[Federal Register: May 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 84)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Disposal and 
Reuse of the Stratford Army Engine Plant (SAEP), Stratford, CT

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by the DEIS is the disposal of 
the Stratford Army Engine Plant (SAEP), in accordance with the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as 
amended. The DEIS addresses the environmental impacts of the disposal 
and subsequent reuse of SAEP land and facilities. Alternatives examined 
in the DEIS include encumbered disposal of the property, unencumbered 
disposal of the property and no action. Encumbered disposal refers to 
transfer or conveyance of property having restrictions on subsequent 
use as a result of any Army-imposed or legal restraint. Under the no 
action alternative, the Army would not dispose of the property but 
would maintain it in caretaker status for an indefinite period. The 
Army's preferred alternative for disposal of the SAEP property is 
encumbered disposal which involves conveying the property with 
conditions imposed on asbestos-containing materials, easements, 
groundwater use prohibition, historical resources, lead-based paint, 
wetlands and remedial activities to protect human health regarding the 
transfer of land and facilities.
    The EIS also analyzes the potential environmental effects of reuse 
by means of evaluating intensity-based probable reuse scenarios. 
Appropriate to the SAEP are medium-low, low and medium intensity reuse 
scenarios reflecting the range of activities that could occur after 
disposal of the property.

DATES: Comments and suggestions received within the 45 days of the 
publication of the Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of 
Availability for this action will be addressed in the Final EIS.

SCOPING: The Army will hold a public meeting for this Draft EIS. The 
location and date of the meeting, to be scheduled in May 1998, will be 
announced in the local news media. Oral and written comments may be 
presented at the public meeting.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft EIS are available for review at the 
Stratford Public Library, 2203 Main Street, Stratford, Connecticut 
06497. Copies may be obtained by writing to Mr. Joe Hand, at the Corps 
of Engineers, Mobile District, ATTN: TD-EC, 109 St Joseph Street, 
Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001 or by telephone at (334) 694-3881 or 
facsimile at (334) 690-2605.

    Dated: April 27, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-11614 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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