Notice of Rescheduling of Public Hearings and Extension of Comment Period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Construction and Operation of a Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar, Puerto Rico

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Rescheduling of Public Hearings and Extension of

Comment Period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for

Construction and Operation of a Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar,

Puerto Rico

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental

Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the Department of the

Navy has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for construction

and operation of a Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar (ROTHR) system in

Puerto Rico.

Public hearings scheduled for September 26, 1995 in Lajas, Puerto

Rico and for September 28, 1995 in Vieques, Puerto Rico were postponed.

This announcement is to notify the public that the public hearings have

been rescheduled. The Navy will be participating in two public hearings

to be held by the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board on November

27, 1995 at 6:30 p.m. in the Multiple Use Center, Vieques, Puerto Rico;

and on November 29, 1995 at 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Cinema, Municipal

Commercial Center, Lajas, Puerto Rico. These hearings will serve as

NEPA hearings as recommended in 40 CFR 1506.2 and 1506.6. All comments

received at these hearings, as well as written comments received, will

be considered in the Final Environmental Impact Statement prepared by

Navy in accordance with NEPA.

The DEIS has been distributed to various federal, commonwealth,

local agencies, elected officials, special interest groups, and

libraries. The DEIS is available for review at the following locations

in Puerto Rico: Town Hall, Municipality of Vieques; Public Library,

Municipality of Lajas; Environmental Quality Board, Hato Rey;

Environmental Quality Board, Ponce Regional Office, Ponce; and

Environmental Quality Board, Mayagues Regional Office, Mayagues.

Written statements and/or comments regarding the DEIS should be

mailed to: Department of the Navy, Commander, Atlantic Division, Naval

Facilities Engineering Command, 1510 Gilbert Street, Norfolk, Virginia

23511-2699 (Attn: Ms. Linda Blount, Code 2032LB). Questions may be

directed to Ms. Linda Blount, (804) 322-4892 or Mr. Jose Negron,

Commander Fleet Air, Caribbean, (809) 865-4215. All comments must be

postmarked no later than December 15, 1995 to become part of the

official record.

Dated: November 6, 1995.

M.D. Schetzsle,

LT, JAGC, USNR, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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