[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24260]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for BRAC 95 Disposal and 
Reuse of Camp Pedricktown, NJ

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION:  Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the 1995 Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission, Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 recommended the closure of 
Camp Pedricktown, New Jersey except for the Sievers-Sandberg Reserve 
Center. A Notice of Intent declaring the Army's intent to prepare an EA 
for the closure of Camp Pedricktown was published in the Federal 
Register on September 22, 1995 (60 FR 49264). The Final Environmental 
Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental impacts of the disposal and 
subsequent reuse of the 46 acres involved. The Army will retain 39 
acres to support the Reserve Center.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Final EA and Finding of No Significant Impact 
may be obtained by writing to Mr. Carl Burgamy, Jr., U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Mobile (CESA-PD), 109 Saint 
Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Carl Burgamy at (334) 690-2036 or 
by facsimile at (334) 690-2727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alternatives examined in the EA include no 
action, unencumbered disposal of the property, and encumbered disposal 
of the property. Encumbered disposal refers to transfer or conveyance 
of property having restrictions on subsequent use as a result of any 
Army-imposed or other legal restraint. The unencumbered disposal 
alternative refers to transfer or conveyance of property without 
encumbrances such as environmental restrictions and easements. Under 
the no action alternative, the Army would not dispose of property but 
would maintain it in caretaker status for an indefinite period.
    The Army's preferred alternative for disposal of Camp Pedricktown 
excess property is the encumbered disposal of excess property with 
encumbrances pertaining to easements, use restrictions, and habitat 
protection and restrictions pertaining to asbestos-containing material, 
lead-based paint, future remedial activities after transfer, and 
utility dependencies. The Army analyzes community reuse of the Camp 
Pedricktown property in the EA as a secondary action resulting from 
disposal. While the Army does not control the community's reuse of the 
property, under NEPA, the Army is required to analyze the reasonably 
foreseeable impacts of its disposal action. The local community has 
established the Camp Pedricktown Local Redevelopment Authority (CPLRA) 
to develop and implement a reuse plan for the excess property (46 acres 
and 29 buildings). Several scenarios for reuse of the excess property 
were examined in the EA: low, medium-low, and medium intensity reuse 
scenarios. Based on the reuse as established in the CPLRA plan, the 
medium intensity scenario most closely resembles the planned reuse.
    Copies of the EA and Finding of No Significant Impact are available 
for review at the Oldmans Township Municipal Building, 32 West Mill 
Street, Pedricktown, NJ 08067; the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Library, 
222 South Broad Street, Penns Grove, NJ 08069; and the Salem County 
Community College Library, 460 Hollywood Avenue, Carneys Point, NJ 
08069.

    Dated: September 15, 2000.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I&E).
[FR Doc. 00-24260 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45 am]
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