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Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Laurelwood Housing Area Access,
Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts
Neck, NJ
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, and regulations
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implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts
1500–1508), the Department of the Navy
(Navy) has prepared and filed with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) which evaluates the
potential environmental consequences
of providing access between the
Laurelwood housing area at Naval
Weapons Station (NWS) Earle and an
adjacent state primary or secondary
road. The requirement for this access is
a stipulation within the lease agreement
between the Navy and the developer of
Laurelwood that requires the Navy to
provide unimpeded access to the
property in 2010. This developer may
construct necessary road improvements
to obtain access and rent any housing
units to the general public through the
year 2040. A Notice of Intent for this EIS
was published in the Federal Register
on November 9, 2007 (72 FR 63562).
The Navy will conduct a public
hearing to receive oral and written
comments on the Draft EIS. Federal
agencies, state agencies, local agencies,
and interested individuals are invited to
be present or represented at the public
hearings. This notice announces the
date and location of the public hearing
for this Draft EIS.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: One public
hearing will be held. The hearing will
be preceded by an open house session
to allow interested individuals to review
information presented in the Draft EIS.
Navy representatives will be available
during the open house session to clarify
information related to the Draft EIS. The
open house session will occur from 4
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. followed by the formal
public hearing from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The public hearing is scheduled for the
following date and location: Tuesday,
December 16, 2008 at the Monmouth
Regional High School Performing Arts
Center, One Norman J. Field Way,
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
(NAVFAC) Atlantic, Attn: Laurelwood
Housing Area EIS Project Manager, Code
EV21 Laurelwood PM, 6506 Hampton
Boulevard, LRA Building A, Norfolk,
VA 23508; https://
www.laurelwoodeis.com.
The
purpose of the proposed action is to
provide unimpeded access in the year
2010 to the developer of the Laurelwood
housing area across a portion of NWS
Earle connecting the Laurelwood
housing area with a state primary or
secondary road. The requirement for
this access in 2010 is part of an existing
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lease agreement between the Navy and
the developer of Laurelwood.
In 1988 the Navy contracted with a
developer to construct, own, and
operate 300 military family housing
units at NWS Earle, now known as the
Laurelwood housing area. A 52-year
lease agreement for the underlying land
was executed between the Navy and the
developer which included an in-lease
and out-lease period. During the in-lease
period, which runs from 1988 until
2010, the Navy guarantees rent
payments to the developer for the
occupancy of all 300 Laurelwood units.
Only military and their dependents are
allowed to occupy these housing units
during the in-lease period. During the
out-lease period, which runs from 2010
until 2040 the developer may rent the
units to the general public.
However, the lease requires that the
Navy provide ‘‘reasonable access’’
between the Laurelwood housing area
and an adjacent state, primary, or
secondary road. The lease agreement
defines reasonable access as being on a
paved road, constructed, operated, and
maintained by the developer at its own
cost. The Navy may satisfy this
obligation by either (a) providing
unimpeded access along existing roads
of the installation or (b) providing an
easement for alternate access adequate
to allow the developer to construct a
road from an adjacent primary or
secondary road to Laurelwood that will
provide unimpeded access.
Road construction would be subject to
federal, state and local laws and
regulations. While the developer must
pay for construction of a new road and
necessary improvements, the Navy is
required to finance the construction of
any road enhancements necessary to
meet their security or operational
requirements (e.g., security fencing,
gates). In addition, the Navy is required
to obtain all necessary permits for road
construction. In 2040, the lease
agreement expires and the developer is
obligated to demolish the 300 housing
units.
This Draft EIS reviews and assesses
four action alternatives and the No
Action alternative. The Draft EIS
addresses potential environmental
impacts on multiple resources,
including but not limited to:
Socioeconomic resources; community
facilities and services; traffic; cultural
resources; biological resources;
environmental health and safety; and
security. A preferred alternative has not
been selected or identified in the Draft
EIS. The Navy seeks comments from the
public or interested parties regarding
the sufficiency of the Draft EIS and the
choice of alternatives.
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The Draft EIS has been distributed to
various Federal, state, and local
agencies, as well as other interested
individuals and organizations. The
public comment period will end on
January 12, 2009. Copies of the Draft EIS
are available for public review at the
following libraries: Monmouth County
Library (Eastern Branch), 1001 Route 35,
Shrewsbury, NJ; Monmouth County
Library (Colts Neck), 1 Winthrop Drive,
Colts Neck, NJ; and Tinton Falls Public
Library, 664 Tinton Avenue, Tinton
Falls, NJ. An electronic copy of the Draft
EIS is also available for public viewing
at: https://www.laurelwoodeis.com.
Federal, state, and local agencies, as
well as interested parties are invited and
encouraged to be present or represented
at the public hearing. Oral statements
will be heard and transcribed by a
stenographer; however, to ensure the
accuracy of the record, all statements
should be submitted in writing. All
statements, both oral and written, will
become part of the public record on the
Draft EIS and will be responded to in
the Final EIS. Equal weight will be
given to both oral and written
statements. You do not need to attend
the public hearing in order for your
comments to be considered in the Final
EIS.
In the interest of available time, and
to ensure all who wish to give an oral
statement have the opportunity to do so,
each speaker’s comments will be limited
to three (3) minutes. If a longer
statement is to be presented, it should
be summarized at the public hearing
and the full text submitted in writing
either at the hearing, or mailed to Naval
Facilities Engineering Command
(NAVFAC) Atlantic, Attn: Laurelwood
Housing Area EIS Project Manager, Code
EV21 Laurelwood PM, 6506 Hampton
Boulevard, LRA Building A, Norfolk,
VA 23508. Comments can also be
submitted via the project Web site:
https://www.laurelwoodeis.com.
All written comments postmarked or
submitted to the project website by
January 12, 2009, will become a part of
the official public record and will be
responded to in the Final EIS.
Dated: November 14, 2008.
T. M. Cruz,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Laurelwood Housing Area Access, Naval Weapons Station
Earle, Colts Neck, NJ
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and regulations implemented by the Council
on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the Department of
the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
which evaluates the potential environmental consequences of providing
access between the Laurelwood housing area at Naval Weapons Station
(NWS) Earle and an adjacent state primary or secondary road. The
requirement for this access is a stipulation within the lease agreement
between the Navy and the developer of Laurelwood that requires the Navy
to provide unimpeded access to the property in 2010. This developer may
construct necessary road improvements to obtain access and rent any
housing units to the general public through the year 2040. A Notice of
Intent for this EIS was published in the Federal Register on November
9, 2007 (72 FR 63562).
The Navy will conduct a public hearing to receive oral and written
comments on the Draft EIS. Federal agencies, state agencies, local
agencies, and interested individuals are invited to be present or
represented at the public hearings. This notice announces the date and
location of the public hearing for this Draft EIS.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: One public hearing will be held. The hearing will
be preceded by an open house session to allow interested individuals to
review information presented in the Draft EIS. Navy representatives
will be available during the open house session to clarify information
related to the Draft EIS. The open house session will occur from 4 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m. followed by the formal public hearing from 6 p.m. to 10
p.m. The public hearing is scheduled for the following date and
location: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at the Monmouth Regional High
School Performing Arts Center, One Norman J. Field Way, Tinton Falls,
NJ 07724.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
(NAVFAC) Atlantic, Attn: Laurelwood Housing Area EIS Project Manager,
Code EV21 Laurelwood PM, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, LRA Building A,
Norfolk, VA 23508; https://www.laurelwoodeis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the proposed action is to
provide unimpeded access in the year 2010 to the developer of the
Laurelwood housing area across a portion of NWS Earle connecting the
Laurelwood housing area with a state primary or secondary road. The
requirement for this access in 2010 is part of an existing lease
agreement between the Navy and the developer of Laurelwood.
In 1988 the Navy contracted with a developer to construct, own, and
operate 300 military family housing units at NWS Earle, now known as
the Laurelwood housing area. A 52-year lease agreement for the
underlying land was executed between the Navy and the developer which
included an in-lease and out-lease period. During the in-lease period,
which runs from 1988 until 2010, the Navy guarantees rent payments to
the developer for the occupancy of all 300 Laurelwood units. Only
military and their dependents are allowed to occupy these housing units
during the in-lease period. During the out-lease period, which runs
from 2010 until 2040 the developer may rent the units to the general
public.
However, the lease requires that the Navy provide ``reasonable
access'' between the Laurelwood housing area and an adjacent state,
primary, or secondary road. The lease agreement defines reasonable
access as being on a paved road, constructed, operated, and maintained
by the developer at its own cost. The Navy may satisfy this obligation
by either (a) providing unimpeded access along existing roads of the
installation or (b) providing an easement for alternate access adequate
to allow the developer to construct a road from an adjacent primary or
secondary road to Laurelwood that will provide unimpeded access.
Road construction would be subject to federal, state and local laws
and regulations. While the developer must pay for construction of a new
road and necessary improvements, the Navy is required to finance the
construction of any road enhancements necessary to meet their security
or operational requirements (e.g., security fencing, gates). In
addition, the Navy is required to obtain all necessary permits for road
construction. In 2040, the lease agreement expires and the developer is
obligated to demolish the 300 housing units.
This Draft EIS reviews and assesses four action alternatives and
the No Action alternative. The Draft EIS addresses potential
environmental impacts on multiple resources, including but not limited
to: Socioeconomic resources; community facilities and services;
traffic; cultural resources; biological resources; environmental health
and safety; and security. A preferred alternative has not been selected
or identified in the Draft EIS. The Navy seeks comments from the public
or interested parties regarding the sufficiency of the Draft EIS and
the choice of alternatives.
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The Draft EIS has been distributed to various Federal, state, and
local agencies, as well as other interested individuals and
organizations. The public comment period will end on January 12, 2009.
Copies of the Draft EIS are available for public review at the
following libraries: Monmouth County Library (Eastern Branch), 1001
Route 35, Shrewsbury, NJ; Monmouth County Library (Colts Neck), 1
Winthrop Drive, Colts Neck, NJ; and Tinton Falls Public Library, 664
Tinton Avenue, Tinton Falls, NJ. An electronic copy of the Draft EIS is
also available for public viewing at: https://www.laurelwoodeis.com.
Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as interested parties
are invited and encouraged to be present or represented at the public
hearing. Oral statements will be heard and transcribed by a
stenographer; however, to ensure the accuracy of the record, all
statements should be submitted in writing. All statements, both oral
and written, will become part of the public record on the Draft EIS and
will be responded to in the Final EIS. Equal weight will be given to
both oral and written statements. You do not need to attend the public
hearing in order for your comments to be considered in the Final EIS.
In the interest of available time, and to ensure all who wish to
give an oral statement have the opportunity to do so, each speaker's
comments will be limited to three (3) minutes. If a longer statement is
to be presented, it should be summarized at the public hearing and the
full text submitted in writing either at the hearing, or mailed to
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic, Attn:
Laurelwood Housing Area EIS Project Manager, Code EV21 Laurelwood PM,
6506 Hampton Boulevard, LRA Building A, Norfolk, VA 23508. Comments can
also be submitted via the project Web site: https://
www.laurelwoodeis.com.
All written comments postmarked or submitted to the project website
by January 12, 2009, will become a part of the official public record
and will be responded to in the Final EIS.
Dated: November 14, 2008.
T. M. Cruz,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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