97-13627. Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Minuteman III System Dismantlement Based out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28450-28451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13627]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
Minuteman III System Dismantlement Based out of Grand Forks Air Force 
Base, ND

    In accordance with the 1995 Base Closure and Realignment Commission 
recommendations, the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is 
issuing this notice to advise the public that the Air Force intends to 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess potential 
environmental impacts of the dismantlement of the Minuteman (MM) III 
missile system based at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.
    Scoping meetings are planned in the towns of Langdon and 
Cooperstown,

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North Dakota for the purpose of identifying environmental concerns that 
need to be addressed in the EIS. Notice of the times and locations of 
the meetings will be made available to the community using the local 
news media. The schedule for the scoping meetings is as follows:

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           Date                   Location                  Time        
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June 10, 1997............  Cavalier County         7:00-10:00 p.m.      
                            Courthouse, Meeting                         
                            Rm, 901 3rd Street                          
                            Langdon, ND 58249.                          
June 11, 1997............  Griggs County Central   7:00-10:00 p.m.      
                            High School, 12th &                         
                            Foster, Cooperstown,                        
                            ND 58425.                                   
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    The purpose of these meetings is to identify the environmental 
issues and concerns that should be analyzed in developing the EIS. 
Public input and comments are solicited concerning the environmental 
aspects of the proposed program. To assure the Air Force will have 
sufficient time to fully consider public inputs on issues, written 
comments should be mailed to ensure receipt no later than July 15, 
1997.
    Please direct written comments or requests for further information 
concerning the MM III system dismantlement EIS to: Lt Col Nancy L. 
Speake, USAF, P.E., HQ AFCEE/ECM, 3207 North Road, Brooks Air Force 
Base, TX 78235-5363, [phone].
Carolyn A. Lunsford,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-13627 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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