[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-12111]
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[Federal Register: May 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the
Disposal and Reuse of Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as
implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy announces its
intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate
the environmental effects of the disposal and reuse of Naval Air
Station (NAS) Dallas, Texas.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.6, the Federal Aviation Administration will
be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS.
In accordance with recommendations of the 1993 Base Closure and
Realignment Commission, the Navy plans to close NAS Dallas and to
relocate functions and operations to other Department of Defense
locations. The off-station housing area in Duncanville, Texas, is also
being closed and a separate Environmental Assessment is being prepared
for this action.
The proposed action to be addressed in the EIS is the disposal of
Navy-owned portions of NAS Dallas based on the reasonably foreseeable
reuse of NAS Dallas, taking into account uses identified by the NAS
Dallas Redevelopment Committee. A major portion of the base
(approximately 75 percent of the real estate) is leased to the U.S.
Government by the City of Dallas and will be returned to the City in
accordance with the terms of the lease agreement. The Navy intends to
analyze the environmental effects of the reuse of NAS Dallas, which is
anticipated to include, but not be limited to, aviation support uses,
commercial and light industry, office space, or a combination of those
uses. In accordance with CEQ regulations, the ``no action'' alternative
of Navy retention of NAS Dallas in a caretaker status will also be
addressed in the EIS. However, because of the process mandated by the
Base Closure and Realignment Act, selection of the ``no action''
alternative would be considered impracticable for the Navy to
implement.
Major environmental issues that will be addressed in the EIS
include, but are not limited to, air quality, water quality, wetlands,
endangered species, cultural resources, and socioeconomic impacts.
The Navy will initiate a scoping process for the purpose of
determining the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying the
significant issues related to this action. The Navy will hold a public
scoping meeting on Thursday, June 2, 1994, beginning at 7:30 p.m., at
the Building 12 auditorium on NAS Dallas. This meeting will be
advertised in the Dallas and Grand Prairie area newspapers.
A brief presentation will precede request for public comment. Navy
representatives will be available at this meeting to receive comments
from the public regarding issues of concern to the public. It is
important that federal, state, and local agencies and interested
individuals take this opportunity to identify environmental concerns
that should be addressed during the preparation of the EIS. In the
interest of available time, each speaker will be asked to limit oral
comments to five minutes.
Agencies and the public are also invited and encouraged to provide
written comment in addition to, or in lieu of, oral comments at the
public meeting. To be most helpful, scoping comments should clearly
describe specific issues or topics which the commenter believes the EIS
should address. Written statements and/or questions regarding the
scoping process should be mailed no later than June 30, 1994, to
Commanding Officer, Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, P.O. Box 190010, North Charleston, SC 29419-9010 (Attn: Mr.
Darrell Molzan, Code 203DM), telephone (803) 743-0796, Fax (803) 743-
0993.
Dated: May 13, 1994.
Lewis T. Booker, Jr.,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-12111 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]
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