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[FR Doc No: 94-30333]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIS) for Continued Military Training Use of National Forest 
Lands at Camp Shelby, MS

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 impact of the Army's 
proposal to continue the use, for military training purposes, of the 
National Forest Lands at Camp Shelby under a Special Use Permit from 
the Forest Service.
    As a result of the Record of Decision, the Army will: seek a 
Special Use Permit from the Forest Service for continued military 
training, operation and maintenance activities on the National Forest 
Lands at Camp Shelby; reconfigure tracked vehicle maneuver areas to 
avoid use of the Leaf River Wildlife Management Area and to maximize 
available tracked vehicle training areas evaluated in the FEIS; and 
design, construct, operate and maintain certain facilities described 
and evaluated in the FEIS.
    In making the decision, consideration was given to the impacts 
addressed in the FEIS, scoping meeting transcripts, public hearings, 
all oral and written comments received during the public comment period 
associated with the preparation of the FEIS; constraints of the 
framework of the Forest Service Record of Decision; and the mandate for 
the National Guard and Reserve Components to shoulder more of the 
Defense burden and to achieve levels of mobilization readiness 
unprecedented in the history of this country.
    The decision described in the ROD is a combination of designated 
training areas and projects evaluated in the FEIS. This decision best 
meets the training needs of the Army, while allowing for good 
stewardship and management of the land. The Army will take measures to 
ensure that the construction and training activities associated with 
the military use of Forest Service lands at Camp Shelby are consistent 
with Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations.
    Copies of the Army's ROD have been mailed to individuals who 
participated in the public comment process, or who requested a copy of 
the FEIS or Summary of the FEIS. Copies have also been sent to city, 
county, state, and federal officials, and civil organizations. In 
addition, the ROD has been mailed to numerous Mississippi public 
libraries, including those in Jackson, Hattiesburg, Pascagoula, 
Gulfport, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, Wiggins, Beaumont, McLain, New 
Augusta, and Laurel, as well as to several college libraries including 
University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi State University, and 
University of Mississippi.

ADDRESSES:  For more information on the ROD, contact Colonel Woodrow G. 
Lyon, Training Site Commander, Camp Shelby Training Site, Camp Shelby, 
Mississippi 39407-5500, commercial telephone (601) 584-2764.

    Dated: December 5, 1994.
Lewis D. Walker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA (IL&E).
[FR Doc. 94-30333 Filed 12-8-94; 8:45 am]
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