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Department of the Army
Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for
Modernization of Training
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Infrastructure at Pohakuloa Training
Area (PTA), Hawai‘i
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Availability.
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The United States Army
Pacific and United States Army
Garrison, Hawai‘i propose to modernize
training ranges, training support
infrastructure (e.g., roads and utilities),
and training support facilities in the
cantonment area at PTA to meet the
training requirements of military units
in Hawai‘i. This modernization would
improve the quality of training, make
more efficient use of facilities at PTA
and reduce a current shortfall in
collective (group) live-fire training
capabilities for units stationed in
Hawai‘i. The shortfall has been created
by ranges that do not meet current Army
design standards or are otherwise not
resourced to train platoon and
company-sized units when they deploy
with their battalions and brigades to
PTA to conduct semiannual training. In
addition, much of the training support
facilities and training support
infrastructure at PTA are old, are
operating beyond their useful life and
do not meet current DoD design
standards as defined in the Military
Standard 3007 Unified Facilities Criteria
and Unified Facilities Guide
Specifications.
The Army provides a list of
modernization projects that could be
built in the reasonably foreseeable
future within the Draft Programmatic
EIS. The modernization list also
includes requirements from the U.S.
Marine Corps (another major user of
PTA), with these projects being
evaluated in the cumulative impacts
section of the Draft Programmatic EIS.
These projects are essential to support
modernization of PTA, and to ensure
that the Army and other users of PTA
continue to have ready access to
sustainable training ranges, training
support infrastructure (e.g., roads and
utilities), and training support facilities
in the cantonment area.
The Draft Programmatic EIS
specifically addresses the requirement
for an Infantry Platoon Battle Area
(IPBA) at PTA that would include an
Infantry Platoon Battle Course (IPBC),
Live-fire Shoothouse, and Military
Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT)
facility. Other projects on the
modernization list are not fully mature
because they are still in the planning
process and are not yet ready for
decision. The Army plans to tier from
this Draft Programmatic EIS to address
those projects at a time when design
alternatives are ready for decision. The
IPBA is the only modernization project
ready for decision presently.
DATES: The public comment period will
end 45 days after publication of the
notice of availability in the Federal
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Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
addressed to PTA PEIS, P.O. Box 514,
Honolulu, HI 96809; facsimiles may be
sent to (808) 545–6808; and emails may
be addressed to PTAPEIS@bah.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USAG–HI Public Affairs Office by
phone at (808) 656–3152 Monday
through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army
examined the potential environmental
impacts from siting and operating the
IPBA at either the Western Range Area
of PTA (preferred alternative), Charlie’s
Circle, or near the southwest side of
Range 20; or to not build and operate
the IPBA at all.
An IPBC is used to train and test
infantry platoons, either mounted or
dismounted, on the skills necessary to
conduct tactical movement techniques,
and to detect, identify, engage, and
defeat stationary and moving infantry
and armor targets in a tactical array. The
Live-fire Shoothouse provides Army
unit leaders with a facility to train and
evaluate the unit during a live-fire
exercise. The MOUT facility includes
the construction or placement of
approximately 24 modular structures to
replicate small villages for units to
complete training tasks in an urban/
semi-urban operating environment.
Each proposed IPBA location would
be sited within the existing impact area
at PTA. For all alternatives (with the
exception of No Action), the IPBA
would be available 242 training days per
year.
Some of the major potential impacts
discussed for the proposed IPBA are
associated with the possible effects to
air quality, historic resources, and
threatened and endangered species;
encountering munitions and explosives
of concern; and igniting wildfires. The
Army is formally consulting with the
Hawai‘i State Historic Preservation
Division and other consulting parties,
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
to determine the extent of impacts to
cultural and biological resources,
respectively.
The other range-related
modernization projects would have
impacts similar to the IPBA; and, in
addition, adverse construction-related
impacts are possible in the cantonment
area related to air quality, stormwater,
and noise. The Army will examine all
of these potential impacts more
thoroughly in future project-specific
National Environmental Policy Act
documents.
Copies of the Draft Programmatic EIS
are available at the following libraries:
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Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue
Avenue, Hilo; Kailua-Kona Public
Library, 75–138 Hualalai Road, KailuaKona; Thelma Parker Memorial Public
and School Library, 67–1209
Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela; and
Hawai‘i State Library, 478 South King
Street, Honolulu. The Draft
Programmatic EIS may also be accessed
online at https://
www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil/
PTAPEIS/.
Public hearings on the Draft
Programmatic EIS will be held on the
Hawai‘i Island. Notification of the times
and locations for the public hearings
will be published in local newspapers.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability for Exclusive,
Non-Exclusive, or Partially-Exclusive
Licensing of an Invention Concerning
a Device and Method for Inducing
Brain Injury in Animal Test Subjects
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice.
Announcement is made of the
availability for licensing of the
invention set forth in U.S. Provisional
Patent Application Serial No. 61/
521,446, entitled ‘‘A Device and Method
for Inducing Brain Injury in Animal Test
Subjects,’’ filed on August 9, 2011. The
United States Government, as
represented by the Secretary of the
Army, has rights to this invention.
SUMMARY:
Commander, U.S. Army
Medical Research and Materiel
Command, ATTN: Command Judge
Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street,
Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702–
5012.
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For
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Patent Attorney, (301) 619–7808. For
licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of
Research and Technology Applications
(ORTA), (301) 619–6664, both at telefax
(301) 619–5034.
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Licensing of an Invention Concerning
Method for Estimating Core Body
Temperature From Heart Rate
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice.
Announcement is made of the
availability for licensing of the
invention set forth in U.S. Provisional
Patent Application Serial No. 61/
572,677, entitled ‘‘Method for
Estimating Core Body Temperature from
Heart Rate,’’ filed on July 8, 2011. The
United States Government, as
represented by the Secretary of the
Army, has rights to this invention.
Commander, U.S. Army
Medical Research and Materiel
Command, ATTN: Command Judge
Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street,
Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702–
5012.
ADDRESSES:
For
patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine,
Patent Attorney, (301) 619–7808. For
licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of
Research and Technology Applications
(ORTA), (301) 619–6664, both at telefax
(301) 619–5034.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
inventions related to a method of
estimating human core temperature
from heart rate. The invention further
relates to a method of determining
impending heart exhaustion or strain for
a human.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Excelsior Estates Project
in Sacramento County, CA, Corps
Permit Application Number SPK–2004–
00790
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ACTION:
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wave or projectile-mediated
concussions.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento District, (Corps)
received a complete Department of the
Army permit application from
Tsakopoulos Investments (applicant) to
fill 39.81 acres of waters of the United
States to construct the proposed
Excelsior Estates Project in Sacramento
County, CA, in June 2010. The Corps, as
the lead agency responsible for
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
determined that the proposed project
may result in significant impacts to the
environment, and that the preparation
of an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) is required.
The applicant proposes to construct a
mixed-use community including
residential, commercial, office, schools,
parks and open space land uses. The
residential component of the proposed
community would include
approximately 4,400 single- and multifamily units, varying in density. The
proposed project would also involve 57
acres of commercial and office uses, as
well as two elementary schools and a
combined middle school and high
school on 102 acres. A proposed
community park would be constructed
on 20 acres and three neighborhood
parks would be constructed on 31 acres.
The proposed project would also
involve the preservation of 123 acres on
the eastern portion of the site,
containing Morrison Creek and adjacent
wetlands. The applicant also proposes
to construct approximately 30 acres of
drainageways and greenbelts. Finally,
the proposed project would involve the
construction of on-site and off-site
infrastructure, consisting of roads and
utility lines, including road extensions
along Keifer Boulevard, Excelsior Road
and the Jackson Highway.
The project site is approximately 862
acres and contains 39.81 acres of waters
of the U.S. In addition, the site also
contains 13.61 acres of isolated,
intrastate waters that are not subject to
Corps jurisdiction, which may contain
suitable habitat for Federally listed
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
Modernization of Training Infrastructure at P[omacr]hakuloa Training
Area (PTA), Hawai`i
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The United States Army Pacific and United States Army
Garrison, Hawai`i propose to modernize training ranges, training
support infrastructure (e.g., roads and utilities), and training
support facilities in the cantonment area at PTA to meet the training
requirements of military units in Hawai`i. This modernization would
improve the quality of training, make more efficient use of facilities
at PTA and reduce a current shortfall in collective (group) live-fire
training capabilities for units stationed in Hawai`i. The shortfall has
been created by ranges that do not meet current Army design standards
or are otherwise not resourced to train platoon and company-sized units
when they deploy with their battalions and brigades to PTA to conduct
semiannual training. In addition, much of the training support
facilities and training support infrastructure at PTA are old, are
operating beyond their useful life and do not meet current DoD design
standards as defined in the Military Standard 3007 Unified Facilities
Criteria and Unified Facilities Guide Specifications.
The Army provides a list of modernization projects that could be
built in the reasonably foreseeable future within the Draft
Programmatic EIS. The modernization list also includes requirements
from the U.S. Marine Corps (another major user of PTA), with these
projects being evaluated in the cumulative impacts section of the Draft
Programmatic EIS. These projects are essential to support modernization
of PTA, and to ensure that the Army and other users of PTA continue to
have ready access to sustainable training ranges, training support
infrastructure (e.g., roads and utilities), and training support
facilities in the cantonment area.
The Draft Programmatic EIS specifically addresses the requirement
for an Infantry Platoon Battle Area (IPBA) at PTA that would include an
Infantry Platoon Battle Course (IPBC), Live-fire Shoothouse, and
Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility. Other projects on
the modernization list are not fully mature because they are still in
the planning process and are not yet ready for decision. The Army plans
to tier from this Draft Programmatic EIS to address those projects at a
time when design alternatives are ready for decision. The IPBA is the
only modernization project ready for decision presently.
DATES: The public comment period will end 45 days after publication of
the notice of availability in the Federal Register by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be addressed to PTA PEIS, P.O. Box 514,
Honolulu, HI 96809; facsimiles may be sent to (808) 545-6808; and
emails may be addressed to PTAPEIS@bah.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USAG-HI Public Affairs Office by phone
at (808) 656-3152 Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HST.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army examined the potential
environmental impacts from siting and operating the IPBA at either the
Western Range Area of PTA (preferred alternative), Charlie's Circle, or
near the southwest side of Range 20; or to not build and operate the
IPBA at all.
An IPBC is used to train and test infantry platoons, either mounted
or dismounted, on the skills necessary to conduct tactical movement
techniques, and to detect, identify, engage, and defeat stationary and
moving infantry and armor targets in a tactical array. The Live-fire
Shoothouse provides Army unit leaders with a facility to train and
evaluate the unit during a live-fire exercise. The MOUT facility
includes the construction or placement of approximately 24 modular
structures to replicate small villages for units to complete training
tasks in an urban/semi-urban operating environment.
Each proposed IPBA location would be sited within the existing
impact area at PTA. For all alternatives (with the exception of No
Action), the IPBA would be available 242 training days per year.
Some of the major potential impacts discussed for the proposed IPBA
are associated with the possible effects to air quality, historic
resources, and threatened and endangered species; encountering
munitions and explosives of concern; and igniting wildfires. The Army
is formally consulting with the Hawai`i State Historic Preservation
Division and other consulting parties, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to determine the extent of impacts to cultural and biological
resources, respectively.
The other range-related modernization projects would have impacts
similar to the IPBA; and, in addition, adverse construction-related
impacts are possible in the cantonment area related to air quality,
stormwater, and noise. The Army will examine all of these potential
impacts more thoroughly in future project-specific National
Environmental Policy Act documents.
Copies of the Draft Programmatic EIS are available at the following
libraries:
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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 Highway, Kamuela; and
Hawai`i State Library, 478 South King Street, Honolulu. The Draft
Programmatic EIS may also be accessed online at https://www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil/PTAPEIS/.
Public hearings on the Draft Programmatic EIS will be held on the
Hawai`i Island. Notification of the times and locations for the public
hearings will be published in local newspapers.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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