82_FR_11600 82 FR 11564 - Notice of Availability of Records of Decision for the 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 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California

82 FR 11564 - Notice of Availability of Records of Decision for the 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 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)

Page Range11564-11564
FR Document2017-03694

The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the Records of Decision (RODs) by the DoN and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the 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 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) signed the DoN ROD on February 10, 2017. The BLM California Desert District Manager signed the BLM ROD on February 9, 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability of Records of Decision for the 
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 Marine Corps Air Ground Combat 
Center, Twentynine Palms, California

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Department of Defense; Bureau of Land 
Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of 
the Records of Decision (RODs) by the DoN and the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) for the 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 Marine 
Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. The 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations 
and Environment) signed the DoN ROD on February 10, 2017. The BLM 
California Desert District Manager signed the BLM ROD on February 9, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DoN ROD and the BLM ROD, along with the Final 
SEIS and other supporting documents, are available for public viewing 
on the DoN's project Web site: www.SEISforLAA.com and on the Combat 
Center's Web site: www.29palms.marines.mil/Staff/G5-Government-and-External-Affairs/SEISforLAA. The BLM ROD is also available on the 
agency's ePlanning Web site at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage¤tPageId=108440. Copies of both RODs are also available at the following public 
libraries: Newton T. Bass Apple Valley Branch Library, Apple Valley, 
CA; Barstow Branch Library, Barstow, CA; Palm Springs Public Library, 
Palm Springs, CA; Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building, Sacramento, 
CA; San Bernardino County Library Administrative Offices, San 
Bernardino, CA; Twentynine Palms Branch Library, Twentynine Palms, CA; 
Victorville City Library, Victorville, CA; Yucca Valley Branch Library, 
Yucca Valley, CA; Joshua Tree Branch Library, Joshua Tree, CA; Lucerne 
Valley Janice Horst Branch Library, Lucerne Valley, CA; Needles Branch 
Library, Needles, CA; and Ovitt Family Community Library, Ontario, CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DoN: Mr. Jesse Martinez, Project 
Manager, SEIS for 29Palms Land Acquisition/Airspace Establishment 
Project, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, 1220 Pacific 
Highway, San Diego, California 92132-5190. Telephone: 619-532-3844. 
BLM: Ms. Katrina Symons, Field Manager, BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 
Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311. Telephone: 760-252-6004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 United States Code 
4321-4370h, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality 
regulations, 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 1500-1508, the 
DoN NEPA regulations (32 CFR part 775), and Marine Corps Order P5090.2A 
(with Changes 1-3) Marine Corps Environmental Compliance and Protection 
Manual, Chapter 12, the DoN, after carefully considering the 
operational and environmental consequences of the proposed action and 
alternatives analyzed in a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
(SEIS), announces the availability of its ROD to translocate a 
population of the federal-listed threatened Agassiz's desert tortoise 
(Gopherus agassizii, hereinafter ``desert tortoise'') from high- and 
moderate-impact training areas at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat 
Center at Twentynine Palms, California (hereinafter, ``the Combat 
Center''). In its ROD, the DoN has selected the preferred alternative 
(Alternative 2) from the Final SEIS, which provides for the 
implementation of a June 2016 Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan. The 
Plan will guide translocation of desert tortoises in accordance with 
requirements of a January 2017 United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
(USFWS) Biological Opinion (hereinafter the ``2017 BO,'' which 
superseded a previous 2012 BO), and a 2013 DoN ROD associated with the 
2012 Final EIS for Land Acquisition and Airspace Establishment to 
Support Large-Scale Marine Air Ground Task Force Live-Fire and Maneuver 
Training at the Combat Center (hereinafter the ``2012 Final EIS'').
    The DoN ROD documents why the DoN has chosen to implement the 
preferred alternative as described in the 2017 Final SEIS. This 
decision adopts all of the special conservation measures that were 
identified in the Final SEIS to avoid or minimize adverse environmental 
impacts from the preferred alternative. The ROD also includes 
descriptions and discussions of the anticipated environmental impacts 
of the proposed action, and responds to substantive comments received 
since the Final SEIS was released.
    The BLM, which served as a Cooperating Agency during preparation of 
the SEIS, adopted the SEIS and prepared a separate ROD regarding the 
SEIS actions proposed on BLM-managed lands. The BLM's involvement as a 
cooperating agency in the development of the SEIS was triggered by its 
current jurisdiction by law and special expertise over a portion of 
lands considered for translocation of desert tortoises. The BLM has 
unique knowledge of the public lands under its management and has the 
expertise essential to help evaluate appropriate parcels of land to 
meet translocation requirements. The BLM conducted frequent 
coordination with DON throughout the SEIS process. The BLM ROD explains 
the rationale for its independent selection of Alternative 2 (Preferred 
Alternative) of the SEIS. The BLM decision is subject to a 30-day 
appeal period commencing with the publication of this Notice. A party 
that is adversely affected by the BLM's decision may file an appeal in 
accordance with the procedures in 43 CFR part 4.

    Dated: February 21, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-03694 Filed 2-23-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P

11564 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 36 / Friday, February 24, 2017 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Branch Library, Lucerne Valley, CA; that were identified in the Final SEIS to Needles Branch Library, Needles, CA; avoid or minimize adverse Department of the Navy and Ovitt Family Community Library, environmental impacts from the Ontario, CA. preferred alternative. The ROD also Notice of Availability of Records of includes descriptions and discussions of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Decision for the Supplemental the anticipated environmental impacts DoN: Mr. Jesse Martinez, Project Environmental Impact Statement for of the proposed action, and responds to Manager, SEIS for 29Palms Land Land Acquisition and Airspace substantive comments received since Acquisition/Airspace Establishment Establishment To Support Large-Scale the Final SEIS was released. Project, Naval Facilities Engineering Marine Air Ground Task Force Live- The BLM, which served as a Command Southwest, 1220 Pacific Fire and Maneuver Training at Marine Cooperating Agency during preparation Highway, San Diego, California 92132– Corps Air Ground Combat Center, of the SEIS, adopted the SEIS and 5190. Telephone: 619–532–3844. BLM: Twentynine Palms, California prepared a separate ROD regarding the Ms. Katrina Symons, Field Manager, AGENCY: Department of the Navy, BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 SEIS actions proposed on BLM-managed Department of Defense; Bureau of Land Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311. lands. The BLM’s involvement as a Management, Department of the Telephone: 760–252–6004. cooperating agency in the development Interior. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant of the SEIS was triggered by its current ACTION: Notice of availability. to Section 102(2)(c) of the National jurisdiction by law and special expertise Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of over a portion of lands considered for SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 1969, 42 United States Code 4321– translocation of desert tortoises. The (DoN) announces the availability of the 4370h, as implemented by the Council BLM has unique knowledge of the Records of Decision (RODs) by the DoN on Environmental Quality regulations, public lands under its management and and the Bureau of Land Management 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) has the expertise essential to help (BLM) for the Supplemental parts 1500–1508, the DoN NEPA evaluate appropriate parcels of land to Environmental Impact Statement for regulations (32 CFR part 775), and meet translocation requirements. The Land Acquisition and Airspace Marine Corps Order P5090.2A (with BLM conducted frequent coordination Establishment to Support Large-Scale Changes 1–3) Marine Corps with DON throughout the SEIS process. Marine Air Ground Task Force Live-Fire Environmental Compliance and The BLM ROD explains the rationale for and Maneuver Training at Marine Corps Protection Manual, Chapter 12, the DoN, its independent selection of Alternative Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine after carefully considering the 2 (Preferred Alternative) of the SEIS. Palms, California. The Principal Deputy operational and environmental The BLM decision is subject to a 30-day Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, consequences of the proposed action appeal period commencing with the Installations and Environment) signed and alternatives analyzed in a publication of this Notice. A party that the DoN ROD on February 10, 2017. The Supplemental Environmental Impact is adversely affected by the BLM’s BLM California Desert District Manager Statement (SEIS), announces the decision may file an appeal in signed the BLM ROD on February 9, availability of its ROD to translocate a accordance with the procedures in 43 2017. population of the federal-listed CFR part 4. ADDRESSES: Copies of the DoN ROD and threatened Agassiz’s desert tortoise Dated: February 21, 2017. the BLM ROD, along with the Final SEIS (Gopherus agassizii, hereinafter ‘‘desert A.M. Nichols, and other supporting documents, are tortoise’’) from high- and moderate- Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate available for public viewing on the impact training areas at the Marine General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register DoN’s project Web site: Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Liaison Officer. www.SEISforLAA.com and on the Twentynine Palms, California [FR Doc. 2017–03694 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am] Combat Center’s Web site: (hereinafter, ‘‘the Combat Center’’). In BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P www.29palms.marines.mil/Staff/G5- its ROD, the DoN has selected the Government-and-External-Affairs/SEIS preferred alternative (Alternative 2) forLAA. The BLM ROD is also available from the Final SEIS, which provides for DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION on the agency’s ePlanning Web site at: the implementation of a June 2016 https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front- Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan. The [Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0136] office/eplanning/planAndProject Plan will guide translocation of desert Site.do?methodName=dispatch Agency Information Collection tortoises in accordance with ToPatternPage&currentPageId=108440. Activities; Submission to the Office of requirements of a January 2017 United Copies of both RODs are also available Management and Budget for Review States Fish and Wildlife Service at the following public libraries: Newton and Approval; Comment Request; (USFWS) Biological Opinion T. Bass Apple Valley Branch Library, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (hereinafter the ‘‘2017 BO,’’ which Apple Valley, CA; Barstow Branch Program—150% Limitation superseded a previous 2012 BO), and a Library, Barstow, CA; Palm Springs 2013 DoN ROD associated with the 2012 AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Public Library, Palm Springs, CA; Final EIS for Land Acquisition and Department of Education (ED). Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Airspace Establishment to Support ACTION: Notice. Building, Sacramento, CA; San Large-Scale Marine Air Ground Task asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Bernardino County Library Force Live-Fire and Maneuver Training SUMMARY: In accordance with the Administrative Offices, San Bernardino, at the Combat Center (hereinafter the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 CA; Twentynine Palms Branch Library, ‘‘2012 Final EIS’’). U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is Twentynine Palms, CA; Victorville City The DoN ROD documents why the proposing a revision of an existing Library, Victorville, CA; Yucca Valley DoN has chosen to implement the information collection. Branch Library, Yucca Valley, CA; preferred alternative as described in the DATES: Interested persons are invited to Joshua Tree Branch Library, Joshua 2017 Final SEIS. 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Document Created: 2017-02-24 01:17:53
Document Modified: 2017-02-24 01:17:53
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
ContactDoN: Mr. Jesse Martinez, Project Manager, SEIS for 29Palms Land Acquisition/Airspace Establishment Project, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, California 92132-5190. Telephone: 619-532-3844. BLM: Ms. Katrina Symons, Field Manager, BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311. Telephone: 760-252-6004.
FR Citation82 FR 11564 
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