[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-20225]
[[Page Unknown]]
[Federal Register: August 18, 1994]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for Mission Expansion/Multiple Construction at Camp
Grayling, MI
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: It was determined that the FEIS adequately addressed the
biological, physical, socioeconomic, and cultural impacts of the
selected alternative. Consideration was also given to the Army's need
to provide the best training facilities possible utilizing state-of-
the-art training methods. It concludes that the process followed in
preparing this FEIS was administratively correct and that the selected
alternative complies with all applicable State and Federal laws and
regulations and includes mitigation and monitoring (Sections V and VI
of the ROD).
This Record of Decision explains the rationale for, and authorizes
continued actions toward, implementing the following three projects:
Two vehicle storage buildings (totaling 71,000 square feet) will be
constructed at the site of a current vehicle storage and maintenance
facility using standard commercial building practices. This will allow
equipment prone to leaks to be stored in buildings with concrete
floors, improving Camp Grayling's ability to contain any leaked fuel,
oil or hydraulic fluid.
The proposed replacement of the bulk fuel dispensing/storage
facility will provide a more convenient facility that is more
physically secure and environmentally safe. The new bulk fuel storage
facility will have a capacity between 100,000 and 150,000 gallons of
fuel for military vehicles. All fuel storage tanks will be above-
ground.
The purpose of the Multi-Purpose Range Complex, Heavy, Reduced
(MPRC-H-R), is twofold. First, it is designed to upgrade a WWII era
armor training range, which is currently inadequate, to allow training
to current U.S. Army standards. Second, it is designed to simulate a
battlefield and will provide more effective combat training than the
current facility. This project replaces four existing ranges and will
result in a facility better able to protect natural resources from
effects of armor training.
In making the decision, consideration was given to the impacts
addressed in the FEIS, scoping meetings, transcripts, public hearings,
and all oral and written comments received during the public comment
periods associated with the preparation of the FEIS.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of Decision will be mailed to
individuals who participated in the ROD's public comment process or who
request a copy. Copies will also be placed in the local public library
and a summary printed in a display advertisement in two local
newspapers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Gregory N. Huntington, Environmental Manager, Michigan Department
of Military Affairs, 2500 S. Washington Avenue, Lansing, Michigan
48913-5101.
Dated: August 12, 1994.
Lewis D. Walker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety, and
Occupational Health), OASA (IL&E).
[FR Doc. 94-20225 Filed 8-17-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3710-08-M
