Notice of an Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Class Aircraft Developing Homeport Facilities for Three NIMITZ-Carriers in Support of the U.S. Fleet

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of an Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Class Aircraft Developing

Homeport Facilities for Three NIMITZ-Carriers in Support of the U.S.

Fleet

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) of the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), the Department of

the Navy has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate

homeport facilities for three NIMITZ-Class aircraft carriers. In

accordance with these laws and regulations, this notice announces that

the public comment period will extend until November 12, 1998. Public

hearings on the DEIS currently scheduled for September will be moved to

October to provide additional time for public review prior to the

hearings. Public notices will be published in the Federal Register,

local papers, and mailed to recipients of the DEIS regarding the new

meeting dates.

ADDRESSES: The DEIS has been distributed to various Federal, state, and

local agencies, as well as other interested individuals and

organizations. In addition, copies of the DEIS have been distributed to

the following libraries for public review: Coronado Public Library, 640

Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA; San Diego Library (Science & Industry

Section), 820 E Street, San Diego, CA; Hawaii State Library, 478 South

King Street, Honolulu, HI; Aiea Public Library, 99-143 Moanalua Road,

Aiea, HI; Pearl City Public Library, 1138 Waimano Home Road, Pearl

City, HI; Ewa Beach Public and School Library, 91-950 North Road, Ewa

Beach, HI; Everett Library, 2702 Hoyt, Everett, WA; Kitsap Regional

Library, 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton, WA; and Sno-Isl Library System,

7312 35th Avenue, Marysville, WA.

Please send your comments to Mr. John Coon (Code 05AL.JC),

Southwest Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1220 Pacific

Highway, San Diego, California 92132, telephone 1-888-428-6440, fax

(619) 532-4998 or e-mail address at CVN HOMEPORTING@

efdswest.navfac.navy.mil. Written comments must be postmarked by

Thursday, November 12, 1998.

POINT OF CONTACT: Additional information concerning this notice may be

obtained by contacting Mr. Coon at (619) 532-4998.

Dated: September 22, 1998.

Ralph W. Corey,

LCDR, JAGC, Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 98-25826 Filed 9-28-98; 8:45 am]

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