81 FR 34315 - Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Continental United States Interceptor Site

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)

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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the potential deployment of a Continental United States (CONUS) Interceptor Site (CIS). A CIS Draft EIS was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA and assesses the impacts of the potential deployment of a CIS. As required by the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, the MDA has conducted extensive surveys and assessments for development of a Draft EIS in order to evaluate candidate sites for the potential future deployment of additional ground-based interceptors for homeland defense against threats from nations such as North Korea and Iran. All potential sites analyzed in this Draft EIS contain wetlands that would be affected. All practicable measures were taken to arrange a CIS footprint to minimize and avoid impacts to wetlands while still maintaining operational effectiveness. However there are no practicable deployment alternatives that would completely avoid impacts to wetlands. If a deployment decision were made MDA would coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and applicable state department of environmental protection to determine appropriate mitigations for wetland impacts. As required by Executive Order (EO) 11990 (Protection of Wetlands), MDA would prepare a Finding of No Practicable Alternative (FONPA) for the selected site. The FONPA would explain why there is no practicable alternative to impacting wetlands at the identified site. MDA is providing a public review, in accordance with EO 11990, of its findings in the Draft EIS concerning wetlands impacts and potential mitigation measures.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Continental United States Interceptor Site

AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of availability and notice of activity in Wetlands as 
required by Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands).

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SUMMARY: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announces the availability of 
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the potential 
deployment of a Continental United States (CONUS) Interceptor Site 
(CIS). A CIS Draft EIS was prepared in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the Council on 
Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural 
Provisions of NEPA and assesses the impacts of the potential deployment 
of a CIS.
    As required by the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization 
Act, the MDA has conducted extensive surveys and assessments for 
development of a Draft EIS in order to evaluate candidate sites for the 
potential future deployment of additional ground-based interceptors for 
homeland defense against threats from nations such as North Korea and 
Iran.
    All potential sites analyzed in this Draft EIS contain wetlands 
that would be affected. All practicable measures were taken to arrange 
a CIS footprint to minimize and avoid impacts to wetlands while still 
maintaining operational effectiveness. However there are no practicable 
deployment alternatives that would completely avoid impacts to 
wetlands. If a deployment decision were made MDA would coordinate with 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and applicable state department of 
environmental protection to determine appropriate mitigations for 
wetland impacts. As required by Executive Order (EO) 11990 (Protection 
of Wetlands), MDA would prepare a Finding of No Practicable Alternative 
(FONPA) for the selected site. The FONPA would explain why there is no 
practicable alternative to impacting wetlands at the identified site. 
MDA is providing a public review, in accordance with EO 11990, of its 
findings in the Draft EIS concerning wetlands impacts and potential 
mitigation measures.

DATES: The public comment period will be from June 3 to July 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EIS should be received by July 18, 
2016 by one of the following methods:
     Mail: U.S. Postal Service to: Black & Veatch Special 
Projects Corp. Attn: MDA CIS EIS, 6800 W 115th Street, Suite 2200, 
Overland Park, KS-66211-2420.
     Email: [email protected].
    Public comments on the Draft EIS are requested pursuant to the 
NEPA. All written comments received during the comment period will 
become part of the public record. Providing private address information 
with your comment is voluntary and such personal information will be 
kept confidential unless release is required by law. All comments 
received by the public, including at public meetings, will be addressed 
in the Final EIS. A NOA will be published notifying the public of the 
final EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Christopher Johnson, MDA Public 
Affairs, at 571-231-8212, or by email: mda.info@mda.mil">mda.info@mda.mil. For more 
information, including a downloadable copy of the Draft EIS, visit the 
MDA Web site at http://www.mda.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Proposed Action and Alternative: The Department of Defense (DoD) 
does not have a proposed action and has not made a decision to deploy 
or construct an additional interceptor site. Current sites in Alaska 
and California provide the necessary protection of the homeland from a 
ballistic missile attack by countries such as North Korea and Iran. If 
the DoD were to make a decision in the future to construct a new site, 
the prior completion of the required site studies and EIS could shorten 
the timeline necessary to build such a site.
    If deployed, a CIS would be an extension of the existing Ground-
based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
System. To the extent practicable, the CIS would be built as a 
contiguous Missile Defense Complex, similar to that found at Fort 
Greely, Alaska, and would consist of a deployment of up to a total of 
60 Ground-Based Interceptors (GBIs) in up to three GBI fields. The GBIs 
would not be fired from their deployment site except in the Nation's 
defense and no test firing would be conducted at a CIS. The overall 
system architecture and baseline requirements for a notional CIS 
include, but are not limited to, the GBI fields, Command Launch 
Equipment, In-Flight Interceptor Communication

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System Data Terminals, GMD Communication Network, supporting 
facilities, such as lodging and dining, recreation, warehouse and bulk 
storage, vehicle storage and maintenance, fire station, hazardous 
materials/waste storage, and roads and parking where necessary.
    Candidate site locations under consideration include: Fort Custer 
Training Center in Michigan; Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training 
Center in Ohio; and Fort Drum in New York. Earlier this year, MDA 
designated the Center for Security Forces Detachment Kittery Survival, 
Evasion, Resistance and Escape Facility (SERE East) in Redington 
Township, Maine as an Alternative Considered, but Not Carried Forward. 
The Draft EIS also analyzed a No Action Alternative or no CIS 
deployment. The DoD has not made a decision to deploy or construct a 
CIS and does not have a preferred alternative.
    For each of the candidate site locations, the following resource 
areas were assessed: air quality, air space, biological, cultural, 
environmental justice, geology and soils, hazardous materials and 
hazardous waste management, health and safety, land use, noise, 
socioeconomics, transportation, utilities, water, wetlands, and visual 
and aesthetics.
    Information: The MDA will host open house public meetings at each 
of the candidate site locations to review the Draft EIS. Similar to the 
scoping meetings held in August 2014, the open house event will allow 
attendees to talk with experts at a series of information stations. 
Attendees can learn about findings in the Draft EIS and may provide 
verbal and written comments.
    The open house events and dates are as follows: (1) June 21, 2016 
from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Lakeview Middle School, 300 S. 28th St., 
Battle Creek, Michigan; (2) June 23, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; 
Richland Community Center, 9400 E. Cd Ave., Richland, Michigan; (3) 
June 28, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Carthage Senior High School, 
36500 New York 26, Carthage, New York; (4) June 30, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. 
to 8:00 p.m.; Ravenna High School, 6589 N. Chestnut Street, Ravenna, 
Ohio.

    Dated: May 24, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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to the procedures established in § 145.9 deem to be inappropriate for required under the Administrative
of the Commission’s regulations.1 publication, such as obscene language. Procedure Act and other applicable
The Commission reserves the right, All submissions that have been redacted laws, and may be accessible under the
but shall have no obligation, to review, or removed that contain comments on Freedom of Information Act.
pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or the merits of the Information Collection Burden Statement: The respondent
remove any or all of your submission Request will be retained in the public burden for this collection is estimated to
from http://www.cftc.gov that it may comment file and will be considered as be as follows.

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Annual num- Frequency of Total annual Hours per
17 CFR section ber of re- Total hours
response responses response
spondents

21.02 .................................................................................... 400 Annually 400 1.75 700

Respondents/Affected Entities: futures Draft EIS in order to evaluate candidate information with your comment is
commission merchants, members of sites for the potential future deployment voluntary and such personal
contract markets, introducing brokers, of additional ground-based interceptors information will be kept confidential
foreign brokers, contract markets. for homeland defense against threats unless release is required by law. All
Estimated number of respondents: from nations such as North Korea and comments received by the public,
400. Iran. including at public meetings, will be
Estimated total annual burden on All potential sites analyzed in this addressed in the Final EIS. A NOA will
respondents: 700 hours. Draft EIS contain wetlands that would be published notifying the public of the
Frequency of collection: Annually. be affected. All practicable measures final EIS.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. were taken to arrange a CIS footprint to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
minimize and avoid impacts to Christopher Johnson, MDA Public
Dated: May 25, 2016.
wetlands while still maintaining Affairs, at 571–231–8212, or by email:
Robert N. Sidman, operational effectiveness. However there mda.info@mda.mil. For more
Deputy Secretary of the Commission. are no practicable deployment information, including a downloadable
[FR Doc. 2016–12707 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am] alternatives that would completely copy of the Draft EIS, visit the MDA
BILLING CODE 6351–01–P avoid impacts to wetlands. If a Web site at http://www.mda.mil.
deployment decision were made MDA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
would coordinate with the U.S. Army Proposed Action and Alternative: The
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Corps of Engineers and applicable state Department of Defense (DoD) does not
department of environmental protection have a proposed action and has not
Office of the Secretary to determine appropriate mitigations for made a decision to deploy or construct
wetland impacts. As required by an additional interceptor site. Current
Notice of Availability of Draft Executive Order (EO) 11990 (Protection sites in Alaska and California provide
Environmental Impact Statement for of Wetlands), MDA would prepare a the necessary protection of the
the Continental United States Finding of No Practicable Alternative homeland from a ballistic missile attack
Interceptor Site (FONPA) for the selected site. The by countries such as North Korea and
AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency, FONPA would explain why there is no Iran. If the DoD were to make a decision
Department of Defense. practicable alternative to impacting in the future to construct a new site, the
ACTION: Notice of availability and notice
wetlands at the identified site. MDA is prior completion of the required site
of activity in Wetlands as required by providing a public review, in studies and EIS could shorten the
Executive Order 11990 (Protection of accordance with EO 11990, of its timeline necessary to build such a site.
Wetlands). findings in the Draft EIS concerning If deployed, a CIS would be an
wetlands impacts and potential extension of the existing Ground-based
SUMMARY: The Missile Defense Agency mitigation measures. Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of
(MDA) announces the availability of the DATES: The public comment period will the Ballistic Missile Defense System. To
Draft Environmental Impact Statement be from June 3 to July 18, 2016. the extent practicable, the CIS would be
(EIS) for the potential deployment of a ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EIS built as a contiguous Missile Defense
Continental United States (CONUS) should be received by July 18, 2016 by Complex, similar to that found at Fort
Interceptor Site (CIS). A CIS Draft EIS one of the following methods: Greely, Alaska, and would consist of a
was prepared in accordance with the • Mail: U.S. Postal Service to: Black deployment of up to a total of 60
National Environmental Policy Act & Veatch Special Projects Corp. Attn: Ground-Based Interceptors (GBIs) in up
(NEPA) of 1969 and the Council on MDA CIS EIS, 6800 W 115th Street, to three GBI fields. The GBIs would not
Environmental Quality Regulations for Suite 2200, Overland Park, KS–66211– be fired from their deployment site
Implementing the Procedural Provisions 2420. except in the Nation’s defense and no
of NEPA and assesses the impacts of the • Email: MDA.CIS.EIS@BV.com. test firing would be conducted at a CIS.
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potential deployment of a CIS. Public comments on the Draft EIS are The overall system architecture and
As required by the fiscal year 2013 requested pursuant to the NEPA. All baseline requirements for a notional CIS
National Defense Authorization Act, the written comments received during the include, but are not limited to, the GBI
MDA has conducted extensive surveys comment period will become part of the fields, Command Launch Equipment,
and assessments for development of a public record. Providing private address In-Flight Interceptor Communication

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System Data Terminals, GMD DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Communication Network, supporting request more information on this
facilities, such as lodging and dining, Office of the Secretary proposed information collection or to
recreation, warehouse and bulk storage, obtain a copy of the proposal and
[Docket ID: DOD–2016–OS–0065]
vehicle storage and maintenance, fire associated collection instruments,
station, hazardous materials/waste Proposed Collection; Comment please write to Aniko Maher, MED,
storage, and roads and parking where Request BSN, RN, NCSN, Instructional System
necessary. Specialist, Nursing, Department of
AGENCY: Department of Defense Defense Education Activity, 4800 Mark
Candidate site locations under Education Activity, DoD. Center Drive, Alexandria Virginia,
consideration include: Fort Custer ACTION: Notice. 22350–1400, aniko.maher@
Training Center in Michigan; Camp hq.dodea.edu, or call at (571) 372–6001.
Ravenna Joint Military Training Center SUMMARY: In compliance with the
in Ohio; and Fort Drum in New York. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Earlier this year, MDA designated the Department of Defense Education Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Center for Security Forces Detachment Activity announces a proposed public Number: School Health Services Guide,
Kittery Survival, Evasion, Resistance information collection and seeks public DoDEA Forms, H–1–1, H–1–2, H–2–1,
and Escape Facility (SERE East) in comment on the provisions thereof. H–2–2, H–2–2a, H–3–2, H–3–6, H–3–7,
Redington Township, Maine as an Comments are invited on: (1) Whether H–3–9, H–4–8, H–4–9, H–4–9–1, H–6–3,
Alternative Considered, but Not Carried the proposed collection of information H–6–5, H–8–2, H–8–3, H–8–4, H–9–3,
Forward. The Draft EIS also analyzed a is necessary for the proper performance H–9–6, H–10–3, H–10–6, H12–3, H–13–
No Action Alternative or no CIS of the functions of the agency, including 1; 0704–XXXX.
deployment. The DoD has not made a whether the information shall have Needs and Uses: The information
decision to deploy or construct a CIS practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the collection requirement is necessary to
and does not have a preferred agency’s estimate of the burden of the obtain and record student health
proposed information collection; (3) information, required immunizations,
alternative.
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and existing medical conditions, limitations,
For each of the candidate site clarity of the information to be treatments that may require nursing care
locations, the following resource areas collected; and (4) ways to minimize the and intervention at school, for school
were assessed: air quality, air space, burden of the information collection on age children attending DoDEA schools.
biological, cultural, environmental respondents, including through the use
justice, geology and soils, hazardous of automated collection techniques or Affected Public: Individuals or
materials and hazardous waste other forms of information technology. households, not-for-profit institutions.
management, health and safety, land DATES: Consideration will be given to all Annual Burden Hours: 29,200.
use, noise, socioeconomics, comments received by August 1, 2016. Number of Respondents: 292,000.
transportation, utilities, water, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Responses per Respondent: 1.
wetlands, and visual and aesthetics. identified by docket number and title,
Annual Responses: 292,000.
Information: The MDA will host open by any of the following methods:
house public meetings at each of the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Average Burden per Response: 6
candidate site locations to review the www.regulations.gov. Follow the minutes.
Draft EIS. Similar to the scoping instructions for submitting comments. Frequency: On occasion.
meetings held in August 2014, the open • Mail: Department of Defense, Office Respondents are sponsors/parents/
house event will allow attendees to talk of the Deputy Chief Management guardians for military dependent school
with experts at a series of information Officer, Directorate for Oversight and aged children attending DoDEA schools,
stations. Attendees can learn about Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, and medical professionals who provide
findings in the Draft EIS and may Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350– medical care for those children. Forms
provide verbal and written comments. 1700. collect health history, immunization
Instructions: All submissions received history, medical care plans, and
The open house events and dates are must include the agency name, docket
as follows: (1) June 21, 2016 from 5:00 physical clearance on students for safe
number and title for this Federal health care management during school
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Lakeview Middle Register document. The general policy
School, 300 S. 28th St., Battle Creek, hours and activities. If the form is not
for comments and other submissions collected, unsafe conditions may
Michigan; (2) June 23, 2016 from 5:00 from members of the public is to make develop impacting the welfare of
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Richland Community these submissions available for public individual students, the school
Center, 9400 E. Cd Ave., Richland, viewing on the Internet at http:// community and the community at large.
Michigan; (3) June 28, 2016 from 5:00 www.regulations.gov as they are The 23 forms are batched based on the
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Carthage Senior High received without change, including any purpose of the forms being collection of
School, 36500 New York 26, Carthage, personal identifiers or contact health status and medical related
New York; (4) June 30, 2016 from 5:00 information. information to be processed by the
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Ravenna High School, Any associated form(s) for this school nurse or other authorized
6589 N. Chestnut Street, Ravenna, Ohio. collection may be located within this
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personnel in DoDEA schools.
Dated: May 24, 2016.
same electronic docket and downloaded
for review/testing. Follow the Dated: May 25, 2016.
Aaron Siegel, instructions at http:// Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison www.regulations.gov for submitting Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense. comments. Please submit comments on Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016–12681 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am] any given form identified by docket [FR Doc. 2016–12717 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am]
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability and notice of activity in Wetlands as required by Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands).
Dates		The public comment period will be from June 3 to July 18, 2016.
Contact		Mr. Christopher Johnson, MDA Public Affairs, at 571-231-8212, or by email: [email protected] For more information, including a downloadable copy of the Draft EIS, visit the MDA Web site at http://www.mda.mil.
FR Citation		81 FR 34315

81 FR 34315 - Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Continental United States Interceptor Site

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary