[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 17784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8897]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Ballistic Missile Defense System

AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is publishing this notice to 
announce its intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement (PEIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 and the Council on Environmental Quality implementing 
regulations. This PEIS will assess environmental issues associated with 
the proposed action, foreseeable future actions, and their reasonable 
alternatives, including the no action alternative, and as appropriate, 
cumulative effects. This PEIS will support decisions to meet the 
fundamental objectives of the MDA's mission to test, develop, transfer 
to deployment, and to plan for decommissioning activities for a 
Ballistic Missile Defense System to defend the forces and territories 
of the United States (U.S.), its Allies, and friends against all 
classes of ballistic missile threats, in all phases of flight.
    Scoping: Public scoping meetings will be conducted as a part of the 
PEIS process to ensure opportunity for all interested government and 
private organizations, and the general public to identify their issues 
of concern they believe should be addressed in the content of the PEIS. 
Schedule and location for the public scoping meetings are:

[sbull] April 30, 2003, 6 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Dr., 
Arlington, VA.
[sbull] May 06, 2003, 6 p.m., Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J. St., 
Sacramento, CA.
[sbull] May 08, 2003, 6 p.m., Sheraton Hotel, 401 E. 6th Ave., 
Anchorage, AK.
[sbull] May 13, 2003, 6 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 1956 Ala Moana Blvd., 
Honolulu, HI

    For those that cannot attend the public scoping meetings, written 
comments via the U.S. mail, or e-mail are encouraged. Comments should 
clearly identify and describe the specific issue(s) or topics that the 
PEIS should address. Comments are welcomed anytime throughout the PEIS 
process. Formal opportunities for comment and participation include: 
(1) Public scoping meetings; (2) anytime during the process via mail, 
telephone, fax, or e-mail; (3) during review, public hearings, and 
comment on the Draft PEIS; and, (4) review of the Final PEIS. 
Interested parties may also request to be included on the mailing list 
for public distribution of the PEIS.
    To ensure sufficient time to consider issues identified during the 
public scoping meeting period, comments should be submitted to one of 
the addresses listed below no later than June 12, 2003. Additional 
information regarding the development of the BMDS PEIS is available on 
the public participation Web site http://www.acq.osd.mil/bmdo.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, statements, and/or questions regarding 
scoping issues should be addressed to: MDA BMDS PEIS, c/o ICF 
Consulting, 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031, Phone (Toll Free) 1-
877-MDA-PEIS (1-877-632-7347), Fax (Toll Free) 1-877-851-5451, E-mail 
[email protected], Web site http://www.acq.osd.mil/bmdo.

    Dated: April 7, 2003.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-8897 Filed 4-10-03; 8:45 am]
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