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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Fort Carson Public Affairs Office at 

(719) 526–7525, Monday through 

Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST; or 

by email to: usarmy.carson.hqdaocpa.list.pao-officer@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft 

EIS has been prepared to meet the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) to evaluate the environmental 

and socioeconomic impacts of 

implementing proposed actions at 

PCMS. 

Soldiers stationed at Fort Carson need 

to train together, in an integrated 

manner, during large-scale collective 

training events. Integrated brigade 

combat team (BCT) level training is 

necessary at PCMS; without such 

training, Fort Carson Soldiers would be 

forced to train in their tasks in isolation, 

and not in the integrated manner in 

which they would fight. The draft EIS 

affords Fort Carson the opportunity to 

review its environmental program and 

the current state of the environment on 

PCMS, and decide on how best to 

structure training events for the recently 

reconfigured Armor and Infantry BCTs 

and the Stryker BCT. 

Alternative 1A would establish a 

benchmark for brigade-level training 

intensity. The historic limitation of 4.7 

months of brigade-level mechanized 

maneuver would remain in effect to 

allow for land rest and recovery. This 

alternative would enable the 1⁄4 Stryker 

BCT to conduct training at PCMS using 

the Stryker family of vehicles. 

Alternative 1B includes Alternative 

1A and new training activities and 

training infrastructure changes at PCMS. 

Training activities include nonexplosive aviation gunnery, flare, 

electronic jamming systems, laser target 

sighting, tactical demolition, unmanned 

and unarmed aerial reconnaissance 

systems, and light unmanned ground 

vehicle training. In terms of training 

infrastructure, PCMS would establish 

two new drop-zones and, for use during 

periods when training activity poses a 

hazard to aircraft, restricted airspace 

directly over PCMS. The restricted 

airspace would be established up to 

10,000 feet above mean sea level, and 

activated as required by training 

scenarios. The decision-maker may 

select all of these elements or only 

some. 

Environmental impacts associated 

with the implementation of the 

proposed action could include 

significant impacts to soils as a result of 

maneuvering with tracked and wheeled 

vehicles on fragile soils; vegetation and 

wildlife as a result of large maneuver 

corridors, which could potentially result 

in a conversion or net loss of habitat, 

depending upon frequency of use and 

recovery time; and water resources as a 

result of increased sedimentation in 

nearby impaired waters. Impacts in the 

areas of airspace, cultural resources, 

facilities and utilities, hazardous 

materials, hazardous waste, and toxic 

substances, socioeconomics, and traffic 

and transportation were all determined 

to be less than significant. The draft EIS 

identifies potential mitigation measures 

to reduce adverse impacts. 

Soldier training would be entirely 

within the existing boundaries of PCMS, 

except for limited air and convoy 

operations. The proposed action does 

not include, nor would it require, any 

expansion of PCMS. No additional land 

will be sought or acquired as a result of 

this action. 

Under the No Action Alternative, the 

Army would continue current mission 

activities and training operations, which 

includes authorized brigade-level 

training, as well as range use and 

training land management. 

Cooperating Agencies: The Federal 

Aviation Administration is a 

cooperating agency on the Draft EIS as 

the proposed action includes airspace 

reclassification. 

Public Meeting and Public Comments: 

A public meeting on the Draft EIS will 

be held at PCMS. Information on the 

date and time for the public meeting 

will be published locally. 

Federally recognized Tribes, federal, 

state, and local agencies, organizations, 

and the public are invited to be 

involved in the process for the 

preparation of this EIS by participating 

in public meetings and/or submitting 

written comments on the Draft EIS to 

(see ADDRESSES) no later than 45 days 

from the publication of the Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register. 

The Draft EIS is available at http://

www.carson.army.mil/DPW/nepa.html. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Army Education Advisory 

Subcommittee Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open Subcommittee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

committee meeting of the Department of 

the Army Historical Advisory 

Subcommittee (DAHASC), a 

subcommittee of the Army Education 

Advisory Committee. This meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: The Department of the Army 

Historical Advisory Subcommittee will 

meet from 8:40 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on 

November 20, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army 

Historical Advisory Subcommittee, U.S. 

Army Center of Military History, 102 

4th Ave., Bldg. 35, Washington, DC 

20319–5060. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Stephen W. Lehman, the Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

subcommittee, in writing at ATTN: 

AAMH–ZC, U.S. Army Center of 

Military History, 102 4th Ave., Bldg. 35, 

Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319– 

5060 by email at 

stephen.w.lehman2.civ@mail.mil or by 

telephone at (202) 685–2314. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subcommittee meeting is being held 

under the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to review and approve 

the 2014 Army Historical Program 

Report. 

Proposed Agenda: The committee is 

chartered to provide independent 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of the Army on the 

educational, doctrinal, and research 

policies and activities of U.S. Army 

educational programs. At this meeting 

the subcommittee will review the 2014 

Army Historical Program Report and the 

conformity of the Army’s historical 

work and methods with professional 

standards. The subcommittee will also 

discuss ways to increase cooperation 

between the historical and military 

professions in advancing the purpose of 

the Army Historical Program, and the 

furtherance of the mission of the U.S. 

Army Center of Military History to 

promote the study and use of military 

history in both civilian and military 

Schools. 

Public Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102– 

3.165, and subject to the availability of 

space, this meeting is open to the 

public. Seating is on a first to arrive 

basis. Attendees are requested to submit 

their name, affiliation, and daytime 

phone number seven business days 


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their name, affiliation, and daytime 

phone number seven business days 

prior to the meeting to Mr. Lehman, via 

electronic mail, the preferred mode of 

submission, at the address listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Members of the public 

attending the committee meetings will 

not be permitted to present questions 

from the floor or speak to any issue 

under consideration by the committee. 

Because the meeting of the committee 

will be held in a Federal Government 

facility on a military post, security 

screening is required. A photo ID is 

required to enter post. Please note that 

security and gate guards have the right 

to inspect vehicles and persons seeking 

to enter and exit the installation. The 

U.S. Army Center of Military History is 

fully handicapped accessible. 

Wheelchair access is available in front 

at the main entrance of the building. For 

additional information about public 

access procedures, contact Mr. Lehman, 

the committee’s Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer, at the email address or 

telephone number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Written Comments or Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written comments or statements 

to the committee, in response to the 

stated agenda of the open meeting or in 

regard to the committee’s mission in 

general. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to Mr. 

Stephen W. Lehman, the committee 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 

via electronic mail, the preferred mode 

of submission, at the address listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Each page of the comment or 

statement must include the author’s 

name, title or affiliation, address, and 

daytime phone number. Written 

comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the Alternate Designated Federal 

Official at least seven business days 

prior to the meeting to be considered by 

the committee. The Alternate 

Designated Federal Official will review 

all timely submitted written comments 

or statements with the committee 

Chairperson, and ensure the comments 

are provided to all members of the 

committee before the meeting. Written 

comments or statements received after 

this date may not be provided to the 

committee until its next meeting. 

Members of the public will be permitted 

to make verbal comments during the 

Committee meeting only at the time and 

in the manner described below. If a 

member of the public is interested in 

making a verbal comment at the open 

meeting, that individual must submit a 

request, with a brief statement of the 

subject matter to be addressed by the 

comment, at least seven (7) days in 

advance to the Committee’s Alternate 

Designated Federal Official, via 

electronic mail, the preferred mode of 

submission, at the address listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. The Alternate Designated 

Federal Official will log each request, in 

the order received, and in consultation 

with the committee Chairperson 

determine whether the subject matter of 

each comment is relevant to the 

Committee’s mission and/or the topics 

to be addressed in this public meeting. 

A 15-minute period near the end of the 

meeting will be available for verbal 

public comments. Members of the 

public who have requested to make a 

verbal comment and whose comments 

have been deemed relevant under the 

process described above, will be allotted 

no more than three (3) minutes during 

the period, and will be invited to speak 

in the order in which their requests 

were received by the Alternate 

Designated Federal Official. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25787 Filed 10–30–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environment Impact Statement for the 

Proposed Mississippi River 

Reintroduction Into the Maurepas 

Swamp Diversion Project, Near 

Garyville, Louisiana, in St. John the 

Baptist, St. James, and Ascension 

Parishes 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE), New Orleans 

District intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to inform a decision on a Department of 

the Army (DA) permit application 

pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act (CWA) and Section 10 of the 

Rivers and Harbors Act, and 

permissions request under 33 U.S.C. 

408, submitted by the Coastal Protection 

and Restoration Authority of Louisiana 

(CPRA) for the Mississippi River 

Reintroduction into the Maurepas 

Swamp (MRRMS) freshwater diversion 

project (proposed project). The USACE 

has determined the proposed project 

will result in significant impacts to the 

human environment, therefore an EIS is 

necessary to ensure compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and as a basis for both the 

permit decision and the Section 408 

permissions. 

The DA permit and the 408 

permissions are two separate processes 

with different authorities analyzed by 

different mission areas (including 

Regulatory and Civil Works) inside the 

USACE. Under Section 404 of the CWA 

and Section 10 of the Rivers and 

Harbors Act, the District Engineer 

permits the discharge of dredged or fill 

material into the waters of the United 

States as well as work, to include the 

installation and maintenance of 

structures, in navigable waters of the 

U.S., if the discharge meets the 

requirements of the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s 404(b)(1) 

guidelines, and the proposal is 

determined to not be contrary to the 

overall public interest. Under 33 U.S.C. 

408, the Chief of Engineers grants 

permission to alter, modify, or impair an 

existing USACE project if it is not 

injurious to the public interest and does 

not impair the usefulness of such work. 

The proposed project involves structural 

crossings of the Federal Mississippi 

River and Tributaries (MR&T) Levee and 

could potentially impact the Mississippi 

River Navigation Channel, the future 

footprint of the Federal West Shore Lake 

Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm 

Damage Risk Reduction System levee 

project as well as other Federal projects. 

USACE Regulatory and Civil Works will 

coordinate on all aspects of the 

production of the EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments to Kenny Blanke, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 

District, Regulatory Branch (CEMVN– 

OD–SC), P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, 

LA 70160 or by email at CEMVNMaurepas@usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the DA permit, project 

and EIS should be directed to: Mr. 

Kenny Blanke at (504) 862–1217, or the 

email above. Questions on the 408 

permissions should be directed to: Mr. 

Nathan Dayan at (504) 862–2530 or at 

the email above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Authority: Section 10 of the Rivers 

and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403); 

Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act 

of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 408); Section 404 of 

the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); 


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