[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31146-31147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14365]



=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 31147]]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the Final 
Environment Impact Statement for Disposal and Reuse of Fort Benjamin 
Harrison, Indiana

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Record of Decision (ROD) documents the Army's decisions 
regarding the primary Army action of disposal of Fort Benjamin 
Harrison, Indiana. The ROD was developed in accordance with the Council 
of Environmental Quality Regulation and Army Regulation 200-2. The 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Fort Benjamin Harrison 
Disposal and Reuse was filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency on January 31, 1995, and its Notice of Availability was 
published in the Federal Register  on February 10, 1995.
    Based on the analysis contained in the FEIS for Fort Benjamin 
Harrison Disposal and Reuse, and all public and agency comments and 
ongoing coordination, the Army has determined that the FEIS adequately 
addresses the impacts of the Army's actions relating to the disposal of 
excess property at Fort Benjamin Harrison on the biological, physical 
and cultural environment. As a result of this ROD, the Army will 
proceed to dispose of excess property at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
    Furthermore, the Army has determined that the Encumbered Disposal 
Alternative is the preferred Army action, and that the Army will begin 
the action of preparing for disposal: i.e. placing excess land in 
caretaker status: initiating interim leases and outgrants where 
appropriate; and proceeding with remediation of environmental 
contamination and disposal of excess property parcels as soon as they 
are available and all applicable environmental laws and regulations 
relating to the disposal process have been satisfied. Implementation of 
this action will result in disposal that achieves a responsible balance 
among the primary goals of disposing of property in a timely manner, 
supporting Army requirements, protecting the environment, and 
supporting the affected communities in their effort to develop 
productive uses of the property for economic recovery.
    The Army will seek fair market value for property where 
appropriate. As required by the 1990 Base Closure Act, proceeds from 
this process are placed in the base closure account to pay for the cost 
of closure, replacement facilities, and remediation of closing 
facilities.
    The ROD has been distributed to interested agencies and the public 
prior to or simultaneously with filing of this Notice of Availability.

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the ROD, or a request for copies of the 
document may be directed to Mr. William Ray Haynes, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Louisville District, P.O. Box 59, Louisville, Kentucky 
40201-0059, or call (502) 582-6475.

    Dated: June 7, 1995.
Lewis D. Walker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (IL&E).
[FR Doc. 95-14365 Filed 6-12-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3710-08-M