[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 3901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1380]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Naval 
Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Mission Activities

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 improve the Naval Surface Warfare Center 
Panama City Division's (NSWC PCD's) capabilities to conduct new and 
increased research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) 
operations for the Navy and its Department of Defense customers within 
three military warning areas W-151, W-155, and W-470 and St. Andrew 
Bay, collectively known as the NSWC PCD Study Area. The proposed action 
is required for the Navy to successfully meet current and future 
national and global defense challenges by developing a robust 
capability to research, develop, test, and evaluate systems within the 
NSWC PCD Study Area. In its decision, the Navy considered applicable 
laws, regulations and executive orders, including an analysis of the 
effects of its actions outside the U.S. or its territories under 
Executive Order (EO) 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major 
Federal Actions.
    The proposed action will be accomplished as set out in Alternative 
2, described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) as the 
preferred alternative. Implementation of the preferred alternative 
could begin immediately.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision (ROD) has been 
distributed to all those individuals who requested a copy of the FEIS 
and agencies and organizations that received a copy of the FEIS. The 
complete text of the Navy's ROD is available for public viewing on the 
project Web site at: http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/panamacity/environment/docs.aspx along with copies of the FEIS and supporting 
documents. Single copies of the ROD will be made available upon request 
by contacting EIS Team Lead, Mrs. Carmen Ferrer, Naval Surface Warfare 
Center Panama City Division, Code CX06, 110 Vernon Avenue, Panama City, 
FL 32407-7001, telephone number 850-234-4146.

    Dated: January 19, 2010.
A.M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-1380 Filed 1-22-10; 8:45 am]
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