[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 5388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2803]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army


Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Disposal & 
Reuse of the Savanna Army Depot Activity, Savanna, IL

agency: Department of the Army, DoD.

action: Notice of availability.

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summary: The proposed action evaluated by this Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DEIS) is the disposal of the Savanna Army Depot 
Activity (SVAD), Savannah, Illinois, in accordance with the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as 
amended. The DEIS addresses the environmental consequences of the 
disposal and subsequent reuse of the Depot's 13,062 acres. Alternatives 
examined in the DEIS include encumbered disposal of the property, 
unencumbered disposal of the property, and no action. Encumbered 
disposal refers to transfer or conveyance of property having 
restrictions on subsequent use as a result of any army-imposed or legal 
restraint. Under the no action alternative, the Army would not dispose 
of property but would maintain it in caretaker status for an indefinite 
period.
    Disposal of the Depot property is the Army's primary action. Reuse 
of the property is a secondary action that will be taken by others. The 
EIS also analyzes the potential environmental effects of reuse by means 
of evaluating intensity-based probable reuse scenarios. Appropriate to 
the Depot are low, medium-low, and medium intensity reuse scenarios 
reflecting the range of activities that could occur after disposal of 
the property.
     A scoping meeting was held at the SVAD on June 27, 1996. Public 
notices requesting input and comments from the public were issued in 
the regional area surrounding the SVAD.

dates: Written public comments and suggestions received on or before 
March 24, 1997 will be addressed in the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement.

addresses: A copy of the Draft EIS may be obtained by writing to Mr. 
Glen Coffee at the Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN: CESAM-PD-
E), 109 St. Joseph St, Mobile, AL 36628-001, or by facsimile at (334) 
690-2424.

    Dated: January 30, 1997.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 97-2803 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am]
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