Final Environmental Impact Statement for Introduction of FA18 EF Super Hornet Aircraft to the East C

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Final Environmental Impact Statementfor
Introduction of F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Aircraft
to the East Coast of the United States
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Overview

• Operational Readiness
• EIS Process
• Basing Alternatives
• OLF
• Whats Next
• Availability of Final EIS

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The Super Hornetand Naval Readiness

• Latest version of the Hornet aircraft with state
  of the art mission capability
• Critical to Navy modernization
• Provides maritime, air, and precision strike
  superiority
• Important part of the War on Terrorism

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The Environmental Process

• The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
• Proposed Action
• Provide for the homebasing and operation of 10
  Super Hornet fleet squadrons (120 aircraft) and
  the Fleet Replacement Squadron (24 aircraft)
• Construction of support facilities

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The Super Hornet EIS

• Homebasing
• East Coast Scoping Meetings for EIS
• Release of Draft EIS
• Public and Agency Review
• Release of Final EIS

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Preferred Alternatives
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Field Carrier Landing Practice FCLP

• Trains pilots for landing on aircraft carriers
• FCLP operations are conducted on a runway that
  simulates the aircraft carrier deck

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The Outlying Landing Field OLF

• FCLP are often flown at an OLF
• Required for several of the homebasing options
• Nations need to respond quickly to world events
• Provides Operational Flexibility

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NAS OCEANA
MCAS CHERRY POINT
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NAS OCEANA
A Perquimans Co.
B Bertie Co.
C Washington Co
D Hyde Co.
E Craven Co.
MCAS CHERRY POINT
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NAS OCEANA
C Washington Co
MCAS CHERRY POINT
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Site C Washington County, NC

• Navys preferred OLF alternative
• Easily accessible from NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry
  Point
• Operationally ideal
• Low population density
• Compatible land use
• Lack of encroachment pressure

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NALF FENTRESS OPERATIONS
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Navy Acquisition Strategy

• Land Acquisition
• Buy up to 30,000 acres.
• About 74 homes within this zone would need to be
  moved.
• Equitable Compensation
• Land Acquired
• Through negotiations and Purchase Agreements
• By Eminent Domain only as a last resort

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OLF Economics

• Tax Revenues
• Estimated loss of property taxes is 155,000
  (3.49) for Washington County and 39,000 (0.24)
  for Beaufort County.)
• Construction
• Estimated 433 temporary jobs created
• 38.9 million to construct OLF
• Short-term direct economic impact of 49 million
• Operation
• Estimated 50 full and part-time civilian jobs
  created
• Payroll estimated 950,000-1.2 million annually
• 90,000-150,000 for service contracts

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OLF Economics

• Real Estate Purchase
• Market value paid for homes
• Relocation expenses and assistance
• Majority of land remains in agricultural
  production

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Community Partnering Opportunities

• Fire Fighting
• Local government contracting
• Utility expansion
• Office of Economic Adjustment

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Whats Next

• 2003
• 2004
• 2006-
• 2007
• 2010

• FEIS 30-day review period and Record of Decision
  (ROD)
• Where Super Hornets will be homebased
• Will an OLF be constructed and, if so, where
• First East Coast Super Hornets Operational and
  Construction of OLF begins
• OLF complete
• Homebasing complete

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FEIS Availability

• By Mail
• Everyone who made substantive comments or
  requested an EIS will be sent an electronic
  version on CD
• Agencies and governments will receive a hard copy
  and CDs
• Libraries
• Other Repositories
• Super Hornet Website
• http/www.efaircraft.ene.com

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To Order
Phone [phone] Please state whether you
are requesting an Executive Summary, a CD ROM or
both.
or
Write Commander, Atlantic DivisionNaval
Facilities Engineering CommandAttn Mr. Fred
Pierson (Code BD32FP)1510 Gilbert
StreetNorfolk, VA 23511-2699