[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 30312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14338]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability, Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding 
of No Significant Impact (FNSI) for the Disposal and Reuse of Fort 
Sheridan, IL

AGENCY: Department of Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1988, Public 
Law 100-526, directed the Defense Secretary's Commission on Base 
Closure and Realignment to recommend military installations for 
realignment or closure. The Commission recommended the closure of Fort 
Sheridan, Illinois. In accordance with the recommendation, Fort 
Sheridan closed on June 1, 1993.
    This document evaluates the disposal and reuse alternatives of the 
surplus property at Fort Sheridan, and the socioeconomic and 
environmental impacts of these actions. It serves as a companion 
document to the final environmental impact statement for the closure of 
Fort Sheridan issued in 1990. The result of the assessment was a 
finding of no significant impact.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ray Haynes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, P.O. 
Box 59, Louisville, KY 40201-0059 or call (502) 582-6475.

    Dated: May 27, 1997.
Richard E. Newsome,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environmental, Safety 
and Occupational Health), OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 97-14338 Filed 6-2-97; 8:45 am]
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