[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 16770] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-8854] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Notice of Record of Decision for the Disposal and Reuse of the Former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Now U.S. Army Garrison-- Fitzsimons (USAG-F), Aurora, Colorado AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. ACTION: Notice of Record of Decision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Army announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the disposal and reuse of U.S. Army Garrison-- Fitzsimons, Aurora, Colorado. It has been determined that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the disposal and reuse of the installation adequately assesses the impacts of the proposed action and related alternatives on the biological, physical and cultural environment. The 577-acre Army installation is being closed in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. Only a 21.8-acre enclave, housing the McWhethy Army Reserve Center, will remain after the post closes. The EIS analyzed three disposal alternatives: (1) the No Action Alternative, which entails maintaining the property in caretaker status after closure; (2) the Encumbered Disposal Alternative, which entails transferring the property to future owners with Army-imposed limitations, or encumbrances, on the future use of the property; and (3) the Unencumbered Disposal Alternative, which entails transferring the property to future owners with few or no Army-imposed limitations, or encumbrances, on the future use of the property. The preferred alternative is the Encumbered Disposal Alternative. The impacts of reuse were evaluated in terms of land use intensities. The Fitzsimons redevelopment Authority developed the reuse alternatives based on their Reuse Plan. The resource areas evaluated for potential impacts by the proposed action (disposal) and the secondary action (reuse) include: land use; climate; air quality; noise; geology, soils, and topography; water resources; infrastructure; regulated substances; biological resources and ecosystems; cultural resources; sociological environment; quality of life; installation agreements, and permits and regulatory authorizations. This Record of Decision allows the Army to initiate action to dispose of the excess property of the U.S. Army Garrison-- Fitzsimons in accordance with the Fitzsimons Redevelopment Plan. Copies: Copies of the Record of Decision may be obtained by contacting the U.S. Army Garrison--Fitzsimons, ATTN: MCHG-BC (Ms. Sue Errett), Building 290, Aurora, CO 80045-5000; by telephone (303) 361- 3526; or by facsimile at (303) 361-4896. Dated: March 27, 1998. Raymond J. Fatz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E). [FR Doc. 98-8854 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-08-M