[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 47351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22792]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for the Proposed 
Disposal and Reuse of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) and the 
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Department of the Navy 
in association with the City of Vallejo, has prepared and filed with 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a joint Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for the 
proposed disposal and reuse of Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY). The 
Navy is the lead agency for NEPA documentation, and the City of Vallejo 
is the lead agency for documentation pursuant to CEQA. The DEIS is 
being prepared to comply with 1993 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 
directive from Congress to close MINSY.
    A Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS/EIR was published in the 
Federal Register on September 1, 1994 and a public scoping meeting for 
the EIS/EIR was held on September 22, 1994 in Vallejo, California. A 
Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR was published in the 
Federal Register on September 1, 1995.
    Pursuant to BRAC, the EIS/EIR assesses the potential environmental 
impacts associated with the disposal of federal surplus land at MINSY 
and of potential reuse alternatives. All available properties will be 
disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 101-510) of 1990 and applicable 
federal property disposal regulations.
    The Mare Island Reuse Plan, developed by the City of Vallejo, 
constitutes the preferred alternative for the EIS/EIR. Three 
alternative reuse scenarios are also considered, including a less 
intensive development of the project, still based in large part on the 
Mare Island Reuse Plan, a redevelopment plan focusing heavily on open 
space, and a no-action alternative which would result in the federal 
government retaining the property in an ``inactive'' status. No 
decisions on the proposed action will be made until the NEPA process 
has been completed and the Navy releases a Record of Decision.
    The Draft EIS/EIR is available for review at the following public 
libraries in the vicinity of MINSY: John F. Kennedy Library, 505 Santa 
Clara Street, Vallejo, California; Springstowne Library, 1003 Oakwood 
Avenue, Vallejo, California; Vacaville Library, 1020 Ulatis Drive, 
Vacaville, California; Fairfield-Suisun Library, 150 Kentucky, 
Fairfield, California; Benicia Library, 150 L Street, Benicia, 
California; Suisun City Library, 333 Sunset Street, Suisun, California; 
Dixon Public Library, 135 East B Street, Dixon, California; Napa 
Library, 1150 Division Street, Napa, California; St. Helena Library, 
1492 Library Lane, St. Helena, California; Yountville Library, 
Yountville, California; and Calistoga Library, 1108 Myrtle Street, 
Calistoga, California.

DATES: A public hearing to inform the public of the DEIS/EIR findings 
and to solicit comments will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 1995, 
beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Vallejo City Hall, 
located at 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo California. Federal, state, 
and local agencies, and interested individuals are invited and urged to 
be present or be represented at the hearing. Oral comments will be 
heard and transcribed by a stenographer; however, to ensure accuracy of 
the record, all statements should also be submitted in writing. All 
statements, both oral and written, will become part of the public 
record for the document. Equal weight will be given to both oral and 
written statements. In the interest of available time, each speaker 
will be asked to limit oral comments to five (5) minutes. Longer 
comments should be summarized at the public meeting or mailed to the 
address listed at the end of this announcement.

ADDRESSES: All written comments should be submitted no later than 
October 16, 1995, to Commanding Officer, Engineering Field Activity 
West, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 900 Commodore Drive, San 
Bruno, California 94066-5006 (Attention: Mr. Jerry Hemstock, Code 
18522). For additional information, please contact Mr. Jerry Hemstock 
at telephone (415) 244-3023, fax (415) 244-3737 or Ms. Ann Merideth, 
Planning Division, City of Vallejo, 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, CA 
94590-5934, telephone (707) 648-4326, fax (707) 552-0163.

    Dated: September 8, 1995.
M.D. Schetzsle,
LT, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-22792 Filed 9-11-95; 8:45 am]
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