Record of Decision for Legislative Environmental Impact Statement Regarding Training and Public Land Withdrawal Extension, Fort Irwin, California
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The Department of the Army (Army) signed the Record of Decision (ROD) on February 29, 2024, for the Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) Regarding Training and Public Land Withdrawal Extension, Fort Irwin, California. The Army selected a program of training infrastructure and range improvement, along with new uses for its Western Training Area (WTA). The ROD also determined that the Army will request that Congress renew the withdrawal of 110,000 acres of Fort Irwin training land, which consists of public land withdrawn from all types of appropriation and reserved for military purposes. The Army considered public comments received during the LEIS process. The ROD completes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for the action.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66699-66700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18390]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Record of Decision for Legislative Environmental Impact Statement
Regarding Training and Public Land Withdrawal Extension, Fort Irwin,
California
AGENCY: Department of the Army, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (Army) signed the Record of
Decision (ROD) on February 29, 2024, for the Legislative Environmental
Impact Statement (LEIS) Regarding Training and Public Land Withdrawal
Extension, Fort Irwin, California.
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The Army selected a program of training infrastructure and range
improvement, along with new uses for its Western Training Area (WTA).
The ROD also determined that the Army will request that Congress renew
the withdrawal of 110,000 acres of Fort Irwin training land, which
consists of public land withdrawn from all types of appropriation and
reserved for military purposes. The Army considered public comments
received during the LEIS process. The ROD completes the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for the action.
ADDRESSES: Questions and requests for copies of the ROD should be
directed to the Fort Irwin Public Affairs Office at phone number 760-
380-4511, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific
Time, or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f580869487988cdb9c87829c9bdb9b8196db98978ddb9b8196d8909c86d89c9b939ad887908480908681b59487988cdb989c99"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0570766477687c2b6c77726c6b2b6b71662b68677d2b6b716628606c76286c6b636a2877607470607671456477687c2b686c69">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Renita Wickes, Public
Affairs Office, IMPC-IRW-PAO (Wickes), 983 Inner Loop Rd., Fort Irwin,
CA 93410; telephone: (760) 380-3078; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acdec9c2c5d8cd82d582dbc5cfc7c9df82cfc5daeccddec1d582c1c5c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196b7c77706d783760376e707a727c6a377a706f59786b746037747075">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army based its decision on the analysis
contained in the Final LEIS, which addressed the Army's mission needs
and the effects of the Army's action on the human environment at Fort
Irwin, CA. The LEIS analyzed the effects of the proposed alternatives,
issues of concern, and the comments provided during scoping and the
public review period. The Army determined the selected alternative most
closely achieves the purpose of and need for the proposed action while
maintaining a high level of environmental stewardship. The Army
determined that with implementation of the mitigation adopted in the
ROD, there would be no significant adverse effects to the environment
from any of the considered alternatives.
The Army will implement a program of training area and range
improvements and will execute new training in Fort Irwin's WTA. This
new training in the WTA includes high- intensity, full-scale, brigade-
level maneuvers, with unrestricted ammunition use. Dud- producing
munitions may be fired from the WTA, but no dud-producing munitions
would be deliberately fired to impact in the WTA. The selected
alternative also includes improvements to the Manix Trail, which takes
training units to and from Fort Irwin and Marine Corps Logistics Base
Barstow.
Authority: This Notice of Availability is published in accordance
with NEPA (42 U.S.C 4321, et seq.) and pursuant to NEPA regulations (40
CFR 1501.9 and 32 CFR part 651).
James W. Satterwhite, Jr.,
U.S. Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-18390 Filed 8-15-24; 8:45 am]
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