Army seeks public input on Makua Valley training
Advertiser Staff
The Army has released the supplemental draft environmental impact statement on its military training activities at Makua Military Reservation, and is seeking public input.
To see the document, go to www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil/makuaeis.
Public comments to this new draft will be considered in preparing a final statement and decision by the Army on Makua's future use, the Army said in a news release.
The supplemental draft EIS includes a 45-day public comment period and four public hearings, after which the Army will review all public comments, and use those to assist in the preparation of a final EIS, the Army said.
The Army expects to issue the final EIS in the spring of 2009, the release said.
Copies of the SDEIS will be available at the following libraries on the islands of O'ahu and Hawai'i:
Over the next 45 days, public comments may be submitted at www.garrison.hawaii.army.mil/makuaeis; by fax to 808-656-3162; by e-mail to usaghipaomakuaeis@hawaii.army.mil; or by mail to:
ATTN: Makua SDEIS Public Comments
USAG-HI Public Affairs Office
742 Santos Dumont, WAAF
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857
For questions about submitting public comments, call 808-656-3152.
Public meetings will also be held, beginning with an open house from 5:30-6:45 p.m. with information provided on the SDEIS, followed by open public comments from 7-9:30 p.m. at the following locations:
The public comment period for the SDEIS ends Nov. 3, 45 days after today's Notice of Availability publication in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A final EIS will be published following the comment period on the SDEIS and incorporation of public comments.
