96-11312. Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Disposal and Reuse of the Evans Subpost Fort Monmouth, NJ

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 20516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11312]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Disposal and 
Reuse of the Evans Subpost Fort Monmouth, NJ

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this EIS is the disposal of 
the Evans Subpost Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, in accordance with the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510. 
The Draft EIS addresses the environmental consequences of the disposal 
and subsequent reuse of the 215 acres. Three alternative methods of 
disposal are analyzed: Encumbered Disposal, Unencumbered Disposal and 
retention of the property in a caretaker status (i.e., the No Action 
Alternative). The Encumbered Disposal Alternative addresses natural or 
man-made encumbrances to the future reuse. The Unencumbered Disposal 
Alternative evaluates the potential to remove encumbrances, thereby 
allowing the property to be disposed of with fewer or no Army imposed 
restrictions on future use. The impacts of reuse are evaluated in terms 
of land use intensities.
    A scoping meeting was held at the theater located on the Main Post 
of Fort Monmouth on December 8, 1994. Public notices requesting input 
and comments from the public were issued in the regional area 
surrounding the Evans Subpost.

DATES: The Army will hold a public review meeting for this Draft EIS. 
The location and date of the meeting, to be scheduled during May 1996, 
will be announced in local news media. Copies of the DEIS are available 
for review at the Wall Township Public Library, 2700 Allaire Road, 
Wall, New Jersey 07719. Oral and written comments may be presented at 
the public meeting. Comments and suggestions received within 45 days of 
the publication of the Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of 
Availability for this action will be addressed in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be 
obtained by writing to Dr. Susan Rees, U.S. Army Engineer District, 
ATTN: CESAM-PD-E, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001 or by 
telephone at [phone] or telefax [phone].

    Dated: April 30, 1996.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environmental, Safety, 
and Occupational Health) OASA (IL&E).
[FR Doc. 96-11312 Filed 5-6-96; 8:45 am]
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