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possible effects on the following issue
areas: land use; air quality; noise;
geology; topography and soils; water
resources; biological resources; cultural
resources; socioeconomics;
environmental justice; infrastructure;
and hazardous and toxic materials and
wastes (HTMW). Significant impacts
would be anticipated from both action
alternatives, although the Preferred
Alternative would result in greater
impacts. The Train at Existing Army
Facilities Alternative would result in
fewer impacts but would not achieve
the purpose of and need for the
Proposed Action as effectively and
efficiently as the Preferred Alternative.
Studies concluded that implementation
of the Preferred Alternative would result
in some significant but unmitigable
impacts to air quality, geology and soils,
and biological resources, and would
result in significant but mitigable
impacts to land use, water resources,
cultural resources, and the HTMW. The
Preferred Alternative would also result
in beneficial impacts to socioeconomics
and to minority and low income
populations. The Train Using Existing
Army Facilities Alternative would result
in significant unmitigable impacts to air
quality (e.g, via fugitive dust during
training episodes) and would negate the
beneficial socioeconomic impacts of the
Preferred alternative in the vicinities of
NGTC–FTIG and Fort Pickett; the
statewide (Pennsylvania) socioeconomic
benefits would still occur. The No
Action Alternative would result in no
significant impacts but would not
achieve the established purpose of and
need for the Proposed Action.
SBCT is a new concept that uses
technology and information to improve
the abilities of Army units. This change
will allow the Army greater flexibility
and will improve the variety of missions
to which they can respond. The SBCT
will use the ligher, more efficient, and
more maneuverable Stryker vehicle to
increase the speed at which Soldiers are
transported to conflict areas, and will
provide protective cover as Soldiers
dismount and move by foot to desired
target areas. The Stryker also enables
Soldiers to obtain time sensitive, critical
information and intelligence from their
commanders and to maintain constant
communication via refined satellite
links and internet connections. This is
a radical departure from the way
Soldiers fight today and requires new
ranges, training facilities and training
protocols, as well as high-tech
communication facilities, to ensure the
military readiness and preparedness of
the SBCT’s to fulfill military objectives.
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Dated: July 28, 2005.
Daphne Kamely,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health) OASA (I&E).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for Military Training Activities at
Makua Military Reservation (MMR), HI
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Army proposes to
conduct military training exercises at
MMR, Oahu, Hawaii, for units assigned
to the 25th Infantry Division (Light)
(25th ID(L)) and for other military
components. Other military components
that have used MMR in the past include
the Marine Corps, Army Reserves, and
the Hawaii Army National Guard.
Conducting live-fire exercises at the
company level and below is critical to
maintaining the readiness of all military
units assigned or stationed in Hawaii in
particular because training at the
company level is one of the key building
blocks in the Army’s progressive
training doctrine. Under this doctrine,
Soldiers first train as smaller units and
then train collectively as part of a large
unit. In addition, the training received
by a company commander during a
company-level combined-arms live-fire
exercise (CALFEX) is invaluable in
teaching Soldiers the skills required to
coordinate and integrate the combined
arms support provided by aviation,
artillery, mortar, and combat engineer
support teams. These communication
and coordination skills are essential
when several companies combine as a
battalion under the control of a battalion
commander. The DEIS addresses, among
other things, the potential direct,
indirect, and cumulative environmental
impacts associated with the proposal to
conduct military training activities at
MMR. The DEIS development process
was conducted in accordance with the
Settlement Agreement and Stipulated
Order between Malama Makua and the
Department of Defense (filed October 4,
2001).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 21, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct questions and/or
written comments to, or request a copy
of the DEIS from Mr. Gary Shirakata,
Programs and Project Management
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Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Honolulu District, ATTN: CEPOH–PP–E
(Shirakata), Building 230, Fort Shafter,
HI 96858–5440.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Gary Shirakata at (808) 438–0772; by email at MakuaEIS@poh01.usace.army.mil; or by
facsimile at (808) 438–7801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS
analyzes three alternatives to
accomplish the proposed training on
Oahu: Alternative 1 (Reduced Capacity
Use with Some Weapons Restrictions),
Alternative 2 (Full Capacity Use with
Some Weapons Restrictions),
Alternative 3 (Full Capacity Use with
Fewer Restrictions). Alternative 3 is the
Army’s Preferred Alternative. A No
Action Alternative, under which no
military training would be conducted,
also was evaluated.
For all alternatives (with the
exception of No Action), MMR would be
used for 242 training days per year.
Alternative 1 (Reduced Capacity Use)
involves conducting up to 19 to 28
company-level CALFEXs per year.
Alternatives 2 and 3 (Full Capacity Use)
involve conducting up to 50 companylevel CALFEXs per year. Weapon
systems used for all three training
alternatives would be similar to those
used during current training. In addition
to the current weapons systems,
Alternative 2 incorporates the use of
tracer ammunition. Alternative 3
(Preferred Alternative) adds tracer
ammunition; inert, tube-launched,
opticallly-tracked, wire-guided (TOW)
missiles; 2.75-caliber rockets; and
illumination munitions. Alternative 3
also would include use of an expanded
training area that would utilize the ridge
between the north and south lobes of
the training area.
Some of the major potential impacts
discussed in the DEIS are associated
with contamination of soil, surface
water, and groundwater, air quality;
cultural sites; natural resources;
endangered and threatened species;
noise; recreational resources; wildfires;
and the safety and transport of
munitions through the Waianae
community.
Comments on the DEIS will be
considered in preparing the Final EIS.
Public meetings to receive comments on
the DEIS will be held along the Waianae
Coast, Oahu. Notification of the times
and locations for the public meetings
will be published in local newspapers
and the Hawaii Office of Environmental
Quality Control Bulletin.
Copies of the DEIS are available for
review at the following libraries: Hawaii
State Library, 478 South King Street,
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Honolulu; Wahiawa Public Library, 820
California Avenue, Wahiawa; Waianae
Public Library, 85–625 Farrington
Highway, Waianae; and the Pearl City
Public Library, 1138 Waimano Home
Road, Pearl City.
The DEIS may also be reviewed at the
following Web site: https://
www.makuaeis.com.
Dated: July 27, 2005.
Daphne Kennedy,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health) OASA(I&E).
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announcement is made of the intent to
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entitled CAHS Employee Assistance
Program Records (November 16, 2004,
69 FR 67112).
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Department of the Army
Department of the Army
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Defense Threat Reduction
Agency, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to delete systems of
records; HDTRA01 Employee Assistance
Program.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Defense Threat Reduction
Agency is deleting a system of records
notice from its existing inventory of
records systems subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: This proposed action will be
effective without further notice on
September 2, 2005, unless comments are
received which result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Freedom of Information
Act/Privacy Act Officer, Defense Threat
Reduction, 8725 John J. Kingman Road,
Stop 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–
6201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Brenda Carter at (703) 325–1205.
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency
systems of records notices subject to the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended, have been published in the
Federal Register and are available from
the address above.
The specific changes to the records
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below followed by the notice, as
amended, published in its entirety. The
proposed amendments are not within
the purview of subsection (r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended, which requires the
submission of a new or altered system
report.
Dated: July 28, 2005.
Jeanette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
HDTRA01
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Employee Assistance Program
(December 14, 1998, 63 FR 68736).
REASON:
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Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice to Alter a System of
Records; A0735 SAIS-SF Library
Borrowers’/Users’ Profile Files.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
proposes to alter a system of records
notice in its inventory of records
systems subject to the Privacy Act of
1974,(5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
This proposed action will be
effective without further notice on
September 2, 2005 unless comments are
received which result in a contrary
determination.
DATES:
Send comments to
Department of the Army, Freedom of
Information/Privacy Division, U.S.
Army Records Management and
Declassification Agency, ATTN: AHRCPDD-FPZ, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey
Building, Suite 144, Alexandria, VA
22325–3905.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Department of the Army systems of
records notices subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended, have been published in the
Federal Register and are available from
the address above.
The proposed system report, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was
submitted on July 27, 2005, to the House
Committee on Government Reform, the
Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of
Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A–130,
‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for
Maintaining Records About
Individuals,’ dated February 8, 1996
(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).
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under the Defense Logistics Agency
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for Military Training Activities at Makua Military
Reservation (MMR), HI
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Army proposes to conduct military training exercises at
MMR, Oahu, Hawaii, for units assigned to the 25th Infantry Division
(Light) (25th ID(L)) and for other military components. Other military
components that have used MMR in the past include the Marine Corps,
Army Reserves, and the Hawaii Army National Guard. Conducting live-fire
exercises at the company level and below is critical to maintaining the
readiness of all military units assigned or stationed in Hawaii in
particular because training at the company level is one of the key
building blocks in the Army's progressive training doctrine. Under this
doctrine, Soldiers first train as smaller units and then train
collectively as part of a large unit. In addition, the training
received by a company commander during a company-level combined-arms
live-fire exercise (CALFEX) is invaluable in teaching Soldiers the
skills required to coordinate and integrate the combined arms support
provided by aviation, artillery, mortar, and combat engineer support
teams. These communication and coordination skills are essential when
several companies combine as a battalion under the control of a
battalion commander. The DEIS addresses, among other things, the
potential direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts
associated with the proposal to conduct military training activities at
MMR. The DEIS development process was conducted in accordance with the
Settlement Agreement and Stipulated Order between Malama Makua and the
Department of Defense (filed October 4, 2001).
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 21, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct questions and/or written comments to, or request a
copy of the DEIS from Mr. Gary Shirakata, Programs and Project
Management Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District,
ATTN: CEPOH-PP-E (Shirakata), Building 230, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-
5440.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gary Shirakata at (808) 438-0772;
by e-mail at Makua-EIS@poh01.usace.army.mil; or by facsimile at (808)
438-7801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS analyzes three alternatives to
accomplish the proposed training on Oahu: Alternative 1 (Reduced
Capacity Use with Some Weapons Restrictions), Alternative 2 (Full
Capacity Use with Some Weapons Restrictions), Alternative 3 (Full
Capacity Use with Fewer Restrictions). Alternative 3 is the Army's
Preferred Alternative. A No Action Alternative, under which no military
training would be conducted, also was evaluated.
For all alternatives (with the exception of No Action), MMR would
be used for 242 training days per year. Alternative 1 (Reduced Capacity
Use) involves conducting up to 19 to 28 company-level CALFEXs per year.
Alternatives 2 and 3 (Full Capacity Use) involve conducting up to 50
company-level CALFEXs per year. Weapon systems used for all three
training alternatives would be similar to those used during current
training. In addition to the current weapons systems, Alternative 2
incorporates the use of tracer ammunition. Alternative 3 (Preferred
Alternative) adds tracer ammunition; inert, tube-launched, opticallly-
tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missiles; 2.75-caliber rockets; and
illumination munitions. Alternative 3 also would include use of an
expanded training area that would utilize the ridge between the north
and south lobes of the training area.
Some of the major potential impacts discussed in the DEIS are
associated with contamination of soil, surface water, and groundwater,
air quality; cultural sites; natural resources; endangered and
threatened species; noise; recreational resources; wildfires; and the
safety and transport of munitions through the Waianae community.
Comments on the DEIS will be considered in preparing the Final EIS.
Public meetings to receive comments on the DEIS will be held along the
Waianae Coast, Oahu. Notification of the times and locations for the
public meetings will be published in local newspapers and the Hawaii
Office of Environmental Quality Control Bulletin.
Copies of the DEIS are available for review at the following
libraries: Hawaii State Library, 478 South King Street,
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Honolulu; Wahiawa Public Library, 820 California Avenue, Wahiawa;
Waianae Public Library, 85-625 Farrington Highway, Waianae; and the
Pearl City Public Library, 1138 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City.
The DEIS may also be reviewed at the following Web site: https://
www.makuaeis.com.
Dated: July 27, 2005.
Daphne Kennedy,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health) OASA(I&E).
[FR Doc. 05-15277 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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