Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Base Realignment and Closure Actions at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 11849-11850 [07-1192]

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Dated: March 8, 2007. Tammy C. Adams, Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–4674 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S [I.D. 030807A] AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Harold M. Brundage, Environmental Research and Consulting, Inc., has been issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 1486. ADDRESSES: The modification and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Base Realignment and Closure Actions at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Department of the Army, DoD. Notice of availability (NOA). AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of a DEIS that E:\FR\FM\14MRN1.SGM 14MRN1 cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 11850 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 14, 2007 / Notices evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with realignment actions directed by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. 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: Please send written comments on the DEIS to Mr. Buddy Keesee at: Department of the Army, Directorate of Safety, Health, and Environment, Attention: IMNE–APG– SHE–R (Bud Keesee), Building 5650, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005– 5001 or via e-mail at Buddy.Keesee@us.army.mil. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Keesee at (410) 278–6755 during normal business hours Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed Action and subject of the DEIS covers construction and renovation activities and the movement of personnel associated with the BRAC directed realignment of Aberdeen Proving Ground. To implement the BRAC recommendations, Aberdeen Proving Ground will be receiving personnel, equipment, and missions from various realignment and closure actions within the Department of Defense. To implement the BRAC Commission recommendations, the Army will provide the necessary facilities/ buildings and infrastructure to support the changes. Permanent facilities will be constructed or renovated to house the: Army Research Institute, Army Research Laboratory, Army Test and Evaluation Command, Joint Program Executive Office—Chemical Biological Defense, Walter Reed Army Institute for Research (Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense), Communications—Electronics Life Cycle Management Command, Communications—Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center, and other units and activities. All the major planning, engineering, and siting analyses for the incoming BRAC actions at the Aberdeen Proving Ground are essentially complete, however, final design features continue to be reviewed. The DEIS shows areas within which potential construction and/or renovation will occur; although, the exact footprints, in many cases, have not yet been determined. The DEIS analyzes the potential impacts within these developmental areas. Following a rigorous examination of all implementation alternatives, those alternatives found not to be viable were VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:03 Mar 13, 2007 Jkt 211001 dropped from further analyses in the DEIS. Alternatives carried forward include the Proposed Alternative and a No Action Alternative. The Proposed Alternative includes construction, renovation, and operation of proposed facilities to accommodate incoming military missions at Aberdeen Proving Ground as mandated by the 2005 BRAC recommendations. Minor alternative siting variations of proposed facilities were also evaluated. The DEIS addresses existing environmental resources likely to be affected by the Proposed Action, including those resources areas identified during the public scoping process. Implementation of the Proposed Alternative will result in significant impacts to transportation and socioeconomic factors. Depending on the final siting of some facilities, there is the potential for significant impacts to cultural resources due to adverse effects resulting from the disturbance or destruction of certain sites and buildings during renovation and construction activities. Impacts to these cultural resources would be direct, longterm, and significant. No other significant beneficial or significant adverse impacts have been identified for land use, aesthetics and visual resources, air quality, noise, geology and soil, water resources, biological resources, utilities, or hazardous and toxic substances. The No Action Alternative provides the baseline conditions for comparison to the Proposed Alternative. The Army invites the general public, local governments, other federal agencies, and state agencies to submit written comments or suggestions concerning the alternatives and analyses addressed in the DEIS. An electronic version of the DEIS is available for download on the U.S. Army BRAC Division Web site at: https:// www.hdqa.army.mil/acsim/brac/ nepa_eis_docs.htm. The public and government agencies are invited to participate in a public meeting where oral and written comments and suggestions will be received. Public meetings are scheduled for April 10, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ramada Inn Conference Center, 1700 Van Bibber Road, Edgewood, Maryland, and April 11, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 1007 Beards Hill Road, Aberdeen, Maryland. Dated: March 7, 2007. Addison D. Davis, IV, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health). [FR Doc. 07–1192 Filed 3–13–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710–08–M PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Meeting of the Board of Advisors (BOA) to the President, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Department of the Navy, DoD. Notice of open meeting. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
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[FR Doc No: 07-1192]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) for Base Realignment and Closure Actions at Aberdeen Proving 
Ground, MD

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of a 
DEIS that

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evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with 
realignment actions directed by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 
Commission at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

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: Please send written comments on the DEIS to Mr. Buddy Keesee 
at: Department of the Army, Directorate of Safety, Health, and 
Environment, Attention: IMNE-APG-SHE-R (Bud Keesee), Building 5650, 
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5001 or via e-mail at 
Buddy.Keesee@us.army.mil.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Keesee at (410) 278-6755 during 
normal business hours Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed Action and subject of the DEIS 
covers construction and renovation activities and the movement of 
personnel associated with the BRAC directed realignment of Aberdeen 
Proving Ground.
    To implement the BRAC recommendations, Aberdeen Proving Ground will 
be receiving personnel, equipment, and missions from various 
realignment and closure actions within the Department of Defense. To 
implement the BRAC Commission recommendations, the Army will provide 
the necessary facilities/buildings and infrastructure to support the 
changes. Permanent facilities will be constructed or renovated to house 
the: Army Research Institute, Army Research Laboratory, Army Test and 
Evaluation Command, Joint Program Executive Office--Chemical Biological 
Defense, Walter Reed Army Institute for Research (Medical Research 
Institute of Chemical Defense), Communications--Electronics Life Cycle 
Management Command, Communications--Electronics Research Development 
and Engineering Center, and other units and activities.
    All the major planning, engineering, and siting analyses for the 
incoming BRAC actions at the Aberdeen Proving Ground are essentially 
complete, however, final design features continue to be reviewed. The 
DEIS shows areas within which potential construction and/or renovation 
will occur; although, the exact footprints, in many cases, have not yet 
been determined. The DEIS analyzes the potential impacts within these 
developmental areas.
    Following a rigorous examination of all implementation 
alternatives, those alternatives found not to be viable were dropped 
from further analyses in the DEIS. Alternatives carried forward include 
the Proposed Alternative and a No Action Alternative. The Proposed 
Alternative includes construction, renovation, and operation of 
proposed facilities to accommodate incoming military missions at 
Aberdeen Proving Ground as mandated by the 2005 BRAC recommendations. 
Minor alternative siting variations of proposed facilities were also 
evaluated. The DEIS addresses existing environmental resources likely 
to be affected by the Proposed Action, including those resources areas 
identified during the public scoping process. Implementation of the 
Proposed Alternative will result in significant impacts to 
transportation and socioeconomic factors. Depending on the final siting 
of some facilities, there is the potential for significant impacts to 
cultural resources due to adverse effects resulting from the 
disturbance or destruction of certain sites and buildings during 
renovation and construction activities. Impacts to these cultural 
resources would be direct, long-term, and significant.
    No other significant beneficial or significant adverse impacts have 
been identified for land use, aesthetics and visual resources, air 
quality, noise, geology and soil, water resources, biological 
resources, utilities, or hazardous and toxic substances. The No Action 
Alternative provides the baseline conditions for comparison to the 
Proposed Alternative.
    The Army invites the general public, local governments, other 
federal agencies, and state agencies to submit written comments or 
suggestions concerning the alternatives and analyses addressed in the 
DEIS. An electronic version of the DEIS is available for download on 
the U.S. Army BRAC Division Web site at: https://www.hdqa.army.mil/
acsim/brac/nepa_eis_docs.htm. The public and government agencies are 
invited to participate in a public meeting where oral and written 
comments and suggestions will be received.
    Public meetings are scheduled for April 10, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 8 
p.m. at the Ramada Inn Conference Center, 1700 Van Bibber Road, 
Edgewood, Maryland, and April 11, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the 
Holiday Inn, 1007 Beards Hill Road, Aberdeen, Maryland.

    Dated: March 7, 2007.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health).
[FR Doc. 07-1192 Filed 3-13-07; 8:45 am]
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