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TIME: Meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.

ADDRESS: The National Archives

Building, Room 410, 7th and

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20408.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Kloss, Room 3C281, Office of

the Deputy Assistant Secretary of

Defense (Intelligence & Security), Office

of the Assistant Secretary of Defense

(Command, Control, Communications

and Intelligence), 6000 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–6000,

telephone (703) 695–2289/2686.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Joint Service Committee on Military

Justice: Public Meeting

AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on

Military Justice (JSC).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda for the

1998 annual public meeting of the

JSC.This notice also describes the

functions of the JSC.

DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, 15 July

1998 at 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Room 808, 1501 Wilson

Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209–2403.

FUNCTION: The JSC was established by

the Judge Advocates General in 1972.

The JSC currently operates under

Department of Defense Directive

5500.17, May 8, 1996. The function of

the JSC is to improve military justice

through preparation and evaluation of

proposed amendments and changes to

the Uniform Code of Military Justice

and the Manual for Courts-Martial.

AGENDA: The JSC will receive public

comment concerning its 1998 draft

review of the Manual for Courts-Martial

as published on May 11, 1998.

This notice is provided in accordance

with DoD Directive 5500.17, ‘‘Role and

Responsibilities of the Joint Service

Committee (JSC) on Military Justice,’’

May 8, 1996. This notice is intended

only to improve the internal

management of the Federal Government.

It is not intended to create any right or

benefit, substantive or procedural,

enforceable at law by any party against

the United States, its agencies, its

officers, or any person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LtCol Thomas C. Jaster, U.S. Air Force,

Air Force Legal Services Agency, 112

Luke Avenue, Room 343, Bolling Air

Force Base, Washington, DC 20332–

8000, (202) 767–1539; FAX (202) 404–

8755.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Air Force A–76 Initiatives Cost

Comparisons and Direct Conversions

(As of April 1998)

Air Force is in the process of

conducting the following A–76

initiatives. Cost comparisons are publicprivate competitions. Direct conversions

are functions that may result in a

conversion to contract without public

competition. These initiatives were

announced and in-progress as of April

1998, include the installation and state

where the cost comparison is being

performed, the total authorizations

under study, public announcement date

and anticipated solicitation date. The

following initiatives are in various

stages of completion.

COST COMPARISONS

Installation State Function(s) Total

authorizations

Public

announcement

date

Solicitation

scheduled

for

EIELSON AFB ................................ AK ADMINISTRATIVE TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD.10 18–Oct–96 .. 01–Jul–98

ELMENDORF AFB ......................... AK ADMINISTRATIVE TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD.16 28–Jul–97 ... 06–Apr–98

EIELSON AFB ................................ AK MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MANAGEMENT 16 17–Nov–97 .. 17–May–98

ELMENDORF AFB ......................... AK MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MANAGEMENT 22 19–Sep–96 .. 15–Apr–98

MARCH AFB .................................. CA BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 228 06–Jan–98 .. 11–Apr–99

VANDENBERG AFB ...................... CA BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 211 29–Jul–96 ... 15–Jan–98

VANDENBERG AFB ...................... CA CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................................... 5 29–Jul–96 ... 01–Nov–97

VANDENBERG AFB ...................... CA CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIAL ACQUISITION.12 06–May–96 30–Oct–97

LOS ANGELES AFS ...................... CA COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS AND

MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS.

85 01–Jul–97 ... 30–Jul–98

LOS ANGELES AFS ...................... CA HOUSING MANAGEMENT ................................ 10 01–Jul–97 ... 30–Jul–98

TRAVIS AFB ................................... CA MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE 38 05–May–97 25–Jun–97

LOS ANGELES AFS ...................... CA SERVICES ACTIVITIES ..................................... 8 01–Jul–97 ... 30–Jul–98

VANDENBERG AFB ...................... CA STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE ........................ 32 06–May–96 30–Oct–97

VANDENBERG AFB ...................... CA TRAINER FABRICATION ................................... 12 24–Nov–97 .. 01–Jan–99

ONIZUKA AFB ................................ CA UTILITIES PLANT .............................................. 25 06–May–96 01–Nov–97

BUCKLEY ANGB ............................ CO AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT ................................. 34 22–Mar–95 .. 01–Jul–98

PETERSON AFB ............................ CO BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 121 29–Jul–96 ... 03–Jul–97

BUCKLEY ANGB ............................ CO CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................................... 55 24–Nov–97 .. 01–Jan–99

PETERSON AFB ............................ CO CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIAL ACQUISITION.8 29–Jul–96 ... 09–Jan–98

FALCON AFB ................................. CO UTILITIES PLANT .............................................. 21 06–May–96 01–Nov–97

DOVER AFB ................................... DE TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE/

AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT.

24 05–Sep–97 .. 02–Jun–98

HOMESTEAD ARB ........................ FL BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 138 06–Jan–98 .. 11–May–99

EGLIN AFB ..................................... FL CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................................... 96 03–Dec–96 .. 15–Apr–98
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COST COMPARISONS—Continued

Installation State Function(s) Total

authorizations

Public

announcement

date

Solicitation

scheduled

for

MACDILL AFB ................................ FL CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................................... 310 06–Nov–97 .. 26–Jan–99

HURLBURT FIELD ......................... FL COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS ....................... 24 12–Nov–97 ..

HURLBURT FIELD ......................... FL ENVIRONMENTAL ............................................. 13 23–Sep–97 .. 20–Jul–98

PATRICK AFB ................................ FL HOUSING MANAGEMENT ................................ 7 29–Jul–96 ... 15–Jan–98

DOBBINS ARB ............................... GA BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 120 06–Jan–98 .. 02–Mar–98

ROBINS AFB .................................. GA EDUCATION SERVICES ................................... 29 28–Feb–97 .. 28–Feb–98

RAMSTEIN AB ............................... GERMY MESS ATTENDANTS ......................................... 33 10–Jul–96 ... 01–Mar–97

SPANGDAHLEM AB ...................... GERMY MESS ATTENDANTS ......................................... 16 10–Jul–96 ... 01–Mar–97

RAMSTEIN AB ............................... GERMY MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE 142 19–Jun–97 .. 01–Mar–98

HICKAM AFB .................................. HI BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 503 11–Mar–97 .. 15–May–98

SCOTT AFB ................................... IL BASE SUPPLY ................................................... 108 03–Jun–97 .. 28–Aug–98

SCOTT AFB ................................... IL COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS AND

MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS.

181 19–Mar–98...

SCOTT AFB ................................... IL MEDICAL FACILITY MAINTENANCE ................ 8 09–Jan–98 .. 16–Jun–98

GRISSOM AFB ............................... IN BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 162 06–Jan–98 .. 08–Jan–99

NEW ORLEANS NAS .................... LA BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 59 13–Jun–96 .. 10–Aug–99

WESTOVER AFB ........................... MA BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 189 06–Jan–98 .. 10–May–98

HANSCOM AFB ............................. MA COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS ....................... 93 28–Feb–97 .. 15–Apr–98

HANSCOM AFB ............................. MA DATA PROCESSING ......................................... 18 28–Feb–97 .. 15–Apr–98

ANDREWS AFB ............................. MD AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY ...... 846 25–Jul–97 ... 21–Dec–98

ANDREWS AFB ............................. MD MEDICAL FACILITY MAINTENANCE ................ 11 09–Oct–97 .. 04–Sep–98

MINN/ST PAUL IAP ARS ............... MN BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 92 06–Jan–98 .. 11–Aug–98

KEESLER AFB ............................... MS TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER EQUIPMENT

MAINTENANCE.

253 13–Jun–96 .. 25–Aug–97

MALMSTROM AFB ........................ MT BASE COMMUNICATIONS ................................ 72 06–Oct–97 .. 01–Jan–99

MALMSTROM AFB ........................ MT BASE SUPPLY ................................................... 149 06–May–96 20–Dec–97

MALMSTROM AFB ........................ MT HEATING SYSTEMS .......................................... 36 24–Nov–97 .. 01–Jan–99

MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS: ........ MULT: ADMINISTRATIVE SWITCHBOARD .................. 94 19–Jun–97 .. 06–Jul–98

RAF MILDENHALL .................. UKING

RAMSTEIN AB ........................ GERMY

SEMBACH AB ......................... GERMY

SPANGDAHLEM AB ............... GERMY

MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS: ........ MULT: GENERAL LIBRARY .......................................... 23 29–Jul–97 ... 01–Apr–98

F E WARREN AFB ................. WY

MALMSTROM AFB ................. MT

PATRICK AFB ......................... FL

PETERSON AFB ..................... CO

VANDENBERG AFB ............... CA

MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS: ........ MULT: TECHNICAL TRAINING-ELECTRONIC PRINCIPLES.157 03–Dec–96 .. 12–Sep–97

KEESLER AFB ........................ MS TRAINING.

LACKLAND AFB ..................... TX

NEW BOSTON AS ......................... NH BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 48 03–Dec–97 .. 16–Dec–98

NIAGRA FALLS IAP ....................... NY BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 29 06–Jan–98 .. 30–Jan–98

OFFUTT AFB ................................. NE DATA AUTOMATION ......................................... 346 24–Sep–97 .. 29–May–98s

KIRTLAND AFB .............................. NM BASE COMMUNICATIONS ................................ 228 06–Nov–97 .. 12–Jul–98

KIRTLAND AFB .............................. NM BASE SUPPLY ................................................... 170 02–May–96 01–Jul–97

KIRTLAND AFB .............................. NM COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS ....................... 54 29–Apr–97 .. 02–Feb–98

CANNON AFB ................................ NM MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE 21 16–Apr–96 .. 23–Jul–97

HOLLOMAN AFB ........................... NM MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE 66 12–May–97 07–Jul–98

WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB .......... OH ACADEMIC AND PLATFORM INSTRUCTIONS 115 15–Aug–97 .. 08–Sep–98

YOUNGSTOWN REGIONAL AIRPORT ARS.OH BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 89 13–Jun–96 .. 12–Jun–99

WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB .......... OH CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................................... 698 15–Aug–97 .. 08–Sep–98

TINKER AFB .................................. OK CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................................... 567 15–Apr–97 .. 13–Feb–98

GREATER PITTSBURG IAP .......... PA BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 97 13–Jun–96 .. 09–Feb–99

WILLOW GROVE ARS .................. PA BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 67 13–Jun–96 .. 11–Nov–98

CHARLESTON AFB ....................... SC MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE 14 23–Sep–97 .. 20–Jun–98

SHAW AFB ..................................... SC MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE 33 09–Jul–97 ... 09–Jun–98

CARSWELL AFB ............................ TX BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 80 13–Jun–96 .. 06–Feb–99

BROOKS AFB ................................ TX LABORATORY SUPPORT SERVICES ............. 44 02–May–96 24–Jul–97

HILL AFB ........................................ UT HEATING SYSTEMS .......................................... 38 29–Apr–97 .. 24–Jun–98

HILL AFB ........................................ UT RECREATIONAL SUPPORT ............................. 7 02–May–96 24–Jun–98

LANGLEY AFB ............................... VA ADMINISTRATIVE TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD.18 05–Feb–98 .. 01–Jun–98

LANGLEY AFB ............................... VA MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE 16 24–Nov–97 .. 15–May–98

MCCHORD AFB ............................. WA HEATING SYSTEMS .......................................... 11 23–Sep–97 .. 01–Oct–98

MCCHORD AFB ............................. WA MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING MAINTENANCE 15 23–Sep–97 .. 01–Oct–98

GENERAL MITCHELL IAP ARS .... WI BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ......................... 81 13–Jun–96 .. 11–Jul–98
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COST COMPARISONS—Continued

Installation State Function(s) Total

authorizations

Public

announcement

date

Solicitation

scheduled

for

F E WARREN AFB ......................... WY BASE COMMUNICATIONS ................................ 76 30–Oct–97 .. 01–Jan–99

F E WARREN AFB ......................... WY BASE SUPPLY ................................................... 157 01–Aug–96 .. 01–Jan–98

F E WARREN AFB ......................... WY HEATING SYSTEMS .......................................... 18 06–May–96 12–Mar–98

DIRECT CONVERSIONS

Installation State Function(s) Total

authorizations

Public

announcement

date

Solicitation

scheduled

for

EIELSON AFB ............................. AK TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ............ 14 18-Oct-96 .... 01-Jul-98

ELMENDORF AFB ...................... AK TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ............ 12 10-Nov-97 ... 12-Jun-98

DAVIS MONTHAN AFB .............. AZ CIVIL ENGINEERING ............................................ 5 24-Jan-97 .... 30-Apr-98

DAVIS MONTHAN AFB .............. AZ GENERAL LIBRARY ............................................. 6 24-Jan-97 .... 30-Apr-98

VANDENBERG AFB ................... CA CIVIL ENGINEERING ............................................ 9 29-Jul-96 ..... 16-Dec-97

TRAVIS AFB ............................... CA ENVIRONMENTAL ................................................ 11 23-Sep-97 ... 30-Sep-98

TRAVIS AFB ............................... CA FURNISHINGS MANAGEMENT ............................ 3 14-Mar-97 ... 26-Feb-98

LOS ANGELES AFS ................... CA PACKING AND CRATING ..................................... 4 01-Jul-97 ..... 30-Apr-98

FALCON AFB .............................. CO COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS.209 06-May-96 ... 05-Jan-98

FALCON AFB .............................. CO ENGINEERING DATA CENTER ........................... 6 17-Nov-97 ... 05-Jan-99

PETERSON AFB ........................ CO PACKING AND CRATING ..................................... 9 10-Sep-97 ... 01-Sep-98

PATRICK AFB ............................. FL CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIAL ACQUISITION 6 06-May-96 ... 30-Oct-97

MACDILL AFB ............................. FL MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION CENTER ................. 5 03-Jun-97 .... 03-Oct-97

PATRICK AFB ............................. FL TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ............ 11 10-Sep-97 ... 05-Jan-99

SCOTT AFB ................................ IL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE .................................. 3 17-Mar-97 ... 01-Oct-98

AVIANO AB ................................. ITALY WAR RESERVE MATERIEL (WRM) ..................... 30 16-Aug-96 ...

BARKSDALE AFB ....................... LA CIVIL ENGINEERING ............................................ 6 11-Jun-97 .... 01-Jun-98

BARKSDALE AFB ....................... LA GENERAL LIBRARY ............................................. 6 11-Jun-97 .... 15-May-98

BARKSDALE AFB ....................... LA HOSPITAL SERVICES .......................................... 3 01-Dec-97 ... 15-Feb-98

ANDREWS AFB .......................... MD SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING .............................. 23 18-Jun-97 .... 28-Jul-98

MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS: MULT: COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS.27 21-Feb-96 ... 13-Nov-97

PRUEM AB .......................... GERMY

RAMSTEIN AB ..................... GERMY

SPANDAHLEM .................... GERMY

MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS: ..... MULT: MAINTENANCE DATA AND TECHNICAL

ORDER LIBRARY.

67 29-Jul-96 ..... 30-Sep-97

F E WARREN AFB .............. WY ................................................................................ ........................ .....................

MALMSTROM AFB .............. MT ................................................................................ ........................ .....................

MINOT AFB ......................... ND ................................................................................ ........................ .....................

VANDENBERG AFB ............ CA ................................................................................ ........................ .....................

MCGUIRE AFB ........................... NJ GENERAL LIBRARY ............................................. 6 17-Mar-97 ... 28-May-98

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB ....... NC GENERAL LIBRARY ............................................. 7 11-Jun-97 .... 14-Oct-97

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB ....... NC TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ............ 8 12-Nov-97 ... 25-Nov-98

OFFUTT AFB .............................. NE HOSPITAL MAINTENANCE .................................. 7 01-May-96 ... 01-Mar-97

OFFUTT AFB .............................. NE PROTECTIVE COATING ....................................... 8 11-Jun-97 .... 01-May-98

NELLIS AFB ................................ NV WEAPONS SYSTEMS TRAINER OPERATIONS 14 12-Jun-97 .... 07-Nov-97

KIRTLAND AFB .......................... NM DORMITORY MANAGEMENT .............................. 6 28-Feb-97 ... 26-Mar-98

TINKER AFB ............................... OK GENERAL LIBRARY ............................................. 5 01-Jul-96 ..... 06-Apr-98

ALTUS AFB ................................. OK MEDICAL STENOGRAPHY ................................... 2 17-Nov-97 ... 10-Apr-98

NORTH FIELD AUXILIARY ACR

FIELD.

SC GROUNDS MAINTENANCE .................................. 1 14-Mar-97 ... 27-Apr-98

CHARLESTON AFB .................... SC HEATING SYSTEMS ............................................. 9 14-Mar-97 ... 18-May-98

INCIRLIK AB ............................... TURKY BASE OPERATING SUPPORT ............................. 220 08-Sep-97 ... 21-Jul-97

INCIRLIK AB ............................... TURKY COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS .......................... 56 08-Sep-97 ... 01-May-98

RANDOLPH AFB ........................ TX FLYING TRAINING ................................................ 45 20-Jan-98 .... 03-Aug-98

RANDOLPH AFB ........................ TX GENERAL LIBRARY ............................................. 7 03-Dec-96 ... 15-Apr-98

HILL AFB ..................................... UT FACILITIES SERVICES MAINTENANCE ............. 4 10-Mar-97 ... 24-Jun-98

HILL AFB ..................................... UT GENERAL LIBRARY ............................................. 5 02-May-96 ... 02-May-98

HILL AFB ..................................... UT HOUSING MANAGEMENT .................................... 8 10-Mar-97 ... 24-Jun-98

LANGLEY AFB ............................ VA HOSPITAL SERVICES .......................................... 6 01-Dec-97 ... 15-Apr-98

MCCHORD AFB ......................... WA GENERAL LIBRARY ............................................. 6 17-Mar-97 ... 03-Oct-98

MCCHORD AFB ......................... WA GROUNDS MAINTENANCE .................................. 9 17-Mar-97 ... 01-Apr-98

F E WARREN AFB ..................... WY FOOD SERVICES ................................................. 17 29-Jul-97 ..... 01-Dec-98

F E WARREN AFB ..................... WY HOUSING MANAGEMENT .................................... 8 24-Nov-97 ... 01-Jan-99
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Barbara A. Carmichael,

Alternate Air Force Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

The Community College of the Air

Force (CCAF) Board of Visitors

Meeting

The Community College of the Air

Force (CCAF) Board of Visitors will

hold a meeting on June 4, 1998 at 8:00

a.m. on the First Floor Conference

Room, 363 Training Squadron, Bldg.

1025, Missile Road, Sheppard Air Force

Base, Texas. The meeting will be open

to the public.

The purpose of the meeting is to

review and discuss academic policies

and issues relative to the operation of

the CCAF. Agenda items include a

review of the operations of the CCAF

and an update on the activities of the

CCAF Policy Council.

Members of the public who wish to

make oral or written statements at the

meeting should contact 1st Lt Cornel

Taite, Designated Federal Officer for the

Board, at the address below no later

than 4:00 p.m. on May 25,1998. Please

mail or electronically mail all requests.

Telephone requests will not be honored.

The request should identify the name of

the individual who will make the

presentation and an outline of the issues

to be addressed. At least 35 copies of the

presentation materials must be given to

1st Lt Cornel Taite no later than three

days prior to the time of the board

meeting for distribution. Visual aids

must be submitted to 1st Lt Cornel Taite

on a 3 1⁄2’’ computer disc in Microsoft

PowerPoint format no later than 4:00

p.m. on May 25, 1998 to allow sufficient

time for virus scanning and formatting

of the slides.

For further information, contact

Lieutenant Cornel Taite, (334) 953–

7322, Community College of the Air

Force, 130 West Maxwell Boulevard,

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama,

36112–6613, or through electronic mail

at cotaite@max1.au.af.mil.

Barbara A. Carmichael,

Alternate Air Force Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Environmental Assessment and

Finding of no Significant Impact for the

Realignment of Missions and

Personnel at Fort Meade, Maryland

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Public

Law 101–510, the Defense Base Closure

and Realignment Act of 1990, the

Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Commission recommended relocating

the Defense Investigative Service (DIS)

from Fort Holabird, Maryland, to a new

facility to be built on Fort Meade,

Maryland, and closing the leased space

at Crown Ridge in Fairfax County,

Virginia, and relocating the Information

Systems Software Center (ISSC) to Fort

Meade. ISSC has two component

elements, the Software Development

Center-Washington (SDC–W) and the

Executive Software Systems Directorate

(ESSD). The Commission also

recommended realigning Fort Meade by

eliminating inpatient services at

Kimbrough Army Community Hospital

(KACH) and reducing the facility to a

clinic and outpatient surgical center.

An Environmental Assessment (EA)

examined the proposed transfer of

personnel and missions to 445 civilian

and 67 military positions and Form 71

civilian and 57 military positions at Fort

Meade, Maryland. Plans for relocation

include construction of a new facility

for the DIS in the Central

Administrative Area and renovation of a

portion of Pershing Hall to house the

ISSC elements of SDC–W and ESSD.

This allows for construction of DIS in a

developed area and collocates the two

ISSC functions in the same building,

enhancing mission effectiveness.

No significant adverse impacts are

anticipated from any of the alternatives

analyzed in the EA. All of the

alternatives, including the Army’s

preferred alternative, could result in

some minor adverse impacts that can be

avoided or minimized. Minor adverse

impacts may occur in the areas of noise,

stormwater, soil, traffic and

transportation, and asbestos and leadbased paint management. Noise will be

minimized by limiting construction

hours. Stormwater and soil erosion

control plans will minimize impacts to

water resources. Asbestos and leadbased paint, if encountered during

renovation, will be removed,

encapsulated, or disposed of in

accordance with all applicable laws.

Additionally, the Fort Meade

Transportation Master Plan will reduce

impacts on traffic. Unsuitable soil,

wetlands and cultural resources are

present only on the DIS Alternative B

site and would be avoided if that site

were selected. Section 106 consultation

with the Maryland State Historic

Preservation Office has been completed

for the preferred alternative sites.

Therefore, based on the analysis

found in EA, which was incorporated

into the Finding of No Significant

Impact (FNSI), it has been determined

that implementation of the proposed

action will not have significant

individual or cumulative impacts on the

quality of the natural or the human

environment. Because no significant

environmental impacts will result from

implementation of the proposed action,

an Environmental Impact Statement is

not required and will not be prepared.

DATES: Public comments must be

submitted on or before June 22, 1998.

The Army will not initiate the proposed

action for 30 days following completion

of the EA and publication of this Notice

of Availability.

ADDRESSES: Individuals wishing to

review the EA may obtain a copy and

may provide comments during this 30-

day period by writing to the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Ms. Maria de

la Torre (CENAB–PL–E), P.O. Box 1715,

Baltimore, Maryland 21203–1715 or by

sending a telefax to (410) 962–4698.

Individuals wishing to review the EA

may examine a copy at the following

locations: Fort George G. Meade Library,

Building 4418, Fort Meade, Maryland;

and the Provinces Library, 2624

Annapolis Road, Severn, Maryland.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army,

(Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health) OASA (I,L&E).

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Release of the Notice of Availability on

the Final Environmental Impact

Statement (Final EIS) on the Disposal

and Reuse of Fort Ritchie, Maryland

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: The proposed action

evaluated by this Final EIS is the

disposal of Fort Ritchie, Maryland, in

accordance with the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990,

Public Law 101–510.