[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25404]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


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

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is announcing today the extension 
of the comment period for the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding 
of No Significant Impact (FNSI) for the disposal and reuse of the 
Defense Distribution Depot Memphis, Tennessee (DDMT).

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Questions and comments should be directed to Mr. Jerry 
Jones, Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN: CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St. 
Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Jerry Jones at facsimile (334) 694-3815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Availability (NOA) and a summary 
of the proposed action was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 
24165) on May 1, 1998. The notice described the Army's preferred 
alternative of encumbered disposal of DDMT to mitigate the adverse 
economic impact of closing the installation. The FNSI was signed on 
March 13, 1998. Following publication of the NOA, the Defense Depot 
Memphis Concerned Citizens Committee, the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation 
requested an extension of the public comment period. The original 
comment period closed June 1, 1998.
    The EA evaluates the environmental and socioeconomic effects 
associated with the disposal and subsequent reuse of the DDMT. The Army 
proposes to dispose of 642 acres divided into two sections, the main 
installation (574 acres) and Dunn Field (68 acres). This EA concludes 
that the disposal and subsequent reuse of the property will not have a 
significant impact on the human environment.
    A copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No 
Significant Impact has been placed at the Memphis/Shelby County Public 
Library, Main Branch, 1850 Peabody, Memphis, TN 38104; Memphis/Shelby 
County Health Department, Pollution Control Division, 814 Jefferson 
Avenue, Memphis, TN 38106; Memphis/Shelby County Public Library, 
Cherokee Branch, 3300 Sharpe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111; The Memphis 
Depot Caretaker, 2163 Airways Boulevard, Building 14, Memphis, TN 
38114.

    Dated: September 17, 1998.
Richard E. Newsome,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-25404 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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