Welcome to the JPARC Modernization and Enhancement EIS Website

Announcement: The Draft EIS was released for public review and comment on March 30, 2012. PDF files are available for download for the JPARC DEIS Volume I and Volume II. This website was last updated on March 30, 2012.

The purpose of this website is to inform the public and others about the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Modernization and Enhancement of Ranges, Airspace, and Training Areas in the JPARC in Alaska (JPARC Modernization and Enhancement EIS). Currently, the JPARC consists of all land, air, and sea training areas used by the Army, Navy, and Air Force in Alaska to support joint exercises and mission rehearsals.

The proposed JPARC enhancements and expansions would do the following:

• Enable realistic joint training and testing to support emerging technologies,
• Respond to recent battlefield experiences, and
• Enable the Services to train with tactics and new weapons systems to meet combat and national security needs so military personnel can succeed in their mutually supportive combat roles.

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the JPARC Modernization and Enhancement EIS analyzes potential environmental consequences associated with modernizing or enhancing new or expanded military operations areas, restricted airspace, airspace corridors, ground maneuver training areas, and training complexes. The EIS will address action alternatives, as well as no action alternatives, in which the military would not implement any new proposals and would continue with current baseline training exercises.

The Draft EIS has been released for public review and comment on March 30, 2012. The Draft EIS includes agency expertise and comments by the public during the scoping process and it contains a description of the affected environment, a reasonable range of alternatives for each proposed action, and an analysis of the impacts of each proposed action alternative, including the no action alternative.

How Can I Get Involved?

The Draft EIS has been released to the public as of March 30, 2012. The public now has the opportunity to submit written, oral, and electronic comments on the Draft EIS through this website or via mail to ALCOM Public Affairs through June 7, 2012. Public hearings will also be held during May 11 through May 23, 2012. Specific locations, dates and times for these public hearings can be viewed here. Public participation is an integral part of the NEPA process and we appreciate your involvement.

The public has an important role in the NEPA process by commenting on the findings in the JPARC Modernization and Enhancement DEIS. The public can participate in the NEPA process by attending the public hearings and by submitting comments to the ALCOM Public Affairs office. The Army and the Air Force, in coordination with ALCOM, will take into consideration all comments received from the public, agencies, and other interested stakeholders.

For more information regarding public involvement, please be sure to visit the Get Involved page.

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