BRAC 95 Final Environmental Assessment Disposal and Reuse of the Irwin Annex Site of the Charles E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, PA

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

BRAC 95 Final Environmental Assessment Disposal and Reuse of the

Irwin Annex Site of the Charles E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, PA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Pub. L. 101-510 (as amended), the Defense

Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and

Realignment Commission recommended the closure of two parcels at the

Charles E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale, Pennsylvania.

The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental

impacts of the disposal and subsequent reuse of one of the two parcels

(the approximately 19 acre Irwin Annex property) located in

Westmoreland County. Alternatives examined in the EA include encumbered

disposal of the property, unencumbered disposal of the property, and no

action. Encumbered disposal refers to transfer or conveyance of

property having restrictions on subsequent use as a result of any Army-

imposed or legal restraint. Under the no action alternative, the Army

would not dispose of property but would maintain

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it in caretaker status for an indefinite period.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Final EA may be obtainable by writing to Dr.

Neil Robison, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (ATTN:

CESAM-PD-EI), 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Neil Robison via facsimile at (334) 690-2605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While disposal of the Irwin Annex property

is the Army's primary action, the EA also analyzes the potential

environmental effects of reuse as a secondary action by means of

evaluating intensity-based reuse scenarios. The Army's preferred

alternative for disposal of the Irwin Annex property is encumbered

disposal, with encumbrances pertaining to utility easements, the

possible presence of lead-based paint and asbestos-containing material,

and the requirement for a right of reentry for potential environmental

clean-up.

The Final EA will be made available for public comment during a 30-

day waiting period after publication. A Notice of Intent (NOI)

declaring the Army's intent to prepare an EA for the disposal and reuse

of Irwin Annex property was published in the Federal Register on

September 22, 1995 (60 FR 49264).

The Final EA is available for review at the Charles E. Kelly

Support Facility, Oakdale, PA; The Redevelopment Authority of the

County of Westmoreland, 601 Courthouse Square, Greensburg, PA 15601;

the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Building, 11279 Center Highway,

North Huntingdon, PA 15642; or the Manor Public Library, 47 Race

Street, Manor, PA 15665.

Dated: October 23, 1998.

Raymond J. Fatz,

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

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

[FR Doc. 98-28973 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]

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