Alternative
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Overall Proposal
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Preface
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Detailed Guide for Reading the Draft EIS
Chapter 1
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Operational Wing Beddown.
Purpose and Need for the Initial F-22
Operational Wing Beddown
Chapter 2
1
Overview of the Proposed Action and
Alternatives
1
Alternative Identification Process
1
Summary Comparison of Proposed
Action and Alternatives
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Chapter 3
Information Specific to Each Base
Five Base-Specific Sections
MH-Mountain
Home AFB
Alternative
LA-Langley AFB
Proposed Action
EG-Eglin AFB
Alternative
EL-Elmendorf
AFB
Alternative
See Langley AFB
Section
See Eglin AFB
Section
See Elmendorf AFB
Section
TY-Tyndall AFB
Alternative
See Tyndall AFB
Section
Section MH1
Introduction
Section MH2
Detailed Description
of Action
This section of the Draft EIS
presents site-specific and resourcespecific details on existing
environmental conditions for
Mountain Home AFB. It also
describes the potential environmental
consequences of this alternative.
A summary of public and agency
comments received during scoping
are included in section MH2.4.
Throughout this section for
Mountain Home AFB, we have
added margin notes defining terms
and highlighting items of interest.
Section MH3
Affected Environment, No-Action,
Environmental Consequences, and
Comparative Summary
Aircraft Operations
MH3.1 Airspace Management and Use
MH3.2 Noise
MH3.3 Air Quality
MH3.4 Safety
Natural
MH3.5
MH3.6
MH3.7
Resources
Soils and Water
Terrestrial Communities
Wetlands and Freshwater Aquatic
Communities
MH3.8 Threatened and Endangered
Species
MH3.9 Marine Communities
Cultural and Traditional Resources
MH3.10 Visual
MH3.11 Cultural and Traditional Resources
Human Resources
MH3.12 Land Use
MH3.13 Socioeconomics
MH3.14 Environmental Justice
Community and Infrastructure
MH3.15 Public Services
MH3.16 Transportation
MH3.17 Hazardous Materials and Waste
Section MH4
Cumulative Effects, Irreversible, and
Irretrievable Commitment of Resources
Overall
Proposal
Section MH5
Summary of Proposed Management
Actions
Chapter 4
References
Volume 2
Chapter 5
List of Preparers
Volume 2
Chapter 6
Index
Volume 2
Appendices
Volume 2
Glossary, Acronyms
and Abbreviations