96-25660. Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Relocation of the U.S. Army Chemical School and U.S. Army Military Police School to Fort Leonard Wood, MO

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 199 (Friday, October 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25660]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Relocation of 
the U.S. Army Chemical School and U.S. Army Military Police School to 
Fort Leonard Wood, MO

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: The Army has prepared a DEIS for the relocation of the U.S. 
Army Chemical School and the U.S. Army Military Police School from Fort 
McClellan, Alabama, to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The relocation is 
part of the approved 1995 Base Closure and Realignment actions mandated 
by the Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510), 
and subsequent actions in compliance with this law. The DEIS describes 
the proposed action which involves the relocation of military mission 
activities, construction of support facilities, and relocation of 
personnel to Fort Leonard Wood. Alternative methods for implementing 
this mandated Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action at Fort 
Leonard Wood are described and analyzed in the DEIS.

Availability of DEIS Copies

    Copies of the DEIS have been forwarded to the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency; other federal, state and local agencies; public 
officials; and organizations and individuals who previously requested 
copies of the DEIS. Copies of the DEIS are available for review at the 
following public and other libraries: Kinderhook Regional Library, 135 
Harwood Avenue, Lebanon, Missouri; Kinderhook Regional Library, 
Historic 66 West, Waynesville, Missouri; Rolla Public Library, 900 Pine 
Street, Rolla, Missouri; Kansas City Public Library, 311 East 12th 
Street, Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis County Library, Main Branch, 
1640 South Lindbergh, St. Louis, Missouri; Rolla Public Library, 900 
Pine Street, Rolla, Missouri; Clarke Engineer School Library, 3202 
Nebraska Avenue North, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Texas County 
Library, 117 West Walnut Street, Houston, Missouri; and Fisher Library, 
U.S. Army Chemical School, 5th Avenue, Bldg. 1081, Fort McClellan, 
Alabama. Copies of the DEIS may also be obtained by writing or calling: 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, ATTN: MRKEP-PR (Mr. 
Alan Gehrt), 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106-2896, or by 
calling [phone] or telefax [phone].

DEIS Review Period

    The review period for the DEIS will end 45 days after publication 
of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NOA in the Federal 
Register. Comments on the DEIS will be used in preparing the Final EIS 
and a Record of Decision for the Army action.

Questions and Comments

    Questions about the DEIS and written comments should also be 
addressed to Mr. Alan Gehrt at the Kansas City District, Corps of 
Engineers (address, phone and fax as provided above). Written comments 
may be submitted up to 45 calendar days from publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Public Workshop and Public Hearing

    A public workshop and public hearing will be held to provide the 
public with the opportunity to provide comments on the DEIS. The public 
workshop will be conducted using an open house format. The public 
workshop will be held in the late afternoon hours. Interested persons 
are invited to attend this open house public workshop to preview 
summary information from the DEIS, and to discuss the action with Army 
representatives. The public hearing will be held later in the evening 
on the same day as the public workshop. The public hearing will provide 
an opportunity for all interested parties to present oral and written 
comments on the DEIS. The specific date, time and location of these 
meetings will be published in local newspapers and announced in notices 
to be mailed to all persons on the EIS mailing list.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 96-25660 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]
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