[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5036-5037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2546]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Public Hearing for Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Improved Ordnance Storage for Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Announcement of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The United States Marine Corps has prepared and filed with the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Improved Ordnance Storage for Marine Corps Air 
Station Yuma, Arizona. Two public hearings will be held to inform the 
public of the DEIS findings and to solicit oral and written comments. 
Federal, state and local agencies, and interested parties are invited 
to be present or represented at the hearings.

DATES: Hearing dates are as follows:
(1) February 17, 1999, 1:00 p.m., Yuma, AZ.
(2) February 23, 1999, 7:00 p.m., Yuma, AZ.

ADDRESSES: Hearing locations are:
(1) February 17, 1999, at the Ramada Inn Chilton Conference Center, 
Maya Room, 300 East 32nd Street, Yuma, AZ 85364.
(2) February 23, 1999, at the Ramada Inn Chilton Conference Center, 
Maya Room, 300 East 32nd Street, Yuma, AZ 85364.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deb Theroux, (619) 532-2058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality 
regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) implementing procedural provisions 
of the National Environmental Policy Act, the United States Marine 
Corps has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Improved 
Ordnance Storage for Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
    The proposed action includes constructing a new Combat Aircraft 
Loading Area (CALA), constructing a new station ordnance area, and 
acquiring land for the elimination of safety waivers and the relocation 
of facilities at MCAS Yuma.
    The Marine Corps has analyzed the environmental effects of the 
proposed action. The environmental studies were based on reasonable 
alternatives for accomplishing the proposed action, taking into account 
sites identified through the scoping process. Four potential 
alternatives have been identified: (1) the preferred alternative, 
acquiring 1,641 acres of nonmilitary land south of MCAS Yuma and 
constructing new ordnance storage magazines and other military 
facilities in that area; (2) acquiring 1,069 acres of nonmilitary land 
south of MCAS Yuma and constructing new ordnance storage magazines and 
other military facilities in that area; (3) acquiring 482 acres of 
nonmilitary land south of MCAS Yuma and constructing military 
facilities in that area, along with constructing ordnance storage 
magazines on the nearby Barry M. Goldwater U.S. Air Force Range; and 
(4) taking no action (No Action Alternative).
    No decision on the proposed action will be made until the National 
Environmental Policy Act process has been completed and the Secretary 
of the Navy, or a designated representative, releases the Record of 
Decision (ROD).
    The DEIS has been distributed to various federal, state, and local 
agencies, elected officials, and special interest groups. Two copies of 
the DEIS are available for review at each of the following libraries: 
Yuma County Library District--Main Library, 350 S. 3rd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 
85364; and Foothills Branch Library, 11279 S. Glenwood, Yuma, AZ 85367. 
A limited number of single copies are available from Mr. Richard 
Samrah, Planning Supervisor, Building 888, Box 99140, Marine Corps Air 
Station, Yuma, AZ 85369-9110.
    The two public hearings will be conducted by the Marine Corps to 
receive oral and written comments. Federal, state and local agencies, 
and interested parties are invited and urged to be present or 
represented at the hearings. Oral statements will be heard and 
transcribed by a stenographer; however, to assure accuracy of the 
record, all statements should be submitted in writing. All statements, 
both oral and written, will become part of the public record on this 
study. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written statements. 
In the interest of available time, speakers will be asked to limit 
their oral comments to five minutes. If longer statements are to be 
presented, they should be summarized at the public hearings and 
submitted in writing either at the hearings or mailed to Mr. Richard 
Samrah, Planning Supervisor, Building 888, Box 99140,

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Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, AZ 85369-9110. All written statements 
must be received by Monday, March 15, 1999, to become part of the 
official record. A Spanish/English interpreter will be present at the 
February 23 hearing.

    Dated: Janaury 29, 1999.
Lawrence L. Larson,
Colonel, USMC, Head, Land Use and Military Construction Branch, 
Facilities and Services Division, Installations and Logistics 
Department, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
[FR Doc. 99-2546 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]
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