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applied to newly acquired lands. 

Compliance with Section 106 of the 

NHPA is being accomplished as part of 

this EIS process. 

Dated: May 12, 2010. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

[FR Doc. 2010–12014 Filed 5–18–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

Development and Implementation of 

Range-Wide Mission and Major 

Capabilities at White Sands Missile 

Range (WSMR), NM 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

announces the availability of the ROD 

that documents and summarizes the 

decision to proceed with implementing 

the Preferred Alternative (Alternative (1) 

identified in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS), including the 

following proposed land use changes: 

expansion of the Main Post and 

alterations in authorized uses of range 

areas; development of new and 

expanded infrastructure throughout the 

installation, and increase in the level of 

test activities; development of six new 

Specialized Areas (four for test 

operations and two to support smallscale military training); establishment of 

a Land Use and Airspace Strategy Plan 

and siting process for facilitating future 

tests and training activities at WSMR; 

and continued stationing of the 

Engineer Battalion and continued Main 

Post expansion for the Engineer 

Battalion, Brigade Combat Team (BCT) 

Modernization, and other ongoing 

tenant programs. 

ADDRESSES: To request copies of the 

ROD, please contact: White Sands Test 

Center, Operations Office, Attention: 

Catherine Giblin, 124 Crozier Street, 

Building 124, Room B–15, White Sands 

Missile Range, NM 88002; fax: (575) 

678–4082; e-mail: 

WSMREIS@conus.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monte Marlin, Public Affairs Office, 

Building 1782, Headquarters Avenue, 

White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002; 

(575) 678–1134; or e-mail 

monte.marlin@us.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

development and implementation of a 

land use and airspace plan is intended 

to more fully realize and integrate the 

capabilities of the WSMR primary 

mission (research, development, testing, 

and evaluation (RDTE)) with new 

training capabilities and potential future 

Army stationing decisions. Establishing 

new test and training capabilities 

requires changing land use designations 

within the current installation 

boundaries. These changes would 

support current and future requirements 

and allow off-road vehicle maneuver on 

designated portions of the installation. 

WSMR will maintain its current RDTE 

mission and continue to support testing 

objectives of all military services and 

Federal agencies. 

In addition to consideration of a No 

Action Alternative (current test 

capabilities and land use designations 

with current levels of operations and 

activities), the FEIS assessed an 

additional alternative (Alternative 2) 

that would include all of the actions 

included in the Preferred Alternative 

plus potential future stationing of a 

Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) (or 

comparable unit) by expanding the 

cantonment area and construction of 

supporting infrastructure and additional 

off-road maneuver areas for training on 

WSMR, On June 2, 2009, the Secretary 

of the Army announced a decision not 

to station an HBCT at WSMR in 2013; 

however, it was decided to retain the 

analysis in this FEIS to support 

implementation of potential future 

stationing decisions. After reviewing the 

alternatives presented in the FEIS, the 

Army has made the decision to 

implement the Preferred Alternative. 

By choosing to implement the 

Preferred Alternative in the ROD, the 

Army expects direct, indirect, and 

cumulative impacts as a result of land 

use changes allowing for expanded offroad vehicle use, facilities and 

infrastructure construction, expanded 

test and training activities, and an 

increase in personnel to support 

expanded WSMR operations. Impacts 

analyzed include a wide range of 

environmental resource areas: land use, 

air quality, noise, geology and soils, 

water resources, biological resources, 

cultural resources, socioeconomics, 

transportation, utilities, hazardous and 

toxic substances, sustainability, and 

cumulative environmental effects. 

Significant impacts could occur to air 

quality, soils, water resources, biological 

resources, socioeconomic resources, 

transportation, and utilities. 

As part of the decision to implement 

the Preferred Alternative at WSMR, the 

Army will enact environmental 

mitigation measures to minimize the 

impacts of this decision, including the 

implementation and continuation of 

existing environmental management 

programs, use of best management 

practices, and other specific mitigation 

measures. 

The ROD outlines that the Preferred 

Alternative reflects the proper balance 

of initiatives for the protection of the 

environment, funding considerations, 

and the need for WSMR to expand its 

capabilities as a major range and test 

facility base to support future Army 

needs associated with Army 

Transformation, the Army Campaign 

Plan, modernization of the fighting 

force, Army Growth and Force Structure 

Realignment, Global Defense Posture 

Realignment, and other Army 

initiatives. 

The ROD is available online at 

http://www.wsmr.army.mil. 

Dated: May 12, 2010. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army 

(Environment, Safety, and Occupational 

Health). 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: An emergency review has been 

requested in accordance with the Act 

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since 

public harm is reasonably likely to 

result if normal clearance procedures 

are followed. Approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

been requested by June 1, 2010. A 

regular clearance process is also 

beginning. Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on or before 

July 19, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

e-mailed to 


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