[Federal Register: December 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 237)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLETC Cheltenham, MD; Notice of Availability of Document for
Review
AGENCY: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of availability of environmental assessment for public
review.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center (FLETC), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR parts
1500-1508), and Department of the Treasury Directive 75-02 (Department
of the Treasury Environmental Quality Program), has prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) related to the renovation of the former
Naval Communications Detachment Cheltenham, MD to provide a law
enforcement requalification training facility for use by a wide variety
of federal, state, and local agencies located in the metropolitan
Washington, DC area. The proposed action includes demolition and
renovation of existing buildings for use as classrooms, simulators,
locker facilities, storage, etc., and construction of a free-standing,
completely enclosed, environmentally safe indoor firearms training
range and an outdoor vehicle training range. Vegetation manipulation
will occur for aesthetic purposes, wildlife habitat improvement,
wildfire hazard control, and insect/disease reduction.
The public and resource agencies were invited to attend a public
meeting held October 24, 2001, and participate in the planning and
analysis of the proposed project. At that meeting the FLETC discussed
the environmental review process, described the project and
alternatives under consideration, discussed the scope of environmental
issues to be investigated in accordance with the requirements of NEPA,
and answered questions from attendees.
An Environmental Assessment document has been prepared in
accordance with NEPA and Department of the Treasury requirements,
addressing the various project alternatives, their potential
environmental impacts, and issues raised during the October 24 public
meeting. This document will be available for public review and comment
from December 17, 2001 until January 16, 2002 at the following
locations:
1. Prince George's County Memorial Library System, Surratts-Clinton
Branch, 9400 Piscataway Road, Clinton, MD 20735, 301-868-9200
2. Department of the Treasury, Library, Main Treasury Building, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220, Contact Bill McGovern at
282-622-0043
The EA will also be viewable as a PDF file on the FLETC's Internet
site at
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http://www.fletc.gov/evs/cheltenham.htm for the same time period.
Significant comments received from the public and agencies during
the review period will be addressed in the EA and included in an
Appendix. Should the FLETC determine, based on the public's comments
and the information presented in the Environmental Assessment, that the
impacts of the demolition/renovation, construction, and operation of
the facility will not have a significant environmental impact, it will
prepare a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for publication in
the Federal Register and in a newspaper in general circulation at the
project location. Should significant environmental impacts be
determined to exist due to the project, the FLETC will proceed with the
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement, per the requirements
of NEPA, the Council on Environmental Quality, and its own
environmental policies and procedures.
DATES: Written comments concerning the EA should be received on or
before January 16, 2002, to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Ms. Susan Shaw, NEPA
Coordinator/Project Manager, c/o FLETC Cheltenham Facility, 9000 Commo
Road, Cheltenham, MD 20623-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Shaw, NEPA Coordinator/Project
Manager, FLETC, at (912) 261-4557. Ms. Shaw's e-mail address is
sshaw@fletc.treas.gov. Information is also available from Bob Smith,
Chief, Cheltenham Operations at (301) 868-5830. Mr. Smith's e-mail
address is rsmith@fletc.treas.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
has a mission of providing high quality, cost-effective training of
federal law enforcement personnel. The FLETC proposes with this action
to provide requalification-training services in the Washington, DC area
by renovating the former Naval Communications Detachment Cheltenham, MD
facility, which has been inactive since 1998. Providing these
requalification services in the Washington, DC area will eliminate the
need for Washington, DC area law enforcement agencies to travel to the
FLETC's Glynco, GA facility, reducing associated costs and time
demands.
The FLETC Cheltenham facility is located approximately 15 miles
southeast of Washington, DC, in Prince George's County, MD. The project
site is situated east of Maryland Route 5 and west of Maryland Route
301, approximately 3 miles south of Andrews Air Force Base.
Authority: The Council on Environmental Quality's National
Environmental Policy Act, 40 CFR parts 1500 et seq.
Dated: December 5, 2001.
Bruce Bowen,
Assistant Director, Office Of Compliance, Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center.
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