[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58017-58018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28973]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


BRAC 95 Final Environmental Assessment Disposal and Reuse of the 
Irwin Annex Site of the Charles E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, PA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Pub. L. 101-510 (as amended), the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission recommended the closure of two parcels at the 
Charles E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, Pennsylvania.

    The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental 
impacts of the disposal and subsequent reuse of one of the two parcels 
(the approximately 19 acre Irwin Annex property) located in 
Westmoreland County. Alternatives examined in the EA include encumbered 
disposal of the property, unencumbered disposal of the property, and no 
action. Encumbered disposal refers to transfer or conveyance of 
property having restrictions on subsequent use as a result of any Army-
imposed or legal restraint. Under the no action alternative, the Army 
would not dispose of property but would maintain

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it in caretaker status for an indefinite period.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Final EA may be obtainable by writing to Dr. 
Neil Robison, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN: 
CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Neil Robison via facsimile at (334) 690-2605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While disposal of the Irwin Annex property 
is the Army's primary action, the EA also analyzes the potential 
environmental effects of reuse as a secondary action by means of 
evaluating intensity-based reuse scenarios. The Army's preferred 
alternative for disposal of the Irwin Annex property is encumbered 
disposal, with encumbrances pertaining to utility easements, the 
possible presence of lead-based paint and asbestos-containing material, 
and the requirement for a right of reentry for potential environmental 
clean-up.
    The Final EA will be made available for public comment during a 30-
day waiting period after publication. A Notice of Intent (NOI) 
declaring the Army's intent to prepare an EA for the disposal and reuse 
of Irwin Annex property was published in the Federal Register on 
September 22, 1995 (60 FR 49264).
    The Final EA is available for review at the Charles E. Kelly 
Support Facility, Oakdale, PA; The Redevelopment Authority of the 
County of Westmoreland, 601 Courthouse Square, Greensburg, PA 15601; 
the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Building, 11279 Center Highway, 
North Huntingdon, PA 15642; or the Manor Public Library, 47 Race 
Street, Manor, PA 15665.

    Dated: October 23, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-28973 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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