[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31146-31147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14365]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the Final
Environment Impact Statement for Disposal and Reuse of Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Indiana
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Record of Decision (ROD) documents the Army's decisions
regarding the primary Army action of disposal of Fort Benjamin
Harrison, Indiana. The ROD was developed in accordance with the Council
of Environmental Quality Regulation and Army Regulation 200-2. The
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Fort Benjamin Harrison
Disposal and Reuse was filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency on January 31, 1995, and its Notice of Availability was
published in the Federal Register on February 10, 1995.
Based on the analysis contained in the FEIS for Fort Benjamin
Harrison Disposal and Reuse, and all public and agency comments and
ongoing coordination, the Army has determined that the FEIS adequately
addresses the impacts of the Army's actions relating to the disposal of
excess property at Fort Benjamin Harrison on the biological, physical
and cultural environment. As a result of this ROD, the Army will
proceed to dispose of excess property at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Furthermore, the Army has determined that the Encumbered Disposal
Alternative is the preferred Army action, and that the Army will begin
the action of preparing for disposal: i.e. placing excess land in
caretaker status: initiating interim leases and outgrants where
appropriate; and proceeding with remediation of environmental
contamination and disposal of excess property parcels as soon as they
are available and all applicable environmental laws and regulations
relating to the disposal process have been satisfied. Implementation of
this action will result in disposal that achieves a responsible balance
among the primary goals of disposing of property in a timely manner,
supporting Army requirements, protecting the environment, and
supporting the affected communities in their effort to develop
productive uses of the property for economic recovery.
The Army will seek fair market value for property where
appropriate. As required by the 1990 Base Closure Act, proceeds from
this process are placed in the base closure account to pay for the cost
of closure, replacement facilities, and remediation of closing
facilities.
The ROD has been distributed to interested agencies and the public
prior to or simultaneously with filing of this Notice of Availability.
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the ROD, or a request for copies of the
document may be directed to Mr. William Ray Haynes, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Louisville District, P.O. Box 59, Louisville, Kentucky
40201-0059, or call (502) 582-6475.
Dated: June 7, 1995.
Lewis D. Walker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health), OASA (IL&E).
[FR Doc. 95-14365 Filed 6-12-95; 8:45 am]
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