[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 184 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49440-49441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24006]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Siting of a Permanent Weapons Storage Area, the 
Siting of an Interim Weapons Storage Area, and for Transporting Weapons 
for B-1B Bomber Aircraft From the Storage Sites to Robins AFB, Warner 
Robins, GA

    The United States Air Force and the Air National Guard are 
announcing their intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS) to analyze the proposed action regarding the siting of 
a permanent weapons storage area (WSA), an interim WSA, and 
transportation of weapons for the B-1B bomber aircraft from the storage 
sites to Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA. This SEIS is a supplement to 
the EIS that was prepared for the re-location of B-1B bomber aircraft 
to Robins AFB, GA. This action will be known as Robins B-1B SEIS.
    The proposed actions under consideration would address the 
potential environmental impacts at alternative sites for a permanent 
WSA, at alternative sites for an interim WSA during the period when a 
permanent site is under construction or modification, and 
transportation of weapons from the storage sites to Robins AFB, GA. 
Alternative proposed sites for a permanent WSA are located at Robins 
AFB, GA and at the Northrop Grumman facility in Perry, GA.
    During the construction or modification of a permanent WSA 
facility, an interim WSA facility is proposed to be located either at a 
site at Fort Stewart in Hinesville, GA or at the Northrop Grumman 
facility in Perry, GA.
    The Air Force and Air National Guard are planning to conduct a 
series of scoping meetings to discuss the environmental issues to be 
analyzed. The meetings will be conducted on the following dates and 
times at the indicated locations:
    1. Wellston Center, 155 Maple Street, Warner Robins, Georgia, 
October 8, 1996, 7:00 PM.
    2. Houston Agriculture Building, 733 Caroll Street, Perry, Georgia, 
October 10, 1996, 7:00 PM.
    The purpose of these meetings is to present information concerning 
the proposed actions and alternatives under consideration and to 
solicit public input with respect to issues to be addressed, effort to 
be expended, and alternatives that should be addressed in the SEIS.

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Questions or clarifications concerning the proposal or any other 
information presented will be answered as they relate to the scope of 
the effort anticipated.
    The Scoping meetings will include opportunities for clarification 
of the proposal and statements from representatives of government 
agencies and the public. To ensure the maximum opportunity for public 
participation, initial presentations and questions by individuals will 
be limited to a maximum of five minutes until all those desiring an 
opportunity to speak have been accommodated. Additional presentations 
and questions will be accepted at the end of the meeting. Submission of 
written comments and questions will also be accepted. Submission of 
written comments is encouraged but is not required. Written comments 
and questions of any length submitted at the meeting or during the 
scoping period will be considered in their entirety and will carry the 
same weight as oral comments.
    To ensure the Air Force and the Air National Guard have sufficient 
time to consider public input on issues and alternatives in the 
preparation of the Draft SEIS, comments should be submitted to the 
address below by November 22, 1996. Comments received after this date 
will be accepted but such comments are not required to be addressed in 
the next phase of the environmental document.
    For further information concerning the preparation of the Robins B-
1B SEIS, or to provide written comment, contact: Program Manager, 
Robins B-1 SEIS, Air National Guard Readiness Center, ANGRC/CEVP, 3500 
Fetchet Avenue, Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762-5157, (800) 252-8959.
Patsy J. Conner,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-24006 Filed 9-19-96; 8:45 am]
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