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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for Grow the Army Actions at
Fort Carson, CO
Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
announces the availability of a DEIS for
the implementation of the decision to
station a new Infantry Brigade Combat
Team (IBCT) and smaller combat
support units at Fort Carson, and the
potential stationing of a Combat
Aviation Brigade (CAB) at Fort Carson
in the future.
DATES: The public comment period for
the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
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For specific questions
regarding the DEIS, please contact Ms.
Deb Owings or Ms. Robin Renn, Fort
Carson and Pinon Canyon Maneuver
Site National Environmental Policy Act
Coordinators, 1638 Elwell Street,
Building 6236, Fort Carson, CO 80913–
4000. Written comments may be mailed
to that address or e-mailed to
CARSDECAMNEPA@conus.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Dee McNutt, Fort Carson Public Affairs
Office, at (719) 526–1269, during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Proposed Action and analysis in the
DEIS includes constructing new
facilities at Fort Carson to support an
IBCT and other combat support units
(approximately 3,900 additional
Soldiers and their dependents) and the
potential stationing of a CAB
(approximately 2,800 Soldiers and their
dependents). Additional actions
evaluated as part of the Proposed Action
include upgrading ranges at Fort Carson
and increased use of live-fire training
ranges and maneuver areas at Fort
Carson and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver
Site (PCMS). Implementation of the
Proposed Action is anticipated in 2009
and would begin following the
completion of a Final EIS and signing of
a Record of Decision (ROD). The
Proposed Action does not include the
expansion of PCMS or any construction
at PCMS.
The stationing of additional BCTs and
other force structure realignment actions
across the Army was analyzed in the
2007 Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for Army Growth and
Force Structure Realignment. The ROD
determined that Fort Carson would
receive an additional IBCT and other
units contingent on site-specific NEPA
analysis. The DEIS is that site-specific
analysis of the environmental and
socioeconomic impacts of alternatives
for implementing the Army’s previous
stationing decision. The DEIS also
analyzes the potential stationing of a
CAB.
The DEIS analyzes the impacts of
several alternatives for construction of
the IBCT facilities and the No Action
Alternative. Under the No Action
Alternative, the stationing of a new
IBCT and CAB at Fort Carson would not
be implemented. The No Action
Alternative provides the baseline
conditions for comparison to the
Proposed Alternative.
Impacts analyzed include a wide
range of environmental resource areas:
Land use, air quality, noise, geology and
soils, water resources, biological
resources, cultural resources,
ADDRESSES:
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Tracey L. Thompson,
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socioeconomics, transportation,
utilities, hazardous and toxic
substances, sustainability, and
cumulative environmental effects.
Additional concerns or impacts may be
identified as a result of comments
received on this DEIS.
The Army invites full public
participation to promote open
communication and better decision
making, including comment on the DEIS
and participation in public meetings
which will be announced in advance in
local news media. The DEIS is available
at local libraries surrounding Fort
Carson and PCMS, and the document
may also be accessed at https://
www.aec.army.mil. Comments from the
public will be considered before any
decision is made regarding
implementation of the Proposed Action.
Dated: October 3, 2008.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health).
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Disposal and Reuse of
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Notice of Availability (NOA).
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the
availability of the DEIS, which evaluates
the potential environmental and
socioeconomic impacts of the disposal
and reuse of Fort McPherson, Georgia,
pursuant to the 2005 Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) Commission
recommendation.
The public comment period for
the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments on the DEIS to: Victor
Bonilla, BRAC Environmental Division,
2053 North D Avenue, Building 400,
Fort Gillem, GA 302975161. E-mail
comments should be sent to
victor.manuel.bonilla@conus.
us.army.mil.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for Grow the Army Actions at Fort Carson, CO
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of a
DEIS for the implementation of the decision to station a new Infantry
Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) and smaller combat support units at Fort
Carson, and the potential stationing of a Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB)
at Fort Carson in the future.
DATES: The public comment period for the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: For specific questions regarding the DEIS, please contact
Ms. Deb Owings or Ms. Robin Renn, Fort Carson and Pinon Canyon Maneuver
Site National Environmental Policy Act Coordinators, 1638 Elwell
Street, Building 6236, Fort Carson, CO 80913-4000. Written comments may
be mailed to that address or e-mailed to CARSDECAMNEPA@conus.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dee McNutt, Fort Carson Public
Affairs Office, at (719) 526-1269, during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed Action and analysis in the DEIS
includes constructing new facilities at Fort Carson to support an IBCT
and other combat support units (approximately 3,900 additional Soldiers
and their dependents) and the potential stationing of a CAB
(approximately 2,800 Soldiers and their dependents). Additional actions
evaluated as part of the Proposed Action include upgrading ranges at
Fort Carson and increased use of live-fire training ranges and maneuver
areas at Fort Carson and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS).
Implementation of the Proposed Action is anticipated in 2009 and would
begin following the completion of a Final EIS and signing of a Record
of Decision (ROD). The Proposed Action does not include the expansion
of PCMS or any construction at PCMS.
The stationing of additional BCTs and other force structure
realignment actions across the Army was analyzed in the 2007 Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Army Growth and Force
Structure Realignment. The ROD determined that Fort Carson would
receive an additional IBCT and other units contingent on site-specific
NEPA analysis. The DEIS is that site-specific analysis of the
environmental and socioeconomic impacts of alternatives for
implementing the Army's previous stationing decision. The DEIS also
analyzes the potential stationing of a CAB.
The DEIS analyzes the impacts of several alternatives for
construction of the IBCT facilities and the No Action Alternative.
Under the No Action Alternative, the stationing of a new IBCT and CAB
at Fort Carson would not be implemented. The No Action Alternative
provides the baseline conditions for comparison to the Proposed
Alternative.
Impacts analyzed include a wide range of environmental resource
areas: Land use, air quality, noise, geology and soils, water
resources, biological resources, cultural resources, socioeconomics,
transportation, utilities, hazardous and toxic substances,
sustainability, and cumulative environmental effects. Additional
concerns or impacts may be identified as a result of comments received
on this DEIS.
The Army invites full public participation to promote open
communication and better decision making, including comment on the DEIS
and participation in public meetings which will be announced in advance
in local news media. The DEIS is available at local libraries
surrounding Fort Carson and PCMS, and the document may also be accessed
at https://www.aec.army.mil. Comments from the public will be considered
before any decision is made regarding implementation of the Proposed
Action.
Dated: October 3, 2008.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health).
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