[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5615-5616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2012]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for Housing Privatization Phase II at Hickam Air Force 
Base and Bellows Air Force Station, O'ahu, HI (Including Privatization 
of Housing in Historic Districts Eligible for Inclusion on the National 
Historic Register of Historic Places)

AGENCY: United States Air Force.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969, as amended (42 United States Code 4321, et seq.), the Council on 
Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for implementing the procedural 
provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1500-
1508), and Air Force's Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP) as 
implemented by 32 CFR Part 989, the United States Air Force (Air Force) 
is issuing this notice to advise the public of our preparation of an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Housing Privatization 
Phase II at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) and Bellows Air Force Station 
(AFS), O'ahu, Hawaii (Including Privatization of Housing in Historic 
Districts Eligible for Inclusion on the National Register of Historic 
Places). The project will require Section 106 consultation pursuant to 
the National Historic Preservation Act to run concurrently with the 
NEPA documentation. The Air Force proposes to transfer 1,332 housing 
units (1,326 units on Hickam AFB and six units on Bellows AFS) and 
associated facilities (e.g., sidewalks and roads) to a successful 
offeror (SO) and implementation of a long-term lease to the SO for land 
associated with the housing units.
    The current proposal evaluates four alternatives--(1) No Action; 
(2) Proposed Action: Privatization of remaining housing units on Hickam 
AFB and Bellows AFS to include the removal of historic homes from the 
housing inventory (demolition, relocate from the site, redesignation as 
non-residential units or a combination of these three sub 
alternatives); (3) privatization of remaining housing units on Hickam 
AFB and Bellows AFS with terms and conditions to insure preservation of 
historic property; and (4) privatization of remaining housing units on 
Hickam AFB and Bellows AFS with the exception of housing units in the 
historic districts that would remain under Government control.
    Information: The Air Force, through the 15 Airlift Wing (AW), will 
conduct a Public Scoping Meeting on February 17, 2005, 6 p.m. at the 
Best Western Plaza Hotel, 3253 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii. The 
meeting's purpose is to determine the environmental issues and concerns 
to be analyzed, to solicit comments on the Proposed Action and 
alternatives, and to solicit input for other alternatives to be 
considered in the EIS. All comments received during the scoping meeting 
will be considered prior to the Air Force making a final decision.
    Point of Contact: For further information concerning the proposed 
action or alternatives to the proposed action, please contact Mr. 
Richard Parkinson, Chief, Environmental Flight, 15 CES/CEV, 75 H 
Street, Hickam AFB,

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HI 96853-5233, phone: (808) 449-1584, x232.

Albert Bodnar,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2012 Filed 2-2-05; 8:45 am]
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