[Federal Register: June 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 112)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

 
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
Peacekeeper Missile System Deactivation/ Dismantlement at F.E. Warren 
Air Force Base, Wyoming

    The United States Air Force Space Command is issuing this notice to 
advise the public that the Air Force intends to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential 
environmental impacts of deactivation/dismantlement of the Peacekeeper 
Missile System of the 90th Space Wing based at F. E. Warren Air Force 
Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The EIS will also evaluate the potential 
impacts of sustainment of the current system which is the No Action

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Alternative. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II (START II) requires 
deactivation of the Peacekeeper Missile System. Deactivation will only 
occur if the Treaty is ratified by Russia and entered into force. As 
modified by the Helsinki Agreement, the Treaty requires complete 
dismantlement by December 31, 2007. In order to meet the Treaty 
deadline, deactivation could start as early as October 2000.
    Public scoping meetings are planned in the towns of Cheyenne, 
Wheatland, and Torrington, Wyoming. The purpose of these meetings is to 
determine the scope of issues to be addressed and to help identify 
significant environmental issues to be analyzed in depth. Notice of the 
times and locations of the meetings will be made available to the 
community using the local news media. The schedule for the scoping 
meetings is as follows:

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            Date                    Location                Time
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June 28, 1999...............  East High School,     6:30-9:30 p.m.
                               2800 E. Pershing
                               Blvd., Cheyenne, WY.
June 29, 1999...............  Wheatland High        6:30-9:30 p.m.
                               School, 1207 13th
                               Street, Wheatland,
                               WY.
June 30, 1999...............  Torrington High       6:30-9:30 p.m.
                               School, 23rd Ave &
                               West C, Torrington,
                               WY.
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    In addition to seeking public input on environmental issues and 
concerns at the scoping meetings, the Air Force is soliciting written 
comments regarding the EIS scope. To ensure the Air Force will have 
sufficient time to fully consider public inputs on issues, written 
comments should be mailed for receipt no later than August 2, 1999.
    Please direct written comments or requests for further information 
concerning the Peacekeeper system deactivation/dismantlement EIS to: 
Mr. Jonathan D. Farthing, HQ AFCEE/ECA 3207 North Road, Brooks AFB, TX 
78235-5363, (210) 536-3787.
Janet A. Long,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-14847 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am]
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