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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Transformation Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS), Draft Clean
Air Act General Conformity
Determination, and Evaluation of
Continued Land Withdrawal Under
Public Law 104–201 at Fort Carson, CO
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the
availability of a DEIS that evaluates
implementing transformational
activities at Fort Carson, a military
installation located south of Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Actions associated
with these transformational activities
include restationing of troops;
construction, demolition, and
renovation of facilities at the
Cantonment and range areas; and
increased use of training lands.
DATES: The public comment period for
the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
materials should be forwarded to the
Fort Carson NEPA Coordinator
(proponent), Directorate of
Environmental Compliance and
Management, 1638 Elwell Street,
Building 6236, Fort Carson, Colorado
80913–4000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fort
Carson NEPA Coordinator via phone at
(719) 526–4666; fax: (719) 526–1705; or
e-mail: nepa@carson.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Proposed Action and subject of the DEIS
is the implementation of the following
three major Army transformation
programs at Fort Carson: Base
Realignment and Closure; Integrated
Global Presence and Basing Strategy
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(also known as Global Defense Posture
Realignment); and the Army Modular
Force initiative. Implementing these
programs would require restationing of
troops; construction, demolition, and
renovation of facilities at Fort Carson’s
cantonment and range areas; and
increased use of Fort Carson’s training
lands.
The transformation of Fort Carson
would occur between 2006 and 2011.
Upon completion of transformation
activities, military personnel at Fort
Carson would increase approximately
60 percent (from approximately 14,500
to approximately 23,000) and the Fort
Carson installation population
(including civilians, contractors, and
military dependents) would increase
from approximately 38,300 to
approximately 59,700 by 2011. To
support the new Soldiers and their
dependents, the Army proposes to
construct support facilities in the
cantonment and range areas at Fort
Carson. Fort Carson’s training lands
would also be subject to increased
training rotations to support the
maneuver and live-fire training
requirements of the additional Soldiers.
The alternatives considered in the
DEIS include the Proposed Action
(Preferred Alternative) and No Action.
Other action alternatives were
considered and discussed in the DEIS
but were not analyzed further because
they did not meet the purpose and need
for the Proposed Action. The
substantive issues analyzed in this DEIS
include land use, air quality, noise,
geology and soils, water resources,
biological resources, cultural resources,
socioeconomics (including
environmental justice), transportation,
utilities, hazardous and toxic
substances, and cumulative
environmental effects.
To document that the Proposed
Action complies with the General
Conformity Rule requirements of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and
demonstrate that the action conforms
with the Colorado State Implementation
Plan for air quality, the Army also
prepared a Draft General Conformity
Determination pursuant to the
requirements of 40 CFR part 93, subpart
B. The Colorado Springs area is
currently in attainment with air quality
standards for all criteria pollutants and
is a maintenance area for carbon
monoxide.
After conducting appropriate air
quality analyses, the Army has
concluded that the Proposed Action will
not cause or contribute to new
violations of the carbon monoxide
national ambient air quality standards
in the Colorado Springs maintenance
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area. The EPA and Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment will
review the Army’s findings and provide
comments or concurrence.
Additionally, the Army has made a
determination of a need for the
continued withdrawal of 3,133.02 acres
of public land and 11,416.16 acres of
publicly owned mineral rights from the
public domain. The withdrawal of these
lands and mineral rights was extended
until 2011 by Public Law 104–201, the
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1997. The law requires the
Army reevaluate the need for these
withdrawals to continue after 2011 and
hold a public hearing concerning the
evaluation. The DEIS documents the
Army’s continued military need for
these lands and evaluates the
environmental effects of the continued
military use of withdrawn lands.
The Army will hold a public meeting
to receive comments on the DEIS,
conformity determination, and land
withdrawal on Wednesday, November
1, 2006 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at
Mesa Right High School, 6070 Mesa
Ridge Parkway, Colorado Springs,
Colorado 80911.
An electronic version of the DEIS can
be viewed or downloaded from the
following URL: https://
www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/
nepa_eis_docs.htm.
Dated: October 6, 2006.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army,
(Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS),
Colorado, Transformation Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) and Evaluation of Continued
Land Withdrawal under Public Law
104–201
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the
availability of a DEIS that evaluates the
implementation of transformational
activities at the PCMS, Colorado. The
PCMS is a training center area
administered and used by military units
stationed at, or otherwise under the
responsibility of, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Implementation actions associated with
these transformational activities include
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training of additional Soldiers at the
PCMS, and as funds become available,
constructing a limited number of
facilities in the cantonment and training
areas, and increasing the use of the
PCMS maneuver training lands.
DATES: The public comment period for
the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
materials should be forwarded to the
PCMS NEPA Coordinator (proponent),
Directorate of Environmental
Compliance and Management, 1638
Elwell Street, Building 6236, Fort
Carson, Colorado 80913–4000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
PCMS NEPA Coordinator via phone at
(719) 526–0912; fax: (719) 526–1705; or
e-mail: pcmsnepa@carson.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Proposed Action and subject of the DEIS
is the implementation of three major
Army transformation programs at the
PCMS: Base Realignment and Closure;
Integrated Global Presence and Basing
Strategy (also known as Global Defense
Posture Realignment); and the Army
Modular Force initiative. Implementing
these transformation programs would
require training of additional troops at
the PCMS, construction of a limited
number of storage facilities in the
cantonment (to include a Brigade
Support Complex, medical facilities,
storage facilities, Soldier support
functions, a vehicle maintenance
facility, motor pools, and upgraded
roads and utilities) and in the training
areas (a live hand-grenade range, an
ammunition holding area, a protective
equipment training facility, upgrades to
an existing small-arms range, and
communication facilities), and
increasing the use of the PCMS
maneuver training lands.
The transformation of the PCMS
would occur between 2006 and 2011,
although planned construction projects
would be built as funding becomes
available and some may occur in out
years. Upon completion of
transformation activities, the PCMS
would be responsible for supporting the
large-scale ground maneuver and small
arms live-fire training needs of the
approximately 23,000 active duty
Soldiers stationed at Fort Carson as well
as potentially thousands of Reserve
Component Soldiers in the western
United States. Supporting increased
training would involve an increased use
of the PCMS maneuver training lands
and small arms ranges, including a
greater number of and longer-duration
training rotations.
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The alternatives considered in the
DEIS include the Proposed Action
(Preferred Alternative) and No Action.
Other action alternatives were
considered and discussed in the DEIS
but were not analyzed further because
they did not meet the purpose and need
for the Proposed Action or, in
accordance with President’s Council on
Environmental Quality regulations,
were not ‘‘ripe for decision.’’ The
substantive issues analyzed in this DEIS
include land use, air quality, noise,
geology and soils, water resources,
biological resources, cultural resources,
socioeconomics (including
environmental justice), transportation,
utilities, hazardous and toxic
substances, and cumulative
environmental effects.
Additionally, the Army has made a
determination of a need for the
continued withdrawal of approximately
2,500 acres of public land and
approximately 130,000 acres of publicly
owned land with mineral rights from
the public domain. The withdrawal of
these lands and minerals was extended
until 2011 by Public Law 104–201, the
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1997. The law requires the
Army to reevaluate the need for these
withdrawals to continue after 2011 and
hold a public hearing concerning the
evaluation. The DEIS documents the
Army’s continued military need for
these lands and evaluates the
environmental effects of the continued
military use of withdrawn lands.
The Army will hold public meetings
in Trinidad, Colorado, and La Junta,
Colorado, to receive comments on the
DEIS and land withdrawal. The
Trinidad meeting will be held on
November 2, 2006 from 5:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. at the Trinidad State Junior
College, Sullivan Center, 600 Prospect
Street, Trinidad, Colorado. The La Junta
meeting will be held on November 3,
2006 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the
Otero Junior College, Student Center
Banquet Room, 2001 San Juan Avenue,
La Junta, Colorado.
An electronic version of the DEIS can
be viewed or downloaded from the
following URL: https://
www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/
nepaleisldocs.htm.
Dated: October 6, 2006.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army,
(Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Transformation Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), Draft Clean Air Act General
Conformity Determination, and Evaluation of Continued Land Withdrawal
Under Public Law 104-201 at Fort Carson, CO
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the availability of a DEIS that
evaluates implementing transformational activities at Fort Carson, a
military installation located south of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Actions associated with these transformational activities include
restationing of troops; construction, demolition, and renovation of
facilities at the Cantonment and range areas; and increased use of
training lands.
DATES: The public comment period for the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
ADDRESSES: Written comments or materials should be forwarded to the
Fort Carson NEPA Coordinator (proponent), Directorate of Environmental
Compliance and Management, 1638 Elwell Street, Building 6236, Fort
Carson, Colorado 80913-4000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fort Carson NEPA Coordinator via phone
at (719) 526-4666; fax: (719) 526-1705; or e-mail:
nepa@carson.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed Action and subject of the DEIS
is the implementation of the following three major Army transformation
programs at Fort Carson: Base Realignment and Closure; Integrated
Global Presence and Basing Strategy (also known as Global Defense
Posture Realignment); and the Army Modular Force initiative.
Implementing these programs would require restationing of troops;
construction, demolition, and renovation of facilities at Fort Carson's
cantonment and range areas; and increased use of Fort Carson's training
lands.
The transformation of Fort Carson would occur between 2006 and
2011. Upon completion of transformation activities, military personnel
at Fort Carson would increase approximately 60 percent (from
approximately 14,500 to approximately 23,000) and the Fort Carson
installation population (including civilians, contractors, and military
dependents) would increase from approximately 38,300 to approximately
59,700 by 2011. To support the new Soldiers and their dependents, the
Army proposes to construct support facilities in the cantonment and
range areas at Fort Carson. Fort Carson's training lands would also be
subject to increased training rotations to support the maneuver and
live-fire training requirements of the additional Soldiers.
The alternatives considered in the DEIS include the Proposed Action
(Preferred Alternative) and No Action. Other action alternatives were
considered and discussed in the DEIS but were not analyzed further
because they did not meet the purpose and need for the Proposed Action.
The substantive issues analyzed in this DEIS include land use, air
quality, noise, geology and soils, water resources, biological
resources, cultural resources, socioeconomics (including environmental
justice), transportation, utilities, hazardous and toxic substances,
and cumulative environmental effects.
To document that the Proposed Action complies with the General
Conformity Rule requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
and demonstrate that the action conforms with the Colorado State
Implementation Plan for air quality, the Army also prepared a Draft
General Conformity Determination pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR
part 93, subpart B. The Colorado Springs area is currently in
attainment with air quality standards for all criteria pollutants and
is a maintenance area for carbon monoxide.
After conducting appropriate air quality analyses, the Army has
concluded that the Proposed Action will not cause or contribute to new
violations of the carbon monoxide national ambient air quality
standards in the Colorado Springs maintenance
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area. The EPA and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
will review the Army's findings and provide comments or concurrence.
Additionally, the Army has made a determination of a need for the
continued withdrawal of 3,133.02 acres of public land and 11,416.16
acres of publicly owned mineral rights from the public domain. The
withdrawal of these lands and mineral rights was extended until 2011 by
Public Law 104-201, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1997. The law requires the Army reevaluate the need for these
withdrawals to continue after 2011 and hold a public hearing concerning
the evaluation. The DEIS documents the Army's continued military need
for these lands and evaluates the environmental effects of the
continued military use of withdrawn lands.
The Army will hold a public meeting to receive comments on the
DEIS, conformity determination, and land withdrawal on Wednesday,
November 1, 2006 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Mesa Right High School,
6070 Mesa Ridge Parkway, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80911.
An electronic version of the DEIS can be viewed or downloaded from
the following URL: https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/nepa_eis_
docs.htm.
Dated: October 6, 2006.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health).
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