Transcript P-440 Consolidated Nuclear Work Facility P

NAVFAC PACIFIC
NEPA and Application During the
Guam Relocation Efforts
Teresa Bernhard
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
July 2007
Overview
•Environmental Planning Primer
•Setting The Scene For Force Re-Posturing
In Guam
•Guam Marine Relocation EIS
•Successes and Remaining Challenges
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Environmental
Planning Primer
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NEPA:
CE:
Categorical
Exclusions
EA:
Environmental
Assessment
EIS:
Environ.
Impact
Statement
Actions which do not have, under
normal circumstances. . .a significant
impact on the human environment.
Analysis of potential environmental
impacts to determine whether to
prepare an EIS or a FONSI.
Documentation which provides full
& unbiased discussion of significant
environmental impacts and informs
decision makers and the public of
reasonable alternatives. . .
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level of NEPA analysis is determined by the action proponent environmental professional and the decision maker
EIS Process
Define Proposed
Action and
Alternatives
Notice of Intent
(NOI) to prepare
an EIS
Public Scoping
Meetings
Prepare Draft
EIS
Prepare Final
EIS, including
response to
comments
Public Comment
Period
And
Public Hearings
Draft EIS
Notice of
Availability
Final EIS
Notice of
Availability
No Decision
Period
Record of
Decision
Implement Action
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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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Action-forcing device used for actions with the
potential for significant environmental effects
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Comprehensive - must discuss:
– impacts (direct, indirect and cumulative)
– actions (connected, cumulative and similar)
– reasonable alternatives (at a minimum the “no
action alternative”)
– Many of the rules for EIS will also apply to
preparation of an EA
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Environmental Impact Statement Specifics
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Public Participation - Required for EIS (NOI, DEIS,
FEIS, public notice for ROD)
SCOPING - early and open process to determine
scope of issues to be addressed and to identify the
significant issues related to a proposed action
– As part of process, agency:
• invites proponent of action, affected Federal, State
and local agencies, affected Indian Tribes, and
other interested parties to participate
– Following DEIS publication, re-invite comments at
formal public hearing
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Reasonable Alternatives Analysis
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Shows the comparison between all “reasonable” ways to
conduct the action to fulfill “purpose and need.”
Analysis from environmental consequences: scientific and
analytic comparison of all pertinent impacts for each
alternative under consideration. In other words, WHAT
EFFECTS WILL EACH ALTERNATIVE HAVE ON MY
ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE.
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The Record of Decision (ROD)
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Following FEIS, ROD is designed to ensure that agency decision
makers explain the decision
concise public document
Summarizes the rationale and background for the decision
Is legally binding
IS NOT THE END. The goal is to execute the action: lawsuits
and violations of mitigation agreements or permits can stop the
action.
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Making NEPA Work Toward The Project
•Involvement of environmental planners in:
–the base development,
–Platform acquisition,
–IPL and,
–ILS stages
can reduce the complexity of environmental impacts, and hence
the duration of the NEPA project.
•Upfront conservation planning can decrease cost of a NEPA
project, prepare for mitigation and inform the design team of
constraints
–INRMPS, ICRMPS, encroachment studies
the cost of these studies often is paid off by cost avoidance and
timeliness later
•Early communication and partnering with the regulators prior to
NEPA project NOI/NL
•Delegate authority to execute the process at the lowest level that
wholly owns the operation
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Setting the Scene
NAVFAC PACIFIC
Scene Setter
• Guam’s prime asset is location
• Geography cannot be replicated
Seoul
Yokosuka
San Diego, CA
5,682 NM
Taiwan
Hawaii
Manila
Guam
Guam Population: 171,000
Present DoD population: 14,200
Future DoD population: 40,000
Jakarta
2,694 NM
Sydney
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DoD owns 40,000 acres; 29% of
island
GovGuam owns 25,800 acres;
19% of island
WHY GUAM?
 PACOM
Vision: Guam, as the furthest west US territory
for basing in the Pacific, provides strategic flexibility,
freedom of action, and prompt global action for the Global
War on terrorism, peace and wartime engagement, and
crisis response.
…Guam may be further back, but it leaves us space from which to maneuver. The
possibility of having these forces readily employable is uppermost in my mind.
Admiral Fallon HAC testimony 8 Mar 06
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Proposed Future Forces on Guam
USAF
U.S. Navy
36th Air Wing
COMNAVMARIANAS
Rotational Bombers
More Based Tankers
More Periodic Fighters
Global Hawk
SSNs/Sub Tender
Logistics Prepos Ships
MSC Combat Stores Ships
MSC Ammo Ships
Maritime Prepo Ships
H60s
Transient CVN berthing
HSVs
Littoral Combat ship
( Old 1930 AD/ 2280 Dep)
(New ≈4560 AD/ 3730 Dep)
(Old 4350 AD/ 5230 Dep)
(New≈≈ 5600 AD/ 5280 Dep)
USMC
U.S. Army
USCG
1 x Battalion Air
Defense
(≈630 AD/ 950 Dep)
225’ Buoy Tender
110’ Patrol Boat
25’ Response Boat – Small
III MEF Cmd Element
Ground Combat Element
Aviation Combat Element
Combat Service Support
Plus:
Transient Units
Visiting USMC & Allied
Forces
(New ≈8,000 AD/ 9000 Dep)
(140 AD/ 180 Dep)
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Old Total:
6,420Proposal
Active Duty / 7,690 Dependents
New
Total: ≈18,930 Active Duty / 19,140 Dependents
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= New
NEPA Planning Considerations
• 2-3 year NEPA timeline required in order to facilitate FY 14 completion
schedule
• Potential ramifications to timeline
–Alternative Site Analysis
–Cumulative Effects Analysis
–Consultations
–Mitigations
• Communication Plan (External-Internal)
–Impacted Community
–Congressional interests
–Special interests groups
–Internal (EPA, USFW, DOI, NOAA, DLA)
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Guam Relocation EIS
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The Purpose and Need
The purpose of the action is to:
• Fulfill U.S. government national security and alliance requirements
in the Western Pacific Region
• Increase the strategic role of Guam and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands through the relocation of U.S. forces
The need for the action is to:
• Maintain the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) capability to
accomplish its mission in the Western Pacific Region Enhance
capability to defend critical military assets
• Improve mission-critical, mission support, Improve support
infrastructure and Expand operational readiness in the Western
Pacific
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The overall proposed action
• Relocate U.S. Marine Corps command, air, ground, and
logistics units to Guam
• Enhance infrastructure and logistics capabilities for military
training and operations
• Improve pier/waterfront infrastructure for transient nuclear
aircraft carrier (CVN) berthing at Naval Base Guam
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(CVN Transient Berth & Army BMD TF included)
FY07
Guam Master Plan
FY08
FY09
FY10
O ND J F M AMJ J A S O ND J F M AMJ J A S O ND J F M AMJ J A S O ND J F M AMJ J A S
Topographic Studies
Additional Apra Harbor Plan
CVN Master Planning
Draft Master Plan
Final Master Plan
NEPA - EIS
RCE for Topo Studies
CVN inclusion
Notice of Intent
Scoping
Draft EIS
Tiger Team Reviews
FRF Studies
Okinawa Consolidation Plan
DEIS Notice of Availability
Public Comment Period (45 days)
Final EIS
Tiger Team Reviews
FEIS Notice of Availability
Public Comment Period (30 days)
Record of Decision (ROD)
SPEs Defined
RCMP Resourcing and Phasing Plan - ~13 mo
Identifies impacts of
CNMI alternatives to meet
RCMP training shortfalls
Outside Gate Traffic Study – Baseline - ~12 mo
Outside Gate Traffic Study – Mitigation - ~18 mo
Water Capacity and Siting - ~11 mo
USG SPE
Utilities
Studies
Wastewater Capacity and Siting - ~11 mo
Continuing CNMI mitigation
consultations and land
lease acquisition
Electrical - ~18 mo
Solid Waste and Recycling - ~12 mo
HAZMAT/HAZWASTE - ~11 mo
CNMI Baseline and Lease Studies - ~30 mo
Biological/Natural Resources Guam- ~17 mo
Concurrent Upland alternative
(4x increase in disposal costs)
required due to uncertainty
with Ocean Disposal approval.
Biological/Natural Resources CNMI - ~25 mo
Cultural Resources Guam - ~18 mo
Cultural Resources CNMI - ~26 mo
USEPA Ocean Disposal site EIS - ~33 mo
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Specific Site Dredged Material Characterization/Disposal Permitting - ~15 mo
Quantitative Dive Surveys R/S, D/E - ~3 mo
Coral HEA - ~18 mo
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Upland Disposal Site Surveys, Studies - ~12 mo
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Environmental factors of interest
• Human Health and Life Issues
–Safety
–Quality of life
–Effect on educational facilities
–Effect on public health and social
services
–Labor-related issues
–Increases in traffic
–Utility requirements
–Noise
• Government issues
–Small business opportunities
–Availability and cost of civilian housing
• Land use
–Access to recreation locations
–Effect on local fisherman/fishing industry
–Effect on tourism and recreation
–Population increase and associated
effects
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• Natural Resources
–Wetlands
–Coastal zone impacts
–Endangered species
–Marine resources – essential fish
habitat, coral reefs, marine Mammals
–Invasive species such as the brown tree
snake
–Wildlife habitat
• Cultural and archaeological
–Chamorro interests – sacred burial
grounds, cultural sites
• Environmental Conditions
–Air quality
–Water quality
–Recharge of groundwater aquifers
–Dredging and disposal requirements in
Apra Harbor
Challenges
• Magnitude of Project
• Schedule
• Coordination of ongoing EISs that must both address DoD training in
the Marianas
–JGPO EIS
–Mariana Islands Range Complex (MIRC) EIS
–Kilo Wharf EIS
–Andersen AFB
–NW Field
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Take-aways
•Committed to being good stewards of the environment
•Success involves
–Outstanding communications
–Open and on-going partnering
•Emphasize strategic communication
•Huge undertaking – very complex project
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Questions?
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