98-18014. Final Environmental Assessment for BRAC 95 Disposal and Reuse of Fort Missoula, MT

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Final Environmental Assessment for BRAC 95 Disposal and Reuse of 
Fort Missoula, MT

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Pub. L. 101-510 (as amended), the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission recommended the closure of Fort Missoula, 
Montana.
    The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental 
impacts of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 52 acres. 
Alternatives examined in the EA 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 Fort Missoula is the Army's primary action, the 
EA 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 Fort 
Missoula property is encumbered disposal, with encumbrances pertaining 
to the possible presence of lead-based paint and asbestos-containing 
material, and the requirement for a right of reentry for environmental 
clean-up.
    A Notice of Intent (NOI) declaring the Army's intent to prepare an 
EA for the disposal and reuse of Fort Missoula was published in the 
Federal Register on September 22, 1995 (60 FR 49264).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on August 7, 1998. Comments received 
on this EA will be considered by the Army prior to initiating action.

COPIES: The Final EA is available for review at the Fort Missoula 
Public Library. A copy of the Final EA may be obtained by writing to 
Mr. Ken Brunner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District (ATTN: 
CENWS-ED-TB-ER), 4735 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington 
98124-2255, or by facsimile at [phone].

    Dated: July 1, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-18014 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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