[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25973-25974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10432]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Real Property Master 
Plan at the Presidio of Monterey, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Real Property Master 
Plan (RPMP) at the Presidio of Monterey (POM). The Final EIS analyzes 
and evaluates the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts 
associated with proposed development at two properties: the POM and the 
Ord Military Community (OMC), collectively referred to as the POM 
Installation.

DATES: The Army will execute a record of decision no earlier than 30 
days after publication of the NOA in the Federal Register by the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency.

ADDRESSES: Correspondence or questions regarding the Final EIS should 
be forwarded to U.S. Army Garrison, Directorate of Public Works, Master 
Planning Division (Attention: Robert Guidi), P.O. Box 5004, Presidio of 
Monterey, CA 93944-5004, or emailed to [email protected]. For 
media inquiries, please contact Daniel Carpenter, Presidio of Monterey 
Public Affairs, at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Guidi at (831) 242-7928 or 
via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed Action is intended to meet the 
ongoing mission requirements of the installation by implementing both 
short-range and long-range projects. Proposed facility improvements and 
phased construction are designed to sustain and enhance the 
professional standards established by the Defense Language Institute 
Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). Facilities, construction, 
improvements, renovations, replacements and upgrades ensure students, 
faculty, staff, military service members, and their Families would have 
modern facilities consistent with Army standards well into the 21st 
Century. The overall goal is to improve the learning environment and 
quality of life at the POM installation.
    The Final EIS identifies proposed development projects to be 
implemented over a 20-year planning horizon. There is one short-range 
project (POM Barracks Complex Phase I) scheduled to begin in late 2013. 
Construction of the long-range projects

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is projected between 2018 and 2025, extending out to 2030. Long-range 
projects include barracks, classrooms, other instructional buildings, 
facilities renovations, access control point (i.e., gates) upgrades, 
infrastructure modernization and other projects.
    Three alternatives are analyzed in the Final EIS:
    (1) Alternative 1--POM Centric. Under the POM Centric Alternative 
(Preferred Alternative), the majority of the proposed projects, such as 
barracks, classrooms and a dining facility, occur on the POM. Several 
new support facilities, such as the combined fire and police Emergency 
Services Center, are planned at the OMC. The Preferred Alternative 
preserves the centralized campus desired by the DLIFLC.
    (2) Alternative 2--POM and OMC. Under the POM and OMC Alternative, 
new construction is proposed at both locations. Some of the new 
classrooms and housing facilities are planned at the OMC instead of the 
POM. New construction is limited to Army-owned land on the OMC and in 
close proximity to the existing military housing.
    (3) No Action. Under the No-Action Alternative, the POM 
installation continues to operate under the existing but outdated 1983 
Master Plan without modern or upgraded facilities. This Alternative 
provides the environmental baseline conditions for comparing the 
impacts associated with the other two alternatives.
    The Final EIS addresses impacts from implementation of the Proposed 
Action to 16 resource areas. Impacts range from beneficial to no effect 
to significant. There could be significant impacts to cultural 
resources from the long-range projects, which are analyzed in the 
document at a programmatic level. The POM Installation has conducted 
and will engage in appropriate consultation under the National Historic 
Preservation Act. As project planning and design progresses, there 
could be requirements for supplemental environmental documentation and 
regulatory compliance, including adoption of mitigation measures. There 
are less than significant impacts to other resources. The EIS 
identifies mitigation to lessen the adverse impacts. Several changes to 
the proposed projects and to the Final EIS result from public and 
agency comments. These changes lessen the impacts on natural resources. 
Facilities are also planned to Leadership in Energy and Environmental 
Design standards to conserve resources.
    The U.S. Army plans to issue a Record of Decision following a 30-
day waiting period.
    Copies of the Final EIS are available at public libraries in the 
cities of Monterey, Pacific Grove and Seaside, and the Chamberlain 
Library on the OMC. An electronic version of the Final EIS can be 
viewed or downloaded from the POM Web site at http://www.monterey.army.mil/DPW/env_assessment.html.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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