Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Disposal and Reuse of Ontario Air National Guard Station, Ontario, CA

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the

Disposal and Reuse of Ontario Air National Guard Station, Ontario, CA

The United States Air Force (Air Force) is issuing this notice to

advise the public that the Air Force intends to prepare an

Environmental Assessment (EA) to assess the potential environmental

impacts of disposal and reuse of Ontario Air National Guard Station

(ANGS), Ontario, California.

The EA will address the potential environmental impact of disposal

of the property to public or private entities, as well as the potential

environmental impact of all reasonable reuse alternatives.

To provide a forum for public officials and the community to

provide information and comments, a scoping meeting will be held in

Ontario, California, on May 2, 1996, and the scoping period will extend

to 31 May 1996. Notice of the time and location of this meeting will be

provided at a later date, and publicized in the community. The purpose

of this meeting is to help identify issues that need to be assessed and

discussed in the EA. During this meeting, the Air Force will discuss

the proposal to dispose of Ontario ANGS, describe the process involved

in preparing an EA, and ask for help in identifying alternative uses

for Ontario ANGS and any significant environmental impacts that may

result from its disposal by the Air Force. In soliciting disposal and

reuse alternatives, the Air Force will consider all reasonable

alternatives offered by any federal, state, or local government agency,

and any federally-sponsored or private entity or individual.

To ensure sufficient time to adequately consider public comments

concerning environmental issues and disposal and reuse alternatives to

be included in the EA, the Air Force recommends that comments and reuse

proposals be presented at the upcoming scoping meeting or forwarded to

the address listed below at the earliest possible date. The Air Force

will, however, accept additional comments at any time during the

environmental impact analysis process.

Please direct written comments or requests for further information

concerning the Ontario ANGS disposal and reuse EA to: Mr. George

Gauger, AFCEE/ECM, 3207 North Road, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5363, 210/536-

6545 or 210/536-3839.

Patsy J. Conner,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 96-10653 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]

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