[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21525]


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[Federal Register: August 31, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for Proposed Construction at the Massachusetts Military 
Reservation (MMR)

AGENCY: Department of the Army, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: This Notice of Intent is for the preparation of a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for proposed Army and Air 
National Guard projects at the Massachusetts Military Reservation. The 
proposal includes renovation and rehabilitation of existing facilities, 
range improvements, demolition and construction of facilities, and 
development of ranges.
    Lead Agencies are: The Massachusetts Military Division and the 
National Guard Bureau.
    Various alternatives have been developed for consideration 
regarding the proposed projects at the Massachusetts Military 
Reservation. The following constitutes a list of those alternatives to 
be considered in the DEIS:
    (1) No action;
    (2) Relocation of actions on-site and
    (3) Alternative locations off-site.
    Resource categories that will be analyzed include: physical 
environment, water quality, groundwater, air quality, biological 
resources, land use, socioeconomic, noise, and cultural resources.

SCOPING:  The Massachusetts Military Division will conduct a public 
scoping meeting relating to the proposed actions. Public participation 
in the DEIS process is essential to assist the decision maker in 
defining the scope of analysis considered in the DEIS.
    Interested individuals, governmental agencies, and private 
organizations are invited to submit information and comments on this 
proposed action for consideration by the National Guard Bureau. 
Information that would assist the National Guard Bureau in analyzing 
the potential significant environmental consequences are solicited. 
This includes information on other environmental studies planned or 
completed in the area of the Massachusetts Military Reservation; other 
alternatives; potential impacts associated with the proposed action; 
and recommended mitigation measures.
    Concerned individuals and agencies may express their views either 
by writing to the designated point of contact or participating in a 
public scoping meeting to be held at a convenient location near the 
Massachusetts Military Reservation. The date, time and location for the 
meeting will be announced through letters, public notices, display 
advertisements and released to newspaper of general circulation a 
minimum of 15 days prior to the meeting. Those wishing to provide 
information or data relevant to the environmental analysis of the 
proposed actions or alternatives are encouraged to do so at the public 
scoping meetings.
    Upon completion, the DEIS will be available to the public. The 
availability of this document will be announced by means of public 
notices so that all interested parties may review and comment on the 
document. A public hearing to solicit public response to the analysis 
will also be scheduled.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties can also furnish written comments or 
materials to Mr. Ernest B. Keating, Massachusetts National Guard, Chief 
Administrator, Unified Environmental Planning Function, Bldg 1204, Camp 
Edwards, MA 02542, (508) 968-5824 or 5908.

    Dated: August 3, 1994.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety, and 
Occupational Health) OASA (IL&E).
[FR Doc. 94-21525 Filed 8-30-94; 8:45 am]
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