Intent To Hold an Open Meeting of the North Dakota River Task Force Established by the Missouri River Protection and Improvement Act of 2000 (Title VII), 29492 [E8-11406]
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The Army has considered a full range
of sites for implementing the Proposed
Action. Alternative stationing locations
that the Army is considering for
supporting the Proposed Action include
the major training installations the
Army considered in its 2007
programmatic EIS as well as four
additional installations in Hawaii and
Alaska. Additional installations include
Schofield Barracks Military Reservation
(SBMR), HI; Fort Shafter, HI; Fort
Richardson, AK; and Fort Wainwright,
AK. Each of these installations could
receive additional Soldiers as part of
alternatives being examined.
Alternatives in the DSPEIS 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) Support operations in
the Pacific Theater by implementing
Army-wide modular force and
transformation recommendations within
U.S. Army Pacific. This alternative
involves the stationing of approximately
1,500–2,000 Soldiers at Army
installations in Hawaii and Alaska; (2)
In addition to Army growth under
Alternative 1, Alternative 2 includes
growth and transformation of Army
forces to support operations in the
Pacific Theater by stationing additional
Combat Support (CS) and Combat
Service Support (CSS) units in locations
capable of supporting these operations.
The Army would station approximately
1,500–2,500 additional CS and CSS
Soldiers beyond Alternative 1; (3) In
addition to Army growth under
Alternatives 1 and 2, as part of
Alternative 3 the Army would grow,
transform, and realign forces by
stationing additional support brigades
in locations capable of supporting
operations in the Pacific Theater.
Support brigades could include the
stationing of an additional Maneuver
Enhancement Brigade (570 Soldiers), a
Combat Aviation Brigade (2,800
Soldiers), or a Field Artillery Brigade
(approximately 1,500 Soldiers).
In addition to the above alternatives,
the No Action Alternative will be
considered and used as a baseline for
comparison of alternatives. It is not a
viable means for meeting the current
and future strategic security and defense
requirements of the nation. The No
Action Alternative would retain U.S.
Army forces in their current end
strength and force structure. The No
Action Alternative includes the
implementation of stationing actions
directed by Base Realignment and
Closure legislation in 2005, Army
Global Defense Posture Realignment,
Army Modular Forces initiatives, and
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Army Growth and Force Structure
Realignment decisions published in
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The DSPEIS covers those activities
required to implement unit stationing
actions associated with Army growth
and force structure realignment to
support operations in the Pacific
Theater. Actions the Army will take to
support unit stationing include the
construction of housing and quality of
life facilities (i.e., gymnasiums,
hospitals, shopping areas), the
construction of new training ranges and
infrastructure, and changes in the
intensity of use of maneuver land and
firing ranges associated with the
increased frequency of training events.
The DSPEIS identifies the
environmental and socioeconomic
impacts associated with various unit
stationing actions that could be
implemented to support the Proposed
Action. Decisions from the SPEIS will
be tiered into sitespecific NEPA analysis
at the installation level after stationing
decisions are made.
The Army invites full public
participation to promote open
communication and better decision
making. All persons and organizations
that have an interest in the growth and
realignment of the Army’s forces and
associated stationing actions are invited
to participate in this NEPA evaluation
process. Assistance will be provided
upon request to anyone having
difficulty understanding how to
participate.
Written comments on the DSPEIS will
be accepted for 45 days following the
publication of a Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Information on the DSPEIS will be
posted on the U.S. Army Environmental
Command’s Web site, https://
www.aec.army.mil, for public access
during the public comment period.
Dated: May 14, 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; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Hold an Open Meeting of the
North Dakota River Task Force
Established by the Missouri River
Protection and Improvement Act of
2000 (Title VII)
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The duties of the Task Force
are to prepare and approve a plan for
the use of the funds made available
under Title VII to promote conservation
practices in the Missouri River
watershed, control and remove the
sediment from the Missouri River,
protect recreation on the Missouri River
from sedimentation, and protect Indian
and non-Indian historical and cultural
sites along the Missouri River from
erosion.
North Dakota Missouri River
Task Force established by the Missouri
River Protection and Improvement Act
of 2000 will hold a meeting on June 25,
2008, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the Best Western Doublewood Inn
located at 1400 East Interchange Avenue
in Bismarck, ND.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Bentley at (402)–995–2714.
The
objectives of the Task Force are to
prepare and approve a plan for the use
of the funds made available under Title
VII, develop and recommend to the
Secretary of the Army ways to
implement critical restoration projects
meeting the goals of the plan, and
determine if these projects primarily
benefit the Federal Government.
This meeting is open to the public.
Any interested person may attend,
appear before, or file statements with
the task force; however, statements and
questions should be submitted in
advance. For additional information,
contact Laura Bentley, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, 106 South 15th Street,
Omaha, NE 68102–1618, 402–995–2714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
David B. Olson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Hold an Open Meeting of the North Dakota River Task
Force Established by the Missouri River Protection and Improvement Act
of 2000 (Title VII)
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The duties of the Task Force are to prepare and approve a plan
for the use of the funds made available under Title VII to promote
conservation practices in the Missouri River watershed, control and
remove the sediment from the Missouri River, protect recreation on the
Missouri River from sedimentation, and protect Indian and non-Indian
historical and cultural sites along the Missouri River from erosion.
DATES: North Dakota Missouri River Task Force established by the
Missouri River Protection and Improvement Act of 2000 will hold a
meeting on June 25, 2008, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Best Western Doublewood Inn
located at 1400 East Interchange Avenue in Bismarck, ND.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Bentley at (402)-995-2714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of the Task Force are to
prepare and approve a plan for the use of the funds made available
under Title VII, develop and recommend to the Secretary of the Army
ways to implement critical restoration projects meeting the goals of
the plan, and determine if these projects primarily benefit the Federal
Government.
This meeting is open to the public. Any interested person may
attend, appear before, or file statements with the task force; however,
statements and questions should be submitted in advance. For additional
information, contact Laura Bentley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 106
South 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-1618, 402-995-2714.
David B. Olson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
[FR Doc. E8-11406 Filed 5-20-08; 8:45 am]
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