Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Military Training in the Territory of Guam and Islands of Rota, Tinian, and Farallon de Medinilla, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

概要

Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the U.S. Pacific Command announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed military training in the Territory of Guam on the Islands of Rota, Tinian, and Farallon de Medinilla, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The actions to be covered in the EIS consist of training activities required to maintain military combat readiness. The EIS will analyze reasonable alternatives to meet this objective and assess their separate and cumulative environmental impacts. The U.S. Pacific Command will initiate a scoping process to identify significant related issues for study in the EIS and to identify and notify parties interested in and affected by the EIS. The meetings will open with a short presentation of the purpose of the proposed action and alternatives to be evaluated, followed by a period for public comment. It is important that interested agencies, individuals, and organizations take this opportunity to identify environmental concerns that should be addressed