[Federal Register: May 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 91)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 
Notice of Availability for the BRAC 95 Final Environmental 
Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Disposal 
and Reuse of the Ground-to-Air Transmission and Receiving/Surface-to-
Air Guidance and Equipment (GATR/SAGE) Control Site of the Charles E. 
Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, PA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969 and the President's Council on Environmental Quality 
(CEQ), the Army has prepared an environmental assessment for the 
disposal and reuse of the GATR/SAGE control site of the Charles E. 
Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, Pennsylvania. In accordance with 
Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (BRAC), the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission recommended the disposal of two of the five 
parcels which make up the Charles E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, 
Pennsylvania. As a result of this BRAC-mandated closure, the two 
parcels selected by the Army for closure are the GATR/SAGE parcel 
(covered by this EA) and the Irwin Annex parcel in Irwin, Pennsylvania. 
Due to the distance between these parcels, it was determined that the 
Irwin Annex parcel should be addressed by a separate EA now under 
preparation.
    The Final EA for the GATR/SAGE parcel evaluates the environmental 
impacts of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 6 acres. 
Alternatives examined in the EA 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 property but would maintain it in caretaker status for an indefinite 
period.
    While disposal of the GATR/SAGE parcel is the Army's primary 
action, the EA also analyzes the potential environmental effects of 
reuse as a secondary action by means of evaluating intensity-based 
reuse scenarios. The Army's preferred alternative for disposal of the 
GATR/SAGE parcel is encumbered disposal, with encumbrances pertaining 
to the possible presence of lead-based paint and asbestos-containing 
material, and the requirement for a right of reentry for environmental 
clean-up.

DATES: Written public comments must be submitted on or before June 11, 
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: The Final EA is available for review at the Charles E. Kelly 
Support Facility Oakdale, PA, and the Collier Township Local Reuse 
Authority, Collier Township Municipal Building, 2418 Hilltop Road, 
Presto, PA. A copy of the final EA may be obtained by writing to Dr. 
Neil Robison, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN: 
CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602, or by 
facsimile at (334) 690-2605. Written comments may be submitted to Dr. 
Robison at the same address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent (NOI) declaring the 
Army's intent to prepare an EA for the disposal and reuse of the GATR/
SAGE parcel was published in the Federal Register on September 22, 1995 
(60 FR 49264).

    Dated: May 6, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA (I, L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-12560 Filed 5-11-98; 8:45 am]
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