[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-30333]
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[Federal Register: December 9, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for Continued Military Training Use of National Forest
Lands at Camp Shelby, MS
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: It was determined that the FEIS adequately addressed the
biological, physical, socioeconomic and cultural impact of the Army's
proposal to continue the use, for military training purposes, of the
National Forest Lands at Camp Shelby under a Special Use Permit from
the Forest Service.
As a result of the Record of Decision, the Army will: seek a
Special Use Permit from the Forest Service for continued military
training, operation and maintenance activities on the National Forest
Lands at Camp Shelby; reconfigure tracked vehicle maneuver areas to
avoid use of the Leaf River Wildlife Management Area and to maximize
available tracked vehicle training areas evaluated in the FEIS; and
design, construct, operate and maintain certain facilities described
and evaluated in the FEIS.
In making the decision, consideration was given to the impacts
addressed in the FEIS, scoping meeting transcripts, public hearings,
all oral and written comments received during the public comment period
associated with the preparation of the FEIS; constraints of the
framework of the Forest Service Record of Decision; and the mandate for
the National Guard and Reserve Components to shoulder more of the
Defense burden and to achieve levels of mobilization readiness
unprecedented in the history of this country.
The decision described in the ROD is a combination of designated
training areas and projects evaluated in the FEIS. This decision best
meets the training needs of the Army, while allowing for good
stewardship and management of the land. The Army will take measures to
ensure that the construction and training activities associated with
the military use of Forest Service lands at Camp Shelby are consistent
with Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations.
Copies of the Army's ROD have been mailed to individuals who
participated in the public comment process, or who requested a copy of
the FEIS or Summary of the FEIS. Copies have also been sent to city,
county, state, and federal officials, and civil organizations. In
addition, the ROD has been mailed to numerous Mississippi public
libraries, including those in Jackson, Hattiesburg, Pascagoula,
Gulfport, Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, Wiggins, Beaumont, McLain, New
Augusta, and Laurel, as well as to several college libraries including
University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi State University, and
University of Mississippi.
ADDRESSES: For more information on the ROD, contact Colonel Woodrow G.
Lyon, Training Site Commander, Camp Shelby Training Site, Camp Shelby,
Mississippi 39407-5500, commercial telephone (601) 584-2764.
Dated: December 5, 1994.
Lewis D. Walker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health) OASA (IL&E).
[FR Doc. 94-30333 Filed 12-8-94; 8:45 am]
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