[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32865-32866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16125]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability and Announcement of Public Hearings for 
the Draft Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (DLEIS) for 
Renewal of the B-20 Land Withdrawal at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy has prepared and filed with the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Legislative Environmental 
Impact Statement (DLEIS) for the renewal of the withdrawal of 
approximately 21,576 acres of Public Lands for training range B-20 in 
Churchill County, Nevada near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. This 
DLEIS and the renewal request are being submitted in accordance with 
Public law 99-606, the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986. Two 
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hearings will be held for the purpose to receive oral and written 
comments on the DLEIS. Federal, state and local agencies, and 
interested individuals are invited to be present or represented at the 
hearings.

DATES: Hearing dates are as follows:
    1. July 13, 1998, 7:00 p.m., Fallon, Nevada.
    2. July 14, 1998, 7:00 p.m., Reno, Nevada.

ADDRESSES: Hearing locations are:
    1. Fallon--Fallon Convention Center, 100 Campus Way, Fallon, 
Nevada.
    2. Reno--Airport Plaza Hotel, 1981 Terminal Way, Reno, Nevada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Samuel L. Dennis at (650) 244-
3007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action evaluated this DLEIS is 
the renewal of the withdrawal of approximately 21,576 acres of public 
land at training range B-20 in Churchill County, Nevada, near Naval Air 
Station Fallon, Nevada. These lands were withdrawn under the Military 
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 (Public Law [PL] 99-606). As part of this 
process, the Department of the Navy has prepared a DLEIS to evaluate 
the potential for significant environmental effects of the proposed 
action. The DLEIS has been prepared pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of 
the National Environmental Policy Act and the Council on Environmental 
Quality implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508).
    The DLEIS has been distributed to various federal, state and local 
agencies, local group, elected official, special interest groups, and 
individuals. The DLEIS is also available for review at the following 
public libraries: Austin Branch Library; Battle Mountain Branch 
Library; Round Mountain Branch Library; Gabbs City Library; Fallon 
Churchill County Public Library; Eureka Branch Library; Carson City 
Library; and Reno Washoe County Public Library.
    Two open houses and public hearings will be held for the purpose to 
receive oral and written comments on the DLEIS. The first open house 
will be held on Monday, July 13, 1998, at 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., and the 
public hearing at 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., at the Fallon Convention Center, 
100 Campus Way, Fallon, Nevada. The second open house will be held on 
Tuesday, July 14, 1998, at 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., and the public hearing at 
7:00 to 10:00 p.m., at the Airport Plaza Hotel, 1981 Terminal Way, 
Reno, Nevada. Federal, state and local agencies, and interested 
individuals are invited to be present or represented at the hearings. 
Oral comments will be heard and transcribed by a court recorder. To 
assure accuracy of the record, all comments should be submitted in 
writing. All comments, both oral and written, will become part of the 
public record in the study. In the interest of available time, each 
speaker will be asked to limit oral comments to three minutes. Longer 
comments should be summarized at the public hearing and mailed to Mr. 
Samuel Dennis (Code 7031), Engineering Field Activity West, Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, 900 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, 
California 94066-5006, fax (650) 244-3206. Written comments are 
requested not later than September 15, 1998.

    Dated: June 12, 1998.
Matthew G. Shirley,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-16125 Filed 6-15-98; 8:45 am]
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