[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 8974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-904]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) for Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Actions at Fort Belvoir, 
VA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of a 
DEIS which evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated 
with realignment actions directed by the Base Closure and Realignment 
(BRAC) Commission at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

DATES: The public comment period for the DEIS will end 60 days after 
publication of this NOA in the Federal Register by the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments on the DEIS to ATTN: EIS 
Comments, Fort Belvoir Directorate of Public Works, 9430 Jackson Loop, 
Suite 100, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-5116. E-mail comments may be 
sent to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Don Carr, Fort Belvoir Public 
Affairs Office, at (703) 805-2583, during normal business hours Monday 
through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject of the DEIS and the Proposed 
Action are the construction and renovation activities at Fort Belvoir 
associated with the BRAC-directed realignment of Fort Belvoir. The DEIS 
also updates the land use plan portion of the installation's Real 
Property Master Plan due to the substantial changes at the installation 
due to the proposed realignment.
    To implement the BRAC recommendations, Fort Belvoir will be 
receiving personnel, equipment, and missions from various closure and 
realignment actions within the Department of Defense. To implement the 
BRAC Commission recommendations, the Army will provide the necessary 
facilities, buildings, and infrastructure to accommodate personnel 
being realigned from the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS); 
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); various Army entities 
moving from leased space in the National Capital Region (NCR); U.S. 
Army Medical Command (MEDCOM); Program Executive Office, Enterprise 
Information System (PEO EIS); and Missile Defense Agency Headquarters 
Command Center (MDA HQCC). Details of the BRAC Commission's 
recommendations can be found at http://www.brac.gov.
    Alternatives in the DEIS include four alternative land use plans 
that contain alternative means of accommodating the units, agencies and 
activities being realigned to Fort Belvoir. These alternatives include: 
(1) Town Center Alternative, (2) City Center Alternative, (3) Satellite 
Campuses Alternative, and (4) Preferred Alternative. The Preferred 
Alternative contains various elements of the other land use 
alternatives, and includes construction, renovation, and operation of 
proposed facilities to accommodate incoming military missions as 
mandated by the 2005 BRAC Commission's recommendations for Fort 
Belvoir. The No Action Alternative is also addressed in the DEIS.
    The DEIS analyses indicate that implementation of the preferred 
alternative will have short and long-term, significant adverse impacts 
on the transportation network at Fort Belvoir and its surrounding area, 
moderate to significant impacts on biological resources, and long-term 
minor adverse and beneficial impacts on socioeconomic resources. Minor 
short and long-term adverse impacts on all other resources at the 
installation would potentially occur from implementation of the 
preferred alternative. The no action alternative provides the baseline 
conditions for comparison to the preferred alternative.
    The Army invites the general public, local governments, other 
Federal agencies, and state agencies to submit written comments or 
suggestions concerning the alternatives and analyses addressed in the 
DEIS. The public and government agencies are invited to participate in 
a public meeting where oral and written comments and suggestions will 
be received. The date, time, and place of the public meeting will be 
announced through the local media.
    An electronic version of the DEIS can be viewed or downloaded from 
the following URL: http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/nepa_eis_docs.htm.

    Dated: February 22, 2007.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health).
[FR Doc. 07-904 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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