Department of the Army September 23, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.