[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 106 (Monday, June 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30789-30790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2729]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for Base 
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and Other Army Actions at Fort Lee and 
Fort A.P. Hill, VA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Record of Decision (ROD).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of a ROD 
which summarizes the decision for implementing realignment actions as 
directed by the BRAC Commission at Fort Lee, Virginia and related 
actions at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the ROD please contact Ms. Carol 
Anderson, IMNE-LEE-PWE, 1816 Shop Road, Fort Lee, Virginia 23801-1604; 
E-mail address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anderson (Fort Lee) at (804) 734-
5071, or Ms. Terry Banks (Fort A.P. Hill) at (804) 633-8223, during 
normal business hours Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army has decided to proceed with 
implementing the Proposed Action consistent with the analysis in the

[[Page 30790]]

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (February 2007), supporting 
studies and comments provided during formal comment and review periods. 
The Proposed Action includes construction, renovation, and operation of 
proposed facilities to accommodate incoming military missions at Fort 
Lee. To implement the BRAC recommendations, Fort Lee 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 support the establishment 
of a Sustainment Center of Excellence, a Joint Center for Consolidated 
Transportation Management Training, and a Joint Center of Excellence 
for Culinary Training at Fort Lee; locate various offices of the 
Defense Contract Management Agency Headquarters at Fort Lee; and 
receive all components of the Defense Commissary Agency at Fort Lee. 
Additionally, facilities will be installed or constructed at Fort A.P. 
Hill to accommodate field training exercises and leadership skills 
training for Student Soldiers at Fort Lee. The No Action Alternative 
would not meet the Army's purpose and need for the Proposed Action as 
the BRAC realignment is required by Congress and needed for Army 
transformation to be effective.
    Special considerations was given to the effect of the Proposed 
Action on natural resources, cultural resources, traffic and the 
Petersburg National Battlefield. All practicable means to avoid or 
minimize environmental harm from the selected alternative have been 
adopted. The Army will minimize effects on all environmental and 
socioeconomic resources by implementing best management practices as 
described in the EIS. Mitigation measures, as described in the ROD, 
will be implemented (subject to the availability of funding) to 
minimize, avoid, or compensate for the adverse effects identified in 
the EIS at Fort Lee and Fort A.P. Hill for the following: Aesthetic and 
visual resources, noise, water resources, biological resources, 
cultural resources, and socioeconomics. The EIS identifies 
transportation projects that could eliminate adverse impacts from 
implementing the Proposed Action. The ROD describes the disposition of 
these projects and the approach the Army will take to mitigate traffic 
concerns. The ROD determines that implementing the Proposed Action 
reflects a proper balance between initiatives for protection of the 
environment, appropriate mitigation, and actions to achieve the Army's 
requirements.
    An electronic version of the ROD can be viewed or downloaded from 
the following Web site: http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/nepa_eis_docs.htm.

    Dated: May 25, 2007.
H.E. Wolfe,
Acting Principal Assistant Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army. 
(Environment, Safety and Occupational Health)
[FR Doc. 07-2729 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3710-08-M