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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Acronym List................................................................................................................................ iii 

1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................1 

1.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................1 

1.1 BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................1 

2 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING SUMMARY..............................................................4 

2.0 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING SUMMARY ...............................................................................4 

2.1 PUBLIC NOTICE FOR NEWSPAPERS..............................................................................................4 

2.2 PUBLIC AND AGENCY LETTERS...................................................................................................4 

2.3 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING .................................................................................................5 

2.4 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION TOPICS..............................................................................................6 

3 CONCLUSIONS .........................................................................................................................7 
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Acronyms and Abbreviations 

AMC Army Materiel Command 

BNVP Belvoir New Vision Planners 

BRAC Base Realignment and Closure 

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency 

EIS Environmental Impact Statement 

MDA Missile Defense Agency 

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act 

NGA National Geospatial Agency 

NST NEPA Support Team 

PMNV/RSTA Project Manager Night Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target 

Acquisition 

PEO EIS Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems 

WHS Washington Headquarters Services 
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SECTION 1.0 

INTRODUCTION 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Fort Belvoir, Virginia, conducted a public information 

meeting to provide an update of the status of BRAC planning and Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) activities on Fort Belvoir. This meeting served as an arena to solicit input to 

help identify all relevant issues that should be addressed in the EIS being prepared for the Base 

Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action at Fort Belvoir. 

This report contains the details of the public involvement and communications effort, which 

included letters, media announcements, and a public information meeting held in Springfield, 

Virginia, on January 24, 2007. A public scoping meeting was held previously on June 7, 2006, in 

Springfield and is discussed in a separate report. This report summarizes comments received 

during and following the public information meeting. 

1.1 BACKGROUND 

The Army is realigning functions and closing installations as mandated by Title XXX of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, Public Law 107-107. The 2002 BRAC 

law amended the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, by 

authorizing another round of realignments and closures in 2005 to support the national force 

structure objectives. The BRAC law exempts consideration of the need for the action or 

alternative installations in preparing environmental documentation pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. However, an appropriate level of NEPA 

documentation is required to analyze how the BRAC actions will be implemented for concurrent 

actions, both BRAC-directed and discretionary, at each installation that is receiving realigned 

missions. 

The overview below outlines the BRAC Commission’s 2005 recommendations for Fort Belvoir, 

Virginia, under provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. A detailed 

description of the Commission’s recommendations is at www.brac.gov/finalreport.asp and is 

provided in Appendix A. 

The Commission recommended the realignment of the following agencies/activities with 

relocation to Fort Belvoir, Virginia: 

• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) 

• Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) 

• Army Leased Space 

• Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) 

• Missile Defense Agency Headquarters Command Center (MDA) 

• Regional Army Community Hospital 
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The Commission also recommended the realignment of the following agencies/activities to move 

from Fort Belvoir: 

• The Army Materiel Command (AMC) Headquarters and the U.S. Army Security 

Assistance Command to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 

• The Army Prime Power School to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 

• The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Headquarters to Quantico, Virginia 

• The Soldiers magazine to Fort Meade, Maryland 

• The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Chemical Biological Defense Research to 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 

• The Defense Threat Reduction Agency conventional armaments research functions to 

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 

• The Army Research Office to the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 

• The Sensors, Electronics, and Electronic Warfare Research, Development and 

Acquisition activities to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, except the Night Vision 

and Electronic Sensors Directorate (the Night Vision Lab) and the Project Manager Night 

Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (PMNV/RSTA) 

• The Information Systems Research and Development and Acquisition (except for the 

Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems) to Aberdeen Proving 

Ground, Maryland 

The BRAC Commission recommendations for relocating administrative, medical, and 

special/intelligence missions to Fort Belvoir could result in the relocation of approximately 

22,000 personnel to the installation, which could require the construction of approximately 6- to 

7-million square feet of new facilities, plus parking; new roads or road improvements (on- and 

off-site) and possibly the creation of a new multimodal transportation infrastructure; new 

utilities; other base support; and use or renovation of existing space. The BRAC realignment 

activities at Fort Belvoir consist of administrative, research, and other special missions to be 

placed in newly constructed, renovated, or existing buildings. No new field training facilities will 

be required. 

The Army’s overall goal for this BRAC action is to complete realignment by September 14, 

2011. The Army procured the services of an urban planner, Belvoir New Vision Planners 

(BNVP) to develop siting alternatives for the BRAC action and future development at Fort 

Belvoir. BNVP is tasked with transforming Fort Belvoir into a world-class facility that supports 

a community of military and national security organizations as well as updating the installation’s 

master plan. The master plan effort will gather tenant requirements and desires and will develop 

courses of action for siting the BRAC and non-BRAC missions at Fort Belvoir. The Army will 

concurrently conduct the BRAC EIS and master plan process. The BRAC EIS will analyze the 

land use plan portion of the master plan’s long-range component and address potential impacts, 

including impacts from changes in land use designations from the 1993 master plan as well as 

potential land use compatibility issues. Therefore, the information developed by the urban 

planner is required for analysis in the BRAC EIS. The complete master plan will be analyzed 

through separate follow-on NEPA documentation. 
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SECTION 2.0 

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING SUMMARY 

The public information meeting was an interim step between the June 2007 public scoping 

meeting and the upcoming public meeting following publication of the Draft EIS. The Army 

used this forum to help clarify issues of major concern and present the five alternatives that the 

EIS will evaluate. The meeting provided an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and view 

informational displays. This meeting was intended to better prepare members of the public to 

review the Draft EIS when it is released later this spring. The four main information stations at 

the public information meeting were as follows: 

• BRAC Action and Land Use Plan Update 

• Transportation 

• Natural and Cultural Resources 

• Cumulative Impacts 

Publicity for this meeting included announcements in local newspapers (see Appendix B) and 

public and agency letters (see Appendix C) that went out to more than 1,600 individuals. For the 

complete mailing list, please visit our website, www.BelvoirBRAC-EIS.net. 

 

2.1 PUBLIC NOTICE FOR NEWSPAPERS 

Advertisements were published in several newspapers in the region (Table 2-1 and Appendix B). 

The advertisements included information on the proposed action, as well as the date and location 

of the public information meeting. The following contact information was provided for readers 

with questions or comments: 

Directorate of Public Works 

ATTN: BRAC EIS Comments 

9430 Jackson Loop, Suite 100 

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5116 

703-805-5001 

environmental@belvoir.army.mil. 

www.belvoirnewvision.com (click on “Links and Resources”) 

Table 2-1 

 Advertised public notices 

Date of publication Publication Location 

January 11, 2007 Mount Vernon Voice Alexandria, VA 

January 11, 2007 Mount Vernon Gazette Alexandria, VA 

January 14, 2007 Washington Post Washington, DC 

January 18, 2007 Fort Belvoir News Fort Belvoir, VA 
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2.2 PUBLIC AND AGENCY LETTERS 

Agency and public letters (Appendix C) were mailed on January 10, 2007, to 1,687 individuals, 

organizations, tribes, and state and federal agencies to inform them about the proposed action at 

Fort Belvoir and invite them to attend the public information meeting. The letters included 

details about the BRAC action, a description of the format and purpose of the meeting, and 

directions to the facility. 

2.3 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING 

The public information meeting was held on January 24, 2007, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the 

Hilton Springfield Hotel in Springfield, Virginia. The venue was chosen because of facility 

availability, proximity to the Fort Belvoir vicinity, and accessibility to the public. In addition, 

many interested members of the public were already familiar with this venue because the June 

2006 public scoping meeting was held in the same place. Approximately 250 members of the 

public (including representatives from federal, state, and local agencies and the press) attended 

the public information meeting. 

COL Brian Lauritzen, Fort Belvoir Installation Commander, kicked off the public information 

meeting by welcoming attendees and explaining the meeting’s format and layout. COL Lauritzen 

then introduced the Honorable Gerry Hyland, Dana Kauffman, and Elaine McConnell, Fairfax 

County Supervisors, Mount Vernon, Lee, and Springfield Districts, respectively, who also 

welcomed attendees to the meeting. 

An open house format was used at the meeting. Four stations with displays (Appendix D) and 

handouts (Appendix E) were available for viewing. Each booth was staffed by personnel from 

the Army, Fort Belvoir, BRAC NEPA Support Team (NST), and representatives from the 

BNVP, the Army’s master planning team for Fort Belvoir. The interactive stations presented 

information on the BRAC action and land use plan update, transportation, natural and cultural 

resources, air quality, and cumulative impacts. 

Attendees were welcomed at the entrance and provided a handout of all the display materials, a 

color brochure, a handout summarizing the EIS alternatives, and a flyer announcing the 

upcoming release of the Draft EIS and its subsequent public comment period and public meeting. 

Attendees were asked to sign in (Appendix F) and were provided instructions for viewing the 

displays. 
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2.4 SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION TOPICS 

The following topics were raised during the public information meeting. 

Table 2-2 

Discussion topics 

BRAC action and land use plan update 

Number Comment Response 

1 The 2011 date is unreasonable Comment noted. 

2 

Is there a priority list for the construction 

projects? Which facilities would be built 

first? 

All construction is mandated by BRAC law to 

occur by September 14, 2011. Each 

construction project is at a varying level of 

planning stage at this time. 

3 

What is the cost of constructing all of these 

facilities, and will that be in the EIS? 

The approximate construction cost is $4 

billion, and this information will be included in 

the EIS. 

4 

Where will the Army museum go? The preferred site for the museum is on the 

North Post golf course on Fort Belvoir’s Main 

Post. 

5 

Why isn’t the museum shown on the maps? 

Will it be addressed in the EIS? 

The museum was shown on a map at the 

Cumulative Impacts station. The museum is 

not considered a BRAC project and is 

therefore not part of the proposed action 

being evaluated in the EIS. It will be covered 

in the BRAC EIS as a cumulative impact 

project. 

6 

There seems to be possible conflicts 

between placement of hospital and museum 

(mainly if the hospital is on south post golf 

course and museum is placed on Gray’s 

hill.) 

Comment noted. The preferred site for the 

museum is on the North Post golf course; the 

Grays Hill site is being considered as an 

alternate site. 

7 

How will placement of facilities on EPG fit 

into AT/FP standards? 

AT/FP is being considered and appropriately 

planned for using each facility’s AT/FP 

requirements throughout the planning process 

for each facility. 

8 

What is the number of people that will be 

coming to the Fort Belvoir area due to 

cumulative actions? 

Approximately 26,000 (22,000 of which are 

BRAC). 

9 

Why isn’t the GSA parcel part of the 

Preferred Alternative? 

The Army has not included the site as part of 

the Preferred Alternative because its needs 

are proposed to be adequate using the other 

sites. The GSA parcel is being evaluated in 

the EIS under one of the other alternatives 

(City Center). 
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Traffic 

Number Comment Response 

10 

Contractors and other workers hired as a 

result of the BRAC action will add extra 

volume to commuting traffic—some sort of 

mass transportation (other than buses) must 

be planned for. 

Comment noted. 

11 How will traffic affect the neighborhoods 

around EPG?

This will be analyzed in EIS. 

12 

There is a proposal to widen Neuman 

Street? How much wider would Neuman 

Street be? How will that affect the 

neighborhood? Is the affected community a 

low-income or minority community? 

A preliminary proposal to provide access to 

EPG via Neuman Street has been put forth for 

consideration. If the decision is made to 

evaluate it in detail, a separate NEPA 

document would address these potential 

issues. 

13 

What about the 135 acres of EPG that were 

to be transferred to Fairfax County Park 

Authority? Is that still happening? 

Congress has since amended law that stated 

the Army must consider transferring EPG land 

to Fairfax County. All of EPG is now planned 

to be retained by the Army. 

14 Need to see more on improvements to 

Route 1.

Comment noted. 

15 

Where is the funding coming from for the 

proposed road improvements? The federal 

government should pay.

Comment noted. Funding sources are being 

discussed among federal and Commonwealth 

of Virginia agencies. 

16 

Will there be a road going through Huntley 

Meadows? 

No project consisting of such a road is known 

or planned at this time. 

17 

Does the EIS address the widening of local 

roads, and who will pay for that? 

The EIS recommends mitigation measures to 

offset the increase in traffic from BRAC. See 

response to Comment 15. 

Natural and Cultural Resources

Number Comment Response 

18 Is the implementation of BRAC actions at 

Fort Belvoir subject to county regulations? 

Federal land is not subject to regulations of 

neighboring local jurisdictions; however Fort 

Belvoir considers such regulations in its 

planning processes. 

19 Are there standard topics related to natural 

and cultural resources that are discussed 

with regards to Fort Belvoir? 

While there is no limited set of topics related to 

this issue. The most common topics about 

which the Army receives inquiries are water 

quality protection regulations, environmental 

protection, the Environmental Quality Corridor 

on EPG, environmental impacts from BRAC 

implementation, and the Potomac Heritage 

National Scenic Trail. 

20 Suggestion to consider Army compatible use 

buffers, all Army conservation programs 

should be considered as avenues for BRAC.

Comment noted. 

21 What biota occur on Ft. Belvoir and what 

species are endemic to the area 

(amphipods)? 

The list of biota are shown on the Natural and 

Cultural Resources board in Appendix D. The 

Northern Virginia well amphipod is endemic to 

this area and has been recorded on the lower 

end of Fort Belvoir’s South Post along a small 

tributary of the Potomac River. 
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Natural and Cultural Resources (continued)

Number Comment Response 

22 What is Partners in Flight? It is a cooperative effort involving federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

philanthropic foundations; professional 

organizations; conservation groups; the 

academic community; and private individuals 

in North and South America to protect 

migratory bird species—both those that are 

protected by existing sensitive species 

regulations and those that are not. 

Socioeconomics 

Number Comment Response 

23 

Citizens from the neighborhood directly 

behind the Franconia-Springfield Metro 

station (which is extremely old (prior to 

1950)) are worried that planners will need 

the land for something and will try to buy 

their land. They have had to fight to keep 

their homes before because the area is such 

a prime location. Secondary development is 

a deep concern for many in the area. 

Comment noted. 

24 

Fairfax County is getting ready to make a big 

decision that will be critical for being able to 

handle students coming in due to the BRAC 

actions. So, the BRAC EIS study needs to 

feed the Fairfax county study. 

Comment noted. 

25 Will effects to schools be addressed in the 

EIS? 

Yes. 

26 Will there be student population projections 

for affected school districts?

This information will be included in the EIS. 

27 

VDOT representatives were concerned that 

an environmental justice public hearing 

survey form was not at the welcome table. 

They were also concerned that residents 

living around Fort Belvoir (potential 

environmental justice communities) should 

be consulted and should receive invitations 

to the BRAC EIS public meetings and 

hearings. 

Comment noted. Residents who have 

expressed interest in previous actions at Fort 

Belvoir or who have signed in at earlier BRAC 

EIS public meetings are included on the 

invitation list. 

Miscellaneous 

Number Comment Response 

28 Boards were much improved from scoping 

meeting. 

Comment noted. 

29 Station attendees/experts were very helpful Comment noted. 

30 Is relocation of the homeless shelter a 

possibility? 

There are no known plans to relocate the 

shelter at this time. 

31 Will the EIS analyze impacts to utilities? Yes, impacts to use of utilities and utility 

carrying capacity will be analyzed. 
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SECTION 3.0 

CONCLUSIONS 

Comments submitted by members of the public and representatives of federal, state, and local 

agencies at the public information meeting will be considered as the EIS process continues. A 

Notice of Availability will be published in the Federal Register when the Draft EIS is available 

for public review. That notice will serve as the formal start of the 45-day public comment period, 

during which a public meeting will be held to solicit public comment on the Draft EIS. 
Appendix A 

BRAC Recommendations 
2005 BRAC Recommendations for Fort Belvoir, Virginia 

The BRAC Commission made 35 recommendations concerning Fort Belvoir. The essence of each 

recommendation is outlined below. 

Realign Fort Belvoir, VA by relocating and consolidating Sensors, Electronics, and Electronic Warfare 

Research, Development and Acquisition activities to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD except the Night 

Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (the Night Vision Lab) and the Project Manager Night 

Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (PM NV/RSTA), and by relocating and 

consolidating Information Systems Research and Development and Acquisition (except for the Program 

Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems) to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. 

Realign the PM Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (ALTESS) 

facility at 2511 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA, a leased installation, by relocating and consolidating 

into the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems at Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Fort Belvoir, VA, by relocating Army Prime Power School training to Fort Leonard Wood, MO. 

Realign Fort Belvoir, VA, by relocating the Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) to Marine 

Corp Base Quantico, VA. 

Realign Ballston Metro Center, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating the U.S. Army Legal 

Agency to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Close 1500 Wilson Boulevard and Presidential Towers, leased installations in Arlington, VA, by 

relocating offices accommodating Pentagon Renovation temporary space to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Close Metro Park III and IV (6350 and 6359 Walker Lane), a leased installation in Alexandria, VA, by 

relocating the Defense Contract Management Agency Headquarters to Fort Lee, VA. 

Realign 400 Army Navy Drive, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating the Office of the 

Secretary of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, and the DoD Inspector General to Fort Belvoir, 

VA. 

Realign the Webb Building, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating the Department of 

Defense Education Activity and the Defense Human Resources Activity to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Rosslyn Plaza North, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating offices accommodating 

Pentagon Renovation temporary space, Washington Headquarters Services and the Defense Human 

Resources Activity to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Crystal Gateway North, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating the Office of the 

Secretary of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, and the DoD Inspector General to Fort Belvoir, 

VA. 

Realign 2001 North Beauregard Street, 621 North Payne Street, Ballston Metro Center, Crystal Square 4, 

Crystal Square 5, Crystal Plaza 6, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Skyline 5, and Skyline 6, leased installations 

in Northern VA, by relocating the Office of the Secretary of Defense to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Crystal Mall 3, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating the Office of the Secretary of 

Defense and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service at Fort Belvoir, VA. 
Realign Hoffman 1, Crystal Gateway 1, Crystal Gateway 2, Crystal Gateway 3, and the James K. Polk 

Building, leased installations in Northern VA, by relocating the Office of the Secretary of Defense and 

Washington Headquarters Services to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign the Nash Street Building, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating the Defense 

Human Resources Activity to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Alexandria Tech Center IV, a leased installation in Alexandria, VA, by relocating the Defense 

Technology Security Administration to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign 1400-1450 South Eads Street, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating the DoD 

Inspector General to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign 1401 Wilson Boulevard, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating the Office of the 

Secretary of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, and Defense Human Resources Activity to Fort 

Belvoir, VA. 

Realign 1555 Wilson Boulevard, a leased installation in Arlington, VA, by relocating offices of the Office 

of the Secretary of Defense and Defense Human Resources Activity to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Crystal Mall 2-3-4 and Skyline 4, leased installations in Northern VA, by relocating Washington 

Headquarters Services to Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Close the Suffolk Building, a leased installation in Falls Church, VA. Relocate all Missile Defense 

Agency (MDA) functions, except the Ballistic Missile Defense System Sensors Directorate, to Redstone 

Arsenal, AL. 

Realign176 the Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) Building, a leased installation in 

Huntsville, AL. Relocate all functions of the Missile Defense Agency to Redstone Arsenal, AL. 

Realign Federal Office Building 2, Arlington, VA, by relocating a Headquarters Command Center for the 

Missile Defense Agency to Fort Belvoir, VA, and by relocating all other functions of the Missile Defense 

Agency, except the Command and Control Battle Management and Communications Directorate, to 

Redstone Arsenal, AL. 

Realign Fort Belvoir, VA, by relocating Soldier Magazine to Fort Meade, MD. 

Realign Fort Belvoir, VA by relocating Army Materiel Command (AMC) and the Security Assistance 

Command (USASAC, an AMC major subordinate command) to Redstone Arsenal, AL. 

Close National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Dalecarlia and Sumner sites, Bethesda, MD; 

Reston 1, 2 and 3, leased installations in Reston, VA; Newington buildings 8510, 8520, and 8530, 

Newington, VA; and Building 213 a leased installation at the South East Federal Center, Washington, 

DC. Relocate all functions to a new facility at Fort Belvoir, VA. Realign the National Reconnaissance 

Office facility, Westfields, VA, by relocating all NGA functions to a new facility at the Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Consolidate all NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence College functions on Fort Belvoir into the new 

facility at Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, as follows: relocate all tertiary (subspecialty and complex care) medical services to National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 
establishing it as the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD; relocate Legal 

Medicine to the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD; relocate sufficient 

personnel to the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD, to establish a 

Program Management Office that will coordinate pathology results, contract administration, and quality 

assurance and control of DoD second opinion consults worldwide; relocate all non-tertiary (primary and 

specialty) patient care functions to a new community hospital at Ft Belvoir, VA; relocate the Office of the 

Secretary of Defense supporting unit to Fort Belvoir, VA; disestablish all elements of the Armed Forces 

Institute of Pathology except the National Medical Museum and the Tissue Repository; relocate the 

Armed Forces Medical Examiner, DNA Registry, and Accident Investigation to Dover Air Force Base, 

DE; AFIP capabilities not specified in this recommendation will be absorbed into other DoD, Federal, or 

civilian facilities, as necessary; relocate enlisted histology technician training223 to Fort Sam Houston, 

TX; relocate the Combat Casualty Care Research sub-function (with the exception of those organizational 

elements performing neuroprotection research) of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (Forest 

Glen Annex) and the Combat Casualty Care Research sub-function of the Naval Medical Research Center 

(Forest Glen Annex) to the Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX; relocate Medical 

Biological Defense Research of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (Forest Glen Annex) and 

Naval Medical Research Center (Forest Glen Annex) to Fort Detrick, MD, and consolidate it with US 

Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; relocate Medical Chemical Defense Research of 

the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (Forest Glen Annex) to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, and 

consolidate it with the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense; and close the main 

post. 

Realign Fort Belvoir, VA, by relocating the Chemical Biological Defense Research component of the 

Defense Threat Reduction Agency to Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 

MD. 

Realign Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg, PA, as follows: relocate the Budget/Funding, 

Contracting, Cataloging, Requisition Processing, Customer Services, Item Management, Stock Control, 

Weapon System Secondary Item Support, Requirements Determination, Integrated Materiel Management 

Technical Support Inventory Control Point functions for Consumable Items, except those Navy items 

associated with Nuclear Propulsion Support, Level 1/Subsafe and Deep Submergence System Program 

(DSSP) Management, Strategic Weapon Systems Management, Design Unstable/Preproduction Test, 

Special Waivers, Major End Items and Fabricated or Reclaimed items to Defense Supply Center 

Columbus, OH, and reestablish them as Defense Logistics Agency Inventory Control Point functions; 

disestablish the procurement management and related support functions for Depot Level Reparables and 

designate them as Defense Supply Center Columbus, OH, Inventory Control Point functions; and relocate 

the oversight of Budget/Funding, Contracting, Cataloging, Requisition Processing, Customer Services, 

Item Management, Stock Control, Weapon System Secondary Item Support, Requirements 

Determination, Integrated Materiel Management Technical Support Inventory Control Point functions for 

Consumable Items and the oversight of procurement management and related support functions for Depot 

Level Reparables to the Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Marine Corps Base, Albany, GA, as follows: relocate the Budget/Funding, Contracting, 

Cataloging, Requisition Processing, Customer Services, Item Management, Stock Control, Weapon 

System Secondary Item Support, Requirements Determination, Integrated Materiel Management 

Technical Support Inventory Control Point functions for any residual Consumable Items to Defense 

Supply Center Columbus, OH, and reestablish them as Defense Logistics Agency Inventory Control Point 

functions; disestablish the procurement management and related support functions for Depot Level 

Reparables and designate them as Defense Supply Center Columbus, OH, Inventory Control Point 

functions; and relocate the oversight of Budget/Funding, Contracting, Cataloging, Requisition Processing, 

Customer Services, Item Management, Stock Control, Weapon System Secondary Item Support, 
Requirements Determination, Integrated Materiel Management Technical Support Inventory Control 

Point functions for Consumable Items and the oversight of procurement management and related support 

functions for Depot Level Reparables to the Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, by relocating the oversight of Budget/Funding, 

Contracting, Cataloging, Requisition Processing, Customer Services, Item Management, Stock Control, 

Weapon System Secondary Item Support, Requirements Determination, Integrated Materiel Management 

Technical Support Inventory Control Point functions for Consumable Items and the oversight of 

procurement management and related support functions for Depot Level Reparables to the Defense 

Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Fort Belvoir, VA, by assigning the oversight of Budget/Funding, Contracting, Cataloging, 

Requisition Processing, Customer Services, Item Management, Stock Control, Weapon System 

Secondary Item Support, Requirements Determination, Integrated Materiel Management Technical 

Support Inventory Control Point functions for Consumable Items and the oversight of procurement 

management and related support functions for Depot Level Reparables to the Defense Logistics Agency, 

Fort Belvoir, VA. 

Realign Fort Belvoir, VA, by relocating Defense Threat Reduction Agency National Command Region 

conventional armament Research to Eglin Air Force Base, FL. 
Appendix B 

Public Notice 
Department of the Army, Fort Belvoir 

Public Notice of Information Meeting For 

Environmental Impact Statement 

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Action 

January 24, 2007 

Hilton Springfield Hotel 

6550 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA

 7:00 p.m.—9:30 p.m. 

The Department of the Army will conduct a Public Information Meeting on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 

at the location and time listed above. The purpose of the Public Information Meeting is to provide the 

public with the most currently available information regarding the progress of the Fort Belvoir BRAC EIS. 

The BRAC EIS will evaluate the potential environmental, socioeconomic, and transportation effects 

associated with the proposed BRAC action and will consider a range of alternatives to accommodate the 

BRAC Commission's recommendations. 

Federal, state, and local agencies, federally recognized tribes, individuals, and organizations that have an 

interest are urged to participate. The meeting is open to the public and will be held open-house style with 

focus on the following topics: BRAC action, transportation, and natural and cultural resources. Members of 

the public may attend at their convenience during the above time period. 

Comments provided through meeting discussions and/or submitted via the EIS website will be considered 

as the EIS process continues. A formal 45-day public comment period will begin immediately following 

the publication of the Draft EIS in late February 2007, and a Public Hearing will be held in March 2007. 

Information regarding methods for submitting comments during this period will be available at the Public 

Information Meeting and in the Notice of Availability to be published in the Federal Register. For more 

information on the meeting or the Fort Belvoir BRAC EIS, please contact the Fort Belvoir Directorate of 

Public Works at 703-806-4007, or check online by visiting the EIS website at www.belvoirnewvision.com 

(click on Links and Resources to reach the EIS page). 
Appendix C 

Public and Agency Letter 


Appendix D 

Display Boards 
Welcome

Welcome to the Public Information 

Meeting for the Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for Implementation 

of Base Realignment and Closure 

(BRAC) and Related Army Actions at 

Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

The purpose of this meeting is to 

provide the most current information 

regarding the progress of the EIS 

and to create an open forum for 

discussion about this topic.

January 24, 2007

7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Hilton Springfield Hotel • Springfield, Virginia

Information Stations

Welcome (sign-in)

BRAC Action and Land Use Plan Update 

Natural and Cultural Resources

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Environmental Impact Statement

An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)...

Is prepared in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act NEPA, and presents the results 

of analyses of the environmental effects of a proposed 

action and its alternatives.

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planning.

Is prepared when a proposed action could cause 

significant environmental impacts.

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What is the proposed action of this EIS?

The Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission proposed that the Army realign Fort Belvoir according 

to BRAC law. This EIS will analyze implementation of the BRAC recommendations and the relocation of 

approximately 22,000 workers to Fort Belvoir. The land use portion of the installation’s Master Plan Long 

Range Component needs to be updated to accommodate BRAC activities on Fort Belvoir. Therefore, the EIS 

will evaluate alternative land use plans to accommodate the following BRAC 2005 requirements and impacts 

associated with siting of the BRAC activities.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and 

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) leased and 

government-owned facilities within the National Capital 

Region (NCR)

 Primary and secondary medical care functions from 

Walter Reed Medical Center to a new, expanded 

Dewitt Army Community Hospital

Other Army and DoD organizations from NCR leased 

space

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The complete Fort Belvoir Master Plan update and the National Museum of the Army are not being evaluated in 

this EIS, but will be evaluated in future NEPA studies.

What alternatives does this EIS evaluate?

Town Center—new facilities primarily sited between J.J. 

Kingman Road on North Post and 12th Street on South 

Post

City Center—new facilities primarily sited on Engineer 

Proving Ground (EPG) and a 60-acre parcel currently 

owned by the General Services Administration (GSA)

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Satellite Campuses—new facilities primarily sited on 

EPG, Davidson Army Airfield, North Post, and South 

Post (from Kingman Road to 12th Street) 

Preferred Alternative—hybrid of first three alternatives

No Action Alternative—BRAC not implemented on Fort 

Belvoir

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What impacts will be identified and discussed in the EIS?

The Army will use the results of the environmental and socioeconomic impact analysis within the EIS to 

determine how to implement the BRAC recommendations for Fort Belvoir.

Direct and indirect impacts

Short-term and long-term impacts

Cumulative impacts

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Irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources

Adverse impacts that cannot be avoided

Short-term uses of the environment and maintenance 

and enhancement of long-term productivity

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Define proposed action, alternatives, and decisions to be made.

Identify what needs to be analyzed (scoping); refine proposed 

actions and alternatives.

Gather data, conduct analysis, and identify environmental 

effects of proposed actions and alternatives.

Conduct Public Information Meeting.

Publish Draft EIS for public and agency review. The Draft EIS 

will be available for review at local libraries and on the following 

websites: www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/ and www.

belvoirnewvision.com (click on Links and Resources to reach 

the EIS homepage).

Conduct 45-day public comment period and public hearing on 

the Draft EIS in order to solicit public and agency comments.

Conduct meeting on Draft EIS to solicit public and agency 

comments.

Address comments and publish Final EIS.

Publish Record of Decision (ROD).

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Steps in Preparing an EIS

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Land Use

Future development on-post and off-post

Land use incompatibilities

Airspace use from Davison Army Airfield

Compliance with Virginia’s Coastal Zone 

Management Program

Visual Resources

Impacts of BRAC development on viewsheds

Impacts to areas with high scenic integrity (i.e. 

Accotink Creek valley)

Air Quality

Impacts from construction activities

Changes in emissions from changes in traffic 

volume and patterns

Compliance with federal and state air quality 

regulations

Noise

Noise impacts from construction activities

Changes in noise levels due to changes in traffic 

volume and patterns

Geology and Soils

Compliance with state erosion control 

regulations

Changes in land cover due to development

Water Resources

Impacts to surface and ground water quality 

from development

Compliance with state water quality regulations

Changes in runoff due to development of 

impervious surfaces

Impacts to floodplains and Chesapeake Bay 

resource protection areas

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Biological Resources

Impacts to wildlife, threatened and endangered 

species, and wetlands

Sustainment of Environmental Quality Corridors

Cultural Resources

Impacts to on- and off-post historic resources

Compliance with Section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act

Socioeconomics

Projected population and housing changes

BRAC regional economic impact in terms of sales 

volume, income, and employment

Projected changes in the number of school-age 

children

Potential impacts to human health and 

environmental conditions in minority and lowincome communities

Transportation

Impacts to traffic volume and patterns 

Identification of transportation improvements to 

offset changes in traffic

Utilities

Changes in water, sewer, electric, gas, and solid 

waste generation and consumption

Identification of energy efficient utility 

improvements to meet changes in utility demand

Hazardous and Toxic Substances

Corrective action activities to clean up sites 

proposed for BRAC development

Changes in hazardous waste material generation

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The EIS will consider impacts to the 

following resource areas on and in the 

vicinity of Fort Belvoir:
EIS Timeline

Publication of

Draft EIS

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Comment Period

on Draft EIS Ends

April 2007

Signing of

Record of 

Decision

July 2007

NOI published

in the Federal

Register

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Agency & Public 

Scoping Meeting

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45-day

Public Comment

Period starts

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Publication of 

Final EIS

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30-day

Public Comment 

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June 2007

Public

Information Meeting

24 January 2007

Public Hearing

March 2007
National Capital Planning 

Commission (NCPC)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS)

U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (USEPA)

Viriginia Department of 

Environmental Quality (VDEQ)

Virginia Department of 

Transportation (VDOT)

Virginia State Historic 

Preservation Office (VA SHPO)

Mount Vernon Council of 

Citizens Association

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Virginia Department of Game 

and Inland Fisheries (VGIF)

Virginia Department of 

Conservation and Recreation 

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Fairfax County

Metropolitan Washington 

Council of Governments 

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Washington Metropolitan Area 

Transit Authority (WMATA)

Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA)

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To pursue smart growth and make on-post development and 

transportation decisions that are strategic within a regional 

perspective, the Army continues to coordinate closely with 

federal, state, and local agencies, and with state and local 

leaders including but not limited to:

Agency Coordination
Existing Land Use Designations

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Family Housing

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Research & Development

Outdoor Recreation

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Supply Storage & Maintainance

Fort Belvoir created its current land use plan in 1993 (with a subsequent update in 2002) to reflect the post’s transition from primarily 

a troop support and training mission to that of an administrative center providing support to multiple Department of Defense (DoD) 

organizations within the National Capital Region (NCR). The proposed land use plan alternatives to accommodate BRAC activities, as 

shown on each of the displays to the right, aggregates 1993 land use designations into larger, more flexible areas. 

The land use plan alternatives on the displays to the right use slightly different land use designations than the existing land use plan 

(shown below). These differences are described below: 

Professional/Institutional. The Administration & Education and Research & Development land use categories used in the 

1993 land use plan would consolidate to Professional/Institutional under the proposed land use plan. 

Family Housing. The proposed land use plan would increase the land area dedicated to family housing. Fort Belvoir Residential 

Communities is in the process of building and rehabilitating 2,070 family housing units. A portion of the land designated for 

Family Housing would be reserved for future development related to long-term growth on the installation.

Open Space. Most of the area designated as Environmentally Sensitive in the 1993 land use plan would be redesignated 

as Community. This category includes safety clearances, security areas, water areas, wetlands, conservation areas, resource 

protection areas (RPAs), and any large land areas that would require major mitigation efforts before any kind of construction 

could be undertaken. These lands could be used for recreation, conservation, outdoor training, and general uses not involving 

construction of facilities. This category includes a westward expansion in the Accotink Bay Wildlife Refuge boundary to include 

additional areas of recognized ecological importance. Environmentally constrained land areas inside and outside the boundaries 

of the Community land use areas still have all regulatory protections in place.

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Under the Town Center conceptual development strategy, new facilities to accommodate base 

realignment would be sited between J.J. Kingman Road on North Post and 12th Street on South 

Post. Developed areas bounded by 16th and 21st Streets and Gunston Road and Belvoir Road as 

well as the industrial area west of Gunston Road would be available for redevelopment. The EPG, 

Davison Army Airfield, and the North Post golf course would remain available for future growth 

after 2011. For land use planning, land parcels affected by the Town Center strategy would be 

redesignated for Professional/Institutional or Community uses.

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Under the City Center conceptual development strategy, all new facilities to accommodate base 

realignment would be sited on EPG and a nearby 60-acre parcel currently occupied by the General 

Services Administration (GSA). North and South Posts at Fort Belvoir would remain available for 

future growth after 2011. For land use planning, land parcels affected by the City Center strategy 

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