In September 2016, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Divert Activities and Exercises. The Record of Decision (ROD) was signed December 7, 2016, which announced the DAF decision to select the Modified Tinian Alternative, and specifically the North Option, as a future Divert location. Documents related to the development of the 2016 Final Divert Activities and Exercises EIS and ROD are available for review below.
Record of Decision - Divert Activities and Exercises
The ROD was signed on December 7th, 2016 EST/December 8th 2016 ChST.
Divert Activities and Exercises Final EIS
The DAF announced the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Divert Activities and Exercises, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the Federal Register on 23 September 2016 EDT/24 September 2016 ChST. The Final EIS is available for download by clicking the links below.
Final EIS Volume I - Cover through Section 2
Final EIS Volume I - Section 3 through Section 4
Final EIS Volume I - Section 5 through Section 8
Final EIS Volume II - Cover through Appendix C
Final EIS Volume II - Appendix D
Final EIS Volume II - Appendix E through Appendix F
Final EIS Volume II - Appendix G
Divert Activities and Exercises Revised Draft EIS
The public review period for the Revised Draft EIS ended on December 15, 2015 (ChST)/December 14, 2015 (EST).
Executive Summary- Revised Draft Divert Activities and Exercises EIS
Revised Draft EIS- Volume I- Cover through Section 8
Revised Draft EIS- Volume II- Appendices
To accelerate download times, smaller Revised Draft EIS files are also available below.
Revised Draft EIS - Cover through Section 2
Revised Draft EIS - Section 3 through Section 4
Revised Draft EIS - Section 5 through Section 8
Revised Draft EIS - Appendices Cover through Appendix C
Revised Draft EIS - Appendix D
Revised Draft EIS - Appendix E through Appendix F
Revised Draft EIS - Appendix G
Divert Activities and Exercises Revised Draft EIS NEPA Meeting Materials
Meeting materials presented and made available at the NEPA Public Meetings for the Revised Draft EIS on November 4, 2015 ChST and November 5, 2015 ChST are available for download below.
Posters from the Public Meetings for the Revised Draft EIS
Divert Activities and Exercises Revised Draft EIS Notice of Availability (NOA)
The NOA for the Revised Draft EIS was published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2015 (ChST)/October 16, 2015 (EST). It is available for download below.
2015 Revised Draft EIS Notice of Availability (NOA)
Documents Incorporated by Reference into the 2015 Divert Activities and Exercises Revised Draft EIS
The following documents are incorporated by reference into the Divert Activities and Exercises Draft EIS and are available for download and review below.
Mariana Islands Training and Testing (MITT) EIS/OEIS- Volume 1 of 3
Divert Activities and Exercises Draft EIS Archive
Materials related to development of the 2012 Divert Activities and Exercises Draft EIS are available for review by clicking the drop-down menus below.
The Divert Activities and Exercises Draft EIS was published in 2012 on June 8, 2012 and is posted below for download and public review.
The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft EIS was published in the Federal Register on June 8, 2012. It is available for download below.
The Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2011. It is available for download below.