Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal of McClellan Air Force Base, California

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for

the Disposal of McClellan Air Force Base, California

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

advise the public that the Air Force intends to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential

environmental impacts in support of decision making for the disposal of

McClellan Air Force Base, in Sacramento, California. The resulting EIS

will be considered in making disposal decisions that will be documented

in the Air Force's Record of Decision.

The EIS will address the potential environmental impacts of

disposal of the property resulting from closure of McClellan AFB

pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act (DBCRA), as

amended. The EIS will also address the potential environmental impacts

of reasonable disposal alternatives.

The scoping period for the McClellan AFB Disposal EIS will extend

through December 13, 1996. On November 14, 1996 starting at 7:00 pm, a

formal scoping meeting will be held at the North Highlands Community

Center, 6040 Watt Avenue, North Highlands, California, 95660. The

purpose of the scoping meeting is to provide a forum for public

officials and the community to provide information and comments, and to

identify environmental issues and concerns that need to be assessed and

discussed in the EIS. During the meeting, the Air Force will discuss

the proposal to dispose of portions of McClellan AFB, describe the

process involved in preparing an EIS, and ask for input in identifying

alternate uses for the property. The Air Force will consider reasonable

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

as well as any individual or private entity.

To ensure the Air Force will have sufficient time to consider

public inputs on issues to be included in the EIS, the Air Force

recommends that comments and disposal proposals be presented at the

earliest possible date. The Air Force will, however, accept additional

comments at the address below at any time during the environmental

impact analysis process.

Please direct written comments or requests for further information

concerning the McClellan AFB disposal EIS to: Mr. Marc Garcia, SM-ALC/

EMRO, 5050 Dudley Blvd., Suite 3, McClellan AFB, Sacramento, California

95652-1389, Phone: 916/643-0830 ext 167, Fax: 916/643-0827.

Patsy J. Conner,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 96-26576 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]

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