[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-2220]
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[Federal Register: February 1, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Realignment of Naval Air Station, Miramar, CA
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act as implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), the U.S. Marine Corps intends to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental effects of the
realignment of Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar. This action is being
conducted in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Act of 1990, and the specific 1993 base closure and realignment
decisions approved by the Congress in September 1993. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers have been requested to be cooperating agencies
in the preparation of this EIS.
The proposed action involves the relocation of about 270 aircraft,
12,000 personnel, and associated functions from Marine Corps Air
Station (MCAS) Tustin and MCAS El Toro, both of which are to be closed
by 10 July 1999. Several military construction projects are required to
upgrade existing facilities and construct new facilities to support the
change of mission at NAS Miramar, including hangars, aprons, bachelor
quarters, and training, maintenance, storage, dining, community
support, and administrative functions.
Alternatives to be addressed in the EIS will focus on means of
meeting NAS Miramar realignment requirements, including alternative
construction site locations and alternative training scenarios.
Major environmental issues that will be addressed in the EIS
include air quality, air space usage, noise, traffic, utilities,
endangered species , cultural resources, and community services and
utilities.
The Marine Corps will initiate a scoping process for the purpose of
determining the extent of issues to be addressed and identifying the
significant issues related to this action. The Marine Corps will hold
public scoping meetings on February 15, 1994, beginning at 7 p.m., at
the Mira Mesa Recreation Center, 8575 New Salem Street, San Diego,
California; and on February 24, 1994, beginning at 7 p.m., at the
Tierrasanta Recreation Center, 11220 Clairmont Blvd., San Diego,
California. These meetings will be advertised in area newspapers.
A brief presentation will precede request for public comment.
Marine Corps 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 also invited and encouraged to provide
written comment on scoping issues 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 commentor
believes the EIS should address. Written statements and or questions
regarding the scoping process should be mailed to: Commanding Officer,
Southwest Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1220 Pacific
Coast Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5187, (Attn: Ms. Timarie Seneca,
Code 09A2), phone number (619) 532-3780. All comments must be received
no later than March 2, 1994.
By direction of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Dated: January 27, 1994.
R.W. Watkins,
Colonel, USMC, Head, Land Use and Military Construction Branch,
Facilities and Services Division, Installations and Logistics
Department.
Dated: January 27, 1994.
Michael P. Rummel,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-2220 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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