Concurrently , military installations were experiencing the impacts from encroaching urban development located adjacent to the installation and the resulting complaints regarding noise from military flight operations . The DOD responded by establishing the AICUZ program which was subsequently adopted by the Air Force as AFI 32‐7063 .
The Noise Control Act and the AICUZ program are important because encroaching development and increased population near military installations often creates compatibility concerns . As communities grow , it is important that the military installation , developers , and the communities work together to mitigate the issue of noise and develop ways to coexist .
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 The National Historic Preservation Act ( NHPA ) of 1966 requires federal agencies to consider the effects of a proposed project on properties listed in , or eligible for listing in , the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ). Because no specific action is being proposed as part of this planning process , the review of cultural resources is focused on the identification of existing resources and not potential effects that would result from a specific proposed action .
Partners in Flight Program The DOD has implemented a program entitled Partners in Flight that sustains and enhances the military testing , training , and safety mission through habitat‐based management strategies . The program assists natural resource managers in monitoring , inventory , research , and management of birds and their habitats . As part of the Partners in Flight program , a strategic plan is created that can be incorporated into a Bird / Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard ( BASH ) plan . This program reaches beyond the boundaries of the installation to facilitate community partnerships and determine the current status of bird populations to prevent the further endangerment of birds .
Safe Drinking Water Act The Safe Drinking Water Act ( SDWA ) is the main quality of drinking water in the United States . T to set national health‐based drinking water stan both naturally‐occurring and man‐made water applies to every public water system in the US .
The Sikes Act The Sikes Act requires the DOD to develop and Natural Resources Management Plans ( INRMPs which was last updated in 2015 for Maxwell AF in cooperation with the USFWS and state fish a proper consideration of fish , wildlife , and habita requires INRMPs to be reviewed at least every f the states . Air Force Instruction 32‐7064 , Integr Management , guides the Air Force implementa
US Avian Hazard Advisory System The US Avian Hazard Advisory System ( USAHAS system‐based bird avoidance model developed “ analysis and correlation of bird habitat , migrat characteristics , combined with key environmen data .” The model provides up‐to‐date informat about bird activity and movements to assist pilo scheduling and use of flight routes . The model c forecasting tool to estimate bird strike risk . Info North American Breeding Bird Survey , Audubon refuge databases , and the US Air Force Bird‐Air as public domain information regarding landfill formulate the bird activity and movement data . use by agencies and the general public , accessib at http :// www . usahas . com /.
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