81_FR_67524 81 FR 67334 - Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Land Acquisition and Airspace Establishment To Support Large-Scale Marine Air Ground Task Force Live-Fire and Maneuver Training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California

81 FR 67334 - Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Land Acquisition and Airspace Establishment To Support Large-Scale Marine Air Ground Task Force Live-Fire and Maneuver Training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)

Page Range67334-67337
FR Document2016-23649

Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and regulations implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500-1508), Department of Navy (DoN) NEPA regulations (32 CFR part 775) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) NEPA directives (Marine Corps Order P5090.2A, changes 1-3), the DoN has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluating the potential environmental impacts that may result from implementing alternative desert tortoise translocation plans at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms (hereinafter ``the Combat Center''). The Supplemental EIS is a supplement to the Final EIS for ``Land Acquisition and Airspace Establishment to Support Large-Scale Marine Air Ground Task Force Live Fire and Maneuver Training'' dated July 2012 (hereinafter ``2012 Final EIS'') (77 FR 44234). With the filing of the Draft Supplemental EIS, the DoN is initiating a 45-day public comment period and has scheduled three public open house meetings to receive oral and written comments on the Draft Supplemental EIS. Federal, state and local agencies and interested parties are encouraged to provide comments in person at any of the public open house meetings, or in writing anytime during the public comment period. This notice announces the dates and locations of the public meetings and provides supplementary information about the environmental planning effort.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the 
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Land Acquisition 
and Airspace Establishment To Support Large-Scale Marine Air Ground 
Task Force Live-Fire and Maneuver Training at the Marine Corps Air 
Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and regulations implemented by the Council 
on Environmental Quality (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 
1500-1508), Department of Navy (DoN) NEPA regulations (32 CFR part 775) 
and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) NEPA directives (Marine Corps Order 
P5090.2A, changes 1-3), the DoN has prepared and filed with the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a Draft Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluating the potential 
environmental impacts that may result from implementing alternative 
desert tortoise translocation plans at the Marine Corps Air Ground 
Combat Center, Twentynine Palms (hereinafter ``the Combat Center''). 
The Supplemental EIS is a supplement to the Final EIS for ``Land 
Acquisition and Airspace Establishment to Support Large-Scale Marine 
Air Ground Task Force Live Fire and Maneuver Training'' dated July 2012 
(hereinafter ``2012 Final EIS'') (77 FR 44234).
    With the filing of the Draft Supplemental EIS, the DoN is 
initiating a 45-day public comment period and has scheduled three 
public open house meetings to receive oral and written comments on the 
Draft Supplemental EIS. Federal, state and local agencies and 
interested parties are encouraged to provide comments in person at any 
of the public open house meetings, or in writing anytime during the 
public comment period. This notice announces the dates and locations of 
the public meetings and provides supplementary information about the 
environmental planning effort.

DATES: The Draft Supplemental EIS public review period will begin 
September 30, 2016, and end on November 14, 2016. The USMC is holding 
three informational open house style public meetings to inform the 
public about the proposed action and the alternatives under 
consideration, and to provide an opportunity for the public to comment 
on the proposed action, alternatives, and the adequacy and accuracy of 
the Draft Supplemental EIS. USMC representatives will be on hand to 
discuss and answer questions on the proposed action, the NEPA process 
and the findings presented in the Draft Supplemental EIS. Public open 
house meetings will be held:
    (1) Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the 
Joshua Tree Community Center, 6171 Sunburst Avenue, Joshua Tree, CA 
92252.
    (2) Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the 
Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 N. Avenida Caballeros, Palm 
Springs, CA 92262.
    (3) Thursday, October 27, 2016, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the 
Barstow Harvey House, 681 N. 1st Avenue, Barstow, CA 92311.
    Attendees will be able to submit written comments at the public 
meetings. A stenographer will be present to transcribe oral comments. 
Equal weight will be given to oral and written statements. All 
statements, oral transcription and written, submitted during the public 
review period will become part of the public record on the Draft 
Supplemental EIS and will be responded to in the Final Supplemental 
EIS. Comments may also be submitted

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by U.S. mail or electronically via the project Web site provided below.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Draft Supplemental EIS is available at the 
project Web site, http://www.SEISforLAA.com, and at the local libraries 
identified at the end of this notice. Comments on the Draft 
Supplemental EIS can be submitted via the project Web site or submitted 
in writing to: 29Palms SEIS Project Team, c/o Cardno Government 
Services, 3888 State Street, Ste. 201, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. All 
comments must be postmarked or received by November 14, 2016, to ensure 
they become part of the official record. All timely comments will be 
responded to in the Final Supplemental EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Resource Management Group at the 
Combat Center 760-830-3737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent to prepare the 
Supplemental EIS was published in the Federal Register on August 24, 
2016 (Vol. 81, No. 164, p. 57891-57893).

Proposed Action

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 1502.9(c), the Draft Supplemental EIS evaluates 
new information relevant to environmental concerns associated with 
translocation of tortoises from specific training areas on newly 
acquired lands. Translocation was deemed necessary to mitigate the 
moderate to high levels of impact on the tortoise population from the 
Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) training activities assessed in the 
2012 Final EIS. A 2012 Biological Opinion (hereinafter ``the 2012 BO'') 
issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) approved 
several conservation measures pertaining to the desert tortoise, 
including a 2011 General Translocation Plan (GTP). Since the 2012 Final 
EIS, and the subsequent Record of Decision (ROD) signed by the DON in 
February 2013 (hereinafter ``the 2013 ROD''), the Marine Corps has 
conducted additional detailed studies and worked cooperatively with the 
USFWS, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on alternative translocation plans for 
the desert tortoise, as required in the 2012 BO.
    The proposed action for this Supplemental EIS includes four 
fundamental and interrelated components that are reflected in all 
alternatives:
    (1) Recipient and Control Areas. The 2011 GTP identified criteria 
for selection of recipient areas that should be met for successful 
translocation to occur. These criteria are consistent with the goals, 
objectives, and recovery strategies of the 2011 USFWS revised recovery 
plan for the Mojave population of the desert tortoise and the 2010 
USFWS plan development guidance for translocation of desert tortoises.
    (2) Translocation Methods. Translocation methods would include 
handling procedures, fencing, translocation, and clearance surveys. All 
tortoise handling would be accomplished by the techniques outlined in 
the Desert Tortoise Field Manual, including the most recent disease 
prevention techniques. Juvenile tortoises that are too small to wear 
transmitters would be moved to established juvenile pens at Tortoise 
Research and Captive Rearing Sites (TRACRS) or Special Use Areas where 
they may become part of the head start program (the Combat Center's 
tortoise rearing program). Tortoise exclusion fencing would be 
installed along certain borders of newly designated Special Use Areas 
(areas that have not been identified as part of the large-scale 
training scenarios and that contain habitat supporting desert 
tortoises) on Combat Center land near maneuver or high use areas.
    Desert tortoises that exhibit moderate to severe nasal discharge 
would not be translocated, and may be sent to a USFWS-approved facility 
where they would undergo further assessment, treatment, and/or study. 
For up to the first 5 years following initial translocation, clearance 
surveys would be conducted in the high- and moderate-impact areas to 
locate and remove any remaining desert tortoises.
    (3) Post-Translocation Monitoring. Radio-telemetry tracking of all 
translocated tortoises is impractical; however, 20 percent of 
translocated tortoises, and a similar number of resident and control 
tortoises, would be tracked using radio-telemetry. Repeated readings of 
mark-recapture plots where tortoises have been translocated would be 
conducted to yield information on survival of translocated tortoises, 
population demography, repatriation, and health. Mark-recapture plots 
would be used to estimate the tortoise population size by capturing, 
marking, and releasing a portion of the population, then later 
capturing another portion and counting the number of marked 
individuals. Capture, marking, and releasing activities would not 
involve any ground disturbance. Four subject areas would be 
investigated by monitoring, each of which is described below:

    (a) Survival: Survival of translocated is the main metric for 
evaluating translocation as a take minimization measure. Survival of 
translocated tortoises would be measured using two methods: Mark-
recapture plots and tracking.
    (b) Threats to survival: Anthropogenic disturbances and predator 
populations that cause potential risks to recovery and translocation 
success threats would be assessed both qualitatively and 
quantitatively and compared to current levels.
    (c) Habitat stability/changes: Habitat would be assessed to 
monitor changes or stability during each reading of the mark-
recapture plots.
    (d) Health and disease: The incidence of disease and other 
health issues would be monitored using body condition indices, 
clinical signs of disease, serology, and visual inspection for 
injuries. This would be accomplished using both telemetered 
tortoises and all tortoises captured on mark-recapture plots. Any 
health problems observed (e.g., rapid declines in body condition, 
perceived outbreaks of disease, mortality events) would be reported 
to the USFWS, CDFW, and BLM such that appropriate actions could be 
taken in a timely manner.

    (4) Other Research. The Marine Corps, in consultation with USFWS, 
identified a research program to benefit recovery of the species. 
Research topics include translocation effectiveness, constrained 
dispersal (``repatriation'' in the 2011 GTP), stocking densities, 
habitat, and disease.
    Two main research topics that would be implemented are summarized 
below, both of which are anticipated to provide results that are 
topical and important for recovery.
    (a) Experimental Translocation Densities: The intent behind this 
research is to evaluate the capability of the habitat to sustain a 
certain density of tortoises.
    (b) Constrained Dispersal: Constrained dispersal (called 
``repatriation'' in the 2011 GTP) is a technique wherein tortoises are 
translocated to a fenced site to encourage settling before the fence is 
removed.

Purpose and Need

    The purpose of the proposed action evaluated in the Supplemental 
EIS is to study alternative translocation plans in support of the 
project that was described in the 2012 Final EIS, selected in the 2013 
Record of Decision (ROD)(78 FR 11632), and authorized by the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The 2011 GTP, developed 
during the section 7 Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation on the 
2012 Final EIS proposed action, identified proposed recipient areas, 
translocation methods,

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and research treatments based on information available at the time of 
publication. Studies were planned over the following 3 years to provide 
information necessary to refine these areas, methods, and treatments. 
The 2011 GTP explicitly recognized that as a result of these studies, 
the Combat Center could refine these areas to specific sites and 
determine better recipient sites not considered in the 2011 GTP. The 
results of these efforts and further consultation with USFWS and CDFW, 
identified refinements to translocation methods, recipient sites, and 
research treatments that could better support the goals of the 
translocation effort (and became the basis for the action alternatives 
considered in this Supplemental EIS). The alternative selected in the 
ROD for the Supplemental EIS will be implemented prior to conducting 
sustained, combined-arms, live-fire, and maneuver field training for 
MEB-sized Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) contemplated in the 
2012 Final EIS.
    The Marine Corps needs to implement the proposed action to satisfy 
requirements identified in the 2012 Final EIS and associated 2012 BO. 
The 2012 BO concluded that the implementation of the Preferred 
Alternative from the 2012 Final EIS would likely result in the ``take'' 
of desert tortoises associated with military training, tortoise 
translocation efforts, and authorized and unauthorized Off-Highway 
Vehicle (OHV) use by recreationists displaced from former areas of the 
Johnson Valley OHV Area.

Alternatives Considered in the Draft Supplemental EIS

    In light of the purpose and need for the proposed action, the DON 
has identified two potential action alternatives and a No-Action 
Alternative for the translocation of desert tortoise from training 
impact areas.
    Each alternative includes recipient areas/sites (to which tortoises 
would be translocated) and control areas/sites (where the resident 
tortoise populations will be studied to provide comparative data on 
survival, threats to survival, habitat stability and changes, and 
health and disease relative to the translocated tortoise populations at 
the recipient sites). Each alternative also specifies the details of 
the proposed tortoise translocation, including specific handling 
procedures, fencing, clearance surveys, 30 years of post-translocation 
monitoring, and other research activities.
    The Combat Center identified and applied screening criteria from 
the 2011 USFWS revised recovery plan for the Mojave population of the 
desert tortoise and the 2011 USFWS revised recovery plan development 
guidance for translocation of desert tortoises to evaluate and select 
the proposed recipient areas/sites under each alternative. These 
criteria relate to land use, habitat quality, population levels, 
disease prevalence, and distance from collection. The Combat Center 
also screened for research and monitoring feasibility.
    Under the No-Action Alternative, the Marine Corps would conduct 
translocation of desert tortoises in accordance with the 2011 GTP 
described in the 2012 BO. Alternatives 1 and 2 primarily differ from 
the No-Action Alternative in the selection of proposed recipient and 
control areas and in the distribution of desert tortoises at each 
release site. Compared to the No-Action Alternative, Alternatives 1 and 
2 would also include additional research studies and reflect updated 
information obtained from the 3-year program of surveys conducted since 
the 2012 Final EIS. Alternative 2 differs from Alternative 1 in that: 
(1) One less recipient site would be used; (2) the pairing of control 
sites to recipient sites would be different; (3) the Bullion control 
site would be located on the Combat Center instead of within the 
Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness Area; and (4) translocation densities would 
be different.

Environmental Effects Identified in the Draft Supplemental EIS

    Potential impacts were evaluated in the Draft Supplemental EIS 
under all alternatives for the following resources: Biological 
resources, land use, air quality, and cultural resources. The Draft 
Supplemental EIS analysis evaluates direct, indirect, short-term and 
long-term impacts, as well as cumulative impacts from other relevant 
activities.
    The Draft Supplemental EIS includes mitigation measures, special 
conservation measures, and features of project design to avoid or 
minimize potential impacts. The proposed action would fully comply with 
regulatory requirements for the protection of environmental resources. 
A desert tortoise translocation plan has been submitted to the USFWS in 
compliance with Section 7 of the ESA. The USFWS will issue a revised BO 
that will be included with the Final Supplemental EIS. In addition, the 
USMC is coordinating with the California State Historic Preservation 
Office and affected Native American tribes under Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act, and with the Mojave Desert Air 
Quality Management District under the Clean Air Act.
    The proposed action would result in unavoidable impacts related to 
biological resources (due to desert tortoise translocation as well as 
impacts to vegetation and desert tortoise habitat resulting from 
construction of fences and associated maintenance roads); land use (due 
to desert tortoise translocation); air quality (due to air emissions 
from construction activities); and potentially cultural resources (due 
to the fence and road construction; although the fences/roads would be 
routed to avoid cultural resource sites).
    Schedule: The Notice of Availability (NOA) and Notice of Public 
Meetings (NOPM) publication in the Federal Register and local print 
media starts the 45-day public comment period for the Draft 
Supplemental EIS. The DoN will consider and respond to all written, 
oral and electronic comments, submitted as described above, in the 
Final Supplemental EIS. The DoN intends to issue the Final Supplemental 
EIS in January 2017, at which time an NOA will be published in the 
Federal Register and local print media. A Record of Decision is 
expected to be published in February 2017.
    Copies of the Draft Supplemental EIS can be found on the project 
Web site, http://www.SEISforLAA.com or at the following locations:

(1) Newton T. Bass Apple Valley Branch Library, 14901 Dale Evans 
Parkway, Apple Valley, CA 92307
(2) Barstow Branch Library, 304 E. Buena Vista St., Barstow, CA 92311
(3) Joshua Tree Library, 6465 Park Blvd., Joshua Tree, CA 92252
(4) Lucerne Valley Janice Horst Branch Library, 33103 Old Woman Springs 
Road, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356
(5) Needles Branch Library, 1111 Bailey Ave., Needles, CA 92363
(6) Ovitt Family Community Library, 215 E. C St., Ontario, CA 91764
(7) Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building, 914 Capitol Mall, 
Sacramento, CA 95814
(8) San Bernardino County Library Administrative Offices, 777 E. Rialto 
Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415
(9) Twentynine Palms Library, 6078 Adobe Road, Twentynine Palms, CA 
92277
(10) Victorville City Library, 15011 Circle Drive, Victorville, CA 
92395
(11) Yucca Valley Branch Library, 57098 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley, 
CA 92284
(12) Palm Springs Public Library, 300 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 
92262


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    Dated: September 26, 2016.
C. Mora,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
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                                                  exercise due diligence and continue to                  ID number and title, by the following                 Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine
                                                  comply with provisions found in                         method:                                               Palms (hereinafter ‘‘the Combat
                                                  Sections 745 and 746 of the Financial                     • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://               Center’’). The Supplemental EIS is a
                                                  Services and General Government                         www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       supplement to the Final EIS for ‘‘Land
                                                  Appropriations Act, 2016 (Division E of                 instructions for submitting comments.                 Acquisition and Airspace Establishment
                                                  Pub. L. 114–113, the Consolidated                          Instructions: All submissions received             to Support Large-Scale Marine Air
                                                  Appropriations Act, 2016), as well as                   must include the agency name, Docket                  Ground Task Force Live Fire and
                                                  similar provisions that future years’                   ID number and title for this Federal                  Maneuver Training’’ dated July 2012
                                                  appropriations acts may include. The                    Register document. The general policy                 (hereinafter ‘‘2012 Final EIS’’) (77 FR
                                                  requirements of these provisions were                   for comments and other submissions                    44234).
                                                  originally enacted in three Fiscal Year                 from members of the public is to make                    With the filing of the Draft
                                                  (FY) 2012 appropriations acts that made                 these submissions available for public                Supplemental EIS, the DoN is initiating
                                                  funds available to DoD Components for                   viewing on the Internet at http://                    a 45-day public comment period and
                                                  obligation. The details of the provisions               www.regulations.gov as they are                       has scheduled three public open house
                                                  in the three FY 2012 acts varied                        received without change, including any                meetings to receive oral and written
                                                  somewhat but they generally required                    personal identifiers or contact                       comments on the Draft Supplemental
                                                  DoD to consider suspension or                           information.                                          EIS. Federal, state and local agencies
                                                  debarment before using appropriated                        DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick               and interested parties are encouraged to
                                                  funding to enter into a grant or                        Licari.                                               provide comments in person at any of
                                                  cooperative agreement with a                               Written requests for copies of the                 the public open house meetings, or in
                                                  corporation if the awarding official was                information collection proposal should                writing anytime during the public
                                                  aware that the corporation had an                       be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD                      comment period. This notice announces
                                                  unpaid federal tax liability or was                     Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center                 the dates and locations of the public
                                                  convicted of a felony criminal violation                Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09,                       meetings and provides supplementary
                                                  within the preceding 24 months. The FY                  Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.                            information about the environmental
                                                  2012 provisions were in:                                  Dated: September 27, 2016.                          planning effort.
                                                    • Sections 8124 and 8125 of the                       Aaron Siegel,                                         DATES: The Draft Supplemental EIS
                                                  Department of Defense Appropriations                    Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                public review period will begin
                                                  Act, 2012 (Division A of Pub. L. 112–74,                Officer, Department of Defense.                       September 30, 2016, and end on
                                                  the Consolidated Appropriations Act,                    [FR Doc. 2016–23636 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]           November 14, 2016. The USMC is
                                                  2012);                                                  BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                holding three informational open house
                                                    • Section 514 of the Military                                                                               style public meetings to inform the
                                                  Construction and Veterans Affairs and                                                                         public about the proposed action and
                                                  Related Agencies Appropriations Act,                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                 the alternatives under consideration,
                                                  2012 (Division H of Pub. L. 112–74); and                                                                      and to provide an opportunity for the
                                                    • Sections 504 and 505 of the Energy                  Department of the Navy                                public to comment on the proposed
                                                  and Water Development Appropriations                                                                          action, alternatives, and the adequacy
                                                  Act, 2012 (Division B of Pub. L. 112–                   Notice of Availability and Notice of                  and accuracy of the Draft Supplemental
                                                  74).                                                    Public Meetings for the Draft                         EIS. USMC representatives will be on
                                                    Generally, the requirements related to                Supplemental Environmental Impact                     hand to discuss and answer questions
                                                  these provisions of the FY 2012                         Statement for Land Acquisition and                    on the proposed action, the NEPA
                                                  appropriations acts have been included                  Airspace Establishment To Support                     process and the findings presented in
                                                  in each subsequent fiscal year’s                        Large-Scale Marine Air Ground Task                    the Draft Supplemental EIS. Public open
                                                  appropriations acts. Since FY 2015, the                 Force Live-Fire and Maneuver Training                 house meetings will be held:
                                                  provisions related to felony convictions                at the Marine Corps Air Ground                           (1) Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 5:00
                                                  and unpaid federal tax liabilities have                 Combat Center, Twentynine Palms,                      p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Joshua Tree
                                                  been enacted in the government-wide                     California                                            Community Center, 6171 Sunburst
                                                  general provisions portion of the                       AGENCY:   Department of the Navy, DoD.                Avenue, Joshua Tree, CA 92252.
                                                  Financial Services and General                          ACTION:   Notice.                                        (2) Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 5:00
                                                  Government Appropriations Act.                                                                                p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Palm Springs
                                                    Affected Public: Not-For-Profit                       SUMMARY:   Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c)            Convention Center, 277 N. Avenida
                                                  Institutions; Business or other for-profit.             of the National Environmental Policy                  Caballeros, Palm Springs, CA 92262.
                                                    Frequency: On occasion.                               Act (NEPA) of 1969, and regulations                      (3) Thursday, October 27, 2016, 5:00
                                                    Respondent’s Obligation: Required to                  implemented by the Council on                         p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Barstow Harvey
                                                  Obtain or Retain Benefits.                              Environmental Quality (40 Code of                     House, 681 N. 1st Avenue, Barstow, CA
                                                    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet                         Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500–                 92311.
                                                  Seehra.                                                 1508), Department of Navy (DoN) NEPA                     Attendees will be able to submit
                                                    Comments and recommendations on                       regulations (32 CFR part 775) and U.S.                written comments at the public
                                                  the proposed information collection                     Marine Corps (USMC) NEPA directives                   meetings. A stenographer will be
                                                  should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet                        (Marine Corps Order P5090.2A, changes                 present to transcribe oral comments.
                                                  Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_                      1–3), the DoN has prepared and filed                  Equal weight will be given to oral and
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                                                  submission@omb.eop.gov. Please                          with the U.S. Environmental Protection                written statements. All statements, oral
                                                  identify the proposed information                       Agency (EPA) a Draft Supplemental                     transcription and written, submitted
                                                  collection by DoD Desk Officer and the                  Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)                  during the public review period will
                                                  Docket ID number and title of the                       evaluating the potential environmental                become part of the public record on the
                                                  information collection.                                 impacts that may result from                          Draft Supplemental EIS and will be
                                                    You may also submit comments and                      implementing alternative desert tortoise              responded to in the Final Supplemental
                                                  recommendations, identified by Docket                   translocation plans at the Marine Corps               EIS. Comments may also be submitted


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                                                  by U.S. mail or electronically via the                  occur. These criteria are consistent with                (a) Survival: Survival of translocated is the
                                                  project Web site provided below.                        the goals, objectives, and recovery                   main metric for evaluating translocation as a
                                                                                                          strategies of the 2011 USFWS revised                  take minimization measure. Survival of
                                                  ADDRESSES: A copy of the Draft
                                                                                                                                                                translocated tortoises would be measured
                                                  Supplemental EIS is available at the                    recovery plan for the Mojave population
                                                                                                                                                                using two methods: Mark-recapture plots and
                                                  project Web site, http://                               of the desert tortoise and the 2010                   tracking.
                                                  www.SEISforLAA.com, and at the local                    USFWS plan development guidance for                      (b) Threats to survival: Anthropogenic
                                                  libraries identified at the end of this                 translocation of desert tortoises.                    disturbances and predator populations that
                                                  notice. Comments on the Draft                              (2) Translocation Methods.                         cause potential risks to recovery and
                                                  Supplemental EIS can be submitted via                   Translocation methods would include                   translocation success threats would be
                                                  the project Web site or submitted in                                                                          assessed both qualitatively and quantitatively
                                                                                                          handling procedures, fencing,                         and compared to current levels.
                                                  writing to: 29Palms SEIS Project Team,                  translocation, and clearance surveys. All                (c) Habitat stability/changes: Habitat
                                                  c/o Cardno Government Services, 3888                    tortoise handling would be                            would be assessed to monitor changes or
                                                  State Street, Ste. 201, Santa Barbara, CA               accomplished by the techniques                        stability during each reading of the mark-
                                                  93105. All comments must be                             outlined in the Desert Tortoise Field                 recapture plots.
                                                  postmarked or received by November                      Manual, including the most recent                        (d) Health and disease: The incidence of
                                                  14, 2016, to ensure they become part of                 disease prevention techniques. Juvenile               disease and other health issues would be
                                                  the official record. All timely comments                tortoises that are too small to wear                  monitored using body condition indices,
                                                  will be responded to in the Final                                                                             clinical signs of disease, serology, and visual
                                                                                                          transmitters would be moved to                        inspection for injuries. This would be
                                                  Supplemental EIS.                                       established juvenile pens at Tortoise                 accomplished using both telemetered
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                    Research and Captive Rearing Sites                    tortoises and all tortoises captured on mark-
                                                  Resource Management Group at the                        (TRACRS) or Special Use Areas where                   recapture plots. Any health problems
                                                  Combat Center 760–830–3737.                             they may become part of the head start                observed (e.g., rapid declines in body
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice                     program (the Combat Center’s tortoise                 condition, perceived outbreaks of disease,
                                                  of Intent to prepare the Supplemental                   rearing program). Tortoise exclusion                  mortality events) would be reported to the
                                                  EIS was published in the Federal                        fencing would be installed along certain              USFWS, CDFW, and BLM such that
                                                  Register on August 24, 2016 (Vol. 81,                                                                         appropriate actions could be taken in a
                                                                                                          borders of newly designated Special Use               timely manner.
                                                  No. 164, p. 57891–57893).                               Areas (areas that have not been
                                                                                                          identified as part of the large-scale                    (4) Other Research. The Marine Corps,
                                                  Proposed Action                                                                                               in consultation with USFWS, identified
                                                                                                          training scenarios and that contain
                                                     Pursuant to 40 CFR 1502.9(c), the                    habitat supporting desert tortoises) on               a research program to benefit recovery
                                                  Draft Supplemental EIS evaluates new                    Combat Center land near maneuver or                   of the species. Research topics include
                                                  information relevant to environmental                   high use areas.                                       translocation effectiveness, constrained
                                                  concerns associated with translocation                                                                        dispersal (‘‘repatriation’’ in the 2011
                                                  of tortoises from specific training areas                  Desert tortoises that exhibit moderate
                                                                                                                                                                GTP), stocking densities, habitat, and
                                                  on newly acquired lands. Translocation                  to severe nasal discharge would not be
                                                                                                                                                                disease.
                                                  was deemed necessary to mitigate the                    translocated, and may be sent to a
                                                                                                                                                                   Two main research topics that would
                                                  moderate to high levels of impact on the                USFWS-approved facility where they
                                                                                                                                                                be implemented are summarized below,
                                                  tortoise population from the Marine                     would undergo further assessment,
                                                                                                                                                                both of which are anticipated to provide
                                                  Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) training                    treatment, and/or study. For up to the
                                                                                                                                                                results that are topical and important for
                                                  activities assessed in the 2012 Final EIS.              first 5 years following initial
                                                                                                                                                                recovery.
                                                  A 2012 Biological Opinion (hereinafter                  translocation, clearance surveys would
                                                                                                                                                                   (a) Experimental Translocation
                                                  ‘‘the 2012 BO’’) issued by the United                   be conducted in the high- and moderate-
                                                                                                                                                                Densities: The intent behind this
                                                  States Fish and Wildlife Service                        impact areas to locate and remove any
                                                                                                                                                                research is to evaluate the capability of
                                                  (USFWS) approved several conservation                   remaining desert tortoises.
                                                                                                                                                                the habitat to sustain a certain density
                                                  measures pertaining to the desert                          (3) Post-Translocation Monitoring.                 of tortoises.
                                                  tortoise, including a 2011 General                      Radio-telemetry tracking of all                          (b) Constrained Dispersal:
                                                  Translocation Plan (GTP). Since the                     translocated tortoises is impractical;                Constrained dispersal (called
                                                  2012 Final EIS, and the subsequent                      however, 20 percent of translocated                   ‘‘repatriation’’ in the 2011 GTP) is a
                                                  Record of Decision (ROD) signed by the                  tortoises, and a similar number of                    technique wherein tortoises are
                                                  DON in February 2013 (hereinafter ‘‘the                 resident and control tortoises, would be              translocated to a fenced site to
                                                  2013 ROD’’), the Marine Corps has                       tracked using radio-telemetry. Repeated               encourage settling before the fence is
                                                  conducted additional detailed studies                   readings of mark-recapture plots where                removed.
                                                  and worked cooperatively with the                       tortoises have been translocated would
                                                                                                          be conducted to yield information on                  Purpose and Need
                                                  USFWS, the California Department of
                                                  Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and the                       survival of translocated tortoises,                     The purpose of the proposed action
                                                  Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on                      population demography, repatriation,                  evaluated in the Supplemental EIS is to
                                                  alternative translocation plans for the                 and health. Mark-recapture plots would                study alternative translocation plans in
                                                  desert tortoise, as required in the 2012                be used to estimate the tortoise                      support of the project that was
                                                  BO.                                                     population size by capturing, marking,                described in the 2012 Final EIS, selected
                                                     The proposed action for this                         and releasing a portion of the                        in the 2013 Record of Decision (ROD)(78
                                                  Supplemental EIS includes four                          population, then later capturing another              FR 11632), and authorized by the
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                                                  fundamental and interrelated                            portion and counting the number of                    National Defense Authorization Act for
                                                  components that are reflected in all                    marked individuals. Capture, marking,                 Fiscal Year 2014. The 2011 GTP,
                                                  alternatives:                                           and releasing activities would not                    developed during the section 7
                                                     (1) Recipient and Control Areas. The                 involve any ground disturbance. Four                  Endangered Species Act (ESA)
                                                  2011 GTP identified criteria for                        subject areas would be investigated by                consultation on the 2012 Final EIS
                                                  selection of recipient areas that should                monitoring, each of which is described                proposed action, identified proposed
                                                  be met for successful translocation to                  below:                                                recipient areas, translocation methods,


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                                                  and research treatments based on                        USFWS revised recovery plan for the                   Preservation Act, and with the Mojave
                                                  information available at the time of                    Mojave population of the desert tortoise              Desert Air Quality Management District
                                                  publication. Studies were planned over                  and the 2011 USFWS revised recovery                   under the Clean Air Act.
                                                  the following 3 years to provide                        plan development guidance for                            The proposed action would result in
                                                  information necessary to refine these                   translocation of desert tortoises to                  unavoidable impacts related to
                                                  areas, methods, and treatments. The                     evaluate and select the proposed                      biological resources (due to desert
                                                  2011 GTP explicitly recognized that as                  recipient areas/sites under each                      tortoise translocation as well as impacts
                                                  a result of these studies, the Combat                   alternative. These criteria relate to land            to vegetation and desert tortoise habitat
                                                  Center could refine these areas to                      use, habitat quality, population levels,              resulting from construction of fences
                                                  specific sites and determine better                     disease prevalence, and distance from                 and associated maintenance roads); land
                                                  recipient sites not considered in the                   collection. The Combat Center also                    use (due to desert tortoise
                                                  2011 GTP. The results of these efforts                  screened for research and monitoring                  translocation); air quality (due to air
                                                  and further consultation with USFWS                     feasibility.                                          emissions from construction activities);
                                                  and CDFW, identified refinements to                        Under the No-Action Alternative, the               and potentially cultural resources (due
                                                  translocation methods, recipient sites,                 Marine Corps would conduct                            to the fence and road construction;
                                                  and research treatments that could                      translocation of desert tortoises in                  although the fences/roads would be
                                                  better support the goals of the                         accordance with the 2011 GTP                          routed to avoid cultural resource sites).
                                                  translocation effort (and became the                    described in the 2012 BO. Alternatives                   Schedule: The Notice of Availability
                                                  basis for the action alternatives                       1 and 2 primarily differ from the No-                 (NOA) and Notice of Public Meetings
                                                  considered in this Supplemental EIS).                   Action Alternative in the selection of                (NOPM) publication in the Federal
                                                  The alternative selected in the ROD for                 proposed recipient and control areas                  Register and local print media starts the
                                                  the Supplemental EIS will be                            and in the distribution of desert                     45-day public comment period for the
                                                  implemented prior to conducting                         tortoises at each release site. Compared              Draft Supplemental EIS. The DoN will
                                                  sustained, combined-arms, live-fire, and                to the No-Action Alternative,                         consider and respond to all written, oral
                                                  maneuver field training for MEB-sized                   Alternatives 1 and 2 would also include               and electronic comments, submitted as
                                                  Marine Air Ground Task Forces                           additional research studies and reflect               described above, in the Final
                                                  (MAGTFs) contemplated in the 2012                       updated information obtained from the                 Supplemental EIS. The DoN intends to
                                                  Final EIS.                                              3-year program of surveys conducted                   issue the Final Supplemental EIS in
                                                     The Marine Corps needs to implement                  since the 2012 Final EIS. Alternative 2               January 2017, at which time an NOA
                                                  the proposed action to satisfy                          differs from Alternative 1 in that: (1)               will be published in the Federal
                                                  requirements identified in the 2012                     One less recipient site would be used;                Register and local print media. A
                                                  Final EIS and associated 2012 BO. The                   (2) the pairing of control sites to                   Record of Decision is expected to be
                                                  2012 BO concluded that the                              recipient sites would be different; (3)               published in February 2017.
                                                  implementation of the Preferred                         the Bullion control site would be                        Copies of the Draft Supplemental EIS
                                                  Alternative from the 2012 Final EIS                     located on the Combat Center instead of               can be found on the project Web site,
                                                  would likely result in the ‘‘take’’ of                  within the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness                  http://www.SEISforLAA.com or at the
                                                  desert tortoises associated with military               Area; and (4) translocation densities                 following locations:
                                                  training, tortoise translocation efforts,               would be different.                                   (1) Newton T. Bass Apple Valley Branch
                                                  and authorized and unauthorized Off-                                                                               Library, 14901 Dale Evans Parkway,
                                                                                                          Environmental Effects Identified in the
                                                  Highway Vehicle (OHV) use by                                                                                       Apple Valley, CA 92307
                                                                                                          Draft Supplemental EIS
                                                  recreationists displaced from former                                                                          (2) Barstow Branch Library, 304 E.
                                                  areas of the Johnson Valley OHV Area.                      Potential impacts were evaluated in
                                                                                                                                                                     Buena Vista St., Barstow, CA 92311
                                                                                                          the Draft Supplemental EIS under all                  (3) Joshua Tree Library, 6465 Park Blvd.,
                                                  Alternatives Considered in the Draft                    alternatives for the following resources:
                                                  Supplemental EIS                                                                                                   Joshua Tree, CA 92252
                                                                                                          Biological resources, land use, air                   (4) Lucerne Valley Janice Horst Branch
                                                     In light of the purpose and need for                 quality, and cultural resources. The                       Library, 33103 Old Woman Springs
                                                  the proposed action, the DON has                        Draft Supplemental EIS analysis                            Road, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356
                                                  identified two potential action                         evaluates direct, indirect, short-term                (5) Needles Branch Library, 1111 Bailey
                                                  alternatives and a No-Action Alternative                and long-term impacts, as well as                          Ave., Needles, CA 92363
                                                  for the translocation of desert tortoise                cumulative impacts from other relevant                (6) Ovitt Family Community Library,
                                                  from training impact areas.                             activities.                                                215 E. C St., Ontario, CA 91764
                                                     Each alternative includes recipient                     The Draft Supplemental EIS includes                (7) Stanley Mosk Library and Courts
                                                  areas/sites (to which tortoises would be                mitigation measures, special                               Building, 914 Capitol Mall,
                                                  translocated) and control areas/sites                   conservation measures, and features of                     Sacramento, CA 95814
                                                  (where the resident tortoise populations                project design to avoid or minimize                   (8) San Bernardino County Library
                                                  will be studied to provide comparative                  potential impacts. The proposed action                     Administrative Offices, 777 E.
                                                  data on survival, threats to survival,                  would fully comply with regulatory                         Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA
                                                  habitat stability and changes, and health               requirements for the protection of                         92415
                                                  and disease relative to the translocated                environmental resources. A desert                     (9) Twentynine Palms Library, 6078
                                                  tortoise populations at the recipient                   tortoise translocation plan has been                       Adobe Road, Twentynine Palms,
                                                  sites). Each alternative also specifies the             submitted to the USFWS in compliance                       CA 92277
                                                  details of the proposed tortoise                        with Section 7 of the ESA. The USFWS
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                                                                                                                                                                (10) Victorville City Library, 15011
                                                  translocation, including specific                       will issue a revised BO that will be                       Circle Drive, Victorville, CA 92395
                                                  handling procedures, fencing, clearance                 included with the Final Supplemental                  (11) Yucca Valley Branch Library, 57098
                                                  surveys, 30 years of post-translocation                 EIS. In addition, the USMC is                              29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley,
                                                  monitoring, and other research                          coordinating with the California State                     CA 92284
                                                  activities.                                             Historic Preservation Office and affected             (12) Palm Springs Public Library, 300 S.
                                                     The Combat Center identified and                     Native American tribes under Section                       Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA
                                                  applied screening criteria from the 2011                106 of the National Historic                               92262


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesThe Draft Supplemental EIS public review period will begin September 30, 2016, and end on November 14, 2016. The USMC is holding three informational open house style public meetings to inform the public about the proposed action and the alternatives under consideration, and to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed action, alternatives, and the adequacy and accuracy of the Draft Supplemental EIS. USMC representatives will be on hand to discuss and answer questions on the proposed action, the NEPA process and the findings presented in the Draft Supplemental EIS. Public open house meetings will be held:
ContactThe Resource Management Group at the Combat Center 760-830-3737.
FR Citation81 FR 67334 

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