Summary

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Secure Transportation (OST) prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Facilities Master Plan Projects at the Transportation Safeguards Training Site at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, to assess the potential for impacts to the human and natural environment from construction and operation of the 2017 Facilities Master Plan Projects. The Proposed Action consists of 12 projects contained within the Facilities Master Plan including the following:  Live-Fire Shoot House, Range 13 Improvements, Physical Training / Intermediate Use of Force Expansion, Range 11 Classroom, Carpentry Shop Consolidation, Multi-Purpose Dye Marking Cartridge Facility, Multi-Use Administration and Classroom Building, Multi-Use Elevated Shooting Platform, Range 17A Breaching Pad/Method of Entry House, Range 17 Upgrade, Skid Pad/Drive Track, and OST Dormitory Replacement. Based on the findings in the Final EA, NNSA prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Finding of No Practicable Alternative.