	ALF Waldron	Corpus Christi	Texas
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Corpus Christi TX	Corpus Christi	Texas
Army	Army Active	Fort Bliss	El Paso	Texas
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Fort Worth JRB TX	Fort Worth	Texas
Air Force	AF Active	Kelly Field Annex	Kelly AFB	Texas
Army	Army Active	Fort Hood—Robert Gray AAF	Killeen	Texas
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Kingsville TX	Kingsville	Texas
Navy	Navy Active	ALF Orange	Orange Grove	Texas
Air Force	AF Active	Camp Bullis Training Annex	San Antonio	Texas
Air Force	AF Active	Laughlin AFB	Unknown	Texas
Air Force	AF Active	Randolph AFB	Unknown	Texas
Air Force	AF Active	Seguin Auxiliary Field	Unknown	Texas
Air Force	AF Active	Sheppard AFB	Unknown	Texas
Air Force	AF Active	Spofford Aux (Laughlin Aux #1)	Unknown	Texas
Air Force	AF Active	Hill AFB	Hill AFB	Utah
Air Force	AF Guard	Salt Lake City IAP	Salt Lake City	Utah	Salt Lake City Airport	Not current.
Air Force	AF Active	Utah Test and Training Range South UT	Unknown	Utah
Air Force	AF Guard	Burlington IAP	South Burlington	Vermont	Burlington International	Current.
Air Force	AF Active	Langley AFB (a.k.a JBLE)	Langley AFB	Virginia
Air Force	AF Active	Fort Eustis	Newport News	Virginia
Navy	Navy Active	NAVSTA Norfolk VA	Norfolk	Virginia
Navy	Navy Active	ALF Fentress Chesapke	Virginia Beach	Virginia
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Oceana VA	Virginia Beach	Virginia
Navy	Navy Active	OLF Coupeville	Coupeville	Washington
Air Force	AF Active	Fairchild AFB	Fairchild AFB	Washington
Navy	Navy Active	NAS Whidbey Island WA	Oak Harbor	Washington
Army	Army Active	McChord AFB	Tacoma	Washington
Air Force	AF Guard	Yeager Airport	Charleston	West Virginia	Yeager Airport	No Participation.
Air Force	AF Guard	EWVRA Shepherd Field	Martinsburg	West Virginia	Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field	Initiated but not completed.
Air Force	AF Guard	Volk ANGB	Camp Douglas	Wisconsin
Air Force	AF Guard	Gen Mitchell IAP	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	General Mitchell International Airport	Not current.
Army	Army Reserve	Fort McCoy	Sparta	Wisconsin
Air Force	AF Guard	Truax ANGB	Unknown	Wisconsin	Dane County Regional-Truax Field	Update in progress.
Air Force	AF Active	F E Warren AFB	Cheyenne	Wyoming
Air Force	AF Guard	Cheyenne Regional Airport	Unknown	Wyoming	Cheyenne Airport	Not current.
Note:
(1) Only airports that are owned and operated by a local civilian authority will have an identified Civil Airport Name and FAA Status of the locations Part 150 Federal Program.

Dated: August 16, 2021.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.