[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 40921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15005]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(FEIS) on the Disposal and Reuse of the Oakland Army Base, Oakland, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Record of decision.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces its Record of Decision on 
the FEIS for the disposal and reuse of the Oakland Army BASE. The 
closure of Oakland Army BASE was mandated in accordance with the 
Defense BASE Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, 
as amended.
    The Record of Decision allows the Army to initiate action to 
dispose of the excess/surplus property at Oakland Army BASE, in 
accordance with the Oakland BASE Reuse Authority Amended Draft Final 
Reuse Plan for the Oakland Army BASE.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Record of Decision may be obtained by 
contacting Mr. Chuck Hubbard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army 
Engineer District, Sacramento, (CESPK-PD), 1325 J Street, Sacramento, 
CA 95814-2922.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Hubbard at (916) 557-6958 
and or by facsimile at (916) 557-7866.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS analyzes three disposal 
alternatives with respect to the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 
426-acre (approximately 370 acres unsubmerged and 56 acres submerged) 
comprising the Oakland Army BASE: (1) The no action alternative, under 
which the property would be maintained in a caretaker status after 
closure; (2) the unencumbered disposal alternative, under which the 
Army would transfer the property without use restrictions, such as 
environmental covenants, land use controls, and easements; and (3) the 
encumbered disposal alternative, under which the Army would transfer 
the property with various use restrictions which run with the land and 
limit future use.
    In the Record of Decision, the Army concludes that the FEIS 
adequately addresses the impacts of property disposal and documents its 
decision to transfer the property as encumbered. Possible encumbrances 
include: covenants and restrictions for asbestos-containing material, 
lead-BASEd paint, wildlife habitat protection, access easements and 
rights-of-way.

    Dated: June 6, 2002.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I&E).
[FR Doc. 02-15005 Filed 6-13-02; 8:45 am]
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