Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Relocation of the Communications-Electronics Management Missions and Functions of the Aviation and Troop Command (ATCOM) and the Relocation of the U.S. Army Audit Agency (AAA) Functions From St. Louis, MO, to Fort Monmouth, NJ

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for

the Relocation of the Communications-Electronics Management Missions

and Functions of the Aviation and Troop Command (ATCOM) and the

Relocation of the U.S. Army Audit Agency (AAA) Functions From St.

Louis, MO, to Fort Monmouth, NJ

AGENCY: Department 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 relocation of the

communications-electronics materiel management missions and functions

from the Aviation and Troop Command (ATCOM), St. Louis, Missouri, to

the Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), Fort Monmouth, New

Jersey. The Army also proposes to take a discretionary action: the

relocation of U.S. Army Audit Agency (AAA) functions from St. Louis,

Missouri, to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, to support the realigning ATCOM

missions.

The Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental

impacts associated with the transfer of approximately 178 military and

civilian positions from St. Louis, Missouri, to Fort Monmouth, New

Jersey. The relocation of the communications-electronics materiel

management function from ATCOM to CECOM involves the transfer of 8

military positions and 167 civilian positions. The relocation of the

ATCOM function involves the renovation of building 206 on the Main

Post. The renovation project will principally involve gutting interior

walls; replacing heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems;

and increasing electrical system capacity. The relocation of

approximately 3 AAA civilian positions to Fort Monmouth is required to

maintain adequate audit capabilities associated with the

communications-electronics materiel management function. The AAA

personnel will relocate into AAA's existing CECOM field office, located

in Building 418, at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.

The EA examines potential impacts of the proposed action and

alternatives on 13 resource areas and areas of environmental concern:

land use, air quality, noise, water resources, geology, infrastructure,

training areas, hazardous and toxic materials, biological resources and

ecosystems, cultural resources, the sociological environment, economic

development and quality of life.

Based on the analysis found in the EA, which is hereby incorporated

in this Finding of No Significant Impact, it has been determined that

the implementation of these relocations to Fort Monmouth would have no

significant or cumulatively significant impacts on the quality of the

natural or human environment. Because no significant environmental

impacts would result from implementation of the proposed action, an

Environmental Impact Statement is not required and will not be

prepared.

DATES: Inquiries and comments will be accepted for 15 days after

publication of this Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No

Significant Impact can be obtained by contacting Dr. Neil Robinson at

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, ATTN: CESAM-PD-E,

P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001 or by telephone at (334) 690-

3018.

Richard E. Newsome,

Assistant for Environmental Restoration.

[FR Doc. 96-21563 Filed 8-22-96; 8:45 am]

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