[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10243-10244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5026]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Revised Record of Decision for Hawaii Range Complex
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its decision to
revise the Record of Decision (ROD) issued on June 26, 2008, and
published on July 7, 2008 (73 FR 38424) on the Final Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (OEIS)
for the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC). These revisions address the
authorizations recently issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) in December 2008 and January 2009 under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the
incidental harassment of marine mammals resulting from Navy training
and Department of Defense (DoD) research, development, testing, and
evaluation (RDT&E) activities conducted within the HRC for the proposed
action presented in Alternative 3.
The Revised ROD is effective February 26, 2009. Except as discussed
in the Revised ROD, all other provisions of the June 26, 2008 ROD
remain in full force and effect. Implementation of the preferred
alternative, initiated in June 2008 will continue. Because the Navy is
required by section 5062 of Title 10 of the United States Code to
organize, train, equip, and maintain combat-ready forces, ongoing
training and RDT&E activities within the HRC will continue at current
levels in the event that the proposed action is not implemented.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Revised 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 full text of the Revised ROD is available for public viewing at
http://www.govsupport.us/navynepahawaii/downloads.aspx. Single copies
of the Revised ROD will be made available upon request by contacting
the Public Affairs Officer, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Attn: HRC
EIS/OEIS REVISED ROD, P.O. Box 128, Kekaha, Hawaii 96752-0128; e-mail:
[email protected]; or calling the Public Affairs Officer at
telephone: 866-767-3347.
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Dated: March 4, 2009.
A.M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate Generals Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-5026 Filed 3-9-09; 8:45 am]
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