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End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following service is 

added to the Procurement List: 

Service 

Service Type: Warehouse Support Service 

Mandatory for: NAVSUP Fleet Logistics 

Center Norfolk, NDW, Supply 

Management Division, NAVSUP 

Warehouse, Building 234, 234 Halligan 

Rd., Annapolis, MD 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Richmond Area 

Association for Retarded Citizens, 

Richmond, VA 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, 

NAVSUP FLT Log CTR Norfolk 

The U.S. AbilityOne Commission, 

whose mission is to provide 

employment opportunities for 

individuals who are blind or have 

significant disabilities in the 

manufacture and delivery of products 

and services to the Federal Government, 

received comments from one party with 

interests in the proposed addition to the 

Procurement List. 

The Commenter objected to the 

addition of warehouse support service 

requirements at Navy Supply 

Warehouse, Annapolis, MD to the 

Procurement List for three reasons: 

suitability of the work for the 

AbilityOne Program, inability of a 

nonprofit agency to maintain the 

mandatory overall direct labor hour 

ratio while performing the warehouse 

support services requirement, and 

financial and business impact to the 

small business incumbent. 

The Commenter questioned whether 

warehouse support services tasks, 

including inspecting, receiving and 

processing materials; utilizing material 

handling equipment (i.e., box truck, fork 

lifts, etc.); maintaining accurate records; 

and cleaning the warehouse are tasks 

suitable for people with significant 

disabilities. Pursuant to 41 CFR 51–2.4, 

the Commission conducts a suitability 

analysis prior to each Procurement List 

addition. Similar warehouse support 

service requirements are currently on 

the Procurement List, and the 

Commission has historically considered 

this type of work requirement suitable 

for the employment of individuals with 

significant disabilities. The Commission 

notes several nonprofit agencies 

currently perform warehouse support 

services requirements like the Navy 

Supply Warehouse, Annapolis, MD, in 

full compliance with the requirements 

of the AbilityOne Program. 

The Commenter also questioned 

whether a nonprofit agency will be able 

to maintain the overall direct labor hour 

ratio requirement of performing 75% of 

the direct labor hours by people who are 

blind or significantly disabled. Pursuant 

to 41 U.S.C. 8501(6), a nonprofit agency 

in the AbilityOne Program must employ 

blind or significantly disabled 

individuals at a level no less than 75% 

of the agency’s overall direct labor hour 

ratio. The Commission notes that 

several nonprofit agencies currently 

perform warehouse support service 

requirements, like Navy Supply 

Warehouse, Annapolis, MD, and 

maintain compliance with the overall 

75% direct labor hour requirement. 

Finally, the Commenter asserted 

adverse financial and business impact to 

its operations should the work 

requirement be added to the 

Procurement List. The Commission 

conducted an analysis of a possible 

severe adverse impact on the 

Commenter, the incumbent contractor, 

in accordance with 41 CFR 51–2.4(a)(4) 

and concluded there was no severe 

adverse impact. 

Amy Jensen, 

Director, Business Operations. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket DARS–2018–0006; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0397] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: DoD is making a correction to 

the notice published at 83 FR 19549 on 

May 3, 2018, which advised that the 

Defense Acquisition Regulations System 

submitted to OMB for clearance, a 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The document contained 

an incorrect docket number. 

DATES: Applicable June 8, 2018. 

Applicable beginning May 3, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Amy Williams, telephone 571–372– 

6106. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

notice published at 83 FR 19549 on May 

3, 2018, in the first column, the 

following correction is made to this 

notice. The docket number cited, 

DARS–2018–0003, is corrected to read 

DARS–2018–0006. 

Amy G. Williams, 

Deputy, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12357 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0057] 

Notice of Availability for Finding of No 

Significant Impact for the 

Environmental Assessment 

Addressing Construction and 

Operation of a Disposition Services 

Complex at DLA Disposition Services 

Red River, Texas 

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency 

(DLA), Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: On October 19, 2017, DLA 

published a NOA in the Federal 

Register announcing the publication of 

an Environmental Assessment (EA) 

Addressing Construction and Operation 

of a Disposition Services Complex at 

DLA Disposition Services Red River, 

Texas. The EA was available for a 30- 

day public comment period that ended 

November 20, 2017. The EA was 

prepared as required under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ira 

Silverberg at 571–767–0705 during 

normal business hours Monday through 

Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

(EDT) or by email: ira.silverberg@

dla.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DLA 

completed an EA to address the 

potential environmental consequences 

associated with the Proposed Action at 

DLA Disposition Services Red River, 

which is on Red River Army Depot 

(RRAD). This FONSI incorporates the 

EA by reference, summarizes the results 

of the analyses in the EA, and 

documents DLA’s decision to construct 

and operate the Disposition Services 

Complex at the installation. DLA has 

determined that the Proposed Action is 

not a major federal action that 

significantly affects the quality of the 

human environment within the context 

of NEPA, and that no significant 

impacts on the human environment are 

associated with this decision. 

No public comments were received 

during the EA public comment period. 

Red River Army Depot (RRAD), the host 

installation, consulted with the Texas 


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State Historic Preservation Officer 

(SHPO) at the Texas Historical 

Commission; Texas Parks and Wildlife 

Department (TPWD); and the Tribal 

Historic Preservation Officers of the 

Caddo Nation, Comanche Nation, Kiowa 

Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Wichita and 

Affiliated Tribes. The Texas SHPO 

provided concurrence that no historic 

resources would be affected by the 

Proposed Action. TPWD provided 

comments and recommendations 

regarding protection of migratory birds, 

state-listed species, and other wildlife 

species. DLA addressed TPWD’s 

comments and recommendations in the 

EA and responded to TPWD with an 

acknowledgment letter stating that 

construction activities should avoid or 

minimize potential impacts on the statelisted timber rattlesnake and other 

wildlife species. The Comanche Nation 

responded that a review of their site 

files indicated ‘‘No Properties’’ have 

been identified at the project area. 

RRAD did not receive responses to the 

consultation requests with the Caddo 

Nation, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, or 

the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. An 

appendix was added to the EA that 

includes the SHPO, TPWD, and tribal 

consultation documents. The revised EA 

is available electronically at the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov within Docket ID: 

DOD–2017–OS–0057. 

Purpose and Need for Action: The 

purpose of the Proposed Action is to 

provide DLA Disposition Services Red 

River with a reutilization, transfer, 

donation, and sales complex suitable for 

collecting, processing, and liquidating 

materiel from military installations and 

their units across northern Texas, 

Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The Proposed 

Action is needed to address the 

inefficiency of the facilities and 

resultant handling of materiel at the 

existing disposal operations sites. 

Proposed Action and Alternatives: 

Under the Proposed Action, DLA would 

construct and operate a complex of 

facilities necessary to support the 

materiel disposal operations of DLA 

Disposition Services Red River. The 

Proposed Action would consolidate the 

DLA Disposition Services Red River 

disposal operations currently conducted 

at two sites on RRAD. 

The primary facility would be a 

145,200-square foot (ft2) 

noncombustible general purpose 

warehouse. A special foundation system 

would be required because of expansive 

clay soils. The general purpose 

warehouse would also include a 10,000- 

ft2 administrative and utility annex 

containing a training/conference 

classroom, a locker room with showers 

and latrine, and a break room. These 

facilities would include fire suppression 

systems, utilities and communications, 

and security systems. 

A 14.9-acre (648,000-ft2) holding and 

sales yard would be constructed for the 

sorting, processing, and open storage of 

large items and rolling stock. Military 

equipment that must be demilitarized 

would be fenced from material 

processed and displayed for commercial 

sales. A 4.1-acre (180,000-ft2) paved 

scrapyard would be constructed for the 

separation, processing, and transfer of 

scrap metal for commercial sales. A 

4,608-ft2 scrap area storage facility 

would be constructed for the 

management of the scrapyard operation, 

with two overhead covers for weather 

protection of the scrap bins. A weigh 

and dispatch facility would be 

constructed on the perimeter of the 

complex and include a 634-ft2 scale 

house with restrooms, truck scales, a 

radiation detector, 5,900 ft2 of covered 

storage, 7,200 ft2 of paved vehicle 

parking/queuing area, and a 528-ft2

restroom building. The complex would 

include utilities, fire protection, storm 

drainage, communication systems, site 

lighting, 383,110 ft2 of paving (i.e., 

access roadways, hardstand aprons, 

parking, and walkways), security 

fencing, and related site improvements. 

Description of the No Action 

Alternative: Under the No Action 

Alternative, DLA would not construct 

and operate a new DLA Disposition 

Services Complex at RRAD. No changes 

to existing facilities or their operations 

would result. The continued movement 

of materiel for disposal across the 

installation is unnecessary and 

inefficient and would continue to create 

traffic conflicts with installation 

production and safety risks. The No 

Action Alternative would not meet the 

purpose of and need for the Proposed 

Action. 

Potential Environmental Impacts: No 

significant effects on environmental 

resources would be expected from the 

Proposed Action. Insignificant, adverse 

effects on land use and recreation, 

noise, air quality, geological resources, 

water resources, biological resources, 

infrastructure and transportation, and 

hazardous materials and wastes would 

be expected. Additionally, insignificant, 

beneficial effects on noise and 

infrastructure and transportation would 

be expected. Details of the 

environmental consequences are 

discussed in the EA, which is hereby 

incorporated by reference. 

Determination: DLA has determined 

that implementation of the Proposed 

Action will not have a significant effect 

on the human environment. Human 

environment was interpreted 

comprehensively to include the natural 

and physical environment and the 

relationship of people with that 

environment. Specifically, no highly 

uncertain or controversial impacts, 

unique or unknown risks, or 

cumulatively significant effects were 

identified. Implementation of the 

Proposed Action will not violate any 

federal, state, or local laws. Based on the 

results of the analyses performed during 

preparation of the EA and consideration 

of comments received during the public 

comment period, Mr. Patrick Wright, 

Acting Director, DLA Installation 

Management, concludes that 

implementation of the Proposed Action 

at DLA Disposition Services Red River 

does not constitute a major federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment within the 

context of NEPA. Therefore, an 

environmental impact statement for the 

Proposed Action is not required. 

Dated: May 29, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2018–OS–0033] 

Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment 

Addressing Construction and 

Operation of a Fiscal Year 2019 

General Purpose Warehouse at 

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution 

Red River, Texas 

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency 

(DLA), Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: DLA announces the 

availability of an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) documenting the 

potential environmental effects 

associated with the Proposed Action to 

construct and operate a Fiscal Year 2019 

General Purpose Warehouse at DLA 

Distribution Red River, Texas, which is 

on Red River Army Depot. 

DATES: The public comment period will 

end on July 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by DOD–2018–OS–0033, to 

one of the following: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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