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time and in the manner permitted by the

Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Amy Levine, SERDP Program

Office, 901 North Stuart Street, Suite

303, Arlington, VA or by telephone at

(703) 696–2124.

Dated: December 15, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–33106 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Intent To Prepare

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Realistic Bomber Training Initiative

in Texas and New Mexico

The United States Air Force (USAF) is

issuing this notice to advise the public

of its intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

to assess the potential environmental

impacts of a proposal to implement the

Realistic Bomber Training Initiative

(RBTI). This proposal is intended to

provide efficient, integrated training

opportunities for aircrews flying B–1B

aircraft from Dyess Air Force Base

(AFB), Texas, and B–52H aircraft from

Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The

proposed action for RBTI would involve

several interrelated elements:

1. Modifications and additions to

existing military training route (MTR)

airspace used generally for low-altitude

training activities;

2. Modifications and additions to

existing military operations area (MOA)

airspace used for medium to high

altitude training and maneuvering;

3. Increased flights by B–1B and B–

52H aircraft in the MTR and MOA

airspace;

4. Acquisition of a total of 12, 15-acre

parcels under the MTR and MOA

airspace for construction and operation

of an Electronic Scoring Site system

consisting of electronic emitters and

associated facilities; and

5. Closure of existing Electronic

Scoring Site systems at Harrison,

Arkansas and La Junta, Colorado, and

transfer of equipment to the proposed

Electronic Scoring Site system

developed for RBTI.

The Air Force has developed three

alternatives, each of which fulfills the

requirements of the proposed action.

Two of these alternatives use airspace

over lands located in west Texas; the

third uses airspace in northeastern New

Mexico. All three of these alternatives,

and the No-Action alternative will be

evaluated in the EIS. If feasible

alternatives are developed as part of the

scoping process, they will be included

in the EIS.

Implementation of any of the three

alternatives fulfilling the proposed

action would require the Federal

Aviation Administration to modify

existing special use airspace and to

chart new airspace. Similarly, the Air

Force would undertake real estate

actions to acquire access to the 12, 15-

acre sites for the electronic scoring

system.

The information in this EIS will be

considered in making the decision

whether to implement RBTI, and if so,

to select an alternative for

implementation. A separate EIS is

currently being conducted by the Air

Force to address use of existing military

airspace over west Texas and

northeastern New Mexico by units

stationed at Holloman AFB, New

Mexico. This proposal, as well as other

actions, will be assessed for potential

cumulative impacts in the RBTI EIS.

The Air Force intends to hold several

public scoping meetings in the

potentially affected areas of Texas and

New Mexico. Dates, times, and locations

for these meetings will be announced

through press releases, newspapers and

other media sources accessible to the

public and agencies. These meetings are

the first step in asking for public and

government agency comments on the

RBTI proposal. Comments provided at

these meetings and throughout the

scoping process should focus on the

merits of the proposal, alternatives, and

the nature and scope of environmental

issues and other concerns that need to

be addressed in the EIS. During the

meetings, the Air Force will describe the

proposed action and all alternatives, the

National Environmental Policy Act

process, and outline the opportunities

for public involvement in the process.

Comments will be accepted

throughout the analysis process,

however, to ensure the Air Force has

sufficient time to consider public input

in the preparation of the Draft EIS,

comments should be submitted to the

address below by February 17, 1998.

RBTI EIS, c/o 7 CES/CEV, 710 3rd Street,

Dyess AFB, TX 79607.

Barbara A. Carmichael

Alternate Air Force Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33209 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Availability for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for the Disposal and Reuse of

Fort McClellan, Alabama

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969 and the President’s

Council on Environmental Quality, the

Army has prepared a DEIS for the

Disposal and Reuse of Fort McClellan

(FMC), Alabama. The approved 1995

base closure and realignment actions

required by the Base Closure and

Realignment Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–

510), and subsequent actions in

compliance wit this law, mandated the

closure of FMC. It is Department of

Defense (DoD) policy to dispose of

property no longer needed by DoD.

Consequently, as a result of the

mandated closure of FMC, the Army is

disposing of excess property at FMC.

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

restrictions on the future use of the

property. The preferred action identified

in this DEIS is encumbered disposal of

excess property at FMC. Based upon the

analysis contained in the DEIS,

encumbrances and deed restrictions

associated with the Army’s disposal

actions for FMC will be mitigation

measures.

Planning for the reuse of the property

to be disposed of is a secondary action

resulting from closure. The local

community has established the Fort

McClellan Reuse and Redevelopment

Authority (FMRRA) to produce a reuse

development plan for the surplus

property. The impacts of reuse are

evaluated in terms of land use

intensities. This reuse analysis is based

upon implementing one of three reuse

alternatives, all of which are based upon

the FMRRA draft reuse plan. The Army

has not selected one of these three

alternatives as the preferred action.

Selection of the preferred reuse plan is

a decision that will be made by the

FMRRA.
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DATES: The review period for the DEIS

will end 45 days after publication of the

NOA in the Federal Register by the

EPA. Comments on the DEIS will be

used in preparing the Final

Environmental Impact Statement and a

Record of Decision for the Army action.

COPIES: Copies of the DEIS have been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA), other Federal,

state and local agencies, public officials;

and organizations and individuals who

previously requested copies of the DEIS.

Copies of the DEIS and related support

studies are available for review at the

following FMC libraries: Abrams (Fort

McClellan Community) Library,

Building 2102, Fort McClellan, Alabama

36205–5020; Fischer Library, U.S. Army

Chemical School, Fifth Avenue,

Building 1081, Fort McClellan, Alabama

36205; and the Military Police School

Library, U.S. Army Military Police

School, Building 3181, Fort McClellan,

Alabama 36205; as well as the following

public and other libraries: AnnistonCalhoun County Public Library, 108

East 10th Street, Anniston, Alabama

36202; Cole Library, Jacksonville State

University, 700 Pelham Road, North,

Jacksonville, Alabama 36265;

Jacksonville Public Library, 200 Pelham

Road, North, Jacksonville, Alabama

36205; Oxford Public Library, 213

Choccolocco Street, Oxford, Alabama

36203; and Mobile District, Army Corps

of Engineers, 109 Saint Joseph Street,

Mobile, Alabama 36628.

ADDRESSES: Questions and/or written

comments regarding the DEIS, or a

request for a copy of the document may

be directed to Mr. Curtis Flakes at the

Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (ATTN: CESAM–PD–EC),

P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36602–3630;

phone: 334–690–2693 and telefax: 334–

690–2727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public

meeting will be held during the 45-day

comment period to afford the public the

opportunity to provide oral and written

comments on the DEIS. The location

and time of the meeting will be

announced in local newspapers at least

15 days prior to the meeting. Interested

persons are invited to attend this public

meeting. Verbal comments at the public

meeting will be limited to 5 minutes per

person. Individuals desiring to make

longer statements may provide written

comments to the address above.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

Gary W. Abrisz,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health) OASA (I, L&E).

[FR Doc. 97–32880 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army.

ACTION: Notice to Amend System of

Records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

is amending a system of records notice

in its existing inventory of record

systems subject to the Privacy Act of

1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: This proposed action will be

effective without further notice on

January 20, 1998 unless comments are

received which result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Privacy Act Officer, Records

Management Program Division, U.S.

Total Army Personnel Command,

ATTN: TAPC-PDR-P, Stop C55, Ft.

Belvoir, VA 22060–5576.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Janice Thornton at (703) 806–4390 or

DSN 656–4390.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of the Army systems of

records notices subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as

amended, have been published in the

Federal Register and are available from

the address above.

The specific changes to the records

systems being amended are set forth

below followed by the notices, as

amended, published in their entirety.

The proposed amendments are not

within the purview of subsection (r) of

the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a),

as amended, which requires the

submission of a new or altered system

report.

Dated: December , 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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SYSTEM NAME:

Military Personnel Records Jacket

Files (MPRJ) (February 22, 1993, 58 FR

10166).

CHANGES:

* * * * *

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Add ‘(includes documents pertaining

to pre-separation and job assistance

needs in transition from military to

civilian life),’ after ‘retirement’ in line

42.

* * * * *

A0640–10a TAPC

SYSTEM NAME:

Military Personnel Records Jacket

Files (MPRJ).

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Active and Reserve Army Commands/

field operating agencies, installations,

activities. Official mailing addresses are

published as an appendix to the Army’s

compilation of record system notices.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Enlisted, warrant and commissioned

officers on active duty in the U.S. Army;

enlisted, warrant and commissioned

officers of the U.S. Army Reserve in

active reserve (unit or non-unit) status;

retired persons; commissioned/warrant

officers separated after June 30, 1917

and enlisted personnel separated after

October 31, 1912.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Records reflecting qualifications,

emergency data, enlistment and related

service agreement/extension/active duty

orders; military occupational specialty

evaluation data; group life insurance

election; record of induction; security

questionnaire and clearance; transfer/

discharge report/Certificate of Release or

Discharge from Active Duty; language

proficiency questionnaire; police record

check; statement of personal history;

application for ID; Department of

Veterans Affairs compensation forms

and related papers; dependent medical

care statement and related forms;

training and experience documents;

survivor benefit plan election certificate;

efficiency reports; application/

nomination for assignment;

achievement certificates; record of

proceeding and appellate or other

supplementary actions, Article 15 (10

U.S.C. 815); weight control records;

personnel screening and evaluation

records; application/prior service

enlistment documents; certificate

barring reenlistment; waivers for

enlistment; physical evaluation board

summaries; service record brief; Army

School records; classification board

proceedings; correspondence relating to

badges, medals, and unit awards,

including foreign decorations;

correspondence/letters/administrative

reprimands/censures/admonitions

relating to apprehensions/confinement/

discipline; dependent travel and

movement of household goods; personal

indebtedness correspondence and

related papers; documents relating to

proficiency pay, promotion, reduction

in grade, release, retirement (includes

documents pertaining to pre-separation

and job assistance needs in transition