Environmental Impact Statement for Short Range-Projects and Update of the Real Property Master Plan for Fort Belvoir, VA, 55466 [2012-22225]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Environmental Impact Statement for
Short Range-Projects and Update of
the Real Property Master Plan for Fort
Belvoir, VA
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the Army
announces its intent to conduct public
scoping under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to
gather information to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for proposed short-range improvement
projects and the proposed update of the
Real Property Master Plan (RPMP) for
Fort Belvoir, VA. The EIS will analyze
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed short-range projects and
anticipated land uses designated in a
revised RPMP. The revised RPMP will
incorporate a short-range component
and a long-range component. The shortrange component projects are proposed
for the next five years, and the longrange component looks at land uses and
potential development through 2030.
The EIS will assess potential
environmental impacts associated with
future development and management of
land, facilities, resources and
infrastructure based on the population
capacity identified in the revised RPMP.
Additional site-specific NEPA analyses
will be prepared for future development
projects identified in the long-range
component of the revised RPMP. The
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revised RPMP will incorporate
adjustments to the land use plan in the
RPMP that were made in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
Implementation of Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) Recommendations
and Related Army Actions at Fort
Belvoir, VA (2007) and BRAC-related
changes made since 2007.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments to: Fort Belvoir Directorate of
Public Works, Environmental and
Natural Resources Division (RPMP EIS),
9430 Jackson Loop, Suite 200, Fort
Belvoir, VA 22060–5116; or by email to
imcom.fortbelvoir.dpw.environmental@
us.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fort
Belvoir Directorate of Public Works,
Environmental and Natural Resources
Division at (703) 806–4007 or (703) 806–
3193, during normal working business
hours Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.; or by email to imcom.fortbelvoir.
dpw.environmental@us.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
analysis will focus on Fort Belvoir’s
Main Post (7,700 acres) and the Fort
Belvoir North Area (800 acres, formerly
called the Engineer Proving Ground).
The update will not include Fort Belvoir
property at Rivanna Station in
Charlottesville, VA; the Mark Center in
Alexandria, VA; or the Humphreys
Engineer Center.
The EIS will analyze environmental
impacts of the short-range projects
currently programmed for construction
in fiscal years 2013–2017. These
projects include new office buildings;
community and recreational facilities; a
Fisher House; industrial and
maintenance facilities; privatization of
utilities; long-term lease of additional
land to the privatized housing partner;
the National Museum of the U.S. Army;
and roads. If and when these projects
are completed, approximately 4,800
additional employees would be
expected to work at Fort Belvoir.
The Army is also updating its RPMP
for Fort Belvoir by analyzing the on-post
and off-post environmental impacts of
reasonably foreseeable future
development and management of real
property (land uses, facilities, resources,
infrastructure, and population capacity.
The EIS will assess the potential direct,
indirect, and cumulative environmental
impacts associated with updating the
RPMP to meet the Army’s current and
future planning needs.
A range of reasonable alternatives will
be analyzed in the EIS. Alternatives will
reflect various scenarios for
implementation of the short-range
projects, combined with various
scenarios for land use designations on
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the installation for longer range
planning. The EIS will also consider a
No Action alternative, under which the
approved 1993 Master Plan (as amended
in the 2007 BRAC EIS) would remain in
effect. Other reasonable alternatives
identified during the scoping process
will be considered for evaluation in the
EIS.
The proposed short-range projects at
Fort Belvoir could have significant
impacts to traffic, air quality, and
natural, cultural, and other resources.
Long-range development could have
significant impacts to the same
resources. Mitigation measures will be
identified for adverse impacts.
Scoping and public comments:
Federally-recognized Indian tribes,
federal, state, and local agencies,
organizations, and the public are invited
to be involved in the scoping process for
the preparation of this EIS by
participating in meetings and/or
submitting written comments. The
scoping process will help identify
possible alternatives, potential
environmental impacts, and key issues
of concern to be analyzed in the EIS.
Written comments will be accepted
within 30 days of publication of the NOI
in the Federal Register. Meetings will
be held in Alexandria, VA. Notification
of the times and locations for the
scoping meetings will be published
locally.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Environmental Impact Statement for Short Range-Projects and
Update of the Real Property Master Plan for Fort Belvoir, VA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces its intent to conduct
public scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to
gather information to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for proposed short-range improvement projects and the proposed update
of the Real Property Master Plan (RPMP) for Fort Belvoir, VA. The EIS
will analyze environmental impacts associated with the proposed short-
range projects and anticipated land uses designated in a revised RPMP.
The revised RPMP will incorporate a short-range component and a long-
range component. The short-range component projects are proposed for
the next five years, and the long-range component looks at land uses
and potential development through 2030. The EIS will assess potential
environmental impacts associated with future development and management
of land, facilities, resources and infrastructure based on the
population capacity identified in the revised RPMP. Additional site-
specific NEPA analyses will be prepared for future development projects
identified in the long-range component of the revised RPMP. The revised
RPMP will incorporate adjustments to the land use plan in the RPMP that
were made in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for
Implementation of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Recommendations
and Related Army Actions at Fort Belvoir, VA (2007) and BRAC-related
changes made since 2007.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments to: Fort Belvoir Directorate of
Public Works, Environmental and Natural Resources Division (RPMP EIS),
9430 Jackson Loop, Suite 200, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5116; or by email
to imcom.fortbelvoir.dpw.environmental@us.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fort Belvoir Directorate of Public
Works, Environmental and Natural Resources Division at (703) 806-4007
or (703) 806-3193, during normal working business hours Monday-Friday,
8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; or by email to
imcom.fortbelvoir.dpw.environmental@us.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The analysis will focus on Fort Belvoir's
Main Post (7,700 acres) and the Fort Belvoir North Area (800 acres,
formerly called the Engineer Proving Ground). The update will not
include Fort Belvoir property at Rivanna Station in Charlottesville,
VA; the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA; or the Humphreys Engineer
Center.
The EIS will analyze environmental impacts of the short-range
projects currently programmed for construction in fiscal years 2013-
2017. These projects include new office buildings; community and
recreational facilities; a Fisher House; industrial and maintenance
facilities; privatization of utilities; long-term lease of additional
land to the privatized housing partner; the National Museum of the U.S.
Army; and roads. If and when these projects are completed,
approximately 4,800 additional employees would be expected to work at
Fort Belvoir.
The Army is also updating its RPMP for Fort Belvoir by analyzing
the on-post and off-post environmental impacts of reasonably
foreseeable future development and management of real property (land
uses, facilities, resources, infrastructure, and population capacity.
The EIS will assess the potential direct, indirect, and cumulative
environmental impacts associated with updating the RPMP to meet the
Army's current and future planning needs.
A range of reasonable alternatives will be analyzed in the EIS.
Alternatives will reflect various scenarios for implementation of the
short-range projects, combined with various scenarios for land use
designations on the installation for longer range planning. The EIS
will also consider a No Action alternative, under which the approved
1993 Master Plan (as amended in the 2007 BRAC EIS) would remain in
effect. Other reasonable alternatives identified during the scoping
process will be considered for evaluation in the EIS.
The proposed short-range projects at Fort Belvoir could have
significant impacts to traffic, air quality, and natural, cultural, and
other resources. Long-range development could have significant impacts
to the same resources. Mitigation measures will be identified for
adverse impacts.
Scoping and public comments: Federally-recognized Indian tribes,
federal, state, and local agencies, organizations, and the public are
invited to be involved in the scoping process for the preparation of
this EIS by participating in meetings and/or submitting written
comments. The scoping process will help identify possible alternatives,
potential environmental impacts, and key issues of concern to be
analyzed in the EIS. Written comments will be accepted within 30 days
of publication of the NOI in the Federal Register. Meetings will be
held in Alexandria, VA. Notification of the times and locations for the
scoping meetings will be published locally.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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