55312 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 175 / Friday, September 10, 2010 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 26, 

2010. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21726 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

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TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, September 

15, 2010, 10 a.m.–11 a.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Decisional 

Matter: Final Interpretative Rule: 

Interpretation of Children’s Product. 

A live webcast of the Meeting can be 

viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/webcast. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: September 7, 2010. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Preparation of a Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(PEIS) for the Growth, Realignment, 

and Stationing of Army Aviation 

Assets 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The Army announces its 

intent to prepare a PEIS for the 

proposed growth, realignment, and 

stationing of new and existing Army 

aviation assets. The proposed action 

includes the consolidation and 

reorganization of existing aviation units, 

and the establishment of one or more 

Combat Aviation Brigades (CABs). The 

proposed action will increase the 

availability of rotary wing assets to meet 

current and future national security 

requirements and will allow the Army 

better to organize existing aviation 

assets to promote more effective training 

and force management. The PEIS will 

evaluate the environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed action, 

which includes the construction and 

renovation of garrison facilities and 

additional training needed to support 

the establishment and realignment of 

aviation units. 

The Army is considering the 

following alternatives in the PEIS: (1) 

Realign and consolidate existing 

aviation elements of up to a full CAB at 

Fort Carson (CO) or Joint Base LewisMcChord (WA); (2) implement those 

actions discussed in Alternative 1; in 

addition, establish a new CAB and 

station it at Fort Carson or Joint Base 

Lewis-McChord; and, (3) No-Action 

Alternative that would retain the Army 

aviation force structure at its current 

levels, configurations, and locations. No 

more than one additional CAB would be 

assigned to either of the stationing 

locations being considered. As part of 

Alternatives 1 and 2, aviation units 

would conduct training on existing 

training land at either the Yakima 

Training Center (YTC) (WA) or the 

Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) 

(CO) in order to maintain training 

proficiency and support integrated 

training with ground units. Land 

acquisition is not being considered as 

part of this action. 

Fort Carson and Joint Base LewisMcChord are the only stationing 

alternatives that meet all of the Army’s 

stationing requirements for new CAB 

stationing. These locations provide an 

existing runway and airfield, provide 

adequate maneuver and airspace for 

CAB operations, and are equipped with 

existing training ranges that can support 

CAB training. Each location is currently 

the home station of three or more 

ground maneuver Brigade Combat 

Teams (BCTs), which allows the Army 

to maximize integrated air/ground 

training. Joint Base Lewis-McChord and 

Fort Carson are the only major 

installations that have three or more 

BCTs but no CAB dedicated to provide 

aviation support for training. 

Additionally, Joint Base Lewis-McChord 

has many of the existing garrison 

facilities to accommodate CAB units 

while Fort Carson has space available to 

construct additional CAB facilities. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army 

Environmental Command, Attention: 

IMPA–AE, 5179 Hoadley Road, 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010– 

5401; fax (410) 436–1693; or e-mail at 

APGR-USAECNEPA@conus.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Public Affairs Office at (410) 436–2556. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A CAB 

consists of approximately 120 

helicopters, 600 wheeled vehicles, and 

2,700 Soldiers. The CAB is organized 

into five battalions and a headquarters 

unit. CAB units include combat, 

reconnaissance, and logistics support 

aircraft. 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. et seq.) 

and Federal Regulations (40 CFR part 

1500 et seq. and 32 CFR part 651) 

require the Army to consider the 

environmental impact of its actions and 

alternatives and to solicit the views of 

the public in order to make a final 

decision on how to proceed. 

The PEIS will assess, consider, and 

compare the direct, indirect, and 

cumulative environmental effects of 

proposed CAB growth and realignment 

for each alternative. The primary 

environmental issues to be analyzed 

include (but are not limited to) impacts 

to air quality, soil, airspace, cultural 

resources, natural resources, noise. In 

addition, the Army will consider those 

issues identified by the public and other 

organizations as part of the process. 

Predicted environmental impacts 

associated with the implementation of 

the proposed action at Fort Carson and 

Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be 

analyzed to include increases in 

aviation activity, potential for wildlife 

disturbance, as well as additional 

impacts to soils, biological resources, 

surface water, and vegetation. 

Additional vehicle traffic and growth in 

school population associated with an 

increase in Soldier populations will also 

be analyzed. At YTC, there is increased 

potential for vegetation and habitat 

degradation associated with aviation 

training. At PCMS, cumulative impacts 

to soils are predicted to be manageable 

with current dust control mitigation 

techniques. 

Members of the public, including 

native communities and federally 

recognized Native American Tribes, and 

federal, state, and local agencies are 

invited to submit written comments on 

environmental issues, concerns and 

opportunities to be analyzed in the 

PEIS. Written comments will be 

accepted for 30 days following 

publication of the Notice of Intent in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: September 2, 2010. 

Hershell E. Wolfe, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 

Army (Environment, Safety, and 

Occupational Health). 

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