[Federal Register: October 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 202)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 
Final Environmental Assessment for BRAC 95 Disposal and Reuse of 
Hingham Cohasset (Hingham Training Annex), Massachusetts

AGENCY: Deaprtment of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission recommended the closure of Hingham 
Cohasset (Hingham Training Annex), MA.
    The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental 
impacts of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 125 acres.

DATES: Written public comments received by November 19, 1998 will be 
considered by the Army prior to initiating action.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Final EA may be obtained by writing to Ms. 
Susan Holtham, Corps of Engineers, New England District, 696 Virginia 
Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Susan Holtham at (978) 318-8536 or fax at (978) 318-8560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the property but would 
maintain it in caretaker status for an indefinite period.
    While disposal of Hingham Cohasset (Hingham Training Annex) 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 Hingham Cohasset (Hingham Training Annex) 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.
    The Final EA will be made available for public comment during a 30-
day waiting period after publication. A Notice of Intent (NOI) 
declaring the Army's intent to prepare an EA for the disposal and reuse 
of Hingham Cohasset was published in the Federal Register on September 
22, 1995 (60 FR 49264).
    Copies of the Final EA are available for review at the Hingham 
Library, 7 East Street, Hingham, Massachusetts and at the Paul Pratt 
Memorial Library, 106 South Main Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts.

    Dated: October 14, 1998.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and 
Occupational Health), OASA (I,L&E).
[FR Doc. 98-28071 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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