[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-3444]
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[Federal Register: February 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Bureau of Prisons
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the Construction of a Federal Correctional Institution Near
Scranton, PA
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS).
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SUMMARY:
Proposed Action
The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons has
determined that, in order to meet increasing demands for additional
inmate capacity, a new Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) is needed
in its system.
The Bureau of Prisons proposes to construct and operate a medium
security Federal Correctional Institution, with an adjacent minimum
security satellite camp, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The main
medium security facility would be designated to have a rated capacity
of approximately 1,200 inmates, and the minimum security component
approximately 500. The Bureau of Prisons is proposing to build the
facility near Scranton, Pennsylvania, on a 413 acre site located Jessup
Borough, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The 413 acre tract is located
approximately one mile within the locally proposed 1,124 acre Moosic
Mountain Business Park northeast of the intersection of Marshwood Road
and State Route 247. Additionally, the site would be used for road
access, administration, programs and services, parking, and support
facilities.
In the process of evaluating the tract of land, several aspects
will receive a detailed examination including utilities, traffic
patterns, noise levels, visual intrusions, threatened and endangered
species, cultural resources, and socio-economic impacts.
Alternatives
In developing the DEIS, the options of ``no action'' and
``alternative sites'' for the proposed facility will be fully and
thoroughly examined.
Scoping Process
Several informal public meetings have already been held on the
proposed project, and during the preparation of the DEIS, there will be
numerous other opportunities for public involvement. The public scoping
meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, 1994, at
Firoelli's Restaurant, 1501 Main Street, Peckville, Pennsylvania. The
meeting will be well publicized and is scheduled at a time that will
make the meeting possible for the public and interested agencies or
organizations to attend.
DEIS Preparation
Public notice will be given concerning the availability of the DEIS
for public review and comment.
ADDRESSES: Questions concerning the proposed action and the DEIS can be
answered by: David J. Dorworth, Senior Site Selection Specialist, Site
Selection and Environmental Review Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons,
320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534, Telephone: (202) 514-6470.
Dated: February 9, 1994.
Patricia K. Sledge,
Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review Branch.
[FR Doc. 94-3444 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]
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