[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 15589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6076]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Construction of a Federal Correctional
Institution Near Jonesville in Lee County, Virginia
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact
statement (DEIS).
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SUMMARY:
Proposed Action
The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons
has determined that a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) is needed
in its system.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has preliminarily evaluated several
sites in Lee County and determined that the Litton Site will be the
focus of the DEIS.
The Bureau of Prisons proposes to build and operate a medium-
security Federal correctional institution, with an adjacent minimum-
security satellite camp, in Lee County, Virginia. The main medium-
security facility would provide habitation for approximately 1200
inmates, and approximately 500 inmates at the minimum-security camp.
The Bureau of Prisons proposes to build the facility near Jonesville,
Virginia, on a portion of 288 acre site located at the junction of U.S.
Route 58 and VA Route 638. The site appears to be of sufficient size to
provide space for housing, programs, services and support areas as well
as administration, and parking.
The Process
In the process of evaluating the site, several aspects will receive
detailed examination including: utilities, traffic patterns, noise
levels, visual intrusion, 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
During the preparation of the DEIS, there will be opportunities for
public involvement in order to determine the issues to be examined. A
Scoping Meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, 1995
at the Lee High School Auditorium. The meeting will be well publicized
and will be held at a time which will make it possible for the public
and interested agencies or organizations to attend. In addition, public
information meetings will be held by representatives of the Bureau of
Prisons with interested citizens, officials and community leaders.
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 may be
directed to: K. Bradley Wiggins, Site Selection Specialist, Federal
Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534, (202)
514-6470.
Dated: March 6, 1995.
Patricia K. Sledge,
Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review Branch.
[FR Doc. 95-6076 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]
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