[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 130 (Monday, July 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 38424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15246]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Record of Decision for Hawaii Range Complex

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Decision and Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (Navy), after carefully weighing 
the operational and environmental consequences of the proposed action, 
announces its decision to support and conduct current and emerging 
Department of Defense (DoD) training and research, development, test, 
and evaluation (RDT&E) activities in the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC), 
and upgrade or modernize range complex capabilities to enhance and 
sustain training and RDT&E. The Navy considered applicable Executive 
Orders, including an analysis of the environmental effects of its 
actions outside the United States or its territories under the 
provisions of Executive Order 12114 (Environmental Effects Abroad of 
Major Federal Actions) and the requirements of Executive Order 12898 
(Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low Income Populations). The proposed action will be 
accomplished as set out in Alternative 3, described in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS/OEIS) as the preferred alternative. Implementation of the 
preferred alternative could begin immediately. Because the Navy is 
required by section 5062 of Title 10 of the United States Code to 
organize, train, equip, and maintain combat-ready forces, ongoing 
training and RDT&E activities within the HRC will continue at current 
levels in the event that the proposed action is not implemented.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision (ROD) has been 
distributed to all those individuals who requested a copy of the Final 
EIS/OEIS and agencies and organizations that received a copy of the 
Final EIS/OEIS. The full text of the ROD is available for public 
viewing at http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/downloads.aspx. 
Single copies of the ROD will be made available upon request by 
contacting the Public Affairs Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, 
Attn: HRC EIS/OEIS ROD, P.O. Box 128, Kekaha, Hawaii 96752-0128; e-
mail: [email protected]; or calling the Public Affairs Officer at 
telephone: 866-767-3347.

    Dated: June 26, 2008.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, 
Administrative Law Division, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-15246 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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