[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8814]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Record of Decision (ROD) for the Base Closure and Realignment 
(BRAC) 2005 Actions at Fort McPherson, GA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Record of decision.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of the 
ROD, which summarizes the decision on how to implement property 
disposal in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (the Base Closure Act), Public Law 101-510, as amended, 
following the closure of Fort McPherson, Georgia.
    The Army has decided to implement its preferred alternative of 
early transfer of surplus federal property to other entities for reuse. 
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and 
its implementing regulations, the Army prepared a Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (FEIS) that includes the evaluation of the 
environmental and socioeconomic impacts of disposing of surplus federal 
property and the implementation by others of reasonable, foreseeable 
reuse alternatives for the entire property. Under the early transfer 
alternative, the Army can transfer and dispose of surplus property for 
redevelopment before environmental remedial actions have been 
completed. This method of early disposal, allowable under Section 
120(h)(3)(C) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, would defer the CERCLA covenant 
requirement to complete all necessary environmental cleanup prior to 
the transfer of the remediated property. In this way, parcels could 
become available for redevelopment and reuse sooner under this disposal 
alternative than under any other. The Governor of Georgia must concur 
with the deferral request for the surplus federal property at Fort 
McPherson.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the ROD contact Mr. Owen Nuttall, Fort 
McPherson BRAC Environmental Office, Building 714, 1508 Hood Avenue, 
Fort Gillem, GA 30297-5161; (404) 469-5245 or [email protected]. 
An electronic version of the ROD can be viewed or downloaded at: http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/nepa_eis_docs.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Owen Nuttall at (404) 469-5245.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The McPherson Planning Local Redevelopment 
Authority (MPLRA) reuse plan (Reuse Plan) provides the basis for the 
development of reasonable and foreseeable reuse scenarios evaluated in 
the FEIS. The McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority 
(MILRA) is the implementation authority for the redevelopment of Fort 
McPherson and will implement the Reuse Plan. The range of reuse 
alternatives evaluated in the EIS encompasses reasonably foreseeable 
variations of the Reuse Plan and the results of this analysis were used 
by the Army in its decision regarding disposition of the property.
    A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Closure and Disposal of 
Fort McPherson has been legally executed by the signing of authorized 
representatives of the Army, the Georgia State Historic Preservation 
Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Army 
obligations fully described in the MOA are considered mitigations 
required under the National Historic Preservation Act. Specific 
mitigation measures the Army commits to perform are outlined in the 
MOA.

    Dated: April 7, 2011.
Hershell E. Wolfe,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health).
[FR Doc. 2011-8814 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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