Envirommental Assessment (EA) on the Disposal and Reuse of the Defense Distribution Depot, Memphis, TN (DDMT)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Envirommental Assessment (EA) on the Disposal and Reuse of the

Defense Distribution Depot, Memphis, TN (DDMT)

AGENCY: Department of the Army.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The proposed action evaluated by this EA is the disposal of

the DDMT, in accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, as amended. The EA addresses the

environmental consequences of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the

642 acres divided into two sections, the main installation (574 acres)

and Dunn Field (68 acres). Three alternative methods of disposal were

analyzed: Encumbered disposal, unencumbered disposal and retention of

the property in caretaker status (i.e., no action alternative). The

Army's preferred alternative for disposal of the DDMT is encumbered

disposal which involves conveying the property with conditions imposed

on historic resources, remedial activities, utility easements,

asbestos-containing material and lead-based paint.

The EA, which is incorporated into the Finding of No Significant

Impact (FNSI), examines potential effects of the proposed action and

alternatives on 15 resources areas and areas of environmental concern:

land use, climate, air quality, noise, geology, and water resources

infrastructure, hazardous and toxic substances, permits and regulatory

authorizations, biological resources and ecosystems, cultural

resources, economic development, socioeconomics and quality of life.

The EA concludes that the disposal and subsequent reuse of the

property will not have a significant impact on the human environment.

Issuance of an FNSI would be appropriate. An Environmental Impact

Statement is not required prior to implication of the proposed actions.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the EA or inquiries into the FNSI may be obtained

by writing to Mr. Jerry Jones at the Crops of Engineers, Mobile

District (ATTN: CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288,

Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001 or by facsimile at (334) 694-3815.

Dated: April 24, 1998.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environmental, Safety and

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

[FR Doc. 98-11613 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]

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