Notice of Availability of the Federal Aviation Administration Record of Decision and Adoption of the Portions Specific to the Battle Area Complex Restricted Area R-2201 (BAX R-2201) and the Expand Restricted Area R-2205, Including the Digital Multi-Purpose Training Range (DMPTR R-2205), of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Modernization and Enhancement of Ranges, Airspace, and Training Areas in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex in Alaska

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its decision to adopt the portions specific to the BAX R-2201 and DMPTR R- 2205 of the United States Departments of the Army (Army) and Air Force's (USAF) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Modernization and Enhancement of Ranges, Airspace, and Training Areas in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) in Alaska, EIS No. 20130181. In accordance with Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ("NEPA"), the Council on Environmental Quality's ("CEQ") regulations implementing NEPA, and other applicable authorities, including The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, paragraph 8-2, and FAA Order JO 7400.2M, "Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters," paragraph 32-2-3, the FAA has conducted an independent review and evaluation of the Army and the USAF's Final EIS for Modernization and Enhancement of Ranges, Airspace, and Training Areas in the JPARC in Alaska, dated June 2013. As a cooperating agency with responsibility for approving special use airspace (SUA), the FAA provided subject matter expertise and coordinated with the USAF and