Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction and Operation of an Infantry Platoon Battle Course at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawai`i, 24734-24735 [2013-09827]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Construction and Operation of
an Infantry Platoon Battle Course at
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Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawai‘i
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Pacific
(USARPAC) and U.S. Army Garrison,
Hawai‘i, (USAG–HI) propose to
construct and operate a modern Infantry
Platoon Battle Course (IPBC) and
associated infrastructure that is
compliant with current Army training
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requirements at Pohakuloa Training
SUMMARY:
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Area (PTA), Hawai‘i. The proposed
IPBC would support the live-fire
collective training needs of the Army,
Army Reserve, and Hawai‘i Army
National Guard, as well as other Service
components that are stationed or train
in Hawai‘i.
Two alternatives were analyzed in the
EIS: the Western Range Area Alternative
(preferred) and the Charlie Circle
Alternative. Both proposed IPBC
alternative locations are in underutilized portions of the PTA impact area
where no ranges currently exist. These
locations have been exposed to indirect
munitions fire, and the proposed action
would reclaim portions of the impact
area to construct the IPBC. A third
alternative analyzed in the Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS), Southwest of Range
20, is not operationally feasible and has
been eliminated from the Final EIS. The
Army also considered a No Action
Alternative to not build the IPBC. For all
alternatives (except for the No Action),
the IPBC would be used for 242 training
days per year.
The Army identified and analyzed
environmental and socioeconomic
impacts associated with the proposed
IPBC. The major potential
environmental impacts are to air
quality, cultural sites, threatened and
endangered species, encountering
munitions and explosives of concern,
and igniting wildfires. Cultural
resources could also be significantly
impacted. The Army consulted with the
USFWS on potential mitigation
measures to protect federally-listed
species. The USFWS issued a Biological
Opinion (BO) pursuant to Section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act on January
11, 2013. The Army also consulted with
the State Historic Preservation Division,
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, and other consulting
parties, including Native Hawaiian
organizations, about potential effects on
cultural resources and mitigation of
those effects. The Army and the
consulting parties are in the process of
signing a Programmatic Agreement (PA)
pursuant to Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act. The PA
establishes how the remaining steps to
the Section 106 consultation will be
completed and the mitigation measures
for the potential adverse effects on
cultural resources. The PA will be
signed prior to the Army issuing a
Record of Decision for the proposed
action.
DATES: The waiting period for the Final
EIS will end 30 days after publication of
the NOA in the Federal Register by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Written comments may be
addressed to PTA EIS, P.O. Box 514,
Honolulu, HI 96809 or by email to
PTAPEIS@bah.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USAG–HI Public Affairs Office by
phone at (808) 656–3152 Monday
through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hawai‘i Standard Time (HST).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IPBC
would be used to train and test infantry
platoons and other units on the skills
necessary to conduct collective (group)
tactical movement techniques, and to
detect, identify, engage, and defeat
stationary and moving infantry and
armor targets in a tactical array. Soldiers
would engage targets with small arms,
machine guns, and other weapon
systems as part of live-fire exercises.
This includes air-ground integration
where Soldiers maneuvering on the
IPBC can coordinate air support. In
addition to live-fire, the range would
also be used for training with subcaliber and/or laser training devices.
This type of training is mission essential
for Soldiers to be prepared to encounter
threats during combat operations
overseas.
The Draft PEIS included a
programmatic level analysis of future
modernization of ranges, training and
support infrastructure, and the
Cantonment Area. A number of factors
caused the Army to reconsider the
programmatic portion of this analysis:
the highly uncertain nature of the future
projects in the modernization program,
a rapidly changing austere fiscal
environment, as well as the many public
and agency comments received on the
Draft PEIS. After thorough consideration
of all of these factors, Army leadership
has decided to defer analysis of the
programmatic portion of the EIS.
In the 2011 Draft PEIS, the IPBC was
analyzed as part of a larger Infantry
Platoon Battle Area (IPBA), which
included a Military Operations on
Urban Terrain (MOUT) Assault Course
and a live-fire Shoothouse facility. Due
to funding constraints, the MOUT
Assault Course and Shoothouse facility
are no longer part of the project. Further
NEPA analysis will occur when funding
becomes available for these projects and
sites are identified. A third IPBC
alternative analyzed in the Draft PEIS,
Southwest of Range 20, was
subsequently found not to be
operationally feasible and it was
eliminated from the Final EIS.
The Record of Decision will be
published no sooner than 30 days after
publication of the notice of availability
of the Final EIS in the Federal Register
by the U.S. Environmental Protection
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Agency. The Record of Decision will
include final mitigation measures the
Army will adopt. Copies of the Final EIS
are available at the following libraries:
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. A copy of the Final
EIS can be accessed online at https://
www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil/
pta_peis/default.htm.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Department of the Army
Army Education Advisory Committee
Meeting
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41
Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR
102–3.140 through 160, the Department
of the Army announces the following
committee meeting:
Name of Committee: Army Education
Advisory Committee (AEAC).
Date of Meeting: Thursday, May 30,
2013, Friday, May 31, 2013.
Time of Meeting: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Place of Meeting: TRADOC HQ,
Building 950, 950 Jefferson Ave,
Conference Room 2047, 2nd Floor, Ft
Eustis, VA.
Proposed Agenda: Purpose of the
meeting is to gather, review, evaluate,
and discuss information related to Army
2020 as the Army transitions into a
future force focused on developing
adaptive leaders and organizations and
revolutionizing training to strengthen
the Army. The agenda will include
topics relating to the Army Learning
Model that seeks to improve the Army’s
learning model by leveraging technology
without sacrificing standards so the
Army can provide credible, rigorous,
and relevant training and education for
its force of combat-seasoned Solider and
leaders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information contact Mr. Wayne Joyner,
Designated Federal Officer, at
albert.w.joyner.civ@mail.mil, (757) 501–
SUMMARY:
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5810, or to the following address: Army
Education Advisory Committee,
Designated Federal Officer, ATTN:
ATTG–ZC (Joyner), 950 Jefferson Ave.,
Building 950, Ft Eustis, VA 23604.
Pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3. 140
through 102.3.165, the meeting of the
Advisory Committee is open to the
public however, any member of the
public wishing to attend this meeting
should contact the Designated Federal
Officer previously listed at least ten
calendar days prior to the meeting for
information on base entry. Individuals
without a DoD Government Common
Access Card require an escort at the
meeting location. Attendance will be
limited to those persons who have
notified the Designated Federal Officer
of their intention to attend. Seating is on
a first-come basis.
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41 CFR 102.3.140(d), the Committee is
not obligated to allow the public to
speak, however, any member of the
public, including interested
organizations, wishing to provide input
to the Committee concerning the
committee’s mission and functions,
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and 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) and section
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Committee Act and the procedures
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received at least ten calendar days prior
to the meeting which is the subject of
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or considered by the Advisory
Committee until its next meeting. The
Designated Federal Officer will review
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Advisory Committee Chairperson and
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the subject of this notice. After
reviewing written comments, the
Chairperson and the Designated Federal
Officer may choose to invite the
submitter of the comments to orally
present their issue during open portion
of this meeting or at a future meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction and
Operation of an Infantry Platoon Battle Course at P[omacr]hakuloa
Training Area, Hawai`i
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and U.S. Army Garrison,
Hawai`i, (USAG-HI) propose to construct and operate a modern Infantry
Platoon Battle Course (IPBC) and associated infrastructure that is
compliant with current Army training requirements at P[omacr]hakuloa
Training Area (PTA), Hawai`i. The proposed IPBC would support the live-
fire collective training needs of the Army, Army Reserve, and Hawai`i
Army National Guard, as well as other Service components that are
stationed or train in Hawai`i.
Two alternatives were analyzed in the EIS: the Western Range Area
Alternative (preferred) and the Charlie Circle Alternative. Both
proposed IPBC alternative locations are in under-utilized portions of
the PTA impact area where no ranges currently exist. These locations
have been exposed to indirect munitions fire, and the proposed action
would reclaim portions of the impact area to construct the IPBC. A
third alternative analyzed in the Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS), Southwest of Range 20, is not operationally
feasible and has been eliminated from the Final EIS. The Army also
considered a No Action Alternative to not build the IPBC. For all
alternatives (except for the No Action), the IPBC would be used for 242
training days per year.
The Army identified and analyzed environmental and socioeconomic
impacts associated with the proposed IPBC. The major potential
environmental impacts are to air quality, cultural sites, threatened
and endangered species, encountering munitions and explosives of
concern, and igniting wildfires. Cultural resources could also be
significantly impacted. The Army consulted with the USFWS on potential
mitigation measures to protect federally-listed species. The USFWS
issued a Biological Opinion (BO) pursuant to Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act on January 11, 2013. The Army also consulted
with the State Historic Preservation Division, Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation, and other consulting parties, including Native
Hawaiian organizations, about potential effects on cultural resources
and mitigation of those effects. The Army and the consulting parties
are in the process of signing a Programmatic Agreement (PA) pursuant to
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The PA
establishes how the remaining steps to the Section 106 consultation
will be completed and the mitigation measures for the potential adverse
effects on cultural resources. The PA will be signed prior to the Army
issuing a Record of Decision for the proposed action.
DATES: The waiting period for the Final EIS will end 30 days after
publication of the NOA in the Federal Register by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
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ADDRESSES: Written comments may be addressed to PTA EIS, P.O. Box 514,
Honolulu, HI 96809 or by email to PTAPEIS@bah.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USAG-HI Public Affairs Office by phone
at (808) 656-3152 Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hawai`i
Standard Time (HST).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IPBC would be used to train and test
infantry platoons and other units on the skills necessary to conduct
collective (group) tactical movement techniques, and to detect,
identify, engage, and defeat stationary and moving infantry and armor
targets in a tactical array. Soldiers would engage targets with small
arms, machine guns, and other weapon systems as part of live-fire
exercises. This includes air-ground integration where Soldiers
maneuvering on the IPBC can coordinate air support. In addition to
live-fire, the range would also be used for training with sub-caliber
and/or laser training devices. This type of training is mission
essential for Soldiers to be prepared to encounter threats during
combat operations overseas.
The Draft PEIS included a programmatic level analysis of future
modernization of ranges, training and support infrastructure, and the
Cantonment Area. A number of factors caused the Army to reconsider the
programmatic portion of this analysis: the highly uncertain nature of
the future projects in the modernization program, a rapidly changing
austere fiscal environment, as well as the many public and agency
comments received on the Draft PEIS. After thorough consideration of
all of these factors, Army leadership has decided to defer analysis of
the programmatic portion of the EIS.
In the 2011 Draft PEIS, the IPBC was analyzed as part of a larger
Infantry Platoon Battle Area (IPBA), which included a Military
Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) Assault Course and a live-fire
Shoothouse facility. Due to funding constraints, the MOUT Assault
Course and Shoothouse facility are no longer part of the project.
Further NEPA analysis will occur when funding becomes available for
these projects and sites are identified. A third IPBC alternative
analyzed in the Draft PEIS, Southwest of Range 20, was subsequently
found not to be operationally feasible and it was eliminated from the
Final EIS.
The Record of Decision will be published no sooner than 30 days
after publication of the notice of availability of the Final EIS in the
Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The
Record of Decision will include final mitigation measures the Army will
adopt. Copies of the Final EIS are available at the following
libraries: 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. A copy of
the Final EIS can be accessed online at https://www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil/pta_peis/default.htm.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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