[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43519-43520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21442]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) on 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 Availability.

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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this DEIS is the disposal of 
USAG-F, Aurora, Colorado, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510. The DEIS addresses the 
environmental consequences of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 
577-acre installation except for a 21.8 acre enclave for the McWhethy 
Army Reserve Center.
    The DEIS analyzes 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 fewer or no Army-imposed 
limitations, or encumbrances, on the future use of the property. The 
impacts of reuse are evaluated in terms of land use intensities. The 
Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority developed the reuse alternatives. 
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.
    A public scoping meeting was held at the Fitzsimons Community Club 
on September 25, 1996. Public notices requesting input and comments 
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the public were issued in the regional area surrounding the USAG-F.
    Copies. Copies of the DEIS will be available for review at the 
Aurora Central Public Library, Aurora, CO and USAG-F, Aurora, CO.

DATES: Written public comments and suggestions received within 45 days 
of the publication of the Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of 
Availability for this action will be addressed in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS can be obtained by writing to the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Office, ATTN: Mr. Gene Sturm, 
215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978, or by facsimile at (402) 
221-4886. Written comments and suggestions should be sent to this 
address.

    Dated: August 8, 1997.
Richard E. Newsome,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 97-21442 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]
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