96-30604. Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), Cape Code, Massachusetts; Proposed Expansion

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 63832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30604]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army


Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Massachusetts 
Military Reservation (MMR), Cape Code, Massachusetts; Proposed 
Expansion

AGENCY: National Guard Bureau, Department of the Army.

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: The MAARNG is proposing the development of the following: 
rifle and machine gun ranges; battle course; urban training sites; unit 
training equipment site; aircraft control tower; fire station; aircraft 
generation facility; and an environmental building. The purpose of this 
action is to improve readiness, training, and safety in order to meet 
Army and Air National Guard training demands and comply with 
environmental requirements.
    This document addresses the environmental impacts of the ten 
proposed actions, reasonable alternatives and the impacts upon Guard 
readiness of taking no action. The proposed action and each alternative 
action consist of the following essential components: construction of 
modern rifle and machine gun ranges and infantry assault courses that 
better reflect realistic training conditions; expansion and update of 
maintenance and storage facility to accommodate upwards of 150 track 
and wheel vehicles that meet current occupational safety requirements; 
replacement of airfield facilities that increase safety and meet space 
and power requirements; and provide for more efficient administrative 
activities that serve safety, environmental and administrative demands.
    The DEIS will be available for public review for 90 days from the 
date the Notice of Availability is published in the Federal Register by 
the Environmental Protection Agency. The Massachusetts National Guard 
will conduct a series of four open houses (one in each of the four 
adjacent communities of Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich) as well 
as a formal public meeting to discuss concerns and comments on the 
DEIS. Specific locations, dates and times will be announced to those on 
the project mailing list (approximately 1,350 names) through the 
quarterly newsletter ``Focus,'' other weekly newspapers, and on the 
Massachusetts Military Reservation Environmental Impact Statement Web 
Page (http://www.tiac.net/users/mmreis).

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DIES Executive Summary of the full DEIS 
document will be made available to all addresses on the mailing list at 
their option or on request from the general public through 
advertisements in area newspapers concerning the availability of the 
DEIS. Additionally, copies of the entire DEIS and Executive Summary 
will be placed in each of the community public libraries cited herein 
as well as the MMR base library. Copies will also be sent to Federal, 
state, regional and local agencies and interested organizations and 
agencies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Captain Tracy Norris, Project Officer, Unified Environmental Planning 
Office, Building #1204, Camp Edwards, MA 02542; telephone (508) 968-
5824.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety, and 
Occupational Health) OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 96-30604 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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