[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58051-58052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28991]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Disposal of the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant (VAAP)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act
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(NEAP) of 1969, and the President's Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), as implemented by General
Services Administration (GSA) Order PBS P 1095.4C, GSA announces its
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS for the proposed disposal of
the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant. The proposed action includes the
disposal of all of real property associated with this government owned
facility. The property consists of about 6,500 acres of land including
buildings, industrial facilities and equipment, roadways, utilities,
specialized facilities, easements, rights of way, and natural
undeveloped land.
The EIS will address the potential impacts of two alternatives: the
Proposed Action (Disposal Alternative), and No-Action Alternative
(Continued Federal Ownership). The EIS will examine the short and long
term impacts to both natural environment and impacts to the surrounding
community. The Disposal Alternative will be further refined into a
series of alternative proposed land use scenarios. These will be
developed with the input from the local community through the scoping
process. As the scoping proceeds, land use and development scenarios
will be presented to the community for comment and will be addressed in
the Draft EIS. GSA will solicit community input throughout this
process, and will incorporate community comments into the decision
process.
After the scoping is completed, GSA will present potential land use
plans to the community in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
comment. GSA will hold a Public Meeting during the Draft EIS 45-day
comment period to solicit comments from the community. Although this
schedule is tentative, GSA anticipates this will occur in April 1999.
After the Draft, GSA will issue a Final EIS. A decision on the Disposal
and land use development will not be made until 30 days after the
release of the Final EIS. GSA anticipates this decision will be
rendered by August 1999.
The EIS will seek to disclose the reasonable and foreseeable
impacts that will result from this proposed Disposal Alternative, as
well as the No Action Alternative, will seek to minimize these impacts
and mitigate them where practical. As part of the Public Scoping
process, GSA solicits comments in writing at the following address: Mr.
Phil Youngberg, Regional Environmental Officer, (4PT), General Services
Administration (GSA), 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 3010,
Atlanta, GA 30365, or FAX: Mr. Phil Youngberg at 404-331-4540. Comments
should be submitted in writing.
GSA will conduct a Public Scoping Meeting to solicit comments, and
to address general questions concerning the proposed action and NEPA.
The first Scoping Meeting will be held at Central High School on
Thursday November 19th at 6:30 PM. GSA will place a Public Notice of
this and all subsequent public meetings in the Chattanooga Free Press
approximately two weeks prior to the event. GSA will also notify
persons and organizations by direct mail.
Dated: October 21, 1998.
Phil Youngberg,
Regional Environmental Officer (4PT).
[FR Doc. 98-28991 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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