[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 19 (Friday, January 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5650-5651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2054]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Record of Decision for Southern California Range 
Complex

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DON), after carefully weighing the 
operational, and environmental consequences of the proposed action, 
announces its decision to support and conduct current, emerging, and 
future military readiness activities in the Southern California (SOCAL) 
Range Complex, to include San Clemente Island (SCI), as necessary to 
achieve and sustain Fleet readiness, including Navy training; 
Department of Defense (DoD) or other federal agency research, 
development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) activities; and investment in 
range resources and range infrastructure, all in furtherance of the 
Navy's statutory obligations under Title 10 of the United States Code 
governing the roles and responsibilities of the Navy. In its decision, 
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 (EO) 12114, 
Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, and the 
requirements of EO 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 
2, described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/

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OEIS) as the preferred alternative. Implementation of the preferred 
alternative could begin immediately. Because of the Navy's Title 10 
requirements to organize, train, equip, and maintain combat-ready 
forces, ongoing training and RDT&E activities within the SOCAL Range 
Complex will continue at current levels in the event that the preferred 
alternative 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 Navy's ROD is available for public 
viewing on the project Web site at http://www.socalrangecomplexeis.com, 
along with copies of the Final EIS/OEIS and supporting documents. 
Single copies of the ROD will be made available upon request by 
contacting Mr. Kent Randall, Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
Southwest, Code OPME, 2730 McKean Street, Building 291, San Diego, CA 
92136-5198, Telephone: 619-556-2168.

    Dated: January 27, 2009.
A. M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-2054 Filed 1-29-09; 8:45 am]
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