Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Actions at Fort Belvoir, VA, 45021 [07-3911]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 154 / Friday, August 10, 2007 / Notices Dated: August 3, 2007. Al Matera, Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. [FR Doc. 07–3917 Filed 8–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). ACTION: Open meeting notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Appendix 2 of title 5, United States Code, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents’ Education (ACDE) is scheduled to be held on September 21, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DoDEA headquarters building, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22306. The purpose of the ACDE is to recommend to the Director, DoDEA, general policies for the operation of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS); to provide the Director with information about effective educational programs and practices that should be considered by DoDDS; and to perform other tasks as may be required by the Secretary of Defense. The meeting emphases will be the current operational qualities of schools and the institutionalized school improvement processes, as well as other educational matters. For further information contact Mr. Jim Jarrard at 703–588–3121, or at James.Jarrard@hq.dodea.edu. Dated: August 6, 2007. L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD. [FR Doc. 07–3909 Filed 8–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army sroberts on PROD1PC70 with PROPOSALS Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Actions at Fort Belvoir, VA Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Record of Decision. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of a ROD which summarizes the decision for implementing realignment actions as VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:37 Aug 09, 2007 Jkt 211001 directed by the BRAC Commission at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The decision places 8,500 new employees at Fort Belvoir’s Engineer Proving Ground; places 5,500 personnel on Fort Belvoir’s Main Post, and defers a decision on 6,200 personnel. ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the ROD please contact the Fort Belvoir Directorate of Public Works, 9430 Jackson Loop, Suite 100, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060–5116; e-mail address: environmental-fb-dpw@conus.army.mil. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Don Carr, Fort Belvoir Public Affairs Office, at (703) 805–2583 during normal business hours Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army has decided to implement the Preferred Alternative (with exceptions noted below) identified in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (June 2007), supporting studies, and comments provided during formal comment and review periods. The Preferred Alternative includes construction, renovation, and operation of proposed facilities to accommodate incoming military missions and activities at Fort Belvoir as mandated by the BRAC Commission’s recommendations. The preferred alternative also includes an updated land use plan, a portion of the installation’s Real Property Master Plan. To implement the BRAC Commission recommendations, Fort Belvoir will be receiving personnel, equipment, and missions from various closure and realignment actions within the Department of Defense. To implement the BRAC Commission recommendations, the Army will provide the necessary facilities, buildings, and infrastructure to accommodate personnel being realigned from the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS); National GeospatialIntelligence Agency (NGA); various Army entities moving from leased space in the National Capital Region (NCR); U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM); Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS); and Missile Defense Agency Headquarters Command Center (MDA HQCC). Details of the BRAC Commission’s recommendations can be found at https://www.brac.gov. The No Action Alternative would not meet the Army’s purpose and need for the Proposed Action as the BRAC realignment is required by Congress and needed for Army transformation to be effective. Two elements of the EIS’s Preferred Alternative were not selected for implementation in the ROD. First, no decision is being made at this time for PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45021 siting of the WHS group, designated for the Engineer Proving Ground in the EIS. There will be a subsequent decision for this organization, following analysis of different alternatives. The ROD also does not include building of the Family Travel Camp on Fort Belvoir’s Main Post. Special consideration was given to the effect of the Preferred Alternative on natural resources, cultural resources, traffic and transportation, socioeconomic resources, and air quality. Many means to avoid or minimize environmental harm from the selected alternative have been adopted. Other mitigation measures identified in the EIS were not adopted, primarily because of a lack of funding. The Army will minimize effects on all environmental and socioeconomic resources by implementing the best management practices described in the EIS. As determined in the EIS, implementing the Preferred Alternative will have short- and long-term significant adverse impacts on the transportation network at Fort Belvoir and its surrounding area. The ROD states that implementing the Preferred Alternative reflects a proper balance among initiatives for protection of the environment, appropriate mitigation, and actions to achieve the Army’s requirements. An electronic version of the ROD can be viewed or downloaded from the following Web site: https:// www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/nepa _eis_docs.htm. Dated: August 7, 2007. H.E. Wolfe, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health). [FR Doc. 07–3911 Filed 8–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710–08–M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for Transformation at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), Colorado Department of the Army. Record of Decision. 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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for Base 
Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Actions at Fort Belvoir, VA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of a ROD 
which summarizes the decision for implementing realignment actions as 
directed by the BRAC Commission at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The decision 
places 8,500 new employees at Fort Belvoir's Engineer Proving Ground; 
places 5,500 personnel on Fort Belvoir's Main Post, and defers a 
decision on 6,200 personnel.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the ROD please contact the Fort Belvoir 
Directorate of Public Works, 9430 Jackson Loop, Suite 100, Fort 
Belvoir, Virginia 22060-5116; e-mail address: environmental-fb-
dpw@conus.army.mil.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Don Carr, Fort Belvoir Public 
Affairs Office, at (703) 805-2583 during normal business hours Monday 
through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army has decided to implement the 
Preferred Alternative (with exceptions noted below) identified in the 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (June 2007), supporting studies, 
and comments provided during formal comment and review periods. The 
Preferred Alternative includes construction, renovation, and operation 
of proposed facilities to accommodate incoming military missions and 
activities at Fort Belvoir as mandated by the BRAC Commission's 
recommendations. The preferred alternative also includes an updated 
land use plan, a portion of the installation's Real Property Master 
Plan. To implement the BRAC Commission recommendations, Fort Belvoir 
will be receiving personnel, equipment, and missions from various 
closure and realignment actions within the Department of Defense. To 
implement the BRAC Commission recommendations, the Army will provide 
the necessary facilities, buildings, and infrastructure to accommodate 
personnel being realigned from the Washington Headquarters Services 
(WHS); National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); various Army 
entities moving from leased space in the National Capital Region (NCR); 
U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM); Program Executive Office, 
Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS); and Missile Defense Agency 
Headquarters Command Center (MDA HQCC). Details of the BRAC 
Commission's recommendations can be found at https://www.brac.gov. The 
No Action Alternative would not meet the Army's purpose and need for 
the Proposed Action as the BRAC realignment is required by Congress and 
needed for Army transformation to be effective.
    Two elements of the EIS's Preferred Alternative were not selected 
for implementation in the ROD. First, no decision is being made at this 
time for siting of the WHS group, designated for the Engineer Proving 
Ground in the EIS. There will be a subsequent decision for this 
organization, following analysis of different alternatives. The ROD 
also does not include building of the Family Travel Camp on Fort 
Belvoir's Main Post.
    Special consideration was given to the effect of the Preferred 
Alternative on natural resources, cultural resources, traffic and 
transportation, socioeconomic resources, and air quality. Many means to 
avoid or minimize environmental harm from the selected alternative have 
been adopted. Other mitigation measures identified in the EIS were not 
adopted, primarily because of a lack of funding. The Army will minimize 
effects on all environmental and socioeconomic resources by 
implementing the best management practices described in the EIS.
    As determined in the EIS, implementing the Preferred Alternative 
will have short- and long-term significant adverse impacts on the 
transportation network at Fort Belvoir and its surrounding area. The 
ROD states that implementing the Preferred Alternative reflects a 
proper balance among initiatives for protection of the environment, 
appropriate mitigation, and actions to achieve the Army's requirements.
    An electronic version of the ROD can be viewed or downloaded from 
the following Web site: https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/nepa_eis_
docs.htm.

    Dated: August 7, 2007.
H.E. Wolfe,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety 
and Occupational Health).
[FR Doc. 07-3911 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am]
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