Command at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center is seeking public comment on an environmental review for their ongoing and future operations.
The Marine Air Ground Taks Force Training Command and Ennvironmental Director Captain Searcy are seeking public comment on their draft Supplemental Environmental Assesment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact. These documents review the environmental impact of the Marine’s use of the desert area for training and support purposes, particularly at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center and the surrounding areas. The issues that the report considers are biological resources, with a focus on desert tortoises, climate change, noise, the use of herbicides, and more.
Some changes that are proposed in the documents include encouraging bio-diversity in the area by removing invasive non-native plants, improving air quality by increasing the fuel efficiency of vehicles, and the possibility of constructing new air fields.
The comment period for their findings opened on Monday, May 1, and will remain open until May 31. You can find copies of the documents, as well as resources for filing comments, at a link in this story at Z1077fm.com
MAGTFTC will accept public comments on the Draft SEA and unsigned Mitigated FONSI from 1 May to 31 May 2023.
– Electronic copies are available for review at https://www.29palms.marines.mil/Staff-offices/Environmental-Affairs/ (under “Environmental Assessments”).
– If distribution is approved by the San Bernardino County Library Administration, hardcopies would be available for public review at the following library branches:
Twentynine Palms, Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, and Barstow.
– For those without electronic access, a limited number of hardcopies are available upon request. Please submit comments by 31 May using any of the methods listed below.
– Email: [email protected]
– Phone: (760) 830-8190
– Mail. Per Combat Center mailroom protocol, please address letters as follows:
CAPTAIN SEARCY
ATTN NEPA/SERRET
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
BOX 788110
TWENTYNINE PALMS CA 92278-8110
