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

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

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

Defense Distribution Depot Memphis, Tennessee (DDMT)

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is announcing today the extension

of the comment period for the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding

of No Significant Impact (FNSI) for the disposal and reuse of the

Defense Distribution Depot Memphis, Tennessee (DDMT).

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Questions and comments should be directed to Mr. Jerry

Jones, Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN: CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St.

Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Jerry Jones at facsimile (334) 694-3815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Availability (NOA) and a summary

of the proposed action was published in the Federal Register (63 FR

24165) on May 1, 1998. The notice described the Army's preferred

alternative of encumbered disposal of DDMT to mitigate the adverse

economic impact of closing the installation. The FNSI was signed on

March 13, 1998. Following publication of the NOA, the Defense Depot

Memphis Concerned Citizens Committee, the Environmental Protection

Agency, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

requested an extension of the public comment period. The original

comment period closed June 1, 1998.

The EA evaluates the environmental and socioeconomic effects

associated with the disposal and subsequent reuse of the DDMT. The Army

proposes to dispose of 642 acres divided into two sections, the main

installation (574 acres) and Dunn Field (68 acres). This EA concludes

that the disposal and subsequent reuse of the property will not have a

significant impact on the human environment.

A copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No

Significant Impact has been placed at the Memphis/Shelby County Public

Library, Main Branch, 1850 Peabody, Memphis, TN 38104; Memphis/Shelby

County Health Department, Pollution Control Division, 814 Jefferson

Avenue, Memphis, TN 38106; Memphis/Shelby County Public Library,

Cherokee Branch, 3300 Sharpe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111; The Memphis

Depot Caretaker, 2163 Airways Boulevard, Building 14, Memphis, TN

38114.

Dated: September 17, 1998.

Richard E. Newsome,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and

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

[FR Doc. 98-25404 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]

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