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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Preparation of the Supplemental
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (SPEIS) for Army Growth
and Force Structure Realignment To
Support Operations in the Pacific
Theater
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Army intends to prepare
an SPEIS in order to evaluate the
relative environmental and
socioeconomic impacts of support
operations growth in the Pacific Theater
as it transforms and aligns its forces to
address existing capabilities shortfalls.
As part of Army growth, this evaluation
will be conducted to supplement the
analysis and decisions that were
included in the PEIS for Grow the Army
(for continental U.S. (CONUS)
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locations), which was completed in
January 2008.
The Army will use the SPEIS analysis
to evaluate and compare the
environmental and socioeconomic
impacts of alternatives for implementing
its Proposed Action. The Army’s
Proposed Action is to grow, realign, and
transform its forces to support
operations in the Pacific Theater and to
ensure the proper capabilities exist to
sustain operations in promoting global
and national security now and into the
foreseeable future. The implementation
of the Proposed Action is needed to
better meet military operational and
national security requirements and the
needs of the Army’s Soldiers and their
Families.
The SPEIS will assess the capacity of
Army installations and their ability to
accommodate new units as part of Army
growth and force structure realignment
to support operations in the Pacific
Theater. Alternatives in the SPEIS could
include stationing of additional Combat
Support (CS) or Combat Service Support
(CSS) units or new support brigades.
The following alternatives will be
analyzed in the SPEIS: (1) Grow,
transform, and realign forces by
stationing approximately 5,000
additional CS/CSS Soldiers in
reasonable locations that support
operations in the Pacific Theater; (2)
Grow, transform, and realign forces by
stationing approximately 7,500
additional CS/CSS Soldiers in
reasonable locations that support
operations in the Pacific Theater and (3)
Grow, transform, and realign forces by
stationing approximately 10,000
additional CS/CSS Soldiers in
reasonable locations that support
operations in the Pacific Theater. The
SPEIS will evaluate different stationing
scenarios in reasonable locations, which
may include Army installations in the
CONUS, Hawaii and Alaska with the
capability to support operations in the
Pacific Theater.
In addition to the above alternatives,
the No Action Alternative will be
considered and used as a baseline for
comparison of alternatives. The No
Action Alternative is to retain the U. S.
Army forces in the Pacific in their
current end strength and force structure.
The No Action Alternative includes
those stationing decisions which have
already been made to include stationing
actions directed by Base Realignment
and Closure legislation in 2005, Army
Global Defense Posture Realignment,
and Army Modular Forces initiatives.
The No Action Alternative is not a
viable means for meeting the current
and future strategic security and defense
requirements of the nation.
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The SPEIS will analyze the Proposed
Action’s impacts upon the natural,
cultural, and man-made environments
at those stationing locations which are
capable of supporting the needs of the
Army and its Soldiers and Families.
Viable alternatives include those
stationing locations that are able to meet
Army unit requirements for training
ranges and maneuver space, housing
and office space, maintenance and
vehicle parking, and Soldier and Family
quality of life (e.g., schools, gyms,
medical facilities). In addition, viable
alternatives must meet the operational
mission requirements of the Pacific
Command (PACOM).
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to
PublicComments@aec.apgea.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army
Environmental Command, Building
E4460, 5179 Hoadley Road, Attention:
IMAE–PA, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
MD 21010–5401; telephone: (410) 436–
2556; facsimile: (410) 436–1693. The
Public Affairs Office is open during
normal business hours Monday through
Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The global
security environment is turbulent,
unpredictable, and rapidly changing. It
has placed considerable demands on the
nation’s military and highlighted the
need for the Army to correct shortfalls
in high-demand skills while reassessing
its force capabilities. To meet the
challenges of the 21st century security
environment, the Army requires the
growth and restructuring of its forces to
support operations in the Pacific
Theater to sustain the broad range of
missions required to promote regional,
national, and global stability.
Final decisions for the
implementation of Army stationing
actions within CONUS were published
in the Federal Register in January 2008.
Force structure requirements for U.S.
Army Pacific (USARPAC) are still being
evaluated. The SPEIS will consider the
projected environmental and
socioeconomic impacts of different
stationing actions at locations capable of
supporting operations in the Pacific
Theater.
Alternatives for Army growth and
force structure realignment to support
operations in the Pacific Theater could
involve the addition of new units, unit
realignment from existing locations, and
reconfiguration of the existing force
structure in accordance with Army
transformation. Adjustments to Army
force structure could include changes in
the numbers of CS/CSS Soldiers needed
to support USARPAC operations with
critical military skills such as military
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police, engineers, explosive ordnance
detachments, logistics and command
and control functions. Secondly,
growth, realignment, and transformation
could involve the addition of new
support brigades or constituent units of
support brigades at reasonable locations
capable of supporting operations in the
Pacific Theater. Support brigade
stationing decisions could involve the
stationing of an aviation brigade, a fires
brigade, a battlefield surveillance
brigade, a maneuver enhancement
brigade, a sustainment brigade, an
engineer brigade, a military police
brigade, or a combination of these
support brigades and the units that
compose them. The Army is not
considering the stationing of new
Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) in
USARPAC at this time.
Proposed alternatives to grow the
Army to support operations in the
Pacific Theater could involve three
primary actions depending on the
installation being analyzed. These
actions include the construction of
housing and quality of life facilities (i.e.,
barracks, schools, gymnasiums), the
construction of new training ranges and
infrastructure, and changes in the
intensity and frequency of use of
maneuver land and firing ranges.
Evaluations will include strategic
military and national security
considerations for new stationing
actions at locations that, if selected, are
capable of supporting the National
Security Strategy (2006), the QDR
(2006), National Military Strategy, and
the Army Campaign Plan.
Based on public scoping and the
factors discussed above, the Army will
refine its range of reasonable
alternatives to the extent possible to
accommodate both mission
requirements and quality of life
considerations. In reaching its decision,
the Army will assess and consider
public concerns. The SPEIS will
compare the direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental effects that
may result from stationing actions
connected with initiatives to grow the
Army. The primary environmental
issues to be analyzed will include those
identified as the result of the scoping
process and installation-specific
considerations. These issues may
include impacts to soil, water and air
quality, airspace conflicts, natural and
cultural resources, land use
compatibility, noise, socioeconomics,
environmental justice, energy use,
human health and safety considerations,
and infrastructure and range/training
requirements.
Scoping and Public Comment: All
interested members of the public,
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federally-recognized Indian Tribes,
Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiian
groups, federal, state, and local agencies
are invited to participate in the scoping
process for the preparation of this
SPEIS. Comments identifying
environmental issues, concerns and
opportunities to be analyzed in the
SPEIS will be accepted for 30 days
following publication of this Notice of
Intent in the Federal Register.
Dated: March 5, 2008.
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
Preparation of the Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (SPEIS) for Army Growth and Force Structure Realignment To
Support Operations in the Pacific Theater
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The Army intends to prepare an SPEIS in order to evaluate the
relative environmental and socioeconomic impacts of support operations
growth in the Pacific Theater as it transforms and aligns its forces to
address existing capabilities shortfalls. As part of Army growth, this
evaluation will be conducted to supplement the analysis and decisions
that were included in the PEIS for Grow the Army (for continental U.S.
(CONUS) locations), which was completed in January 2008.
The Army will use the SPEIS analysis to evaluate and compare the
environmental and socioeconomic impacts of alternatives for
implementing its Proposed Action. The Army's Proposed Action is to
grow, realign, and transform its forces to support operations in the
Pacific Theater and to ensure the proper capabilities exist to sustain
operations in promoting global and national security now and into the
foreseeable future. The implementation of the Proposed Action is needed
to better meet military operational and national security requirements
and the needs of the Army's Soldiers and their Families.
The SPEIS will assess the capacity of Army installations and their
ability to accommodate new units as part of Army growth and force
structure realignment to support operations in the Pacific Theater.
Alternatives in the SPEIS could include stationing of additional Combat
Support (CS) or Combat Service Support (CSS) units or new support
brigades. The following alternatives will be analyzed in the SPEIS: (1)
Grow, transform, and realign forces by stationing approximately 5,000
additional CS/CSS Soldiers in reasonable locations that support
operations in the Pacific Theater; (2) Grow, transform, and realign
forces by stationing approximately 7,500 additional CS/CSS Soldiers in
reasonable locations that support operations in the Pacific Theater and
(3) Grow, transform, and realign forces by stationing approximately
10,000 additional CS/CSS Soldiers in reasonable locations that support
operations in the Pacific Theater. The SPEIS will evaluate different
stationing scenarios in reasonable locations, which may include Army
installations in the CONUS, Hawaii and Alaska with the capability to
support operations in the Pacific Theater.
In addition to the above alternatives, the No Action Alternative
will be considered and used as a baseline for comparison of
alternatives. The No Action Alternative is to retain the U. S. Army
forces in the Pacific in their current end strength and force
structure. The No Action Alternative includes those stationing
decisions which have already been made to include stationing actions
directed by Base Realignment and Closure legislation in 2005, Army
Global Defense Posture Realignment, and Army Modular Forces
initiatives. The No Action Alternative is not a viable means for
meeting the current and future strategic security and defense
requirements of the nation.
The SPEIS will analyze the Proposed Action's impacts upon the
natural, cultural, and man-made environments at those stationing
locations which are capable of supporting the needs of the Army and its
Soldiers and Families. Viable alternatives include those stationing
locations that are able to meet Army unit requirements for training
ranges and maneuver space, housing and office space, maintenance and
vehicle parking, and Soldier and Family quality of life (e.g., schools,
gyms, medical facilities). In addition, viable alternatives must meet
the operational mission requirements of the Pacific Command (PACOM).
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to PublicComments@aec.apgea.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army
Environmental Command, Building E4460, 5179 Hoadley Road, Attention:
IMAE-PA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5401; telephone: (410) 436-
2556; facsimile: (410) 436-1693. The Public Affairs Office is open
during normal business hours Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern Time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The global security environment is
turbulent, unpredictable, and rapidly changing. It has placed
considerable demands on the nation's military and highlighted the need
for the Army to correct shortfalls in high-demand skills while
reassessing its force capabilities. To meet the challenges of the 21st
century security environment, the Army requires the growth and
restructuring of its forces to support operations in the Pacific
Theater to sustain the broad range of missions required to promote
regional, national, and global stability.
Final decisions for the implementation of Army stationing actions
within CONUS were published in the Federal Register in January 2008.
Force structure requirements for U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) are still
being evaluated. The SPEIS will consider the projected environmental
and socioeconomic impacts of different stationing actions at locations
capable of supporting operations in the Pacific Theater.
Alternatives for Army growth and force structure realignment to
support operations in the Pacific Theater could involve the addition of
new units, unit realignment from existing locations, and
reconfiguration of the existing force structure in accordance with Army
transformation. Adjustments to Army force structure could include
changes in the numbers of CS/CSS Soldiers needed to support USARPAC
operations with critical military skills such as military
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police, engineers, explosive ordnance detachments, logistics and
command and control functions. Secondly, growth, realignment, and
transformation could involve the addition of new support brigades or
constituent units of support brigades at reasonable locations capable
of supporting operations in the Pacific Theater. Support brigade
stationing decisions could involve the stationing of an aviation
brigade, a fires brigade, a battlefield surveillance brigade, a
maneuver enhancement brigade, a sustainment brigade, an engineer
brigade, a military police brigade, or a combination of these support
brigades and the units that compose them. The Army is not considering
the stationing of new Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) in USARPAC at this
time.
Proposed alternatives to grow the Army to support operations in the
Pacific Theater could involve three primary actions depending on the
installation being analyzed. These actions include the construction of
housing and quality of life facilities (i.e., barracks, schools,
gymnasiums), the construction of new training ranges and
infrastructure, and changes in the intensity and frequency of use of
maneuver land and firing ranges. Evaluations will include strategic
military and national security considerations for new stationing
actions at locations that, if selected, are capable of supporting the
National Security Strategy (2006), the QDR (2006), National Military
Strategy, and the Army Campaign Plan.
Based on public scoping and the factors discussed above, the Army
will refine its range of reasonable alternatives to the extent possible
to accommodate both mission requirements and quality of life
considerations. In reaching its decision, the Army will assess and
consider public concerns. The SPEIS will compare the direct, indirect,
and cumulative environmental effects that may result from stationing
actions connected with initiatives to grow the Army. The primary
environmental issues to be analyzed will include those identified as
the result of the scoping process and installation-specific
considerations. These issues may include impacts to soil, water and air
quality, airspace conflicts, natural and cultural resources, land use
compatibility, noise, socioeconomics, environmental justice, energy
use, human health and safety considerations, and infrastructure and
range/training requirements.
Scoping and Public Comment: All interested members of the public,
federally-recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiian
groups, federal, state, and local agencies are invited to participate
in the scoping process for the preparation of this SPEIS. Comments
identifying environmental issues, concerns and opportunities to be
analyzed in the SPEIS will be accepted for 30 days following
publication of this Notice of Intent in the Federal Register.
Dated: March 5, 2008.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety, and
Occupational Health).
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