[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62368-62369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26765]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Prisons


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Development of a Medium-Security Federal 
Correctional Facility in Pollock (Grant Parish), Louisiana.

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact 
statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY:

Proposed Action

    The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
has determined that an additional medium-security Federal Correctional 
Institution (FCI) is needed in its system. The Federal Bureau of 
Prisons (BOP) is facing unprecedented growth in its inmate population. 
As a result, medium-security correctional institutions will be 
impacted. The BOP currently controls a 464-acre parcel to the southeast 
of the Pollock Municipal Airport, located eight miles southwest of the 
Town of Pollock and 17 miles north of Alexandria, Louisiana. 
Construction is currently underway for a high-security U.S. 
Penitentiary, an adjacent minimum-security satellite Camp, and 
ancillary facilities that will serve the various components. The BOP 
proposes to construct and operate a medium-security FCI on a portion of 
the 464-acre parcel. The medium-security facility would provide 
habitation for approximately 1152 inmates. The site appears to be of 
sufficient size to provide space for housing, programs, administrative 
services and other support areas. However, the BOP will also analyze a 
320-acre tract to the immediate west for the project and/or for future 
expansion. This Notice also initiates the BOP's responsibilities under 
the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

The Process

    In the process of evaluating the site, several aspects will receive 
detailed examination including: but not limited to utilities, traffic 
patterns, noise levels, visual intrusion, threatened and endangered 
species, and socioeconomic impacts. Possible archeological and cultural 
resources will be studied and documented pursuant to the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

Alternatives

    In developing the DEIS, the option of ``no action'' for the 
proposed facility will be fully and thoroughly examined.

Scoping Process

    During the preparation of the DEIS, there will be opportunities for 
public involvement in order to determine the issues to be examined. A 
Scoping Meeting will be held at the Pollock Elementary School on 4001 
Highway 8 at 7:00 p.m. on November 15, 2000, in Pollock, Louisiana. The 
meeting will be well publicized and will be held at a time which will 
make it possible for the public and interested agencies or 
organizations to attend. In addition, other meetings and discussions 
will be held by BOP representatives, local officials and other 
interested community parties.

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DEIS Preparation

    Public notice will be given concerning the availability of the DEIS 
for public review and comment.

Address

    Questions concerning the proposed action and the DEIS may be 
directed to: David J. Dorworth, Chief, Site Selection and Environmental 
Review Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW., 
Washington, D.C. 20534, Attention: Issac J. Gaston, telephone (202) 
514-6470, telefacsimile (202) 616-6024, E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: October 12, 2000.
David J. Dorworth,
Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review Branch.
[FR Doc. 00-26765 Filed 10-17-00; 8:45 am]
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