Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Extended Test Range (ETR)

摘要

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as amended (42 U.S. Code USC 4321 et seq.) the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations CFR 1500-1508) Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 4715.9 Environmental Planning and Analysis, and the applicable Service environmental regulations that implement these laws and regulations direct DoD officials to consider environmental consequences when authorizing and approving federal actions. Accordingly this EIS examines the potential for impacts to the environment as a result of the proposed construction operation and test activities associated with the proposed Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Extended Test Range (ETR). Under this Proposed Action additional test facilities including the Sea-Based Test X-Band Radar (SBX) test equipment infrastructure and communications links would be constructed and operated for the purpose of providing more realistic GMD flight testing in the North Pacific Region. Existing range facilities would be enhanced and additional launch and support sites would be established to support more robust missile flight tests.