[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27055-27056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13460]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Disposal and
Reuse of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Oakland, CA
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Public Law 102-484
Section 2834, as amended by Public Law 104-106 Section 2867, the
Department of the Navy, in association with the Port of Oakland,
California, announces its intent to prepare a joint Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the proposed
disposal and reuse of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland
(FISCO) property and structures in Oakland, California. The Navy will
be the lead agency for NEPA documentation and the Port of Oakland will
be the lead agency for CEQA documentation. The Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act (Public Law 101-510) of 1990, as implemented by the
base closure process of 1995, directed the Navy to close FISCO.
FISCO is located approximately two miles west of the Oakland
central business district, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.
FISCO consists of approximately 528 acres and has about 125 structures
that support general supply operations, waterfront operations, and
administration.
The EIS/EIR will address potential impacts to the environment that
may result from the disposal of FISCO property and subsequent reuses.
FISCO is within the planning jurisdiction of the Port of Oakland. The
Port of Oakland Vision 2000 Program proposes development of an
intermodal system of ship, railroad, and truck freight handling
facilities to meet the anticipated demand for transportation services
in the San Francisco Bay area and northern California, and an
intermodal port for national and international commerce. The Vision
2000 Program also includes development of public waterfront access and
marine habitat enhancement.
The development of the Port of Oakland Vision 2000 Program is
expected to require additional property outside of the FISCO boundary
in order to meet the objectives of the Program. This joint EIS/EIR will
provide a program level analysis supporting both the Navy NEPA
requirements to describe potential environmental impacts associated
with the property disposal at FISCO, and the Port of Oakland CEQA
requirement to analyze environmental impacts of implementing the Vision
2000 Program.
The EIS/EIR will evaluate a ``No Action'' alternative and several
reuse alternatives. The ``No Action'' alternative would result in the
federal government indefinitely retaining ownership of FISCO property.
Under the ``no action'' alternative the Navy would continue leasing
property to the Port of Oakland under the existing 50 year lease
agreement as allowed by Public Law 102-484, and supported by the 1995
base closure decisions. The reuse alternatives are expected to combine
the common land use components of a railroad terminal, marine
terminals, public waterfront access and marine habitat enhancement. As
FISCO is within the Port of Oakland jurisdiction and is designated as a
Port Priority use in the April 1996 San Francisco Bay Conservation and
Development Commission and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Seaport Plan Update, alternatives would emphasize port-related
activities. Revisions to these alternatives may be developed during the
public scoping period. The EIS/EIR will evaluate the potential for
environmental impacts to traffic conditions, air quality, biological
resources, cultural resources, utilities, and other environmental
issues identified through this scoping process.
ADDRESSES: Federal, state and local agencies, and interested
individuals are invited to participate in the scoping process to
determine the range of issues and reuse alternatives to be addressed. A
public scoping meeting to receive oral and written comments will be
held on Thursday, June 13, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., at the McClymonds High
School auditorium, located at 2607 Myrtle Street (near 26th Street) in
Oakland, California. In the interest of available time, each speaker
will be asked to limit oral comments to five minutes. In addition,
written comments may be submitted by July 1, 1996, to Mr. Gary J.
Munekawa, Environmental Planning Branch, Code 185GM, Engineering Field
Activity West, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 900 Commodore
Drive, San Bruno, California 94066-5006, telephone (415) 244-3022, fax
(415) 244-3737. For further information regarding the Port of Oakland
Vision 2000 Program, please contact Ms. Loretta Meyer, Port of Oakland,
Environmental Assessment Section, 530 Water Street, Oakland, California
94604, telephone (510) 272-1181, fax (510) 465-3755. If you need
special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Mr.
Munekawa at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Dated May 23, 1996
S.L. Haycock,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-13460 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]
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