[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40804-40805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20055]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the Disposal and 
Reuse of the Savanna Army Depot Activity, Savanna, Illinois

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base 
Closure and

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Realignment Commission recommended the closure of Savanna Army Depot 
Activity (SVDA).
    The FEIS evaluates the environmental impacts of the disposal and 
subsequent reuse of the 13,062 acres. Alternatives examined in the FEIS 
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.
    While disposal of SVDA is the Army's primary action, the FEIS also 
analyzes the potential environmental effects of reuse as a secondary 
action by means of evaluating intensity-based reuse scenarios. The 
Army's preferred alternative for disposal of SVDA property is 
encumbered disposal, with encumbrances pertaining to unexploded 
ordnance, wetlands, historical resources, threatened and endangered 
species, utilities dependencies, easements, and remedial activities.
    The Draft EIS was made available for public review and comment. A 
notice of availability (NOA) of the Draft EIS was published in the 
Federal Register on February 7, 1997 (62 FR 5825). The Army conducted a 
public meeting on March 6, 1997, to receive public input on the Draft 
EIS. Display advertisements informing the public were taken out in 
three area newspapers.

DATES: The public review period for this FEIS ends August 29, 1997.

COPIES: The FEIS is available for review at the Savanna Public Library, 
Galena Public Library, and Hanover Public Library. A copy of the FEIS 
may be obtained by writing to Mr. Glen Coffee at the Corps of 
Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN: CESAM-ED-E), 109 St. Joseph Street, 
Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001 or by facsimile at (334) 694-2727.

    Dated: July 24, 1997.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 97-20055 Filed 7-29-97; 8:45 am]
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