FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECURITY TRAINING CENTER [FASTC] An American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement for U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Security Training Center Nottoway County, Virginia October 2012 Prepared by: United States General Services Administration In cooperation with: United States Department of State United States Army Corps of Engineers United States Environmental Protection Agency United States National Guard Bureau Volume I of II Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Foreign Affairs Security Training Center Nottoway County, Virginia October 2012 Lead Agency: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Cooperating Agencies: U.S. Department of State (DOS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Guard Bureau Title of Proposed Action: DOS Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) in Nottoway County, Virginia Point of Contact: Ms. Abigail Low, GSA Project Manager, 20 N. Eighth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or
[email protected] Abstract GSA has prepared this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate potential environmental impacts that may result from the development and operation of the proposed DS FASTC in Nottoway County, Virginia. The proposed location is near the town of Blackstone within and adjacent to the Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett. The purpose of the proposed FASTC in Nottoway County is to consolidate existing dispersed training functions into a single suitable location to improve training efficiency and enhance training operations. The proposed FASTC would provide state-of-the-art training for 8,000–10,000 students annually to meet the increased demand for well-trained security personnel.