[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 43091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16092]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement (PEIS) on Transportable Treatment Systems for Non-
Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel

AGENCY: Department of the Army, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: This ROD has been prepared by the Department of the Army in 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
President's Council on Environmental Quality regulation (40 CFR 1500-
1508), and Army Regulation 200-2. This decision is based on the 
analyses contained in the February 2001 Final PEIS on Transportable 
Treatment Systems for Non-Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel, the 
associated public and other input received in response to coordination 
of this document, and other considerations. The primary decisions 
reached in the ROD on transportable treatment systems are to: (1) 
Proceed with development and testing of the Rapid Response System and 
the Explosive Destruction System and make these systems available for 
deployment and (2) suspend further development and testing of the 
Munitions Management Device Versions One and Two (based on current 
program needs),; however, the Munitions Management Device technologies 
were determined to be environmentally safe and subsystems could be used 
in the future.

ADDRESSES: Questions on the ROD or requests for copies of the document 
should be directed to: Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization, 
ATTN: SFAE-CD-NP (Mr. John Gieseking/Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-4005 or via e-mail 
at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Gieseking at (410) 436-3768 
or by fax at (410) 436-8737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PEIS was used to help the Army make this 
program-level decision with input from the public. The Army's Product 
Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel has analyzed the potential 
environmental and socioeconomic consequences of two alternative courses 
of action in the Final PEIS with Respect to the Army's chemical 
demilitarization responsibilities. These alternatives are: (1) 
Completing development and testing of the transportable chemical 
treatment systems and making them available to be used where needed and 
appropriate to process non-stockpile chemical warfare materiel and (2) 
the no-action alternative, under which the Army would discontinue the 
development of the transportable treatment systems and continue to 
store non-stockpile chemical warfare materiel until other suitable 
technologies are developed.
    Copies of the ROD can also be obtained by calling Ms. Louise Dyson, 
Public outreach and Information Office, Office of the Program Manager 
for Chemical Demilitarization, at 1-800-488-0648 or (410) 436-3445; fax 
(410) 436-8737; or e-mail at [email protected]. The ROD, 
as well as the Final PEIS, may be accessed at the following web site: 
http://www-pmcd.apgea.army.mil.

    Dated: June 18, 2002.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA(I&E).
[FR Doc. 02-16092 Filed 6-25-02; 8:45 am]
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