[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40804-40805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20055]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the Disposal and
Reuse of the Savanna Army Depot Activity, Savanna, Illinois
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base
Closure and
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Realignment Commission recommended the closure of Savanna Army Depot
Activity (SVDA).
The FEIS evaluates the environmental impacts of the disposal and
subsequent reuse of the 13,062 acres. Alternatives examined in the FEIS
include encumbered disposal of the property, unencumbered disposal of
the property, and no action. Encumbered disposal refers to transfer or
conveyance of property having restrictions on subsequent use as a
result of any Army-imposed or legal restraint. Under the no action
alternative, the Army would not dispose of property but would maintain
it in caretaker status for an indefinite period.
While disposal of SVDA is the Army's primary action, the FEIS also
analyzes the potential environmental effects of reuse as a secondary
action by means of evaluating intensity-based reuse scenarios. The
Army's preferred alternative for disposal of SVDA property is
encumbered disposal, with encumbrances pertaining to unexploded
ordnance, wetlands, historical resources, threatened and endangered
species, utilities dependencies, easements, and remedial activities.
The Draft EIS was made available for public review and comment. A
notice of availability (NOA) of the Draft EIS was published in the
Federal Register on February 7, 1997 (62 FR 5825). The Army conducted a
public meeting on March 6, 1997, to receive public input on the Draft
EIS. Display advertisements informing the public were taken out in
three area newspapers.
DATES: The public review period for this FEIS ends August 29, 1997.
COPIES: The FEIS is available for review at the Savanna Public Library,
Galena Public Library, and Hanover Public Library. A copy of the FEIS
may be obtained by writing to Mr. Glen Coffee at the Corps of
Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN: CESAM-ED-E), 109 St. Joseph Street,
Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001 or by facsimile at (334) 694-2727.
Dated: July 24, 1997.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health), OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 97-20055 Filed 7-29-97; 8:45 am]
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