[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 58950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29033]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of an Additional Public Hearing In Manteo, NC for the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Realignment of F/A-18 
Aircraft and Operational Functions from Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil 
Field, Florida to Other East Coast Installations

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), the Department of 
the Navy has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate the 
realignment of F/A-18 aircraft and operational functions from Naval Air 
Station (NAS) Cecil Field, Florida to other Navy and Marine Corps air 
stations on the east coast of the United States. In accordance with 
these laws and regulations, this notice announces the date and location 
of an additional public hearing for the DEIS. A public hearing has been 
scheduled for Monday, November 17, 1997, at the North Carolina Aquarium 
on Roanoke Island, Airport Road, Manteo, North Carolina to provide 
information and to receive public input on the DEIS for the realignment 
of F/A-18 aircraft and associated functions from NAS Cecil Field, 
Florida to east coast installations. On October 23, 1997, the 
Department of the Navy conducted a public hearing at the North Carolina 
Aquarium in Manteo. Notice of this public hearing was made in the 
Federal Register on October 3, 1997. However, subsequent to the October 
23 hearing, the Navy received information that indicated that the 
notice of the public hearing was not well publicized in the primary 
local newspaper serving the Manteo/Dare County area (The Virginian-
Pilot, North Carolina edition). Therefore, the Department of the Navy 
has decided to conduct an additional public hearing at the North 
Carolina Aquarium on Monday, November 17, 1997, to ensure the public 
has an opportunity to obtain information and provide comment on the 
DEIS. An open information session, which will precede the scheduled 
public hearing will allow individuals to review the data presented in 
the DEIS. Navy representatives will be available during the information 
session to answer questions and/or clarify information related to the 
DEIS. The open information session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 
p.m., followed by the public hearing, which will begin at 7:30 p.m.
    Navy will conduct the public hearing. Federal, state and local 
agencies and interested parties are invited and urged to be present or 
represented at the hearing. Oral statements will be heard and 
transcribed by a stenographer; however, to ensure the accuracy of the 
record, all statements should be submitted in writing. All statements, 
both oral and written, will become part of the public record on the 
DEIS and will be responded to in the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIS). Equal weight will be given to both oral and written 
statements.
    In the interest of available time and to ensure all that wish to 
give an oral statement have the opportunity to do so, each speaker will 
be asked to limit comments to three (3) minutes. If longer statements 
are to be presented, they should be summarized at the public hearing 
and submitted in writing either at the hearing or mailed or faxed to 
Mr. Dan Cecchini at: Commander, Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command, Attn: Mr. J. Dan Cecchini (Code 2032DC), 1510 
Gilbert Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23511; Fax: (757) 322-4894.

ADDRESSES: The DEIS has been distributed to various Federal, state, and 
local agencies, as well as other interested individuals and 
organizations. In addition, copies of the DEIS have been distributed to 
the following libraries for public review: Virginia Beach Central 
Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Great 
Neck Library, 1251 Bayne Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Chesapeake 
Central Library, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Virginia; Craven County 
Library, 300 Miller Boulevard, Havelock, North Carolina; Beaufort 
County Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, South Carolina; Dare County 
Library, 700 North U.S. 64/264, Manteo, North Carolina; Pamlico County 
Library, 603 Main Street, Bayboro, North Carolina; Ida Hilton Library, 
1105 North Way, Darien, Georgia. A limited number of single copies are 
available upon request by contacting Mr. J. Dan Cecchini at (757) 322-
4891.

POINT OF CONTACT: Additional information concerning this notice may be 
obtained by contacting Mr. Cecchini at (757) 322-4891.

    Dated: October 29, 1997.
Darse E. Crandall,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-29033 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
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