Public comments invited on Vandenberg land acquisition Published April 7, 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 land acquisition. Hanscom AFB proposes to acquire 22 acres of land that abuts the existing Vandenberg Gate. The acquisition would be part of a Commonwealth-proposed real property exchange under 10 USC 2869 between the Air Force and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Development and Finance Agency, or Mass. Development. The draft EA and FONSI addresses the site-specific impacts of the land acquisition and evaluates 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 or 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, Building 1825 located at 72 Dow Street. For further information concerning the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact the Environmental Office at Hanscom AFB at 781-225-2969. Written comments on the Draft EA/FONSI will be received until May 3, 2014 and may be mailed to Chuck Strickland, 66 ABG/CEIE, 72 Dow Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731 or emailed to Charles.Strickland.4@us.af.mil.