[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59054-59055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23797]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Enhanced Training and 
Operations at the National Guard Training Center--Fort Indiantown Gap, 
PA

AGENCY: National Guard Bureau; Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Guard Bureau announces the availability of the 
ROD, which explains the decision to proceed with 11 construction and 
enhancement actions at the National Guard Training Center at Fort 
Indiantown Gap. Three of

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the 11 actions are large-scale projects: Construction of a Multi-
Purpose Training Range; Expansion of a Tactical Vehicle Training 
Complex and Improvement to the Muir Army Airfield Complex, including a 
lengthened runway. The remaining eight actions are smaller actions that 
will result in few adverse impacts to resources. The Enhanced Training 
and Operations at the National Guard Training Center at Fort Indiantown 
Gap FEIS complies with all applicable requirements and adequately 
addresses the biological, physical, socio-economic, and cultural 
impacts from implementing the proposed action.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the ROD may be obtained by writing to Captain 
Geoffrey Lincoln, NGTC-FTIG EIS Project Officer, NGTC-FTIG, 
Environmental Section, 1119 Utility Road, Annville, Pennsylvania 17003-
5002 or Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Cleaver, NGTC-FTIG Public 
Affairs Officer (PAO), PADMVA Headquarters, Building 0-47, Annville, 
Pennsylvania 17003-5002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Lincoln at (717) 861-5248 or 
Lieutenant Colonel Cleaver at (717) 861-8468.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS evaluated in-depth the potential 
impacts of three alternatives: (1) Preferred Project Alternative: 
implement all 11 proposed actions, including 42 component projects; (2) 
Competing Build Alternative: implement modified versions of the three 
large-scale actions and elements of the other eight actions; and (3) No 
Action Alternative: do not implement any of the 11 proposed actions. 
The FEIS concluded that the Preferred Project Alternative would result 
in the least impacts to the environment while meeting the stated 
purpose of and need for the proposed actions. The construction and 
enhancement actions are necessary to upgrade the site's capabilities 
over the next several years to meet current and future missions and 
needs of the Pennsylvania National Guard and other military users. The 
FEIS identifies mitigation measures to minimize impacts from the 
actions. Unmitigable impacts are expected to occur to local topography, 
forest resources and to four-acre Shuey Lake, located on the 
installation. Impacts to special status species, including the Regal 
Fritillary Butterfly and other resource areas, could be mitigated to 
less-than-significant levels.

    Dated: September 10, 2002.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I&E).
[FR Doc. 02-23797 Filed 9-18-02; 8:45 am]
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