59830 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 195 / Friday, October 6, 2000 / Notices

Dated: September 25, 2000.

Elsie L. Munsell,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy,

(Environment and Safety).

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the West Coast Introduction of the MV–

22 Tilt-Rotor Aircraft to Third and

Fourth Marine Aircraft Wings

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, as implemented by the

Council on Environmental Quality

regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508),

the Department of the Navy intends to

prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential

environmental effects of the West Coast

introduction of the MV–22 tilt-rotor

aircraft to the Third and Fourth Marine

Aircraft Wings.

DATES: All written comments must be

postmarked no later than December 1,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Seven public scoping

meetings will be held to receive oral

and/or written comments from agencies

and interested individuals on

environmental concerns that should be

addressed in the EIS.

1. October 25, 2000, from 6:00 pm to

10:00 pm at The Desert Inn, 44219

Sierra Highway, Lancaster, California;

2. November 1, 2000, from 6:00 pm to

10:00 pm at the County Administrative

Center, 940 Main Street, Room 211, El

Centro, California;

3. November 2, 2000, from 6:00 pm to

9:00 pm at Yuma Main Library,

Auditorium, 350 Third Avenue, Yuma,

Arizona;

4. November 6, 2000, from 6:00 pm to

10:00 pm at Torrey Pines High School,

Lecture Hall, 3710 Del Mar Heights

Road, San Diego, California;

5. November 7, 2000, from 6:00 pm to

10:00 pm at San Clemente High School,

Little Triton Theater, 700 Avenida Pico,

San Clemente, California;

6. November 8, 2000, from 6:00 pm to

10:00 pm at Mira Mesa High School,

Auditorium, 10510 Reagan Road, San

Diego, California;

7. November 9, 2000, from 6:00 pm to

10:00 pm at the Fallbrook Community

Center, 341 Heald Lane, Fallbrook,

California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Doug Gilkey, Southwest Division, Naval

Facilities Engineering Command, 1220

Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132–

5190; telephone 619–532–3348, fax

619–532–2469, email

gilkeyde@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MV–

22 aircraft, known as the Osprey,

represents a new technology in military

aviation. This aircraft utilizes tilt-rotary

technology to enable it to operate like a

rotary-wing aircraft and a fixed-wing

aircraft. The MV–22 will replace the

aging CH–46 and CH–53 rotary-wing

aircraft. In December 1999, the

Department of the Navy completed an

EIS for introduction of the MV–22 to the

Second Marine Aircraft Wing

supporting Fleet Marine Force training

and operations at Marine Corps Base

(MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The proposal being evaluated in this

EIS is the basing and operation of seven

squadrons of MV–22 aircraft in the

Third Marine Aircraft Wing and two

squadrons of MV–22 aircraft in the

Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing. The

primary mission of the MV–22 in the

Third and Fourth Marine Aircraft Wings

will be to support Fleet Marine Force

training and operations at MCB Camp

Pendleton; accordingly, alternatives to

be considered in the EIS are all aviation

facilities within the operational radius

of the MV–22 from MCB Camp

Pendleton.

This proposal includes construction

and/or renovation of facilities to

accommodate the aircraft, and

associated equipment and personnel.

Also, the proposal includes the use of

existing and potentially new outlying

fields and other landing areas, as well

as existing and potentially new airspace

for military aircraft in support of both

military training and operations.

The Marine Corps is currently

evaluating all DoD West Coast

installations to develop reasonable MV–

22 siting alternatives. To date, five

installations have been identified as

potential receiving sites: Marine Corps

Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton,

MCAS Miramar, MCAS Yuma, Naval

Air Facility El Centro, and Edwards Air

Force Base. Application of screening

criteria will identify a range of

reasonable alternatives that will be

evaluated in the EIS and other siting

alternatives may be considered as

appropriate.

Environmental issues to be addressed

in the EIS include: geological resources,

biological resources, water resources,

noise, air quality, land use

compatibility, cultural resources,

socioeconomics, environmental justice,

public health and safety, transportation/

circulation, aesthetics, utilities,

hazardous materials and solid waste.

The Marine Corps will initiate a

scoping process for the purpose of

determining the extent of issues to be

addressed, and identifying the

significant issues related to this action.

The Marine Corps will hold public

scoping meetings as noted in the

Addresses Section of this notice. These

meetings will be advertised in area

newspapers.

Marine Corps representatives will be

available at these meetings to receive

comments from the public regarding

issues of concern to the public. Federal,

state and local agencies, and interested

individuals are encouraged to take this

opportunity to identify environmental

concerns that should be addressed

during the preparation of the EIS.

Agencies and the public are also invited

and encouraged to provide written

comments on scoping issues in addition

to, or in lieu of, oral comments at the

public meeting. To be most helpful,

scoping comments should clearly

describe specific issues or topics that

the commentor believes the EIS should

address.

Written comments must be

postmarked no later than December 1,

2000, and mailed to: Commander,

Southwest Division, Naval Facilities

Engineering Command, 1220 Pacific

Highway, San Diego, CA 92132–5190

(Attn: Mr. Doug Gilkey).

Dated: September 30, 2000.

Duncan Holaday,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy,

(Installations and Facilities).

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November 6, 2000.

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