[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 222 (Monday, November 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65016-65017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5702]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
Disposal and Reuse of Fort McPherson, GA, Resulting From the 2005 Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission's Recommendations

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army intends to prepare an EIS for the 
disposal and reuse of Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia. Pursuant to 
the BRAC law, Fort McPherson is to close by September 14, 2011. Other 
actions included in the closing of Fort McPherson are relocating the 
tenant headquarters organizations to Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort 
Eustis, Virginia; Pope air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina; and Shaw 
AFB, South Carolina. These relocations have been or will be addressed 
in separate National Environmental Policy Act documents for those 
locations.

ADDRESSES: For further information regarding the EIS, please contact 
Mr.

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Victor Bonilla, BRAC Environmental Division, 2053 North D Avenue, 
Building 400, Fort Gillem, GA 30297-5161.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bonilla at (404) 469-3557; fax: 
(404) 469-3565; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort McPherson is a 487-acre installation 
located approximately 4 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta and 3 miles 
north of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
    The proposed action (Army primary action) is to dispose of the 
surplus property generated by the BRAC-mandated closure of Fort 
McPherson. Reuse of Fort McPherson by others is a secondary action 
resulting from disposal. The Army has identified two disposal 
alternatives (early transfer and traditional disposal), a caretaker 
status alternative, and the no action alternative (as required by the 
National Environmental Policy Act). Reuse scenarios are evaluated as 
secondary actions.
    The EIS will analyze each alternative's impact upon a wide range of 
environmental resource areas including, but not limited to, air 
quality, traffic, noise, biological resources, cultural resources, 
socioeconomic, utilities, land use, hazardous and toxic substances, and 
cumulative environmental effects. Impacts to air quality conditions in 
the region, traffic conditions, land use, and community facilities and 
services could possibly be significant. Additional resources and 
conditions may be identified as a result of the scoping process 
initiated by this NOI.
    Opportunities for public participation will be announced in the 
respective local news media. The public will be invited to participate 
in scoping activities for the EIS and comments from the public will be 
considered before any action is taken to implement the disposal and 
reuse of Fort McPherson.

    Dated: November 9, 2007.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health).
[FR Doc. 07-5702 Filed 11-16-07; 8:45 am]
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