TABLE 1.1
PERMITS, APPROVALS AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS
Page 1 of 2 Water Withdrawal from East Twin Lake
Activity |
Requirement |
Basis |
Authority |
Agency |
Comments |
Federal | |||||
| KLC(1) Operation | Environmental Review | Major federal action affecting the environment. | National Environmental Policy Act (42 USC 4321 et seq.) 40 CFR 1500 et seq. |
USAF | Environmental Assessment preparation. |
| KLC Construction and Operation | Consultation | Potential impact to threatened and endangered species. | Endangered Species Act Section 7 (16 USC 1536) 50 CFR 402 |
U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service |
Consultation initiated. |
| KLC Construction and Operation | Consultation | Potential impact to cultural resources. | National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 (16 USC 470f) 36 CFR 800 |
See comments | Requires consultation with State Historic Preservation Officer. Consultation complete (negative determination). |
| KLC Construction and Operation | Certification | Potential to affect state water quality standards. | Clean Water Act Section 401 (33 USC 1341) |
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation | Certification issued. |
| KLC Construction and Operation | Consistency Review | Activity within coastal area. | Coastal Zone Management Act (As(3) 46.40) 6 AAC(4) 50, 80, and 85 |
Alaska Office of the Governor | Final consistency determination issued. |
97-249/Rpts/ait/Rev.4 (9/26/97/cl)
- (1) KLC = Kodiak Launch Complex.
- (2) AS = Alaska Statutes.
- (3) AAC = Alaska Administrative Code.
- (2) AS = Alaska Statutes.
TABLE 2.1
EXISTING DoD LAUNCH SITES
SITE |
RADAR COVERAGE |
NO OVERFLIGHT |
LOGISTICS |
WEATHER |
WITHIN RANGE |
| Wake Island | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Kauai (Barking Sands) | Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| White Sands Missile Range | No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Eastern Test Range - Cape Canaveral AFS |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Western Test Range - Vandenberg AF | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
97-249/Rpts/ait/Rev.4 (10/3/97/mc)
Bold = Indicates site fails to meet selection criteria.
N/A = Not applicable.
TABLE 2.2
ALTERNATIVE SITES IN ALASKA
SITE |
RADAR COVERAGE |
NO OVERFLIGHT |
LOGISTICS |
WEATHER |
WITHIN RANGE |
| Poker Flats | Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Elmendorf AFB | Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Point Barrow | Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Adak Island | Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Kodiak Island - Narrow Cape | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
97-249/Rpts/ait/Rev.4 (10/3/97/mc)
Bold = Indicates site fails to meet selection criteria.
TABLE 4.4-1
SOUND LEVELS AND LOUDNESS OF ILLUSTRATIVE
NOISES
IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
(A-Scale Weighted Sound Levels)
40 Bird Calls (44) Lower Limit Urban Ambient Sound (40)
dB(A) |
OVERALL LEVEL |
COMMUNITY |
HOME OR INDUSTRY |
LOUDNESS |
130 |
UNCOMFORTABLY |
Mil. Jet Aircraft Take-Off w/After-burner
|
Oxygen Torch (121) |
120 dB(A) |
120 |
LOUD |
Turbo-Fan Aircraft @ Takeoff Power @ 200 Ft. (90) |
Riveting Machine (110) |
110 dB(A) |
100 |
VERY |
Jet-Flyover @ 1,000 Ft. (103) |
100 dB(A) | |
90 |
LOUD |
Power Mower (96) |
Newspaper Press (97) |
90 dB(A) |
80 |
Car Wash @ 20 Ft. (89) |
Food Blender (88) |
80 dB(A) | |
70 |
MODERATELY |
High Urban Ambient Sound (80) |
Living Room Music (76) |
70 dB(A) |
60 |
Air Conditioning Unit @ 100 Ft. (60) |
Cash Register @ 10 Ft. (65-70) |
60 dB(A) | |
50 |
QUIET |
Large-Transformers @ 100 Ft. (50) |
50 dB(A) |
97-249/Rpts/ait/Rev.4 (9/30/97/js)
Source: Reproduced from Melville C. Branch and R. Dale Beland, Outdoor Noise in the Metropolitan Environment. Published by the City of Los Angeles, 1970, p. 2.
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