(MRAP) Vehicle Program - U.S. Army Environmental Center

Army MRAP Vehicle Program Programmatic Environmental Assessment December 2010
MRAP vehicle testing utilized existing test courses and ranges. These test areas have
already been used during other vehicle test exercises. In addition, these areas are
maintained to mitigate the negative impacts from vehicle activities. No new test ranges
or courses have been built for MRAP tests. As a result, Army MRAP testing activities
have had a negligible additional impact on land use.
MRAP training and deprocessing activities utilize existing structures and outdoor storage
areas. Driver’s training occurs on existing training areas and ranges. As a result, no
building of new structures was required. Based upon the use of these existing
structures, areas and ranges, Army MRAP training and fielding have negligible additional
impact on land use.
MRAP vehicles will be fielded to sites with existing maintenance and storage areas that
are already in use for other wheeled tactical vehicles or weapon systems. At a
programmatic level, it is not anticipated that MRAP fielding will have a significant
additional impact on land use resources. However, the MRAP CONUS fielding plan has
not yet been finalized. When the information becomes available, Army fielding sites will
be responsible to determine how MRAP fielding will impact their land use. A site‐
specific NEPA analysis and documentation may be required to address fielding activities
that are expected to have a significant impact on land use, including the need for
additional or expanded facilities and ranges. JPO MRAP will provide any required and
requested system information to the installation personnel in support of document
development.
MRAP vehicles will be fielded to existing testing, training, and fielding sites which
already house ground weapon systems including some or all of the following: Bradley
Fighting Vehicles, Stryker Vehicles, Heavy Tactical Trucks, Medium Tactical Trucks, and
Light Tactical Trucks. The impacts of the MRAP are anticipated to be similar to these
existing vehicles which have not shown a significant impact to the environment when
used in accordance with Technical Manual instructions and established installation
procedures. Therefore, no additional direct, indirect or cumulative impacts to land
resources are anticipated or have yet been reported for Army MRAP life‐cycle activities.
5.3 Cultural Resources
5.3.1 Production
The majority of MRAP vehicle production occurs in existing production facilities. Any
new building construction occurred on previously disturbed land. No cultural resources
have come in direct contact with the production processes and no known impacts have
occurred to cultural resources.
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