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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Cancellation of
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY:
Department of Air Force, DoD.
Notice of cancellation of
Environmental Impact Statement.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Air
Force is canceling the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the proposed Common Battlefield
Airmen Training (CBAT) Program. The
Air Force proposed implementing the
CBAT Program at one of three Air Force
installations: Moody Air Force Base
(AFB), near Valdosta, GA; Barksdale
AFB in Bossier City, LA; and Arnold
AFB near Manchester, TN.
The Air Force published two previous
Federal Register notices on this
proposal:
• Notice of Intent (NOI)—FR
November 14, 2006 (Volume 71,
Number 219, pg. 66313–66314)
• Notice of Availability (NOA)—FR
June 28, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 110, pg.
31822)—Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Weekly receipt of
Environmental Impact Statements
Ms.
Debra Harkiewicz, HQ AETC/A7CVI,
266 F Street W., Bldg 901, Randolph,
AFB, TX 78150—(210) 652–3959.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bao-Anh Trinh,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Supplemental Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (SDEIS) for Military
Training Activities at Makua Military
Reservation (MMR), Hawaii
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Army proposes to
conduct live-fire military training
exercises at MMR, Oahu, Hawaii, for
units assigned to the 25th Infantry
Division (25th ID) and for other military
components. Other military components
that have used MMR in the past include
the Marine Corps, Army Reserves, and
the Hawaii Army National Guard. The
training proposed for MMR includes
company-level, combined arms live-fire
exercises and convoy live-fire training.
The SDEIS addresses, among other
things, the potential direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental impacts
associated with the proposal to conduct
military training activities at MMR. The
Army has prepared the SDEIS pursuant
to Section 102(2)(c) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), the Council on Environmental
Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–
1 508), Environmental Analysis of Army
Actions (32 CFR Part 651).
DATES: The public comment period for
the SDEIS will end 45 days after
publication of the NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments on the SDEIS to: U.S. Army
Garrison, Hawaii. ATTN: Public Affairs
Office, 742 Santos Dumont, WAAF,
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857. E-mail
comments should be sent to:
usaghipaomakuaEIS@hawaii.army.mil.
U.S.
Army Garrison, Hawaii, at (808) 656–
3152; or by facsimile at (808) 656–3162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EIS
was originally published as a draft in
2005. The Army made several changes
to the EIS in response to public
comments including the evaluation of
an additional training alternative at the
Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA). The
Army is republishing the EIS as a
supplemental draft to seek public
comment.
The SDEIS analyzes four alternatives
to accomplish the proposed training in
the State of Hawaii: MMR Alternative 1
(Reduced Capacity Use with Some
Weapons Restrictions), MMR
Alternative 2 (Full Capacity Use with
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Some Weapons Restrictions), MMR
Alternative 3 (Full Capacity Use with
Fewer Weapons Restrictions), and PTA
Alternative 4 (Full Capacity Use with
Fewer Weapons Restrictions).
Alternative 3 is the Army’s Preferred
Alternative. A No Action Alternative,
under which no live fire military
training would be conducted at MMR,
was also evaluated.
For all alternatives (with the
exception of No Action), the range
would be used for 242 training days per
year. MMR Alternative 1 (Reduced
Capacity Use) involves conducting up to
28 company-level combined arms livefire exercises (CALFEXs) per year and
100 convoy live-fire exercises per year.
MMR Alternatives 2, 3, and 4 (Full
Capacity Use) involve conducting up to
50 company-level CALFEXs per year
and 200 convoy live-fire exercises per
year. Weapon systems used for all
training alternatives would be similar to
those used during past training at MMR.
MMR Alternative 2 incorporates the use
of small arms tracer ammunition. MMR
Alternative 3 (Preferred Alternative)
adds tracer ammunition; inert, tubelaunched, optically tracked, wire-guided
(TOW) missiles; 2.75-inch rockets; and
illumination munitions. PTA
Alternative 4 would encompass training
similar to that in Alternative 3.
Some of the major potential impacts
discussed in the SDEIS are associated
with contamination of soil; surface
water and groundwater quality; air
quality; cultural sites; natural resources;
endangered and threatened species;
noise; recreational resources; wildfires;
and the safety and transport of
munitions through the Waianae
community. The Army would phase in
certain training activities and
ammunition types as steps are taken to
conserve endangered species.
Copies of the SDEIS are available at
the following libraries on the islands of
Oahu and Hawaii: Hawaii State Library,
478 South King Street, Honolulu;
Wahiawa Public Library, 820 California
Avenue, Wahiawa; Waianae Public
Library, 85–625 Farrington Highway,
Waianae; and the Pearl City Public
Library, 1138 Waimano Home Road,
Pearl City; Hilo Public Library, 300
Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo; Kailua-Kona
Public Library, 75–138 Hualalai Road,
Kailua-Kona; Thelma Parker Memorial
Public and School Library, 67–1209
Mamalahoa Hwy. Kamuela.
The Army invites the general public,
local governments, other federal
agencies, and state agencies to submit
wriften comments or suggestions
concerning the alternatives and analysis
addressed in the SDEIS. An electronic
version of the SDEIS is available for
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Cancellation of Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Department of Air Force, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of cancellation of Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Air Force is canceling the preparation
of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Common
Battlefield Airmen Training (CBAT) Program. The Air Force proposed
implementing the CBAT Program at one of three Air Force installations:
Moody Air Force Base (AFB), near Valdosta, GA; Barksdale AFB in Bossier
City, LA; and Arnold AFB near Manchester, TN.
The Air Force published two previous Federal Register notices on
this proposal:
Notice of Intent (NOI)--FR November 14, 2006 (Volume 71,
Number 219, pg. 66313-66314)
Notice of Availability (NOA)--FR June 28, 2007 (Vol. 72,
No. 110, pg. 31822)--Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Weekly
receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Debra Harkiewicz, HQ AETC/A7CVI,
266 F Street W., Bldg 901, Randolph, AFB, TX 78150--(210) 652-3959.
Bao-Anh Trinh,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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