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of amendments to contract terms and

conditions (62 Fed. Reg. 10434). Under

those procedures, the amendments,

absent any contrary action by the

Commission, may be deemed approved

on December 26, 1997, 45 days after

receipt of the submission. In view of the

limited review period provided under

the Fast Track procedures, the

Commission has determined to publish

for public comment notice of the

availability of the amended terms and

conditions for 15 days, rather than 30

days as provided for amendments

submitted under the regular review

procedures. Copies of the terms and

conditions will be available for

inspection at the Office of the

Secretariat, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC

20581. Copies of the terms and

conditions can be obtained through the

Office of the Secretariat by mail at the

above address or by phone at (202) 418–

5100.

Other materials submitted by the

CSCE may be available upon request

pursuant to the Freedom of Information

Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Commission’s

regulations thereunder (17 C.F.R. Part

145 (1987)), except to the extent they are

entitled to confidential treatment as set

forth in 17 C.F.R. 145.5 and 145.9.

Requests for copies of such materials

should be made to the FOI, Privacy and

Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the

Office of Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17

C.F.R. 145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed amendments, or with respect

to other materials submitted by the

CSCE, should send such comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,

Washington, DC 20581 by the specified

date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

18, 1997.

John R. Mielke,

Acting Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for the Realignment of E–2

Squadrons From Naval Air Station

(NAS) Miramar

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40

CFR parts 1500–1508) implementing the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act, the

Department of the Navy has prepared

and filed with the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

for the realignment of E–2 squadrons

from NAS Miramar. The DEIS also has

been prepared in accordance with the

Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Act of 1990 (DBCRA, P.L. 101–510) and

the pertinent base closure and

realignment decisions of the Defense

Base Closure and Realignment

Commission approved by the President

and accepted by Congress in September

1993 and September 1995.

The proposed action is to relocate

four E–2 aircraft squadrons (16 aircraft)

and related support personnel,

equipment and functions from NAS

Miramar to one of three alternative

naval air bases in California. The

proposed action includes relocating the

16 E–2 aircraft, 988 associated

personnel and their families, and

expanding or constructing facilities to

support aircraft and personnel, and to

provide associated training functions. In

addition to the increased staffing and

equipment levels, there would be an

increase in Navy training and an

increase in flight operations at the

receiving installation. The preferred

alternative is realignment of the E–2

squadrons to Naval Air Weapons Station

(NAWS) Point Mugu, CA. Two other

alternative sites were evaluated in

detail: (1) Naval Air Station (NAS)

Lemoore, CA, and (2) Naval Air Facility

(NAF) El Centro, CA. NAS North Island

was initially considered as a potential

alternative base, but was eliminated

because of the need to support Clean Air

requirements with regard to the BRACmandated Marine Corps realignment to

MCAS Miramar.

A Notice of Intent (NOI) for the DEIS

was published in the Federal Register

on May 1, 1996. Public scoping

meetings were held at the following

locations: (1) On Tuesday, May 21,

1996, at the Oxnard Center for

Performing Arts, Thousand Oaks/

Hueneme Room, 800 Hobson Way,

Oxnard, CA; (2) On Thursday, May 23,

1996, at the Board of Supervisors

Chambers, County Administration

Center (Second Floor), 940 West Main

Street, El Centro, CA; (3) On Tuesday,

May 28, 1996, at Coronado High School

Auditorium, 650 D Avenue, Coronado,

CA; and (4) On Wednesday, May 29,

1996, at Lemoore Union High School

Cafeteria, Back Room, 101 East Bush

Street, Lemoore, CA.

The DEIS analyzes potential

environmental impacts of the proposed

action on biological resources,

hydrology/surface water quality, land

use and airspace, socioeconomics,

traffic and circulation, air quality, noise,

aesthetics and visual resources, utilities

and services, cultural resources, public

health and safety, and hazardous

materials and wastes. Potentially

significant, but mitigable,

environmental impacts include impacts

to air quality, schools, and cultural

resources at NAWS Point Mugu; air

quality and schools at NAS Lemmore;

and biological resources, noise/land use

compatibility, and conflict with existing

aircraft operations at NAF El Centro.

No decision on the proposed action

will be made until the NEPA process

has been completed.

The DEIS has been distributed to

various federal, state and local agencies,

local groups, elected officers, special

interest groups and individuals. The

DEIS is available for review at the

following libraries:

Near NAWS Point Mugu

—City of Camarillo Public Library, 3100

Ponderosa Drive, Camarillo, CA;

—City of Oxnard Public Library, 251

South A Street, Oxnard, CA;

—City of Port Hueneme Public Library,

510 Park Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA;

—City of Santa Barbara Public Library,

40 East Anapamu Street, Santa

Barbara, CA;

—City of Ventura Public Library, 651

East Main Street, Ventura, CA; and

—Ventura City College Library, 4667

Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA.

Near NAF El Centro

—City of Brawley Public Library, 400

Main Street, Brawley, CA; and

—City of El Centro Public Library, 539

State Street, El Centro, CA.

Near NAS Lemoore

—City of Avenal Public Library, 919

Skyline Boulevard, Avenal, CA;

—City of Lemoore Public Library, 457 C

Street, Lemoore, CA;

—City of Hanford Public Library, 400

North Douty, Hanford, CA; and

—City of Fresno Public Library, 2420

Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA.
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Near NAS North Island

—City of Coronado Public Library, 640

Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA;

—National City Public Library, 200 East

12th Street, National City, CA;

—City of Imperial Beach Public Library,

810 Imperial Beach Blvd., Imperial

Beach, CA; and

—City of San Diego Public Library, 820

E Street, San Diego, CA.

ADDRESSES: The Navy will conduct

three public hearings to receive oral and

written comments concerning the DEIS:

(1) On Monday, December 8, 1997, at

7:00 p.m., at Imperial County

Administration Center, Board of

Supervisors Chambers, 940 Main Street,

El Centro, CA; (2) On Tuesday,

December 9, 1997, at 7:00 p.m., at

Oxnard Center for Performing Arts,

Thousand Oaks/Hueneme Room, 800

Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA; and (3) On

Wednesday, December 10, 1997, at 7:00

p.m., at Lemoore Civic Auditorium, 435

C Street, Lemoore, CA.

A brief presentation will precede a

request for public information and

comments. Navy representatives will be

available at these hearings to receive

information and comments from

agencies and the public regarding issues

of concern. Federal, state and local

agencies, and interested individuals are

invited to be present or represented at

the hearings. Oral comments will be

heard and transcribed by a

stenographer. To assure accuracy of the

record, all comments should be

submitted in writing. All comments,

both oral and written, will become part

of the public record in the study. In the

interest of available time, each speaker

will be asked to limit oral comments to

four minutes. Longer comments should

be summarized at the public hearing

and submitted in writing either at the

hearing or mailed to the address listed

below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please provide written comments by

January 5, 1998, to Ms. Kelly Knight,

Code 553.KK, Southwest Division,

Naval Facilities Engineering Command,

1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego,

California 92132–5190, telephone (619)

532–2456, fax (619) 532–1242.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

Darse E. Crandall,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Public Hearing for the Joint

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/

DEIR) for the Disposal and Reuse of

the Former Hunters Point Naval

Shipyard, San Francisco, California

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40

CFR parts 1500—1508), implementing

the procedural provisions of the

National Environmental Policy Act, and

pursuant to the California

Environmental Quality Act (Public

Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.),

the Department of the Navy and the City

of San Francisco have prepared and

filed with the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency a joint Draft

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/

DEIR) for the disposal and reuse of the

former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard,

San Francisco, California.

A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare

the DEIS/DEIR was published in the

Federal Register on 27 June 1995. A

public scoping meeting for the proposed

project was held on 12 July 1995 at

Southeast Community Center, San

Francisco, California.

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is

closed, pursuant to the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act (Pub. L.

101–510) as implemented by the 1993

base closure process. Under Section

2824 of Pub. L. 101–510, as amended,

the Navy plans to convey the former

Naval Shipyard to the City of San

Francisco. The proposed federal action

involves the disposal of land, buildings

and infrastructure of former Hunters

Point Naval Shipyard for subsequent

reuse. The City of San Francisco and the

San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

have been involved in a process to

determine the reuse plans of the Naval

Shipyard.

The environmental effects of two

conceptual land use development

alternatives (reuse alternatives) and the

‘‘No Action’’ alternative have been

evaluated in the DEIS/DEIR. Each of the

reuse alternatives describes proposed

uses for approximately 935 acres of

shipyard property. Proposed reuse

alternatives emphasize mixed land uses

including residential, industrial,

maritime industrial, cultural,

institutional, research and development,

and open space.

No decision on the proposed action

will be made until the National

Environmental Policy Act process has

been completed.

The DEIS/DEIR has been distributed

to various federal, state and local

agencies, local groups, elected official,

special interest groups and individuals.

The DEIS/DEIR is also available for

review at the following locations:

—San Francisco Planning Department,

Planning Information Center, 1660

Mission Street.

—San Francisco Main Library, Civic

Center, Larkin & Grove Streets.

—San Francisco Public Library, Anna E.

Waden Branch, 5075 Third Street.

—San Francisco Redevelopment

Agency, 770 Golden Gate Ave.

ADDRESSES: Two public hearings will be

held for the purpose to receive oral and

written comment on the DEIS/DEIR. The

first hearing will be held on Wednesday,

December 10, 1997, at 5:00 p.m., in

Building 101, at Hunters Point Naval

Shipyard, San Francisco. The second

hearing will be held at a joint meeting

of the San Francisco Planning

Commission and the San Francisco

Redevelopment Agency Commission on

Thursday, December 11, 1997, at 1:30

p.m., in Room 404, War Memorial

Veterans’ Building, 401 Van Ness

Avenue, San Francisco. Federal, state

and local agencies, and interested

individuals are invited to be present or

represented at the hearing. Oral

comments will be heard and transcribed

by a stenographer. To assure accuracy of

the record, all comments should be

submitted in writing. All comments,

both oral and written, will become part

of the public record in the study. In the

interest of available time, each speaker

will be asked to limit oral comments to

five minutes. Longer comments should

be summarized at the public hearing

and submitted in writing either at the

hearing or mailed to the address listed

below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please provide written comments no

later than January 5, 1998, to Ms. Mary

Doyle, Engineering Field Activity West,

Naval Facilities Engineering Command,

900 Commodore Drive, San Bruno,

California 94066, telephone (650) 244–

3024, FAX (650) 244–3206 or Mr. Brian

Kalahar, City of San Francisco Planning

Department, Major Environmental

Analysis Office, 1660 Mission Street,

San Francisco, California 94103,

telephone (415) 558–6359, FAX (415)

558–6426.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

Darse E. Carndall,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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