Public comments invited on base projects Published Nov. 17, 2014 HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- The United States Air Force announces the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, and Finding of No Significant Impact, or FONSI, for the proposed Vandenberg Gate Complex and Airmen Dormitory Construction/Demolition projects. The draft EA and draft FONSI address the site-specific impacts of two construction and demolition projects and evaluate the consequences of the proposed action and alternatives on the natural and man-made environments. Any impacts related to the proposed action are anticipated to be minor and the best management practices providing in the draft EA and FONSI would further reduce any impact. Copies of the draft EA and FONSI are available for review at the main public libraries in Bedford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln and at the Hanscom AFB Environmental Office, in Building 1825. For further information concerning the draft EA and FONSI, contact the Environmental Office at Hanscom AFB at 781-225-2969. Written comments on the draft EA and FONSI will be received through Dec. 20 and may be mailed to Chuck Strickland, 66th Air Base Group Civil Engineering, 72 Dow Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731 or emailed to Charles.Strickland.4@us.af.mil.