98-18449. Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Fielding of the ``Generator, Mechanical Smoke: For Dual Purpose Unit, M56'' and the ``Generator Smoke Mechanical: Mechanized Smoke Obscurant System M58''

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18449]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant 
Impact for the Fielding of the ``Generator, Mechanical Smoke: For Dual 
Purpose Unit, M56'' and the ``Generator Smoke Mechanical: Mechanized 
Smoke Obscurant System M58''

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of the 
final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FNSI) for the Fielding of the ``Generator, 
Mechanical Smoke: For Dual Purpose Unit, M56'' and the ``Generator 
Smoke Mechanical: Mechanized Smoke Obscurant System M58.'' The Army 
published a notice of availability in the Federal Register of the 
drafts for both the PEA and FNSI on April 27, 1998 (63 FR 20615), which 
initiated a 30-day period for public review and comment. The public 
review and comment period ended on May 27, 1998.
    The Army's proposed action is to field the M56 and M58 to Army 
installations across the Nation for use in visual and infrared 
training. The PEA discloses the general types of impacts and effects on 
all relevant aspects of the human environment (e.g., flora, fauna, air, 
soil, water and human health) that will likely result from use of the 
graphite module in training. See PEA, pages 55-65. Receiving 
installations will be required to prepare site-specific analyses in 
which they consider the intensity of impacts associated with the 
emission of graphite particles into the local environment, and, if 
appropriate, develop mitigation measures.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the final PEA and FNSI may be obtained by writing 
to Commander, U.S. Army Environmental Center, ATTN:SFIM-AEC-
 (Mr. Hankus), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5401 or by 
calling [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No public comments were received following 
the 30-day comment period on the draft PEA and finding. As a result, 
the Army has finalized the FNSI and will proceed with implementation of 
the proposed action without further review and comment. Preparation of 
an Environmental Impact Statement will not be required.

    Dated: July 2, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) (OASA (I, L&E)).
[FR Doc. 98-18449 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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