[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 151 (Monday, August 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40163-40164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19322]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Postponement of Public Hearing and Extension of the 
Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
Construction and Operation of a Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar, 
Puerto Rico

    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), and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico Public Law Number Nine, Section 4(c), the Department of Navy, has 
prepared and filed with the US Environmental Protection Agency the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the construction and 
operation of a Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar (ROTHR) system in 
Puerto Rico.
    On July 24, 1995, the Navy announced in the Federal Register that 
public hearings would be held on August 8, 1995 in Lajas, PR and on 

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August 10, 1995 in Vieques, PR to solicit public comment on the DEIS 
for ROTHR. In order to allow additional time for public review, the 
public hearings have been postponed and the public comment period has 
been extended to September 29, 1995. Notice of the revised hearing 
dates will be published in local newspapers at least 15 days prior to 
the hearings.
    The DEIS has been distributed to various federal, Commonwealth, and 
local agencies, elected officials, special interest groups, and 
libraries. The DEIS is available for review at the following locations: 
Town Hall, Municipality of Vieques, Vieques Island, PR; Public Library, 
Municipality of Lajas, PR; and Mayor's Office, Lajas, PR. A limited 
number of copies of the DEIS are available by contacting Ms. Linda 
Blount, (804) 322-4892 or Sr. Jose Negron, Commander Fleet Air, 
Caribbean, (809) 965-4429.
    Written statements and/or comments regarding the DEIS should be 
mailed to: Department of the Navy, Commander, Atlantic Division, Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, 1510 Gilbert Street, Norfolk, VA 23511-
2699 (Attn. Ms. Linda Blount, Code 2032LB). Questions may be directed 
to Ms. Linda Blount, (804) 322-4892 or Sr. Jose Negron, Commander Fleet 
Air, Caribbean, (809) 865-4429. All comments must be postmarked no 
later than September 29, 1995 to become part of the official record.

    Dated: August 19, 1995.
L.R. McNees,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-19322 Filed 8-4-95; 8:45 am]
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