[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27055-27056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13460]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Disposal and 
Reuse of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Oakland, CA

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the 
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Public Law 102-484 
Section 2834, as amended by Public Law 104-106 Section 2867, the 
Department of the Navy, in association with the Port of Oakland, 
California, announces its intent to prepare a joint Environmental 
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the proposed 
disposal and reuse of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland 
(FISCO) property and structures in Oakland, California. The Navy will 
be the lead agency for NEPA documentation and the Port of Oakland will 
be the lead agency for CEQA documentation. The Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act (Public Law 101-510) of 1990, as implemented by the 
base closure process of 1995, directed the Navy to close FISCO.
    FISCO is located approximately two miles west of the Oakland 
central business district, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. 
FISCO consists of approximately 528 acres and has about 125 structures 
that support general supply operations, waterfront operations, and 
administration.
    The EIS/EIR will address potential impacts to the environment that 
may result from the disposal of FISCO property and subsequent reuses. 
FISCO is within the planning jurisdiction of the Port of Oakland. The 
Port of Oakland Vision 2000 Program proposes development of an 
intermodal system of ship, railroad, and truck freight handling 
facilities to meet the anticipated demand for transportation services 
in the San Francisco Bay area and northern California, and an 
intermodal port for national and international commerce. The Vision 
2000 Program also includes development of public waterfront access and 
marine habitat enhancement.
    The development of the Port of Oakland Vision 2000 Program is 
expected to require additional property outside of the FISCO boundary 
in order to meet the objectives of the Program. This joint EIS/EIR will 
provide a program level analysis supporting both the Navy NEPA 
requirements to describe potential environmental impacts associated 
with the property disposal at FISCO, and the Port of Oakland CEQA 
requirement to analyze environmental impacts of implementing the Vision 
2000 Program.
    The EIS/EIR will evaluate a ``No Action'' alternative and several 
reuse alternatives. The ``No Action'' alternative would result in the 
federal government indefinitely retaining ownership of FISCO property. 
Under the ``no action'' alternative the Navy would continue leasing 
property to the Port of Oakland under the existing 50 year lease 
agreement as allowed by Public Law 102-484, and supported by the 1995 
base closure decisions. The reuse alternatives are expected to combine 
the common land use components of a railroad terminal, marine 
terminals, public waterfront access and marine habitat enhancement. As 
FISCO is within the Port of Oakland jurisdiction and is designated as a 
Port Priority use in the April 1996 San Francisco Bay Conservation and 
Development Commission and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission 
Seaport Plan Update, alternatives would emphasize port-related 
activities. Revisions to these alternatives may be developed during the 
public scoping period. The EIS/EIR will evaluate the potential for 
environmental impacts to traffic conditions, air quality, biological 
resources, cultural resources, utilities, and other environmental 
issues identified through this scoping process.

ADDRESSES: Federal, state and local agencies, and interested 
individuals are invited to participate in the scoping process to 
determine the range of issues and reuse alternatives to be addressed. A 
public scoping meeting to receive oral and written comments will be 
held on Thursday, June 13, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., at the McClymonds High 
School auditorium, located at 2607 Myrtle Street (near 26th Street) in 
Oakland, California. In the interest of available time, each speaker 
will be asked to limit oral comments to five minutes. In addition, 
written comments may be submitted by July 1, 1996, to Mr. Gary J. 
Munekawa, Environmental Planning Branch, Code 185GM, Engineering Field 
Activity West, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 900 Commodore 
Drive, San Bruno, California 94066-5006, telephone (415) 244-3022, fax 
(415) 244-3737. For further information regarding the Port of Oakland 
Vision 2000 Program, please contact Ms. Loretta Meyer, Port of Oakland, 
Environmental Assessment Section, 530 Water Street, Oakland, California 
94604, telephone (510) 272-1181, fax (510) 465-3755. If you need 
special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Mr. 
Munekawa at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

     Dated May 23, 1996
S.L. Haycock,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-13460 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]
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