[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27980]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement: Destruction of Non-
Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel Containing Chemical Agent
AGENCY: Department of the Army, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Announcement of public scoping meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (DA) with this announcement is
providing the dates, times, and locations of five regional public
scoping meetings to be held in the vicinity of Salt Lake City, Utah;
Newport, Indiana; San Antonio, Texas; Huntsville, Alabama; and Tampa,
Florida. The purpose of these meetings is to solicit public input on
the scope of DA's Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on
the Destruction of Non-Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel containing
chemical agent. The Department of the Army announced its intent to
prepare the PEIS in the October 18, 1996, Federal Register (61 FR
54421-54424) and initiated the public scoping process for the PEIS. The
PEIS is being prepared in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act, as amended.
DATES: Written and oral comments on alternative strategies and their
components (treatment, storage, transportation, and destruction/
disposal) and the important environmental issues that should be
evaluated in the PEIS are invited. Comments should be provided by
February 28, 1997, to ensure consideration. Comments received after
this date will be considered to the extent practicable.
To facilitate public participation and comment on the proposed
scope of the PEIS, the Army will hold five regional public scoping at:
Holiday Inn Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah on November 14, 1996;
Rockville National Guard Armory, Rockville, Indiana on December 5,
1996; Red Lion Hotel, 37 Northeast Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas on
December 11; Huntsville Hilton Inn, 401 Williams Avenue, Huntsville,
Alabama on January 16, 1997; and Hyatt Regency Tampa, Two Tampa City
Center, Tampa, Florida on January 23, 1997.
These meetings will utilize an open-house format where the public
can obtain information, discuss concerns, and make comments. Each
meeting will run from approximately 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the date
specified. Program and PEIS overview presentations will be given at
approximately 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m., and at other times
as dictated by public attendance. The preceding meeting dates, times,
and locations will also be announced in appropriate news media.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the PEIS should be sent to
Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization, ATTN: SFAE-CD-NP (Mr.
Dragunas/PEIS), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5401. Comments
on the scope of the PEIS may also be made by calling the toll-free
telephone number, 1-800-410-9901.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization, ATTN: SFAE-CD-NP (Mr.
Dragunas/PEIS), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5401. Requests
for further information may also be made by calling the toll free
telephone number, 1-800-4410-9901.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health), OHSA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 96-27980 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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