[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 15835] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-8504] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Departmant of the Army Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BRAC 95 Disposal and Reuse of Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, PA AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces today the availability of the Environment Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) for the disposal and reuse of the Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended. The 1995 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) recommended the realignment of Letterkenny Army Depot. The proposed action is the disposal of property made available by the realignment of specified missions at LEAD. The EA evaluates the environmental and socioeconomic effects associated with the disposal and subsequent reuse of the Letterkenny property. The Army proposes to dispose of approximately 1,450 acres of the 2,306-acre cantonment area, in the southeast corner of the installation, which was identified through the BRAC process as surplus property to the DOD needs. Alternatives examined in the EA include encumbered disposal of the property, unencumbered disposal of the property and no action. The Army's preferred alternative for disposal of the LEAD property is encumbered disposal, which involves conveying the property with conditions imposed pertaining to historical resources, remedial activities, asbestos-containing material, easements and rights-of-way, groundwater use prohibition, lead-based paint, utility dependencies, and wetlands. The EA, which is incorporated into the FNSI, examines potential impacts of the proposed action and alternatives on 14 resource areas and areas of environmental concern: land use, climate, air quality, noise, water resources, geology, infrastructure, hazardous and toxic materials, permits and regulatory authorizations, biological resources, cultural resources, the sociological environment, economic development, and quality of life. The EA concludes that the disposal and subsequent reuse of the property will not have a significant impact on the human environment. Issuance of a FNSI would be appropriate. An Environmental Impact Statement is not required prior to implementation of the proposed actions. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 1998. .ADDRESSES: A copy of the EA or inquiries into the FNSI may be obtained by writing to Mr. Ellis Pope. Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, ATTN: EN-GH, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001, by calling (334) 690-3077, or by facsimile at (334) 690-2721. Dated: March 25, 1998. Raymond J. Fatz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) OASA(I, L&E). [FR Doc. 98-8504 Filed 3-31-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-01-M