[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50615-50616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20507]


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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). Notices extending the public 
comment period by 60 days and 14 days were published on May 14, 2015 
(80 FR 27678) and July 31, 2015 (80 FR 45647), respectively. The 
purpose of this notice is to announce an additional 45 day extension of 
the public comment period to October 01, 2015 Eastern Daylight Time 
(E.D.T.) [October 2, 2015,

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Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)]. This extension is made in recognition 
of damage on Saipan from Typhoon Soudelor and the ongoing recovery 
effort.

DATES: The public comment period for the Draft EIS began on April 03, 
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 October 1, 
2015, EDT [October 2, 2015, ChST] for a total of 179 days. Mailed 
comments should be postmarked no later than October 1, 2015, EDT 
[October 2, 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 initially 
established a 60-day public comment period in lieu of the minimum 45-
day period required by NEPA implementing regulations. Notices extending 
the public comment period by 60 days and 14 days were published on May 
14, 2015 (80 FR 27678) and July 31, 2015 (80 FR 45647), respectively. 
Due to Typhoon Soudelor recovery efforts, the DoN is further extending 
the Draft EIS public comment period by 45 days to October 1, 2015, EDT 
[October 2, 2015, ChST] for a total of 179 days.

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

    Dated: August 13, 2015.
N.A. Hagerty-Ford,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-20507 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am]
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