Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal and Reuse of Reese Air Force Base, Texas

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for

the Disposal and Reuse of Reese Air Force Base, Texas

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 of disposal and reuse at Reese Air Force Base

(AFB), Texas.

The EIS 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

Lubbock, Texas, on May 8, 1996, and the scoping period will extend to

June 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 EIS. During this meeting, the Air Force will discuss

the proposal to dispose of Reese AFB, describe the process involved in

preparing an EIS, and ask for help in identifying alternative uses by

the Air Force. In soliciting disposal and reuse alternatives, the Air

Force will consider all reasonable alternative offered by any federal,

state, or local government agency, and any federally sponsored or

private entity or individual. The resulting EIS will be considered in

making disposal decisions that will be documented in the Air Force's

Final Disposal Plan and Record of Decision.

To ensure sufficient time to adequately consider public comments

concerning environmental issues and disposal and reuse alternatives to

be included in the EIS, 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 Reese AFB disposal and reuse EIS to: Mr. Robert L. Lopez

or Mr. Dan Mooney, 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. 96-8823 Filed 4-8-96; 8:45 am]

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