Plan Process

An Environmental Assessment (EA) is being developed to examine potential impacts of alternative management actions for the future of the East and South barracks. The U.S. Army will vacate and transfer the barracks, including land and all improvements, to the National Park Service in 2011. The public scoping period for this master plan runs from March 20 to May 1, 2010, during which public comments are welcome. We anticipate that the final East and South Barracks Master Plan/Environmental Assessment will be available for public review from February 1-March 19, 2012, during which the document will be posted here for public comments. We hope to have the plan completed by late Winter or early Spring of 2012.

Please refer to the schedule below for an overview of this environmental assessment process. Updates will be posted here as we proceed, so please check back for more information.

* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Internal scoping with park staff
Step 2. 30-day public scoping
Step 3. Evaluate scoping comments
Step 4. Identify alternatives and issues
Step 5. Prepare Master Plan alternatives and Environmental Assessment
Step 6. Select Preferred Alternative
Step 7. 30-day public review of Master Plan and environmental assessment
Step 8. Analyze public comments
Step 9. Prepare final decision document and Master Plan
Step 10. Final decision document submitted to Pacific West Regional Director
Step 11. Decision document signed
Step 12. Public notified of decision *
Step 13. Project implemented

An environmental assessment will examine the environmental effects of alternative management actions for the East and South Barracks future.