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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Virtual Public Meetings for
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for Testing and Training
Activities in the Patuxent River
Complex
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality, the Department
of the Navy (DON) has prepared and
filed with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for Testing and Training Activities
in the Patuxent River Complex (PRC),
Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River,
Maryland. The Draft EIS evaluates the
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potential environmental effects of
continuing to conduct military research,
development, test and evaluation (also
referred to as ‘‘testing’’) and training
activities within the PRC. Activities
include those analyzed in the December
1998 PRC Final EIS and subsequent
environmental assessments, as well as
adjustments to current testing and
training activities required to support
projected DON military readiness
requirements into the foreseeable future.
This notice announces the public
review and comment period and the
dates of the virtual public meetings,
includes information about how the
public can review and comment on the
document, and provides supplementary
information about the environmental
planning effort.
DATES: The 45-day public comment
period begins April 30, 2021 and ends
June 15, 2021. To be considered in the
Final EIS, all comments must be
postmarked or received online by 11:59
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 15,
2021. Due to current Federal and State
guidance on social distancing and travel
and public event restrictions in
response to COVID–19, the DON is
holding virtual public meetings,
consisting of a presentation and
question and answer sessions, to discuss
the proposed action and the draft
environmental analysis. Visit the project
website at www.PRCEIS.com to learn
more about and to view and attend the
virtual public meetings. Public meeting
materials will be posted on the project
website and copies may be obtained by
phone at 301–342–9902.
The virtual public meetings will occur
as follows:
1. Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from 6 to 7
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
2. Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from 12 to
1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Substantive questions for discussion
with DON representatives at the virtual
public meetings can be submitted
between May 10 and 17, 2021 for the
May 18 and 19, 2021 meetings by
completing the form at
www.PRCEIS.com.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments may be mailed to
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft
Division Range Sustainability Office,
Atlantic Ranges and Targets
Department, Attention: PRC EIS Project
Manager, 23013 Cedar Point Road,
Building 2118, Patuxent River, MD
20670–1183, 301–342–9902, or
submitted electronically via the project
website at www.PRCEIS.com. All
comments submitted during the 45
-day public comment period will
become part of the public record, and
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substantive comments will be
considered in the Final EIS. Federal,
state, and local agencies and officials,
and other interested organizations and
individuals are encouraged to provide
comments on the Draft EIS during the
45-day public comment period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft
Division Range Sustainability Office,
Atlantic Ranges and Targets
Department, Attention: Ms. Crystal
Ridgell, PRC EIS Project Manager, 23013
Cedar Point Road, Building 2118,
Patuxent River, MD 20670–1183, 301–
342–9902, or project website at
www.PRCEIS.com.
The DON
distributed the Draft EIS to federal
agencies with which the DON is
consulting and to other stakeholders,
provided press releases to local
newspapers, and distributed letters and
postcards to stakeholders, Native
American Tribes, and other interested
parties. Copies of the Draft EIS are
available for public review at the
following public libraries:
1. St. Mary’s County Library, Lexington
Park Branch, 21677 FDR Blvd.,
Lexington Park, MD 20653–0048
2. St. Mary’s County Library, Charlotte
Hall Branch, 37600 New Market
Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD 20622–3041
3. Calvert Library Southern Branch,
13920 H G Trueman Rd., Solomons,
MD 20688–0521
4. Lancaster Community Library, 16
Town Centre Dr., Kilmarnock, VA
22482–3901
5. Northumberland Public Library, 7204
Northumberland Hwy., Heathsville,
VA 22473–3326
6. Dorchester County Central Library,
303 Gay St., Cambridge, MD 21613–
1812
7. Somerset County Library, Princess
Anne Branch, 11767 Beechwood
St., Princess Anne, MD 21853–1118
Depending upon COVID–19
conditions regulating access to public
facilities, it is recommended to check
with the library regarding its hours of
operation and the availability of the
document. The PRC Draft EIS is also
available for electronic viewing or
download at www.PRCEIS.com. A
compact disc of the Draft EIS will be
made available upon request by
contacting 301–342–9902.
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U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Virtual Public Meetings for the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for Testing and Training Activities in the Patuxent
River Complex
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality, the Department of
the Navy (DON) has prepared and filed with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for Testing and Training Activities in the Patuxent River Complex
(PRC), Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. The Draft EIS
evaluates the potential environmental effects of continuing to conduct
military research, development, test and evaluation (also referred to
as ``testing'') and training activities within the PRC. Activities
include those analyzed in the December 1998 PRC Final EIS and
subsequent environmental assessments, as well as adjustments to current
testing and training activities required to support projected DON
military readiness requirements into the foreseeable future. This
notice announces the public review and comment period and the dates of
the virtual public meetings, includes information about how the public
can review and comment on the document, and provides supplementary
information about the environmental planning effort.
DATES: The 45-day public comment period begins April 30, 2021 and ends
June 15, 2021. To be considered in the Final EIS, all comments must be
postmarked or received online by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on
June 15, 2021. Due to current Federal and State guidance on social
distancing and travel and public event restrictions in response to
COVID-19, the DON is holding virtual public meetings, consisting of a
presentation and question and answer sessions, to discuss the proposed
action and the draft environmental analysis. Visit the project website
at www.PRCEIS.com to learn more about and to view and attend the
virtual public meetings. Public meeting materials will be posted on the
project website and copies may be obtained by phone at 301-342-9902.
The virtual public meetings will occur as follows:
1. Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from 6 to 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
2. Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Substantive questions for discussion with DON representatives at
the virtual public meetings can be submitted between May 10 and 17,
2021 for the May 18 and 19, 2021 meetings by completing the form at
www.PRCEIS.com.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments may be mailed to Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft
Division Range Sustainability Office, Atlantic Ranges and Targets
Department, Attention: PRC EIS Project Manager, 23013 Cedar Point Road,
Building 2118, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1183, 301-342-9902, or
submitted electronically via the project website at www.PRCEIS.com. All
comments submitted during the 45 -day public comment period will become
part of the public record, and
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substantive comments will be considered in the Final EIS. Federal,
state, and local agencies and officials, and other interested
organizations and individuals are encouraged to provide comments on the
Draft EIS during the 45-day public comment period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft
Division Range Sustainability Office, Atlantic Ranges and Targets
Department, Attention: Ms. Crystal Ridgell, PRC EIS Project Manager,
23013 Cedar Point Road, Building 2118, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1183,
301-342-9902, or project website at www.PRCEIS.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DON distributed the Draft EIS to federal
agencies with which the DON is consulting and to other stakeholders,
provided press releases to local newspapers, and distributed letters
and postcards to stakeholders, Native American Tribes, and other
interested parties. Copies of the Draft EIS are available for public
review at the following public libraries:
1. St. Mary's County Library, Lexington Park Branch, 21677 FDR Blvd.,
Lexington Park, MD 20653-0048
2. St. Mary's County Library, Charlotte Hall Branch, 37600 New Market
Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD 20622-3041
3. Calvert Library Southern Branch, 13920 H G Trueman Rd., Solomons, MD
20688-0521
4. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Dr., Kilmarnock, VA
22482-3901
5. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Hwy.,
Heathsville, VA 22473-3326
6. Dorchester County Central Library, 303 Gay St., Cambridge, MD 21613-
1812
7. Somerset County Library, Princess Anne Branch, 11767 Beechwood St.,
Princess Anne, MD 21853-1118
Depending upon COVID-19 conditions regulating access to public
facilities, it is recommended to check with the library regarding its
hours of operation and the availability of the document. The PRC Draft
EIS is also available for electronic viewing or download at
www.PRCEIS.com. A compact disc of the Draft EIS will be made available
upon request by contacting 301-342-9902.
Dated: April 23, 2021.
K.R. Callan,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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