[Federal Register: March 31, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 61)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 
Final Environmental Assessment (EA) on the Disposal and Reuse of 
Fort Totten, NY

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this EA is the disposal and 
reuse of Fort Totten, New York, in accordance with the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510. The EA 
addresses the environmental consequences of the disposal and subsequent 
reuse of the 120 acres.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to review and submit comments on 
the Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) on or before April 30, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Environmental Assessment can be obtained by 
writing to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Mr. Carl Burgamy, 
Jr., U.S. Army Engineer District, Mobile (CESAM-PD), 109 St. Joseph 
Street, Mobile, AL 36602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Carl Burgamy, Jr., by facsimile at 
(344) 690-2727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA addresses the environmental 
consequences of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 120 acres 
comprising Fort Totten, New York. The Army disposal action is analyzed 
in this EA with respect to three disposal alternatives: (1) The No 
Action Alternative, which entails maintaining the property in caretaker 
status after closure; (2) The Unencumbered Disposal Alternative, which 
entails transferring the property without the Army having created any 
encumbrances or with the Army's having removed encumbrances that could 
be removed; and (3) The Encumbered Disposal Alternative, which entails 
transferring the property to future owners with Army-imposed 
limitations, or encumbrances, on the future use of the property.
    Additionally, this EA analyzes the potential environmental and 
socioeconomic consequences of three reuse alternatives, developed by 
the Fort Totten Local Redevelopment Authority: (1) Low Intensity Reuse 
Alternative; (2) Low-Medium Intensity Reuse Alternative; and (3) Medium 
Intensity Reuse Alternative. The resource areas evaluated for potential 
impacts by the proposed action (disposal) and the secondary action 
(reuse) include: Land Use; Climate; Air Quality; Noise; Geology, Soils, 
and Topography; Water Resources; Infrastructure; Hazardous and Toxic 
Substances; Biological Resources and Ecosystems; Cultural Resources; 
Sociological Environment; Economic Development; Quality of Life; 
Installation Agreements, and Permits and Regulatory Authorizations.
    The Notice of Intent declaring the Army's intent to prepare an 
environmental assessment for the disposal of Fort Totten was published 
in the Federal Register on September 22, 1995.
    Copies of the EA will be available for review at the following 
locations: Queens Borough Public Library, Long Island Division, 89-11 
Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432; Bayside Branch of the Queens 
Borough Public Library, 214-20 Northern Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11361; 
Bay Terrace Branch of the Queens Borough Public Library, 18-36 Bell 
Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11360; Whitestone Branch of the Queens Borough 
Public Library, 151-10 14th Road, Whitestone, NY 11357.

    Dated: March 25, 1999.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health) OASA(I&E).
[FR Doc. 99-7864 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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