[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5553]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


FLETC--Cheltenham, MD; Notice of Decision--Finding of No 
Significant Impact

AGENCY: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of decision--finding of no significant impact.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center (FLETC), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations 
for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR parts 
1500-1508), and Department of the Treasury Directive 75-02 (Department 
of the Treasury Environmental Quality Program), has issued a Finding of 
No Significant Impact (FONSI) related to the Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the renovation of the former Naval Communications Detachment 
Cheltenham, MD to provide a law enforcement training and 
requalification facility (FLETC--Cheltenham) for use by a wide variety 
of federal, state, and local agencies located in the metropolitan 
Washington, DC area. The proposed action includes demolition and 
renovation of existing buildings for use as classrooms, simulators, 
locker facilities, storage, etc., and construction of a free-standing, 
completely enclosed, environmentally safe indoor firearms training 
range and an outdoor vehicle training range. Vegetation manipulation 
will occur for aesthetic purposes, wildlife habitat improvement, 
wildfire hazard control, and insect/disease reduction.
    The EA has been prepared in accordance with NEPA and Department of 
the Treasury requirements, to determine whether or not significant 
environmental impacts are anticipated from the Proposed Action and to 
assess mitigation measures utilized to avoid potential adverse impacts. 
No substantive comments have been received from the public, community 
organizations, or agencies following the public comments period for the 
EA that ended on January 16, 2002. Based on the analysis of the EA, the 
Department of the Treasury has determined that the proposed development 
of the FLETC--Cheltenham facility at Cheltenham, Maryland, utilizing 
the Proposed Action, does not constitute a ``major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment'' when 
considered individually or cumulatively in the context of the 
referenced Act, including both direct and indirect impacts. The project 
will not significantly impact soils, air quality, water resources, 
vegetation, biological resources, noise, threatened or endangered 
species or their critical habitat, transportation systems, or the 
surrounding population. Therefore, a FONSI has been issued for this 
project, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is 
not required.

DATES: The FONSI was signed on March 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: FLETC--Cheltenham, 9000 Commo Road, Cheltenham, MD 20623-
5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Shaw, NEPA Coordinator/Project 
Manager, FLETC, at (912) 261-4557. Ms. Shaw's e-mail address is 
[email protected]. Information is also available from Bob Smith, 
Chief, Cheltenham Operations at (301) 868-5830. Mr. Smith's e-mail 
address is [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 
has a mission of providing high quality, cost-effective training of 
federal law enforcement personnel. Providing these requalification 
services in the Washington, DC area will significantly reduce the need 
for Washington, DC area law enforcement agencies to travel to the 
FLETC--Glynco, GA facility, reducing associated costs and time demands.
    The FLETC--Cheltenham facility is located approximately 15 miles 
southeast of Washington, DC, in Prince George's County, MD. The 
facility is situated east of Maryland Route 5 and west of Maryland 
Route 301, approximately 3 miles south of Andrews Air Force Base.

    Authority: The Council on Environmental Quality's National 
Environmental Policy Act, 40 CFR parts 1500 et seq.

    Dated: March 1, 2002.
Bruce Bowen,
Assistant Director, Office of Compliance, Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center.
[FR Doc. 02-5553 Filed 3-7-02; 8:45 am]
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