[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 23899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11805]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability of the Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis 
Master Plan Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION:  Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This announces the availability of the Fort Sam Houston and 
Camp Bullis Master Plan Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement (DPEIS), which assesses the potential environmental impacts 
of implementing three master planning alternatives. Alternative 1 (No 
Action Alternative) includes the continuation of: The currently 
identified stationed population reductions, as reflected in the Army 
Stationing and Installation Plan; the projected reductions in the Real 
Property Maintenance Activity budget program for facility maintenance 
and repair; the ``zero investment'' maintenance expenditures for vacant 
historical facilities, and the projected reductions in the Base 
Operations budget program for utilities and other engineering services. 
Alternative 2 (Reuse of Facilities and Property by Federal Users) would 
result in an adaptive reuse of currently vacant historical facilities 
using the existing appropriated funds process. This maybe accomplished 
by bringing to Fort Sam Houston: Additional military missions through 
individual stationing decisions that take advantage of the capabilities 
of Fort Sam Houston; and/or additional federal missions through 
individual stationing decisions that take advantage of the capabilities 
of Fort Sam Houston. Alternative 3 (Reduction of Underutilized/
Unutilized Property through Lease, Sale, or Removal) would result in 
the reduction of underutilized/unutilized facilities and property on 
Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, in addition to changes in the Land 
Use Plan. The reduction in underutilized/unutilized property may be 
accomplished through: Outgrant leases to the city, county, state, 
private citizens, businesses, or investors; sale to the city, county, 
state, private citizens, businesses, or investors; removal from the 
site; or demolition. The Army may select any one alternative or a 
combination of alternatives for future activities and planning at Fort 
Sam Houston.

DATES: The comment period for the DPEIS will end 45 days after 
publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register by 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the DPEIS, contact Ms. Jackie Schlatter, 
PEIS Project Manager, ATTN: MCCS-BPW-E, 2202 15th Street (Bldg. 4196), 
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-5007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jackie Schlatter at (210) 221-
5093, by email at [email protected], or by fax at 
(210) 221-5419.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document includes analyses of the 
potential environmental consequences that the alternative actions may 
have on land use and visual resources, transportation, utilities, earth 
resources, air quality, water resources, biological resources, cultural 
resources, socio- economics, noise, and hazardous materials and items 
of special concern. The findings indicate that potential environmental 
impacts from the alternatives may result in some impacts to cultural 
resources.
    A public meeting will be conducted by the Army to receive comments 
on the DPEIS. Additional information regarding the public meeting will 
be provided in local and regional newspapers.
    The DPEIS has been provided to the following libraries for public 
access to the document: Fort Sam Houston Library, Bldg. 1222, 2601 
Harney, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 and the San Antonio Public Library, 
600 Soledad Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205.

    Dated: May 4, 2001.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA(I&E).
[FR Doc. 01-11805 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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