[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27867-27868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13808]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Disposal and Reuse of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division,
Naval Ordnance Station Louisville, KY
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 as implemented in the Council on Environmental
Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of Navy
announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Disposal and Reuse of Naval Ordnance Station Louisville (NOSL).
In accordance with the 1995 Base Closure and Realignment Act, the
Navy intends to close NOSL and dispose of the property. NOSL is a
depot-level maintenance facility that provides maintenance, overhaul,
and repair of small to large caliber Naval guns, and on-board Navy
weapons systems. It is the Navy's only remaining full-service gun and
gun weapons system facility. It is located in the city limits of
Louisville. The property occupies 142 acres of land surrounded by
industrial and single family as well as multi-family residential areas.
It includes 92 structures containing more than 1.63 million square feet
of production, administrative, supply, and miscellaneous support
facilities.
The objective of the EIS is to describe the existing conditions of
NOSL and to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with the
various reuse alternatives, including: (1) Privatizing the gun and gun
weapons systems facilities of NOSL, so that the mission remains the
same but the ownership of the equipment and facilities is transferred
to the private sector, with the remainder of the base being disposed in
accordance with the land use described in Louisville/Jefferson County
Redevelopment Authority's Facility Privatization and Reuse Plan; or (2)
disposing the property for purposes of mixed land use that does not
include privatization.
The significant primary and secondary adverse and beneficial
environmental effects that may result from the disposal and reuse of
NOSL will be identified and fully discussed. Major environmental issues
that will be addressed in the EIS include air quality, water quality,
and impacts to wetlands, and endangered species, cultural resources,
and socioeconomics.
In addition to compliance with NEPA, a cultural resources survey is
being conducted to comply with Sections 106 and 110 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The survey will focus on
the potential for properties, machinery, and equipment to be eligible
for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Navy will hold a public scoping meeting for the purpose of
further identifying the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. It
will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 1996 at 7:00 PM at the Navy and
Marine Corps Reserve Center, 5401 Southside Drive, Louisville,
Kentucky. Navy representatives will make a brief presentation, then
members of the pubic will have the opportunity to provide their
comments. It is important that federal, state, and local agencies and
interested individuals take this opportunity to identify environmental
concerns that should be addressed in the EIS. In the interest of time,
speakers will be asked to limit their comments to five minutes.
ADDRESSES: Agencies and the public are encouraged to provide written
comments in addition, or, in lieu of, oral comments at the scoping
meeting. To be most helpful, comments should clearly describe specific
issues or topics which the EIS should address. Written comments must be
postmarked by July 18, 1996, and should be mailed to Commanding
Officer, Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, P.O.
Box 190010, North Charleston, South Carolina 29419-9010
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(Attn: Mr. Will Slogger), telephone (803) 820-5797. The scoping meeting
will be conducted in English, and requests for language interpreters or
other special communications needs should be made to Mr. Sloger at
least one week prior to the meeting. The Navy will make every
reasonable effort to accommodate these needs.
Dated: May 29, 1996.
M.A. Waters,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-13808 Filed 5-31-96; 8:45 am]
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