FORT MCPHERSONIGILLEM POC's Col Angela Manos Howard Butler 404 464-2246 Cell 707 294-0610 Fax 404 464-2380 Gerri Jones and consultations with tribes regarding cultural resources will be required at Fort Campbell. This Fort Si rccommendntion has thc potcntial to impact noise and thrstttcncd and endangered species or ~egiol critical habitat at Fort Campbell. An Air Conformity Analysis will be required at Fort Benning. Construction at Pope AFB may have to occur on acreage already constrained by TES. This recon~mendationhas the potential to impact wetlands at Popc AFB and Shaw AFS. This recommendation has no impact on dredging; marine man~mals,resources, or sanctuaries: or waste management. This recon-rmendation will require spending approximately $1.3M for environmental compliance costs, These costs were included in the payback calculation. Fort Gillem reports $ISM in environmental restoration costs. Becausc the Department has a legal obligation to perform environmental restoration regardless of whether an installation is closed. This rc realigned, or remains open. these costs were not included in the payback calculation. This 3cccss recommendation does not othcnvise impact thc costs of environmct~talrestoration, waste that ag management. and environmenti~lcompliance activities. The aggregate environmental impact of agent) all recommended SRAC actions affecting the installations in this recommendation has been instnll: reviewed. There are no known environmental impediments to implen~entationof this respon recommendation. in its c effect c Fort McPherson, G.4 Econo could I Kecommendation: Close Fort McPherson, GA. Relocate the Headquarters US Army Forces jobs) o Command (FOIISCOM), and the Headquarters US Army Reserve Command (USARC) ro Pope statisti Air Force Base, NC. Relocate the Headquarters 3rd US Arnly to Shaw Air Force Base, SC. impact Relocate the Installation Management ~~enc~Southeastern Region Headquarters and the US &Pen Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) Southeastern Region I-ieadquilrters to Fort Eustis, VA. Relocate the Army Conrmcring Agency Southern Region Cornrr Headquarters to Fort Sam Houston. signifi~ missio Justiticatian: This rccomrnendation closes Fort McPherson, an administrative installation. and local c moves the tenant headquarters organizations to Fort Sam Houston, Fort Eustis. Pope AFB and robust: Shaw AFB. It enhances the Army's military value.. is consistent with the Army's Force Structure Eustis, Plan. and maintains adequate surge capabilities to address future unforeseen requirements. This follow closure allows the Army to employ excess capacities at installations that can accomplish more WIlen than administrative missions. The organization relocations in this recommendation also create improi multifunctional. multi-component and multi-Service installations that provide a better level of Medic; service at a reduced cost. crrpabi Housir The recommended relocations also retain or enhance vital linkages between the relocating impedi organizations and other headquarters activities. FORSCOM HQs is relocated to Pope AFB where recoml it will be co-located with a large concentration of operational forces. The USARC HQs has a mission relationship with FORSCOM that is enhanced by leaving the two co-located. 3rd Army Envirc is relocated to Shaw AFB where it will be collocated with the Air Force component command of State I- CENTCOM. The IM.4 and NETCOM HQs are moved to Fort Eustis because of clearar recommendations to consolidate the Northeastern and Southeastern regions of these two these r commands into one Eastern Region at Fort Eustis. The ACA Southern Region HQs is moved to Fort M monitc pn?bnck: The (otal cstilnatcd one-time cost to the Dcpan~ncnrof DeRnse to implement this rccon~n~endationis $197.SM. The net of'all costs and sa~ingsto the Department of Defense during the in1plemcntstion period is a salvingof $1 1 1.3M. .Annual recurring savings to the Department after implementation ore $82. I h.4 with 3 payback expected in 2 ycars. Tho net p-cscnt wlue ol'thc costs and savings to the Department uvcr 20 ycars is a savings of SS95.2hl. This reco111r11cndrttio11:~ffects the U.S. Post Oftice. ;I non-Doll Federal agency. In tllc absence of :IcCCSS to crcdiblc cost and s;n.ings ir~formationfor that agency or knowlcdgc regarding ~hcthcr that agency will rcmain on the installation. the Deparrn~cntassumed that the non-DoD Fedora1 agency ill be required to assume new base opmting responsibilities on thc affected installation. The Department further assunled that because of thcse new base opcrating responsibilities, the cffoct of the recommendation on the nun-DoD agency would be an increase in its costs. As required by Section 29 13(d)of the BRAC statute, the Department has taken the effect on the costs of this agency info account when making this recommendation. Economic Impact on Coniniunitics: Assuming no economic recovery, this recommendation could rcsult in a mnximum potential reduction of 7,113 jobs (4.303 direct and 2.830 indirect jobs) over the 2006 - 201 1 period in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta. GA metropolitan statistical itrei1, which is 0.3 percent of econon~icarea employn~ent.Thc aggregate economic impact of all recommended actions on this economic region of influence was considered and is at Appendix B of Volume 1. W~ornmusit!lnfrustructure Assessment: A rcvicw of community attributes revealed no significant issues regarding the ability of the infrastructures of the local communities to support missions, forces, and personnel. When moving fro111 Fort McPkerson to Pope AFB. the following local capability is improved: Cost of Living. The following local area capabilities are not as robust: Housing. Employment. Medical and Safety. When moving fion~Fort McPhersan to Fort Eustis. the ti7llowing local capabilities are in~proved:Cost of Living and Transportation. The following local area capabilities are not as robust: Housing, Education. and Medical Health. When moving from Fort McPherson to Fort Sanl Houston. the following local capability is improved: Cost of Living. The following local area capabilities are not as robust: Employment. Medical and Safety. \4Jhen moving fi-om Fort McPhcrson to Shaw AFB, the following local capability is improved: Cost of Living. The following local area capabilities are not as robust: Housing, Education, Medical and Safety. There are no known comn~unityinti.astructure impediments to implementation of all recommendations affecting the installations in this recommendation. Environmental Impact: Closure of Fort McPherson will necessitate consultations with the State Historic Preservation Oftice. Closure of operational ranges will likely necessitate clearance of munitions and reinediation of any munition constituents. The remediation costs for these ranges may be significant and the time required for completing remediation is uncertain. Fort McPherson has contaminated water resources that will require restoration and/or monitoring. A new source review will be required at Fort Sam Houston. An Air Conforn~ity determination and Ncw So~~rccReview and permitting effort will be required at Fort Eustis. A Ec minor air pcnnit revision ]nay be ncccssary at Popc AFB. Sipilicant: mitigation nlcasurcs to (di limit releases to impaired watenvaps may bc r-eyuircd at Forr Sam Houston and Fort Eustis to C r reducc i111pacts to watcr quality and achicvc US EPA watcr quaiiry standards. Construction at rcc Popc AFB may have to occur on acreage already constrained by TES. This recommendation has 0 f the potential to impact wetlands at Pope AFB and Sbaw AFB. This recomn~endationhas no impact on dredging; ~narincn~amn~als. resources. or sanctuaries; noisc; threatened and Cc endangered species or critical habitat; or waste managcnmt. This rccon~n~cndationwill require sig spcnding approsimatcly $2.5M for environmental compliance activities. These costs were mi included in the payback calculation. Fort McPhcrson reports $129.7M in environmental Ed restoration costs. Because the Dcpnrtn~enthas a Icg;~lobligation to perform environnlentnl anc restoration regardless of whether an installation is closed. realigned, or remains open. these costs fro were not incl~~dedin the payback calculation. This rcco~~~nlendationdoes not othenvise impact i t11 the costs of environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities. The aggregate environmental impact of all recon~nlendedBIUC actions affecting the En installations in this recomn~cndationhas been reviewed. There are no known environmental cul impediments to impiementation of this recommendation. be an( AF Fort Bragg, NC an( wa Reconimendation: Realign Fort Bragg. NC, by relocating the 7th Special Forces Group (SFG) res to Eglin AFB, FL, and by activating the 4th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), S2d Airborne opt Division and relocating European-based fbrccs to Fort Bragg, NC. opt Ad Justification: This recon~mcndationco-locates Army Special Operution Forces with Air Force furl Special Operations Forces at Eglin AFB. activates the 4th BCT of the S2nd .4irbon1e Division dre and relocates Combat Service Support units to Fort Bragg from Europe to support the Army san modulnr force tral~sfonnation.This realignmerlt and activation of forces enhances military value en\ and training capabilities by locating Special Operations Forces (SOF) in locations that best recl support Joint specialized training needs, and by creating needed space for the additional brigade n1u1 at Fort Bragg. This recommendation is consistent