The International Broadcast Bureau tower on Tinian would be removed and placed outside the U.S. military\u2019s lease area to under one proposed training alternative.<\/p>\n
Another alternative would require that the IBB operations remain limited to its current land size.<\/p>\n
According to the draft environmental impact statement on joint-live fire training on Tinian and Pagan, \u201cTinian Alternative 1\u201d would limit the bureau\u2019s size and operations to its current 317-acre fenced site. The current area reserved for the bureau is 866 acres.<\/p>\n
The EIS says that under this alternative, bureau staff would be subject to access restrictions. They would have to request access during training events.<\/p>\n
Under \u201cTinian Alternative 2,\u201d military training would be \u201cincompatible\u201d with the bureau\u2019s current site, according to the EIS.<\/p>\n
The EIS says the bureau facility would cease operations within the military lease area within the 8- to 10-year construction period for live-fire ranges.<\/p>\n
The bureau is located near the proposed \u201cBattle Area Complex\u201d firing range.<\/p>\n
Relocation options were not described, but the EIS says alternatives would be evaluated and addressed in future environmental documents.<\/p>\n
Requests for comment from the bureau\u2019s public affairs office last week were not returned as of press time yesterday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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