[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR989.28]

[Page 255]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 989_ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS PROCESS (EIAP)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 989.28  Airspace and range proposals.

    (a) EIAP Review. Airspace and range proposals require review by HQ 
USAF/XOO prior to public announcement and preparation of the DOPAA. 
Unless directed otherwise, the airspace proponent will forward the DOPAA 
as an attachment to the proposal sent to HQ USAF/XOO.
    (b) Federal Aviation Administration. The DoD and the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) have entered into a Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) that outlines various airspace responsibilities. For 
purposes of compliance with NEPA, the DoD is the ``lead agency'' for all 
proposals initiated by DoD, with the FAA acting as the ``cooperating 
agency.'' Where airspace proposals initiated by the FAA affect military 
use, the roles are reversed. The proponent's action officers (civil 
engineering and local airspace management) must ensure that the FAA is 
fully integrated into the airspace proposal and related EIAP from the 
very beginning and that the action officers review the FAA's 
responsibilities as a cooperating agency. The proponent's airspace 
manager develops the preliminary airspace proposal per appropriate FAA 
handbooks and the FAA-DoD MOU. The preliminary airspace proposal is the 
basis for initial dialogue between DoD and the FAA on the proposed 
action. A close working relationship between DoD and the FAA, through 
the FAA regional Air Force representative, greatly facilitates the 
airspace proposal process and helps resolve many NEPA issues during the 
EIAP.