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SBCT Final EIS - Govsupport.us

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Chapter 5 – Environmental ConsequencesTable 5-16 Summary of Potential Impacts to Airspace Resources fromAlternative ALocationActivity Group SBMR DMR KTA/KLOA PTAImpacts from Cantonment Construction N/A N/A N/A N/AImpacts from Range Construction N/A N/A Impacts from Live-Fire Training N/A N/A Impacts from Maneuver Training ☼ ☼ ☼/ N/A ☼ = Significant + = Beneficial Impact = Significant but mitigable to less than significant N/A = Not Applicable= Less than Significant☼= No Impact5.2.13.2 Impacts from Range ConstructionNo ImpactsImpacts to airspace <strong>us</strong>e. Construction of a BAX at SBMR and PTA would temporarily increasehuman presence and activity at construction sites. This construction would not require modificationsto existing controlled or special <strong>us</strong>e airspace and no new special <strong>us</strong>e airspace would be needed. Nomitigation is necessary for impacts from range construction.5.2.13.3 Impacts from Live-Fire TrainingNo ImpactsImpacts to airspace <strong>us</strong>e. This alternative would not require modifications to existing controlled orspecial <strong>us</strong>e airspace and no new special <strong>us</strong>e airspace would be needed. A controlled firing area (CFA)would be established above QTR2. However, CFAs pose no problems for VFR or IFR flights beca<strong>us</strong>eactivities within a CFA m<strong>us</strong>t be s<strong>us</strong>pended immediately when radar, spotter aircraft, or groundlookouts detect an approaching aircraft.5.2.13.4 Impacts from Maneuver TrainingLess Than SignificantImpacts to airspace <strong>us</strong>e. Maneuver training, which would occur at SBMR, DMR, KTA, and PTA,would include flights by UAVs. The proposed UAV flights primarily would be conducted withinprevio<strong>us</strong>ly designated restricted areas (e.g., R-3109 and R-3103). For UAV flights that could not beconducted entirely within restricted areas, operations would occur in accordance with well-definedFAA procedures for remotely operated aircraft. These procedures include approval of the UAVflights by the FAA regional office in Honolulu at least 60 days in advance. This approval would becontingent on the Army demonstrating that the flights would be as safe as those for manned aircraft.In addition, coordination, communications, route and altitude procedures, and lost link/mission abortprocedures would all have to be identified (FAA 2001).February 2008 5-66 2/25th <strong>SBCT</strong> <strong>Final</strong> <strong>EIS</strong>

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