98-8854. Notice of Record of Decision for the Disposal and Reuse of the Former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Now U.S. Army Garrison Fitzsimons (USAG-F), Aurora, Colorado

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Record of Decision for the Disposal and Reuse of the 
Former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Now U.S. Army Garrison--
Fitzsimons (USAG-F), Aurora, Colorado

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of the 
Record of Decision for the disposal and reuse of U.S. Army Garrison--
Fitzsimons, Aurora, Colorado. It has been determined that the 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the disposal and reuse of the 
installation adequately assesses the impacts of the proposed action and 
related alternatives on the biological, physical and cultural 
environment. The 577-acre Army installation is being closed in 
accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. 
Only a 21.8-acre enclave, housing the McWhethy Army Reserve Center, 
will remain after the post closes.
    The EIS analyzed three disposal alternatives: (1) the No Action 
Alternative, which entails maintaining the property in caretaker status 
after closure; (2) 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; and 
(3) the Unencumbered Disposal Alternative, which entails transferring 
the property to future owners with few or no Army-imposed limitations, 
or encumbrances, on the future use of the property. The preferred 
alternative is the Encumbered Disposal Alternative. The impacts of 
reuse were evaluated in terms of land use intensities. The Fitzsimons 
redevelopment Authority developed the reuse alternatives based on their 
Reuse Plan. 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; regulated substances; biological 
resources and ecosystems; cultural resources; sociological environment; 
quality of life; installation agreements, and permits and regulatory 
authorizations. This Record of Decision allows the Army to initiate 
action to dispose of the excess property of the U.S. Army Garrison--
Fitzsimons in accordance with the Fitzsimons Redevelopment Plan.
    Copies: Copies of the Record of Decision may be obtained by 
contacting the U.S. Army Garrison--Fitzsimons, ATTN: MCHG-BC (Ms. Sue 
Errett), Building 290, Aurora, CO 80045-5000; by telephone (303) 361-
3526; or by facsimile at [phone].

    Dated: March 27, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-8854 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am]
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