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States Air Force; Commanders of

organization units; Director, National

Personnel Records Center, Military

Personnel Records, 9700 Page

Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132–2001,

or Civilian Personnel Records, 111

Winnebago Street, St. Louis, MO 63118–

2001, and Combatant Command

Security Manager where individual is

assigned.

Personal visits require positive

identification. Provide full name, Social

Security Number, and military rank or

civilian rating.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking to access records

about themselves contained in this

system should address requests to the

Chief of Security Police, Headquarters

United States Air Force; Commanders of

organization units; Director, National

Personnel Records Center, Military

Personnel Records, 9700 Page

Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132–2001,

or Civilian Personnel Records, 111

Winnebago Street, St. Louis, MO 63118–

2001, and Combatant Command

Security Manager where individual is

assigned.

Personal visits require positive

identification. Provide full name, Social

Security Number, and military rank or

civilian rating.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Air Force rules for accessing

records, and for contesting contents and

appealing initial agency determinations

are published in Air Force Instruction

37–132; 32 CFR part 806b; or may be

obtained from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information obtained from medical

institutions, from police and

investigating officers, or from source

documents such as reports and from the

individual or individual’s supervisor.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Draft Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement (DSEIS) for Final Site

Selection and Authorization for

Implementation of the Proposed G.V.

(Sonny) Montgomery Range, Camp

Shelby Training Site, Camp Shelby,

Mississippi

AGENCIES: National Guard Bureau,

Department of the Army, DoD;

Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: In the July 1994 Military Use

of Forest Service Lands Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS),

the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Range is

referred to as the Multiple Purpose

Range Complex-Heavy (MPRC–H). Any

reference to the MPRC–H in this or

other documents refers to the G.V.

(Sonny) Montgomery Range. The July

1994 FEIS and Record of Decision

provided an environmental analysis in

support of the issuance of a special use

permit for continued military use of

Forest Service lands in De Soto National

Forest. The FEIS recognized that

military use of Forest Service lands

included construction of an MPRC–H

within the Camp Shelby complex,

although it did not specify the location.

This draft document contains the sitespecific environmental analysis

concerning the proposed location and

alternatives on Camp Shelby for MPRC–

H construction.

The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Range

is a standard Army gunnery range

which has three maneuver avenues with

two course roads per avenue. Only nondud producing (or ‘‘nonexplosive’’)

ammunition will be fired within the

target array. The range has a maximum

of 270 targets which can be engaged

with either live fire or the Multiple

Integrated Laser Engagement System

(MILES). The proposed range facility

would allow armor and mechanized

infantry units to fulfill all their gunnery

requirements on an annual basis. The

proposed project would consist of the

range operation and control area, the

downrange area, and the vehicle

holding and maintenance area. The

range operation and control area is the

center of responsibility for overall

control and coordination of movement

and training exercises within the

complex and is also the administrative

center for the range complex. Range

support facilities in this area may

include the control tower, general

instruction buildings, personnel and

storage buildings, target maintenance

building, latrines, covered mess,

covered bleachers, and lysterbag holder.

Also, an ammunition loading/unloading

dock for armor munitions and an

ammunition breakdown shelter or

infantry should be provided (Huntsville

Multiple Purpose Range Complex-Heavy

Design Information Guide).

The downrange area consists of three

4,500-meter by 300-meter lanes, each

separated by a 50-meter buffer zone, and

contains the following target and

simulation devices: 4 moving armor

targets, 20 stationary armor targets, 51

stationary infantry targets, 15 moving

infantry targets, and 30 defilade

positions. Access to target mechanisms

would be provided by means of service

roads to facilitate the installation and

maintenance of the target mechanisms.

The maneuver trails themselves would

be used as much as possible. The

vehicle holding and maintenance area

requires approximately 5,000 square

meters (1 to 2 acres), sufficient area for

a maneuvering and parking area for at

least 17 tracked vehicles. In addition,

this area would contain a 100-squaremeter hardstand for maintenance

purposes.

The proposed G.V. (Sonny)

Montgomery Range supports collective

training at the small unit level (platoon

level). The ‘‘floor’’ level training

requirement for maneuver units has

been established at the platoon level

while progressing to company and

battalion task force level training. Units

using the proposed range complex will

include tanks, infantry/cavalry fighting

vehicles and attack helicopters. These

armor and mechanized infantry units

are required to conduct annual crew

qualification. This is accomplished by

firing Range Table VIII. Armor units

must also maintain a ‘‘floor,’’ minimum

range facility that accommodates

platoon level collective training as well

as individual and crew qualification

training. The proposed range complex

provides the facilities for conducting

advanced combat gunnery training and

qualification. This advanced training

develops collective skills at the small

unit level. It requires sections and

platoons to employ moving and

stationary target engagement techniques

with all weapon systems during

daylight and periods of limited

visibility.

The lack of a MPRC–H at Camp

Shelby was noted in the Department of

Defense response to a Government

Accounting Office report, ‘‘Peacetime

Training Did Not Adequately Prepare

Combat Brigades for Gulf War,’’ dated

September 1991. The Mississippi Army

National Guard considers construction

of this range complex vital to the

training and combat readiness of the

armor and mechanized infantry units

that train at Camp Shelby. The proposed

range complex will enhance the training

capabilities and efficiencies at Camp

Shelby by providing for simultaneous

utilization of tank gunnery ranges and

tank maneuver areas. It will permit

more tanks to complete fire

requirements simultaneously, leading to

more efficient and effective utilization

of training facilities at Camp Shelby.
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COMMENT PERIOD: The comment period

for this DSEIS ends 45 days after the

date of publication of the Environmental

Protection Agency’s Notice of

Availability in the Federal Register.

Two public meetings have been

conducted in Hattiesburg, Mississippi,

concerning the proposed action. An

additional public hearing will be held

during the 45-day comment period. All

comments will be addressed and

incorporated into the final document.

Comments should be forwarded to the

address listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colonel Parker Hills, Public Affairs

Office, Mississippi Army National

Guard, P.O. Box 5027, Jackson,

Mississippi 39296–5027; telephone (601

973–6349, facsimile extension 6176.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army

(Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health, OASA (I, L&E).

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Board of Visitors, United States

Military Academy

AGENCY: U.S. Military Academy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463),

announcement is made of the following

meeting:

Name of Committee: Board of

Visitors, United States Military

Academy (USMA).

Date of Meeting: October 31, 1997.

Place of Meeting: Superintendent’s

Conference Room, Taylor Hall, United

States Military Academy, West Point,

New York.

Start Time of Meeting: Approximately

8 a.m.

Proposed Agenda: Preparation of the

Annual Report to the President, Annual

Reviews of the Athletic and Admissions

programs at USMA and a program

review of the United States Military

Academy Preparatory School. All

proceedings are open.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Dubyel,

United States Military Academy, West

Point, NY 10996–5000, (914) 938–4200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Corps of Engineers

Public Notice of Availability of the

Draft Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement for the Limited

Reevaluation Study for Deepening of

the Arthur Kill-Howland Hook Marine

Terminal Navigation Channels

AGENCY: Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: A Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

(DSEIS) for the Arthur Kill-Howland

Hook Marine Terminal Navigation

Channel Deepening Project was

prepared and the project was authorized

for construction in section 202(b) of the

WRDA 1986, Pub. L. 99–662. The

limited reevaluation effort recommends

deepening and realigning the previously

authorized 35 ft below mlw project in

the Arthur Kill Channel, to the 41/40-ft

plan. This plan entails the realignment

and deepening to a depth of 41 ft below

mlw from its confluence with the

Newark Bay and Kill Van Kull Channels

to the Howland Hook Marine Terminal;

realigning and deepening to a depth of

40 ft mlw from the Howland Hook

Marine Terminal to the Tosco Oil and

GATX facilities.

The 41/40-ft plan would meet the

current navigational needs of the project

area by improving navigational

efficiency and safety. Proposed

improvements would allow deep draft

vessels (current vessel designs) to safely

navigate the channel, while remaining

fully loaded, thus avoiding the need for

lightering or steaming under partial

loads.

The proposed project plans were

analyzed in the 1986 Feasibility Report,

which included the Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

(USACE 1986 a,b). These documents are

available in the District office for

review. This document is a Draft

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement (DSEIS) for the deepening

and realignment of the Arthur Kill

Channel—Howland Hook Marine

Terminal, and part of the Limited

Reevaluation Report (LRR). The DSEIS

examines improvements to navigation

and the shipment of cargo to petroleum

refineries/storage facilities and marine

container terminals located along the

project navigation channel, and

addresses the economic, social, and

environmental issues related to the

proposed project. The purpose of this

DSEIS is to update the 1986 FEIS and

evaluate the changes in conditions in

the project area to determine if there are

significant new issues or information

relevant to environmental concerns and

bearing on the proposed action or its

impacts.

Potential impacts, including indirect

and cumulative impacts, were evaluated

for the proposed action and the other

action alternatives. The analysis

indicates that short-term adverse

environmental impacts, such as benthic

habitat disruption, would be balanced

by beneficial impacts, such as

revitalization of the maritime industry

and permanent removal of contaminated

material from the aquatic ecosystem.

The DSEIS has been prepared under

the direction of the USACE, as Lead

Agency in accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969 and is submitted in compliance

with NEPA and USACE regulations. The

USACE is lead Federal agency

responsible for preparation of the DSEIS

because the project involves

improvements and/or modifications to

Federal navigation channels. Comments

will be accepted for forty-five (45) days

after publishing of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ATTN: Ms. Jenine Gallo-EIS

Coordinator, CENAN–PL–EA, Corps of

Engineers, New York District, 26

Federal Plaza, NY, NY 10278–0090, Tel.

212–264–4549.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Project Site Description

The Arthur Kill is an estuarine tidal

strait that connects Raritan Bay to the

south with Newark Bay to the north.

The Arthur Kill separates Richmond

County, Staten Island, New York from

Union County and Middlesex County,

New Jersey. The Arthur Kill is

approximately 13 miles long and varies

in width from approximately 800 to

2800 ft. The total surface water area is

approximately 4.4 square miles.

The system receives freshwater flow

from the Hackensack and Passaic rivers,

which discharge into Newark Bay, and

the Elizabeth and Rahway rivers and

numerous smaller streams and

tributaries, which drain adjacent upland

areas. Tributaries located within the

study area include Old Place Creek and

Bridge Creek in Staten Island, and

Morses Creek and the Elizabeth River in

New Jersey.