Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 05 Actions at Fort Monroe, VA, 46986-46987 [E9-21931]
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stationing of approximately 1,000
combat service support (CSS) Soldiers
consisting of quartermaster, medical,
transportation, headquarters or other
CSS units to support combat operations,
and the potential stationing of a
medium Combat Aviation Brigade
(CAB) consisting of approximately 2,800
soldiers and 110 helicopters.
DATES: The public comment period for
the DEIS will end 45 days after
publication of an NOA in the Federal
Register by the Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments
regarding the DEIS should be forwarded
to: Department of the Army, Directorate
of Public Works, Attention: IMWE–
LEW–PWE (Mr. Paul T. Steucke, Jr.),
Building 2012, Liggett Avenue, Box
339500 MS 17, Fort Lewis, WA 98433–
9500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bill Van Hoesen, Fort Lewis National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Coordinator, at (253) 966–1780 during
business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PDT,
Monday through Friday).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort Lewis
is an 86,176 acre major Army
installation in western Washington
(approximately 35 miles south of
Seattle) and is one of 15 U.S. power
projection platforms. The 327,231 acre
YTC is a subinstallation of Fort Lewis
located about 7 miles northeast of the
City of Yakima in central Washington.
Fort Lewis and YTC are important Army
facilities for weapons qualification and
field training. In addition to the units
stationed there, Reserve and National
Guard units, as well as units from allied
nations, train at Fort Lewis and YTC.
The DEIS evaluates the potential
impacts of the site-specific actions for
the alternatives to implement the
Proposed Action. These actions include
troop stationing, maneuver and live-fire
training, and construction. The
following alternatives are evaluated:
(1) The No Action alternative assumes
that the Army GTA decisions would not
be implemented. It is not a viable
alternative because the Army GTA
decisions have already been made, and
the decisions need to be implemented.
Analysis of the No Action alternative
serves as a baseline for comparison of
the other alternatives. Under this
alternative, planned construction that is
not part of the GTA decisions includes
troop barracks, recreational facilities,
traffic flow improvements and other
infrastructure upgrades at Fort Lewis.
(2) The GTA alternative implements
the Army GTA decisions affecting Fort
Lewis and YTC. Maneuver and live-fire
training of an additional 1,900 Soldiers
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will occur at Fort Lewis and YTC. This
alternative also includes the training of
three Stryker Brigade Combat Teams
(SBCT5) present simultaneously at Fort
Lewis and YTC. Planned new
construction includes brigade barracks
complexes, the upgrade of sub-standard
SBCT facilities to meet Army standards,
and additional firing ranges at Fort
Lewis and YTC.
(3) The CSS alternative represents the
potential stationing at Fort Lewis of up
to 1,000 CSS Soldiers in addition to
Alternative 2. Maneuver and live-fire
training of up to 2,900 new Soldiers
would occur at Fort Lewis and YTC.
Specific construction projects cannot be
identified until the types and numbers
of CSS units are known, but new
construction would include barracks,
motor pools, classrooms and
administrative facilities.
(4) The CAB alternative represents the
potential stationing at Fort Lewis of a
medium CAB in addition to Alternative
3. Maneuver and live-fire training of up
include the air and ground assets of the
CAB. New construction facilities to
support the CAB would be similar to
those required for Alternative 3.
Major impacts expected from
implementing the Proposed Action
include noise from the increased
frequency of demolitions and live-fire
training, which would extend further
beyond the boundaries of Fort Lewis
into the surrounding communities.
Additional traffic volume from the
potential stationing of the medium CAB
would increase the delays and
congestion at key intersections during
peak traffic hours. Although the
additional number of schoolchildren
from each alternative would increase
the number of schoolchildren in the
local school systems, the potential CAB
stationing would significantly impact
the local school systems that support
Fort Lewis. At YTC, increased use of
training lands and firing ranges for
maneuver and live-fire training would
increase the risk of damage to wildlife
and wildlife habitat.
A copy of the DEIS may be accessed
at the following Web site: https://
www.lewis.army.mil/publicworks/sites/
envir/EIA_2.htm. Comments from the
public will be considered before any
decision is made regarding
implementation of the Proposed Action.
Dated: September 2, 2009.
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
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) 05 Actions at Fort
Monroe, VA
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Availability (NOA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
announces the availability of the DEIS,
which evaluates the potential
environmental and socioeconomic
impacts of BRAC actions at Fort
Monroe, Virginia.
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. Public meeting date
is: October 6, 2009, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
Hampton Roads Convention Center,
1610 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments on the DEIS to: Ms. Robin
Mills, Chief, Directorate of Public
Works, 318 Cornog Lane, Fort Monroe,
VA 23651. E-mail comments should be
sent to
monr.post.nepapublic@us.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Robin Mills, Chief, Directorate of Public
Works, 318 Cornog Lane, Fort Monroe,
VA 23651. E-mail comments should be
sent to
monr.post.nepapublic@us.army.mil.
The DEIS
covers activities associated with the
BRAC actions at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
The 2005 BRAC Commission
recommended the closure of Fort
Monroe and the relocation of the U.S.
Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC) Headquarters; the
Installation Management Agency (IMA)
Northeast Region Headquarters; the U.S.
Army Network Enterprise Technology
Command (NETCOM) Northeast Region
Headquarters; and the Army Contracting
Agency Northern Region Office to Fort
Eustis, VA. The 2005 BRAC
Commission also recommended the U.S.
Army Accessions Command and U.S.
Army Cadet Command relocate to Fort
Knox, KY. Under BRAC, closure will be
no later than September 15, 2011.
Following closure, Fort Monroe will
be surplus to Army needs and the Army
will dispose of its real property
interests. The Army has recognized the
Fort Monroe Federal Area Development
Authority (FMFADA) as the local reuse
authority for reuse planning. The
FMFADA Fort Monroe Reuse Plan was
approved by the Governor in August
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2008 and is available at: https://
www.fmfada.com/business/
reuse_planning/.
Fort Monroe is a 570-acre U.S. Army
Garrison located on Old Point Comfort
at the southeastern tip of the Virginia
Lower Peninsula between Hampton
Roads and the Lower Chesapeake Bay.
The Fort Monroe property is still almost
completely surrounded by the waters of
the lower Chesapeake Bay, the harbor of
Hampton Roads, and Mill Creek. The
installation’s northern extension ties
into land in the city of Hampton and the
community of Buckroe Beach.
The primary Army action is to
dispose of the surplus Federal property
generated by the BRAC-mandated
closure of Fort Monroe. Reuse of Federal
property at Fort Monroe by others is a
secondary action resulting from
disposal. The Army identified two
disposal alternatives (early transfer and
traditional disposal), a caretaker status
alternative and the no action alternative.
The reuse scenarios encompass the
FMFADA’s Reuse Plan and include
higher and lower levels of development
intensities. The Army expresses no
preference with respect to reuse
scenarios. The EIS analyzes each
alternative’s impact upon the natural
and cultural environments in the
surrounding vicinity.
Four alternatives are analyzed in the
DEIS: (1) An early transfer alternative,
under which transfer and reuse of the
property would occur before
environmental remedial action has been
completed; (2) a traditional disposal
alternative, under which transfer and
reuse of the property would occur once
environmental remediation is complete
for individual parcels of the installation;
(3) a caretaker status alternative, which
would arise in the event that the Army
is unable to dispose of all or portions of
the property within the period of time
defined for initial caretaking, after
which time the maintenance of the
property would be reduced to minimal
activities necessary to ensure security,
health, and safety, and to avoid physical
deterioration of facilities; and (4) a no
action alternative, under which the
Army would continue operations at Fort
Monroe at levels similar to those
occurring prior to the BRAC
Commission’s recommendation for
closure. Three reuse scenarios (based on
low, middle, and upper bracket
intensity scenarios of reuse) are
evaluated as secondary actions of
disposal of Fort Monroe. These reuse
scenarios bracket the intensity of reuse
expected under the FMFADA’s reuse
plan.
The evaluated resource areas include
land use, aesthetics and visual
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resources, air quality, noise, geology and
soils, water resources, biological
resources, cultural resources,
socioeconomics, transportation,
utilities, and hazardous and toxic
substances. Direct and indirect impacts
of each disposal alternative on the
resource areas include a variety of shortand long-term impacts, both adverse
and beneficial. Under the early transfer
and traditional disposal alternatives,
minor to significant adverse effects
would be expected in the areas of noise
and transportation. For the caretaker
status alternative, minor adverse effects
would be expected to occur for all
resources areas with the exception of
minor beneficial effects estimated for air
quality and noise. The no action
alternative would result in no new
adverse direct, indirect, or cumulative
impacts. The three reuse scenarios
evaluated have the potential for a
variety of adverse and beneficial shortand long-term effects.
The Army invites the public, local
governments, and state and 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 Hampton, VA,
libraries prior to the public meeting.
The DEIS may also be viewed online at:
https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsimweb/
brac/nepa_eis_docs.htm.
Dated: September 2, 2009.
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
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 05 Actions at Fort Monroe, VA
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 the
DEIS, which evaluates the potential environmental and socioeconomic
impacts of BRAC actions at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
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. Public meeting date is: October 6, 2009, 7 p.m. to 9
p.m., Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive, Hampton,
VA.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments on the DEIS to: Ms. Robin
Mills, Chief, Directorate of Public Works, 318 Cornog Lane, Fort
Monroe, VA 23651. E-mail comments should be sent to
monr.post.nepapublic@us.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Mills, Chief, Directorate of
Public Works, 318 Cornog Lane, Fort Monroe, VA 23651. E-mail comments
should be sent to monr.post.nepapublic@us.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS covers activities associated with
the BRAC actions at Fort Monroe, Virginia. The 2005 BRAC Commission
recommended the closure of Fort Monroe and the relocation of the U.S.
Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Headquarters; the
Installation Management Agency (IMA) Northeast Region Headquarters; the
U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) Northeast
Region Headquarters; and the Army Contracting Agency Northern Region
Office to Fort Eustis, VA. The 2005 BRAC Commission also recommended
the U.S. Army Accessions Command and U.S. Army Cadet Command relocate
to Fort Knox, KY. Under BRAC, closure will be no later than September
15, 2011.
Following closure, Fort Monroe will be surplus to Army needs and
the Army will dispose of its real property interests. The Army has
recognized the Fort Monroe Federal Area Development Authority (FMFADA)
as the local reuse authority for reuse planning. The FMFADA Fort Monroe
Reuse Plan was approved by the Governor in August
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2008 and is available at: https://www.fmfada.com/business/reuse_planning/.
Fort Monroe is a 570-acre U.S. Army Garrison located on Old Point
Comfort at the southeastern tip of the Virginia Lower Peninsula between
Hampton Roads and the Lower Chesapeake Bay. The Fort Monroe property is
still almost completely surrounded by the waters of the lower
Chesapeake Bay, the harbor of Hampton Roads, and Mill Creek. The
installation's northern extension ties into land in the city of Hampton
and the community of Buckroe Beach.
The primary Army action is to dispose of the surplus Federal
property generated by the BRAC-mandated closure of Fort Monroe. Reuse
of Federal property at Fort Monroe by others is a secondary action
resulting from disposal. The Army identified two disposal alternatives
(early transfer and traditional disposal), a caretaker status
alternative and the no action alternative. The reuse scenarios
encompass the FMFADA's Reuse Plan and include higher and lower levels
of development intensities. The Army expresses no preference with
respect to reuse scenarios. The EIS analyzes each alternative's impact
upon the natural and cultural environments in the surrounding vicinity.
Four alternatives are analyzed in the DEIS: (1) An early transfer
alternative, under which transfer and reuse of the property would occur
before environmental remedial action has been completed; (2) a
traditional disposal alternative, under which transfer and reuse of the
property would occur once environmental remediation is complete for
individual parcels of the installation; (3) a caretaker status
alternative, which would arise in the event that the Army is unable to
dispose of all or portions of the property within the period of time
defined for initial caretaking, after which time the maintenance of the
property would be reduced to minimal activities necessary to ensure
security, health, and safety, and to avoid physical deterioration of
facilities; and (4) a no action alternative, under which the Army would
continue operations at Fort Monroe at levels similar to those occurring
prior to the BRAC Commission's recommendation for closure. Three reuse
scenarios (based on low, middle, and upper bracket intensity scenarios
of reuse) are evaluated as secondary actions of disposal of Fort
Monroe. These reuse scenarios bracket the intensity of reuse expected
under the FMFADA's reuse plan.
The evaluated resource areas include land use, aesthetics and
visual resources, air quality, noise, geology and soils, water
resources, biological resources, cultural resources, socioeconomics,
transportation, utilities, and hazardous and toxic substances. Direct
and indirect impacts of each disposal alternative on the resource areas
include a variety of short- and long-term impacts, both adverse and
beneficial. Under the early transfer and traditional disposal
alternatives, minor to significant adverse effects would be expected in
the areas of noise and transportation. For the caretaker status
alternative, minor adverse effects would be expected to occur for all
resources areas with the exception of minor beneficial effects
estimated for air quality and noise. The no action alternative would
result in no new adverse direct, indirect, or cumulative impacts. The
three reuse scenarios evaluated have the potential for a variety of
adverse and beneficial short- and long-term effects.
The Army invites the public, local governments, and state and
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 Hampton, VA,
libraries prior to the public meeting. The DEIS may also be viewed
online at: https://www.hqda.army.mil/acsimweb/brac/nepa_eis_docs.htm.
Dated: September 2, 2009.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety, and
Occupational Health).
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