Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Department of the Navy (DoN) announces its decision to conduct land- based training for ongoing and evolving joint ...
Department of the Navy (DoN), Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Department of the Navy (DoN) announces its decision to conduct land-based training for ongoing and evolving joint expeditionary warfare tactics, specifically, distributed operations on the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), as identified in Alternative 1 of the CNMI Joint Military Training (CJMT) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Alternative 1 is the DoN's preferred alternative and enables the U.S. Armed Forces to meet their individual mandates in Title 10 to be trained and equipped to protect U.S. national security by being ready to effectively prosecute war and defend the nation (
e.g.,10 U.S.C. 167, 7013, 7062, 8013, 8062, 8063, 9013, 9062).
The complete text of the Record of Decision (ROD) and the CJMT Final EIS is available on the project website at
www.cnmijointmilitarytrainingeis.com
along with supporting documents. Single copies of the ROD are available upon request by contacting: Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific, Attention: CJMT EIS Project Manager, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3134.
Dated: July 29, 2026.
J.R. Epstein,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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91 FR 48380
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“Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),” thefederalregister.org (July 31, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15526/notice-of-availability-of-record-of-decision-for-the-island-of-tinian-in-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-island.