80 FR 27678 - Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 93 (May 14, 2015)
Department of the Navy
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 93 (May 14, 2015)
| Page Range | 27678-27678 | |
| FR Document | 2015-11674 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 27678] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11674] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On April 03, 2015, the Department of Navy (DoN) published a Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military Training (80 FR 18385, April 03, 2015). The purpose of this notice is to announce an extension of the 60-day public comment period. The public comment period will be extended by 60 days to end on August 3, 2015 Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.) [August 4, 2015, Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)]. DATES: The extended 120-day public comment period for the Draft EIS began on April 3, 2015, EDT [April 04, 2015, ChST] with the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and with this extension, will end on August 3, 2015, EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST]. Mailed comments should be postmarked no later than August 3, 2015, EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST] to ensure they are considered. ADDRESSES: The public may provide comments through the project Web site at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com, or by mail at: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Attn: 09PA, Public Affairs Office, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, JBPHH, HI 96860-3134. The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to federal and local agencies, elected officials, and other interested individuals and organizations. The Draft EIS/OEIS is available for public review at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com, and at the following libraries: (1) Joeten Kiyu Public Library, Saipan; (2) Northern Marianas College Olympio T. Borja Memorial Library, Saipan; (3) Tinian Public Library, Tinian; (4) Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota Public Library, Rota; (5) University of Guam Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Guam; (6) Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library, Guam. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN's proposed action is to establish live-fire Range Training Areas (RTAs) within the CNMI to address the U.S. Pacific Command Service Components' unfilled unit level and combined level training requirements in the Western Pacific. The DoN recognizes that public comments are an essential part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Accordingly, the DoN established a 60-day public comment period in lieu of the minimum 45- day period required by NEPA implementing regulations. In response to requests by CNMI officials, Federal resource agencies, and the public, the DoN has extended the Draft EIS 60-day public comment period by a heretofore additional 60 days to August 3, 2015, EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CNMI Joint Military Training EIS/OEIS Project Manager by email via the project Web site (www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com). Dated: May 11, 2015. N.A. Hagerty-Ford Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-11674 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P
![27678 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 93 / Thursday, May 14, 2015 / Notices
contained in OSD Administrative The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to implement to foster robust academic
Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may federal and local agencies, elected R&D and workforce development in this
be obtained from the system manager. officials, and other interested vitally important high technology area.
individuals and organizations. The Draft DATES: Written comments and
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
EIS/OEIS is available for public review information are requested on or before
Individual, industrial facilities at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining June 18, 2015.
cleared by the Personnel Security EIS.com, and at the following libraries: ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
Management Office for Industry (1) Joeten Kiyu Public Library, Saipan; submit comments only by email.
(PSMO–I), and DoD Component (2) Northern Marianas College Olympio Comments must be addressed to
fingerprint capture devices. T. Borja Memorial Library, Saipan; (3) AcademicAcceleratorScienceRFI@
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED BY THE SYSTEM:
Tinian Public Library, Tinian; (4) science.doe.gov, with the subject line
Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota Public ‘‘Academic Accelerator Science RFI
None.
Library, Rota; (5) University of Guam Comments’’.
[FR Doc. 2015–11606 Filed 5–13–15; 8:45 am] Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Library,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Guam; (6) Nieves M. Flores Memorial
Bruce P. Strauss, (301) 903–3705,
Library, Guam.
AcademicAcceleratorScienceRFI@
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN’s science.doe.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
proposed action is to establish live-fire
Range Training Areas (RTAs) within the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Department of the Navy
CNMI to address the U.S. Pacific The Challenge
Extension of Public Comment Period Command Service Components’ unfilled Accelerators play a key role in the
for the Draft Environmental Impact unit level and combined level training discovery sciences, including High
Statement/Overseas Environmental requirements in the Western Pacific. Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and
Impact Statement for Commonwealth The DoN recognizes that public Basic Energy Sciences. Modern
of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint comments are an essential part of the discovery science accelerators are high
Military Training National Environmental Policy Act technology instruments of remarkable
(NEPA) process. Accordingly, the DoN complexity, having advanced over eight
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, established a 60-day public comment
Department of Defense. orders of magnitude in energy since
period in lieu of the minimum 45-day their invention. Aggressive reinvention
ACTION: Notice. period required by NEPA implementing of the underlying technology has driven
regulations. In response to requests by improvements in this science, and has
SUMMARY: On April 03, 2015, the
CNMI officials, Federal resource required sustained investment in
Department of Navy (DoN) published a
agencies, and the public, the DoN has accelerator science R&D that advances
Notice of Availability and Notice of
extended the Draft EIS 60-day public the methods, materials, and
Public Meetings for the Draft
comment period by a heretofore understanding of accelerator science.
Environmental Impact Statement/
additional 60 days to August 3, 2015, Accelerator Science is an
Overseas Environmental Impact
EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST]. interdisciplinary field that encompasses
Statement for Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands Joint Military FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the design and improvement of particle
Training (80 FR 18385, April 03, 2015). CNMI Joint Military Training EIS/OEIS accelerators, the development of new
The purpose of this notice is to Project Manager by email via the project methods of charged particle production
announce an extension of the 60-day Web site (www.CNMIJointMilitary and manipulation, and the development
public comment period. The public TrainingEIS.com). of unique supporting technologies
comment period will be extended by 60 Dated: May 11, 2015. needed for accelerators. Significant
days to end on August 3, 2015 Eastern N.A. Hagerty-Ford
career specialization has evolved as the
Daylight Time (E.D.T.) [August 4, 2015, demand for ever greater performance
Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps,
Chamorro Standard Time (ChST)]. U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
has required reaching deep into
mathematics, computation, materials
DATES: The extended 120-day public [FR Doc. 2015–11674 Filed 5–13–15; 8:45 am]
science, plasma science, radio frequency
comment period for the Draft EIS began BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P
technology, superconducting materials,
on April 3, 2015, EDT [April 04, 2015,
laser engineering, and a variety of other
ChST] with the publication of the
disciplines. The accelerator science
Notice of Availability in the Federal DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY workforce must be capable of spanning
Register by the U.S. Environmental
both the breadth and depth of the
Protection Agency, and with this Strengthening U.S. Academic
subject matter needed to build discovery
extension, will end on August 3, 2015, Programs in Accelerator Science
science accelerators. It must also
EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST]. Mailed
AGENCY: Office of High Energy Physics, possess the range of skills and
comments should be postmarked no
Department of Energy. proficiency levels needed to support
later than August 3, 2015, EDT [August
ACTION: Notice of request for operating accelerators for science,
4, 2015, ChST] to ensure they are
information (RFI). medicine, industry, security, defense,
considered.
and energy & environmental
ADDRESSES: The public may provide SUMMARY: The Office of High Energy applications.
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comments through the project Web site Physics (HEP), as the Department of National laboratories, academia, and
at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS. Energy’s (DOE or Department) lead industry each play vital, mutually
com, or by mail at: Naval Facilities office for long-term accelerator research reinforcing roles in the success of the
Engineering Command, Pacific, Attn: and development (R&D), invites accelerator-based discovery sciences,
09PA, Public Affairs Office, 258 interested parties to provide comments and in providing the scientific and
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, JBPHH, HI on proposed policies, practices and technological advances necessary to
96860–3134. mechanisms which DOE–HEP may sustain U.S. leadership in this area.
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| Section | Notices | |
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| Dates | The extended 120-day public comment period for the Draft EIS began on April 3, 2015, EDT [April 04, 2015, ChST] with the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and with this extension, will end on August 3, 2015, EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST]. Mailed comments should be postmarked no later than August 3, 2015, EDT [August 4, 2015, ChST] to ensure they are considered. | |
| Contact | CNMI Joint Military Training EIS/OEIS Project Manager by email via the project Web site (www.CNMIJointMilitaryTrainingEIS.com). | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 27678 |
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