[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 209 (Monday, October 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 55245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26814]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Proposed Disposal and Reuse of Long Beach Naval Station, Long Beach, CA
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on Environmental
Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the Department of the
Navy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to evaluate the environmental effects of the disposal and reuse
of Naval Station (NAVSTA) Long Beach, Long Beach, California.
In accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act
(Pub. L. 101-510) of 1990, as implemented by the 1991 Base Closure and
Realignment process, the Navy closed NAVSTA Long Beach on 30 September
1994. Operations conducted at NAVSTA Long Beach are currently
relocating to other naval stations located in the continental United
States. The proposed action involves the disposal of land, buildings,
and infrastructure of NAVSTA Long Beach for subsequent reuse. The
property currently occupied by the station, including the Mole, totals
approximately 250 acres. The Naval station is located on Terminal
Island within the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors along Seaside
Avenue/Ocean Boulevard.
The Navy intends to analyze the environmental effects of the
disposal of NAVSTA Long Beach based on potential reasonable reuses of
the property, taking into account uses identified by the City of Long
Beach and as determined during the EIS scoping process. One potential
reuse of NAVSTA Long Beach that has been identified includes
development of a cargo handling facility comprised of a 130-acre
container terminal with a 37-acre intermodal railyard. This reuse would
require demolition of the existing Roosevelt Base Historic District and
removing all structures, landscaping, and infrastructure.
Major environmental issues that will be addressed in the EIS
include, but are not limited to, air quality, water quality, endangered
species, cultural resources, traffic, and socioeconomic impacts.
The Navy will initiate a scoping process for the purpose of
determining the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying
potential reuse alternatives. A public scoping meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, November 16, 1995, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Long Beach
Public Library, Main Branch, 101 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach,
California.
A brief presentation will precede request for public comment. Navy
representatives will be available at this meeting to receive comments
from the public regarding issues of concern to the public. It is
important that federal, state, and local agencies and interested
individuals take this opportunity to identify environmental concerns
that should be addressed during the preparation of the EIS. In the
interest of available time, each speaker will be asked to limit their
oral comments to five minutes.
Agencies and the public are invited and encouraged to provide
written comments in addition to, or in lieu of, oral comments at the
public meeting. To be most helpful, scoping comments should clearly
describe specific issues or topics which the commenter believes the EIS
should address. Written comments regarding this proposed action should
be postmarked no later than 30 November 1995, to Southwest Division,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego,
CA 92132-5190 (Attention: Ms. Jo Ellen Anderson, Code 232JA), telephone
(619) 532-3912, fax (619) 532-3824.
Dated: October 25, 1995.
M.D. Schetszle,
LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternative Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-26814 Filed 10-27-95; 8:45 am]
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