[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 154 (Friday, August 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 45021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3911]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for Base 
Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Actions at Fort Belvoir, VA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Record of Decision.

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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 Belvoir, Virginia. The decision 
places 8,500 new employees at Fort Belvoir's Engineer Proving Ground; 
places 5,500 personnel on Fort Belvoir's Main Post, and defers a 
decision on 6,200 personnel.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the ROD please contact the Fort Belvoir 
Directorate of Public Works, 9430 Jackson Loop, Suite 100, Fort 
Belvoir, Virginia 22060-5116; e-mail address: [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 Army has decided to implement the 
Preferred Alternative (with exceptions noted below) identified in the 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (June 2007), supporting studies, 
and comments provided during formal comment and review periods. The 
Preferred Alternative includes construction, renovation, and operation 
of proposed facilities to accommodate incoming military missions and 
activities at Fort Belvoir as mandated by the BRAC Commission's 
recommendations. The preferred alternative also includes an updated 
land use plan, a portion of the installation's Real Property Master 
Plan. To implement the BRAC Commission 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 Systems (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. 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.
    Two elements of the EIS's Preferred Alternative were not selected 
for implementation in the ROD. First, no decision is being made at this 
time for siting of the WHS group, designated for the Engineer Proving 
Ground in the EIS. There will be a subsequent decision for this 
organization, following analysis of different alternatives. The ROD 
also does not include building of the Family Travel Camp on Fort 
Belvoir's Main Post.
    Special consideration was given to the effect of the Preferred 
Alternative on natural resources, cultural resources, traffic and 
transportation, socioeconomic resources, and air quality. Many means to 
avoid or minimize environmental harm from the selected alternative have 
been adopted. Other mitigation measures identified in the EIS were not 
adopted, primarily because of a lack of funding. The Army will minimize 
effects on all environmental and socioeconomic resources by 
implementing the best management practices described in the EIS.
    As determined in the EIS, implementing the Preferred Alternative 
will have short- and long-term significant adverse impacts on the 
transportation network at Fort Belvoir and its surrounding area. The 
ROD states that implementing the Preferred Alternative reflects a 
proper balance among 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: August 7, 2007.
H.E. Wolfe,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety 
and Occupational Health).
[FR Doc. 07-3911 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am]
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