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[FR Doc No: 94-3444]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Prisons

 

Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
for the Construction of a Federal Correctional Institution Near 
Scranton, PA

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY:

Proposed Action

    The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons has 
determined that, in order to meet increasing demands for additional 
inmate capacity, a new Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) is needed 
in its system.
    The Bureau of Prisons proposes to construct and operate a medium 
security Federal Correctional Institution, with an adjacent minimum 
security satellite camp, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The main 
medium security facility would be designated to have a rated capacity 
of approximately 1,200 inmates, and the minimum security component 
approximately 500. The Bureau of Prisons is proposing to build the 
facility near Scranton, Pennsylvania, on a 413 acre site located Jessup 
Borough, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The 413 acre tract is located 
approximately one mile within the locally proposed 1,124 acre Moosic 
Mountain Business Park northeast of the intersection of Marshwood Road 
and State Route 247. Additionally, the site would be used for road 
access, administration, programs and services, parking, and support 
facilities.
    In the process of evaluating the tract of land, several aspects 
will receive a detailed examination including utilities, traffic 
patterns, noise levels, visual intrusions, threatened and endangered 
species, cultural resources, and socio-economic impacts.

Alternatives

    In developing the DEIS, the options of ``no action'' and 
``alternative sites'' for the proposed facility will be fully and 
thoroughly examined.

Scoping Process

    Several informal public meetings have already been held on the 
proposed project, and during the preparation of the DEIS, there will be 
numerous other opportunities for public involvement. The public scoping 
meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, 1994, at 
Firoelli's Restaurant, 1501 Main Street, Peckville, Pennsylvania. The 
meeting will be well publicized and is scheduled at a time that will 
make the meeting possible for the public and interested agencies or 
organizations to attend.

DEIS Preparation

    Public notice will be given concerning the availability of the DEIS 
for public review and comment.

ADDRESSES: Questions concerning the proposed action and the DEIS can be 
answered by: David J. Dorworth, Senior Site Selection Specialist, Site 
Selection and Environmental Review Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534, Telephone: (202) 514-6470.

    Dated: February 9, 1994.
Patricia K. Sledge,
Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review Branch.
[FR Doc. 94-3444 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]
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