[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43519-43520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21442]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) on the Disposal and Reuse of the Former Fitzsimons
Army Medical Center, Now U.S. Army Garrison-Fitzsimons (USAG-F),
Aurora, Colorado
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this DEIS is the disposal of
USAG-F, Aurora, Colorado, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510. The DEIS addresses the
environmental consequences of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the
577-acre installation except for a 21.8 acre enclave for the McWhethy
Army Reserve Center.
The DEIS analyzes three disposal alternatives: (1) The No Action
Alternative, which entails maintaining the property in caretaker status
after closure; (2) the Encumbered Disposal Alternative, which entails
transferring the property to future owners with Army-imposed
limitations, or encumbrances, on the future use of the property; and
(3) the Unencumbered Disposal Alternative, which entails transferring
the property to future owners with fewer or no Army-imposed
limitations, or encumbrances, on the future use of the property. The
impacts of reuse are evaluated in terms of land use intensities. The
Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority developed the reuse alternatives.
The resource areas evaluated for potential impacts by the proposed
action (disposal) and the secondary action (reuse) include: Land use;
climate; air quality; noise; geology, soils, and topography; water
resources; infrastructure; regulated substances; biological resources
and ecosystems; cultural resources; sociological environment; quality
of life; installation agreements, and permits and regulatory
authorizations.
A public scoping meeting was held at the Fitzsimons Community Club
on September 25, 1996. Public notices requesting input and comments
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the public were issued in the regional area surrounding the USAG-F.
Copies. Copies of the DEIS will be available for review at the
Aurora Central Public Library, Aurora, CO and USAG-F, Aurora, CO.
DATES: Written public 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 DEIS can be obtained by writing to the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Office, ATTN: Mr. Gene Sturm,
215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978, or by facsimile at (402)
221-4886. Written comments and suggestions should be sent to this
address.
Dated: August 8, 1997.
Richard E. Newsome,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health) OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 97-21442 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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