ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT T-1, T-6, AND T-37 AIRFIELD OPERATIONS AT PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. Department of the Air Force

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1 ' '. " ' ENVRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT T-1, T-6, AND T-37 ARFELD OPERATONS AT PERRY MUNCPAL ARPORT. ~ :!' ' ' ' ' ij Depatment of the Ai Foce.~~. Ai_~duc~~~on '!.:!.<J_lainill_g ~omma.!ld~~~--~--- 71st Flying Taining Wing Vance Ai Foce Base, Oklahoma ' '...

2 Repot Documentation Page Fom Appoved OMB No Public epoting buden fo the collection of infomation is estimated to aveage 1 hou pe esponse, including the time fo eviewing instuctions, seaching existing data souces, gatheing and maintaining the data needed, and completing and eviewing the collection of infomation. Send comments egading this buden estimate o any othe aspect of this collection of infomation, including suggestions fo educing this buden, to Washington Headquates Sevices, Diectoate fo nfomation Opeations and Repots, 1215 Jeffeson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Alington VA Respondents should be awae that notwithstanding any othe povision of law, no peson shall be subject to a penalty fo failing to comply with a collection of infomation if it does not display a cuently valid OMB contol numbe. 1. REPORT DATE APR REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED to TTLE AND SUBTTLE Envionmental Assessment T-1, T-6, and T-37 Aicaft Opeations at Pey Municipal Aipot 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHORS) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNT NUMBER 7. PERFORMNG ORGANZATON NAMES) AND ADDRESSES) Ai Education and Taining Command,71st Flying Taining Wing,Vance AFB,OK, PERFORMNG ORGANZATON REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORNG/MONTORNG AGENCY NAMES) AND ADDRESSES) 10. SPONSOR/MONTOR S ACRONYMS) 12. DSTRBUTON/AVALABLTY STATEMENT Appoved fo public elease; distibution unlimited 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 11. SPONSOR/MONTOR S REPORT NUMBERS) 14. ABSTRACT Vance AFB T-6 and T-37 aicews use Kegelman Auxiliay Field Kegelman AUX), a sub-installation of the Base, fo taffic patten taining to educe taffic patten congestion at Vance AFB caused by fou aicaft types opeating at a single aifield. T-1 aicews at Vance AFB cuently use Kegelman AUX fo emegency opeations. The condition of the unway at Kegelman AUX has deteioated and extensive epais ae necessay, equiing closue of the unway. Thus, Vance AFB has a need fo anothe aifield at which T-6 and T-37 aicaft could conduct taffic patten taining while Kegelman AUX is closed fo epais. Additionally, Vance AFB also has a need fo an aifield at which the Base s T-1 aicaft could pactice tactical appoaches to PMA on a ecuing basis. Unde the Poposed Action, the 71 FTW would conduct ? instument-and.. visual-appoagh--taining.. -fm~t--6-and~t~jj.. aicaft,. as~we1las.takeoff,.. landing, and closed patten taining at PMA fo an initial 6 to 9 month peiod followed by substantially educed flying opeations upon the eopening of Kegelman AUX and tansfe of opeations. No Ai Foce pesoilllel would be based at PMA. No aicaft maintenance activities would be anticipated to occu at PMA othe than the ae occasion when a T -6 o T-3 7 aicaft might land at the ahpot due to an emegency tl1at would equie maintenance befoe being capable of a subsequent flight. This EA evaluates the No Action Altenative and the Poposed Action. Additionally, the EA evaluates the cumulative condition ofecmting T-1 aicaft opeations at PMA in combination with the T -6 and T-3 7 aicaft. Takeoff and landing taining would not be conducted by T -1 aicaft at the PMA. Unde the No Action Altenative, the 71 FTW would not conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taining at PMA. Resouces consideed in the impact analysis wee aispace and aifield opeations; noise; land use; ai quality; and envionmental justice. Socioeconomic esouces, infastuctue and utilities, wate esouces, eath esouces biological esouces, cultual esouces, and hazadous mateial and waste ae not analyzed in the EA because of thei non-applicability to the Poposed Action. 15. SUBJECT TERMS

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5 '.! Finding of No Significant mpact T-1, T-6, and T-37 Aifield Opeations at Pey Municipal Aipot AGENCY Depatment of the Ai Foce, Ai Education and Taining Command, 7st Flying Tmining Wing 71 FW), Vance Ai Foce Base AFB), Oklahoma. BACKGROUND Vance AFB T -6 and T 37 aicews nse Kegelman Auxiliay Field Kegelman AUX), a sub-installation of the Base, fo taffic patten tnuning to educe taffic patten congestion at Vance AFB caused by fou aicaft types opeating at a single aifield. T-1 aicews at Vance AFB cuently use Kegelman AU:X fo emegency opeations. The condition of the unway at Kegelman AU:X has deteioated and extensive epais ae necessay, equiing closue of the unway. Thus, Vance AFB has a need fo anothe aifield at which these aicaft could conduct taffic patten taining while Kegelman A U:X is closed fo epais. NO ACTON ALTERNATVE The 71 FTW will not conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taining at the Pey Municipal Aipot PMA). Kegelman AU:X will not be available because it will be closed fo epai. Vance AFB will conduct T-6 and T-37 taffic patten taining and T-1 tactical appoach taining at the Base o othe outlying municipal aipots on a limited basis, which will nnpose sevee limitations to conducting Joint Specialized Undegaduate Pilot Taining JSUPT), and could esult in a eduction in the numbe of soties flown due to taffic patten satuation. Additionally, the JSUPT pogam will fofeit taining efficiencies because of the inceased tavel times to these othe aifields. PROPOSED ACTON 71 FTW T -6 and T -37 aicews will use PMA in Pey Oklahoma fo pactice instmment and visual appoach and taffic patten taining. Additio~ly, PMA will be used fo tactical appoach taining fo T-1 aicaft on a ecuing basis. Cumulatively, T-1, T-6, and T-37 aicaft will accomplish as many as 880 aveage daily aifield opeations at the PMA. No aicaft maintenance activities ae anticipated to occu at PMA othe than the ae occasion when a T -6 o T-37 aicaft might land at the aipot due to an emegency that equies maintenance befoe being capable of subsequent flight. Cash, escue, and fie potection fo T -6 and T -37 aicaft opeations will be povided by the Vance AFB fie depatment pesonnel who will commute ~ between the-base and PMA~~Existin~eity opey'uwifed facilitiawill be uselh!jhuuwns~cews and equipment, and only mino inteio upgades to the fucilities will be equied. No Ai Foce pesonnel will be based at PMA. SUMMARY OF FNDNGS The following paagaphs summaize the findings of the attached envionmental assessment EA) fo the No Action Altenative and Poposed Action. EVALUATON OF THE NO ACTON ALTERNATVE No significant impacts occu fom the existing activities at the PMA. EVALUATON OF THE PROPOSED ACTON Aispace and Aifield Opeations. The aispace suounding the aipot and the anticipated ai taffic contol pocedues will accommodate the T ~ and T-37 pattens, to include the emegency landing patten, without conflict fom othe aviation activity. The T -6 and T-3 7 aicaft will avoid oveflying esidential aeas to the maximum extent possible. Noise. Thee will be an additional3,203 aces and 31 pesons witltin the day-night aveage sound level DNL) 65 A-weighted sound pessue levels dba) and geate noise exposue aea. These 31 pesons equate to l3 pecent of the estimated 233 pesons who live within the appoximate 5-mile adius aea associated with the aifield aispace envionment. 1

6 n' ' t Land Use. Although the noise exposue aea will incease, the additionally exposed aeas will continue to be funnland and oil poduction land, and no othe land use types will be exposed to aicmft nois.;. Thee will be no change to land use pattens. Ai Quality. The poposed aicaft activities will occu within an ai basin designated as attainment fo all citeia pollutants. Theefoe, a confomity detemination is not equied. Aicaft opeation emissions will be consideed ecuing emissions. The geatest amount in emissions will be fom cabon monoxide at 167 tons pe yea, which is 0.20 pecent of baseline emissions. EVALUATON OF CUMULATVE MPACTS Aispace and Aifield Opeations. The evaluation fu the Poposed Action applies. Noise. Thee will be an additional3,215 aces and 31 pesons within the DNL 65 dba and geate noise exposue aea. These 31 pesons eqnate to 13 pecent of the estimated 233 pesons wbo live within the appoximate 5-mile adius of the aifield. Land Use. The evaluation fo the Poposed Action applies. Ai Quality. The highest amount in emissions will be fom cabon monoxide at 177 tons pe yea, which is 0.22 pecent of baseline emissions. Theefoe, a confomity detemination is not equied. ENVRONMENTAL JUSTCE Activities associated with the No Action Altenative, Poposed Action, and cumulative opeations will not impose advese envionmental effects on adjacent populations. Theefoe, no dispopotionately high and advese effects will occu to minoity and low-income populations. PUBLC NVOLVEMENT A notice announcing a 30-day public comment peiod and the availability of the dmft EA was published in The Pey Daily Jounal on Mach 24, Vance AFB eceived one lette fom the Fedeal Aviation Administation stating thei policies do not equie assessment of temponuy actions such as those poposed at PMA. The lette is included in Appendix B of the EA. DECSON Based on my eview of the filets and analyses contained in the attached EA and incopoated by efeence, conclude that implementation of the Poposed Action wtll not bave a significant impact, eithe by itself o when consideing omnulative impacts fom T aicmft opeations at PMA in combination with the T -6 and T -37 aicmft opeations. Accodingly, equiements of the National Envionmental Policy Act, egulations pomulgated by the Council on Envionmental Quality, and 32 Code of Fedeal Registe 989 ae fulfilled and an envionmental impact statement is not equied. 2 [: ' J' [ ;.

7 ,!! ~ i : ENVRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT T-1, T-6, AND T-37 ARFELD OPERATONS AT PERRY MUNCPAL ARPORT ' ' ' i ' Depatment of the Ai Foce Ai Education and Taining Command 71 st Flying Taining Wing Vance Ai Foce Base, Oklahoma. 1! i i Api12006 l" -~ Pinted on ecycled pape

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9 Use ofpma by 7/st Flying Taining Wing Cove Sheet COVER SHEET ENVRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT T-1, T-6, AND T-37 ARFELD OPERATONS AT PERRY MUNCPAL ARPORT Responsible Agency: Depatment of the Ai Foce, Ai Education and Taining Command, 71st Flying Taining Wing 71 FTW), Vance Ai Foce Base AFB), Gafield County, Oklahoma. Poposed Action: Use of T-1, T-6, and T-37 Aicaft at Pey Municipal Aipot PMA) by the 71 FTW. Witten comments and inquiies egading this document should be diected to: M. Bob Faell, Chief, Community Relations, 71 FTW/PA, 246 Bown Pakway, Suite 120, Vance AFB, Oklahoma , 580) Repot Designation: Final Envionmental Assessment. 1! - Abstact: Vance AFB T-6 and T-37 aicews use Kegelman Auxiliay Field Kegelman AUX), a sub-installation of the Base, fo taffic patten taining to educe taffic patten congestion at Vance AFB caused by fou aicaft types opeating at a single aifield. T-1 aicews at Vance AFB cuently use Kegelman AUX fo emegency opeations. The condition of the unway at Kegelman AUX has deteioated and extensive epais ae necessay, equiing closue of the unway. Thus, Vance AFB has a need fo anothe aifield at which T-6 and T-37 aicaft could conduct taffic patten taining while Kegelman AUX is closed fo epais. Additionally, Vance AFB also has a need fo an aifield at which the Base's T-1 aicaft could pactice tactical appoaches to PMA on a ecuing basis. Unde the Poposed Action, the 71 FTW would conduct instument-and.. visual-appoagh--taining..-fm~t--6-and~t~jj.. aicaft,. as~we1las.takeoff,.. landing, and closed patten taining at PMA fo an initial 6 to 9 month peiod followed by substantially educed flying opeations upon the eopening of Kegelman AUX and tansfe of opeations. No Ai Foce pesoilllel would be based at PMA. No aicaft maintenance activities would be anticipated to occu at PMA othe than the ae occasion when a T -6 o T-3 7 aicaft might land at the ahpot due to an emegency tl1at would equie maintenance befoe being capable of a subsequent flight. This EA evaluates the No Action Altenative and the Poposed Action. Additionally, the EA evaluates the cumulative condition ofecmting T-1 aicaft opeations at PMA in combination with the T -6 and T-3 7 aicaft. Takeoff and landing taining would not be conducted by T -1 aicaft at the PMA. Unde the No Action Altenative, the 71 FTW would not conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taining at PMA. Resouces consideed in the impact analysis wee: aispace and aifield opeations; noise; land use; ai quality; and envionmental justice. Socioeconomic esouces, infastuctue and utilities, wate esouces, eath esouces, biological esouces, cultual esouces, and hazadous mateial and waste ae not analyzed in the EA because of thei non-applicability to the Poposed Action. CS-1 Final

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11 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Table of Contents i!, TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER SHEET... CS-1 LST OF FGURES... iii LST OF TABLES... iii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVATONS... v CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR ACTON Pupose of and Need fo Action Location of the Poposed Action Scope of the Envionmental Review dentification of Resouces Applicable to the Envionmental Assessment Envionmental Justice Applicable Regulatmy Requiements Oganization of the Document CHAPTER 2 ALTERNATVES, NCLUDNG THE PROPOSED ACTON Altenatives Development Altenatives Consideation and Elimination... 2-l 2.3 Desciption of the No Action Altenative Desciption of the Poposed Action Past, Pesent, and Reasonably Foeseeable Action in the Region of nfluence :6 - comfiatsojof Envi011llfefifalEffects of7x:u-a:ltemati:ves::::: :.-::~~::. :.:: :.:::.-::-:::::"2~ Poposed Action mpacts... 2-l Cumulative mpacts Mitigation CHAPTER 3 AFFECTED ENVRONMENT Aispace and Aifield Opeations Noise Sound Metics and Analysis Methods Baseline Noise Analysis Land Use Ai Quality Regulatoy Requiements Regional Ai Quality Final Api\2006

12 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Table of Contents Baseline Ai Emissions CHAPTER4 ENVRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES Aispace and Aifield Opeations No Action Altenative Poposed Action Mitigation Cumulative mpacts Noise No Action Altenative Poposed Action Mitigation Cumulative mpacts LandUse... 4-l No Action Altenative Poposed Action Mitigation Cumulative mpacts Ai Quality No Action Altemative Poposed Action Mitigation Cumulative mpacts CHAPTER 5 LST OF PREPARERS CHAPTER 6 PERSONS AND AGENCES CONSULTED CHAPTER 7 REFERENCES [: : APPENDCES Appendix A Ai Foce Fom 813 Appendix B Public nvolvement Appendix C Supplemental Noise nfomation ii Final

13 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Table of Contents LST OF FGURES Figue 1-1 Figue 2-1 Figue 3-1 Figue 3-2 Figue 3-3 Figue 3-4 Figue 4-1 Figue 4-2 Figue 4-3 Figue 4-4 Figue 4-5 Figue 4-6 Location of Vance AFB, Kege1man AUX Field, and Pey Municipal Aipot, OK Ai Foce Use Aeas Pey Municipal Aipot Typical A-Weighted Noise Levels Day-Night Aveage A-Weighted Sound Level Baseline Aicaft Gound Tacks, Pey Municipal Aipot Baseline Noise Contous, Pey Municipal Aipot Poposed Action Aicaft Gound Tacks, Pey Municipal Aipmt Poposed Action Noise Contous, Pey Municipal Aipot Compaison of Baseline and Poposed Action Noise Contous, Pey Municipal Aipot Cumulative Aicaft Gound Tacks, Pey Municipal Aipot Cumulative Noise Contous, Pey Municipal Aipot Compaison of Baseline and Cumulative Noise Contous, Pey Municipal Aipot ! i Table 2.1 LST OF TABLES Aipmts dentified fo Futhe Consideation as an Aifield fot-6 and T-37 Taining Table'2.L. 'AifpoiTEliminaTiOJfam Fllief colisioeattonmatl'ix:~~.:::::.:. ::. ::::::~:::: 2c3 Table 2.3 Smunay of Aveage Daily Aifield Opeations Table 2.4 Table 2.5 Table 2.6 Table 3.1 Table 3.2 Table 3.3 Table 3.4 Table 4.1 Smunay of Aveage Busy Day Aifield Opeations..., Summay of Envionmental mpacts fo the No Action Altenative and Poposed Action Snnunay of Cumulative mpacts Aveage Daily Aifield Opeations, Pey Mm1icipal Aipot Theoetical Pecentage of Population Highly Annoyed by Noise Exposue Baseline Noise Exposue, Pey Municipal Aipott Baseline Emissions nventoy, AQCR Sununay of Poposed Action Land Aea and Population Exposed to, and Popnlation Potentially Highly Annoyed by, DNL 65 db A and Geate i --~~-~1 iii Final Apil 2006

14 Uw ofpma by 7st Flying Taining Wing Table 4.2 Table 4.3 Table 4.4 Table 4.5 Table 4.6 Table of Contents Summay of Cumulative Land Aea and Population Exposed to, and Population Potentially Highly Amoyed by, DNL 65 dba and Geate Poposed Action Emissions Regional Significance fo AQCR 185 fo the Poposed Action Cumulative Emissions Regional Significance fo AQCR 185 fo Cumulative Emissions L ; f. ' [ t : iv Final " j : f' f L L f' l: ' l~

15 ~--~ Envionmental Assessment Use ofpma by 7lst Flying Taining Wing Aconyms and Abbeviations! 71 FTW 71 oss AQCR AFB AF AFERA AGL ANS CAA CEQ CFR db dba DNL DoD DoDD EA EAP ES ELP EO FAA FAR FCAN FCON - FCUN FONS JSUPT Lmax MOA NAAQS NEPA PMA ppm RAPCON RO RSU SEL SR SUPTEA ACRONYMS AND ABBREVATONS 71 st Flying Taining Wing 71 st Opeations Suppot Squadon ai quality contol egion Ai Foce Base Ai Foce nstuction Ai Foce nstitute fo Envionmental, Safety, & Occupational Health Risk Analysis above gound level Ameican National Standads nstitute Clean Ai Act Pesident's Council on Envionmental Quality Code of Fedeal Regulations decibel A-weighted sound level measued in decibels day-night aveage sound level Depatment of Defense Depatment of Defense Diective envionmental assessment envionmental impact analysis pocess envionmental impact statement emegency landing patten executive ode Fedeal Aviation Administation Fedeal aviation egulation Fedeal nteagency Committee on Aviation Noise Fedeal nteagency Committee on Uban Noise -:~ FedeaLinteagency Committee on Uban Noise~~~ finding of no significant impact Joint Specialized Undegaduate Pilot Taining maximum sound level militay opeations aea national ambient ai quality standad National Envionmental Policy Act Pey Municipal Aipot pats pe million Vance AFB ada appoach contol egion of influence unway supevisoy unit sound exposue level slow speed, low altitude taining oute Envionmental Assessment, Specialized Undegaduate Pilot Taining Poduction nceases, United States Ai Foce, Ai Education and Taining Command, Columbus AFB, Mississippi, Laughlin AFB, Texas, Vance AFB, Oklahoma, Febuay 1997 ~--~------~ - v Final

16 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Aconyms and Abbeviations, the Base tpy usc USEPA VFR Vance AFB, Oklahoma tons pe yea United States Code United States Envionmental Potection Agency visual flight ule t: t t, : : ~. : vi Final

17 ' Envionmental Assessment Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 1 Pupose of and Need fo Action CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR ACTON! The 7lst Flying Taining Wing 71 FTW) at Vance Ai Foce Base AFB, the Base), Oklahoma, poposes to conduct instument and visual appoach taining fo T-6 and T-37 aicaft, as well as takeoff, landing, and closed patten taining efeed to as taffic patten taining in this document) at the Pey Municipal Aipot PMA), Oklahoma, fo an initial 6 to 9 month peiod. Vance AFB would continue to use PMA afte Kegelman AUX is eopened. Although the level of activity at PMA afte Kegelman AUX is eopened would be at educed levels compaed to those at PMA when Kegelman AUX is closed fo epai, it is possible that PMA could be used at the daily levels assessed unde the Poposed Action in this envionmental assessment EA) if Kegelman AUX had to be closed fo shote peiods due to weathe conditions that peclude use of the AUX o othe unfoeseen events. This chapte has five sections: a statement of the pupose of and need fo action; location of the Poposed Action; scope of the envionmental eview; identification of egulatoy equiements; and an outline of the document. 1.1 PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR ACTON! 1 l The mission of the 71 FTW is to conduct Joint Specialized Undegaduate Pilot Taining JSUPT). The 71 FTW conducts JSUPT fo qualified United States militay offices i.e., Ai Foce, Navy, Ai National Guad, and Ai Foce Reseve) as well as the ai foces of seveal allied counties. Students flew only the T-37 in the fist phase of JSUPT until Mach 2005, at which time the 71 FTW began conveting fom the T-37 to the T -6. The convesion is expected to be completed in Septembe 2006 with the aival of the last T-6 aicaft and the depattue of the last T-37. Students cuently fly the T o T c6-lntll-e ns phase ofjsupbefoe baicliilijint<npecilhized-lfiw:liilg~-studens --- ~ destined fo aeial efueling and tanspot aicaft assignments afte completing JSUPT, tain in the T -1. Students with fighte and bombe aicaft assignments afte JSUPT tain in the T-38. Vance AFB T-6 and T-37 aicews use Kegelman Auxiliay Field Kegelman AUX), a sub-installation of the Base, fo taffic patten taining in ode to educe taffic patten congestion at Vance AFB caused by fou aicaft types opeating at a single aifield. The condition of the unway at Kegelman AUX has deteioated and extensive epais ae necessay, equiing closue of the unway. Thus, Vance AFB has need fo anothe aifield at which T-6 and T-37 aicaft could conduct taffic patten taining while Kegelman AUX is closed fo epais. 1.2 LOCATON OF THE PROPOSED ACTON The PMA is located in Noble County about 35 miles east of Vance AFB, which is located appoximately 5 miles south of the City of Enid in Gafield County. Kegelman! i 1-1 Final

18 u,e of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte Pupose of and Need fo Action AUX is located appoximately 45 miles west nothwest of Vance AFB. Figue 1-1 shows the location of Vance AFB, PMA, and Kegelman AUX. 1.3 SCOPE OF THE ENVRONMENTAL REVEW. The National Envionmental Policy Act NEPA) equies fedeal agencies to conside envionmental consequences in the decision-making pocess. The Pesident's Council on Envionmental Quality CEQ) issued egulations to implement NEPA. The Ai Foce Envionmental mpact Analysis Pocess EAP) is accomplished though adheence to pocedues set foth in Ai Foce nstuction , dated Mach 12, 2003, which adopts the cuent Title 32, Code of Fedeal Regulation CFR), Pat CFR Pat 989), Envionmental mpact Analysis Pocess. These fedeal egulations establish both the administative pocess and substantive scope of the EAP designed to ensue that deciding authoities have a pope undestanding of the potential envionmental consequences of a contemplated couse of action. AF and CEQ egulations equie that an EA: Biefly povide sufficient evidence and analysis to detemine whethe an envionmental impact statement ES) o Finding of No Significant mpact FONS) should be pepaed; Aid in an agency's compliance with NEPA when no ES is equied; o Facilitate pepaation of an ES, when equied dentification of Resouces Applicable to the Envionmental Assessment As appopiate, the affected envionment and envionmental consequences of the No Action Altenative and the Poposed Action may be descibed in tems of site-specific desciptions o egional oveview. Aispace and aifield opeations, noise, land use, ai quality, and envionmental justice ae assessed in the EA. Fo the easons identified in the following paagaphs, socioeconomic esouces, infastuctue and utilities, wate esouces, eath esouces, biological esouces, cultual esouces, and hazadous mateial and waste ae not analyzed in the EA. Socioeconomic Resouces, nfastuctue and Utilities, and Wate Resouces. Thee would be no population, housing, employment, economic, wate wate distibution system, suface wate, and gound wate), wastewate, enegy, and solid waste changes at Vance AFB o PMA because no additional pesonnel would be added at eithe location. Electicity connections ae available to opeate the unway supevisoy unit RSU), and the wate and wastewate systems ae in place.. : : f!.[, t f: t: f; {' : t l-2 Final

19 LJ - Q,.._ 10 mile scale. \ OKLAHOMA KANSAS.. i ' om ' ft Kegel man AUX Field,..', ' ' '. '.. Pey Municipal Aipot , '. f '\ > '., ~- ~. - - ' 81.. Stillwate ' ' " a 0 0 ~ ~ ~ w ~ 1-3 Figue 1-1 Location of Vance AFB, Kegelman AUX Field, and Pey Municipal Aipot Pey Municipal Aipot, Oklahoma

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21 Use ofpma by list Flying Taining Wing Chapte 1 Pupose of and Need fo Action Eath Resouces, Biological Resouces, and Cultual Resouces. No new stuctues would be constucted no would any existing facilities be modified at PMA. Theefoe, no gound-distubing activities would occu that would affect eath esouces. PMA does not have any stuctues of histoical significance. Additionally, neithe the T-6 no T-37 poduces sound pessue levels that would cause stuctual damage; theefoe, noise is not anticipated to affect cultual esouces. Two fedeally listed species ae known to be seasonal esidents of the egional aea, the bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and the whooping cane Gus ameicana). The closest known sightings of the bald eagle ae aound Kaw Lake and Soone Lake, which ae outside the aispace egion of influence RO) within an appoximate 5-mile adius of PMA. The closest known sighting of the whooping cane ae on the Geat Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, which is also outside the RO of PMA. t is unlikely that these species would foage along ceeks and open aeas on o adjacent to PMA, as these habitats ae of poo quality fo the subject species ODWC 2006). Theefoe, no effects to biological esouces would be anticipated. Hazadous Mateial and Waste. No facilities would be constucted. Routine aicaft maintenance o efueling activities would not occu; howeve, these events would occu only if an aicaft had to make an unanticipated full stop landing due to an aicaft malfunction that occued while aibone Envionmental Justice ~-~ ', Executive Ode EO) 12898, Fedeal Actions to Addess Envionmental Justice in Minoity Populations and Low-ncome Populations, was issued by the pesident on Febuay 11, n the EO, the pesident instucted each fedeal agency to make "achieving envionmental justice pat of its mission by identifying and addessing, as appoptiate~-dtspopott@atelthiglnmd -auvesehumim-hea:jth-onmvtomenta:l-effects ~ - --~ - of its pogams, policies, and activities on minoity populations and low-income populations." Advese is defmed by the Fedeal nteagency Woking Goup on enviomnental justice as"... having a deleteious effect on human health o the envionment that is significant, unacceptable, o above geneally accepted noms." Based on analysis of impacts, a detemination on significance of impacts will be made. f impacts would be significant, the Ai Foce would eithe pepae an ES o not implement the poposal. Accodingly, envionmental justice will be addessed eithe in a FONS afte detemination on significance of impacts) o in a Recod of Decision based on an ES. 1.4 APPLCABLE REGULATORY REQUREMENTS No pemits would be equied by the Poposed Action. i ORGANZATON OF THE DOCUMENT This EA is oganized into seven chaptes. 1-5 Final Apil 2006

22 Use ofp MA by list Flying Taining Wing Chapte 1 Chapte 2 Chapte 3 Chapte Pupose of and Need fo Action Contains backgound infomation; a statement of the pupose of and need fo action; the location of the Poposed Action; the scope of the envionmental eview; pesents the applicable egulatoy equiements; and descibes the oganization of the EA. Povides a discussion on the development of altcmatives; descibes the altematives eliminated fom futhe consideation; details the No Action Altemative and Poposed Action; pesents infomation on past and easonably foeseeable futue actions; summaizes the envionmental impacts fo all altematives; and lists mitigation that could educe the potential fo impacts. Contains a geneal desciption of the biophysical esouces and baseline conditions that potentially could be affected by the No Action Altemative and Poposed Action. l' f. : {: f Chapte 4 Chapte 5 Chapte 6 Discusses the envionmental consequences, Lists pepaes of this document. Lists the pesons and agencies consulted in the pepaation of this EA. Chapte 7 Lists the souces of the infomation used in the pepaation of this EA. Appendix A Ai Foce Fom 813 Appendix B Appendix C Public nvolvement Supplemental Noise nfomation L ' : l-6 Final Apil 2006

23 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 2 Altenatives, ncluding the Poposed Action CHAPTER2 ALTERNATVES, NCLUDNG THE PROPOSED ACTON This chapte has six sections: a discussion on altenatives development; identification of altenatives eliminated fom futhe consideation; a desciption of the No Action Altenative; a detailed desciption of the Poposed Action; past, pesent, and easonably foeseeable actions in the egion of influence; a compaison of the envionmental impacts of all altenatives; and discussion of mitigation. 2.1 ALTERNATVES DEVELOPMENT Pesonnel fom the 71st Opeations Suppot Squadon 71 OSS), the oganization that ovesees flying taining at Vance AFB, peliminaily identified fou aipots as suitable fo futhe consideation as an instument and tactical appoach and taffic patten taining aifield fo T-6 and T-37 aicaft. The 71 OSS suppots the taining mission by poviding ai taffic contol, aispace management, aicaft scheduling, life suppot, weathe, flight ecods, intelligence, and quality assuance of contact academic and simila taining and aifield management. The aipots wee identified by eviewing aeonautical chats fo the aeas below the Vance Militay Opeations Aea MOA) and the aispaces used fo flying taining by Vance AFB aicews. Table 2.1 lists the fou aipots identified in the chmt eview pocess.! Table 2.1 Aipots dentified fo Futhe Consideation as an Aifield fo T-6 and T-37 Taining ' 2.2 ALTERNATVES CONSDERATON AND ELMNATON 1. i ' Pesonnel fom the 71 OSS developed five citeia fo use in selecting a neaby aipot that could be used while the unway at Kegelman AUX ae being epaied. The specific citeia identified and used in the selection pocess ae: Aipot Aicaft Taffic. The aipot must be one at which the T-6 and T-37 would be the pimay opeating aicaft. Additionally, the aipot must not have an existing high use ate by otl1e militay o civil aicaft that would limit o estict use fo T -6 and T-3 7 opeations. As a geneal ule, the aipot should not aveage moe than 100 aveage daily opeations by othe aicaft. The aipot should be able to accommodate as many as 880 aveage daily T -6 and T-37 opeations, the estimated numbe of opeations to be accomplished at the aifield designed to impove the efficiency of the T -6 and T-3 7 potions of the JSUPT pogam. This level of opeations by Vance AFB aicaft is necessay 2-1 Final

24 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 2 Altenatives, ncluding the Poposed Action while Kegelman AUX being closed fo an initial 6 to 9 month peiod fo actions such as aifield epai, as well as fo shote peiods e.g., 1 day) when the auxiliay aifield could be closed due to weathe. The aipot must not be nea aispaces i.e., MOAs, alet aeas, esticted aeas, militay low-level navigation taining outes, o fedeal aiways) o othe aipots with ai taffic that would intefee with T-6 and T-37 opeations at the taining aipot. The aispace suounding the aipot must pemit establishment of aival and depatue outes compatible with T-6 and T-37 taffic pattens at the aipot. nstument Appoaches. The aipot must have instument appoaches compatible with navigation equipment on the aicaft. Relationship of the Aipot to Vance AFB. Locating the aipmi as close as possible to Vance AFB would educe the enoute time between the aipot and the Base. As a geneal ule, enoute time to the aipot should not be geate than 15 minutes. The goal is to minimize enoute time to taining aifields to the maximum extent possible to allow moe time to accomplish events such as instument and visual appoach taining, takeoffs, and landings. A moe distant aipot could equie extension of the taining sotie to offset the inceased enoute time. An aipot close to Vance AFB would facilitate epai of a T -6 o T-37 in the ae situation whee an aicaft would have to make an unscheduled full stop landing due to aicaft equipment malfunction necessitating a landing a the aifield instead of etuning to Vance AFB. The shote distance would educe the dive time fo aicaft maintenance pesonnel to the disabled aicaft. Runway Dimensions and Aicaft Aesting Cables. The minimum unway length and width fo T-6 and T-37 opeations is 5,000 feet long and 75 feet wide. No aicaft-aesting cables should be installed on the unway because neithe the T-6 no T-37 should opeate fom unways having this equipment. nfastuctue. The aipot should have an opeating ai taffic contol towe and/o ada sevice fo aiving and depating aicaft. The aipot must have the ability to povide cash, escue, and fie potection at the level equied fo T-6 and T-37 aicaft. f sevices ae not available, an ageement between the aipot authoity and the Ai Foce must be possible to allow the Ai Foce to povide such equipment and emegency sevices. The aipot must have the ability to povide jet fuel should a T-6 o T-37 need to make an unscheduled full stop landing due to aicaft equipment malfunction. Any undestandings of ageement between Vance AFB and the aipot must be uncomplicated and easy to execute. 71 OSS pesonnel gatheed the applicable infomation and data fo each aipot and compaed the data with the five citeia to detemine if the aipot could be used fo T -6 and T-37 taining. An "X" in a citeion column in Table 2.2 indicates the aipot did not meet the equiements of that specific citeion. '.. {, {., [, 2-2 Final l

25 UseofPMA by 71stFlying Taining Wing Chapte 2 Altenatives, ncluding the Poposed Action Table 2.2 Aipot Elimination fom Futhe Consideation Matix Note: An "X" in a ctiteion column indicates the aipmt did not meet the equiements of that specific citeion. Based on the citeia and the elimination pocess descibed in the peceding paagaphs and as summaized in Table 2.2, the PMA would be the aipot most suitable fo use as an outlying T-6 and T-37 taining aipot. 2.3 DESCRPTON OF THE NO ACTON ALTERNATVE Unde the No Action Altenative, Vance AFB would not conduct T-1, T-6 and T-37 taining at the PMA. Kegelman AUX would not be available because it would be closed fo epai. Vance AFB would conduct T-1, T-6 and T-37 aicaft opeations taining at the Base and limited opeations at outlying municipal aifields that have been envionmentally assessed in sepaate documentation.!! 2.4 DESCRPTON OF THE PROPOSED ACTON Unde the Poposed Action, Vance AFB T-6 and T-37 aicews would use the PMA fo pactice instnment and visual appoach and taffic patten taining. No Vance AFB "~-aifcaft -o-ijesoime-wouln)e~fiasea-at PN1/\-. -NCJaii'caft-iiiaintell-aice-ofetuetillg ~~-' activities would occu at the PMA othe than the ae occasion when a T-6 o T-37 aicaft would need to land at the aipot as a esult of an emegency. Routine aicaft maintenance and efueling would be accomplished at Vance AFB. Figue 2-1 shows the mnway and geneal layout of PMA. i An Ai Foce Use Aea has been defined that delineates the potions of the PMA the Ai Foce would utilize in the ageement with the City of Pey, Oklahoma. The Ai Foce Use Aea consists of oadways leading to and fom the aipot popety, a paking apon east of the Main Teminal Building fo an RSU, the Main Teminal Building and adjacent paking aea, and the noth-south unway and taxiway. The Ai Foce Use Aeas ae shown on Figue 2-1.! 2-3 Final Apil 2006

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27 ! ) ' i - -~i 1 Figue 2-1 Legend D Ai Foce Use Aea Ai Foce Use Aeas :;; m Aeial: USGS, Febuay 20, 1995 Pey Municipal Aipot, Oklahoma ~L L ~ 2-5

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29 ; Envionmental Assessment Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 2 Altenatives, ncluding the Poposed Action ', Cash, escue, and fie potection fo T-6 and T-37 aicaft opeations would be povided by Vance AFB fie depatment pesonnel who would commute between the Base and PMA. A hanga adjacent to the Main Teminal Building would be used to house escue cews and equipment at night, and only mino inteio upgades would be equied. Duing the day, the emegency vehicles would be paked on the apon aea nea the cente of the aifield and RSU. T-6 and T-37 aicaft would be contolled by Vance AFB pesonnel fom an RSU that would be tempoaily installed on the notheast come of the aicaft paking apon and 360 feet west of the unway at appoximately the cente of the aifield. The RSU would be used to contol opeations on both Runways 17 and 35. The contolles would diect only the type of aicaft they ae qualified to fly and would only povide taffic advisoies to non-ai Foce aicaft. The RSU would be povided by Vance AFB and would have the appopiate wind measuing equipment included. No excavation would be equied fo the RSU electicity equiements because it is available at the poposed RSU location. j -i ' A typical T-6 o T-37 sotie would consist of a depatue fom Vance AFB on which the aicaft poceeds to the MOA fo aimanship maneuves taining o to PMA fo taffic patten taining o vice vesa) and then etums to the Base fo sotie temination. The Vance AFB Rada Appoach Contol RAPCON) would povide ai taffic contol sevices fo aicaft poceeding to PMA by diecting the aicaft to a point about 10 miles west of the aipot at 2,000 feet AGL. Fom that point, aicaft would descend and maneuve to a point about 5 miles to the n01th o south of the aipot fo a visual appoach to the unway o climb to an altitude of 3,000 feet AGL ove the aifield and execute an Emegency Landing Pattem ELP). Fom points noth o south of the unway, the aicaft would accomplish a visual staight-in appoach initiated fom 500 feet AGL ~o-an-aival-at--!,000-feet-aql4o-an-ovehead--pattem~kn-instumentcappoaeh-could-be ~-" accomplished by using one of the two published appoaches fo Runway 17. An ELP is an appoach in which the aicaft accomplishes a descending tun to align with the unway to simulate landing without an engine. Aicaft taffic pattems would be accomplished botl1 east and west of Runway 17/35. OveThead pattens would be flown at an altitude of 1,000 feet AGL. The aicaft would depatt the aip01t taffic aea by poceeding staight-out to a point about 3 miles to the noth o south of the aipot, climb and tum west and poceed to the point about 10 miles west of the aipot, and obtain ada sevice fom the Vance AFB RAPCON fo the etum to the Base o to poceed to the MOA fo aimanship taining. Closed patten opeations would include ELP taining fo T-6 aicaft up to an altitude of 3,000 feet AGL. Standad speeds of 200 knots indicated aispeed would be used fo the aicaft. t is anticipated that flying activity would occu at PMA 5 days pe week fom sunise to sunset. Opeations could occu on weekend days if equied to maintain the flying tmining schedule. Thee would be an aveage of appoximately 125 attivals, 125 depa1tues, and 300 closed patten opeations each day, fo a total of 850 daily 2-7 Final

30 Envionmental Assessment Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 2 Altenatives, ncluding the Poposed Action opeations by T-6 and T-37 aicaft. About 75 pecent, and 25 pecent of the opeations would be accomplished by T-6 and T-37 aicaft, espectively. The maximum numbe of aicaft in the taffic patten at any time would be 12 with a limit of eight in night pattens. The maximum numbe of aicaft in the patten, if patten opeations need to be esticted due to deteioating weathe conditions, would be eight. Table 2.3 lists the maximum aveage daily T-6 and T-37 aifield opeations that could occu at PMA. ~ : Table 2.3 Summay of Aveage Daily Aifield Opeations The taining syllabus equies students to accomplish taining duing the hous of dakness; accodingly, about 10 pecent of the opeations would occu duing envionmental nighttime i.e., 10:00 p.m. though 7:00 a.m.), which is efeed to as "nighttime." Envionmental night eceives special consideation fo noise analysis because it epesents a peiod when the effects of aicaft noise on people ae accentuated. Thoughout this document, two tems ae used to descibe flying opeations: sotie; and aifield opeation. Each has a distinct meaning and commonly applies to a specific set of activities in paticula aispace aeas. A sotie is a single militay aicaft flight fom the initial takeoff though the temination landing. An aifield opeation is the single movement o individual potion of a flight in the aifield envionment, such as one depatue takeoff), one aival landing), o one tansit of the aipot taffic aea. The aifield envionment i.e., aipot taffic aea) typically is consideed as the aispace allocated to the ai taffic contol towe and includes the aispace within an appoximate 5-mile adius of the aifield and up to 2,500 feet AGL. A touch and go landing, a low appoach, o a missed appoach consists of two aifield opeations, i.e., one aival and one depatue. A closed patten, which includes touch and go opeations, consists of two aifield opeations i.e., one takeoff and one landing), and includes successive takeoffs and landings o low appoaches whee the aicaft does not exit the taffic patten. A touch and go landing is accomplished when the aicew adds powe as the aicaft wheels contact the unway on landing and then immediately tansitions to a takeoff without stopping. A low appoach is simila to a touch and go; howeve, powe is added befoe the aicaft touches the unway and tansitions into a takeoff without landing. The minimum numbe of aifield opeations fo one sotie is two opeations, one takeoff depatue) and one landing aival). 2-8 Final L f: 1 L L f. [ l.

31 ! Envionmental Assessmenl Use of P MA by 7 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 2 Altenatives, ncluding the Poposed Action 2.5 PAST, PRESENT, AND REASONABLY FORESEEABLE ACTON N THE REGON OF NFLUENCE A cumulative impact, as defined by the CEQ 40 CFR ), is the "impact on the envionment that esults fom the incemental impact of the action when added to othe past, pesent, and easonably foeseeable futue actions egadless of which agency fedeal o non-fedeal) o peson undetakes such actions. Cumulative impacts can esult fom individually mino but collectively significant actions taking place ove a peiod of time." PMA pesonnel do not anticipate any pas, pesent, o easonably foeseeable actions at the aipot duing the same timet -1, T-6, and T-37 aicaft would opeate at the aipot. The Ai Foce T-1 taining syllabus ecently added the equiement fo student pilots to pactice tactical appoaches to an aifield to simulate appoaches that might be encounteed in a combat envionment when flying the aicaft to which they ae assigned afte JSUPT. These tactical maneuves appoach the aifield fom andom diections at an altitude of 500 feet above gound level AGL) and align on final appoach fo landing. The high density of taffic at Vance AFB and Kegelman AUX on existing "standadized" flight tacks peclude accomplishing the T -1 tactical appoaches at the two aifields without intefeing with othe aicaft opeations. Thus, Vance AFB also has a need fo an aifield at which the Base's T -1 aicaft could pactice tactical appoaches to an aifield. Based on the infomation in the peceding paagaph, 71 FTW pesonnel popose to conduct T-1 tactical maneuves at PMA duing the same time T-6 and T-37 aicaft 1 j would opeate at the aipot. The T-s would not accomplish landings at PMA because the 5,100- foot long unway does not meet the minimum unway length fo the aicaft to land o conduct touch and go opeations. The maximum aveage busy day T -1 aifield,, Qp!lmtimls_\hat.QQuld.ilJ:J;.!! at PM1Lwo\lkLhQ,3.Q.lO an:iyaland~ep_atu~.!lp_eations.j;tnd.~ _ 20 closed patten opeations). The cumulative summay of aveage busy aifield opeations at PMA ae listed in Table 2.4. Table 2.4 Summay of Aveage Busy Day Aifield Opeations 2.6 COMPARSON OF ENVRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ALL ALTERNATVES 2-9 Final

32 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Poposed Action mpacts Chapte 2 Altenatives, ncluding the Poposed Action Table 2.5 summaizes the impacts of the No Action Altenative and Poposed Action Cumulative mpacts Table 2.6 summaizes the cumulative impacts. 2.7 MTGATON Aispace and Aifield Opeations Chapte 4.1) Noise Chapte 4.2) Land Use Chapte 4.3) Ai Quality Chapte 4.4) No mitigation would be equied. Table 2.5 Summay of Envionmental mpacts fo the No Action Thee would be no change fom the baseline condition. Thee would be no change fom the baseline condition. Thee would be no change fom the baseline condition. Thee would be no change fom the baseline condition. The aispace suounding the aipot and the anticipated ai taffic contol pocedues could accommodate the T -6 and T-37 pattens, to include the ELP, without conflict fom othe aviation activtty. The T. and T-37 aicaft would avoid oveflying esidential aeas to the maximum extent possible. Thee would be an additional 3,203 aces and 31 pesons within the day-night aveage sound level DNL) 65 A weighted sound pessue levels dba) and geate noise exposue aea. These 31 pesons would equate to 13 pecent of the estimated 233 pesons who live within the appoximate 5-mile adius aea associated with the aifield aispace envionment. Although the noise exposue aea would incease, the additionally exposed aeas would continue to be famland and oil poduction land and no othe land use types would be exposed to aicaft noise. Thee would be no change to land use pattens. The poposed aicaft activities would occu within an ai basin designated as attainment fo all citeia pollutants. Theefoe, no confomity detemination would be equied fo the Poposed Action. Aicaft opeation emissions would be consideed ecuing emissions. The geatest amount in emissions would be fom cabon monoxide at 167 tons pe yea, which is 0.20 pecent of the baseline emissions. The Poposed Action would not be consideed egionally significant because the egion is in attainment fo all citeia pollutants, and all citeia pollutant emissions ae less than 10 pecent of the emissions inventoy. '. L L t. L l f Final,

33 i. Envionmental Assessment Chapte 2 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Altenatives, ncluding the Poposed Action.! i Aispace and Aifield Opeations Chapte 4.1) Noise Chapte 4.2) Land Use Chapte 4.3) Ai Quality Chapte 4.4) The evaluation fo the Poposed Action applies. Thee will be an additional3,215 aces and 31 pesons within the DNL 65 dba and geate noise exposue aea. These 31 pesons equate to 13 pecent of the estimated 233 pesons who live within the appoximate 5-mile adius of the aifield. The evaluation fo the Poposed Action applies. The geatest amount in emissions would be fom cabon monoxide at 177 tons pe yea, which would be 0.22 pecent of baseline emissions. Theefoe, a confomity detemination would not be equied.! ' i i 2-ll Final

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35 Use of P MA by 7 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment CHAPTER3 AFFECTED ENVRONMENT ~ This chapte descibes the existing envionmental esouces that could be affected by o could affect the No Action Altenative and Poposed Action. Only those specific esouces elevant to the potential impacts ae descibed in detail. 3.1 ARSPACE AND ARFELD OPERATONS Aispace is a finite esouce defined vetically, hoizontally, and tempoally. As such, it must be managed and used in a manne that best seves the commecial, geneal, and militay aviation needs. The Fedeal Aviation Administation FAA) is esponsible fo oveall management of aispace and has established diffeent aispace designations to potect aicaft while opeating to o fom an aipot, tansiting enoute between aipots, o opeating within "special use" aeas identified fo defense-elated puposes. Rules of flight and ai taffic contol pocedues published as Fedeal Aviation Regulations FAR) have been established to goven how aicaft must opeate within each type of designated aispace. The FARs apply to both civil and militay aicaft opeations unless the FAA gants the militay sevice an exemption o the FAR specifically excludes militay opeations. All aicaft opeate unde eithe nstument Flight Rules o Visual Flight Rules. The aispace RO includes aispace within an appoximate 5-mile adius of PMA and up to about 2,500 feet AGL. The FAA's Kansas City Ai Route Taffic Contol Cente povides ada sevice to aicaft poceeding to o depating fom PMA. Othe aipots and the distance fom the PMA aea include: Stillwate Regional Aipot, 16 miles southeast of the PMA; Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Aipot, 22 miles noth; Ponca City Regi012~l;\jpgt, 22t1liles.notlleast; Enid \Vooding RegionalAipot, _ 25 miles west, and Vance AFB, 31 miles west. Thee ae no militay low~leveinavfgatioi-fnilning outes o special use aispaces within the RO aispace. One fedeal aiway passes though the RO aispace. i l, Pey Municipal Aipot does not have an ai taffic contol towe. Howeve, pilots of aiving and depating aicaft ae equested to advise othe pilots who may be opeating at the aipot o within the RO aispace of thei intentions via adio calls on a common fequency assigned to the aipot. Two nonpecision instument appoach pocedues ae published fo Runway 17 at PMA fo use in aicaft appoaches duing low ceiling and/o visibility conditions. Runway 17/35 is 5,098 feet long and 75 feet wide. Thee ae 34 civil aicaft based at PMA. Table 3.1 li.sts the baseline aveage daily aifield opeations fo PMA. 3-l Final

36 Use ofpma by 7st Flying Taining Wing Table 3.1 Chapte 3 Affected Envionment Aveage Daily Aifield Opeations, Pey Municipal Aipot Cessna Twin Engine Piston NOSE Leajet Helicopte Total Souce: AiNav Noise is consideed to be nnwanted sound that intefees with nomal activities o othewise diminishes the quality of the envionment. t may be intemittent o continuous, steady o impulsive. t may be stationay o tansient. Stationay noise souces ae nomally elated to specific land uses, e.g., housing tacts o industial plants. Tansient noise souces move though the envionment, eithe along established paths e.g., highways and ailoads) o andomly. Thee is wide divesity in esponses to noise that not only vay accoding to the type of noise and the chaacteistics of the sound souce, but also accoding to the sensitivity and expectations of the ecepto, the time of day, and the distance between the noise souce e.g., an aicaft) and the ecepto e.g., a peson o animal). The chaacteistics of sound include paametes such as amplitude loudness o intensity), fequency pitch), and duation. Sound vaies ove an extemely lage ange of amplitudes. The decibel db) is the accepted standad unit fo descibing levels of sound. Decibels ae expessed in logaithmic units to account fo the vaiations in amplitude. On the decibel scale, an incease of 3 db epesents a doubling of sonnd enegy. A diffeence on the ode of 10 db epesents a subjective doubling ofloudness. Diffeent sounds have diffeent fequency contents. Because the human ea is not equally sensitive to sound at all fequencies, a fequency-dependent adjustment, called A-weighting, was developed to measue sonnd simila to the way the human heaing system esponds. The adjustments in amplitude, established by the Ameican National Standads nstitute ANS 1983), ae applied to the fequency content of the sound. Figue 3-1 depicts typical A-weighted sound pessue levels dba) fo vaious souces. As indicated in the figue, 65 db A is equivalent to nomal speech at a distance of 3 feet. 3-2 Final : '. ' ' [ l' l. ' 1:

37 --- ~- ><-<-- Theshold'OfcHeaing Envionmental Assessment Use of PMA by list Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment Figue 3-1 Typical A-Weighted Noise Levels TYPCAL SOUND LEVELS FROM NDOOR AND OUTDOOR NOSE SOURCES COMMON OUTDOOR NOSE LEVEL COMMON NDOOR NOSE LEVELS dba) NOSE LEVELS -c- 110 Rock Band Gas Lawn Mowe at 3 ft nside Subway Tain New Yok) Diesel Tuck at 50 ft Food Blende at 3 ft. Noisy Uban Daytime Gas Lawn Mowe at 100ft. Commecial Aea Heavy Taffic at 300 ft Gabage Disposal at 3 ft. Shouting at 3 ft Quiet Uban Daytime Quiet Uban Nighttime Quiet Sububan Nighttime Quiet Rual Nighttime Vacuum Cleane at 10ft. Nomal Speech at 3 ft Lage Business Office Dishwashe Next Room Small Theate, La~e Confeence Room Backgoun ) Libay Bedoom at Night Concet Hall Backgound) Boadcast and Recoding Studio o " ~-- -~ ~ ~ - - ~~-- ~ % ---~~-=--, ~- ~--- ~--" Sound Metics and Analysis Methods A vaiety of metics may be used to assess the impacts of noise. Depending on the specific situation, appopiate analysis may include single event o aveaged metics. Single event metics ae used to assess the potential impacts of noise on stuctues and animals, and ae sometimes used in the assessment of human effects. Sound Exposue Level SEL), a single event metic, is commonly used to evaluate sleep distubance. Aveaged noise metics ae useful in chaacteizing the oveall noise envionment and ae pimaily used to analyze community population) exposue to noise. Aveaged noise exposme is expessed as the day-night aveage sound level DNL) metic. The United States Envionmental Potection Agency USEPA) selected DNL as the unifom 3-3 Final

38 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment descipto of aveaged noise exposue. Sllbsequently, fedeal agencies, including the U.S. Depatment of Defense, adopted DNL fo expessing aveaged sound. Single Event Sound Metics Although the highest dba level measued duing an event i.e., maximum sound level) is the most easily undestood descipto fo a noise event, alone it povides little infomation. Specifically, it povides no infomation concening eithe the duation of the event o the amount of sound enegy. Thus, SEL, which is a measue of the physical enegy of the noise event and accounts fo both intensity and duation, is used fo single event noise analysis. Subjective tests indicate that human esponse to noise is a function not only of the maximum level, but also of the duation of the event and its vaiation with espect to time. Evidence indicates that two noise events with equal sound enegy will poduce the same esponse. Fo example, a noise at a constant level of 85 dba lasting fo 10 seconds would be judged to be equally as annoying as a noise event at a constant level of 82 dba and dmation of 20 seconds i.e., 3 dba decease equals one half the sound enegy but lasting fo twice the time peiod). This is known as the "equal enegy pinciple." The SEL value epesents the A-weighted level of a constant sound with a duation of 1 second, poviding an amount of sound enegy equal to the event unde consideation. By definition, SEL values ae efeenced to a dmation of 1 second and should not be confused with eithe the aveage o maximum sound level associated with a specific event. When an event lasts longe tl1an 1 second, the SEL value will be highe than the maximum sound level fom the event. The maximum sound level would typically be 5 to 10 db A below the SEL value fo aicaft oveflight. Aveaged Noise Metics Single event analysis has a majo shotcoming -- single event metics do not descibe the oveall noise envionment. DNL is the measue of the total noise envionment. DNL aveages the sum of all aicaft noise poducing events ove a 24-hou peiod, with a lo db A upwad adjustment added to the nighttime events between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00a.m.). Figue 3-2 depicts the elationship of the single event, the numbe of events, the time of day, and DNL. This adjustment is an effot to account fo inceased human sensitivity to nighttime noise events. The summing of sound duing a 24-hou peiod does not ignoe the loude single events, it actually tends to emphasize both the sound level and numbe of those events. The logaithmic natue of the db unit causes sound levels of the loudest events to contol the 24-hou aveage. DNL is the accepted unit fo quantifying annoyance to humans fom geneal envionmental noise, including aicaft noise. The Fedeal nteagency Committee on Uban Noise FCUN) developed land use compatibility guidelines fo noise exposue aeas FCUN 1980). Based on these FCUN guidelines, the Fedeal Aviation Administation FAA) developed ecommended land uses in aicaft noise exposue 3-4 Final ' 1 L : : ' ',, l. 1: l.. i. '

39 Use of P MA by 71 sf Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment Figue 3-2 Day-Night Aveage A-Weighted Sound Level NUMBER OF EVENTS - SNGLE EVENT NOSE - DNL TME OF DAY - i i ' ' aeas. The Ai Foce uses DNL as the method to estimate the amount of exposue to aicaft noise and pedict impacts. Land use compatibility and incompatibility ae detemined by compaing the pedicted DNL level at a site with the ecommended land uses. DNL is an accepted unit fo quantifying annoyance to humans fom geneal envionmental noise, including aicaft noise. The FCUN developed land use compatibility guidelines fo noise exposue aeas. Based on those FCUN guidelines, the FAA developed ecommended land uses in aicaft noise exposue aeas. The DoD uses the DNL descipto as the method to estimate the amount of exposue to aicaft noise and pedict impacts.,land use.. compatibility and_jncompatibility,.ae detemined- by _ compaing the pedicted DNL level at a site with the ecommended land uses. Noise Analysis Methods NOSEMAP noise model, vesion 7.296, was used to develop the noise contous and DNL and SEL values fom aifield opeations fo this EA. NOSEMAP is a suite of compute pogams developed by tbe Ai Foce to pedict noise exposue in the vicinity of an aifield due to aicaft flight, maintenance, and gound un-up opeations. Data descibing flight tacks and flight pofile use, powe settings, gound nm-up infomation by type of aicaft/engine, and meteoological vaiables ae assembled and pocessed fo input into NOSEMAP. The model uses this infomation to calculate SEL and DNL values at points on a egulaly spaced gid suounding the aifield. A plotting pogam geneates contou lines connecting points of equal DNL values in a manne simila to elevation contous shown on topogaphic maps. Contous ae geneated as 5 db intevals beginning at DNL 65 dba, the maximum level consideed acceptable fo unesticted esidential use. The contous poduced by NOJSEMAP ae used in the noise analysis in 3-5 Final

40 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment this EA. While thee is no technical eason why a lowe level cannot be measued o calculated fo compaison puposes, DNL 65 dba: has been adopted by the DoD, USEPA, FAA, and HUD as the theshold fo compaing and assessing community noise effects; is often used to detemine esidential land use compatibility aound aipots and highways; and epesents a noise exposue level which is nomally dominated by aicaft noise and not othe community o neaby highway noise souces. Ambient backgound noise is not consideed in the aicaft noise calculations fo two easons. Fist, ambient backgound noise, even in wildeness aeas, vaies widely, depending on location and othe conditions. Fo example, studies conducted in an open pine foest in the Siea National Foest in Califonia have measued up to a 0 db A vaiance in sound levels simply due to an incease in wind velocity. Theefoe, assigning a value to backgound noise would be abitay. Secondly, it is easonable to assume that ambient backgound noise in the poject's egion of influence would have little o no effect on the calculated DNL levels. Loude sounds dominate the calculations and, oveall, aicaft noise would be expected to be the dominant noise souce chaacteizing the acoustic conditions in the egion Baseline Noise Analysis The pimay souce of noise in the vicinity of PMA is fom aifield opeations. Baseline noise conditions ae based on the aveage daily aifield opeations shown on Table 3.1. About 23 aveage daily aifield opeations occu at PMA unde the baseline condition. Figue 3-3 shows the aicaft gound tacks and Figue 3-4 depicts the noise exposue aea fo the baseline condition as well as the DNL noise contous. The noise contous shown in Figue 3-4 do not extend beyond the PMA bounday. Noise annoyance is defined by the USEPA as any negative subjective eaction to noise by an individual o goup. Table 3.2 pesents esults of ove a dozen studies on the elationship between noise and annoyance levels. This elationship was suggested by Schultz 1978) and was eevaluated Fidell et al. 1988) fo use in descibing people's eactions to envionmental noise. These data povide a pespective on the level of annoyance that might be anticipated. Fo example, 12 to 22 pecent of people exposed on a long-tem basis to DNL 65 to 70 dba ae expected to be highly annoyed by noise events. The study esults summaized in Table 3.2 wee based on outdoo noise levels. L : : f [ L 3-6 Final.. l!

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45 ' i Envionmental Assessment Use of P MA by 71 sf Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment Table 3.2 Theoetical Pecentage of Population Highly Annoyed by Noise i Note: Noise impacts on individuals vay as do individual eaction to noise, This is a geneal pediction of the pecent community highly annoyed based on envionmental noise suveys conducted aound the wold. Souce: Adapted fom NAS 1977 Table 3.3 lists the numbe of aces and people within the DNL 65 dba and geate noise exposue aea fo the baseline condition, as well as the estimated numbe of people who might be highly annoyed by noise at those levels. Table 3.3 Baseline Noise Exposue, Pey Municipal Aipot 3.3 LAND USE Note: t was assumed lhat population was equally distibuted within a census blockgoup aea fom the United States Census Bueau 2000 census. Using this assumption, the total aceage and population in each block-goup suounding the PMA was collected and assessed. The numbe of aces of land in each noise zone was divided by the numbe of aces of land in each census block-goup to detennine what potion of the census block-goup was contained within each noise zone, The population total in each census block-goup was then multiplied by thh: atio to- cstiinate aff~ttecl populatio.- The numb-e of people highly annoyed~was detemined - -~~ by multiplying the population fo the noise zone by the highe numbe of the ange fo the noise zone fxom Table 3.2. The population detemination and people highly amoyed pocesses wee used thoughout the EA. ' ' The PMA is bodeed by State Highway 412 to the noth and US Highway 77 to the west. Land use to the east and south of PMA consists pimaily of ual famland. The famland is used fo agicultual activities such as copland and gazing. All of the suounding popeties have some fom of oil field poduction activities, including saltwate injection wells. The only concentation of uban development in the aea aound the PMA is the City of Peny, which is about 5 miles south of the PMA. The city had a population of 5,230 pesons accoding to the 2000 census Peny 2006a). The estimated population in July 2004 was 5,125 Peny 2006b). An asphalt plant is located appoximately Y. to y, mile noth of the nothwest cone of the subject popety along State Highway 412., 3-ll Final

46 Use ofpma by list Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment f. The PMA includes 800 aces of mostly developed land. Land use at the aipot is light industial with lage, open gassy aeas suounding the unway. The aipot contains appoximately 22 stuctues, mostly metal aicaft hangas leased out to local esidents, a main unway, Main Teminal Building, and an ai ambulance sevice opeated by Eaglemed. Eaglemed opeates a helicopte that is housed in one of the lage hangas just to the noth of the Main Teminal Building. Cuent opeations at the aifield ae limited to pivate flights, outgoing medi-vac flights, and cop dusting opeations. The aicaft hangas ae located along the aicaft paking apon. The city of Pey owns 100 aces to the noth and 60 aces to the south of the aifield which is designated as clea-zone space. Thee ae two popety ownes each to east and west of the aipot popety and only one popety owne each to the noth and south. As discussed peviously, these popeties ae used fo agicultual and oil poduction puposes. The closest esidences ae about 0.8 mile and 1 mile east of the south end of the main unway. Development in the PMA aea of influence is expected to emain consistent with cuent pattems. Futue development suounding the aifield is expected to be minimal and not change fom the cuent use pattens. 3.4 AR QUALTY Ai quality in any given egion is measued by the concentation of vaious pollutants in the atmosphee, typically expessed in units of pats pe million ppm) o in units of micogams pe cubic mete J..lglm3). Ai quality is not only detemined by the types and quantities of atmospheic pollutants, but also by suface topogaphy, size of the ai basin, and by pevailing meteoological conditions. The six citeia pollutants ae ozone 0 3 ), paticulate matte PM 10 ), nitogen dioxide N0 2 ), cabon monoxide CO), sulfu dioxide S0 2 ), and lead Pb ). Ozone gound-level ozone), which is a. majo component of"smog," is a seconday pollutant fomed in the atmosphee by photochemical eactions involving peviously emitted pollutants o pecusos. Ozone pecusos ae mainly nitogen oxides NOx) and volatile oganic compounds VOC). NOx is the designation given to the goup of all oxygenated nitogen species, including nitic oxide NO), N0 2, nitous oxide N 2 0), and othes. Howeve, only NO, N0 2, and N 2 0 ae found in appeciable quantities in the atmosphee. VOCs ae oganic compounds containing at least cabon and hydogen) that paticipate in photochemical eactions and include cabonaceous compounds except metallic cabonates, metallic cabides, ammonium cabonate, cabon dioxide, and cabonic acid. Some VOCs ae consideed non-eactive unde atmospheic conditions and include methane, ethane, and seveal othe oganic compounds. The level of 0 3 in the ai depends on the outdoo levels of these oganic gases, the adiant enegy of the stm, and othe weathe conditions. The biggest concen with high 0 3 concentations is the damage it causes to human healtl1, vegetation, and many common mateials used 3-12 Final [. i f f. ; [

47 Use of PMA by list Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment eveyday. High 0 3 concentations can cause shotness of beath, coughing, wheezing, headaches, nausea, eye and thoat iitations, and lung damage. \ l! : Thee ae two categoies of paticulate matte: paticles with diametes less than 10 micons PM 10 ) and paticles with diametes less than 2.5 micons PM2. 5 ) in diamete. Cuently, thee ae aea designations only fo PM 10 The souces of PMto emissions include industial and agicultual opeations, automobile exhaust, and constuction. Since PM 10 is so small, it is not easily filteed and can penetate to the deepe potions of the lungs. Chonic and acute espiatoy illnesses may be caused fom inhalation of PM10. Nitogen dioxide is a eddish-bown to dak bown poisonous gas that poduces au iitating odo. t is a bypoduct of high combustion souces. Health effects include damage to lungs, bonchial and espiatoy system iitation, headaches, nausea, coughing, choking and chest pains. i 1 Cabon monoxide is a cololess, odoless and tasteless toxic gas found natually in tace quantities in the atmosphee and emitted fom any fom of combustion. At low concentations, the cental nevous system is affected. At highe concentations, iitability, headaches, apid beathing, blued vision, lack of coodination, nausea and dizziness can all occu. t is especially dangeous indoos when ventilation is inadequate; unconsciousness o death can occu. Sulfu dioxide is a cololess gas with a stong suffocating odo. t is a gas esulting fom the buning of sulfu-containing fuels. Exposme to S02 can iitate the espiatoy system including lung and thoat iitations and nasal bleeding. n the pesence of moistue, S02 can fom sulfuic acid that can cause damage to vegetation. Lead is a bluish-white to silvey gay solid. Lead paticles can oiginate fom moto vehkie'e:x:iaust;'lndustt'iatsmeftes and baftet'y plants. Health effects include deceased moto function, eflexes and leaning; as well as, damage to the cental nevous system, kidneys and bain. At high levels of exposue to lead, seizues, coma, o death may occu Regulatoy Requiements The Clean Ai Act CAA) of 1970 diected the USEPA to develop, implement, and enfoce stong envionmental egulations that would ensue cleane ai fo all Ameicans. To potect public health and welfae, the USEPA developed concentation-based standads called National Ambient Ai Quality Standads NAAQS). Enactment of the CAA was diven by the failue of nealy 100 U.S. cities to meet the NAAQSs fo 0 3 and CO, and by the inheent limitations in pevious egulations to effectively deal with those and othe ai quality poblems. The USEPA established both pimaty and seconday NAAQSs unde povisions of the CAA. Pimay standads define levels of ai quality necessay to potect public health with an adequate magin of safety. Seconday 3-13 Final Apil 2006

48 Use of PMA by?1st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment f. standads define levels of ai quality necessmy to potect public vegetation, popety, and wildlife) fom any known advese impacts. welfae e.g., soil, The CAA does not make the NAAQSs diectly enfoceable. Howeve, it does equie each state to pomulgate a state implementation plan SP) to povide fo "implementation, maintenance, and enfocement" of the NAAQSs in nonattainment aeas. The Geneal Confomity Rule, published in 58 Fedeal Registe Novembe 30, 1993) and codified at 40 CFR pat 93, subpat B, equies fedeal agencies to pepae witten confomity deteminations fo fedeal actions in o affecting nonattainment aeas, except when the action is coveed unde the Tanspotation Confomity Rule o when the action is exempted because the total incease in emissions is below the theshold emissions limits. The Geneal Confomity Rule applies to fedeal actions occuing in ai basins designated as nonattainment fo citeia pollutants o aeas designated as maintenance aeas. Fedeal actions occuing in ai basins in attainment of the NAAQSs ae not subject to the Geneal Confomity Rule. ; : Regional Ai Quality The fundamental method by which the USEPA tacks compliance with the NAAQS is the designation of a paticula egion as "attainment" o "nonattainment". Based on the NAAQS, each state is divided into thee types of aeas fo each of the citeia pollutants. The aeas ae: Those aeas that ae in compliance with the NAAQS attainment); Those aeas that do not meet the ambient ai quality standads nonattainment); and Those aeas whee a detemination of attainment/nonattainment cannot be made due to a lack of monitoing data unclassifiable- teated as attainment until poven othewise). The USEPA classifies the ai quality within an AQCR accoding to whethe the concentation of citeia ai pollutants in the atmosphee exceeds pimay o seconday NAAQSs. All aeas within each AQCR ae assigned a designation of attainment, nonattainment, unclassifiable attainment, o not designated attainment fo each citeia ai pollutant. An attainment designation indicates that the ai quality within an aea is as good as o bette than the NAAQS. Nonattainment indicates that ai quality within a specific geogaphical aea exceeds applicable NAAQS. Unclassifiable and not designated indicates that the ai quality cannot be o has not been classified on the basis of available infomation as meeting o not meeting the NAAQS, and is theefoe teated as attainment. Befoe a nonattainment aea is eligible fo eclassification to attainment status, the state must demonstate compliance with NAAQSs in the nonattainment aea fo thee consecutive yeas and demonstate, though extensive dispesion modeling, that attainment status can be maintained in the futue even with community gowth Final l: ' 1:

49 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 3 Affected Envionment Geneally, aeas in violation of one o moe of the NAAQSs ae designated nonattainment and must comply with stingent estictions until all of the standads ae met. n the case of 0 3, CO, and PM 10, USEPA divides nonattainment aeas into diffeent categoies, depending on the seveity of the poblem in each aea. Each nonattainment categoy has a sepaate deadline fo attainment and a diffeent set of contol equiements unde the SP. Peny Municipal Aipot is located in Noble County within the Noth Cental Oklahoma ntastate AQCR 185. This AQCR includes the Oklahoma counties of Gafield, Gant, Kay, Noble, and Payne. The USEPA has designated the ai quality within Noble County as bette than the NAAQS fo S0 2 and N0 2, unclassifiable fo CO, 1-hou 0 3, 8-hou 0 3 and PM 2.5. Oklahoma does not have a classification fo Pb o PM 10 AQCR 185 is consideed to be in attainment fo all citeia pollutants Baseline Ai Emissions ; i An ai emissions inventoy is an estimate of total actual mass emissions of pollutants geneated fom a souce o souces ove a peiod of time, typically a yea. The quantity of ai pollutants is geneally measued in pounds lb) pe yea o tons pe yea tpy). Accuate ai emissions inventoies ae needed fo estimating the elationship between emissions souces and ai quality. Emission souces may be categoized as eithe mobile o stationay emission souces. Typical mobile emission souces at a Municipal aipot include aicaft and vehicles, among othes. Stationay emission souces may include fuel stoage and fueling opeations, and geneatos, among othes. Table 3-4 lists the baseline emissions inventoy fo the counties within AQCR 185. Table 3-4 Baseline Emissions nventoy, AQCR 185 i i a tpy USEPA AiData fo the yea tons pe yea 3-!5 Final Api\2006

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51 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Aiccift Chapte 4 Envionmental Consequences CHAPTER4 ENVRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ' '! This chapte povides the scientific and analytic basis fo the envionmental consequences of the No Action Altenative and Poposed Action. 4.1 ARSPACE AND ARFELD OPERATONS ', mpacts associated with the Poposed Action ae assessed by compaing pojected militay flight opeations and poposed aispace utilization with baseline conditions, to include civil aviation activities. This EA analyzes the capability of the affected aispace elements to accommodate the pojected level of militay and civil flight activities, and detemining whethe such changes would have an advese impact on oveall use of the aispace. This includes consideation of such factos as the inteaction of the poposed use of specific aispace with adjacent contolled, uncontolled, o othe militay taining aispace; possible impacts on othe nonpaticipating civil and militay aicaft opeations; and possible impacts on civil aipots undelying o nea the aispace pojected fo use in the Poposed Action No Action Altenative No T-1, T-6, o T-37 aifield opeations would occu at the aipot. All Ai Foce activity would occu at Vance AFB o othe outlying municipal aifields on a limited basis, which would impose sevee limitations to conducting JSUPT and affect the mission of the 71 FTW. Aifield and aispace opeations at the PMA would continue at the baseline levels.! i Poposed Action T-6 and T-37 aicaft would be ada vectoed by the Vance AFB Rada Appoach Contol RAPCON) to a point about 10 miles west of the aipot and at 2,500 feet AGL. Fom this point, the aicaft would poceed to points noth o south of the aipmt o ovehead the unway fo an ELP T-6 only). Pilots fom the two aicaft types would contact the RSU contolle to announce intentions and eceive landing instuctions when depatting the 10-mile point o the low-level oute.. The ELP would be initiated fom about 3,000 feet above eithe Runway 17/35 and would be accomplished east and west of the unway. The ELP would teminate in a touch and go landing afte which the aicaft would tansition to othe taffic pattens. The othe pattens fo the T-6 and T-37 aicaft include ovehead pattens and staight-in appoaches. T-6 and T-37 staight-in appoaches would be made fom points on an extended unway centeline to the noth and south of the aifield at altitudes of 500 feet AGL. Ovehead pattens would be initiated fom appoximately the same points noth o south of the and would fly inbound on the extended unway centeline at 4-1 Final Apil 2006

52 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Aicaft Chapte 4 Envionmental Consequences 1,000 feet AGL. Othe T-6 and T-37 ovehead pattens and closed pattens would be flown both east and west of the aifield and at an altitude of 1,000 feet AGL. Full stop landings may occu duing RSU contolle changeove when the RSU pesonnel would fly to the PMA instead of using gound tanspotation o when supevisos make equied RSU obsevations. Othe outine full stop landings would not be planned fo the aipot. Upon completion of the taffic patten wok, the aicaft would tum to the west to depat the aipot fo the etun to Vance AFB. Vance AFB RAPCON would povide ada sevice when the aicaft entes RAPCON's aea of coveage. A total of appoximately 873 aveage busy day opeations would occu at PMA as a esult of the Poposed Action and the baseline condition see Tables 2.3 and 3.1). nstucto pilots housed in the RSU at the aifield would contol the T-6 and T-37 aifield opeations that occu within RO aispace. RSU pesonnel would contol only T-6 and T-37 aicaft and would not povide ai taffic contol sevice to othe aicaft that tansit the RO aispace o land at the aipot. Pilots.of aiving and depating civil aicaft would contact the RSU contolle on the assigned adio fequency fo advisoies that would be used fo Ai Foce opeations. n these instances, the RSU contolle would instuct T-6 and T-37 aicews to clea the patten to allow civil aicaft to appoach o depat the aifield. The aispace within the aipot RO and the anticipated ai taffic contol pocedues could accommodate the T-6 and T-37 pattens, to include the ELP, without conflict fom othe aviation activity. Othe than the closed pattens that extend futhe east and west of the aipot on which aicaft maneuve fo e-enty into the taffic patten fom the noth o south points, the altitudes and dimensions of T-6 and T-37 taffic pattens would be vey simila to those flown by the civil aicaft unde the baseline condition. The T-6 and T-37 aicaft would avoid oveflying esidential aeas to the maximum extent possible Mitigation Mitigation would not be necessay Cumulative mpacts T-1 aicaft would typically depat a low-level navigation taining oute noth of PMA and accomplish tactical aivals to PMA at 1,000 feet AGL fom andom diections fom the aipot. The T-6 and T-37 opeations discussion fo the Poposed Action apply to the cumulative impacts analysis. Pilots fom all thee aicaft types would contact the RSU contolle to announce intentions and eceive landing instuctions when depating the 1 0-mile point o the low-level oute. T-1 closed pattens would be flown at 1,500 feet AGL and T-1 aicaft would not accomplish touch and go landings because the unway length does not meet the equiement fo the maneuve. The T -6 ELP and othe aifield opeations, RSU 4-2 Final... : l

53 Use of PMA by list Flying Taining Wing Aicaft Chapte4 Envionmental Consequences opeation, and Vance AFB RAPCON discussion fo the Poposed Action apply. A total of appoximately 903 aveage busy day opeations would occu at PMA as a esult of the Poposed Action, the othe action, and the baseline condition see Tables 2.3 and 3.1). The aispace within the aipot RO and the anticipated ai taffic contol pocedues could accommodate the T-1, T-6, and T-37 pattens, to include the ELP, without conflict fom othe aviation activity. 4.2 NOSE The following evaluation citeia wee used to detemine the impacts of noise: The extent, if any, that the action would geneate noise levels fom aicaft opeations that would be geate than ambient noise levels; The extent, if any, that the action would cause annoyance, and speech intefeence; and The extent, if any, that the poximity of noise-sensitive eceptos, such as housing, to the noise souce would be affected No Action Altenative No T-1, T-6, o T-37 aifield opeations would occu at the PMA. All Ai Foce activity would occu at Vance AFB, Kegelman AUX, and othe outlying civil aifields. Noise exposue at the PMA would continue at the baseline levels Poposed Action j i ; Figue 4-1 depicts the flight tacks fo T-6 and T-37 opeations at the PMA as well as the baseline civil aicaft opeations and Figue 4-2 depicts the noise exposue aea fo the aicaft opeations identified in Table 2.3 plus the baseline )peations in T~ble3.L About 10 pecent of aifield opeations would be conducted duing the nighttime 10:00 p.m. and 7:00a.m.). Figue 4-3 compaes the Poposed Action noise contous with the baseline contous. Appendix C contains a geneal discussion of noise effects. The Poposed Action DNL 65 dba contou extends about 2.5 miles beyond the noth and south boundaies of the aipot along the unway centeline and is about mile wide at points noth and south of the aipot. Figue 4-3 shows that noise exposue continues to be influenced pimaily by the staight-in aivals and depatues. The influence of the closed patten opeations is indicated by the widening of the contous at distances about 0.5 and 1.0 miles off both ends of the unway. Table 4.1 compaes the land aea and population exposed to noise of DNL 65 dba and geate fo the Poposed Action with the baseline condition, as well as the population potentially highly annoyed fo both conditions. People would be exposed to aicaft noise in tlu ee of the fou noise zones see Table 4.!), with the DNL dba noise zone containing 21 of the 31 pesons exposed to DNL 65 db A and geate. These 31 pesons would equate to 13 pecent of the estimated 4-3 Final

54 Use of PMA by 7st Flying Taining Wing Aicaft Chapte4 Envionmental Consequences 233 pesons based on 2000 census data) who live within the appoximate 5-mile adius aea associated with aifield aispace envionment. This appoximate 5-mile adius aea includes the aispace typically allocated to the ai taffic contol towe at those aipots with a towe and is the aea in which closed pattems and maneuveing fo takeoffs and landings is accomplished. The oveall numbe of pesons who could be potentially highly annoyed by noise exposue would be 9 people. Table 4.1 Summay of Poposed Action Land Aea and Population Exposed to,. and Population Potentially Highly Annoyed by, DNL 65 dba and Geate : [ Note: The methods explained in the Table 3.2 footnote was used to detemine population and population highly annoyed fo the Poposed Action Mitigation.. No mitigation would be necessajy Cumulative mpacts Figue 4-4 depicts the flight tacks fo T-1, T-6, and T-37 opeations at the PMA as well as the baseline civil aicaft opeations and Figue 4-5 depicts the noise exposue aea fo the aicaft opeations identified in Table 2.4 plus the baseline opeations in Table 3.1. About 10 pecent of aifield opeations would be conducted duing the nighttime 10:00 p.m. and 7:00a.m.). Figue 4-6 compaes the Poposed Action noise contous with the baseline contous. 4-4 Final!

55 1 : ' Legend FllghtTack -Runway Roadway 1 1 Pey Municipal Aipot Poposed Action Aicaft Gound Tacks Pey Municipal Aipot, Oklahoma 4-5

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57 i L.;.qoo scala ' 8oo feet J! '. ' );:;s ' Le end Figue dba Contou -Runway dba Contou --Roadway - 75 dba Contou 1~1 Peny Municipal Aipot Poposed Action Noise Contous - 80 dba Contou Municipal Aipot, Oklahoma 4-7

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59 0 Baseline Noise Conlou Poposed Action Noise Contou Lc cnd -Runway - Roadway R Pey Municipal Aipot Figue 4 3 Compaison of Baseline and Poposed Action Noise Contous Oklahoma 4-9

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61 Legend Flight Tack -Runway ---Roadway iiii Pey Municipal Aipot Cumulative Aicaft Gound Tacks Oklahoma 4-11

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63 j i i!j ) e dba Contou """""""' 70 dba Contou - 75 dba Contou - 80 dba Contou Legend -Runway --Roadway liit\iil Pey Municipal Aipot 4-5 Cumulative Noise Contous Pey Municipal Aipot, Oklahoma 4-13

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65 L ~.ooo scale e,1oo feet ] D Le2end Baseline Noise Co1lou - Runway -- Cumulative Noise Contou -- Roadway lliil Pey Municipal Aipot Compaison of Baseline and Cumulative Noise Contous Oklahoma 4-15

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67 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Aicaft Chapte4 Envionmental Consequences The cumulative DNL 65 dba contou extends about 2.5 miles beyond the noth and south boundaies of the aipot along the unway centeline and is about 1 mile wide at points noth and south of the aipot. Figue 4-5 shows that noise exposue continues to be influenced pimaily by the staight-in aivals and depatues. The influence of the closed patten opeations is indicated by the widening of the contous at distances about 0.5 and 1.0 miles off both ends of the unway. Table 4.2 compaes the land aea and population exposed to noise of DNL 65 db A and geate fo the Poposed Action and the othe action with the baseline condition, as well as the population potentially highly annoyed fo both conditions. Table 4.2 Summay of Cumulative Land Aea and Population Exposed to, and Population Potentially Highly Annoyed by, DNL 65 dba and Geate ' Note: The methods explained in the Table 3.2 footnote was used to detennine population and population highly annoyed fo the Poposed Action. People would be exposed to aicaft noise in thee of the fou noise zones see Table 4.2), with the DNL db A noise zone containing 22 of the 31 pesons exposed to DNL 65 dba and geate. These 31 pesons would equate to 13 pecent of the estimated 233 pesons based on 2000 census data) who live within the appoximate 5-mile adius aea associated with aifield aispace envionment. The oveall numbe of pesons who could be potentially highly annoyed by noise exposue would be 9 people. 4.3 LAND USE n consideing the basis fo evaluating impacts on land use, two items wee examined, including: The degee to which the aifield opeations would impact existing sensitive land use; and 4-17 Final

68 Use of P MA by 7 st Flying Taining Wing Aicaft Chapte 4 Envionmental Consequences The degee to which aifield opeations would intefee with the activities o functions of adjacent existing o poposed land uses No Action Altenative Noise exposue fom aifield opeations would emain the same as the baseline condition, which do not affect land use Poposed Action l : Noise modeling indicates the DNL 65 dba extends about 2.5 miles beyond the noth and south boundaies of the aipot along the unway centeline and is about mile wide at points noth and south of the aipot. The aeas that would be exposed to DNL 65 db A and geate ae used fo agicultue and oil poduction puposes with esidences scatteed thoughout. The noise exposue fom the Poposed Action would not change the land use pattens in the aea suounding the aipot Mitigation Mitigation would not be necessay Cumulative mpacts Noise modeling indicates the DNL 65 dba extends about 2.5 miles beyond the noth and south boundaies of the aipot along the unway centeline and is about mile wide at points noth and south of the aipot. The aeas that would be exposed to DNL 65 db A and geate ae used fo agicultue and oil poduction puposes with esidences scatteed tluoughout. The noise exposme fom the Poposed Action and othe actions would not change the land use pattens in the aea suounding the aipot. lt L 4.4 AR QUALTY Evaluation citeia consideed in ai quality analysis include: Would emissions fom the action cause o contibute to a violation of any national o Oklahoma ambient ai quality standad; and Would emissions fom the action epesent 0 pecent o moe in affected AQCR o county emissions inventoy to be consideed egionally significant? No Action Altenative Unde the No Action Altenative the 71 FTW would not conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taining at the PMA. Emissions fom aicaft opeations, vehicles, geneatos, and fueling opeations would continue to be geneated by PMA Final [,. 1:

69 Use ofpma by 71st Flying Taining Wing Aicaft Chapte4 Envionmental Consequences Poposed Action Unde the Poposed Action, thee would be changes in aicaft opeations only. Aicaft opeation emissions would be consideed ecuing emissions. Emissions fom aicaft opeations wee calculated using the emission factos fom the United States Ai Foce nstitute fo Envionmental, Safety, & Occupational Health Risk Analysis AFERA) document Ai Emissions nventoy Guidance fo Mobile Souces at Ai Foce nstallations, AFERA 2003) and fom the aicaft opeations listed on Table 2.3 in Subchapte 2.4. The Poposed Action aicaft emissions ae found on Table 4.3. Table 4.3 Poposed Action Emissions % 0.18% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Note: VOC is not a cl'iteia ai pollutant. Howeve, VOC is epoted because, as an ozone pecuso, it is a contolled pollutant Based on the equiements outlined in the USEP A's Geneal Confomity Rule published in 58 Fedeal Registe Novembe 30, 1993) and codified in 40 CFR Pat 93, Subpat B fo fedeal agencies), a confomity analysis is equied to analyze whethe the applicable citeia ai pollutant emissions associated with the poject equal o exceed the theshold emission limits i.e., de minimis) that tigge the need to conduct a fomal confomity detemination. The intent of the confomity ule is to encouage long ange planning by evaluating the ai quality impacts fom fedeal actions befoe the pojects ae undetaken. This ule establishes a pocess fo analyzing and detemining whethe a poposed poject in a nonattainment aea confoms to the SP and fedeal standads. A fedeal action would be consideed egionally significant when the net change in emissions fom the Poposed Action the delta between the baseline and the Poposed Action emissions) equal o exceed 10 pecent of the nonattainment o maintenance aea's emissions inventoy fo any citeia ai pollutant. A full confomity dete1mination is not equied if a fedeal action meets de minimis equiements and is not consideed a egionally significant action. Ongoing activities cmently being conducted ae exempt fom the ule so long as thee is no incease in emissions equal to o geate than the de minimis thesholds as the esult of the fedeal action. i As indicated in the pevious paagaph, emissions that exceed 10 pecent of the emissions inventmy would be consideed egionally significant by the USEP A if the egion wee nonattainment fo any of the citeia pollutants as stated in 40 CFR 51, 4-19 Final

70 Use of P MA by 7st Flying Taining Wing Aicaft Chapte 4 Envionmental Consequences Subpat W, Section 852. Howeve, all citeia pollutant emissions ae less than 10 pecent of the emissions inventoy see Table 4.4). Table4.4 Regional Significance fo AQCR 185 fo the Poposed Action :. Regionally Significant? >1 0%) No No No No No No Since the Poposed Action is located in an aea in attainment fo all citeia pollutants and the pecent incease in citeia pollutant emissions is less than 10 pecent, the Poposed Action has been demonstated by USEP A standads not to cause o contibute to new violations of any national ambient ai quality standad in the affected aea, no incease the fequency o seveity of an existing violation. mplementation of the Poposed Action would not delay timely attainment of any of the standads in the ai basin, and the Poposed Action is in compliance o consistent with all elevant equiements and milestones contained in the applicable SP. This conclusion of positive Geneal Confomity Detemination fo the fedeal action planned fo PMA fulfilled the Ai Foce's obligation and esponsibility unde 40 CFR Pat 93, Subpat B Mitigation Thee ae no ai quality impacts fom the Poposed Action that equie mitigation Cumulative mpacts Unde the Poposed Action and othe actions, thee would be changes in aicaft opeations only. Aicaft opeation emissions would be consideed ecuing emissions. Emissions fom aicaft opeations wee calculated using the methodology fo the Poposed Action and fom the aicaft opeations listed on Table 2.4 in Subchapte 2.5. The cumulative aicaft emissions ae found on Table 4.5. [: i ; [ Final

71 Use of P MA by 7lst Flying Taining Wing Aicaft Chapte4 Envionmental Consequences Table 4.5 Cumulative Emissions as Pecent of the AQCR Emissions Note: 0.22% 0.21% 0.06% 0.06% 0.00% 0.09% VOC is not a citeia ai pollutant. Howeve, VOC is epoted because, as an ozone pecuso, it is a contolled pollutait!! As mentioned in the backgound infomation pesented fo the Poposed Action, emissions that exceed 10 pecent of the emissions inventoy would be consideed egionally significant by the USEPA if the egion wee nonattainment fo any of the citeia pollutants as stated in 40 CFR 51, Subpat W, Section 852. Howeve, all citeia pollutant emissions ae less than 10 pecent of the emissions inventoy see Table 4.6) Table 4.6 Regional Significance fo AQCR 185 fo Cumulative Emissions Regionally Significant? >1 0%) No No No No No No Since the Poposed Action and othe action ae located in an aea in attainment fo all citeia pollutants and the pecent incease in citeia pollutant emissions is less than 10 pecent, the Poposed Action and othe action has been demonstated by USEPA standads not to cause o contibute to new violations of any national ambient ai quality standad in the affected aea, no incease the fequency o seveity of an existing violation. mplementation of the Poposed Action and othe action would not delay timely attainment of any of the standads in the ai basin, and the Poposed Action and othe action is in compliance o consistent with all elevant equiements and milestones contained in the applicable SP. This conclusion of positive Geneal Confomity Detemination fo the fedeal action planned fo PMA fulfilled the Ai Foce's obligation and esponsibility unde 40 CFR Pat 93, Subpat B. ', 4-21 Final Apil 2006

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73 Use ofpma by 71st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 5 List of Pepaes CHAPTERS LST OF PREPARERS ' [ Davis, Anthony B.S., Civil Engineeing Poject Manage 28 Mille, Doothy B.S., Mathematics Aicaft Noise Modeling 26 B.S., Nuclea Engineeing Schnapp, Angela M.S., Envionmental Ai Quality Engineeing 10 Wallin, John B.A., Biology M.A., Management Aispace and Aifield Opeations; Noise Analysis, Land Use 33 Montoy, Leo Ph.D., Ecology and Biology Technical Management 36 ' Sheie Keenan B.A., Jounalism Technical Edito 28. ' ' 5-1 Final

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75 Use of PMA by 71st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 6 Pesons and Agencies Consulted CHAPTERS PERSONS AND AGENCES CONSUL TED The following pesons and agencies wee consulted duing pepaation of this EA. Books City-Base, Texas, Ai Foce Cente Fo Envionmental Excellence Smith, Buddy AFCEE/CE) Cantell, Julia AFCEE/SM) ' : Vance Ai Foce Base, Oklahoma, 71st Flying Taining Wing Buthman, Mak CSC/CE) Fael~ Robet 71st FTW/PA) Lyman, Robet Capt 71 OSS/OSOP) Pey Municipal Aipot, Pey, Oklahoma Engel, Ty Aifield Opeations Manage) Heny, David Pesident City of Pey Aipot Boad) i!! 6-1 Final

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77 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing Chapte 7 Refeences CHAPTER 7 REFERENCES! ' AFERA Ai Emissions nventoy Guidance fo Mobile Souces at Ai Foce nstallations, Januay 2002 Revised Decembe 2003). AiNav Aveage daily aifield opeations estimated based on data epoted fo Pey Municipal Aipot at Januay 31, ANS Ameican National Standads nstitute, Ameican National Standad Specification fo Sound Level Metes, S 1.4, Apil Fidell, S., T.J. Schultz, and D.M. Geen A Theoetical ntepetation of the Pevalence Rate of Noise-nduced Annoyance in Residential Populations, Jounal of the Acoustical Society of Ameica, 846), FCUN Fedeal nteagency Committee on Uban Noise, Guidelines fo Consideing Noise in Land Use Planning and Contol, New Jesey, D.C.: U.S. Govenment Pinting Office, ODWC Theatened and Endangeed Species of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Depatment of Wildlife Consevation, accessed Januay 31, 2006, Pey 2006a. Official website fo Pey, Oklahoma, Pofile of Pey, Febuay 21, lwww. peyok.oglpofile.html#population Pey 2006b. Socioeconomic infomation about Pey, Oklahoma, Febuay 21, NAS National Academy of Sciences NAS) "Guidelines fo Pepaing Envionmental mpact Statements on Noise." Repot of Woking Goup on the Committee on Heaing, Bioacoustics, and Biomechanics, National Reseach Com1cil. Washington, D.C. Schultz Schultz, T.J., Synthesis of Social Suveys on Noise Annoyance, Jounal of the Acoustical Society of Ameica, 642), pp , USEPA United Stated Envionmental Potection Agency, AiData: Access to Ai Pollution Data fo AQCR 185, Febuay i ' 7-1 Final

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79 Use ofpma by 71st Flying Taining Wing Appendix A APPENDX A Ai Foce Fom A-1 Final Api12006

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81 ,, REQUEST FOR ENVRONMENTAL MPACT ANALYSS Repot Contol Symbol RCS: NSTRUCTONS: Section/lobe completed by Poponent; Sections and ll to be completed by Envionmental Planning Function. as necessay. Refeence appopiate item numbes). Continue on sepaate sheets SECTON PROPONENT NFORMATON 1. TO Envionmental Planning Function) 2. FROM Poponent oganization and functional addess symbol) 2cl. TELEPHONE NO. CSC/CEV 71 OSS/OSOP TTLE OF PROPOSED ACTON Movement ofkegelman AUX Field opeations to Pey Municipal Aipot 4. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTON dentify decision to be mude and need date) Duing unway enovatio n, Kegelman AUX Field opeations will be tempoaily moved to Peny Municipal Aipot., 1. i 5. DESCRPTON OF PROPOSED ACTON AND AlTERNATVES DOPAA) Povide sufficient details fo evaluation of the total action,) ACTON: Vance AFB would move its auxilay field opeations fom Kegelman Field to Pey Municipal Aipol fo an extended length of time. The field would be used fo pactice VFR patten opeations by the T-37 and T-6. Thee is also the possibility of 6.. PROPONENT APPROVAL Name. and Gade) ROBERT E. LYMAN, Capt, USAF ~~ 6b, DATE SECTON ~ PRELMNARY ENVRONMENTAL SURVEY. Chech appopia te box and descibe potential envionmental Bffflcts u ncluding cumulative effects.)_+= positfve effect; 0 =no effect; - :::advese effect; U= unknown effect) 7. AR NSTALLATON COMPATBLE USE ZONE/LAND USE {Noise, accident potential, encoachment, etc.}. 8. AR QUAUlY Emissions, attainment status, state implementation plan, etc.} 9. WATER RESOURCES Quality, quantity, souce, etc.) SAFETY AND OCCUPATONAL HEALTH Asbestos/adieflonlchemlcal exposue, explosives safety quantify-distance, bid/wildlife aicaft hazad, etc.} 11. HAZARDOUS MATERALSWASTEUsalstoage/geneetion, solid waste, etc.) 12. BOLOGCAL RESOURCES Wellandslfloodplalns, tlteatened o endangeed species, etc.) D D lld D D D D lx D [X D D D D [!] D D X] D D D D 0 lx 13. CULTURAL RESOURCES Native AmeiCan buial sites, achaeological, histoical, etc.} 14. GEOLOGY AND SOLS Topogaphy, mineals, geothemal, nstallation Restoation Pogam, seismicity, etc.) 15. SOCOECONOMC Employmentlp9pulation pojections, school and local fiscal impacts, etc.) 16, OTHER Potenl/al/mpacts not addtessed above.). D D D -lx D [!! D D D D D lx D D D lx SECTON ll ENVRONMENTAL ANALYSS DETERMNATON PROPOSED ACTON QUALFES FOR CATEGORCAL EXCLUSON CATEX) # :OR " lif PROPOSED ACTON DOES NOT QUALFY FOR A CATEX; FURTHER ENVRONMENTAL ANALYSS S REQURED. 18. REMARKS The poposed action equi;ues futhe envionmental assessment. ' ' 19. ENVRONMENTAL PLANNNG FUNCTON CERTFCATON 19a. SGNATURE Name and Gade) Natalie Stennis, Civ AF MT 813, , V1 ' /Jo 11~ 7\ -~ ''-' THS FORM CONSOLDATES AF FORMS 813 AND 814. PREVOUS EDTONS OF BOTH FORMS ARE OBSOLETE, PAGE 1 OF 19b. DATE ll/31/o!j' PAGES)

82 AF MT 813, SEP 99, CONTNUATON SHEET limited nighttime patten opeations as equied by the T -6 syllabus. Finally, the possibility exists fo futue use of Pey Aifield by T-1 aicaft fo VFR tactical pattens to low appoaches. Due to unway length, touch-and-go opeations fot -ls ae not possible at this time. The poposed patten to be flown is in Atch 1. t will be flown by T-37 and T-6 aicaft at 1,000 ft AGL 2,000 ft MSL) ala. standad speed of 200 KlAS. Staight-in appoach opeations will he flown no lowe than 500ft AGL 1,500 ft MSL). The hous of opeation fo the aifield wij be appoximately fom sunise to sunset, with the possibility of limited nighttime patten taining fo the T-6. The maximum numbe of aicaft at any time in the patten will be 12 wilh a limit of 8 in the night patten. [fpattetn opeations need to be esticted due to deteioating weathe conditions, the maximum numbe will be 8. Fo aveage daily opeations, thee will be appoximately 125 aivals, 125 depatues, and 300 closed patten opeations fo a total of 850 daily opeations by T~37 and T-6 aicaft. Closed patten opeations will include Emegency Landing Patten taining fo T-6 aicaft up a an altitude of3,000 ft AGL 4,000 ft MSL). T-1 tactical pattens will be flown at 1,5001\ AGL 2,500 ft MSL) appoximately mi east of the field using a standad FAA VFR patten. Fo the puposes of contolling Vance opeations at the aifield, an RSU will need to be positioned 360ft west of the extended unway at appoximately midfield. The single RSU will contol opeations fo both noth and south pattens. The RSU will be povided by Vance AFB with the appopiate wind measuing equipment included. No excavation will be equied fo RSU powe equiements due to ecent modenization of Pey unway lighting, which included mnning powe cables to anticipated RSU location. Cash esponse will be povided by escue cews and equipment edeployed foni Kegelman. n addition, LifeFlight has a 24-hou medevac helicopte stationed at Pey. Facilities fo housing cews and equipment at Pey will be in existing stuctues with only mino inteio upgades equied. ALTERNATVES : No altenatives will be possible within the timefame ofthe Kegelman unway closue. Vance AFB will have to conduct all Phase patten taining al home station. This will impose sevee limitations to the conduct of Phase JSUPT taining and could esult in a cutback in the numbe of soties flown due to mitigation of patten satuation., l V1 PAGE OF PAGES)

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85 Use of P MA by 71 st Flying Taining Wing AppendixB PUBLC NVOLVEMENT The Ai Foce Envionmental mpact Analysis Pocess 32 CFR 989), 15 Jul 99, and amended 28 Ma 01, states that the envionmental assessment and Finding of No Significant mpact should be made available to govenment agencies and the public fo comment. The following Pivacy Advisoy was a peface in the daft EA that was made available to the public, agencies, and oganizations duing the public comment peiod. PRVACY ADVSORY NOTCE The Ai Foce equests comments on this daft envionmental assessment EA). Lettes o othe witten o vebal comments povided to the Ai Foce may be published in the Final EA. As equied by law, comments addessing adequacy of the Daft EA o the meits of the altenatives discussed, o both, will be addessed in the Final EA and made available to the public. Pivate addesses will be compiled to develop a mailing list fo those equesting copies of the Final EA; howeve, only the names of commentes and specific comments will be disclosed. Pesonal home addesses and phone numbes of individuals will not be published in the Final EA A notice announcing the 30-day public comment peiod and the availability of the daft EA was published in The Pey Daily Jounal on Mach 24, The following page contains a copy of the notice of availability. Copies of the lettes to the agencies equesting eview and comment, along with thei esponses, ae also included in this appendix. B-3 Final

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87 DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCE AR EDUCATON AND TRANNG COMMAND Colonel Chistophe J. Thelen Commande, 7lst Mission Suppot Goup 246 Bown Pakway, Suite 230 Vance AFB OK FEB 2006 Ms. Magaet Gaham Oklahoma Depatment of Envionmental Quality 707 N. Robinson P.O. Box 1677 Oklahoma City OK Dea Ms. Gaham The United States Ai Foce is pepaing an Envionmental Assessment EA) to evaluate the movement of aifield opeations to Pey Municipal Aipot, Pey, Oklahoma, fom Kegelman Auxiliay AUX) Field at Vance Ai Foce Base, Oklahoma Vance AFB OK). The oveall pupose of the poject is to conduct militay flyiog taining opeations using T -1, T -6, and T -37 aicaft to pactice instument and visual appoach and taffic patten taining at Pey Municipal Aipot. This will take place as epais to Kegelman AUX Field unway ae unde way. This document descibes and analyzes altenative plans fo auxiliay field opeations at Pey Municipal Aipot. t includes the No Action Altenative unde which tlie movement of auxiliay field opeations would not occu. n accodance with Executive Ode 12372, ntegovenmental Review of Fedeal Pogams, please identify specific issues o topics of envionmental concen. The envionmental concens may include potential pemits o othe equiements addessed in the EA Below is a shot desciption of the pupose and need, as well as a desciption of the poposed activities associated with the Poposed Action. Attached ae figues fo you efeence. The mission of the 7lst Flyiog Taining Wing 71 FTW) at Vance AFB is to conduct Joint Specialized Undegaduate Pilot Taining JSUPT) fo Ai Foce pesonnel. The 71 FTW conducts JSUPT fo qualified United States and foeign militay offices. t also povides flyiog taining fo membes of the Ai National Guad, Ai Foce Reseve, and the ai foces of seveal allied counties. Vance AFB T-1, T-6, and T-37 aicews use Kegelman AUX Field, a subinstallation of the base; fo taffic patten taining in ode to educe taffic patten congestion at Vance AFB caused by fou aicaft types opeating at a single aifield. The condition of the unways at Kegelman AUX Field has deteioated; and extensive epais ae necessay, equiing closue of the unways. While tempoaily closing Kegehnan AUX Field fo epais, Vance AFB has a need fo anothe aifield at which T-1, T-6, and T-37 aicaft could conduct taffic patten taining. The cuent use ofkegelman AUX Field ensues accomplishment of JSUPT fo

88 Ai Foce pesonnel. The Poposed Action would move auxiliay field opeations fom Kegelffian AUX Field to Pey Municipal Aipot. This poject has ugency because unway epais may take as long as 6 to 8 months, and wok completion should occu befoe the fost season in the fall of Unde the No Action Altenative, Vance AFB would not conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taining at Pey Municipal Aipot. Kegelman AUX Field would not be available while closed fo epais. Vance AFB would have to conduct T -1, T -6, and T -37 taffic patten taining at the base, which would impose sevee limitations to JSUPT taining and could esult in a eduction in the numbe of soties flown due to taffic patten satuation. n addition to identifying esouces within you agency's puview that may be potentially impacted, we also equest any point-of-contact infomation o elevant documentation available that would assist in pepaing the EA. To facilitate the cumulative impact analysis, we appeciate identification of majo pojects in the vicinity that may contibute to cumulative effects. Please povide any comments o infomation by 19 Mach Addess any questions to M. Mak Buthman at 580) Sinceely f [, 2 Attachments: 1. Location of Poposed Action 2. Location ofv ance AFB, Kegelman AUX Field, and Pey Municipal Aipot [, l

89 DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCE AR EDUCATON AND TRANNG COMMAND ' Colonel Chistophe J. Thelen Commande, 7lst Mission Suppot Goup 246 Bown Pakway, Suite 230 Vance AFB OK '7 FEB 2006 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Sevice 222 S. Houston, Suite A Tulsa OK To Whom t May Concen The United States Ai Foce is pepaing an Envionmental Assessment EA) to evaluate the movement of aifield opeations to Pey Municipal Aipot, Pey, Oklahoma, fom Kegelman Auxiliay AUX) Field at Vance Ai Foce Base, Oklahoma Vance AFB OK). The oveall pupose of the poject is to conduct militay flying taining opeations using T -1, T -6, and T -37 aicaft to pactice instument and visual appoach and taffic patten taining at Pey Municipal Aipot. This will take place as epais to Kegelman AUX Field unway ae unde way. This document descibes and analyzes altenative plans fo auxiliay field opeations at Pey Municipal Aipot. t includes the No Action Altenative unde which the movement of auxiliay field opeations would not occu. n accodance with Executive Ode 12372, ntegovenmental Review of Fedeal Pogams, please identify specific issues o topics of envionmental concen. The envionmental concens may include potential pemits o othe equiements addessed in the EA. Below is a shot desciption of the pupose and need, as well as a desciption of the poposed activities associated with the Poposed Action. Attached ae figues fo you efeence. The mission of the 71st Flying Taining Wing 71 FTW) at Vance AFB is to conduct Joint Specialized Undegaduate Pilot Taining JSUPT) fo Ai Foce pesonnel. The 71 FTW conducts JSUPT fo qualified United States and foeign militay offices. t also povides flying taining fo membes of the Ai National Guad, Ai Foce Reseve, and the ai foces of seveal allied counties. Vance AFB T-1, T-6, and T-37 aicews use Kegelman AUX Field, a subinstallation of the base, fo taffic patten taining in ode to educe taffic patten congestion at Vance AFB caused by fou aicaft types opeating at a single aifield. The condition of the unways at Kegelman AUX Field has deteioated; and extensive epais ae necessay, equiing closue of the unways. While tempoaily closing Kegelman AUX Field fo epais, Vance AFB has a need fo anothe aifield at which T-1, T-6, and T-37 aicaft could conduct taffic patten taining. The cuent use ofkegelman AUX Field ensues accomplishment ofjsupt fo

90 , Ai Foce pesonnel. The Poposed Action would move auxiliay field opeations fom Kegelman AUX Field to Pey Municipal Aipot. This poject has ugency because unway epais may take as long as 6 to 8 months, and wok completion should occu befoe tbe fost season in tbe fall of2006. Unde the No Action Altenative, Vance AFB would not conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taining at Pey Municipal Aipot. Kegelman AUX Field would not be available while closed fo epais. Vance AFB would have to conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taffic patten taining at tbe base, which would impose sevee limitations to JSUPT taining and could esult in a eduction in tbe numbe of soties flown due to taffic' patten satuation. 1n addition to identifying esouces within you agency's puview that may be potentially impacted, we also equest any point-of-contact infomation o elevant documentation available that would assist in pepaing tbe EA. To facilitate tbe cumulative impact analysis, we appeciate identification of majo pojects in tbe vicinity that may contibute to cumulative effects. Please povide any comments o infomation by 19 Mach Addess any questions to M. Mak Butbman at 580) Attachments: 1. Location of Poposed Action 2. Location of Vance AFB, Kegelman AUX Field, and Pey Municipal Aipot Sinceely [. ' [ f [ 1:

91 DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCE AR EDUCATON AND TRANNG COMMAND 1 7 FEB 2006 Colonel Chistophe J. Thelen Connnande, 71st Mission Suppot Goup 246 Bown Pakway, Suite 230 Vance AFB OK Southwest Region Administato FAA- Southwest Region 2601 Meacham Boulevad Fot Woth TX To Whom t May Concen The United States Ai Foce is pepaing an Enviomnental Assessment EA) to evaluate the movement of aifield opeations to Pey Municipal Aipot, Pey, Oklahoma, fom Kegelman Auxiliay AUX) Field at Vance Ai Foce Base, Oklahoma Vance AFB OK). The oveall pupose of the poject is to conduct militay flying taining opeations using T-1, T-6, and T-37 aicaft to pactice instument and visual appoach and taffic patten taining at Pey Municipal Aipot. This will take place as epais to Kegelman AUX Field unway ae unde way. This document descibes and analyzes altenative plans fo auxiliay field opeations at Pey Municipal Aipot. t includes the No Action Altenative unde which the movement of auxiliay field opeations would not occu. n accodance with Executive Ode 12372, ntegovenmental Review of Fedeal Pogams, please identify specific issues o topics of envionmental concen. The envionmental concens may include potential pemits o othe equiements addessed in the EA. Below is a shot desciption of the pupose and need, as well as a desciption of the poposed activities associated with the Poposed Action. Attached ae figues fo you efeence. The mission of the 71st Flying Taining Wing 71 FTW) at Vance AFB is to conduct Joint Specialized Undegaduate Pilot Taining JSUPT) fo Ai Foce pesonnel. The 71 FTW conducts JSUPT fo qualified United States and foeign militay offices. t also povides flying taining fo membes of the Ai National Guad, Ai Foce Reseve, and the ai foces of seveal allied counties. Vance AFB T-1, T-6, and T-37 aicews use Kegelman AUX Field, a subinstallation of the base, fo taffic patten taining in ode to educe taffic patten congestion at Vance AFB caused by fou aicaft types opeating at a single aifield. The condition of the unways at Kegehnan AUX Field has deteioated; and extensive epais ae necessay, equiing closue of the unways. While tempoaily closing Kegehnan AUX Field fo epais, Vance AFB has a need fo anothe aifield at which T-1, T-6, and T-37 aicaft could conduct taffic patten taining. The cuent use of Kegehnan AUX Field ensues accomplishment of JSUPT fo

92 Ai Foce pesonnel. The Poposed Action would move auxiliay field opeations fom Kegelman AUX Field to Pey Municipal Aipot. This poject has ugency because unway epais may take as long as 6 to 8 months, and wok completion should occu befoe the fost season in the fall of Unde the No Action Altenative, Vance AFB would not conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taining at Pey Municipal Aipot. Kegelman AUX Field would not be available while closed fo epais. Vance AFB would have to conduct T-1, T-6, and T-37 taffic patten taining at the base, which would impose sevee limitations to JSUPT taining and could esult in a eduction in the numbe of soties flown due to taffic patten satuation. n addition to identifying esouces within you agency's puview that may be potentially impacted, we also equest any point-of-contact infomation o elevant documentation available that would assist in pepaing the EA. To facilitate the cumulative impact analysis, we appeciate identification of majo pojects in the vicinity that may contibute to cumulative effects. l Please povide any comments o infomation by 19 Mach Addess any questions to M. Mak Butbman at 580) Sinceely c 2 Attachments: 1. Location of Poposed Action 2. Location ofv ance AFB, Kegelman AUX Field, and Pey Municipal Aipot ~ :

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97 U.S. Depatment of Tanspotat!on Fedeal Aviation Administation Fedeal Aviation Administation Aipots Division, Southwest Region Akansas/Oklahoma Aipots Development Office Fot Woth, Texas Mach 27, 2006 Colonel Chistophe J. Thelen Commande, 71" Mission Suppot Goup 246 Bown Pakway, Suite 230 Vance AFB, OK This is in esponse to you lette dated Febuay 17, 2006, in which you solicit Fedeal Aviation Administation FAA) input egading a U.S. Ai Foce Envionmental Assessment EA) on the tempoay tansfe of militay taining opeations fom Kegelman Auxiliay Field to Pey Municipal Aipot. We undestand that this would accommodate epais at Kegelman Auxiliay Field, which ae expected to equie appoximately six to eight months. FAA envionmental policies do not equie the assessment of tempoay actions such as you popos~d tansfe of taining opeations; theefoe, we offe no comments egading the EA. We encouage you to continue coodinating you activities with the sponso and uses of Pey Municipal Aipot. ' ' Please feel fee to call me at o me at tim.tandy@faa.gov if you have any questions. Sinceely T~T~d %E '.. al S"""'al' 1m an y, nvuonment ~~""! 1st Akansas/Oklahoma Aipots Development Office cc: The Honoable Etsell Emde Mayo of Pey P.O. Dawe 798 Pey, OK

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