Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 09/12/1994

Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Continued Military Training Use of National Forest Lands at Camp Shelby, MS

It was determined that the FEIS adequately addressed the biological, physical, socioeconomic and cultural impact of the Army's proposal to continue the use, for military training purposes, of the National Forest Lands at Camp Shelby under a Special Use Permit from the Forest Service. As a result of the Record of Decision, the Army will: seek a Special Use Permit from the Forest Service for continued military training, operation and maintenance activities on the National Forest Lands at Camp Shelby; reconfigure tracked vehicle maneuver areas to avoid use of the Leaf River Wildlife Management Area and to maximize available tracked vehicle training areas evaluated in the FEIS; and design, construct, operate and maintain certain facilities described and evaluated in the FEIS. In making the decision, consideration was given to the impacts addressed in the FEIS, scoping meeting transcripts, public hearings, all oral and written comments received during the public comment period associated with the preparation of the FEIS; constraints of the framework of the Forest Service Record of Decision; and the mandate for the National Guard and Reserve Components to shoulder more of the Defense bur