[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-12111]


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[Federal Register: May 18, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy

 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Disposal and Reuse of Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas

    Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as 
implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 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) Dallas, Texas.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.6, the Federal Aviation Administration will 
be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS.
    In accordance with recommendations of the 1993 Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission, the Navy plans to close NAS Dallas and to 
relocate functions and operations to other Department of Defense 
locations. The off-station housing area in Duncanville, Texas, is also 
being closed and a separate Environmental Assessment is being prepared 
for this action.
    The proposed action to be addressed in the EIS is the disposal of 
Navy-owned portions of NAS Dallas based on the reasonably foreseeable 
reuse of NAS Dallas, taking into account uses identified by the NAS 
Dallas Redevelopment Committee. A major portion of the base 
(approximately 75 percent of the real estate) is leased to the U.S. 
Government by the City of Dallas and will be returned to the City in 
accordance with the terms of the lease agreement. The Navy intends to 
analyze the environmental effects of the reuse of NAS Dallas, which is 
anticipated to include, but not be limited to, aviation support uses, 
commercial and light industry, office space, or a combination of those 
uses. In accordance with CEQ regulations, the ``no action'' alternative 
of Navy retention of NAS Dallas in a 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 this action. The Navy will hold a public 
scoping meeting on Thursday, June 2, 1994, beginning at 7:30 p.m., at 
the Building 12 auditorium on NAS Dallas. This meeting will be 
advertised in the Dallas and Grand Prairie 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 June 30, 1994, to 
Commanding Officer, Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering 
Command, P.O. Box 190010, North Charleston, SC 29419-9010 (Attn: Mr. 
Darrell Molzan, Code 203DM), telephone (803) 743-0796, Fax (803) 743-
0993.

    Dated: May 13, 1994.
Lewis T. Booker, Jr.,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-12111 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]
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