Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for Transformation at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), Colorado, 45021-45022 [07-3912]
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Dated: August 3, 2007.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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Meeting of the Advisory Council on
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Department of Defense
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
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title 5, United States Code, Public Law
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meeting of the Advisory Council on
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L.M. Bynum,
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Officer, DoD.
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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
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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
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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).
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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.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
announces the availability of a ROD
documenting and explaining the
decision to implement realignment
transformation actions, as directed by
the Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) Commission, at the Pinon
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Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) in Las
Animas County in southeastern
Colorado, and other Army
transformation programs. The decision
is based on the analysis described in the
Final PCMS Transformation
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),
supporting studies, and comments
provided during formal comment and
review periods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
PCMS National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) Coordinator, Directorate of
Environmental Compliance and
Management, 1638 Elwell Street,
Building 6236, Fort Carson, Colorado
80913–4000; telephone: 719–526–0912;
fax: 719–526–1705; or e-mail:
carsdecampcmsnepa@conus.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army
has decided to proceed with
implementing the Proposed Action
described in the Final EIS. The
Proposed Action is the Army’s preferred
alternative to implement three
transformation programs at the PCMS.
The Army transformation programs
include: BRAC 2005; Global Defense
Posture Realignment (formerly known
as Integrated Global Presence and
Basing Strategy); and the Army Modular
Force initiative. These programs are part
of the overall Army restructuring and
are needed to prepare the Army’s
combat forces for deployment around
the world. The Army’s decision
considered and is consistent with the
analysis presented in the EIS,
supporting studies, and comments
provided during formal comment and
review periods.
To implement the BRAC Commission
recommendations, the Proposed Action
includes two primary components: (1)
More frequent use of the PCMS training
areas to provide training for
approximately 8,500 realigned Active
Component (AC) Soldiers and
additional Reserve Component (RC)
Soldiers assigned to, or otherwise under
the control of, Fort Carson and (2)
construction of facilities in the
Cantonment and ranges in the training
areas.
The Proposed Action will provide for
increased frequency of training for
existing and new units stations at, or
otherwise assigned to, Fort Carson.
Training and maneuver activities would
be similar to the types of activities that
presently occur on the PCMS. The
increased training requirements of
additional AC and RC units, however,
will result in increased frequency of use
of the training areas. The Army will
continue to implement land and
environmental management programs
and practices to sustain its training
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lands for continued use. The No Action
Alternative would not meet the Army’s
purpose and need for the Proposed
Action because the BRAC realignment is
required by Congress and needed for
Army transformation to be effective.
All practicable means to avoid or
minimize environmental impacts as a
result of implementing the selected
action have been adopted. The Army
will minimize effects on all
environmental and cultural resources by
implementing the best management
practices and mitigation measures
described in the ROD to minimize or
avoid the adverse effects identified in
the Final EIS.
The Army’s decision reflects a proper
balance among initiatives for protection
of the environment, appropriate
mitigation, and actions to achieve the
Army’s requirements.
The decision does not include
expansion of the PCMS through land
acquisition. Expansion of the PCMS is a
separate action that will be evaluated in
a public process at a future date.
An electronic version of the ROD can
be viewed or downloaded online at
https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/
nepa_eis_docs.htm.
Dated: August 5, 2007.
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 of the Record of
Decision (ROD) for Transformation at
Fort Carson, CO
Department of the Army.
Record of Decision.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
announces the availability of a ROD
documenting and explaining the
decision to implement realignment
actions, as directed by the Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
Commission, and other Army
transformation programs, at the Fort
Carson military installation near
Colorado Springs, Colorado. The
decision is based on the analysis
described in the Final Fort Carson
Transformation Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS), supporting studies, and
comments provided during formal
comment and review periods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fort
Carson National Environmental Policy
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Act (NEPA) Coordinator, Directorate of
Environmental Compliance and
Management, 1638 Elwell Street,
Building 6236, Fort Carson, Colorado
80913–4000; telephone: 719–526–4666;
fax: 719–526–1705; or e-mail carsde
camnepa@conus.army.mil.
The Army
has decided to proceed with
implementing the Proposed Action
described in the Final EIS. The
Proposed Action is the Army’s preferred
alternative to implement three
transformation programs at Fort Carson.
The Army transformation programs
include: BRAC 2005; Global Defense
Posture Realignment (formerly known
as Intergrated Global Presence and
Basing Strategy); and the Army Modular
Force initiative. These programs are part
of the overall Army restructuring and
are needed to prepare the Army’s
combat forces for deployment around
the world. The Army’s decision
considered, and is consistent with, the
analysis presented in the EIS,
supporting studies, and comments
provided during formal comment and
review periods.
To implement transformation
programs, the Proposed Action includes
three primary components: (1) Changes
in force structure resulting in a net gain
of military units and personnel; (2)
facility construction, renovation, and
demolition; and (3) increased frequency
of live-fire and maneuver training. The
only alternative to the Proposed Action
that was evaluated in the Final EIS, the
No Action alternative, is not feasible
because restationing has been directed
by BRAC 2005.
All practicable means have been
adopted to avoid adverse impacts on
environmental and cultural resources
identified in the Final EIS as a result of
implementing the selected action. To
the extent that such impacts cannot be
avoided altogether, the Army will
minimize them by implementing the
best management practices and
mitigation measures described in ROD.
The Army’s decision reflects a proper
balance among initiatives for protection
of the environment, appropriate
mitigation, and actions to achieve the
Army’s requirements.
Copies of the ROD can be requested
from the NEPA Coordinator or
downloaded at
https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/
nepa_eis_docs.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
AGENCY: Department of the Army.
ACTION: Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of a ROD
documenting and explaining the decision to implement realignment
transformation actions, as directed by the Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) Commission, at the Pinon
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Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) in Las Animas County in southeastern
Colorado, and other Army transformation programs. The decision is based
on the analysis described in the Final PCMS Transformation
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), supporting studies, and comments
provided during formal comment and review periods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PCMS National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Coordinator, Directorate of Environmental Compliance and
Management, 1638 Elwell Street, Building 6236, Fort Carson, Colorado
80913-4000; telephone: 719-526-0912; fax: 719-526-1705; or e-mail:
carsdecampcmsnepa@conus.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army has decided to proceed with
implementing the Proposed Action described in the Final EIS. The
Proposed Action is the Army's preferred alternative to implement three
transformation programs at the PCMS. The Army transformation programs
include: BRAC 2005; Global Defense Posture Realignment (formerly known
as Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy); and the Army
Modular Force initiative. These programs are part of the overall Army
restructuring and are needed to prepare the Army's combat forces for
deployment around the world. The Army's decision considered and is
consistent with the analysis presented in the EIS, supporting studies,
and comments provided during formal comment and review periods.
To implement the BRAC Commission recommendations, the Proposed
Action includes two primary components: (1) More frequent use of the
PCMS training areas to provide training for approximately 8,500
realigned Active Component (AC) Soldiers and additional Reserve
Component (RC) Soldiers assigned to, or otherwise under the control of,
Fort Carson and (2) construction of facilities in the Cantonment and
ranges in the training areas.
The Proposed Action will provide for increased frequency of
training for existing and new units stations at, or otherwise assigned
to, Fort Carson. Training and maneuver activities would be similar to
the types of activities that presently occur on the PCMS. The increased
training requirements of additional AC and RC units, however, will
result in increased frequency of use of the training areas. The Army
will continue to implement land and environmental management programs
and practices to sustain its training lands for continued use. The No
Action Alternative would not meet the Army's purpose and need for the
Proposed Action because the BRAC realignment is required by Congress
and needed for Army transformation to be effective.
All practicable means to avoid or minimize environmental impacts as
a result of implementing the selected action have been adopted. The
Army will minimize effects on all environmental and cultural resources
by implementing the best management practices and mitigation measures
described in the ROD to minimize or avoid the adverse effects
identified in the Final EIS.
The Army's decision reflects a proper balance among initiatives for
protection of the environment, appropriate mitigation, and actions to
achieve the Army's requirements.
The decision does not include expansion of the PCMS through land
acquisition. Expansion of the PCMS is a separate action that will be
evaluated in a public process at a future date.
An electronic version of the ROD can be viewed or downloaded online
at https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/nepa_eis_docs.htm.
Dated: August 5, 2007.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health).
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