Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Approval of Land Use and Real Estate Investment Strategies in Support of Real Property Master Planning, Fort Huachuca, Arizona

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact

Statement for Approval of Land Use and Real Estate Investment

Strategies in Support of Real Property Master Planning, Fort Huachuca,

Arizona

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: This announces the availability of the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement (DEIS) which assesses the potential environmental

impacts of the approval of updates to three components of the Fort

Huachuca Real Property Master Plan, and the authorization of the steps

leading to project implementation. The proposed action includes

approval of updates to the Long-Range Component, the Short-Range

Component, and the Capital Investment Strategy of the installation Real

Property Master Plan, which will be used to guide real property and

facilities management at Fort Huachuca.

The alternatives to the proposed action considered in this DEIS are

No-Action (continuation of current management conditions) and the Long-

Range alternative to the proposed action which consists of approving

the Long-Range Component update but not the Short-Range Component and

Capital Investment Strategy updates. Overall, under the proposed

action, no significant environmental impacts to cultural resources, air

quality, noise, geology and soils, hydrology and water resources,

biological resources (including federally listed threatened and

endangered species and critical habitat), energy, waste management, or

transportation are anticipated.

DATES: The public comment period for the DEIS will end 45 days after

publication of the NOA in the Federal Register by the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency.

PUBLIC MEETING: A public meeting on this DEIS will be held on June 30,

1998, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Greely Hall at Fort Huachuca,

AZ. Additional details will follow in the media, or contact the Fort

Huachuca Public Affairs Office at (520) 533-2922. Public comments

received on the DEIS will be considered and addressed in the final EIS

and considered by the Army in its Record of Decision.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the DEIS, contact Ms. Carmen Chastain,

U.S. Army Garrison at (520) 533-3120 or write to: U.S. Army Garrison,

ATTN: ATZS-ISB (DEIS), Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army Garrison ATTN: ATZS-PA, Fort Huachuca,

Arizona 85613-6000; telephone: (520) 533-2922 or 533-1985.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Components of the Fort Huachuca Real

Property Master Plan are available for review at the Sierra Vista

Public Library, 2950 E. Tacoma Street, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635.

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Dated: June 3, 1998.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and

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

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