Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Disposal and Reuse of Fort Monroe, VA, Resulting From the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission's Recommendations, 54391 [E8-21807]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 183 / Friday, September 19, 2008 / Notices Method for Controlling Parachute Opening’’ issued September 2, 2008. This patent has been assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey DiTullio at U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760, Phone; (508) 233–4184 or email: Jeffrey.Ditullio@us.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any licenses granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404. Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E8–21924 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710–08–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Disposal and Reuse of Fort Monroe, VA, Resulting From the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission’s Recommendations Department of the Army, DoD. Notice of Availability. AGENCY: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of the Army intends to prepare an EIS for the disposal and reuse of Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia. Pursuant to the BRAC law, Fort Monroe is to close by September 14, 2011. Other actions included in the closing of Fort Monroe are relocating the Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC); the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Northeast Region; the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) Northeast Region; and the Army Contracting Agency Northeast Region Office to Fort Eustis, Virginia. The U.S. Army Accessions Command and the U.S. Army Cadet Command will be relocated to Fort Knox, Kentucky. These relocations have been or will be addressed in separate National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for those locations. DATES: The scoping meeting for the EIS will be held on October 28, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Northampton Community Center, 1435 Todds Lane, Hampton, VA 23666. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Guerrero; phone: (757) 788– 5363; e-mail: jennifer.lee.guerrero@us.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort Monroe is a 570-acre U.S. Army VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:25 Sep 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 Garrison located at the southeastern tip of the Virginia Lower Peninsula between Hampton Roads and the Lower Chesapeake Bay. The hallmark of Fort Monroe is its stone fortress and moat. The proposed action (Army primary action) is to dispose of the surplus property generated by the BRACmandated closure of Fort Monroe. Reuse of Fort Monroe 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 NEPA). The EIS will analyze the impact of each reuse alternative upon a wide range of environmental resource areas including, but not limited to, air quality, traffic, noise, biological resources, water resources, geology and soils, cultural resources, socioeconomic, utilities, land use, aesthetics and visual resources, hazardous and toxic substances, and cumulative environmental effects. The Army will conduct an environmental impact analysis that will focus on the effects of closure and reuse. One preliminary finding is that transportation impacts will have the most significant effect, with or without a major tourism component in the reuse plan. Also, at this early stage, impacts to air quality, infrastructure, and land use are not considered significant. With respect to cultural resources, significant adverse impacts are possible, but these can be mitigated by provisions contained in the Programmatic Agreement between the Army and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Additional resources and conditions may be identified as a result of the scoping process initiated by this NOI. Other 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 Monroe. Dated: September 12, 2008. Addison D. Davis, IV, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health). [FR Doc. E8–21807 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710–08–M PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 54391 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Public Scoping Meetings for Update of the Water Control Manual for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Supplement to Notice of Intent. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Mobile District, issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register (73 FR 9780) published on February 22, 2008, describing the preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to address the proposed update of the Water Control Manual (WCM) for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin located in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. The Corps will hold five public scoping meetings during the month of October as part of its review and update of the WCM for the ACF River Basin. The public is invited to attend the scoping meetings which will provide information on the WCM update process and afford the opportunity to receive input from the public about their issues and concerns regarding that process. All five public meetings will be held using an open house format, allowing time for participants to review specific information and to provide comments to the resource staff attending the meeting. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates. ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting addresses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the manual update or NEPA process can be answered by: Mr. Brian Zettle, Biologist, Environment and Resources Branch, Planning and Environmental Division, U.S. Army Engineer District-Mobile, Post Office Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001; Telephone (251) 690–2115; or delivered by electronic facsimile at (251) 694– 3815; or e-mail: brian.a.zettle@.usace.army.mil. You may also request to be included on the mailing list for public distribution of notices, meeting announcements and documents. The meeting dates are: 1. October 20, 2008, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. (EDT), Apalachicola, FL. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 183 (Friday, September 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21807]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


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

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army intends to prepare an EIS for the 
disposal and reuse of Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia. Pursuant to the 
BRAC law, Fort Monroe is to close by September 14, 2011. Other actions 
included in the closing of Fort Monroe are relocating the Headquarters, 
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC); the Installation 
Management Command (IMCOM) Northeast Region; the U.S. Army Network 
Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) Northeast Region; and the Army 
Contracting Agency Northeast Region Office to Fort Eustis, Virginia. 
The U.S. Army Accessions Command and the U.S. Army Cadet Command will 
be relocated to Fort Knox, Kentucky. These relocations have been or 
will be addressed in separate National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
documents for those locations.

DATES: The scoping meeting for the EIS will be held on October 28, 
2008, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Northampton Community Center, 1435 Todds Lane, 
Hampton, VA 23666.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Guerrero; phone: (757) 
788-5363; e-mail: jennifer.lee.guerrero@us.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort Monroe is a 570-acre U.S. Army Garrison 
located at the southeastern tip of the Virginia Lower Peninsula between 
Hampton Roads and the Lower Chesapeake Bay. The hallmark of Fort Monroe 
is its stone fortress and moat.
    The proposed action (Army primary action) is to dispose of the 
surplus property generated by the BRAC-mandated closure of Fort Monroe. 
Reuse of Fort Monroe 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 NEPA). The EIS will analyze 
the impact of each reuse alternative upon a wide range of environmental 
resource areas including, but not limited to, air quality, traffic, 
noise, biological resources, water resources, geology and soils, 
cultural resources, socioeconomic, utilities, land use, aesthetics and 
visual resources, hazardous and toxic substances, and cumulative 
environmental effects.
    The Army will conduct an environmental impact analysis that will 
focus on the effects of closure and reuse. One preliminary finding is 
that transportation impacts will have the most significant effect, with 
or without a major tourism component in the reuse plan. Also, at this 
early stage, impacts to air quality, infrastructure, and land use are 
not considered significant. With respect to cultural resources, 
significant adverse impacts are possible, but these can be mitigated by 
provisions contained in the Programmatic Agreement between the Army and 
the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
    Additional resources and conditions may be identified as a result 
of the scoping process initiated by this NOI. Other 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 Monroe.

    Dated: September 12, 2008.
Addison D. Davis, IV,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health).
[FR Doc. E8-21807 Filed 9-18-08; 8:45 am]
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