[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 27678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11674]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On April 03, 2015, the Department of Navy (DoN) published a 
Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement 
for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military 
Training (80 FR 18385, April 03, 2015). The purpose of this notice is 
to announce an extension of the 60-day public comment period. The 
public comment period will be extended by 60 days to end on August 3, 
2015 Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.) [August 4, 2015, Chamorro Standard 
Time (ChST)].

DATES: The extended 120-day public comment period for the Draft EIS 
began on April 3, 2015, EDT [April 04, 2015, ChST] with the publication 
of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register by the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, and with this extension, will end on 
August 3, 2015, EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST]. Mailed comments should be 
postmarked no later than August 3, 2015, EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST] to 
ensure they are considered.

ADDRESSES: The public may provide comments through the project Web site 
at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com, or by mail at: Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Attn: 09PA, Public Affairs 
Office, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, JBPHH, HI 96860-3134.
    The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to federal and local agencies, 
elected officials, and other interested individuals and organizations. 
The Draft EIS/OEIS is available for public review at 
www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com, and at the following libraries:
    (1) Joeten Kiyu Public Library, Saipan; (2) Northern Marianas 
College Olympio T. Borja Memorial Library, Saipan; (3) Tinian Public 
Library, Tinian; (4) Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota Public Library, 
Rota; (5) University of Guam Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Guam; 
(6) Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library, Guam.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN's proposed action is to establish 
live-fire Range Training Areas (RTAs) within the CNMI to address the 
U.S. Pacific Command Service Components' unfilled unit level and 
combined level training requirements in the Western Pacific. The DoN 
recognizes that public comments are an essential part of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Accordingly, the DoN 
established a 60-day public comment period in lieu of the minimum 45-
day period required by NEPA implementing regulations. In response to 
requests by CNMI officials, Federal resource agencies, and the public, 
the DoN has extended the Draft EIS 60-day public comment period by a 
heretofore additional 60 days to August 3, 2015, EDT [August 4, 2015, 
ChST].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CNMI Joint Military Training EIS/OEIS 
Project Manager by email via the project Web site 
(www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com).

    Dated: May 11, 2015.
N.A. Hagerty-Ford
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-11674 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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