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Appendix D ⎯ Responses to Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statementparticipation in this public process. Your comment has been considered andincluded in the administrative record for this process.227. The first paragraph of Section 5.3.2.4 reads, “The impacts associated with seismic and volcanichazards during maneuver training would be less than significant because existing warningsystems are generally expected to provide sufficient warning of an earthquake or eruptionsuch that personnel and equipment would likely have time to evacuate.” While it is true thatsome volcanic eruptions may be anticipated, it is not yet possible to warn of an impendingearthquake. It is suggested that the sentence above be modified to reflect only the possibilityof advance knowledge of a volcanic eruption.Response: The text has been modified to reflect that advanced warning is not a certainty,but rather a possibility. We thank you for your comment and participation inthis public process. Your comment has been considered and included in theadministrative record for this process.228. There are a number of listed references that need to be corrected, including but not limited tothe following:The USGS (1998c) publication referenced in the last sentence of the fourth paragraph onpage 3–86 is not included in the list of references: “The alignment is generally undevelopedland along agricultural roads and undeveloped lands (USGS 1 999b, 1998c).”The following USGS publication was not cited in the main body of the DSEIS:U.S. Geological Survey. 1999a. Ground Water Atlas of the United States, Alaska. Hawaii,Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. HA 730-N. 1999.The citation for the following USGS publication reads:U.S. Geological Survey. 2001b, Kipuka ‘Alala Terrestrial Arthropod Survey, PohakuloaTraining Area, Hawaii. Peter T. Oboyski, Aaron J. Gregor, Lisa B. Passerello, Justin P. Weber,Jessica E. Hines, and Paul C. Banko.The correct citation is:Oboyski, P.T., A.J. Gregor, L.B. Passerello, J.P. Weber, J.E. Hines, & P.C. Banko (2002).“Kipuka Alala terrestrial arthropod survey, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii.” Unpublishedtechnical report to U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii, Hawaii, April 2002. U.S. Geological Survey,Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Kilauea FieldStation, Hawaii National Park, HI. 133 pp.USGS Fact Sheet, “Living on Active Volcanoes,” FS-074-97 has been moved to:http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs074-97/USGS Fact Sheet, “Volcanic Air Pollution,” F5169-97 has been moved to: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs 169-97/Response: The citations and references have been revised to incorporate the changessuggested in this comment. Please refer to Chapter 3 and to the U.S. GeologicalSurvey references in Chapter 8 to review the revisions. We thank you foryour comment and participation in this public process. Your comment hasbeen considered and included in the administrative record for this process.February 2008 D–77 2/25th SBCT Final EIS