Armored Security Vehicle (ASV)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Armored Security Vehicle (ASV)

AGENCY: U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Program Manager, Light Tactical Vehicles (PM LTV) has

prepared a Life-Cycle Environmental Assessment (LCEA) which examines

the potential impacts to the natural and human environment from the

life cycle activities of the Armored Security Vehicle (ASV). Based on

the LCEA, PM LTV has determined that the proposed action is not a major

Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human

environment, within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969. Therefore, the preparation of an environmental

impact statement is not required and the Army is issuing this Finding

of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to, U.S. Army Tank-

automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), ATTN: AMSTA-DSA-LT (ASV),

Warren, MI 48397-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or to obtain

a copy of the ASV Life-Cycle Environmental Assessment contact Mr.

Anthony Shaw, Weapon System Manager (810) 574-8654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

a. Proposed Action

This LCEA examines the potential impacts to the natural and human

environment from the procurement of the ASV to satisfy the Army's need

for survivability in a Military Police (MP) mobile platform. The ASV

will be used by MP three-man teams in highly exposed threat

environments. Current funding is available to procure up to 195

vehicles.

b. Environmental Impacts

The ASV life-cycle includes the transport of vehicles to test

sites, testing, vehicle production, deployment and operation of

production vehicles and their eventual demilitarization. Potential

environmental impacts of these life-cycle stages may include Air

Quality, Noise, Water, Soil and Groundwater, Hazardous Materials and

Hazardous Wastes, and Flora, Fauna and Threatened or Endangered Species

at each of these life-cycle phases.

c. Additional Findings

Impacts from the proposed action would be minimal and not

significant for the following reasons:

(1) The ASV will be used in its intended environment. This intended

environment includes vehicle production and some testing at the

Contractor's facility, and the remainder of life-cycle activities at

Army installations and facilities.

(2) The ASV is very similar to vehicles produced commercially and

vehicles already in the Army inventory. It is being produced in low to

moderate quantities and will not significantly increase the vehicle

population at Army installations and facilities.

(3) The overall environmental risk associated with the ASV is very

low. It does not introduce any new technologies or processes. Vehicle

life cycle activities do not introduce any potential environmental

impacts that are not already currently mitigated by Army policy and

procedures.

(4) The ASV Project Manager has ensured that the Contractor

producing the vehicle is environmentally compliant, has no permit

violations, and has commercial practices for Hazardous Material

Management and Pollution Prevention in production of the ASV.

(5) The ASV Product Manager recognizes that Army installations and

facilities have environmental plans and measures in place to address

vehicle life cycle activities very similar to that of the ASV to

prevent, mitigate and remediate environmental damage caused by vehicle

operation. Vehicle operations at these Army installations and

facilities are in conjunction with normal activities that are already

addressed in their site specific environmental impact statements.

d. Determination

It is therefore concluded that this program:

(1) Is not a major federal action significantly affecting the

quality of human environment.

(2) Will not have a significant impact on the environment.

(3) Is not likely to be environmentally controversial.

(4) Will not likely result in litigation based on environmental

quality issues.

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(5) Does not require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

Gregory B. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97-28281 Filed 10-23-97; 8:45 am]

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