A07.01_-_RFP_Atch_5_AF_Form_813_KRSM143006_(PGM)v2.pdf

REQUEST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS Report Control Symbol

RCS:24912

INSTRUCTIONS: Section I to be completed by Proponent; Section II and III to be completed by Environmental Planning Function. Continue on seperate sheets as necessary. Reference appropriate item number(s).

SECTION I - PROPONENT INFORMATION

75 CEG/CENE-EM

2. FROM (Proponent organization and functional address symbo 2a. TELEPHONE NO.

75 CEG (Steven Weed)

1. TO (Environmental Planning Function)

3. TITLE OF PROPOSED ACTION

Construct a new facility to maintain Precision Guided Missiles (PGMs).

777-2580

4. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION (Identify decision to be made and need date)

4.1 Objective:

Provide a facility to accommodate the realignment and relocation of the Air Force's Standard Air Munitions Package (STAMP)

5. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES (DOPAA) (Provide sufficient details for evaluation of the total action.)

5.1 What is the proposed Action:

Perform an environmental review of the site for this facility (see attached site plan).

More details on page #2

14. GEOLOGY AND SOILS (Topography, minerals, geothermal, Installation Restoration Program, seismicity, etc.)

6. PROPONENT APPROVAL (Name and Grade) 6a. SIGNATURE 6b. DATE

SECTION II - PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY. (Check appropriate box and describe potential environmental effects Including cumulative effects.) (+ = positive effect; 0 = no effect; - = adverse effect; U = unknown

7. AIR INSTALLATION COMPATIBLE USE ZONE/LAND USE (Noise, accident potential, encroachment, etc.)

+ 0 - U

8. AIR QUALITY (Emissions, attainment status, state implementation plan, etc.)

9. WATER RESOURCES (Quality, quantity, source, etc.)

10. SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (Asbestos/radiation/chemical exposure, explosives safety quantity-distance, bird/wildlife aircraft hazard, etc.)

11. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/WASTE (Use/storage/generation, solid waste, etc.)

12. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES (Wetlands/floodplains, threatened or endangered species, etc.)

13. CULTURAL RESOURCES (Native American burial sites, archeological, historical, etc.)

15. SOCIOECONOMIC (Employment/population projections, school and local fiscal impacts, etc.)

16. OTHER (Potential impacts not addressed above.)

steven.weed Steven Weed 27-Jan-2015

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SECTION III - ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS DETERMINATION

17. PROPOSED ACTION QUALIFIES FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION (CATEX) (see below for list of CATEXs); OR

PROPOSED ACTION DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A CATEX; FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED.

X

18. REMARKS

*** Note: This CATEX is valid only if attached procedures are complied with, i.e. historic preservation requirements, storm water permit requirements, fugitive dust control, etc

32 CFR 989 CATEX A2.3.11 Actions similar to other actions which have been determined to have an insignificant impact in a similar setting as established in an EIS or an EA resulting in a FONSI.

19. ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING FUNCTION CERTIFICATION

(Name and Grade)

THIS FORM CONSOLIDATES AF FORM 813 and 814.

PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF BOTH FORMS ARE OBSOLETE.

Samuel Johnson 17-Feb-2015

AF IMT 813, 19990901, V1

19a. SIGNATURE 19b. DATE

//E-SIGNED 2-17-15//

Johnson, Samuel

AF IMT 813, SEP 99, CONTINUATION SHEET

4. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION (Identify decision to be made and need date)

4.1 Objective:

Provide a facility to accommodate the realignment and relocation of the Air Force's Standard Air Munitions Package (STAMP) mission from McConnell AFB, KS to Hill AFB, UT beginning in FY15/4.

4.2 Need Back:

10-FEB-15

4.3 Who Wants the Project:

640 Munitions Squadron (MUNS)

4.4 Why is the action required:

There are no facilities of any type on Hill AFB capable of maintaining these sophisticated rocket propelled F-35 related missiles.

5.1 What is the proposed Action:

Perform an environmental review of the site for this facility (see attached site plan).

5.2 Where is the proposed work to be done:

In the Munitions And Missile Storage (MAMS) I area of Hill AFB (see attached site plan).

5.3 How will the proposed work be done:

By Military Construction(MILCON) contract administered by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

5.4 Alternative Considerations:

Alternative A: No Action.

Do not build a PGM maintenance facility. Attempt to bed down the new mission using existing facilities. This alternative was not selected because there are no facilities of any type on Hill AFB capable of maintaining these sophisticated rocket propelled F-35 related missiles.

Alternative B: Proposed Action.

Construct a 14,820 SF 7-bay facility specifically designed and engineered to maintain PGM to support the realignment and relocation of PGM assets from McConnell AFB to Hill AFB.

Alternative c: Retrofit existing facilities.

This alternative was not selected because existing munitions maintenance facilities are being used to maximum capacity for current mission programs that cannot, by contract, be disrupted.

Alternative D: New Location.

Toole Army Depot, 62 miles away, was considered, but their facilities are not suitable to handle PGM munitions.

5. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES (DOPAA) (Provide sufficient details for evaluation of the total action.)

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Electronic 813 Comments:

*** Note: This CATEX is valid only if attached procedures are complied with, i.e. historic preservation requirements, storm water permit requirements, fugitive dust control, etc

32 CFR 989 CATEX A2.3.11 Actions similar to other actions which have been determined to have an insignificant impact in a similar setting as established in an EIS or an EA resulting in a FONSI.

Reference: Explosive Clear Zone EA/FONSI signed Sep 2003, I have reviewed the EA/FONSI and have determined it is still valid.

Remarks:

Comments: Assigned: Provided:Provided By:

75 CEG/CENE-CR-Cultural Resources Anya Kitterman 12-Feb-2015

Cultural Resources - This project falls within the buffer of the historic railway. Hill AFB is currently in an ongoing MOA with the SHPO to address adverse effects projects will have on this railway . This is required in order to complete

Section 106. It is recommended this project not proceed until the mitigation has been addressed and Section 106 is complete. There is also the potential for subsurface archaeology. See full comments and unanticipated discovery protocol below.

75 CEG/CENE-HM-Hazardous Materials Michelle Cottle 28-Jan-2015

No HazMat issues, but if there are any hazardous materials used, please track them correctly in EESOH-MIS.

75 CEG/CENR-IRP-Installation Restoration Scott Stoddard 28-Jan-2015

See Attached EMR Comments

75 CEG/CEN-HW-Hazardous Waste Karl Nieman 28-Jan-2015

No haz waste issues anticipated. Coordinate any waste issues during construction or work load implementation with the unit environmental coordinator.

75 CEG/CENE-AQ-Air Quality Glenn Palmer 28-Jan-2015 no air quality issues

75 CEG/CENE-AC-Air Conformity Megan Evans 29-Jan-2015

No conformity concerns

75 CEG/CENE-NR-Natural Resources Russ Lawrence 09-Feb-2015

No NR issues with this site, however, the contract bid package must include a reseeding component to restore any disturbed soils to combat invasive weed invasions. See attached for approved seed mix.

75 CEG/CENE-EM-Environmental Management Samuel Johnson 17-Feb-2015

No comments available

75 CEG/CENE-ST/WQ-Storage Tanks/Water Quality Mark Roginske 09-Feb-2015

No comments available

STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION

Operators of construction activity that disturb 1 acre or greater are required to get a Storm Water Permit from the Utah Division of Water Quality. As part of the construction permit, a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) must be developed and implemented. In the SWPPP, sources of storm water pollutants must be identified and Best Management Practices (BMPs) developed to eliminate pollutant impacts. Construction SWPPPs must be submitted to Paul Betts, CZO Hill IST, 777- 8791, for approval prior to construction startup.

If less than 1 acre is disturbed, the operators of construction must comply with the Hill AFB SWPPP.

BMPs must be used to ensure all storm water drains are protected from any pollutants. This includes any and all liquids (i.e. oils, hydraulic fluids, purge water, etc.) and sediments. See:

https://org.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/75ABW/CEG/CEV/CEVCCal/WaterQuality/Storm%20Water%20Final%20 Documents/Best%20Management%20Practices/Hill%20AFB%20Stormwater%20Guidance%20Document .pdf

Projects with a footprint of greater than 5,000 square feet shall be designed such that predevelopment hydrology is maintained (i.e. no net increase in storm water runoff) per the Energy Independence and Security Act, Section 438.

Any questions contact Paul Betts at 777-8791.

https://org.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/75ABW/CEG/CEV/CEVCCal/WaterQuality/Storm%20Water%20Final%20Documents/Best%20Management%20Practices/Hill%20AFB%20Stormwater%20Guidance%20Document.pdf https://org.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/75ABW/CEG/CEV/CEVCCal/WaterQuality/Storm%20Water%20Final%20Documents/Best%20Management%20Practices/Hill%20AFB%20Stormwater%20Guidance%20Document.pdf https://org.eis.afmc.af.mil/sites/75ABW/CEG/CEV/CEVCCal/WaterQuality/Storm%20Water%20Final%20Documents/Best%20Management%20Practices/Hill%20AFB%20Stormwater%20Guidance%20Document.pdf

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION, RESTORATION BRANCH (EMR)

AF Form 813 Review Project: 649 MUNS Precision Guided Missile Maintenance Facility (in MAMS I) 813 Number: 24912 (1391 # KRSM143006)

IRP Concerns:

There are no remedial actions in place at this site. Any excavation in an area of industrial activity presents the potential to encounter contaminated soil. Please contact the Environmental Restoration POC, Mr. Scott Stoddard (775-6893) if unusual odors or soil discoloration is observed during any excavation or trenching necessary to complete this project and/or if any monitoring points are encountered. Care should be taken to ensure monitoring points in the vicinity of the project are not damaged or covered during construction activities, see figure below.

Excavations that result in the need for soil disposal will either dispose of clean soil at a permitted landfill or use as fill for another on-base project. If excavated soil is to be taken to a permitted landfill a tipping receipt must be provided to the project proponent. Please note, that each landfill may have its own requirements for certification on the material they receive;

therefore, prior to excavated soil leaving HAFB it is advisable to understand and comply with those requirements.

Environmental Restoration Reviewer: Scott Stoddard, 775-6833

Reviewed on: 2/23/2015

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

75TH CIVIL ENGINEER GROUP (AFMC)

HILL AIR FORCE BASE UTAH

25 February 2014

MEMORANDUM FOR 75 CEG, and Airfield and MAMS contractors.

FROM: 75 CEG/CEIE

SUBJECT: Restoration of disturbed sites on the Hill AFB Airfield and the MAMS areas.

1. Restoration of areas impacted from runway and other construction projects is necessary to prevent noxious weed infestation and soil erosion in and around the airfield and MAMS due to airfield proximity. The following specifications outline the process to be used in re-establishing viable stands of dryland vegetation that meets the needs of AFI 91-212 and the approved Hill AFB BASH Plan.

a. Proper seedbed preparation is important to the successful outcome of dryland site restoration. After the construction project has been completed, use a ripper to rip the impacted areas to a depth of one foot to assure that compaction issues have been addressed. When ripping is complete, use a spike or chain harrow to prepare the seedbed for planting. The application of fertilizer is not needed or recommended.

b. Timing of the seed planting is critical when planting drought tolerant grasses.

After 15 October (and no later than March 15), use a seed drill to plant the seed one half inch deep. Planting the seed deeper than one half inch will result in failure of seed germination. Likewise, drilling when the ground is frozen will also result in failure.

Because most seed drillers plant seed at depths greater than one half inch, depth bands must be added to the double-disk openers or the driller must be equipped with hydraulic depth control. Agitation is also required to prevent seed from bridging over the seeder openings.

c. Use the following seed mixture and application rates to plant the impacted sites:

Common Name Variety lbs./acre Western Wheatgrass Rosana 2.5 Intermediate Wheatgrass Oahe 2 Streambank Wheatgrass Sodar 4 Crested Wheatgrass Hycrest, Roadcrest, or Ephraim 2 Sand Drop Seed .12 Bluebunch Wheatgrass 2.5 Sheep Fescue 2

Total lbs./acre 15.12

d. When estimating seed costs, obtain quotes from many different sources as prices can vary as much as 50% between vendors. Purchase only certified seed when possible.

Inquire about the purity and germination test results of the seed to ensure the highest quality and results. Current germination tests are those that have been completed by the appropriate state testing lab within ninety days. The following list includes a few of the possible sources of dryland grass seed:

• Utah Seed, LLC., 435-854-3720, 10220 W 11600 N, Tremonton, UT

• Granite Seed Co., 801-768-4422, 1697 W 2100 N, Lehi, UT

• Mountain Wildland Seed Co., 435-283-4701,Box 3201, Logan, UT

• Maple Leaf Co., 435-283-4400, 450 S 50 East, Ephraim, UT

• Stevenson Intermountain Seeds, 435-283-6639, 488 S 100 E, Ephraim, UT

e. Mowing is to be avoided during the establishment year due to the tenuous condition of young plants.

f. A light application of amine formulation 2,4-D may be required to control broad leaf weeds during the summer and fall establishment phase. No more than 1 pint of active ingredient per acre should be used.

2. By following this protocol the restoration will result in a well established stand of perennial grass, reduce erosion, and re-build the disturbed soil profile.

3. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Russ Lawrence, Natural Resource Manager, at 775-6972.

813 REVIEW – ID #24912

CONSTRUCT NEW PGM FACILITY

CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW

The railroad lines on Hill AFB (and the original Ogden Arsenal) are an important historic cultural element for the role they served during World War II when the primary method of moving materiel and goods was accomplished by rail. The rail history on the base is historically significant and requires recordation. The Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has specific guidelines and requirements on documenting these significant linear sites and determining their eligibility. We are currently in an active Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the SHPO office to mitigate adverse effects base operations have on the historic railroad. This requires the entire railroad system recordation to be completed prior to any additional work being undertaken along the railroad or within its 30 meter buffer.

ATTENTION:

Currently the project proposes the construction of a new PGM facility near building 1435. The proposed project area falls within the historic railway buffer. It is recommended that the proponent coordinate with the Hill Air Force Base culture resource management program prior to work being undertaken. The MOA requires full recordation of the site in order to mitigate adverse effect in order to complete Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This work is currently underway and we anticipate SHPO concurrence on the project by Sept. 30, 2015. It is not recommended the project proceed until Section 106 is complete.

There is also the potential for subsurface archaeology. Once Section 106 is completed it is recommended that the project proceed with the understanding if any historic properties are found during construction, ground-disturbing activities in the immediate vicinity will cease, the Hill AFB Cultural Resources Program will be notified, and the unanticipated discovery procedures shall be implemented with direction from the Hill AFB Cultural Resources Program, and in accordance with the Hill AFB Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan. Please contact Anya Kitterman (586-2464) if there are any questions.

12 February 2015 Anya Kitterman

APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS

♦ National Historic Preservation Act ♦ National Environmental Policy Act ♦ Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ♦ AFI 32–7065 (June 2004), Cultural Resources Management Program

OVERVIEW

All undertakings that disturb the ground surface have the potential to discover buried and previously unknown archaeological deposits. The accidental discoveries of archaeological deposits during an undertaking can include but are not limited to:

♦ Undiscovered/undocumented structural and engineering features; and ♦ Undiscovered/undocumented archaeological resources such as foundation remains, burials, artifacts, or other evidence of human occupation.

POLICY

When cultural resources are discovered during the construction of any undertaking or ground-disturbing activities, Hill AFB shall:

♦ Evaluate such deposits for NRHP eligibility.

♦ Treat the site as potentially eligible and avoid the site insofar as possible until an NRHP eligibility determination is made.

♦ Make reasonable efforts to minimize harm to the property until the Section 106 process is completed.

♦ The BHPO will ensure that the provisions of NAGPRA are implemented first if any unanticipated discovery includes human remains, funerary objects, or American Indian sacred objects (see SOP #6).

PROCEDURE

Step 1: Work shall cease in the area of the discovery (Figure 5-5). Work may continue in other areas.

♦ The property is to be treated as eligible and avoided until an eligibility determination is made. Hill AFB will continue to make reasonable efforts to avoid or minimize harm to

Standard Operating Procedure

UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERY OF

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS

Further construction activities in the vicinity of the site will be suspended until an agreed-upon testing strategy has been carried out and sufficient data have been gathered to allow a determination of eligibility. The size of the area in which work should be stopped shall be determined in consultation with the BHPO.

the property until the Section 106 process is completed.

Step 2: Immediately following the discovery, the Project Manager shall notify the installation

BHPO.

Step 3: The BHPO or a professional archaeologist shall make a field evaluation of the context of the deposit and its probable age and significance, record the findings in writing, and document with appropriate photographs and drawings.

♦ If disturbance of the deposits is minimal and the excavation can be relocated to avoid the site, the BHPO will file appropriate site forms in a routine manner.

♦ If the excavation cannot be relocated, the BHPO shall notify the office of the SHPO to report the discovery and to initiate an expedited consultation.

The Section 106 review process is initiated at this point.

♦ If the deposits are determined to be ineligible for inclusion in the NRHP, then Hill AFB

BHPO will prepare a memorandum for record and the construction may proceed.

♦ If the existing information is inadequate for an NRHP eligibility determination, Hill AFB

BHPO shall develop an emergency testing plan in coordination with the SHPO.

Step 4: Hill AFB shall have qualified personnel conduct test excavations of the deposits to determine NRHP eligibility.

♦ Hill AFB BHPO, in consultation with the SHPO, will determine appropriate methodology for NRHP eligibility determination.

♦ If the SHPO and Hill AFB agree that the deposits are ineligible for inclusion in the NRHP, then work on the undertaking may proceed.

♦ If the deposits appear to be eligible, or Hill AFB and the SHPO cannot agree on the question of eligibility, then Hill AFB shall implement alternative actions, depending on the urgency of the proposed action.

• Hill AFB may relocate the project to avoid the adverse effect.

• Hill AFB may request the Keeper of the National Register to provide a determination.

• Hill AFB may proceed with a data recovery plan under a MOA developed in coordination with the SHPO and possibly the ACHP and interested parties.

• Hill AFB may request comments from the ACHP and may develop and implement actions that take into account the effects of the undertaking on the property to the extent feasible and the comments of the SHPO, ACHP, and interested parties.

Interim comments must be provided to Hill AFB within 48 hours; final comments must be provided within 30 days.

Notify BHPO

Are remains cultural?

Implement

SOP #6

Memo to file

Are human remains, funerary objects, or Native American sacred objects present?

Can undertaking be relocated?

Is site NRHP eligible?

PROCEEDImplement

MOA

NO

BHPO or archaeologist inspect site

YES

YES

NO

NO

BHPO telephones SHPO

NO

Is site eligible?

Test site

UNKNOWN

Prepare documentation

NO

YES

Can undertaking be relocated?

YES

Prepare documentation

YES

Work ceases in area of discovery

BHPO prepares site form

NO

YES

Develop MOA

Adverse effect decision

NO

Consult with

SHPO

UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERY OF

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

HEADQUARTERS 75TH AIR BASE WING (AFMC)

HILL AIR FORCE BASE UTAH

20 February 2015

MEMORANDUM FOR 75 CEG/CEIEA

FROM: 75 ABW/JACE

SUBJECT: Legal Review, 813 no. 24912, Construct New Facility to Maintain Precision Guided Missiles (PGMs)

1. This 813 and application of CATEX A2.3.11 are legally sufficient, IAW 40 C.F.R.

1508.4, 32 C.F.R. 989.13 and Appendix B to Part 989. I have reviewed the 16 Sep 2003 Explosives Clear Zone EA/FONSI, and find it remains valid and is applicable to the CATEX for the proposed action in this 813.

2. Recommendation: I recommend application of CATEX A2.3.11 to this action and approval of this 813, provided all cultural resources and other applicable requirements are met.

//Signed 20 February 2015//

JOSEPH G. LINFORD, DAFC

Environmental Attorney

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FROM MANDATORY DISCLOSURE under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552(b)). This is a draft review document which includes pre-decisional information to which Exemption 5, the deliberative process privilege, applies. This document may also contain attorney work-product or information protected under the attorney-client privilege, both of which are protected from disclosure under FOIA.

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