[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 27055-27056] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-13460] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 27056]] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Disposal and Reuse of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Oakland, CA SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Public Law 102-484 Section 2834, as amended by Public Law 104-106 Section 2867, the Department of the Navy, in association with the Port of Oakland, California, announces its intent to prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the proposed disposal and reuse of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland (FISCO) property and structures in Oakland, California. The Navy will be the lead agency for NEPA documentation and the Port of Oakland will be the lead agency for CEQA documentation. The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 101-510) of 1990, as implemented by the base closure process of 1995, directed the Navy to close FISCO. FISCO is located approximately two miles west of the Oakland central business district, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. FISCO consists of approximately 528 acres and has about 125 structures that support general supply operations, waterfront operations, and administration. The EIS/EIR will address potential impacts to the environment that may result from the disposal of FISCO property and subsequent reuses. FISCO is within the planning jurisdiction of the Port of Oakland. The Port of Oakland Vision 2000 Program proposes development of an intermodal system of ship, railroad, and truck freight handling facilities to meet the anticipated demand for transportation services in the San Francisco Bay area and northern California, and an intermodal port for national and international commerce. The Vision 2000 Program also includes development of public waterfront access and marine habitat enhancement. The development of the Port of Oakland Vision 2000 Program is expected to require additional property outside of the FISCO boundary in order to meet the objectives of the Program. This joint EIS/EIR will provide a program level analysis supporting both the Navy NEPA requirements to describe potential environmental impacts associated with the property disposal at FISCO, and the Port of Oakland CEQA requirement to analyze environmental impacts of implementing the Vision 2000 Program. The EIS/EIR will evaluate a ``No Action'' alternative and several reuse alternatives. The ``No Action'' alternative would result in the federal government indefinitely retaining ownership of FISCO property. Under the ``no action'' alternative the Navy would continue leasing property to the Port of Oakland under the existing 50 year lease agreement as allowed by Public Law 102-484, and supported by the 1995 base closure decisions. The reuse alternatives are expected to combine the common land use components of a railroad terminal, marine terminals, public waterfront access and marine habitat enhancement. As FISCO is within the Port of Oakland jurisdiction and is designated as a Port Priority use in the April 1996 San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Seaport Plan Update, alternatives would emphasize port-related activities. Revisions to these alternatives may be developed during the public scoping period. The EIS/EIR will evaluate the potential for environmental impacts to traffic conditions, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, utilities, and other environmental issues identified through this scoping process. ADDRESSES: Federal, state and local agencies, and interested individuals are invited to participate in the scoping process to determine the range of issues and reuse alternatives to be addressed. A public scoping meeting to receive oral and written comments will be held on Thursday, June 13, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., at the McClymonds High School auditorium, located at 2607 Myrtle Street (near 26th Street) in Oakland, California. In the interest of available time, each speaker will be asked to limit oral comments to five minutes. In addition, written comments may be submitted by July 1, 1996, to Mr. Gary J. Munekawa, Environmental Planning Branch, Code 185GM, Engineering Field Activity West, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 900 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, California 94066-5006, telephone (415) 244-3022, fax (415) 244-3737. For further information regarding the Port of Oakland Vision 2000 Program, please contact Ms. Loretta Meyer, Port of Oakland, Environmental Assessment Section, 530 Water Street, Oakland, California 94604, telephone (510) 272-1181, fax (510) 465-3755. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Mr. Munekawa at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated May 23, 1996 S.L. Haycock, LCDR, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 96-13460 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P