[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Page 1029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-308]
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[Federal Register: January 7, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Conversion of the Former University of
Minnesota Technical College in Waseca, MN
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS).
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SUMMARY:
Proposed Action
The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons
has determined that a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) is needed
in its system.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has preliminarily evaluated the
former technical college for conversion potential and proposes to
convert the existing campus to correctional use to house 1,100
sentenced low-security male inmates. The facility appears to be
technically suitable for use as a correctional institution, and the EIS
will address the environmental consequences of converting the facility
to correctional use.
The proposed site is approximately 90 acres located in the
Southwest corner of the City of Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota. The
property is bound on the North by Seventh Avenue SW., on the South by
County Road 57, on the East by Sixth Street SW., and on the West by
College Parkway.
It is anticipated that the former campus buildings and grounds are
of sufficient size to provide space for housing, programs, services and
support areas as well as administration, parking and staff training.
The Process
In the process of evaluating the site, several aspects will receive
detailed examination including: utilities, traffic patterns, noise
levels, visual intrusion, threatened and endangered species, cultural
resources and socio-economic impacts.
Alternatives
The Bureau's plans are site specific, in that the former campus has
been offered to the Federal Bureau of Prisons via donation. Thus,
alternatives other than the Waseca Technical College buildings and
grounds are not being evaluated or considered. In development of the
DEIS, the option of ``no action'' is being fully and thoroughly
examined.
Scoping Process
During the preparation of the DEIS, there will be opportunities for
public involvement in order to determine the issues to be examined. A
Scoping Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 20, 1994 at
the Waseca High School Little Theater. The meeting will be well
publicized and will be held at a time which will make it possible for
the public and interested agencies or organizations to attend. In
addition, public information meetings have been held by representatives
of the Bureau of Prisons with interested citizens, officials and
community leaders.
DEIS Preparation
Public notice will be given concerning the availability of the DEIS
for public review and comment.
ADDRESSES: Questions concerning the proposed action and the DEIS can be
directed to: K. Bradley Wiggins, Site Selection and Environmental
Review Specialist, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20534, (202) 514-8697.
Dated: January 3, 1994.
Patricia K. Sledge,
Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review Branch.
[FR Doc. 94-308 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am]
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