Onizuka Air Station, California


[Federal Register: March 1, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 40)]
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    Recommendation: Realign Onizuka AS. The 750th Space Group will 
inactivate and its functions will relocate to Falcon AFB, Colorado. 
Detachment 2, Space and Missile Systems Center (AFMC) will relocate to 
Falcon AFB, Colorado. Some tenants will remain in existing facilities. 
All activities and facilities associated with the 750th Space Group 
including family housing and the clinic will close.
    Justification: The Air Force has one more satellite control 
installation than is needed to support projected future Air Force 
satellite control requirements consistent with the Department of 
Defense (DoD) Force Structure Plan. When all eight criteria are applied 
to the bases in the Satellite Control subcategory, Onizuka AS ranked 
lower than the other base in the subcategory. Among other factors, 
Falcon AFB has superior protection against current and future 
electronic encroachment, reduced risks associated with security and 
mission-disrupting contingencies, and significantly higher closure 
costs.
    Return on Investment: The total estimated one-time cost to 
implement this recommendation is $124.2 million. The net of all costs 
and savings during the implementation period is a cost of $125.7 
million. Annual recurring savings after implementation are $30.3 
million with a return on investment expected in eight years. The net 
present value of the costs and savings over 20 years is a savings of 
$181.6 million.
    Impacts: Assuming no economic recovery, this recommendation could 
result in a maximum potential reduction of 2,969 jobs (1,875 direct 
jobs and 1,094 indirect jobs) over the 1996-to-2001 period in the San 
Jose, California, Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is 0.3 
percent of the economic area's employment. The cumulative economic 
impact of all BRAC 95 recommendations and all prior-round BRAC actions 
in the economic area over the 1994-to-2001 period could result in a 
maximum potential decrease equal to 0.5 percent of employment in the 
economic area. Environmental impact from this action is minimal and 
ongoing restoration of Onizuka AS will continue.

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