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[FR Doc No: 94-20225]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIS) for Mission Expansion/Multiple Construction at Camp 
Grayling, MI

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: It was determined that the FEIS adequately addressed the 
biological, physical, socioeconomic, and cultural impacts of the 
selected alternative. Consideration was also given to the Army's need 
to provide the best training facilities possible utilizing state-of-
the-art training methods. It concludes that the process followed in 
preparing this FEIS was administratively correct and that the selected 
alternative complies with all applicable State and Federal laws and 
regulations and includes mitigation and monitoring (Sections V and VI 
of the ROD).
    This Record of Decision explains the rationale for, and authorizes 
continued actions toward, implementing the following three projects:
    Two vehicle storage buildings (totaling 71,000 square feet) will be 
constructed at the site of a current vehicle storage and maintenance 
facility using standard commercial building practices. This will allow 
equipment prone to leaks to be stored in buildings with concrete 
floors, improving Camp Grayling's ability to contain any leaked fuel, 
oil or hydraulic fluid.
    The proposed replacement of the bulk fuel dispensing/storage 
facility will provide a more convenient facility that is more 
physically secure and environmentally safe. The new bulk fuel storage 
facility will have a capacity between 100,000 and 150,000 gallons of 
fuel for military vehicles. All fuel storage tanks will be above-
ground.
    The purpose of the Multi-Purpose Range Complex, Heavy, Reduced 
(MPRC-H-R), is twofold. First, it is designed to upgrade a WWII era 
armor training range, which is currently inadequate, to allow training 
to current U.S. Army standards. Second, it is designed to simulate a 
battlefield and will provide more effective combat training than the 
current facility. This project replaces four existing ranges and will 
result in a facility better able to protect natural resources from 
effects of armor training.
    In making the decision, consideration was given to the impacts 
addressed in the FEIS, scoping meetings, transcripts, public hearings, 
and all oral and written comments received during the public comment 
periods associated with the preparation of the FEIS.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of Decision will be mailed to 
individuals who participated in the ROD's public comment process or who 
request a copy. Copies will also be placed in the local public library 
and a summary printed in a display advertisement in two local 
newspapers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Gregory N. Huntington, Environmental Manager, Michigan Department 
of Military Affairs, 2500 S. Washington Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 
48913-5101.

    Dated: August 12, 1994.
Lewis D. Walker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety, and 
Occupational Health), OASA (IL&E).
[FR Doc. 94-20225 Filed 8-17-94; 8:45 am]
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