Environmental Impact Statement for Army Training Land Retention at Pōhakuloa Training Area in Hawai'i; Correction, 59753-59754 [2020-20966]
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Environmental Impact Statement for
Army Training Land Retention at
Po¯hakuloa Training Area in Hawai1i;
Correction
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Dated: September 11, 2020.
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The Department of the Army
(Army) published a document in the
Federal Register of September 4, 2020,
concerning its continuing intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement to address the Army’s
proposed retention of up to
approximately 23,000 acres of land
currently leased to the Army by the state
of Hawai1i (‘‘State-owned land’’) at
Po¯hakuloa Training Area (PTA) on the
island of Hawai1i. The document
referenced two in-person comment
stations previously associated with the
Virtual Scoping Open House to be held
Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Now,
however, because of the national and
local orders and proclamations in
response to the coronavirus (COVID–19)
pandemic in the United States,
including: The County of Hawai1i
Mayor’s COVID–19 Emergency Rule No.
11 dated August 25, 2020, and the
Office of the Governor, State of Hawaii
Office Twelfth Proclamation Related to
the COVID–19 Emergency dated August
20, 2020, the Army is canceling the inperson comment stations. Only the inperson comment stations will be
cancelled; the EIS Scoping Virtual Open
House will be held as planned.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael Donnelly, PTA Public Affairs
Officer, at michael.o.donnelly.civ@
mail.mil or (808) 969–2411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Correction
In the Federal Register of September
4, 2020, in FR Doc. 2020–19620, on page
55263, in the third column, correct the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION caption to
read:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
PTA has been used for training as early
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as 1938, but was not used routinely
until 1943. PTA was formally
established in 1956 through a maneuver
agreement granted by the Territory of
Hawai1i. In 1964, the State granted a 65year lease of approximately 23,000 acres
of land to the Army for military
purposes. The lease expires on August
16, 2029. The 23,000 acres of Stateowned land contain utilities, critical
infrastructure, maneuver land, and key
training facilities, some of which are not
available elsewhere in Hawai1i. The land
also provides access to approximately
110,000 acres of adjacent U.S.
Government-owned land at PTA. PTA
encompasses approximately 132,000
acres of land used for training military
personnel for combat. It is the only U.S.
training area in the Pacific region where
training units can complete all mission
essential tasks, and the only U.S.
training facility in the Pacific region that
can accommodate larger than companysized units for livefire and maneuver
exercises. The U.S. Army Hawaii
(USARHAW) and other U.S. military
units that train at PTA include the 25th
Infantry Division, U.S. Marine Corps,
U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Hawaii
National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve.
The Army’s retention of State-owned
land within PTA is needed to enable
USARHAW to continue to conduct
military training to meet its current and
future training requirements. Retention
of State-owned land is needed to allow
access between major parcels of U.S.
Government-owned land at PTA, retain
substantial Army infrastructure
investments, allow for future facility
and infrastructure modernization,
preserve limited maneuver area, provide
austere environment training, and
maximize use of the impact area in
support of USARHAW-coordinated
training. To understand the
environmental consequences of the
decision to be made, the EIS will
evaluate the potential direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts of a range of
reasonable alternatives that meet the
purpose of, and need for, the Proposed
Action. Alternatives to be considered,
including the no action alternative, are
(1) Full Retention, (2) Modified
Retention, and (3) Minimum Retention
and Access. Other reasonable
alternatives raised during the scoping
process and capable of meeting the
project purpose and need will be
considered for evaluation in the EIS.
Native Hawaiian organizations; Federal,
state, and local agencies; and the public
are invited to be involved in the scoping
process for the preparation of this EIS
by participating in a scoping meeting
and/or submitting written comments.
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The scoping process will help identify
potential environmental impacts and
key issues of concern to be analyzed in
the EIS. Written comments must be sent
within 40 days of publication of the
Notice of Intent in the Federal Register.
In response to the coronavirus (COVID–
19) pandemic in the United States and
the Center for Disease Control’s
recommendations for social distancing
and avoiding large public gatherings,
the Army will not hold public scoping
meetings for this action. In lieu of the
public scoping meetings, the Army will
use other alternative means to enable
public participation such as virtual
meetings using online meeting/
collaboration tools, teleconference,
social media, or email, as appropriate.
An EIS Scoping Virtual Open House
will be held on Wednesday, September
23, 2020 from 4–9 p.m. During the EIS
Scoping Virtual Open House, video
presentations can be viewed online at
https://home.army.mil/hawaii/
index.php/PTAEIS and oral and written
comments will be accepted. Oral
comments will be accepted via phone
by calling (808) 300–0220. Notification
of the EIS Scoping Virtual Open House
date and time will also be published
and announced in local news media
outlets and on the EIS website. For
those who do not have ready access to
a computer or the internet, the scoping
materials posted to the EIS website will
be made available upon request by mail.
Inquiries and requests for scoping
materials may be made to Michael
Donnelly, PTA Public Affairs Officer at
(808) 969–2411 or by email at
michael.o.donnelly.civ@mail.mil.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Environmental Impact Statement for Army Training Land Retention
at P[omacr]hakuloa Training Area in Hawai[revaps]i; Correction
AGENCY: Department of the Army; Defense (DOD).
ACTION: Notice of intent; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (Army) published a document in the
Federal Register of September 4, 2020, concerning its continuing intent
to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to address the Army's
proposed retention of up to approximately 23,000 acres of land
currently leased to the Army by the state of Hawai[revaps]i (``State-
owned land'') at P[omacr]hakuloa Training Area (PTA) on the island of
Hawai[revaps]i. The document referenced two in-person comment stations
previously associated with the Virtual Scoping Open House to be held
Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Now, however, because of the national
and local orders and proclamations in response to the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic in the United States, including: The County of
Hawai[revaps]i Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 11 dated August 25,
2020, and the Office of the Governor, State of Hawaii Office Twelfth
Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency dated August 20, 2020,
the Army is canceling the in-person comment stations. Only the in-
person comment stations will be cancelled; the EIS Scoping Virtual Open
House will be held as planned.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Donnelly, PTA Public
Affairs Officer, at [email protected] or (808) 969-2411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of September 4, 2020, in FR Doc. 2020-
19620, on page 55263, in the third column, correct the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION caption to read:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PTA has been used for training as early as
1938, but was not used routinely until 1943. PTA was formally
established in 1956 through a maneuver agreement granted by the
Territory of Hawai[revaps]i. In 1964, the State granted a 65-year lease
of approximately 23,000 acres of land to the Army for military
purposes. The lease expires on August 16, 2029. The 23,000 acres of
State-owned land contain utilities, critical infrastructure, maneuver
land, and key training facilities, some of which are not available
elsewhere in Hawai[revaps]i. The land also provides access to
approximately 110,000 acres of adjacent U.S. Government-owned land at
PTA. PTA encompasses approximately 132,000 acres of land used for
training military personnel for combat. It is the only U.S. training
area in the Pacific region where training units can complete all
mission essential tasks, and the only U.S. training facility in the
Pacific region that can accommodate larger than company-sized units for
livefire and maneuver exercises. The U.S. Army Hawaii (USARHAW) and
other U.S. military units that train at PTA include the 25th Infantry
Division, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Hawaii National
Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve. The Army's retention of State-owned land
within PTA is needed to enable USARHAW to continue to conduct military
training to meet its current and future training requirements.
Retention of State-owned land is needed to allow access between major
parcels of U.S. Government-owned land at PTA, retain substantial Army
infrastructure investments, allow for future facility and
infrastructure modernization, preserve limited maneuver area, provide
austere environment training, and maximize use of the impact area in
support of USARHAW-coordinated training. To understand the
environmental consequences of the decision to be made, the EIS will
evaluate the potential direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of a
range of reasonable alternatives that meet the purpose of, and need
for, the Proposed Action. Alternatives to be considered, including the
no action alternative, are (1) Full Retention, (2) Modified Retention,
and (3) Minimum Retention and Access. Other reasonable alternatives
raised during the scoping process and capable of meeting the project
purpose and need will be considered for evaluation in the EIS. Native
Hawaiian organizations; Federal, state, and local agencies; and the
public are invited to be involved in the scoping process for the
preparation of this EIS by participating in a scoping meeting and/or
submitting written comments.
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The scoping process will help identify potential environmental impacts
and key issues of concern to be analyzed in the EIS. Written comments
must be sent within 40 days of publication of the Notice of Intent in
the Federal Register. In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic in the United States and the Center for Disease Control's
recommendations for social distancing and avoiding large public
gatherings, the Army will not hold public scoping meetings for this
action. In lieu of the public scoping meetings, the Army will use other
alternative means to enable public participation such as virtual
meetings using online meeting/collaboration tools, teleconference,
social media, or email, as appropriate. An EIS Scoping Virtual Open
House will be held on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 4-9 p.m.
During the EIS Scoping Virtual Open House, video presentations can be
viewed online at https://home.army.mil/hawaii/index.php/PTAEIS and oral
and written comments will be accepted. Oral comments will be accepted
via phone by calling (808) 300-0220. Notification of the EIS Scoping
Virtual Open House date and time will also be published and announced
in local news media outlets and on the EIS website. For those who do
not have ready access to a computer or the internet, the scoping
materials posted to the EIS website will be made available upon request
by mail. Inquiries and requests for scoping materials may be made to
Michael Donnelly, PTA Public Affairs Officer at (808) 969-2411 or by
email at [email protected].
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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