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U.S. Navy Plans on Training in Northern Nevada Land
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the Nevada Appeal's website.
Representatives from Naval Air Station - Fallon and the U.S. Navy revealed their preferred plan recently on expanding the Fallon training ranges to meet the need of modernizing war fighting capabilities. Since Dec. 10, seven public meetings have informed the public and also received oral and written comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Hunting enthusiasts attending the meetings said afterward the Navy took into consideration their concerns about limiting both hunting and recreation areas through the scoring process. According to the EIS, Alex Stone, the EIS program manager with the U.S. Pacific Fleet, referred to environmental consequences. About 424,466 acres would not be accessible, but certain activities such as the Las Vegas to Reno off-road race will be able to use the ranges when they're not in use.
Since then, the Navy have agreed to extended the public review and comment period by an additional 30 days for the Fallon Range Training Complex Modernization draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to allow additional time for the submission of public comments. Comments pertaining to the Navy's proposed modernization or the draft environmental analysis can be submitted online here.
Comments should be submitted until Feb. 14, 2019, for consideration in the final EIS. View the full article and get updates at the Nevada Appeal - Lahontan Valley News.