[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25404]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the Disposal and Reuse of the
Defense Distribution Depot Memphis, Tennessee (DDMT)
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is announcing today the extension
of the comment period for the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding
of No Significant Impact (FNSI) for the disposal and reuse of the
Defense Distribution Depot Memphis, Tennessee (DDMT).
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 23, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Questions and comments should be directed to Mr. Jerry
Jones, Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN: CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St.
Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jerry Jones at facsimile (334) 694-3815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Availability (NOA) and a summary
of the proposed action was published in the Federal Register (63 FR
24165) on May 1, 1998. The notice described the Army's preferred
alternative of encumbered disposal of DDMT to mitigate the adverse
economic impact of closing the installation. The FNSI was signed on
March 13, 1998. Following publication of the NOA, the Defense Depot
Memphis Concerned Citizens Committee, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
requested an extension of the public comment period. The original
comment period closed June 1, 1998.
The EA evaluates the environmental and socioeconomic effects
associated with the disposal and subsequent reuse of the DDMT. The Army
proposes to dispose of 642 acres divided into two sections, the main
installation (574 acres) and Dunn Field (68 acres). This EA concludes
that the disposal and subsequent reuse of the property will not have a
significant impact on the human environment.
A copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact has been placed at the Memphis/Shelby County Public
Library, Main Branch, 1850 Peabody, Memphis, TN 38104; Memphis/Shelby
County Health Department, Pollution Control Division, 814 Jefferson
Avenue, Memphis, TN 38106; Memphis/Shelby County Public Library,
Cherokee Branch, 3300 Sharpe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111; The Memphis
Depot Caretaker, 2163 Airways Boulevard, Building 14, Memphis, TN
38114.
Dated: September 17, 1998.
Richard E. Newsome,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-25404 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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