Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Campus Development Project Within the Fort Meade Complex, MD, 31710-31711 [E9-15621]

Download as PDF 31710 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 126 / Thursday, July 2, 2009 / Notices November 2009. Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs). Proposals under this program are not subject to Executive Order 12372. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism). This notice does not contain policies with Federalism implications as defined in Executive Order 13132. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review). This notice is not a significant regulatory action under Sections 3(f)(3) and 3(f)(4) of Executive Order 12866, as it does not materially alter the budgetary impact of a grant program and does not raise novel policy issues. 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Patrick Gallagher, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. E9–15816 Filed 7–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS Notice of Meeting The next meeting of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled for 16 July 2009, at 10 a.m. in the Commission offices at the National Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary Square, 401 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001–2728. Items of discussion may include buildings, parks and memorials. Draft agendas and additional information regarding the Commission are available on our Web site: https:// www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding the agenda and requests to submit written or oral statements should be addressed VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:35 Jul 01, 2009 Jkt 217001 to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, at the above address or call 202–504–2200. Individuals requiring sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired should contact the Secretary at least 10 days before the meeting date. Dated 26 June 2009 in Washington, DC. Thomas Luebke, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–15634 Filed 7–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6330–01–M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Campus Development Project Within the Fort Meade Complex, MD Department of Defense. Notice of intent; notice of public meeting; request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DOD) announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as part of the environmental planning process for a Campus Development Project at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland (hereafter referred to as Fort Meade). The DOD proposes the development of a portion of Fort Meade (referred to as ‘‘Site M’’) as an operational complex and to construct and operate consolidated facilities to meet the National Security Agency’s (NSA) continually evolving requirements and for Intelligence Community use. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide facilities that are fully-supportive of the Intelligence Community’s mission. The need for the action is to consolidate multiple agencies’ efforts to ensure capabilities for current and future mission accomplishments as directed by Congress and the President. Publication of this notice begins a scoping process that identifies and determines the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the EIS. This notice requests public participation in the scoping process and provides information on how to participate. DATES: There will be an open house at 4 p.m. followed by a scoping meeting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Fort Meade Middle School, 1103 26th Street, Fort Meade, Maryland 20755. Comments or questions regarding this EIS should be submitted by 45 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register to ensure sufficient time to consider public input in the preparation of the Draft EIS. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ADDRESSES: The open house and scoping meeting will be held at the Fort Meade Middle School, 1103 26th Street, Fort Meade, Maryland 20755. Oral and written comments will be accepted at the scoping meeting. You can also submit written comments to ‘‘Campus Development EIS’’ c/o E2M, 2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22031 or submitted by e-mail to CampusEIS@e2m.net. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Williams at (301) 688–2970, or email jdwill2@nsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The NSA is a tenant DOD agency on Fort Meade. NSA is a high-technology organization that is on the frontier of communications and data processing. In order to meet mission growth requirements as well as provide consolidated facilities that are fullysupportive of the Intelligence Community’s mission, development of a modern operational complex is needed at the NSA campus on Fort Meade. Proposed Action and Alternatives: The Campus Development Project was initiated to provide a modern operational complex to meet the growth requirements of NSA and consolidated facilities for Intelligence Community use. Development is proposed for a portion of Fort Meade (referred to as ‘‘Site M’’) adjacent to the NSA campus. Site M is divided into northern (Site M1, 137 acres) and southern (Site M2, 99 acres) portions. DOD proposes that development of Site M occur in three option phases over a horizon of approximately 20 years. • Phase I. Development would occur in the near term on the western half of Site M1, supporting 1.8 million square feet of facilities for NSA to consolidate mission elements, enabling services, and support services across the campus based on function; servicing the need for more collaborative environment and optimal adjacencies, including associated infrastructure (e.g., electrical substation and generator plants providing 60 megawatts of electricity) and administrative functions for up to 6,500 personnel. • Phase II. Development would occur in the mid-term on the eastern half of Site M1, supporting 1.2 million square feet of administrative facilities. • Phase III. Development would occur on Site M2 in the long term, supporting an additional 2.8 million square feet of administrative facilities, bringing built space to 5.8 million square feet for up to 11,000 personnel. Alternatives identified include each of the development phases identified above, as well as three options for E:\FR\FM\02JYN1.SGM 02JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 126 / Thursday, July 2, 2009 / Notices redundant emergency backup power generation and various pollution control systems. These alternatives will be further developed during preparation of the Draft EIS as a result of public and agency input and environmental analyses of the activities. The No Action Alternative (not undertaking the Campus Development Project) will also be analyzed in detail. This notice of intent is required by 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1508.22 and briefly describes the proposed action and possible alternatives and our proposed scoping process. The EIS will comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality regulations in 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, and DOD Instruction 4715.9 (Environmental Planning and Analysis). Significant Issues: Environmental issues to be analyzed in the EIS will include potential impacts on air quality, natural resources, water use, solid waste, transportation, and cumulative impacts from increased burdens to the installation and neighboring community based on projected growth. Scoping Process: Public scoping is an early and open process for identifying and determining the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Scoping begins with this notice, continues through the public comment period (see DATES), and ends when the DOD has completed the following actions: —Invites the participation of Federal, State, and local agencies, any affected Indian tribe and other interested persons —Determines the actions, alternatives, and impacts described in 40 CFR 1508.25 —Identifies and eliminates from detailed study those issues that are not significant or that have been covered elsewhere —Indicates any related environmental assessments or environmental impact statements that are not part of the EIS —Other relevant environmental review and consultation requirements —Indicates the relationship between timing of the environmental review and other aspects of the proposed program —At its discretion, exercises the options provided in 40 CFR 1501.7(b). Once the scoping process is complete, the DOD will prepare a Draft EIS, and will publish a Federal Register notice announcing its public availability. If you want that notice to be sent to you, please contact the DOD Project Office point of contact identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. You will VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:35 Jul 01, 2009 Jkt 217001 have an opportunity to review and comment on the Draft EIS. Additionally, the DOD anticipates holding a public meeting after publication of the Draft EIS in the vicinity of Fort Meade, Maryland to present the Draft EIS and receive public comments regarding the document. The DOD will consider all comments received and then prepare the Final EIS. As with the Draft EIS, the DOD will announce the availability of the Final EIS and once again give you an opportunity for review and comment. Dated: June 29, 2009. Morgan E. Frazier, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. E9–15621 Filed 7–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 31711 to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals,’ dated December 12, 2000, 65 FR 239. Dated: June 29, 2009. Morgan E. Frazier, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. T7205a SYSTEM NAME: Defense Business Management System (DBMS). SYSTEM LOCATION: Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC)—Ogden; 7879 Wardleigh Road; Bldg 891, Hill Air Force Base, UT 84056–5997. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM: Office of the Secretary DoD civilian employees who are paid with Operations & Maintenance (O&M) or Working Capital Funds by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. [Docket ID: DOD–2009–OS–0092] Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD. ACTION: Notice to Add a New System of Records. SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This Action will be effective without further notice on August 3, 2009 unless comments are received that would result in a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FOIA/PA Program Manager, Corporate Communications, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, 8899 East 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46249–0150. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Krabbenhoft at (720) 242–6631. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service notices for systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the address above. The proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on June 29, 2009, to the House Committee on Government Reform, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: Individual’s name, address, telephone number, Social Security Number (SSN), appropriation, accounting, reimbursable billing, cost accounting, job order accounting data, and financial reports. AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 31 U.S.C. Chapter 35, Accounting & Collection; and E.O. 9397 (SSN). PURPOSE(S): The system will provide a means of reporting all costs entering the general ledger; account for appropriated funds; provide a means of reconciling financial records; and for the preparation of most financial reports. Records will be used for extraction or compilation of data and reports for management studies and statistical analyses for use internally or externally as required by Department of Defense (DoD) or other government agencies such as the Department of the Treasury. ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEMS INCLUDING CATEGORY’S OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, these records contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: The Department of Treasury for all reporting purposes. E:\FR\FM\02JYN1.SGM 02JYN1

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[FR Doc No: E9-15621]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Campus 
Development Project Within the Fort Meade Complex, MD

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of intent; notice of public meeting; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DOD) announces its intent to 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as part of the 
environmental planning process for a Campus Development Project at Fort 
George G. Meade, Maryland (hereafter referred to as Fort Meade). The 
DOD proposes the development of a portion of Fort Meade (referred to as 
``Site M'') as an operational complex and to construct and operate 
consolidated facilities to meet the National Security Agency's (NSA) 
continually evolving requirements and for Intelligence Community use. 
The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide facilities that are 
fully-supportive of the Intelligence Community's mission. The need for 
the action is to consolidate multiple agencies' efforts to ensure 
capabilities for current and future mission accomplishments as directed 
by Congress and the President.
    Publication of this notice begins a scoping process that identifies 
and determines the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the 
EIS. This notice requests public participation in the scoping process 
and provides information on how to participate.

DATES: There will be an open house at 4 p.m. followed by a scoping 
meeting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Fort Meade 
Middle School, 1103 26th Street, Fort Meade, Maryland 20755. Comments 
or questions regarding this EIS should be submitted by 45 days from the 
date of publication in the Federal Register to ensure sufficient time 
to consider public input in the preparation of the Draft EIS.

ADDRESSES: The open house and scoping meeting will be held at the Fort 
Meade Middle School, 1103 26th Street, Fort Meade, Maryland 20755. Oral 
and written comments will be accepted at the scoping meeting. You can 
also submit written comments to ``Campus Development EIS'' c/o E2M, 
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22031 or submitted by e-
mail to CampusEIS@e2m.net.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Williams at (301) 688-
2970, or e-mail jdwill2@nsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The NSA is a tenant DOD agency on Fort Meade. NSA is a 
high-technology organization that is on the frontier of communications 
and data processing. In order to meet mission growth requirements as 
well as provide consolidated facilities that are fully-supportive of 
the Intelligence Community's mission, development of a modern 
operational complex is needed at the NSA campus on Fort Meade.
    Proposed Action and Alternatives: The Campus Development Project 
was initiated to provide a modern operational complex to meet the 
growth requirements of NSA and consolidated facilities for Intelligence 
Community use. Development is proposed for a portion of Fort Meade 
(referred to as ``Site M'') adjacent to the NSA campus. Site M is 
divided into northern (Site M1, 137 acres) and southern (Site M2, 99 
acres) portions. DOD proposes that development of Site M occur in three 
option phases over a horizon of approximately 20 years.
     Phase I. Development would occur in the near term on the 
western half of Site M1, supporting 1.8 million square feet of 
facilities for NSA to consolidate mission elements, enabling services, 
and support services across the campus based on function; servicing the 
need for more collaborative environment and optimal adjacencies, 
including associated infrastructure (e.g., electrical substation and 
generator plants providing 60 megawatts of electricity) and 
administrative functions for up to 6,500 personnel.
     Phase II. Development would occur in the mid-term on the 
eastern half of Site M1, supporting 1.2 million square feet of 
administrative facilities.
     Phase III. Development would occur on Site M2 in the long 
term, supporting an additional 2.8 million square feet of 
administrative facilities, bringing built space to 5.8 million square 
feet for up to 11,000 personnel.
    Alternatives identified include each of the development phases 
identified above, as well as three options for

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redundant emergency backup power generation and various pollution 
control systems. These alternatives will be further developed during 
preparation of the Draft EIS as a result of public and agency input and 
environmental analyses of the activities. The No Action Alternative 
(not undertaking the Campus Development Project) will also be analyzed 
in detail.
    This notice of intent is required by 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) 1508.22 and briefly describes the proposed action and possible 
alternatives and our proposed scoping process. The EIS will comply with 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations in 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, and DOD 
Instruction 4715.9 (Environmental Planning and Analysis).
    Significant Issues: Environmental issues to be analyzed in the EIS 
will include potential impacts on air quality, natural resources, water 
use, solid waste, transportation, and cumulative impacts from increased 
burdens to the installation and neighboring community based on 
projected growth.
    Scoping Process: Public scoping is an early and open process for 
identifying and determining the scope of issues to be addressed in the 
EIS. Scoping begins with this notice, continues through the public 
comment period (see DATES), and ends when the DOD has completed the 
following actions:

--Invites the participation of Federal, State, and local agencies, any 
affected Indian tribe and other interested persons
--Determines the actions, alternatives, and impacts described in 40 CFR 
1508.25
--Identifies and eliminates from detailed study those issues that are 
not significant or that have been covered elsewhere
--Indicates any related environmental assessments or environmental 
impact statements that are not part of the EIS
--Other relevant environmental review and consultation requirements
--Indicates the relationship between timing of the environmental review 
and other aspects of the proposed program
--At its discretion, exercises the options provided in 40 CFR 
1501.7(b).

    Once the scoping process is complete, the DOD will prepare a Draft 
EIS, and will publish a Federal Register notice announcing its public 
availability. If you want that notice to be sent to you, please contact 
the DOD Project Office point of contact identified in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. You will have an opportunity to review and comment 
on the Draft EIS. Additionally, the DOD anticipates holding a public 
meeting after publication of the Draft EIS in the vicinity of Fort 
Meade, Maryland to present the Draft EIS and receive public comments 
regarding the document. The DOD will consider all comments received and 
then prepare the Final EIS. As with the Draft EIS, the DOD will 
announce the availability of the Final EIS and once again give you an 
opportunity for review and comment.

    Dated: June 29, 2009.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-15621 Filed 7-1-09; 8:45 am]
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