[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8504]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Departmant of the Army


Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for 
the BRAC 95 Disposal and Reuse of Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, 
PA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces today the availability of 
the Environment Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FNSI) for the disposal and reuse of the Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), 
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended. The 1995 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) recommended the 
realignment of Letterkenny Army Depot. The proposed action is the 
disposal of property made available by the realignment of specified 
missions at LEAD.
    The EA evaluates the environmental and socioeconomic effects 
associated with the disposal and subsequent reuse of the Letterkenny 
property. The Army proposes to dispose of approximately 1,450 acres of 
the 2,306-acre cantonment area, in the southeast corner of the 
installation, which was identified through the BRAC process as surplus 
property to the DOD needs.
    Alternatives examined in the EA include encumbered disposal of the 
property, unencumbered disposal of the property and no action. The 
Army's preferred alternative for disposal of the LEAD property is 
encumbered disposal, which involves conveying the property with 
conditions imposed pertaining to historical resources, remedial 
activities, asbestos-containing material, easements and rights-of-way, 
groundwater use prohibition, lead-based paint, utility dependencies, 
and wetlands.
    The EA, which is incorporated into the FNSI, examines potential 
impacts of the proposed action and alternatives on 14 resource areas 
and areas of environmental concern: land use, climate, air quality, 
noise, water resources, geology, infrastructure, hazardous and toxic 
materials, permits and regulatory authorizations, biological resources, 
cultural resources, the sociological environment, economic development, 
and quality of life.
    The EA concludes that the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 
property will not have a significant impact on the human environment. 
Issuance of a FNSI would be appropriate. An Environmental Impact 
Statement is not required prior to implementation of the proposed 
actions.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 1998.


.ADDRESSES: A copy of the EA or inquiries into the FNSI may be obtained 
by writing to Mr. Ellis Pope. Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, 
ATTN: EN-GH, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001, by calling 
(334) 690-3077, or by facsimile at (334) 690-2721.

    Dated: March 25, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA(I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-8504 Filed 3-31-98; 8:45 am]
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