[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11613]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Envirommental Assessment (EA) on the Disposal and Reuse of the 
Defense Distribution Depot, Memphis, TN (DDMT)

AGENCY: Department of the Army.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this EA is the disposal of 
the DDMT, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended. The EA addresses the 
environmental consequences of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 
642 acres divided into two sections, the main installation (574 acres) 
and Dunn Field (68 acres). Three alternative methods of disposal were 
analyzed: Encumbered disposal, unencumbered disposal and retention of 
the property in caretaker status (i.e., no action alternative). The 
Army's preferred alternative for disposal of the DDMT is encumbered 
disposal which involves conveying the property with conditions imposed 
on historic resources, remedial activities, utility easements, 
asbestos-containing material and lead-based paint.
    The EA, which is incorporated into the Finding of No Significant 
Impact (FNSI), examines potential effects of the proposed action and 
alternatives on 15 resources areas and areas of environmental concern: 
land use, climate, air quality, noise, geology, and water resources 
infrastructure, hazardous and toxic substances, permits and regulatory 
authorizations, biological resources and ecosystems, cultural 
resources, economic development, socioeconomics 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 an FNSI would be appropriate. An Environmental Impact 
Statement is not required prior to implication of the proposed actions.

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

ADDRESSES: A copy of the EA or inquiries into the FNSI may be obtained 
by writing to Mr. Jerry Jones at the Crops of Engineers, Mobile 
District (ATTN: CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288, 
Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001 or by facsimile at (334) 694-3815.

    Dated: April 24, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environmental, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-11613 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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