97-31036. Armored Security Vehicle (ASV)

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63133-63134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31036]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Armored Security Vehicle (ASV)

AGENCY: U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Program Manager, Light Tactical Vehicles (PM LTV) has 
prepared a Life-Cycle Environmental Assessment (LCEA) which examines 
the potential impacts to the natural and human environmental from the 
life cycle activities of the Armored Security Vehicle (ASV). Based on 
the LCEA, PM LTV has determined that the proposed action is not a major 
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment, within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) of 1969. Therefore, the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement is not required and the Army is issuing this Finding 
of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to, U.S. Army Tank-
automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), ATTN: AMSTA-DSA-LT (ASV), 
Warren, MI 48397-5000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information, or to obtain a copy of the ASV Life-Cycle 
Environmental Assessment contact Mr. Anthony Shaw, Weapon System 
Manager [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

a. Proposed Action

    This LCEA examines the potential impacts to the natural and human 
environment from the procurement of the ASV to satisfy the Army's need 
for survivability in a Military Police (MP) mobile platform. The ASV 
will be used by MP three-man teams in highly exposed threat 
environments. Current funding is available to procure up to 195 
vehicles.

b. Environmental Impact

    The ASV life-cycle includes the transport of vehicles to test 
sites, testing, vehicle production, deployment and

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operation of production vehicles and their eventual demilitarization. 
Potential environmental Impacts of these life-cycle stages may include 
Air Quality, Noise, Water, Soil and Groundwater, Hazardous Materials 
and Hazardous Wastes, and Flora, Fauna and Threatened or Endangered 
Species at each of these life-cycle phases.

c. Additional Findings

    Impacts from the proposed action would be minimal and not 
significant for the following reasons:
    (1) The ASV will be used in its intended environment. This intended 
environment includes vehicle production and some testing at the 
Contractor's facility, and the remainder of life-cycle activities at 
Army installations and facilities.
    (2) The ASV is very similar to vehicles produced commercially and 
vehicles already in the Army inventory. It is being produced in low to 
moderate quantities and will not significantly increase the vehicle 
population at Army installations and facilities.
    (3) The overall environmental risk associated with the ASV is very 
low. It does not introduce any new technologies or processes. Vehicle 
life cycle activities do not introduce any potential environmental 
impacts that are not already currently mitigated by Army policy and 
procedures.
    (4) The ASV Project Manager has ensured that the Contractor 
producing the vehicle is environmentally compliant, has no permit 
violations, and has commercial practices for Hazardous Material 
Management and Pollution Prevention in production of the ASV.
    (5) The ASV Product Manager recognizes that Army installations and 
facilities have environmental plans and measures in place to address 
vehicle life cycle activities very similar to that of the ASV to 
prevent, mitigate and remediate environmental damage caused by vehicle 
operation. Vehicle operations at these Army installations and 
facilities are in conjunction with normal activities that are already 
addressed in their site specific environmental impact statements.

d. Determination

    It is therefore concluded that this program:
    (1) Is not a major federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of human environment.
    (2) Will not have a significant impact on the environment.
    (3) Is not likely to be environmentally controversial.
    (4) Will not likely result in litigation based on environmental 
quality issues.
    (5) Does not require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Phillip O. Meengs,
Project Manager, Light Tactical Vehicles.
[FR Doc. 97-31036 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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