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Notice of Availability and Notice of
Public Meetings for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement for Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military
Training
Department of the Navy,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, and regulations
SUMMARY:
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implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 Code of
Federal Regulations parts 1500–1508),
Presidential E. O. 12114, Department of
the Navy Procedures for Implementing
NEPA (32 CFR part 775), and United
States (U.S.) Marine Corps NEPA
implementing regulations (Marine Corps
Order P5090.2A), the U.S. Marine Corps
Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) has
prepared and filed with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS/OEIS). The Draft EIS/
OEIS evaluates the potential
environmental impacts associated with
the establishment of a series of live-fire
ranges, training courses and maneuver
areas in the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to
reduce existing joint service training
deficiencies and meet U.S. Pacific
Command (PACOM) Service
Components’ unfilled unit and
combined level training requirements in
the Western Pacific. The Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA);
International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB);
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE);
National Marine Fisheries Service; U.S.
Air Force; and U.S. Department of
Interior, Office of Insular Affairs are
cooperating agencies for this Draft EIS/
OEIS. MARFORPAC has also developed
a Memorandum of Understanding with
the PACOM Service Components
regarding their support and engagement
in the development of the EIS/OEIS.
With the filing of the Draft EIS/OEIS,
the Department of Defense (DoD) is
initiating a 60-day public comment
period and has scheduled three public
comment meetings to receive oral and
written comments on the Draft EIS/
OEIS. Federal, state and local agencies
and interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments in person at any of
the public comment meetings, or in
writing anytime during the public
comment period. This Notice announces
the dates and locations of the public
meetings and provides supplementary
information about the environmental
planning effort.
Three public meetings will be
held, each including an informational
open house followed by a public
hearing. Each meeting will begin with a
two-hour open house session where the
public can learn more about the
proposed action and potential
environmental impacts from project
team members and subject matter
experts. A public hearing will follow the
open house. The public is encouraged to
attend the meetings, which will be held
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on the following dates, times, and
locations:
• Wednesday, April 29, 2015,
5:00p.m.–8:00p.m., Saipan Southern
High School, Saipan
• Thursday, April 30, 2015, 5:00p.m.–
8:00p.m., Tinian Junior Senior High
School, Tinian
• Friday, May 1, 2015, 5:00p.m.–
8:00p.m., Garapan Elementary School,
Saipan
Informational posters will be
displayed and project team members
and subject matter experts will be
available during the open house portion
of the meetings to discuss the proposed
action, answer questions, and to accept
written comments from the public. A
Chamorro and Carolinian interpreter
will be available. Oral comments will be
recorded by a court reporter during the
public hearing portion of the meetings.
In the interest of available time,
speakers at the public hearing will be
limited to three (3) minutes to ensure all
who wish to speak have an opportunity
to do so. If a long statement is to be
presented, it should be summarized at
the public hearing and the full text
submitted in writing. Full and equal
consideration will be given to oral and
written statements. Concurrent with the
NEPA process, the DoD is conducting
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA) section 106 consultation
regarding potential effects of the
proposed action on historic properties.
During each of the above meetings, the
DoD will hold NHPA section 106
information sessions in a separate area
where subject matter experts will
explain the NHPA section 106 process
and solicit public input on the effects of
the proposed action on historic
properties.
Comments: Comments on the Draft
EIS/OEIS may be submitted during the
60-day public comment period starting
on April 3, 2015 Hawaii Standard Time
(HST) (April 4, 2015 Chamorro Standard
Time [ChST]). Comments should be
postmarked or received by June 2, 2015
HST (June 3, 2015 ChST). There are
three ways to submit written comments:
(1) providing comments at one of the
public meetings; (2) submitting
comments through the project Web site:
www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining
EIS.com; and (3) mailing comments to
the following addresses: Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, Pacific, Attn:
09PA, Public Affairs Office, 258
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, JBPHH, HI
96860–3134.
The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to
federal and local agencies, elected
officials, and other interested
individuals and organizations. The Draft
EIS/OEIS is available for public review
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at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining
EIS.com, and at the following libraries:
1. Joeten Kiyu Public Library, Saipan.
2. Northern Marianas College
Olympio T. Borja Memorial Library,
Saipan.
3. Tinian Public Library, Tinian.
4. Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota
Public Library, Rota.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Marine Corps Forces, Pacific issued its
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the
EIS/OEIS in March 2013 in the Federal
Register (78 FR 16257, March 14, 2013).
Proposed Action: The proposed action
is to establish live-fire Range Training
Areas (RTAs) within the CNMI to
address the U.S. Pacific Command
Service Components’ unfilled unit level
and combined level training
requirements in the Western Pacific. To
meet the purpose and need for the
proposed action, the DoD proposes a
unit level RTA on Tinian and a
combined level RTA on Pagan.
Purpose and Need: The purpose of the
proposed action is to reduce joint
training deficiencies for military
services in the Western Pacific. Existing
U.S. military live-fire, unit and
combined level training ranges, training
areas, and support facilities are
insufficient to support U.S. Pacific
Command Service Components’ training
requirements in the Western Pacific,
specifically in the Mariana Islands. The
proposed action is needed to enable
U.S. Pacific Command forces to meet
their U.S. Code title 10 (Armed Forces)
requirements to maintain, equip, and
train combat and humanitarian forces in
the Western Pacific. The proposed
action assists in correcting these
training deficiencies by establishing
live-fire unit and combined level RTAs
in the CNMI. Establishing unit and
combined level RTAs in the CNMI
would support ongoing operational
requirements, changes to U.S. force
structure, geographic repositioning of
forces and U.S. training relationships
with allied nations.
Alternatives Considered: The Draft
EIS/OEIS evaluates the potential
environmental impacts of three action
alternatives on Tinian, two action
alternatives on Pagan, and the No
Action Alternative. The No Action
Alternative would continue existing
non-live-fire training activities on
Tinian and Pagan, and construction and
use of four live fire training ranges on
Tinian as identified in the 2010 Record
of Decision for the Guam Relocation
EIS. For the action alternatives, a
combination of one Tinian unit level
alternative and one Pagan combined
level alternative is required to meet the
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purpose and need for addressing
unfilled training requirements in the
Western Pacific. All Tinian action
alternatives include common elements
for unit level land, sea, and training
operations that consist of ranges,
training beaches, High Hazard Impact
Areas and associated targets,
infrastructure and facility construction;
utilization of all DoD-leased land; and
minimal real estate interest outside the
Military Lease Area. Tinian Alternative
1 consists of a live-fire unit level RTA
which includes a single Battle Area
Complex and Convoy Course with some
limitations on the range of weapons that
can be employed due to the presence of
the IBB facility. Tinian Alternative 2
(Preferred Alternative) consists of two
Battle Area Complexes and a Convoy
Course with a greater number of
engagement zones than Tinian
Alternative 1. Under Alternative 2, the
IBB facility is absent, thus allowing for
full range of weapons employment.
Tinian Alternative 3 provides a similar
level of training capability as
Alternative 1, but with a single Battle
Area Complex in a different location,
and the same Convoy Course and range
of weapons employment as Tinian
Alternative 2. Both Pagan action
alternatives include elements for
combined level land, sea, and air
training operations; infrastructure
construction to support expeditionary
military training; require the acquisition
of real estate interest in Pagan; and
allow for maneuvering and live-fire
engagement. Pagan Alternative 1
consists of a live-fire combined level
RTA to support proposed training and
operations which includes two High
Hazard Impact Areas, 11 landing zones,
and 5 Mortar Range firing positions.
Pagan Alternative 2 (Preferred
Alternative) consists of a single, smaller
High Hazard Impact Area, 13 landing
zones, and 6 Mortar Firing Positions and
provides greater ground maneuver
flexibility as compared to Pagan
Alternative 1.
The Draft EIS/OEIS provides
information on the affected environment
and impacts of the proposed actions for
16 distinct resource areas. Resources
evaluated include geology and soils,
water resources, air quality, noise,
airspace, land and submerged land use,
recreation, terrestrial biology, marine
biology, cultural resources, visual
resources, transportation, utilities,
socioeconomics and environmental
justice, hazardous materials and waste,
and public health and safety. In
accordance with section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, the DoD is
consulting with the National Marine
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Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service on the
potential impacts of training activities
on federally listed species. In
accordance with the Marine Mammal
Protection Act and Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, the DoD is consulting with NMFS
on federally managed species and their
essential fish habitat.
Preferred Alternative: Based on the
analysis presented in this Draft EIS/
OEIS, DoD has identified Tinian
Alternative 2 and Pagan Alternative 2 as
its preferred alternative. This
combination of alternatives best fulfills
DoD’s statutory mission and
responsibilities, giving consideration to
economic, environmental, technical,
and other factors. DoD considered
military requirements, infrastructure
and environmental impacts and
constraints, and scoping input from the
public, resource agencies, and the CNMI
Government during the process of
identifying a preferred alternative. The
combination of alternatives best meets
the minimum U.S. Pacific Command
Service Components’ unfilled unit level
and combined level training
requirements in the Western Pacific
(size and layout), and maximizes the use
of federal land on Tinian.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please visit the project Web site
(www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining
EIS.com) or contact the CNMI Joint
Military Training EIS/OEIS Project
Manager by email via the project Web
site. Please submit requests for special
assistance, sign language interpretation
for the hearing impaired, or other
auxiliary aids needed at the public
meeting directly to NAVFAC Pacific
Public Affairs Office at 808–472–1007/
472–1008 by April 16, 2015.
Dated: March 31, 2015.
N. A. Hagerty-Ford,
Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate
General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint
Military Training
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, and regulations implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500-1508),
Presidential E. O. 12114, Department of the Navy Procedures for
Implementing NEPA (32 CFR part 775), and United States (U.S.) Marine
Corps NEPA implementing regulations (Marine Corps Order P5090.2A), the
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) has prepared and filed
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS).
The Draft EIS/OEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts
associated with the establishment of a series of live-fire ranges,
training courses and maneuver areas in the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI) to reduce existing joint service training
deficiencies and meet U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Service Components'
unfilled unit and combined level training requirements in the Western
Pacific. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); International
Broadcasting Bureau (IBB); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE);
National Marine Fisheries Service; U.S. Air Force; and U.S. Department
of Interior, Office of Insular Affairs are cooperating agencies for
this Draft EIS/OEIS. MARFORPAC has also developed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the PACOM Service Components regarding their support
and engagement in the development of the EIS/OEIS.
With the filing of the Draft EIS/OEIS, the Department of Defense
(DoD) is initiating a 60-day public comment period and has scheduled
three public comment meetings to receive oral and written comments on
the Draft EIS/OEIS. Federal, state and local agencies and interested
parties are encouraged to provide comments in person at any of the
public comment meetings, or in writing anytime during the public
comment period. This Notice announces the dates and locations of the
public meetings and provides supplementary information about the
environmental planning effort.
DATES: Three public meetings will be held, each including an
informational open house followed by a public hearing. Each meeting
will begin with a two-hour open house session where the public can
learn more about the proposed action and potential environmental
impacts from project team members and subject matter experts. A public
hearing will follow the open house. The public is encouraged to attend
the meetings, which will be held on the following dates, times, and
locations:
Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., Saipan
Southern High School, Saipan
Thursday, April 30, 2015, 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., Tinian Junior
Senior High School, Tinian
Friday, May 1, 2015, 5:00p.m.-8:00p.m., Garapan Elementary
School, Saipan
Informational posters will be displayed and project team members
and subject matter experts will be available during the open house
portion of the meetings to discuss the proposed action, answer
questions, and to accept written comments from the public. A Chamorro
and Carolinian interpreter will be available. Oral comments will be
recorded by a court reporter during the public hearing portion of the
meetings. In the interest of available time, speakers at the public
hearing will be limited to three (3) minutes to ensure all who wish to
speak have an opportunity to do so. If a long statement is to be
presented, it should be summarized at the public hearing and the full
text submitted in writing. Full and equal consideration will be given
to oral and written statements. Concurrent with the NEPA process, the
DoD is conducting National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) section 106
consultation regarding potential effects of the proposed action on
historic properties. During each of the above meetings, the DoD will
hold NHPA section 106 information sessions in a separate area where
subject matter experts will explain the NHPA section 106 process and
solicit public input on the effects of the proposed action on historic
properties.
Comments: Comments on the Draft EIS/OEIS may be submitted during
the 60-day public comment period starting on April 3, 2015 Hawaii
Standard Time (HST) (April 4, 2015 Chamorro Standard Time [ChST]).
Comments should be postmarked or received by June 2, 2015 HST (June 3,
2015 ChST). There are three ways to submit written comments: (1)
providing comments at one of the public meetings; (2) submitting
comments through the project Web site:
www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com; and (3) mailing comments to the
following addresses: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific,
Attn: 09PA, Public Affairs Office, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100,
JBPHH, HI 96860-3134.
The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to federal and local agencies,
elected officials, and other interested individuals and organizations.
The Draft EIS/OEIS is available for public review
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at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com, and at the following
libraries:
1. Joeten Kiyu Public Library, Saipan.
2. Northern Marianas College Olympio T. Borja Memorial Library,
Saipan.
3. Tinian Public Library, Tinian.
4. Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota Public Library, Rota.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific issued
its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the EIS/OEIS in March 2013 in the
Federal Register (78 FR 16257, March 14, 2013).
Proposed Action: The proposed action is to establish live-fire
Range Training Areas (RTAs) within the CNMI to address the U.S. Pacific
Command Service Components' unfilled unit level and combined level
training requirements in the Western Pacific. To meet the purpose and
need for the proposed action, the DoD proposes a unit level RTA on
Tinian and a combined level RTA on Pagan.
Purpose and Need: The purpose of the proposed action is to reduce
joint training deficiencies for military services in the Western
Pacific. Existing U.S. military live-fire, unit and combined level
training ranges, training areas, and support facilities are
insufficient to support U.S. Pacific Command Service Components'
training requirements in the Western Pacific, specifically in the
Mariana Islands. The proposed action is needed to enable U.S. Pacific
Command forces to meet their U.S. Code title 10 (Armed Forces)
requirements to maintain, equip, and train combat and humanitarian
forces in the Western Pacific. The proposed action assists in
correcting these training deficiencies by establishing live-fire unit
and combined level RTAs in the CNMI. Establishing unit and combined
level RTAs in the CNMI would support ongoing operational requirements,
changes to U.S. force structure, geographic repositioning of forces and
U.S. training relationships with allied nations.
Alternatives Considered: The Draft EIS/OEIS evaluates the potential
environmental impacts of three action alternatives on Tinian, two
action alternatives on Pagan, and the No Action Alternative. The No
Action Alternative would continue existing non-live-fire training
activities on Tinian and Pagan, and construction and use of four live
fire training ranges on Tinian as identified in the 2010 Record of
Decision for the Guam Relocation EIS. For the action alternatives, a
combination of one Tinian unit level alternative and one Pagan combined
level alternative is required to meet the purpose and need for
addressing unfilled training requirements in the Western Pacific. All
Tinian action alternatives include common elements for unit level land,
sea, and training operations that consist of ranges, training beaches,
High Hazard Impact Areas and associated targets, infrastructure and
facility construction; utilization of all DoD-leased land; and minimal
real estate interest outside the Military Lease Area. Tinian
Alternative 1 consists of a live-fire unit level RTA which includes a
single Battle Area Complex and Convoy Course with some limitations on
the range of weapons that can be employed due to the presence of the
IBB facility. Tinian Alternative 2 (Preferred Alternative) consists of
two Battle Area Complexes and a Convoy Course with a greater number of
engagement zones than Tinian Alternative 1. Under Alternative 2, the
IBB facility is absent, thus allowing for full range of weapons
employment. Tinian Alternative 3 provides a similar level of training
capability as Alternative 1, but with a single Battle Area Complex in a
different location, and the same Convoy Course and range of weapons
employment as Tinian Alternative 2. Both Pagan action alternatives
include elements for combined level land, sea, and air training
operations; infrastructure construction to support expeditionary
military training; require the acquisition of real estate interest in
Pagan; and allow for maneuvering and live-fire engagement. Pagan
Alternative 1 consists of a live-fire combined level RTA to support
proposed training and operations which includes two High Hazard Impact
Areas, 11 landing zones, and 5 Mortar Range firing positions. Pagan
Alternative 2 (Preferred Alternative) consists of a single, smaller
High Hazard Impact Area, 13 landing zones, and 6 Mortar Firing
Positions and provides greater ground maneuver flexibility as compared
to Pagan Alternative 1.
The Draft EIS/OEIS provides information on the affected environment
and impacts of the proposed actions for 16 distinct resource areas.
Resources evaluated include geology and soils, water resources, air
quality, noise, airspace, land and submerged land use, recreation,
terrestrial biology, marine biology, cultural resources, visual
resources, transportation, utilities, socioeconomics and environmental
justice, hazardous materials and waste, and public health and safety.
In accordance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the DoD is
consulting with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the potential impacts of training
activities on federally listed species. In accordance with the Marine
Mammal Protection Act and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, the DoD is consulting with NMFS on federally managed
species and their essential fish habitat.
Preferred Alternative: Based on the analysis presented in this
Draft EIS/OEIS, DoD has identified Tinian Alternative 2 and Pagan
Alternative 2 as its preferred alternative. This combination of
alternatives best fulfills DoD's statutory mission and
responsibilities, giving consideration to economic, environmental,
technical, and other factors. DoD considered military requirements,
infrastructure and environmental impacts and constraints, and scoping
input from the public, resource agencies, and the CNMI Government
during the process of identifying a preferred alternative. The
combination of alternatives best meets the minimum U.S. Pacific Command
Service Components' unfilled unit level and combined level training
requirements in the Western Pacific (size and layout), and maximizes
the use of federal land on Tinian.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please visit the project Web site
(www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com) or contact the CNMI Joint
Military Training EIS/OEIS Project Manager by email via the project Web
site. Please submit requests for special assistance, sign language
interpretation for the hearing impaired, or other auxiliary aids needed
at the public meeting directly to NAVFAC Pacific Public Affairs Office
at 808-472-1007/472-1008 by April 16, 2015.
Dated: March 31, 2015.
N. A. Hagerty-Ford,
Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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