Environmental Impact Statement Process for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF)

Record of Decision

The Record of Decision (ROD), which documents the agency’s final decision, was signed on January 12, 2009 and published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2009. The Manhattan, Kansas site was selected for the construction and operation of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. All comments on the NBAF Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) were considered before the Record of Decision was issued.

The NBAF Final EIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts of taking no action, as well as siting, constructing and operating the proposed NBAF at the six site alternatives.

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NBAF Final Environmental Impact Statement

These files are very large and may take some time to download.

• Abstract/Executive Summary (PDF, 22 pages - 414 KB)
• Chapter 1 (PDF, 59 pages - 805 KB)
• Chapter 2 (PDF, 52 pages - 3.9 MB)
• Chapter 3 (PDF, 520 pages - 39.6 MB)
• Chapter 4 (PDF, 3 pages - 37.9 MB)
• Chapter 5 (PDF, 27 pages - 160 KB)
• Chapter 6 (PDF, 8 pages - 131 LB)
• Chapter 7 (PDF, 23 pages - 170 KB)
• Chapter 8 (PDF, 7 pages - 67.5 MB)
• Appendix A (PDF, 10 pages - 282 KB)
• Appendix B (PDF, 21 pages - 247 KB)
• Appendix C (PDF, 80 pages - 1.25 MB)
• Appendix D (PDF, 23 pages - 322 KB)
• Appendix E (PDF, 167 pages - 7.21 MB)
• Appendix F (PDF, 3 pages - 1.79 KB)
• Appendix G (PDF, 155 pages - 27.7 MB)

Appendix H is the Comment Response Document of the NBAF Final EIS, showing the comments submitted on the NBAF Draft EIS and the Department's response to those comments.

Read more about scope of research, proposed NBAF and biosafety levels and definitions of terms used in the NBAF discussion.

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NBAF Draft Environmental Impact Statement

The NBAF Draft EIS was released in June 2008. These files are very large and may take some time to download.

• Abstract/Executive Summary (PDF, 18 pages - 1.4 MB)
• Table of Contents, Acronyms (PDF, 37 pages - 207 KB)
• Chapter 1 (PDF, 13 pages - 835 KB)
• Chapter 2 (PDF, 50 pages - 4.73 MB)
• Chapter 3 - 3.1 to 3.5 (PDF, 95 pages - 5.62 MB)
• Chapter 3 - 3.6 to 3.8 (PDF, 125 pages - 6.39 MB)
• Chapter 3 - 3.9 to 3.13 (PDF, 141 pages - 5.16MB)
• Chapter 3 - 3.14 (PDF, 140 pages - 16.55 MB)
• Chapter 3 - 3.15 to 3.18 (PDF, 10 pages - 656 KB)
• Chapters 4-8 (PDF, 68 pages - 571 KB)
• Appendices A and B (PDF, 25 pages - 2.09 MB)
• Appendices C and D (PDF, 103 pages - 3.85 MB)
• Appendices E and F (PDF, 173 pages - 11.95 MB)

Read more about scope of research, proposed NBAF and biosafety levels and definitions of terms used in the NBAF discussion.

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NBAF Environmental Impact Statement Support Documents

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement used excerpts and summaries from the following support documents, which are expected to assist the decision maker in a final decision:

• Biodefense Knowledge Center Rapid Response, May 22, 2008(PDF, 11 pages – 1.71 MB)
• Biodefense Knowledge Center Rapid Response, May 29, 2008 (PDF, 13 pages – 1.54 MB)
• Site Cost Analysis (PDF, 118 pages - 34.7 MB)
• Site Characterization Study (PDF, 180 pages - 4 MB)
• Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) Closure and Transition Cost Study (PDF, 40 pages - 629 KB) .

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