[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19053-19054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10609]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Logistics Agency


Finding of No Significant Impact for the Defense Logistics Agency 
Early Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Action

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) prepared a programmatic 
environmental assessment pursuant to the Council on Environmental 
Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) for implementing the 
procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) which evaluated the potential environmental and 
socioeconomic effects associated with realigning designated missions 
and personnel to enduring DLA activities pursuant to recommendations by 
the BRAC Commission and related discretionary action plans. The 
environmental assessment resulted in a finding of no significant 
environmental or socioeconomic impact.

EFFECTIVE: April 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Captain F.G. Leeder, USN, Staff Director, Public Affairs, Defense 
Logistics Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2533, Attn: CAAV, 
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6220, (703) 767-6200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In summary, the DLA proposed action, 
identified as the preferred alternative, is to:
    <bullet> Disestablish the Defense Contract Management District 
(DCMD) South located in Marietta, GA, and redistribute its mission 
workload to the two enduring DCMDs, DCMD East in Boston, MA, and DCMD 
West in El Segundo, CA.
    <bullet> Relocate the Defense Contract Management Command 
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from Gentile Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, to the DLA complex at Fort 
Belvoir, VA.
    <bullet> Relocate the Defense Distribution Depot missions that 
remain after the disestablishment of the depots at Charleston, SC; 
Oakland, CA; Pensacola, FL; and Tooele, UT, to the following receiving 
Defense Distribution Depots: Jacksonville, FL; San Joaquin, CA; San 
Diego, CA; Red River, TX; Norfolk, VA; Sesquehanna, PA; Barstow, CA; 
Puget Sound, WA; Cherry Point, NC, and Military services depot/supply 
activities at the Navy Trident Refit Facility, Kings Bay, GA; Naval 
Aviation Depot, North Island, San Diego, CA; and Sierra Army Depot, 
Herlong, CA, using existing facilities and materiel storage and 
procession capacity.
    <bullet> Close the Defense Clothing Factory, Philadelphia, PA, and 
reassign the flag manufacturing mission, consisting of 21 personnel, to 
the Defense Personnel Support Center, already located on the same site.
    <bullet> Disestablish the Defense Fuel Support Point, Escanaba, MI, 
and return the facility to the U.S. Air Force for disposal.
    <bullet> Close 13 Defense Reutilization and Marketing Offices 
(DRMOs) located on closing military installations and relocate residual 
missions to the enduring DRMOs. Dispose of surplus and hazardous 
property by reutilization, transfer, donation, sale, or ultimate 
disposal (disposal service contract) prior to the DRMO relocation or 
disestablishment.
    The only alternatives considered were the proposed action, which 
was the preferred alternative, and the no action alternative. No other 
alternatives were considered reasonable because of their inability to 
satisfy BRAC Commission directives or DLA mission requirements. Any 
other alternative would entail extensive renovation of existing 
facilities, leasing of off-base facilities, and/or construction of new 
facilities. Additionally, customer support would be diminished and 
costs to conduct business would be substantially increased.
    The environmental assessment showed that implementing the proposed 
action would result in only minimal or no environmental or 
socioeconomic impact. A small but positive would be realized through a 
net reduction in DLA's consumption of natural resources, thereby 
lessening negative environmental effects associated with routine 
support of Armed Forces activities. Analysis of the consequences of the 
proposed action at the program level does not indicate the need for 
mitigation measures. Accordingly, an Environmental Impact Statement 
will not be prepared.
    A public comment period regarding the environmental assessment will 
begin at the time of publication of this notice and will conclude 30 
days following. Copies of the environmental assessment are available 
for inspection at the address listed above. Interested parties may 
contact the DLA Public Affairs Office at (703) 767-6200.

    Dated: April 24, 1996.
Jan B. Reitman,
Staff Director (Environmental and Safety Policy).
[FR Doc. 96-10609 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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