[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27980]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement: Destruction of Non-
Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel Containing Chemical Agent

AGENCY: Department of the Army, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Announcement of public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (DA) with this announcement is 
providing the dates, times, and locations of five regional public 
scoping meetings to be held in the vicinity of Salt Lake City, Utah; 
Newport, Indiana; San Antonio, Texas; Huntsville, Alabama; and Tampa, 
Florida. The purpose of these meetings is to solicit public input on 
the scope of DA's Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on 
the Destruction of Non-Stockpile Chemical Warfare Materiel containing 
chemical agent. The Department of the Army announced its intent to 
prepare the PEIS in the October 18, 1996, Federal Register (61 FR 
54421-54424) and initiated the public scoping process for the PEIS. The 
PEIS is being prepared in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act, as amended.

DATES: Written and oral comments on alternative strategies and their 
components (treatment, storage, transportation, and destruction/
disposal) and the important environmental issues that should be 
evaluated in the PEIS are invited. Comments should be provided by 
February 28, 1997, to ensure consideration. Comments received after 
this date will be considered to the extent practicable.
    To facilitate public participation and comment on the proposed 
scope of the PEIS, the Army will hold five regional public scoping at: 
Holiday Inn Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah on November 14, 1996; 
Rockville National Guard Armory, Rockville, Indiana on December 5, 
1996; Red Lion Hotel, 37 Northeast Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas on 
December 11; Huntsville Hilton Inn, 401 Williams Avenue, Huntsville, 
Alabama on January 16, 1997; and Hyatt Regency Tampa, Two Tampa City 
Center, Tampa, Florida on January 23, 1997.
    These meetings will utilize an open-house format where the public 
can obtain information, discuss concerns, and make comments. Each 
meeting will run from approximately 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the date 
specified. Program and PEIS overview presentations will be given at 
approximately 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m., and at other times 
as dictated by public attendance. The preceding meeting dates, times, 
and locations will also be announced in appropriate news media.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the PEIS should be sent to 
Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization, ATTN: SFAE-CD-NP (Mr. 
Dragunas/PEIS), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5401. Comments 
on the scope of the PEIS may also be made by calling the toll-free 
telephone number, 1-800-410-9901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization, ATTN: SFAE-CD-NP (Mr. 
Dragunas/PEIS), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010-5401. Requests 
for further information may also be made by calling the toll free 
telephone number, 1-800-4410-9901.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OHSA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 96-27980 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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