[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 56009] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-28071] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Final Environmental Assessment for BRAC 95 Disposal and Reuse of Hingham Cohasset (Hingham Training Annex), Massachusetts
Agency
Deaprtment of the Army, DOD.
Action
Notice of availability.
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Summary
In accordance with Public Law 101-510 (as amended), the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommended the closure of Hingham Cohasset (Hingham Training Annex), MA. The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the environmental impacts of the disposal and subsequent reuse of the 125 acres.
Dates
Written public comments received by November 19, 1998 will be considered by the Army prior to initiating action.
Addresses
A copy of the Final EA may be obtained by writing to Ms. Susan Holtham, Corps of Engineers, New England District, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742-2751.
For Further Information Contact
Ms. Susan Holtham at (978) 318-8536 or fax at (978) 318-8560.
Supplementary Information
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 the property but would maintain it in caretaker status for an indefinite period. While disposal of Hingham Cohasset (Hingham Training Annex) 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 Hingham Cohasset (Hingham Training Annex) is encumbered disposal, with encumbrances pertaining to the possible presence of lead-based paint and asbestos-containing material, and the requirement for a right of reentry for 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 Hingham Cohasset was published in the Federal Register on September 22, 1995 (60 FR 49264). Copies of the Final EA are available for review at the Hingham Library, 7 East Street, Hingham, Massachusetts and at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library, 106 South Main Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts.
Dated: October 14, 1998. Raymond J. Fatz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health), OASA (I,L&E). [FR Doc. 98-28071 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-08-M