[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy

 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
Disposal and Reuse of the Naval Base Charleston, SC

    Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969, 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 disposal and reuse of the 
Naval Base Charleston, South Carolina. This action is being conducted 
in accordance with the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act of 1990 
(Pub. L. 101-510).
    Closure of Naval Base Charleston was recommended by the 1993 
Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission to eliminate excess 
naval base berthing capacity while maintaining the overall military 
value of the remaining bases. The proposed action to be evaluated in 
the EIS involves the disposal of land, buildings, and infrastructure of 
Naval Base Charleston for subsequent reuse.
    The Navy intends to analyze the environmental effects of the 
disposal of Naval Base Charleston based on the reasonably foreseeable 
reuse of the property, taking into account uses to be identified by the 
reuse committee--Building Economic Solutions Together (BEST). In 
coordination with the BEST Committee's reuse plan, other federal 
agencies may offer uses for the property. The EIS will evaluate 
alternative reuse concepts of the property, including the ``no action'' 
alternative, which would be retention of the property by the Navy in 
caretaker status. However, due to provisions found in the Base 
Realignment and Closure Act, selection of the ``no action'' alternative 
would be considered impractical for the Navy to implement.
    The EIS will evaluate the impacts of reuse of Naval Base Charleston 
on the natural environment such as wetlands and wildlife habitat and on 
the socioeconomic environment which includes potential impacts to the 
regional economy, housing market, public schools, and tax base. The 
Navy will conduct a cultural resource survey to determine whether any 
sensitive archaeological resources exist within the property. 
Additionally, the Navy is conducting an Environmental Baseline Survey 
to determine if any areas of environmental contamination exist.
    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 this action. The Navy will hold public 
scoping meetings at four different locations as follows: Wednesday, 
April 27, 1994, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Chicora Neighborhood Center 
at 2012 Success Street, North Charleston, South Carolina; Wednesday, 
April 27, 1994, beginning at 7 p.m. at the North Charleston City Hall, 
4900 LaCross Road, North Charleston, South Carolina; Thursday, April 
28, 1994, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley County Office Building, 
223 North Live Oak Drive, Moncks Corner, South Carolina; and Thursday, 
April 28, 1994, beginning at 7 p.m. at the District 2 Administrative 
Office Building at 102 Greenwave Boulevard, Summerville, South 
Carolina. These meetings will also be advertised in local and regional 
newspapers.
    A brief presentation will precede requests for public comment and 
identification of additional scoping items. Navy representatives will 
be available at this meeting to receive comments from the public 
regarding issues of concern. It is important that federal, state, and 
local agencies and interested persons take this opportunity to identify 
environmental concerns that should be addressed during preparation of 
the EIS. In the interest of maximizing the use of available time, each 
speaker will be asked to limit his/her oral comments to five minutes.
    Agencies and the public are also invited and encouraged to provide 
written comments in addition to, or in lieu of, oral comments at the 
meeting. To be most helpful, scoping comments should clearly describe 
specific issues or topics which the commentor believes the EIS should 
address. Written statements and/or questions regarding the scoping 
process should be mailed no later than May 27, 1994, to: Commander, 
Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 2155 Eagle 
Drive, North Charleston, SC 29419-9010, Attn: William Sloger, (803) 
743-0797.


    Dated: April 7, 1994.
Michael P. Rummel,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Naval Research Advisory Committee; Open Meeting

    Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given that the Naval Research Advisory 
Committee Panel on Naval Research and Development will meet on April 
18, 19, and 20, 1994. The meeting will be held at the Office of Naval 
Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Ballston Center Tower One, room 915, 
Arlington, Virginia. The first session will commence at 8:30 a.m. and 
terminate at 5 p.m. on April 18; the second session will commence at 
8:30 a.m. and terminate at 5 p.m. on April 19; and the third session 
will commence at 8 a.m. and terminate at 5 p.m. on April 20, 1994. All 
sessions of the meeting will be open to the public.
    The purpose of the meeting is to provide the Department of the Navy 
with an assessment of the missions, functions, processes, and core 
competencies of the Naval Research and Development (R&D) 
infrastructure, applying the following criteria: relevance to the Naval 
customer; criticality to the Department of the Navy (critical 
technology interests); integration of R&D interaction with industry/
academia; in-house cost and efficiency vs. out-of-house; and ability to 
meet Naval needs of the twenty-first century.
    The meeting will include briefings and discussions relating to 
historical perspectives on R&D, laboratory consolidation, Naval science 
and technology, and R&D perspectives from the Department of Defense, 
U.S. Marine Corps, R&D from a medical perspective, and R&D for command, 
control and communications.
    This Notice is being published late because of administrative 
delays which constitute an exceptional circumstance, not allowing 
Notice to be published in the Federal Register at least 15 days before 
the date of the meeting.
    For further information concerning this meeting contact: Commander 
R. C. Lewis, USN, Office of Naval Research, Ballston Center Tower One, 
800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660, Telephone Number: 
(703) 696-4870.

    Dated: April 6, 1994
Michael P. Rummel
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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