Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Activities on White Sands Missile Range, NM, 29306 [07-2595]

Download as PDF 29306 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 101 / Friday, May 25, 2007 / Notices Director; telephone: (301) 713–2379 x171. As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given of meetings of MAFAC. MAFAC was established by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) on February 17, 1971, to advise the Secretary on all living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. This committee advises and reviews the adequacy of living marine resource policies and programs to meet the needs of commercial and recreational fisheries, and environmental, state, consumer, academic, tribal, governmental and other national interests. The complete charter and summaries of former meetings are located online at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/ index.htm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: June 6, 2007 The Subcommittees will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The full Committee will reconvene from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to receive, discuss, and take any final actions and votes. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Laurel Bryant, MAFAC Executive Director; telephone: (301) 713–2379 x171 by 5pm, May 30, 2007. Dated: May 21, 2007. John Oliver Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–10149 Filed 5–24–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S Matters to be Considered DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE June 4, 2007 Office of the Secretary The meeting will begin with opening remarks and introductions from Dr. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. MAFAC subcommittee chairs will provide an overview of what their respective subcommittees will address during the meeting. A brief review and discussion of advisory committee administrative policies and procedures will also be provided, with the remainder of the day dedicated to reviews and discussions of the agency’s FishWatch web page project and updates and details of the implementation of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006. Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Activities on White Sands Missile Range, NM jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES June 5, 2007 The full Committee will reconvene from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to continue discussions for a Vision 2020 project, outlining a roadmap of issues to be addressed in the next 20 years. At the conclusion of the discussion, and as determined by the members, the full Committee will break into Subcommittees and working groups to allow time for in depth discussions and work on the issues pending before the Committee, including MagnusonStevens reauthorization, aquaculture legislation, recreational fishing data improvement plans and Vision 2020. The work of the Subcommittees will be presented and discussed in-depth at the full Committee level the following afternoon. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:34 May 24, 2007 Jkt 211001 Department of Defense; Defense Threat Reduction Agency. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for White Sands Missile Range Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has prepared and issued a Record of Decision for the proposed testing activities on White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) proposed in the WSMR Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). The PEIS addresses the potential environmental impacts associated with implementing the proposed action, alternative, and no action alternative over a 10-year period. The purpose of the proposed action is to provide adequate test areas and facilities to evaluate the lethality effectiveness of weapon systems used against simulated enemy ground targets producing, storing, or controlling Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). There is a need to improve the U.S. Military’s weapon systems that are PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 designed to defeat enemy military assets, including hardened and reinforced structures. These enemy military assets can house WMD and pose a significant threat to international stability and peaceful coexistence within and among nations. The military structures and equipment of the United States and its allies must also be refined to better withstand attack by enemy weapons systems to reduce collateral damage. The Record of Decision briefly summarizes the determination of the WSMR PEIS and announces DTRA’s intended course of action with respect to the proposed alternatives and environmental mitigation measures presented in the WSMR PEIS. The final PEIS and Record of Decision are available for public viewing on the DTRA Web site: www.dtra.mil and at the following public libraries: Albuquerque Public Library, 501 Copper Ave., Northwest, Albuquerque, NM; Socorro Public Library, 401 Park Street, Socorro, NM; Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo, NW; Branigan Memorial Library, 200 East Picacho Ave., Las Cruces, NM; Consolidated Library, Building 464, White Sands Missile Range, NM; Holloman Air Force Base Library, 596 4th Street, Holloman Air Force Base, NM; and El Paso Public Library, 501 North Oregon Street, El Paso, TX. ADDRESSES: The DTRA Public Affairs Office: (800) 701– 5096 or (703) 767–5870. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A draft PEIS was released on Jan. 27, 2006 (71 FR 4571) for a 60-day public review and comment period that ended March 28, 2006. Public hearings were held Feb. 28, 2006 in Alamogordo, March 1, 2006 in Las Cruces, and March 2, 2006 in Socorro, NM. All comments received were addressed and incorporated into the final PEIS, which was released for public review on March 15, 2007. An announcement of the PEIS’s public availability was published in the Federal Register on March 15, 2007 (72 FR 12167). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 18, 2007. L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD. [FR Doc. 07–2595 Filed 5–24–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–M E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 101 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement for Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Activities 
on White Sands Missile Range, NM

AGENCY: Department of Defense; Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for White Sands 
Missile Range Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Council on 
Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural 
Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Defense Threat 
Reduction Agency (DTRA) has prepared and issued a Record of Decision 
for the proposed testing activities on White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) 
proposed in the WSMR Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 
(PEIS). The PEIS addresses the potential environmental impacts 
associated with implementing the proposed action, alternative, and no 
action alternative over a 10-year period.
    The purpose of the proposed action is to provide adequate test 
areas and facilities to evaluate the lethality effectiveness of weapon 
systems used against simulated enemy ground targets producing, storing, 
or controlling Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
    There is a need to improve the U.S. Military's weapon systems that 
are designed to defeat enemy military assets, including hardened and 
reinforced structures. These enemy military assets can house WMD and 
pose a significant threat to international stability and peaceful 
coexistence within and among nations. The military structures and 
equipment of the United States and its allies must also be refined to 
better withstand attack by enemy weapons systems to reduce collateral 
damage.
    The Record of Decision briefly summarizes the determination of the 
WSMR PEIS and announces DTRA's intended course of action with respect 
to the proposed alternatives and environmental mitigation measures 
presented in the WSMR PEIS.

ADDRESSES: The final PEIS and Record of Decision are available for 
public viewing on the DTRA Web site: www.dtra.mil and at the following 
public libraries: Albuquerque Public Library, 501 Copper Ave., 
Northwest, Albuquerque, NM; Socorro Public Library, 401 Park Street, 
Socorro, NM; Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo, 
NW; Branigan Memorial Library, 200 East Picacho Ave., Las Cruces, NM; 
Consolidated Library, Building 464, White Sands Missile Range, NM; 
Holloman Air Force Base Library, 596 4th Street, Holloman Air Force 
Base, NM; and El Paso Public Library, 501 North Oregon Street, El Paso, 
TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The DTRA Public Affairs Office: (800) 
701-5096 or (703) 767-5870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A draft PEIS was released on Jan. 27, 2006 
(71 FR 4571) for a 60-day public review and comment period that ended 
March 28, 2006. Public hearings were held Feb. 28, 2006 in Alamogordo, 
March 1, 2006 in Las Cruces, and March 2, 2006 in Socorro, NM. All 
comments received were addressed and incorporated into the final PEIS, 
which was released for public review on March 15, 2007. An announcement 
of the PEIS's public availability was published in the Federal Register 
on March 15, 2007 (72 FR 12167).

    Dated: May 18, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD.
[FR Doc. 07-2595 Filed 5-24-07; 8:45 am]
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