[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 15589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6076]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Prisons


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Construction of a Federal Correctional 
Institution Near Jonesville in Lee County, Virginia

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact 
statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY:

Proposed Action

    The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons 
has determined that a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) is needed 
in its system.
    The Federal Bureau of Prisons has preliminarily evaluated several 
sites in Lee County and determined that the Litton Site will be the 
focus of the DEIS.
    The Bureau of Prisons proposes to build and operate a medium-
security Federal correctional institution, with an adjacent minimum-
security satellite camp, in Lee County, Virginia. The main medium-
security facility would provide habitation for approximately 1200 
inmates, and approximately 500 inmates at the minimum-security camp. 
The Bureau of Prisons proposes to build the facility near Jonesville, 
Virginia, on a portion of 288 acre site located at the junction of U.S. 
Route 58 and VA Route 638. The site appears to be of sufficient size to 
provide space for housing, programs, services and support areas as well 
as administration, and parking.

The Process

    In the process of evaluating the site, several aspects will receive 
detailed examination including: utilities, traffic patterns, noise 
levels, visual intrusion, 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

    During the preparation of the DEIS, there will be opportunities for 
public involvement in order to determine the issues to be examined. A 
Scoping Meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, 1995 
at the Lee High School Auditorium. The meeting will be well publicized 
and will be held at a time which will make it possible for the public 
and interested agencies or organizations to attend. In addition, public 
information meetings will be held by representatives of the Bureau of 
Prisons with interested citizens, officials and community leaders.

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 may be 
directed to: K. Bradley Wiggins, Site Selection Specialist, Federal 
Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534, (202) 
514-6470.

    Dated: March 6, 1995.
Patricia K. Sledge,
Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review Branch.
[FR Doc. 95-6076 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]
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