Record of Decision for Activities and Operations at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, 51192 [2016-18364]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Record of Decision for Activities and
Operations at Yuma Proving Ground,
Arizona
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the Army
announces the availability of the Record
of Decision (ROD) for implementation of
activities and operations at Yuma
Proving Ground (YPG), AZ. Pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Department of the Army
prepared a Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS) that evaluated
the potential environmental and
socioeconomic effects of proposed
construction and demolition of facilities
and infrastructure, and proposed
changes to current types and levels of
testing and training at YPG. The Army
selected the Preferred Alternative
identified in the Final PEIS. The ROD
explains that the Army will proceed
with its Preferred Alternative to
implement 296 proposed activities,
including construction and demolition
of facilities and infrastructure, changes
to current types and levels of testing and
training, and activities conducted under
private industry partnerships.
ADDRESSES: For questions concerning
the ROD, please contact Mr. Sergio
Obregon, U.S. Army Garrison Yuma
Proving Ground, National
Environmental Policy Act Coordinator,
IMYM–PWE, Yuma, AZ 85365–9498.
Questions may be mailed to that address
or emailed to
usarmy.ypg.imcom.mbx.nepa@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chuck Wullenjohn, Yuma Proving
Ground Public Affairs Office, at (928)
328–6189 Monday through Thursday
from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mountain
Standard Time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Yuma
Proving Ground is a major range and
test facility base, responsible for testing
technology, equipment, and weapon
systems. The purpose of the selected
action is to provide upgraded facilities
for testing military ground and aerial
vehicle systems, weapons,
ammunitions, sensors, and guidance
systems for performance and reliability,
and to provide realistic training for
military units. The Final PEIS,
published in April 2015, examined the
potential environmental and
socioeconomic impacts associated with
implementing new activities and
operations at YPG. Activities addressed
in the Final PEIS included construction
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and demolition of facilities and
infrastructure, and changes to current
types and levels of testing and training.
It provided thorough analysis under
NEPA for the short-term, well-defined
projects and allows less well-defined
projects to be implemented following a
focused, site-specific NEPA analysis
that would tier from the PEIS.
The ROD incorporates analysis
contained in the Final PEIS for activities
and operations at YPG, as well as
comments provided during formal
comment and review periods, to include
the Final PEIS waiting period.
The Army considered reasonable
alternatives for components of the
activities in the Proposed Action and
has selected an alternative that will
have a lower impact for some projects
than would the original Proposed
Action. These include reduced areas
and selection of a smaller area for some
of the proposed activities to avoid or
minimize potential impacts.
Implementation of this decision is
expected to result in direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts to
environmental resources. To minimize
the potential adverse impacts from
implementation of the selected
alternative, the Army will mitigate these
effects through a variety of mitigation
and control measures, as described in
the ROD. All practicable means to avoid
or minimize environmental harm from
the selected alternative have been
adopted. In making this decision, the
Army is aware that implementation of
the selected alternative could result in
potentially significant impacts to Fire
Management, Soils, and Vegetation,
even after implementation of mitigation
measures. The selected alternative
represents a balance between mission
requirements and stewardship of the
environment.
The full text of the ROD and the Final
PEIS are available at the following Web
site: https://www.yuma.army.mil/
Documents.aspx.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Intent To Return Human
Remains: National Museum of Health
and Medicine, Defense Health Agency,
Silver Spring, MD
Office of the Secretary, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The National Museum of
Health and Medicine (NMHM), in
consultation with appropriate
descendant and memorial organizations,
shall release the human remains of an
unidentified child’s skull, aged 6–10
years, for burial alongside other victim
remains of the 1857 Mountain Meadows
Massacre, interred by the U.S. Army in
1859. Next-of-kin, or representatives of
any organizations who believe they have
a legitimate claim to the remains of
victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows
Massacre, who wish to assert a
legitimate claim for these remains or
otherwise direct their disposition
should submit a written request to the
NMHM. If no additional claimants come
forward, transfer of possession of the
human remains to the aforementioned
descendant and memorial organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Next-of-kin or representatives of
any relevant organizations that wish to
submit a legitimate claim for these
remains or otherwise direct disposition
should submit a written request, with
information in support of their claim, to
the NMHM at the address stated in the
ADDRESSES section by September 2,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Brian Spatola, National
Museum of Health and Medicine, 2460
Linden Lane #2500, Silver Spring, MD
20910. Telephone: 301–319–3353;
Email: brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory
Authority for the intended actions
include: Public Law 103–337, div. A,
title X, § 1067, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat.
2851, as amended by Pub. L. 105–78,
title VII, § 702, Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat.
1524 (reprinted in the notes to 10 U.S.C.
176) as statutory authority for the
NMHM; and DoDD 5136.13, as the
Director, Defense Health Agency’s
general authority over matters
concerning the Museum as a component
of the Defense Health Agency.
History and Description of Human
Remains: The human remains consist of
the cranium of a child with an estimated
age of 6–10 years, based on dental
development. The cranium shows
evidence of a perforating gunshot
wound. In 1857, members of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(allegedly in coordination with Native
American allies) murdered
approximately 120 members of a wagon
train travelling from Arkansas to
California in an event known
historically as the Mountain Meadows
Massacre. The victims included men,
women, and children. In 1859, the U.S.
Army travelled to Utah to investigate
the incident, bury the dead, and return
the surviving children to Arkansas. At
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Record of Decision for Activities and Operations at Yuma Proving
Ground, Arizona
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of the
Record of Decision (ROD) for implementation of activities and
operations at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), AZ. Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of the Army prepared a
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) that evaluated the
potential environmental and socioeconomic effects of proposed
construction and demolition of facilities and infrastructure, and
proposed changes to current types and levels of testing and training at
YPG. The Army selected the Preferred Alternative identified in the
Final PEIS. The ROD explains that the Army will proceed with its
Preferred Alternative to implement 296 proposed activities, including
construction and demolition of facilities and infrastructure, changes
to current types and levels of testing and training, and activities
conducted under private industry partnerships.
ADDRESSES: For questions concerning the ROD, please contact Mr. Sergio
Obregon, U.S. Army Garrison Yuma Proving Ground, National Environmental
Policy Act Coordinator, IMYM-PWE, Yuma, AZ 85365-9498. Questions may be
mailed to that address or emailed to
usarmy.ypg.imcom.mbx.nepa@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Wullenjohn, Yuma Proving
Ground Public Affairs Office, at (928) 328-6189 Monday through Thursday
from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Yuma Proving Ground is a major range and
test facility base, responsible for testing technology, equipment, and
weapon systems. The purpose of the selected action is to provide
upgraded facilities for testing military ground and aerial vehicle
systems, weapons, ammunitions, sensors, and guidance systems for
performance and reliability, and to provide realistic training for
military units. The Final PEIS, published in April 2015, examined the
potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts associated with
implementing new activities and operations at YPG. Activities addressed
in the Final PEIS included construction and demolition of facilities
and infrastructure, and changes to current types and levels of testing
and training. It provided thorough analysis under NEPA for the short-
term, well-defined projects and allows less well-defined projects to be
implemented following a focused, site-specific NEPA analysis that would
tier from the PEIS.
The ROD incorporates analysis contained in the Final PEIS for
activities and operations at YPG, as well as comments provided during
formal comment and review periods, to include the Final PEIS waiting
period.
The Army considered reasonable alternatives for components of the
activities in the Proposed Action and has selected an alternative that
will have a lower impact for some projects than would the original
Proposed Action. These include reduced areas and selection of a smaller
area for some of the proposed activities to avoid or minimize potential
impacts.
Implementation of this decision is expected to result in direct,
indirect, and cumulative impacts to environmental resources. To
minimize the potential adverse impacts from implementation of the
selected alternative, the Army will mitigate these effects through a
variety of mitigation and control measures, as described in the ROD.
All practicable means to avoid or minimize environmental harm from the
selected alternative have been adopted. In making this decision, the
Army is aware that implementation of the selected alternative could
result in potentially significant impacts to Fire Management, Soils,
and Vegetation, even after implementation of mitigation measures. The
selected alternative represents a balance between mission requirements
and stewardship of the environment.
The full text of the ROD and the Final PEIS are available at the
following Web site: https://www.yuma.army.mil/Documents.aspx.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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