Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Disposal of the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant (VAAP), Chattanooga, TN

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (DEIS) for the Disposal of the Volunteer Army Ammunition

Plant (VAAP), Chattanooga, TN

Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, and the President's Council on Environmental

Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), as implemented by General

Services

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Administration (GSA), this Notice of Availability (NOA) for DEIS is

announced. The proposed action is the disposal of all of real property

associated with this government owned facility. The property consists

of about 6,500 acres of land including buildings, industrial facilities

and equipment, roadways, utilities, specialized facilities, easements,

rights of way, and natural undeveloped land.

The DEIS addresses impacts of two alternatives considered; Disposal

and No-Action (Continued Federal Ownership). The DEIS examined the

short and long-term impacts to both natural environment and impacts to

the surrounding community. The Disposal Alternative is further refined

into a series of alternative land use scenarios. These were developed

with the input from the local community through the scoping process.

GSA will solicit community input at a Public Meeting to be held on

Thursday April 29th. This will incorporate community comments into the

decision process before GSA issues a Final EIS (FEIS). The 45-day

comment period will end June 2, 1999.

After the comment period GSA will issue a Final EIS for 30 days of

additional comment. A decision on the Disposal will not be made until

30 days after the release of the FEIS. GSA anticipates this decision

will be rendered by August 1999.

GSA solicits comments in writing at the following address: Mr. Phil

Youngberg, Regional Environmental Officer (4PT), General Services

Administration (GSA), 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 3010,

Atlanta, GA 30365, or FAX: Mr. Phil Youngberg at 404-331-4540. Comments

should be submitted in writing.

April 8, 1999.

Phil Youngberg,

Regional Environmental Office (4 PT).

[FR Doc. 99-9227 Filed 4-13-99; 8:45 am]

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