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[Federal Register: February 2, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed 
Disposal And Reuse of Naval Air Station Glenview, Glenview, IL

    Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act as implemented by 
the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), the Department of the Navy announces its intent to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental 
effects of the disposal and reuse of Naval Air Station (NAS) Glenview, 
Glenview, Illinois.
    In accordance with recommendations of the 1993 Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission, the Navy plans to close NAS Glenview in 1995. 
Operations conducted at NAS Glenview will be disestablished or 
relocated to other Department of Defense locations. The proposed action 
involves the disposal of land, buildings, and infrastructure of NAS 
Glenview for subsequent reuse.
    The Navy intends to analyze the environmental effects of the 
disposal of NAS Glenview based on the reasonably foreseeable reuse of 
the property, taking into account uses to be identified by the Glenview 
Naval Air Station Community Reuse Planning Group. It is anticipated 
that reuse alternatives for NAS Glenview may include, but not be 
limited to: Aviation, housing, education or institutional, light 
industry, office space, wildlife preserve, recreational, or a 
combination of those uses. The ``no action'' alternative of Navy 
retention of NAS Glenview land, buildings, and infrastructure in 
caretaker status will also be addressed in the EIS. However, because of 
the process mandated by the Base Closure and Realignment Act, selection 
of the ``no action'' alternative would be considered impracticable for 
the Navy to implement.
    Major environmental issues that will be addressed in the EIS 
include, but are not limited to: Air quality, water quality, wetlands, 
endangered species, cultural resources, and socioeconomic impacts.
    The Navy will initiate a scoping process for the purpose of 
determining the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying the 
significant issues related to the proposed reuse alternatives. The Navy 
will hold a public scoping meeting on Thursday, February 17, 1994, 
beginning at 7 p.m., at the Lyceum Conference Room, Glenbrook South 
High School Auditorium, 4000 West Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois. This 
meeting will be advertised in area newspapers.
    A brief presentation will precede request for public comment.
    Navy representatives will be available at this meeting to receive 
comments from the public regarding issues of concern to the public. It 
is important that federal, state, and local agencies and interested 
individuals take this opportunity to identify environmental concerns 
that should be addressed during the preparation of the EIS. In the 
interest of available time, each speaker will be asked to limit oral 
comments to five minutes.
    Agencies and the public are also invited and encouraged to provide 
written comment in addition to, or in lieu of, oral comments at the 
public meeting. To be most helpful, scoping comments should clearly 
describe specific issues or topics which the commenter believes the EIS 
should address. Written statements and/or questions regarding the 
scoping process should be mailed no later than 3 March 1994 to: 
Commanding Officer, Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering 
Command, P.O. Box 190010, Charleston, SC 29419-9010 (Attn: Mr. Thomas 
Burst, Code 203), telephone (803) 743-0590.

    Dated: January 28, 1994.
Michael P. Rummel,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-2349 Filed 2-1-94; 8:45 am]
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