[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50940-50941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17521]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for the Virginia 
Capes Range Complex and Notice of Request for Public Scoping Comments

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the public that the Department of the 
Navy is expanding the Virginia Capes (VACAPES) Range Complex 
Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS/OEIS) area of consideration and to invite the public to provide 
comments for consideration during preparation of the EIS/OEIS. Since 
the December 2006 EIS/OEIS scoping notice [FR 71143], potential shallow 
water inert mine warfare training areas have been identified in the 
southern portion of the Chesapeake Bay, south of latitude 37[deg] 25'N. 
The proposed training areas would consist of instrumented shapes placed 
temporarily for training purposes. Each of the two proposed training 
areas would be approximately one by four square nautical miles in area. 
Training in these mine warfare areas would not involve use of active 
sonar. Arrangement could vary periodically and location within the 
proposed training areas would vary depending on operational 
requirements; however shipping lanes will be avoided. Divers will be 
required to perform periodic maintenance and replacement of the 
instrumented shapes.
    Scoping comments previously submitted following publication of the 
December 2006 Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/OEIS for the VACAPES 
Range Complex are still valid and need not be resubmitted. The Navy 
encourages additional comments or concerns on the expanded area of 
consideration. VACAPES Range Complex requirements, additional EIS/OEIS 
information, proposed action background, alternatives, environmental 
considerations, and public participation inputs can be found at http://www.vacapesrangecomplexeis.com. More detailed information regarding 
this notice of intent can be found on the project Web site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Erin Swiader, Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command Atlantic, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia 
23508-1278; telephone: 757-322-4960. You may submit written comments to

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Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, 
Norfolk, Virginia 23508-1278, Attn: Code EV22 (VACAPES Range Complex 
EIS PM), facsimile: 757-322-4894. Comments will be accepted via mail, 
fax, and on the Web site at http://www.vacapesrangecomplexeis.com until 
September 30, 2007.

    Dated: August 30, 2007.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-17521 Filed 9-4-07; 8:45 am]
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