[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 159 (Friday, October 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60382-60383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22709]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIS) for Activities Associated With Future Programs at the 
U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, UT

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This announces the availability of the FEIS for Activities 
Associated with Future Programs at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground 
(DPG). The FEIS provides information on potential effects to the human 
and physical environment resulting from present and reasonably 
foreseeable future activities that have been or may be undertaken by 
the various proponent units and organizations at DPG. Mitigation of 
these potential effects is also considered in the FEIS.

DATES: The waiting period for the FEIS will end 30 days after 
publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register by 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the FEIS should be forwarded to: 
Commander, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, ATTN: CSTE-DTC-DP-PA (Final 
EIS), Dugway, UT 84022-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula Nicholson at (435) 831-3409 
or by e-mail at [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed Action (preferred alternative) 
for the FEIS included continuation of existing DPG activities 
(including but not limited to chemical and biological defensive 
testing, other testing programs, training, real property management, 
and environmental management) with future increases in most testing and 
training operating areas. Additionally, the Proposed Action included 
diversification of DPG operations and implementation of a Summary 
Development Plan identifying real property planning recommendations for 
DPG.
    The FEIS considered two action alternatives to the Proposed Action 
and a No Action alternative. The two action alternatives were: (1) 
Decreased mission with a major reduction in operations at DPG and (2) a 
maximum expanded mission with major increases in most operating areas 
compared to current DPG operations.
    The No Action alternative represents the status quo and assumes 
that existing DPG operations would continue at approximately their 
current rates into the foreseeable future. All existing actions, 
associated mitigation measures and mitigative planning strategies would 
continue to be implemented under the No Action alternative.
    Anyone wishing to receive a copy of the FEIS or the Executive 
Summary may write to U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, ATTN: CSTE-DTC-
DP-PA (Paula Nicholson), Dugway, UT 84022-5000 or through the Web site 
at www.dugway.army.mil.
    The full FEIS and Executive Summary will be available at the 
following locations for review purposes only (no extra copies of the 
documents will be available at these locations): Whitmore Library, 2197 
East 7000 South (Ft. Union Blvd.), Salt Lake City; University of Utah, 
J. Willard Marriott Library, 15th East and South Campus Drive, Salt 
Lake City; Dugway Public Library, 5124 Kister Avenue, Dugway; Tooele 
City Public Library, 128 W. Vine Street, Tooele.

    Dated: October 1, 2004.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I&E).
[FR Doc. 04-22709 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am]
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