[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60687-60688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24481]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Record of Decision for the U.S. Marine Corps Basewide Water 
Infrastructure Project at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of record of decision.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 
4332(2)(c), the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for 
Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal 
Regulations [CFR] parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy (DoN) 
NEPA regulations (32 CFR part 775), and the Marine Corps Environmental 
Compliance and Protection Manual (Marine Corps Order P5090.2A, Change 
2), the DoN announces its decision to upgrade and improve the Basewide 
water infrastructure at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California 
(MCBCP). More specifically, the DoN has decided to implement 
Alternative 5, the Preferred Alternative of the Basewide Water 
Infrastructure Improvements Final Environmental

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Impact Statement (EIS), which entails two separate projects to 
construct, operate, and maintain water infrastructure upgrades, 
expansions, and improvements at MCBCP. These potable water 
infrastructure improvements will include construction, operation, and 
maintenance of a new Northern Advanced Water Treatment plant and 
associated facilities, an effluent discharge system, and connection of 
the MCBCP northern and southern water systems. All practical means to 
avoid or minimize environmental impacts resulting from implementation 
of the Preferred Alternative have been adopted.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The complete text of the Record of Decision 
is available for public viewing on the project Web site at http://www.marines.mil/unit/basecamppendleton/Pages/BaseStaffandAgencies/Environmental/EAEIS/Home.aspx along with the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS). For further information, contact Mr. Jesse Martinez, 
EIS Project Manager, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, California 92132-
5190, 619-532-3844 or [email protected].

    Dated: September 25, 2012.
D.G. Zimmerman,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-24481 Filed 10-3-12; 8:45 am]
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