[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7934]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Updated Pentagon Reservation Master Plan

AGENCY: Defense Facilities Directorate, Washington Headquarters 
Services, DoD.

ACTION: Notice; Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Updated Pentagon Reservation Master Plan.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD), Washington Headquarters 
Services (WHS) announces that an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 
Updated Pentagon Reservation Master Plan is available for public review 
and comment on or before 14 April 2005. The Master Plan involves the 
entire Pentagon Reservation to include all the main buildings and sub-
buildings within the Pentagon site in Arlington, Virginia, exclusive of 
the Navy Annex. A separate EA will be distributed for the Navy Annex, 
also known as the Naval Annex, Arlington Annex and Federal Office 
Building No. 2 (FOB2).
    The EA documents an evaluation of the environmental effects of the 
proposed updated Master Plan in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA, 42 U.S. Code 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 EA 
addresses the potential impacts and mitigation measures associated with 
the proposed action. Environmental consequences examined include 
potential impacts on socio-economic conditions, cultural and visual 
resources, transportation systems, physical and biological resources, 
utilities and infrastructure, and cumulative impacts.
    The Pentagon Reservation Master Plan constitutes a policy framework 
for the long-term development of the Master Plan area--an area of 
approximately 220 acres within the larger Pentagon Reservation. The 
Master Plan primarily focuses on the following improvements within the 
Master Plan area: Implementing new security measures; improving 
vehicular circulation; consolidating existing surface parking into 
parking structures; and increasing landscaped areas.
    The EA is available on the Internet at http://www.dtic.mil/ref/Safety/index.htm and in paper copy at the Arlington County Central 
Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201. For those with 
access or escort, copies are also available 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 11 May 2005.

ADDRESSES: To request a copy of the EA via e-mail or provide comments, 
contact Phyllis Kaplan at telephone: 703-614-4879, e-mail: 
[email protected], or WHS Defense Facilities Directorate, ETSD/
FEB, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 4A935, Washington, DC 20301-1155. 
Individuals also may download the EA from the website noted above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on the EA, 
contact Phyllis Kaplan at telephone: 703-614-4879 or e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 15, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-7934 Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
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