[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 15353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7864]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Final Environmental Assessment (EA) on the Disposal and Reuse of
Fort Totten, NY
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this EA is the disposal and
reuse of Fort Totten, New York, in accordance with the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510. The EA
addresses the environmental consequences of the disposal and subsequent
reuse of the 120 acres.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to review and submit comments on
the Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) on or before April 30,
1999.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Environmental Assessment can be obtained by
writing to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Mr. Carl Burgamy,
Jr., U.S. Army Engineer District, Mobile (CESAM-PD), 109 St. Joseph
Street, Mobile, AL 36602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Carl Burgamy, Jr., by facsimile at
(344) 690-2727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA addresses the environmental
consequences of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 120 acres
comprising Fort Totten, New York. The Army disposal action is analyzed
in this EA with respect to three disposal alternatives: (1) The No
Action Alternative, which entails maintaining the property in caretaker
status after closure; (2) The Unencumbered Disposal Alternative, which
entails transferring the property without the Army having created any
encumbrances or with the Army's having removed encumbrances that could
be removed; and (3) The Encumbered Disposal Alternative, which entails
transferring the property to future owners with Army-imposed
limitations, or encumbrances, on the future use of the property.
Additionally, this EA analyzes the potential environmental and
socioeconomic consequences of three reuse alternatives, developed by
the Fort Totten Local Redevelopment Authority: (1) Low Intensity Reuse
Alternative; (2) Low-Medium Intensity Reuse Alternative; and (3) Medium
Intensity Reuse Alternative. The resource areas evaluated for potential
impacts by the proposed action (disposal) and the secondary action
(reuse) include: Land Use; Climate; Air Quality; Noise; Geology, Soils,
and Topography; Water Resources; Infrastructure; Hazardous and Toxic
Substances; Biological Resources and Ecosystems; Cultural Resources;
Sociological Environment; Economic Development; Quality of Life;
Installation Agreements, and Permits and Regulatory Authorizations.
The Notice of Intent declaring the Army's intent to prepare an
environmental assessment for the disposal of Fort Totten was published
in the Federal Register on September 22, 1995.
Copies of the EA will be available for review at the following
locations: Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division, 89-11
Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432; Bayside Branch of the Queens
Borough Public Library, 214-20 Northern Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11361;
Bay Terrace Branch of the Queens Borough Public Library, 18-36 Bell
Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11360; Whitestone Branch of the Queens Borough
Public Library, 151-10 14th Road, Whitestone, NY 11357.
Dated: March 25, 1999.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health) OASA(I&E).
[FR Doc. 99-7864 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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