Environmental Assessment for Construction of 290th JCSS Vehicle Maintenance Facility and Addition to Mobility Storage Facility MacDill AFB, Florida

Pursuant to the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1500-1508, as they implement the requirements of the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969,42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., and the Air Force Environmental Impact Analysis Process, as promulgated in 32 CFR Part 989, the U.S. Air Force conducted an assessment of the potential environmental consequences associated with implementation of the following Proposed Action: to construct a Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) and an addition to the existing Mobility Storage Facility at the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron (JCSS) compound. The environmental assessment considered all potential impacts of the Proposed Action and alternatives, both as solitary actions and in conjunction with other proposed activities. The Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) summarizes the results of the evaluation of the Proposed Action and alternatives. The discussion focuses on activities that have the potential to change both the natural and human environments. The Finding of No Practicable Alternative (FONP A) summarizes the options considered and why the proposed Vehicle Maintenance Facility and Mobility Storage Facility were designed and sited as proposed. Prepared in collaboration with MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Newberry, FL.