Environmental Impact Statement

OPTIMIZATION OF POWDER RIVER TRAINING COMPLEX

Recent News

The scoping comment period closed on September 9, 2025. The Draft EIS is currently in preparation. Please check this website for updates.

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Thank you for visiting the project website for the EIS for Optimization of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC). This website provides information on the proposed action and an overview of the EIS process. Please review this site for:

Information on the status and schedule of the EIS
Documents and references available for review
Opportunities for public involvement
Ways to submit comments during the designated public comment periods

This website will be updated throughout the project, please check back often for new details.

About the EIS

The Air Force proposes to address shortfalls in aircrew readiness by improving day-to-day training and increasing Large Force Exercise (LFE) capability hosted at PRTC to meet emerging threats to National Security.

Public Involvement

Public input is essential to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. There are designated phases during the NEPA process where members of the public are invited to provide input.

Announcements

The Notice of Intent
was published in the
Federal Register on
July 11, 2025.

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