[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30618]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Prisons


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Construction of a Federal Correctional 
Institution Near Glenville (Gilmer County), West Virginia

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact 
statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY:

Proposed Action

    The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, has 
determined that, in order to meet increasing demands for additional 
inmate capacity, a new correctional facility is needed in its system.
    The Bureau of Prisons proposes to construct and operate a medium 
security Federal Correctional Institution, with an adjacent minimum 
security satellite camp, in the greater Glenville, West Virginia area. 
The main medium security facility would be designed to have a rated 
capacity of approximately 1,152 inmates, and the minimum security 
component approximately 150-300. Several other sites in the region are 
currently under consideration. The potential site also would be used 
for road access, administration, programs and services, parking, and 
support facilities.
    In the process of evaluating potential sites, several aspects will 
receive a detailed examination including utilities, traffic patterns, 
noise levels, visual intrusions, threatened and endangered species, 
cultural resources, and socio-economic impacts.
    Alternatives: In developing the DEIS, the options of ``no action'' 
and ``alternative sites'' for the proposed facility will be fully and 
thoroughly examined.
    Scoping Process: Several informal public meetings have already been 
held on the proposed project, and during the preparation of the DEIS, 
there will be numerous other opportunities for public involvement. The 
public scoping meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 
1997, at the Gilmer County Recreation Center (Dining Hall) in 
Glenville, West Virginia. The meeting will be well publicized and is 
scheduled at a time that will make the meeting possible for the public 
and interested agencies or organizations to attend.
    DEIS Preparation: Public notice will be given concerning the 
availability of the DEIS for public review and comment.

ADDRESSES: Questions concerning the proposed action and the DEIS can be 
answered by: David J. Dorworth, Chief, Site Selection & Environmental 
Review Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons 320 First Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20534, Telephone: (202) 514-6470, Telefacsimile: (202) 
616-6024, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: November 17, 1997.
Jeff B. Ratliff,
Acting Chief.
[FR Doc. 97-30618 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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