[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58017-58018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28973]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
BRAC 95 Final Environmental Assessment Disposal and Reuse of the
Irwin Annex Site of the Charles E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, PA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Pub. L. 101-510 (as amended), the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission recommended the closure of two parcels at the
Charles E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, Pennsylvania.
The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental
impacts of the disposal and subsequent reuse of one of the two parcels
(the approximately 19 acre Irwin Annex property) located in
Westmoreland County. Alternatives examined in the EA include encumbered
disposal of the property, unencumbered disposal of the property, and no
action. Encumbered disposal refers to transfer or conveyance of
property having restrictions on subsequent use as a result of any Army-
imposed or legal restraint. Under the no action alternative, the Army
would not dispose of property but would maintain
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it in caretaker status for an indefinite period.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 30, 1998.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Final EA may be obtainable by writing to Dr.
Neil Robison, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN:
CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Neil Robison via facsimile at (334) 690-2605.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While disposal of the Irwin Annex property
is the Army's primary action, the EA also analyzes the potential
environmental effects of reuse as a secondary action by means of
evaluating intensity-based reuse scenarios. The Army's preferred
alternative for disposal of the Irwin Annex property is encumbered
disposal, with encumbrances pertaining to utility easements, the
possible presence of lead-based paint and asbestos-containing material,
and the requirement for a right of reentry for potential environmental
clean-up.
The Final EA will be made available for public comment during a 30-
day waiting period after publication. A Notice of Intent (NOI)
declaring the Army's intent to prepare an EA for the disposal and reuse
of Irwin Annex property was published in the Federal Register on
September 22, 1995 (60 FR 49264).
The Final EA is available for review at the Charles E. Kelly
Support Facility, Oakdale, PA; The Redevelopment Authority of the
County of Westmoreland, 601 Courthouse Square, Greensburg, PA 15601;
the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Building, 11279 Center Highway,
North Huntingdon, PA 15642; or the Manor Public Library, 47 Race
Street, Manor, PA 15665.
Dated: October 23, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-28973 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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