NOTICE OF SEPA CONSULTATION JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS AT CAMP MURRAY Washington Military Department has issued a preliminary SEPA Checklist and associated documents for comment prior to issuing a threshold determination. Proposal Name: Joint Force Headquarters at Camp Murray project Name of Applicant: Washington Military Department Notice of SEPA Consultation Issued: January 26, 2026 Public Comments Due: February 12, 2026 Site Location: Located on Camp Murray, Washington, south of Infantry Drive between the Washington Army National Guard Pierce County Readiness Center (PCRC; Building 80) and 41st Division Road. Description of Proposal: Construction of a new Washington National Guard Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) at Camp Murray. The structure is approximately a 64,294 gross square foot (gsf) two-story facility building providing offices (private and shared), conference rooms, briefing rooms, a Joint Operation Center (JOC). Site improvements include vehicular access, parking lots, fenced military vehicle parking area, pedestrian amenities, and utilities to serve the proposed use. Requested Approvals: Pierce County: Building and Site Development Permits. Other Agency Permits/Approvals: SEPA determination by Washington Military Department.. Identification of Existing/Future Environmental Documents: FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map Pierce County WA, 7 March 2017 Topographic Survey Information, 1 October 2024 Geotechnical Baseline Report, Joint Force Headquarters Washington Military Department, 20 January 2025 Limited Environmental Testing Report, Joint Force Headquarters Washington Military Department, 20 January 2025 NGB Environmental Concurrence Memo, 2 October 2024 ARNG Environmental Checklist, 26 September 2024 Environmental Condition of Property (ECOP), 16 September 2024 Washington Military Department Archaeological and Cultural Resources Map Washington Military Department/Washington Army National Guard Standard Operating Plan and Procedures for the Inadvertent Discovery of Potential Cultural Materials and Human Skeletal Remains Copies of the documents pertaining to this SEPA consultation are available for review during regular business hours at the Washington Military Department office at the address listed below: Washington Military Department Contact: Erich D. Schmidt Environmental Program Manager Washington Military Department Office Hours: Mon-Thu 0600-1630 Office: (253) 512-8466 36 Quartermaster Road, Camp Murray, WA, 98430 Erich.schmidt@mil.wa.gov Project Contact: Andi Bodnariuk Wahington Military Department Andi.Bodnariuk@mil.wa.gov Please submit your written comments by 5:00 pm, February 12, 2026 to Erich Schmidt or Andi Bodnariuk at the addresses above. IPL0309239 Jan 30 2026