Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI): Environmental Assessment of the Farish Recreation Area Observatory and Cabin Construction
Abstract
The United States Air Force (USAF) conducted an Environmental Assessment (EA) of the potential environmental and social consequences of implementing proposed Observatory and Cabin Construction projects at the United States Air Force Academy's (USAF A) Farish Recreation Area (Farish), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code 4321 to 4370d), Council of Environmental Quality's (CEQ) implementing regulations ( 40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Part 1500-1508), and the Air Force Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP) as promulgated in 32 CFR Part 989 (EIAP, 6 July 1999, as amended by 66 Federal Register 16866, 28 March 2001), which implements NEPA, CEQ regulations, and Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 4 715.9 (Environmental Planning and Analysis). The Proposed Action is USAF A's preferred alternative. The US Air Force proposes to construct new facilities at the Farish Recreation Area (Farish) consisting of an observatory and recreational cabins.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 21, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA618805
Entities
People
- Amal Hijazi
- Brian Bush
- Brian Mihlbachler
- Catherine Storey
- Diane Strohm
- Jennifer Hewett
- Jennifer Mccorkle
- Joseph Rigley
- Pam Mcwharter
- Susan Hall