[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 25866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11971]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Availability of the Supplemental Environmental 
Assessment for the Pentagon Memorial

AGENCY: Washington Headquarters Services, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) Washington Headquarters 
Services (WHS) announces that a Supplemental Environmental Assessment 
(SEA) for the Pentagon Memorial is available for public review and 
comment within 30 days of the date of this publication. The Memorial is 
planned for the Pentagon Reservation.
    The SEA documents an evaluation of the environmental effects of the 
proposed Memorial in accord with the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969, as amended (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 to 4370b), Council of 
Environmental Quality (CEQ) implementing regulations (Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations, Parts 1500-1508), and DoD Instruction 4715.9, 
Environmental Planning and Analysis. The SEA is tiered to the Pentagon 
Reservation Master Plan Final Report of May 28, 1991 and the Final 
Environmental Assessment of May 28, 1991, developed for the 
comprehensive renovation of the Pentagon. The SEA identifies the 
purpose and need for the proposed action, alternative analysis of 
potential sites, and environmental consequences of the proposed action. 
Environmental consequences examined include potential impacts on air 
quality, noise, hazardous materials, natural/ecological features, land 
use and socio-economics, transportation, urban systems, and cultural 
resources.
    The proposed action associated with the Pentagon Memorial involves 
construction of a Memorial Park commemorating the September 11, 2001 
terrorist attack on the Pentagon and the 184 lives lost in the Pentagon 
and on American Airlines Flight 77. The proposed action, as directed by 
Congress, will be constructed within the limits of the Pentagon 
Reservation.
    The SEA is available on the Internet at http://memorial.pentagon.mil/
    For those with access or escort, copies are also available in the 
FOB2 Building Managers Office, Room 1030, and in the Pentagon Library 
Reference Center on the Pentagon Concourse.

DATES: Public comments are invited and must be either e-mailed or 
postmarked on or before June 13, 2003.

ADDRESSES: To request a copy of the SEA or provide comments, contact 
Michael Yopp at telephone: 703-693-8954, e-mail: 
[email protected], or mail: Pentagon Renovation Program, 100 
Boundary Channel Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Individuals also may 
download the SEA from the Web site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on the SEA, 
contact Michael Yopp at telephone: 703-693-8954, or e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 7, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-11971 Filed 5-13-03; 8:45 am]
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