Air Force Wants Landowners' Info to Protect Missile Cable Routes
Published Date: 9/25/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of the Air Force is asking landowners near missile cable routes to update info about their property to help protect important defense systems. This quick, 15-minute survey keeps the missile command cables safe and running smoothly. If you’re a landowner or tenant, you can comment on this by October 26, 2026, and there’s no cost to participate.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Voluntary 15‑minute landowner survey
If you own or lease property near an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Hardened Intersite Cable route, you may be asked to complete AF Form 3951 (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Hardened Intersite Cable Right-of-Way Landowner Questionnaire). The form takes about 15 minutes on average; the Department of the Air Force expects 2,834 respondents annually, for a total annual burden of 709 hours.
You may be notified about cable maintenance
Information you provide (ownership/lease details and local property conditions like soil erosion or projected building/excavation projects) will be used to help protect the Hardened Intersite Cable System and to notify landowners/tenants when preventative or corrective maintenance is necessary to help ensure uninterrupted missile command-and-control capability.
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