Record of Decision on the Final Supplement to the 1989

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of the Army

Record of Decision on the Final Supplement to the 1989 Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Actions at U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll

AGENCY: Department of the Army.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice of availability is for the Record of Decision (ROD) on the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for Proposed Actions at U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) (U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC), December 1993). The FSEIS assessed the potential environmental impacts for two proposed actions: To increase the level of strategic defense test and evaluation activities to support the development for deployment of missile defense systems; and to implement new environmental standards for USAKA. The ROD makes a decision only on the increase in the level of strategic defense test and evaluation activities. A modified Low Level-of-Activity has been selected in lieu of the Intermediate Level-of-Activity alternative as proposed in the FSEIS.
Lead Agency: USASSDC.
Cooperating Agency: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Selected Action: The ROD identifies a modified Low Level-ofActivity as the selected action instead of the Intermediate Level-ofActivity as proposed in the FSEIS. The ROD describes the specific actions to be included in the modified Low Level-of-Activity, and identifies the required mitigation measures to avoid, minimize, or reduce the impacts of the proposed actions to nonsignificant levels. The modified Low Level-of-Activity gives full consideration to recent budgetary and administrative guidance/direction in the development of testing of Theater Missile Defense (TMD) and National Missile Defense (NMD) program elements. The ROD clearly reflects a shift to TMD program testing at USAKA while maintaining some support for NMD programs.

ADDRESSES: Requests for the ROD may be forwarded to: Commander, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, Attn: Kenneth R. Sims, CSSDEN -V, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Verbal comments and questions regarding the ROD may be directed to Mr. Ed Vaughn at (205) 955-3887.

Dated: October 5, 1995.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E).
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