[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11613]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Envirommental Assessment (EA) on the Disposal and Reuse of the
Defense Distribution Depot, Memphis, TN (DDMT)
AGENCY: Department of the Army.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this EA is the disposal of
the DDMT, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended. The EA addresses the
environmental consequences of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the
642 acres divided into two sections, the main installation (574 acres)
and Dunn Field (68 acres). Three alternative methods of disposal were
analyzed: Encumbered disposal, unencumbered disposal and retention of
the property in caretaker status (i.e., no action alternative). The
Army's preferred alternative for disposal of the DDMT is encumbered
disposal which involves conveying the property with conditions imposed
on historic resources, remedial activities, utility easements,
asbestos-containing material and lead-based paint.
The EA, which is incorporated into the Finding of No Significant
Impact (FNSI), examines potential effects of the proposed action and
alternatives on 15 resources areas and areas of environmental concern:
land use, climate, air quality, noise, geology, and water resources
infrastructure, hazardous and toxic substances, permits and regulatory
authorizations, biological resources and ecosystems, cultural
resources, economic development, socioeconomics and quality of life.
The EA concludes that the disposal and subsequent reuse of the
property will not have a significant impact on the human environment.
Issuance of an FNSI would be appropriate. An Environmental Impact
Statement is not required prior to implication of the proposed actions.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 1, 1998.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the EA or inquiries into the FNSI may be obtained
by writing to Mr. Jerry Jones at the Crops of Engineers, Mobile
District (ATTN: CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288,
Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001 or by facsimile at (334) 694-3815.
Dated: April 24, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environmental, Safety and
Occupational Health), OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-11613 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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