[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-301]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army


Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(FEIS), on the Disposal and Reuse of Jefferson Proving Ground, Madison, 
Indiana

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and 
its implementing regulations promulgated by the President's Council on 
Environmental Quality, the Army has prepared a Record of Decision (ROD) 
pertaining to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the 
disposal and reuse of Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG).
    The decision is to dispose of 55,264 acres of excess property at 
JPG in accordance with the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1988, Public 100-526. The disposal 
actions will be incremental and based on the ability to remediate 
contaminated portions of the property.
    The FEIS addressed the environmental and socioeconomic effects of 
the disposal and subsequent reuse of 55,264 acres. Three alternative 
methods of disposal were analyzed: Encumbered Disposal, Unencumbered 
Disposal and Retention of the Property in a Caretaker status (i.e., the 
No-Action Alternative).
    The Encumbered Disposal Alternative addressed the transfer of 
property with Army-imposed conditions on future use for purposes that 
may include protection of important resources such as water quality and 
historical resources, and protection of human health and the 
environment from hazardous substances that may be present on the 
property. The Unencumbered Disposal Alternative evaluated the potential 
to remove encumbrances, thereby allowing the property to be disposed 
with few or no Army-imposed restrictions on future use. The impacts of 
reuse were evaluated in terms of low, medium and high intensity land 
use.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of Decision and the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement can be obtained by writing or calling Mr. James 
Davidson, at the U.S. Army Materiel Command, ATTN: AMCSO, 5001 
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333-0001, (703) 274-5510.

    Dated: January 3, 1996.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA, (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 96-301 Filed 1-9-96; 8:45 am]
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