82 FR 8610 - Record of Decision for the Fort Campbell Training Mission and Mission Support Activities Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Fort Campbell, KY

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The Department of the Army and Fort Campbell announce the decision to conduct proposed training mission and mission support activities at Fort Campbell, KY. The action was the preferred alternative identified in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Training, Mission and Mission Support Activities at Fort Campbell. The Record of Decision (ROD) explains the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts associated with the selected action, which includes implementing site-specific projects in support of Soldier training, using Adaptable Use Zones for future facility siting, streamlining review of routine range and training land actions, and pursuing reactivation of the airspace previously designated as the R3703 A, B, and C restricted airspace. The selected alternative best meets the Army's need to build, update, and operate military training ranges and other facilities on Fort Campbell to ensure that its Soldiers are proficiently trained across the full spectrum of military operations. As part of the implementation of this decision, the Army will take practical measures to mitigate impacts to protect and sustain the environment.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Record of Decision for the Fort Campbell Training Mission and 
Mission Support Activities Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, 
Fort Campbell, KY

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army and Fort Campbell announce the 
decision to conduct proposed training mission and mission support 
activities at Fort Campbell, KY. The action was the preferred 
alternative identified in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement (PEIS) for Training, Mission and Mission Support Activities 
at Fort Campbell. The Record of Decision (ROD) explains the potential 
environmental and socioeconomic impacts associated with the selected 
action, which includes implementing site-specific projects in support 
of Soldier training, using Adaptable Use Zones for future facility 
siting, streamlining review of routine range and training land actions, 
and pursuing reactivation of the airspace previously designated as the 
R3703 A, B, and C restricted airspace. The selected alternative best 
meets the Army's need to build, update, and operate military training 
ranges and other facilities on Fort Campbell to ensure that its 
Soldiers are proficiently trained across the full spectrum of military 
operations. As part of the implementation of this decision, the Army 
will take practical measures to mitigate impacts to protect and sustain 
the environment.

ADDRESSES: The ROD can be accessed and downloaded from http://www.campbell.army.mil/Installation/Environmental_Handbook/Pages/default.aspx. Written requests to obtain a copy of the ROD may be sent 
by email to Mr. Gene Zirkle, gene.a.zirkle.civ@mail.mil, or by postal 
service to the Fort Campbell NEPA/Wildlife Program Manager, 
Environmental Division, Building 2159 13th Street, Fort Campbell, KY 
42223.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Mr. Gene Zirkle, NEPA/
Wildlife Program Manager, Environmental Division, 270-798-9854, during 
normal working business hours Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. CST; or by email to gene.a.zirkle.civ@mail.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort Campbell covers 105,068 acres in 
Kentucky and Tennessee. Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne 
Division (Air Assault), the 5th Special Forces Group, 160th Special 
Operations Aviation Regiment, and other tenant units. The mission of 
Fort Campbell is primarily to support and train the units stationed on 
the installation in preparation for a variety of assigned combat and 
combat related missions. Fort Campbell is committed to providing 
Soldiers with a high quality training environment. The selected 
alternative allows the Army to take the necessary actions to support 
high quality training at an environmentally sustainable Fort Campbell, 
including range construction, modernization, and maintenance; land 
management activities; and reactivation of restricted airspace. The 
selected alternative best meets the Army's need to build, update, and 
operate military training ranges and other facilities on Fort Campbell 
to ensure that its Soldiers are proficiently trained across the full 
spectrum of military operations.
    The selected alternative includes continuing existing military 
training on Fort Campbell, constructing and operating site-specific 
projects in support of Soldier training, creating adaptable use zones 
to facilitate future modernization and range facility construction, 
implementing routine range and training land actions and environmental 
stewardship practices, and pursuing reactivation of the airspace 
previously designated as the R3703 A, B, and C restricted airspace. The 
ROD incorporates analysis contained in the Final PEIS for Fort Campbell 
including comments provided during formal comment and review periods. 
There were no comments received during the waiting period, a period 
that was initiated when the Notice of Availability for the Final PEIS 
was published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2016 (81 FR 29849).
    Implementing this decision is not expected to result in significant 
impacts; however, moderate adverse impacts could occur to soils, 
biological resources, and water resources, including potential impacts 
to the Northern Long Eared Bat. To minimize the potential adverse 
impacts, the Army will mitigate these effects through a variety of 
strategies as described in the ROD.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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three minutes. The Designated Federal DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (Air Assault), the 5th Special Forces
Officer must receive written comments Group, 160th Special Operations
by February 15, 2017 to provide Department of the Army Aviation Regiment, and other tenant
sufficient time for OEAB review. units. The mission of Fort Campbell is
Record of Decision for the Fort
Written comments received after primarily to support and train the units
Campbell Training Mission and
February 15, 2017 will be distributed to Mission Support Activities stationed on the installation in
the OEAB but may not be reviewed Programmatic Environmental Impact preparation for a variety of assigned
prior to the meeting date. Seats will be Statement, Fort Campbell, KY combat and combat related missions.
available on a first-come, first-served Fort Campbell is committed to
basis. AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. providing Soldiers with a high quality
ACTION: Notice of availability. training environment. The selected
SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS: These
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army alternative allows the Army to take the
meetings are physically accessible to
and Fort Campbell announce the necessary actions to support high
people with disabilities. Requests for
decision to conduct proposed training quality training at an environmentally
sign language interpretation or other
mission and mission support activities sustainable Fort Campbell, including
auxiliary aids should be directed to
at Fort Campbell, KY. The action was range construction, modernization, and
David McKinnie, Designated Federal
the preferred alternative identified in maintenance; land management
Officer (see below) by February 15,
the Final Programmatic Environmental activities; and reactivation of restricted
2017.
Impact Statement (PEIS) for Training, airspace. The selected alternative best
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mission and Mission Support Activities meets the Army’s need to build, update,
David McKinnie, Designated Federal at Fort Campbell. The Record of and operate military training ranges and
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory Decision (ROD) explains the potential other facilities on Fort Campbell to
Board, National Oceanic and environmental and socioeconomic ensure that its Soldiers are proficiently
Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand impacts associated with the selected trained across the full spectrum of
Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115, (206) action, which includes implementing military operations.
526–6950. site-specific projects in support of
The selected alternative includes
Soldier training, using Adaptable Use
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA Zones for future facility siting, continuing existing military training on
established the OEAB under the Federal streamlining review of routine range Fort Campbell, constructing and
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and and training land actions, and pursuing operating site-specific projects in
legislation that gives the agency reactivation of the airspace previously support of Soldier training, creating
statutory authority to operate an ocean designated as the R3703 A, B, and C adaptable use zones to facilitate future
exploration program and to coordinate a restricted airspace. The selected modernization and range facility
national program of ocean exploration. alternative best meets the Army’s need construction, implementing routine
The OEAB advises NOAA leadership on to build, update, and operate military range and training land actions and
strategic planning, exploration training ranges and other facilities on environmental stewardship practices,
priorities, competitive ocean Fort Campbell to ensure that its Soldiers and pursuing reactivation of the
exploration grant programs and other are proficiently trained across the full airspace previously designated as the
matters as the NOAA Administrator spectrum of military operations. As part R3703 A, B, and C restricted airspace.
of the implementation of this decision, The ROD incorporates analysis
requests.
the Army will take practical measures to contained in the Final PEIS for Fort
OEAB members represent government mitigate impacts to protect and sustain Campbell including comments provided
agencies, the private sector, academic the environment. during formal comment and review
institutions, and not-for-profit ADDRESSES: The ROD can be accessed periods. There were no comments
institutions involved in all facets of and downloaded from http:// received during the waiting period, a
ocean exploration—from advanced www.campbell.army.mil/Installation/ period that was initiated when the
technology to citizen exploration. Environmental_Handbook/Pages/ Notice of Availability for the Final PEIS
In addition to advising NOAA default.aspx. Written requests to obtain was published in the Federal Register
leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to a copy of the ROD may be sent by email on May 13, 2016 (81 FR 29849).
help to define and develop a national to Mr. Gene Zirkle,
gene.a.zirkle.civ@mail.mil, or by postal Implementing this decision is not
program of ocean exploration—a
service to the Fort Campbell NEPA/ expected to result in significant impacts;
network of stakeholders and
Wildlife Program Manager, however, moderate adverse impacts
partnerships advancing national
Environmental Division, Building 2159 could occur to soils, biological
priorities for ocean exploration.
13th Street, Fort Campbell, KY 42223. resources, and water resources,
Dated: January 17, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: including potential impacts to the
Jason Donaldson, Please contact Mr. Gene Zirkle, NEPA/ Northern Long Eared Bat. To minimize
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Wildlife Program Manager, the potential adverse impacts, the Army
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Environmental Division, 270–798–9854, will mitigate these effects through a
Atmospheric Administration. during normal working business hours variety of strategies as described in the
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Brenda S. Bowen,
gene.a.zirkle.civ@mail.mil.
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Contact		Please contact Mr. Gene Zirkle, NEPA/ Wildlife Program Manager, Environmental Division, 270-798-9854, during normal working business hours Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST; or by email to [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 8610

82 FR 8610 - Record of Decision for the Fort Campbell Training Mission and Mission Support Activities Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Fort Campbell, KY

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