Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Relocation of the U.S. Army Chemical School and U.S. Army Military Police School to Fort Leonard Wood, MO

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Relocation of

the U.S. Army Chemical School and U.S. Army Military Police School to

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: The Army has prepared a DEIS for the relocation of the U.S.

Army Chemical School and the U.S. Army Military Police School from Fort

McClellan, Alabama, to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The relocation is

part of the approved 1995 Base Closure and Realignment actions mandated

by the Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510),

and subsequent actions in compliance with this law. The DEIS describes

the proposed action which involves the relocation of military mission

activities, construction of support facilities, and relocation of

personnel to Fort Leonard Wood. Alternative methods for implementing

this mandated Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action at Fort

Leonard Wood are described and analyzed in the DEIS.

Availability of DEIS Copies

Copies of the DEIS have been forwarded to the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency; other federal, state and local agencies; public

officials; and organizations and individuals who previously requested

copies of the DEIS. Copies of the DEIS are available for review at the

following public and other libraries: Kinderhook Regional Library, 135

Harwood Avenue, Lebanon, Missouri; Kinderhook Regional Library,

Historic 66 West, Waynesville, Missouri; Rolla Public Library, 900 Pine

Street, Rolla, Missouri; Kansas City Public Library, 311 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis County Library, Main Branch,

1640 South Lindbergh, St. Louis, Missouri; Rolla Public Library, 900

Pine Street, Rolla, Missouri; Clarke Engineer School Library, 3202

Nebraska Avenue North, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Texas County

Library, 117 West Walnut Street, Houston, Missouri; and Fisher Library,

U.S. Army Chemical School, 5th Avenue, Bldg. 1081, Fort McClellan,

Alabama. Copies of the DEIS may also be obtained by writing or calling:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, ATTN: MRKEP-PR (Mr.

Alan Gehrt), 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106-2896, or by

calling (816) 426-3358 or telefax (816) 426-2142.

DEIS Review Period

The review period for the DEIS will end 45 days after publication

of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NOA in the Federal

Register. Comments on the DEIS will be used in preparing the Final EIS

and a Record of Decision for the Army action.

Questions and Comments

Questions about the DEIS and written comments should also be

addressed to Mr. Alan Gehrt at the Kansas City District, Corps of

Engineers (address, phone and fax as provided above). Written comments

may be submitted up to 45 calendar days from publication of this notice

in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Public Workshop and Public Hearing

A public workshop and public hearing will be held to provide the

public with the opportunity to provide comments on the DEIS. The public

workshop will be conducted using an open house format. The public

workshop will be held in the late afternoon hours. Interested persons

are invited to attend this open house public workshop to preview

summary information from the DEIS, and to discuss the action with Army

representatives. The public hearing will be held later in the evening

on the same day as the public workshop. The public hearing will provide

an opportunity for all interested parties to present oral and written

comments on the DEIS. The specific date, time and location of these

meetings will be published in local newspapers and announced in notices

to be mailed to all persons on the EIS mailing list.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and

Occupational Health) OASA (I,L&E).

[FR Doc. 96-25660 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]

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