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analyzes the proposed action’s impacts
upon Alaska’s natural and man-made
environments. The Army’s review of
comments received following the initial
Draft EIS release in November 2004
resulted in the decision by the Army to
prepare a SDEIS. The Army prepared
this SDEIS in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA).
Written comments on the SDEIS
are invited during the 45-day public
comment period, which begins on the
date the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency publishes notice of receipt of
the SDEIS in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be directed to: Mr. Kevin Gardner, U.S.
Army Garrison Alaska, 724 Postal
Service Loop #4500, Attention: IMPA–
FRA–PWE (GARDNER), Fort
Richardson, AK 99505–4500; facsimile:
(907) 384–3047; e-mail:
kevin.gardner@richardson.army.mil.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Major Kirk Gohlke, Public Affairs
Officer, telephone: (907) 384–1542;
facsimile: (907) 384–2060; e-mail:
kirk.gohlke@richardson.army.mil.
U.S.
Army, Alaska (USARAK) proposes to
construct and to operate two state-ofthe-art, fully automated and
instrumented combat training facilities
on U.S. Army training lands in Alaska.
This involved the construction and
operation of a BAX (rural environment)
and CACTF (urban environment). The
BAX requires approximately 3,500 acres
and the CACTF requires 1,100 acres of
land suitable for the construction and
operation of these ranges. In addition,
surface danger zones are required for
both the BAX and CACTF.
The purpose of the proposed action is
to provide year-round, fully automated,
comprehensive, and realistic training
and range facilities, which, in
combination, would support company
(200 Soldiers) through battalion (800
Soldiers) combat team training events.
The construction and operation of a
BAX and CACTF would support
required higher levels of realistic
combat training in both urban and rural
environments. Automated facilities
would be used to provide timely
feedback that is critical to effective
training.
The BAX and CACTF would fully
train Soldiers for war by maintaining
unit readiness and availability in
recognition of the threats facing our
nation and the world today. The BAX
would support company combat team
live-fire operations on a fully automated
rural maneuver range and would
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provide for joint combined arms team
training with other Department of
Defense organizations. The CACTF
would support battalion combat team
training and joint operations in an urban
environment.
The changes and additional analysis
in the SDEIS are the result of public and
agency comments following the initial
release of the Draft EIS. The SDEIS
provides additional analysis on such
issues as: Project site selection; soil
resources; wildlife and fisheries;
cultural resources; surface water
(particularly local flooding events); fire
management; noise; human health and
safety; airspace use; and mitigation.
These issues have been analyzed based
on the following proposed alternative
courses of action: (1) No Action
(maintain existing range infrastructure
without constructing a BAX and a
CACTF); (2) Construction and operation
of a BAX and a CACTF within the Eddy
Drop Zone; (3) Construction and
operation of a BAX and a CACTF within
the Donnelly Drop Zone; (4)
Construction and operation of a BAX
and a CACTF within the North Texas
Range; and (5) Construction and
operation of a BAX within the North
Texas Range and a CACTF within the
Eddy Drop Zone (new alternative).
These three locations are within
Donnelly Training Area, East, which is
adjacent to Fort Greely, AK. The
preferred alternative is to construct and
operate a BAX and CACTF at Eddy Drop
Zone.
Copies of the SDEIS are available for
review at the following locations: Noel
Wien Public Library, 1215 Cowles
Street, Fairbanks, AK; Delta Junction
Public Library, Deborah Street, Delta
Junction, AK; Donnelly Training Area
Natural Resources Office, Building
T100, Room 201, Fort Greely, AK; and
Fort Wainwright Environmental
Resources Department, Building 3023,
Fort Wainwright, AK. A copy of the
SDEIS may be obtained at the following
Web site: https://www.usarak.army.mil/
conservation, or by contacting Major
Kirk Gohlke (listed above).
Comments on the SDEIS, received
during the 45-day public comment
period, will be considered in preparing
the Final Environment Impact
Statement. The Army will hold public
meetings to solicit comments on the
SDEIS. Notification of the dates, times
and locations for the meeting will be
published in local newspapers.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Army Educational Advisory Committee
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of open meeting.
SUMMARY: In accordance with Section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I),
announcement is made of the following
committee meeting:
Name of Committee: U.S. Army War
College Subcommittee of the Army
Education Advisory Committee.
Dates of Meeting: April 27, 2006 and
April 28, 2006.
Place of Meeting: U.S. Army War
College, 122 Forbes Avenue, Carlisle,
PA, Command Conference Room, Root
Hall, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
17013.
Time of Meeting: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Proposed Agenda: Receive
information briefings; conduct
discussions with the Commandant and
staff and faculty; table and examine
online College issues; assess resident
and distance education programs, selfstudy techniques, assemble a working
group for the concentrated review of
institutional policies and a working
group to address committee
membership and charter issues; propose
strategies and recommendations that
will continue the momentum of federal
accreditation success and guarantee
compliance with regional accreditation
standards.
To
request advance approval or obtain
further information, contact Colonel
Kevin T. Connelly.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This
meeting is open to the public. Any
interested person may attend, appear
before, make a presentation, or file
statements with the Committee after
receiving advance approval for
participation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Kevin T. Connelly,
Colonel, U.S. Army, Designated Federal
Official.
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John M. Brown III,
Lieutenant General, USA, Commanding
General, US Army, Pacific.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Army Educational Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), announcement is made of the following
committee meeting:
Name of Committee: U.S. Army War College Subcommittee of the Army
Education Advisory Committee.
Dates of Meeting: April 27, 2006 and April 28, 2006.
Place of Meeting: U.S. Army War College, 122 Forbes Avenue,
Carlisle, PA, Command Conference Room, Root Hall, Carlisle Barracks,
Pennsylvania 17013.
Time of Meeting: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Proposed Agenda: Receive information briefings; conduct discussions
with the Commandant and staff and faculty; table and examine online
College issues; assess resident and distance education programs, self-
study techniques, assemble a working group for the concentrated review
of institutional policies and a working group to address committee
membership and charter issues; propose strategies and recommendations
that will continue the momentum of federal accreditation success and
guarantee compliance with regional accreditation standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request advance approval or obtain
further information, contact Colonel Kevin T. Connelly.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. Any
interested person may attend, appear before, make a presentation, or
file statements with the Committee after receiving advance approval for
participation.
Kevin T. Connelly,
Colonel, U.S. Army, Designated Federal Official.
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