95-29284. Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the Disposal and Reuse of the Materials Technology Laboratory, Watertown, MA

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 61686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29284]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the Disposal and 
Reuse of the Materials Technology Laboratory, Watertown, MA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this FEIS is the disposal of 
the Materials Technology Laboratory (MTL).
    This action will result in the disposal of 37 acres of excess 
property at MTL in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1988, Public Law 100-526. The FEIS addresses the 
environmental and socioeconomic effects of the disposal and subsequent 
reuse of the 37 acres. Three alternative methods of disposal are 
analyzed: Encumbered Disposal, Unencumbered Disposal and Retention of 
the Property in a Caretaker Status (i.e., the No Action Alternative).
    The Encumbered Disposal Alternative addresses natural or man-made 
encumbrances to the future reuse. The Unencumbered Disposal Alternative 
evaluates the potential to remove encumbrances, thereby allowing the 
property to be disposed with fewer or no Army-imposed restrictions on 
future use. The impacts of reuse are evaluated in terms of low, medium 
and high land use intensities.
    No significant environmental or human health effects are 
anticipated from the disposal of MTL. Hazardous waste remediation will 
have a beneficial effect on soils, surface water, and groundwater. 
Reuse measures that future owners could take include exercise of 
discretion in land use planning and infrastructure development. 
Adherence to deed restrictions and enforcement of zoning, subdivision 
regulation, and building permits could help maintain visual resources 
inherent at the MTL site.

DATES: Inquiries will be accepted within 30 days of the publication of 
this Notice of Availability.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final Environmental Impact Statement can be 
obtained by writing to Mr. James Davidson, at the U.S. Army Materiel 
Command, ATTN: AMCSO, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333-
0001.

    Dated: November 13, 1995.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environmental, Safety 
and Occupational Health), OASA, (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 95-29284 Filed 11-30-95; 8:45 am]
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