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Department of the Army
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment for Armored MultiPurpose Vehicle Fielding
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the Army
(Army) has completed a Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (PEA)
analyzing the impacts of fielding the
Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
(AMPV) at various Army installations in
accordance with Department of Defense
(DoD) and Army guidance. The Army is
making the PEA and a draft Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) available
for public comment. The PEA identifies
no significant environmental impacts
from implementing the proposed action.
The draft FONSI concludes that
preparing an environmental impact
statement is not required and, therefore,
one will not be prepared.
DATES: Comments must be received by
April 3, 2023 to be considered in the
preparation of the PEA.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent by mail to U.S. Army
Environmental Command, ATTN:
AMPV Public Comments, 2455
Reynolds Rd., Mail Stop 112, JBSA-Fort
Sam Houston, TX 78234–7588.
Comments can also be sent via email to:
usarmy.jbsa.imcom-aec.mbx.nepa@
army.mil with AMPV Public Comments
as the subject.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Cathy Kropp with the U.S. Army
Environmental Command Public Affairs
Office at (210) 466–1590 or at (210) 466–
1655 or send email to:
usarmy.jbsa.imcom-aec.mbx.publicmailbox@army.mil for assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army
has prepared this PEA in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA) (Title 42 of the
United States Code Section 4321);
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) NEPA regulations (Title 40 of the
SUMMARY:
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Code of Federal Regulations CFR parts
1500–1508); and the Army’s NEPA
implementing regulation,
Environmental Analysis of Army
Actions (32 CFR part 651).
The proposed action is to field the
AMPV to replace five mission roles
currently provided by M113s, to include
associated operations, soldier-training,
and maintenance activities. The purpose
of the proposed action is to establish
fielding locations for the AMPV, in
order to train the Army’s Active
Component and Reserve Component,
including the Army National Guard,
Armored Brigade Combat Teams
(ABCTs), and other units at Army
installations in the United States,
consistent with the Army
Modernization Strategy. The AMPV is
the replacement for the M113 armored
personnel carrier, which dates back to
the 1960s. It is a major effort of the
Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle
Cross Functional Team. The proposed
action is needed to improve the safety
and survivability of soldiers and
provide for improved integrated
network capability and interoperability
across the spectrum of combat vehicle
mission roles.
The PEA includes some installationspecific analysis in addition to general
analyses that would be applicable to
most locations. This PEA serves as an
overview of the AMPV system and may
or may not require additional NEPA
analysis at individual installations. The
programmatic approach avoids
unnecessary duplicate NEPA analyses,
better informs decision makers, and
encourages active public involvement.
The installations considered for
fielding of the AMPV in the PEA and
draft FONSI are: Fort Benning, GA; Fort
Bliss, TX; Fort Bragg, NC; Fort
Campbell, KY; Fort Carson, CO; Fort
Gordon, GA; Fort Hood, TX; Fort Irwin,
CA; Fort Jackson, SC; Fort Lee, VA; Fort
Riley, KS; Fort Sill, OK; Fort Stewart,
GA; Joint Base Lewis McChord-Yakima
Training Center, WA; Joint Base San
Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and Joint
Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, TX
(Army Support Activity); Camp
Dawson-Kingwood, WV; Camp McCain,
MS; Orchard Combat Training Center,
ID; Camp Perry, OH; James A. Garfield
Joint Military Training Center, OH;
Camp Ravenna, OK; Camp Ripley, MN;
Camp Shelby, MS; Fort Indiantown Gap,
PA; Fort Pickett, VA; Gowen Field, ID;
McCrady Training Site, SC; MTA
Limestone Hills, MT, and the Volunteer
Training Site, TN.
The PEA analyzes the potential
environmental and socioeconomic
impacts associated with the Proposed
Action, including direct, indirect, and
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cumulative effects. The analysis
includes minimization measures,
standard operating procedures, and best
management practices routinely
employed by the installations to reduce
potential adverse effects of the proposed
action.
The Army identified one reasonable
alternative that would meet the purpose
of and need for the Proposed Action:
Field AMPV units to installations in
order to replace, on a one-to-one ratio,
the equivalent mission roles currently
fulfilled by M113 variants. The AMPV
would serve five mission roles currently
provided by the M113, and would also
include associated operational
activities, soldier training, and AMPV
maintenance activities. Though minor
adjustments in the variant mix may
occur, ABCT structures and manpower
would remain largely unchanged as a
result of AMPV fielding. Approximately
130 vehicles of the M113 family are part
of each ABCT, and each would be
replaced by an AMPV.
The Army also carried forward a No
Action Alternative for detailed analysis
in the PEA. While the No Action
Alternative would not satisfy the
purpose of or need for the proposed
action, this alternative was retained to
provide a comparative baseline against
which to analyze the effects of the
action alternative.
Resources analyzed in the PEA
include air quality, biological resources,
cultural resources, geological and soil
resources, land use and compatibility,
traffic and transportation, and water
resources. Based on the analysis
presented in the PEA, effects of the
proposed action on these resources are
expected to be negligible, minor, less
than significant, or significant but
mitigatable.
When considering implementing an
individual proposed action,
installations would complete the
environmental checklist for AMPV
fielding included in the PEA’s
appendices to determine whether tiering
from the PEA and FONSI would be
appropriate and what type of additional
site-specific NEPA documentation, if
any, would be required. If an
installation determines that it requires
additional NEPA analysis tiered from
the PEA, the installation would be
required to complete the appropriate
NEPA documentation before making
any irreversible and irretrievable
commitments of resources related to
that action. Tiering from the PEA, when
appropriate, would avoid or reduce the
costs of repetitive, similar analyses and
enable installations to focus resources
on only those site-specific
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environmental issues that require more
in-depth analyses.
Government agencies, Native
American Tribes, and the public are
invited to submit written comments on
the PEA and/or draft FONSI. The public
comment period begins with the
publication of this Notice of Availability
in the Federal Register and will last for
30 days. The PEA and draft FONSI are
available to the public on the U.S. Army
Environmental Command’s NEPA
Documents web page at https://
aec.army.mil/index.php?cID=352. If you
cannot access the PEA online, please
submit a request to the U.S. Army
Environmental Command at
usarmy.jbsa.aec.mbx@army.mil or via
mail at U.S. Army Environmental
Command, ATTN: Public Affairs, 2455
Reynolds Rd., Mail Stop 112, JBSA-Fort
Sam Houston, TX 78234–7588.
Following the public comment
period, the Army will consider all
public comments and prepare a Final
FONSI or Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement prior
to making a decision regarding the
Proposed Action. Comments must be
received or postmarked April 3, 2023 to
be considered during the decisionmaking process.
James W. Satterwhite Jr.,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Armored Multi-Purpose
Vehicle Fielding
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (Army) has completed a Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (PEA) analyzing the impacts of fielding the
Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) at various Army installations in
accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) and Army guidance. The Army
is making the PEA and a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
available for public comment. The PEA identifies no significant
environmental impacts from implementing the proposed action. The draft
FONSI concludes that preparing an environmental impact statement is not
required and, therefore, one will not be prepared.
DATES: Comments must be received by April 3, 2023 to be considered in
the preparation of the PEA.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent by mail to U.S. Army
Environmental Command, ATTN: AMPV Public Comments, 2455 Reynolds Rd.,
Mail Stop 112, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7588. Comments can also
be sent via email to: [email protected] with AMPV
Public Comments as the subject.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cathy Kropp with the U.S. Army
Environmental Command Public Affairs Office at (210) 466-1590 or at
(210) 466-1655 or send email to: [email protected] for assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army has prepared this PEA in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (Title 42 of
the United States Code Section 4321); Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) NEPA regulations (Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations CFR
parts 1500-1508); and the Army's NEPA implementing regulation,
Environmental Analysis of Army Actions (32 CFR part 651).
The proposed action is to field the AMPV to replace five mission
roles currently provided by M113s, to include associated operations,
soldier-training, and maintenance activities. The purpose of the
proposed action is to establish fielding locations for the AMPV, in
order to train the Army's Active Component and Reserve Component,
including the Army National Guard, Armored Brigade Combat Teams
(ABCTs), and other units at Army installations in the United States,
consistent with the Army Modernization Strategy. The AMPV is the
replacement for the M113 armored personnel carrier, which dates back to
the 1960s. It is a major effort of the Army's Next Generation Combat
Vehicle Cross Functional Team. The proposed action is needed to improve
the safety and survivability of soldiers and provide for improved
integrated network capability and interoperability across the spectrum
of combat vehicle mission roles.
The PEA includes some installation-specific analysis in addition to
general analyses that would be applicable to most locations. This PEA
serves as an overview of the AMPV system and may or may not require
additional NEPA analysis at individual installations. The programmatic
approach avoids unnecessary duplicate NEPA analyses, better informs
decision makers, and encourages active public involvement.
The installations considered for fielding of the AMPV in the PEA
and draft FONSI are: Fort Benning, GA; Fort Bliss, TX; Fort Bragg, NC;
Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Carson, CO; Fort Gordon, GA; Fort Hood, TX;
Fort Irwin, CA; Fort Jackson, SC; Fort Lee, VA; Fort Riley, KS; Fort
Sill, OK; Fort Stewart, GA; Joint Base Lewis McChord-Yakima Training
Center, WA; Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and Joint Base San
Antonio-Camp Bullis, TX (Army Support Activity); Camp Dawson-Kingwood,
WV; Camp McCain, MS; Orchard Combat Training Center, ID; Camp Perry,
OH; James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, OH; Camp Ravenna,
OK; Camp Ripley, MN; Camp Shelby, MS; Fort Indiantown Gap, PA; Fort
Pickett, VA; Gowen Field, ID; McCrady Training Site, SC; MTA Limestone
Hills, MT, and the Volunteer Training Site, TN.
The PEA analyzes the potential environmental and socioeconomic
impacts associated with the Proposed Action, including direct,
indirect, and
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cumulative effects. The analysis includes minimization measures,
standard operating procedures, and best management practices routinely
employed by the installations to reduce potential adverse effects of
the proposed action.
The Army identified one reasonable alternative that would meet the
purpose of and need for the Proposed Action: Field AMPV units to
installations in order to replace, on a one-to-one ratio, the
equivalent mission roles currently fulfilled by M113 variants. The AMPV
would serve five mission roles currently provided by the M113, and
would also include associated operational activities, soldier training,
and AMPV maintenance activities. Though minor adjustments in the
variant mix may occur, ABCT structures and manpower would remain
largely unchanged as a result of AMPV fielding. Approximately 130
vehicles of the M113 family are part of each ABCT, and each would be
replaced by an AMPV.
The Army also carried forward a No Action Alternative for detailed
analysis in the PEA. While the No Action Alternative would not satisfy
the purpose of or need for the proposed action, this alternative was
retained to provide a comparative baseline against which to analyze the
effects of the action alternative.
Resources analyzed in the PEA include air quality, biological
resources, cultural resources, geological and soil resources, land use
and compatibility, traffic and transportation, and water resources.
Based on the analysis presented in the PEA, effects of the proposed
action on these resources are expected to be negligible, minor, less
than significant, or significant but mitigatable.
When considering implementing an individual proposed action,
installations would complete the environmental checklist for AMPV
fielding included in the PEA's appendices to determine whether tiering
from the PEA and FONSI would be appropriate and what type of additional
site-specific NEPA documentation, if any, would be required. If an
installation determines that it requires additional NEPA analysis
tiered from the PEA, the installation would be required to complete the
appropriate NEPA documentation before making any irreversible and
irretrievable commitments of resources related to that action. Tiering
from the PEA, when appropriate, would avoid or reduce the costs of
repetitive, similar analyses and enable installations to focus
resources on only those site-specific environmental issues that require
more in-depth analyses.
Government agencies, Native American Tribes, and the public are
invited to submit written comments on the PEA and/or draft FONSI. The
public comment period begins with the publication of this Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register and will last for 30 days. The PEA
and draft FONSI are available to the public on the U.S. Army
Environmental Command's NEPA Documents web page at https://aec.army.mil/index.php?cID=352. If you cannot access the PEA online,
please submit a request to the U.S. Army Environmental Command at
[email protected] or via mail at U.S. Army Environmental
Command, ATTN: Public Affairs, 2455 Reynolds Rd., Mail Stop 112, JBSA-
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7588.
Following the public comment period, the Army will consider all
public comments and prepare a Final FONSI or Notice of Intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement prior to making a decision
regarding the Proposed Action. Comments must be received or postmarked
April 3, 2023 to be considered during the decision-making process.
James W. Satterwhite Jr.,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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