[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 209 (Monday, October 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 55245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26814]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
Proposed Disposal and Reuse of Long Beach Naval Station, Long Beach, CA

    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), the Department of the 
Navy announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) to evaluate the environmental effects of the disposal and reuse 
of Naval Station (NAVSTA) Long Beach, Long Beach, California.
    In accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(Pub. L. 101-510) of 1990, as implemented by the 1991 Base Closure and 
Realignment process, the Navy closed NAVSTA Long Beach on 30 September 
1994. Operations conducted at NAVSTA Long Beach are currently 
relocating to other naval stations located in the continental United 
States. The proposed action involves the disposal of land, buildings, 
and infrastructure of NAVSTA Long Beach for subsequent reuse. The 
property currently occupied by the station, including the Mole, totals 
approximately 250 acres. The Naval station is located on Terminal 
Island within the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors along Seaside 
Avenue/Ocean Boulevard.
    The Navy intends to analyze the environmental effects of the 
disposal of NAVSTA Long Beach based on potential reasonable reuses of 
the property, taking into account uses identified by the City of Long 
Beach and as determined during the EIS scoping process. One potential 
reuse of NAVSTA Long Beach that has been identified includes 
development of a cargo handling facility comprised of a 130-acre 
container terminal with a 37-acre intermodal railyard. This reuse would 
require demolition of the existing Roosevelt Base Historic District and 
removing all structures, landscaping, and infrastructure.
    Major environmental issues that will be addressed in the EIS 
include, but are not limited to, air quality, water quality, endangered 
species, cultural resources, traffic, and socioeconomic impacts.
    The Navy will initiate a scoping process for the purpose of 
determining the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying 
potential reuse alternatives. A public scoping meeting is scheduled for 
Thursday, November 16, 1995, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Long Beach 
Public Library, Main Branch, 101 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, 
California.
    A brief presentation will precede request for public comment. Navy 
representatives will be available at this meeting to receive comments 
from the public regarding issues of concern to the public. It is 
important that federal, state, and local agencies and interested 
individuals take this opportunity to identify environmental concerns 
that should be addressed during the preparation of the EIS. In the 
interest of available time, each speaker will be asked to limit their 
oral comments to five minutes.
    Agencies and the public are invited and encouraged to provide 
written comments in addition to, or in lieu of, oral comments at the 
public meeting. To be most helpful, scoping comments should clearly 
describe specific issues or topics which the commenter believes the EIS 
should address. Written comments regarding this proposed action should 
be postmarked no later than 30 November 1995, to Southwest Division, 
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, 
CA 92132-5190 (Attention: Ms. Jo Ellen Anderson, Code 232JA), telephone 
(619) 532-3912, fax (619) 532-3824.

    Dated: October 25, 1995.
M.D. Schetszle,
LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternative Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-26814 Filed 10-27-95; 8:45 am]
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