<strong>Army</strong> <strong>MRAP</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Program</strong>matic <strong>Environmental</strong> Assessment December 2010 Approval: {signature4} {date4} Carl Owens JPO Deputy <strong>Program</strong> Manager & <strong>Army</strong> Project Manager, TACOM US <strong>Army</strong> Concurrence: {signature3} {date3} Robert L. Adkins Joint <strong>Program</strong> Principal for Safety JPO USMC Legal Review: {signature2} {date2} Steve Whittington Attorney/Advisor US <strong>Army</strong> Preparing Office: {signature1} {date1} Parminder Khabra Acting Team Leader TARDEC Materials/<strong>Environmental</strong> Team US <strong>Army</strong> UNCLASSIFIED i
<strong>Army</strong> <strong>MRAP</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Program</strong>matic <strong>Environmental</strong> Assessment December 2010 Executive Summary This <strong>Program</strong>matic <strong>Environmental</strong> Assessment (PEA) has been developed by the <strong>Army</strong> Tank‐Automotive Armaments Command (TACOM) LCMC for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (<strong>MRAP</strong>) Joint <strong>Program</strong> Office (JPO) to meet the <strong>Army</strong> requirements of the National <strong>Environmental</strong> Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as amended; the President’s Council on <strong>Environmental</strong> Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500‐ 1508); and Department of the <strong>Army</strong> (DA) 32 CFR 651 <strong>Environmental</strong> Analysis of <strong>Army</strong> Actions; Final Rule March 29, 2002, which implements NEPA and CEQ regulations. Though overdue, its purpose is to inform decision‐makers during future lifecycle phases, fielding facilities and the public of the expected and any observed environmental consequences of the proposed action and alternatives. TACOM LCMC has conducted NEPA analyses for the <strong>Army</strong> family of <strong>MRAP</strong> vehicles being procured and fielded under the direction of the <strong>MRAP</strong> Joint <strong>Program</strong> Office (JPO). The <strong>MRAP</strong> vehicle program is a joint Service program among the United States (US) <strong>Army</strong> (USA), US Air Force (USAF), US Navy (USN), US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and US Marine Corps (USMC). The USMC has been designated as the lead agency and thus heads the <strong>MRAP</strong> JPO responsible for all <strong>MRAP</strong> program activities. The Department of the Navy (DoN) is the <strong>MRAP</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Executive Agent, and the Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command (COMMARCORSYSCOM) functions as the <strong>MRAP</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Executive Officer (PEO). The Undersecretary of Defense (USD), Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) is the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA). This PEA analyzes the expected and any observed environmental consequences of the proposed action and alternatives to the proposed action, including the no‐action alternative. The proposed action is the production, testing, training, deployment/fielding, and demilitarization/ disposal of <strong>Army</strong> <strong>MRAP</strong> vehicles in the Joint <strong>MRAP</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Program</strong> (JMVP). <strong>Environmental</strong> Resource Areas (ERAs) that were analyzed include soils, land use, cultural resources, air quality, water quality, noise, solid waste, hazardous materials and hazardous waste management, biological resources, aesthetic and visual resources, socioeconomics, and health and safety. The JMVP was based on an urgent need from the field and developed unique development, fielding, and documentation challenges accordingly. This PEA, currently past the completion schedule normally required for traditional acquisition programs, is no exception. In addition to the document delay associated with urgent fielding needs, completion of the PEA was further complicated by frequent program changes, numerous system upgrades, and data gathering from a multitude of contractors. The largest of which was the recent program change to field the <strong>MRAP</strong> in the Continental United States (CONUS) rather than the initial plan to field only outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) for wartime operations, where NEPA requirements are not applicable. Thus, while attempting to capture and present the most current information, most, if not all, program activities have occurred prior to the preparation of UNCLASSIFIED ii
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