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[Federal Register: July 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 144)]
[Notices]               
[Page 44231]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

 
Defense Representative Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau; Notice 
of Availability of Record of Decision for the Mariana Islands Range 
Complex

AGENCY: Department of Defense Representative Guam, Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic 
of Palau.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: After carefully weighing the operational and environmental 
consequences of the Proposed Action, the Department of Defense (DoD) 
Representative Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
(CNMI), Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau (DoD REP), 
announces his decision to support and conduct current, emerging, and 
future military training and Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation (RDT&E) activities in the Mariana Islands Range Complex 
(MIRC), while enhancing training resources through investment in the 
MIRC. These training and RDT&E activities are conducted by the 
Department of the Navy (DoN), the United States Marine Corps, the 
United States Air Force, Guam National Guard, the United States Coast 
Guard and other users based and deployed in the Western Pacific. The 
DoN is the Executive Agent for management of the MIRC.
    The proposed action does not involve extensive changes to MIRC 
facilities, operations, training, or RDT&E capacities. Rather, the 
proposed action would result in relatively small-scale but critical 
enhancements to the MIRC that are necessary if the Military Services 
are to maintain a state of military readiness commensurate with their 
national defense mission. In its decision, the DoD REP considered 
applicable laws, regulations and executive orders, including an 
analysis of the effects of its actions outside the U.S. or its 
territories under Executive Order (EO) 12114, ``Environmental Effects 
Abroad of Major Federal Actions''.
    The proposed action will be accomplished as set out in Alternative 
1, described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) as the preferred alternative. 
Implementation of the preferred alternative could begin immediately.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision (ROD) has been 
distributed to all those individuals who requested a copy of the Final 
EIS/OEIS and agencies and organizations that received a copy of the 
Final EIS/OEIS. The complete text of the ROD is available for public 
viewing on the project Web site at http://www.MarianasRangeComplexEIS.com, along with copies of the Final EIS/
OEIS and supporting documents. Single copies of the ROD will be made 
available upon request by contacting: Mariana Islands Range Complex 
Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS/OEIS), Project Manager, Code EV21, Naval Facilities Engineering 
Command, Pacific, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 
96869-3134, telephone number 808-472-1402.

D.J. Werner,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-18455 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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