[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 63133-63134] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-31036] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) AGENCY: U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Program Manager, Light Tactical Vehicles (PM LTV) has prepared a Life-Cycle Environmental Assessment (LCEA) which examines the potential impacts to the natural and human environmental from the life cycle activities of the Armored Security Vehicle (ASV). Based on the LCEA, PM LTV has determined that the proposed action is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. Therefore, the preparation of an environmental impact statement is not required and the Army is issuing this Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to, U.S. Army Tank- automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), ATTN: AMSTA-DSA-LT (ASV), Warren, MI 48397-5000 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or to obtain a copy of the ASV Life-Cycle Environmental Assessment contact Mr. Anthony Shaw, Weapon System Manager (810) 574-8654. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a. Proposed Action This LCEA examines the potential impacts to the natural and human environment from the procurement of the ASV to satisfy the Army's need for survivability in a Military Police (MP) mobile platform. The ASV will be used by MP three-man teams in highly exposed threat environments. Current funding is available to procure up to 195 vehicles. b. Environmental Impact The ASV life-cycle includes the transport of vehicles to test sites, testing, vehicle production, deployment and [[Page 63134]] operation of production vehicles and their eventual demilitarization. Potential environmental Impacts of these life-cycle stages may include Air Quality, Noise, Water, Soil and Groundwater, Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Wastes, and Flora, Fauna and Threatened or Endangered Species at each of these life-cycle phases. c. Additional Findings Impacts from the proposed action would be minimal and not significant for the following reasons: (1) The ASV will be used in its intended environment. This intended environment includes vehicle production and some testing at the Contractor's facility, and the remainder of life-cycle activities at Army installations and facilities. (2) The ASV is very similar to vehicles produced commercially and vehicles already in the Army inventory. It is being produced in low to moderate quantities and will not significantly increase the vehicle population at Army installations and facilities. (3) The overall environmental risk associated with the ASV is very low. It does not introduce any new technologies or processes. Vehicle life cycle activities do not introduce any potential environmental impacts that are not already currently mitigated by Army policy and procedures. (4) The ASV Project Manager has ensured that the Contractor producing the vehicle is environmentally compliant, has no permit violations, and has commercial practices for Hazardous Material Management and Pollution Prevention in production of the ASV. (5) The ASV Product Manager recognizes that Army installations and facilities have environmental plans and measures in place to address vehicle life cycle activities very similar to that of the ASV to prevent, mitigate and remediate environmental damage caused by vehicle operation. Vehicle operations at these Army installations and facilities are in conjunction with normal activities that are already addressed in their site specific environmental impact statements. d. Determination It is therefore concluded that this program: (1) Is not a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of human environment. (2) Will not have a significant impact on the environment. (3) Is not likely to be environmentally controversial. (4) Will not likely result in litigation based on environmental quality issues. (5) Does not require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Phillip O. Meengs, Project Manager, Light Tactical Vehicles. [FR Doc. 97-31036 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-08-M