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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Maneuver Center of
Excellence (MCOE) Actions at Fort
Benning, GA
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Availability (NOA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the
availability of the DEIS, which evaluates
the potential environmental and
socioeconomic impacts of the
construction, operation, and
maintenance of facilities and training
areas at Fort Benning. The DEIS also reevaluates projects that have moved or
changed extensively from those
evaluated in the Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) and Transformation EIS
(2007). The proposed action is designed
to accommodate newly identified
requirements for Armor School training,
accommodate Army growth, and
support the MCOE standup. The MCOE
proposed actions include the
construction, operation, and
maintenance of facilities and training
areas (including assets such as ranges
and maneuver areas) to (1)
accommodate newly identified
requirements for Armor School training,
(2) support the increased throughput of
military personnel and students
associated with Grow the Army
missions, and (3) support the MCOE
requirements at Fort Benning.
DATES:
1. Public comment period for the
DEIS: Ends 45 days after publication of
the notice announcing the DEIS
availability in the Federal Register by
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
2. Public Meeting: Tuesday, January
13, 2009, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Elizabeth Bradley
Turner Center, Founders Hall,
Columbus State University, Columbus,
Georgia.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments on the DEIS to: Mr. John
Brent, Fort Benning Directorate of
Public Works, Environmental
Management Division, Building #6
PO 00000
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(Meloy Hall), Room 310, Fort Benning,
GA 31905. E-mail comments should be
sent to: john.brent@us.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Anthony O’Bryant, Fort Benning Public
Affairs Office at (706) 545–4591, or Mr.
Brandon Cockrell at (706) 545–3210
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Proposed Action and subject of the DEIS
covers the construction and
development activities in the
cantonment, range and training areas to
meet the requirements of the MCOE
actions at Fort Benning.
The proposed action would provide
the facilities, infrastructure, and
equipment needed to support the MCOE
activities at Fort Benning. All
construction activities associated with
the proposed action would occur on
Fort Benning within the Georgia
boundaries. The proposed community
services, personnel support, classroom,
barracks, and dining facilities would be
constructed in three of the four
cantonment areas at Fort Benning: Main
Post, Sand Hill, and Harmony Church;
no new construction is proposed in the
fourth cantonment area at Kelley Hill.
Throughout the cantonment areas, new
facility construction will be sited to
coincide with and/or be a complement
to existing missions, facility operations,
and functions. In order to minimize
potential impacts to the environment
(e.g., avoiding sensitive species habitat),
existing infrastructure would be used to
the greatest extent possible. Training
assets, in the form of ranges and
maneuver areas, currently are found
throughout the installation. The
proposed improvements/upgrades to
existing ranges and maneuver areas and
proposed new ranges were selected to
align with these existing assets.
In the development of the DEIS, three
alternatives were carried forward for
analysis. Alternative A (the Army’s
Preferred Alternative) entails
construction, operation, and
maintenance of facilities and training
areas, including assets such as smalland large-caliber weapons ranges, heavy
maneuver areas and corridors, an offroad driver training area, and a vehicle
recovery area to support the training
range requirements. Also included are
additional supporting projects and
previously evaluated projects that have
moved or changed extensively in order
to support the increased throughput of
military personnel and students
associated with Grow the Army
missions and MCOE standup activities.
Alternative B is similar to Alternative A,
but differs from Alternative A in the
location of One Station Unit (OSUT)
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Training. The Multi-Purpose Machine
Gun Range 1 and the Automated
Combat Pistol Qualification course are
only included in Alternative B. The No
Action Alternative, which reflects the
status quo and incorporates all FY09
through FY13 projects that were
analyzed in the BRAC/Transformation
EIS, was also evaluated. These projects
were approved in the 2007 BRAC/
Transformation Record of Decision
(ROD).
The DEIS analyses indicate that
implementation of Alternative A
(Preferred Alternative) would have
significant impacts on biological
resources and cultural resources.
Significant impacts would be reduced or
minimized to no significant impacts by
implementation of mitigation measures
identified for certain biological
resources and cultural resources.
Implementation of the preferred
alternative would have no significant
impacts to visual and aesthetic
resources; socioeconomics;
transportation; noise; air quality;
hazardous and toxic materials and
waste; water resources; geology and
soils; Unique Ecological Areas; safety;
land use; or utilities. Noise contour data
for all alternatives indicate no
significant impacts would occur either
on post or off post. Alternative locations
for some of the projects as presented in
Alternative B would provide similar
impacts and benefits as Alternative A in
all resources except for special status
species where the impacts to the Redcockaded Woodpecker would be greater,
and cultural resources where impacts
would be slightly less. The No Action
alternative includes the BRAC/
Transformation projects and
environmental baseline conditions for
comparison to the impacts associated
with the action alternatives. Impacts for
the No Action alternative would be
similar to Alternative A, except cultural
resources where impacts would be less.
In a 2007 EIS and ROD, the Army
announced its decision to implement
the BRAC 2005 and Transformation
Actions at Fort Benning. Under this
action, the Armor Center and School is
relocating from Fort Knox, Kentucky, to
Fort Benning and will eventually
consolidate with the Infantry Center and
School. The 2007 EIS and ROD also
addressed the Army Modular Force
transformation actions, Global Defense
Posture Realignments, and other Army
stationing activities. This EIS is
prepared in part to re-evaluate projects
that have moved or changed extensively
from those evaluated in the 2007 EIS.
The Army invites the public, local
governments, federally-recognized
American Indian Tribes, and state and
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other Federal agencies to submit written
comments or suggestions concerning the
alternatives and analyses addressed in
the DEIS. The public and government
agencies also are invited to participate
in a public meeting where oral and
written comments and suggestions will
be received.
Copies of the DEIS will be available
for review at several local libraries prior
to the public meeting. The DEIS may
also be reviewed electronically at:
https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/
nepa_eis_docs.htm.
Dated: December 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
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE) Actions
at Fort Benning, GA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the availability of the DEIS, which
evaluates the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the
construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities and training
areas at Fort Benning. The DEIS also re-evaluates projects that have
moved or changed extensively from those evaluated in the Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and Transformation EIS (2007). The
proposed action is designed to accommodate newly identified
requirements for Armor School training, accommodate Army growth, and
support the MCOE standup. The MCOE proposed actions include the
construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities and training
areas (including assets such as ranges and maneuver areas) to (1)
accommodate newly identified requirements for Armor School training,
(2) support the increased throughput of military personnel and students
associated with Grow the Army missions, and (3) support the MCOE
requirements at Fort Benning.
DATES:
1. Public comment period for the DEIS: Ends 45 days after
publication of the notice announcing the DEIS availability in the
Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
2. Public Meeting: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Elizabeth Bradley Turner Center, Founders
Hall, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments on the DEIS to: Mr. John Brent,
Fort Benning Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Management
Division, Building 6 (Meloy Hall), Room 310, Fort Benning, GA
31905. E-mail comments should be sent to: john.brent@us.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthony O'Bryant, Fort Benning
Public Affairs Office at (706) 545-4591, or Mr. Brandon Cockrell at
(706) 545-3210 during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed Action and subject of the DEIS
covers the construction and development activities in the cantonment,
range and training areas to meet the requirements of the MCOE actions
at Fort Benning.
The proposed action would provide the facilities, infrastructure,
and equipment needed to support the MCOE activities at Fort Benning.
All construction activities associated with the proposed action would
occur on Fort Benning within the Georgia boundaries. The proposed
community services, personnel support, classroom, barracks, and dining
facilities would be constructed in three of the four cantonment areas
at Fort Benning: Main Post, Sand Hill, and Harmony Church; no new
construction is proposed in the fourth cantonment area at Kelley Hill.
Throughout the cantonment areas, new facility construction will be
sited to coincide with and/or be a complement to existing missions,
facility operations, and functions. In order to minimize potential
impacts to the environment (e.g., avoiding sensitive species habitat),
existing infrastructure would be used to the greatest extent possible.
Training assets, in the form of ranges and maneuver areas, currently
are found throughout the installation. The proposed improvements/
upgrades to existing ranges and maneuver areas and proposed new ranges
were selected to align with these existing assets.
In the development of the DEIS, three alternatives were carried
forward for analysis. Alternative A (the Army's Preferred Alternative)
entails construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities and
training areas, including assets such as small- and large-caliber
weapons ranges, heavy maneuver areas and corridors, an off-road driver
training area, and a vehicle recovery area to support the training
range requirements. Also included are additional supporting projects
and previously evaluated projects that have moved or changed
extensively in order to support the increased throughput of military
personnel and students associated with Grow the Army missions and MCOE
standup activities. Alternative B is similar to Alternative A, but
differs from Alternative A in the location of One Station Unit (OSUT)
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Training. The Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range 1 and the Automated
Combat Pistol Qualification course are only included in Alternative B.
The No Action Alternative, which reflects the status quo and
incorporates all FY09 through FY13 projects that were analyzed in the
BRAC/Transformation EIS, was also evaluated. These projects were
approved in the 2007 BRAC/Transformation Record of Decision (ROD).
The DEIS analyses indicate that implementation of Alternative A
(Preferred Alternative) would have significant impacts on biological
resources and cultural resources. Significant impacts would be reduced
or minimized to no significant impacts by implementation of mitigation
measures identified for certain biological resources and cultural
resources. Implementation of the preferred alternative would have no
significant impacts to visual and aesthetic resources; socioeconomics;
transportation; noise; air quality; hazardous and toxic materials and
waste; water resources; geology and soils; Unique Ecological Areas;
safety; land use; or utilities. Noise contour data for all alternatives
indicate no significant impacts would occur either on post or off post.
Alternative locations for some of the projects as presented in
Alternative B would provide similar impacts and benefits as Alternative
A in all resources except for special status species where the impacts
to the Red-cockaded Woodpecker would be greater, and cultural resources
where impacts would be slightly less. The No Action alternative
includes the BRAC/Transformation projects and environmental baseline
conditions for comparison to the impacts associated with the action
alternatives. Impacts for the No Action alternative would be similar to
Alternative A, except cultural resources where impacts would be less.
In a 2007 EIS and ROD, the Army announced its decision to implement
the BRAC 2005 and Transformation Actions at Fort Benning. Under this
action, the Armor Center and School is relocating from Fort Knox,
Kentucky, to Fort Benning and will eventually consolidate with the
Infantry Center and School. The 2007 EIS and ROD also addressed the
Army Modular Force transformation actions, Global Defense Posture
Realignments, and other Army stationing activities. This EIS is
prepared in part to re-evaluate projects that have moved or changed
extensively from those evaluated in the 2007 EIS.
The Army invites the public, local governments, federally-
recognized American Indian Tribes, and state and other Federal agencies
to submit written comments or suggestions concerning the alternatives
and analyses addressed in the DEIS. The public and government agencies
also are invited to participate in a public meeting where oral and
written comments and suggestions will be received.
Copies of the DEIS will be available for review at several local
libraries prior to the public meeting. The DEIS may also be reviewed
electronically at: https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/nepa_eis_
docs.htm.
Dated: December 5, 2008.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health).
[FR Doc. E8-29319 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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