Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Brigade Combat Team Transformation at Fort Irwin, CA, 38999 [E8-15185]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) for the Brigade
Combat Team Transformation at Fort
Irwin, CA
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Availability (NOA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Fort Irwin National
Training Center announces the
availability of a Draft PEIS for mission
realignment in support of Army
Transformation, the Army Campaign
Plan, and other Army initiatives.
Pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of
the Army has prepared a PEIS to
disclose potential impacts to the
natural, physical, and human
environment resulting from Army
transformation efforts at Fort Irwin.
Potential impacts from alternatives that
are capable of meeting the Army’s
training, operations, and quality of life
requirements have been analyzed. After
reviewing a full range of possible
alternative transformation options, the
Army has selected Alternative 4
(increase of approximately 5,000
Soldiers and training rotation capacity
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increased to 12) as the preferred
alternative for Army transformation.
DATES: The public comment period for
the Draft PEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft PEIS are
available at the Directorate of Public
Affairs. Send all written comments
concerning this PEIS to: Mr.
Muhammad Ban, U.S. Army National
Training Center, Attn: IMWE–IRW–
PWE, PO Box 105085, Fort Irwin, CA
92310–5085.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Muhammad Ban at (760) 380–3410,
facsimile: (760) 380–2677, e-mail:
Muhammad.ban@us.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Draft
PEIS assesses the environmental
impacts associated with the stationing
and training of new Soldiers at Fort
Irwin. In October 1999, the senior
leadership of the Army expressed a new
vision regarding future readiness, force
structure, personnel and transformation
of the Army to meet the challenges and
demands of the 21st century. In
December 2000, the Army proposed to
undertake a synchronized program as
stated in the Army Transformation
Campaign Plan to transform the existing
force structure (from a ‘‘division-based’’
force to a modular ‘‘brigade-based’’
force) in three phases over a 30-year
period as described in the PEIS for
Army Transformation. A Record of
Decision for that PEIS was signed in
April 2002 to proceed with the 30-year
phased implementation of Army
Transformation.
The Army leadership determined that
the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
(ACR) should transform over a period of
several years to become a
MultiComponent Heavy Brigade Combat
Team (HBCT), deployable throughout
the world. Other smaller units would
also be stationed at Fort Irwin. Training
rotations would increase and additional
new Soldiers would be stationed at Fort
Irwin. Additional cantonment and range
construction would be necessary to
support the increase in rotations and
troops.
This Draft PEIS examines several
alternatives for implementation of Army
transformation at Fort Irwin. The PEIS
will provide the Army senior leadership
with a hard look at environmental
impacts associated with the Proposed
Action and better inform their decisionmaking process for selecting the final
HBCT transformation option. This PEIS
effort will assist the Army in arriving at
a decision that can accommodate the
Brigade’s training, operations, and
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quality of life requirements while
meeting the strategic defense needs of
the nation.
After reviewing the full range of
potential Army transformation options,
four alternatives have been identified by
the Army as reasonable for meeting the
Army’s needs and screening criteria.
Alternatives include: (1) Increase of
approximately 690 Soldiers and add
capability to increase training rotations
from 10 to 11 per year; (2) increase of
approximately 5,000 Soldiers and add
capability to increase training rotations
from 10 to 11 per year; (3) increase of
approximately 690 Soldiers and add
capability to increase training rotations
from 10 to 12 per year; and (4) increase
of approximately 5,000 Soldiers and add
capability to increase training rotations
from 10 to 12 per year. The alternatives
also include construction of new
facilities, an increase in installation
operations, and an adjustment of
institutional programs to support
realigned units and organizations. The
No Action Alternative is described and
its environmental impacts fully assessed
and considered.
Direct, indirect, and cumulative
impacts of the alternatives have been
considered in the Draft PEIS. The Draft
PEIS identifies significant impacts of
each of the four alternative HBCT
transformation scenarios. Potential
impacts of concern regarding
transformation activities (not in priority
order) are: water supply, air quality,
land uses, utility system capacities,
traffic increases, and increase in
hazardous material usage and hazardous
waste generation. Impacts from
alternatives would result from new
construction, additional rotations, and
additional personnel. Significant
impacts to resources would be direct
and long term. The No Action
Alternative provides the baseline
conditions for comparison to the other
action alternatives. Additional concerns
or impacts may be identified as a result
of comments received on this Draft
PEIS.
Public comment meetings on the Draft
PEIS will be held with exact dates and
locations to be determined and
published in the local news media, via
public notices or mailings well in
advance of the meetings.
Dated: June 27, 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
Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Brigade Combat Team Transformation at
Fort Irwin, CA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
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SUMMARY: The Fort Irwin National Training Center announces the
availability of a Draft PEIS for mission realignment in support of Army
Transformation, the Army Campaign Plan, and other Army initiatives.
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Department of the Army has prepared a PEIS to disclose potential
impacts to the natural, physical, and human environment resulting from
Army transformation efforts at Fort Irwin. Potential impacts from
alternatives that are capable of meeting the Army's training,
operations, and quality of life requirements have been analyzed. After
reviewing a full range of possible alternative transformation options,
the Army has selected Alternative 4 (increase of approximately 5,000
Soldiers and training rotation capacity increased to 12) as the
preferred alternative for Army transformation.
DATES: The public comment period for the Draft PEIS will end 45 days
after publication of an NOA in the Federal Register by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft PEIS are available at the Directorate of
Public Affairs. Send all written comments concerning this PEIS to: Mr.
Muhammad Ban, U.S. Army National Training Center, Attn: IMWE-IRW-PWE,
PO Box 105085, Fort Irwin, CA 92310-5085.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Muhammad Ban at (760) 380-3410,
facsimile: (760) 380-2677, e-mail: Muhammad.ban@us.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Draft PEIS assesses the environmental
impacts associated with the stationing and training of new Soldiers at
Fort Irwin. In October 1999, the senior leadership of the Army
expressed a new vision regarding future readiness, force structure,
personnel and transformation of the Army to meet the challenges and
demands of the 21st century. In December 2000, the Army proposed to
undertake a synchronized program as stated in the Army Transformation
Campaign Plan to transform the existing force structure (from a
``division-based'' force to a modular ``brigade-based'' force) in three
phases over a 30-year period as described in the PEIS for Army
Transformation. A Record of Decision for that PEIS was signed in April
2002 to proceed with the 30-year phased implementation of Army
Transformation.
The Army leadership determined that the 11th Armored Cavalry
Regiment (ACR) should transform over a period of several years to
become a MultiComponent Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), deployable
throughout the world. Other smaller units would also be stationed at
Fort Irwin. Training rotations would increase and additional new
Soldiers would be stationed at Fort Irwin. Additional cantonment and
range construction would be necessary to support the increase in
rotations and troops.
This Draft PEIS examines several alternatives for implementation of
Army transformation at Fort Irwin. The PEIS will provide the Army
senior leadership with a hard look at environmental impacts associated
with the Proposed Action and better inform their decision-making
process for selecting the final HBCT transformation option. This PEIS
effort will assist the Army in arriving at a decision that can
accommodate the Brigade's training, operations, and quality of life
requirements while meeting the strategic defense needs of the nation.
After reviewing the full range of potential Army transformation
options, four alternatives have been identified by the Army as
reasonable for meeting the Army's needs and screening criteria.
Alternatives include: (1) Increase of approximately 690 Soldiers and
add capability to increase training rotations from 10 to 11 per year;
(2) increase of approximately 5,000 Soldiers and add capability to
increase training rotations from 10 to 11 per year; (3) increase of
approximately 690 Soldiers and add capability to increase training
rotations from 10 to 12 per year; and (4) increase of approximately
5,000 Soldiers and add capability to increase training rotations from
10 to 12 per year. The alternatives also include construction of new
facilities, an increase in installation operations, and an adjustment
of institutional programs to support realigned units and organizations.
The No Action Alternative is described and its environmental impacts
fully assessed and considered.
Direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of the alternatives have
been considered in the Draft PEIS. The Draft PEIS identifies
significant impacts of each of the four alternative HBCT transformation
scenarios. Potential impacts of concern regarding transformation
activities (not in priority order) are: water supply, air quality, land
uses, utility system capacities, traffic increases, and increase in
hazardous material usage and hazardous waste generation. Impacts from
alternatives would result from new construction, additional rotations,
and additional personnel. Significant impacts to resources would be
direct and long term. The No Action Alternative provides the baseline
conditions for comparison to the other action alternatives. Additional
concerns or impacts may be identified as a result of comments received
on this Draft PEIS.
Public comment meetings on the Draft PEIS will be held with exact
dates and locations to be determined and published in the local news
media, via public notices or mailings well in advance of the meetings.
Dated: June 27, 2008.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health).
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