[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72319-72320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33514]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for Approval of Land Use and Real Estate Investment 
Strategies in support of Real Property Master Planning at Fort 
Huachuca, Arizona

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: This announces the availability of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (FEIS) which assesses the potential environmental 
impacts of the approval of updates to three components of the Fort 
Huachuca Real Property Master Plan (RPMP), and the authorization of the 
steps leading to project implementation.

DATES: Written comments received within 30 days of the publication of 
the Environmental Protection Agency's NOA for this action will be 
considered by the Army during final decision making.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the FEIS, contact Commander, U.S. Army 
Garrison, Attn: ATZS-ISB (FEIS/Ms.

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Chastain), Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Major Dan Williams or Ms. Tanya Linton 
at (520) 533-1287 or 533-2752.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army prepared a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) which assessed the environmental 
and human health impacts of the proposed action at Fort Huachuca, 
Arizona, and the surrounding communities. An NOA was published on June 
10, 1998, in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, which provided notice that the DEIS was available for comment. 
A public Information meeting was held on June 30, 1998. Comments from 
the DEIS and public meeting have been considered and included along 
with responses in the FEIS.
    The proposed action is to approve three updates to the Installation 
RPMP: (1) Long-Range Component, (2) the Short-Range Component, and (3) 
the Capital Investment Strategy, which will be used to guide real 
property and facilities management at Fort Huachuca. The alternatives 
to the proposed action considered in the FEIS are (1) No Action 
(continuation of current management conditions) and (2) Other Action--
approval of the Long-Range Component update but not the Short-Range 
Component and Capital Investment Strategy updates.
    Approval of the three RPMP component updates as discussed in the 
proposed action would allow Fort Huachuca to establish a framework for 
managing limited financial and real property resources and ensure 
installation management is compatible with local community development. 
Minor positive impact to land use and personnel safety would result 
from corrections of land use incompatibilities within the cantonment. 
Minor indirect positive socio-economic impact may occur at Fort 
Huachuca as a result of approving steps toward the implementation of 
programmed construction projects.
    The FEIS concludes that no significant environmental impacts to 
cultural resources, air quality, noise, geology and soils, hydrology 
and water resources, biological resources (including federally listed 
threatened and endangered species and critical habitat), energy, waste 
management, or transportation would result from the proposed action or 
either of the two alternatives.
    The FEIS is available for public review at the Sierra Vista Public 
Library, 2950 E. Tacoma street, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635.

    Dated: December 13, 1999.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA(I&E).
[FR Doc. 99-33514 Filed 12-23-99; 8:45 am]
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