[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-704]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) for the Fort Sam Houston Master Plan, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is updating components of the Real
Property Master Plan for Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This series of
documents is referred to in the aggregate as the Real Property Master
Plan or the installation Master Plan. As a part of its efforts to
manage the overall mission of Fort Sam Houston, the Army will prepare a
PEIS on proposed revisions resulting from master planning activities at
Fort Sam Houston in accordance with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), Public Law 91-190 (42 U.S.C. 4341). The PEIS will evaluate
potential impacts for Fort Sam Houston should the installation adopt
revisions to the installation's Master Plan.
ADDRESSES: Direct written questions or comments concerning the scope of
the Fort Sam Houston Master Plan PEIS to: Ms. Jackie Schlatter, PEIS
Project Manager, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Fort Sam
Houston ATTN: MCGA-PW-ENR, 2202 15th Street (bldg. 4196), Fort Sam
Houston, Texas 78234-5007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jackie Schlatter at (210) 221-
5093.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort Sam Houston is an integral part of the
U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM). Fort Sam Houston has approximately
31,000 acres distributed among the Fort Sam Houston Military
Reservation (3,150 acres), the Camp Bullis Military Reservation (CBMR)
(27,994 acres) and the Canyon Lake Recreation Area (CLRA) (110 acres).
The CBMR is located 18 miles northwest of Fort Sam Houston and provides
land for training areas and ranges. The CLRA is leased by Fort Sam
Houston from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the
recreation of its permanent and temporary duty personnel.
The overall mission of Fort Sam Houston includes several discrete
activities including the capacity to function as: a major U.S. Army
command and control operation; a center for premier medical training
facilities; Brooke Army Medical center (BAMC); a Garrison headquarters
providing administrative support for the installation and its tenants;
a major mobilization station for the U.S. Army in the event of a
national or regional emergency requiring a Reserve call-up; and an
established military complex with the capability to support other
unforeseen national contingencies.
The normal operations associated with the daily functions of Fort
Sam Houston and its associated properties are diverse and encompass
nearly all the activities of a small city, but with the addition of
military training functions. The broad categories of activities
associated with Fort Sam Houston can be broken down into the following
eight basic functions: administration and support; construction
(including demolition); operation and maintenance; light industry;
research, development, test and evaluation; medical services;
recreation; and training.
The largest organizational occupants of Fort Sam Houston include
five major tenants and the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Sam Houston
(Garrison), which provides the headquarters function for the
installation itself. The five major tenants are: Headquarters, U.S.
Army MEDCOM; Brooke Army Medical Center, U.S. Army Medical Department
Center and School (AMEDDC&S); Headquarters, Fifth U.S. Army; and
Headquarters, U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade. There are also numerous
other smaller tenants and service agencies located on or supported by
the post.
Alternatives: The PEIS will describe the master planning process,
existing master plan, and proposed revisions to the existing master
plan for Fort Sam Houston. The PEIS will describe the existing
environment, cultural and natural resources, social, economic, and
environmental justice conditions and impacts to those existing
conditions associated with the revised master plan for Fort Sam
Houston. The alternatives will wither be status quo, reuse through
Military Construction, Army project, reuse through leasing, sale for
off-site removal, or demolition.
A significant issue that will be addressed is the reuse and/or
disposition of property that may be eligible for listing in the
National Register of Historic Places.
Scoping: A public scoping meeting in connection with this PEIS will
be held at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The meeting time and
location will be published in local newspapers. This meeting will
provide the opportunity for the public to become aware of the PEIS and
for the Army to gather public input regarding the scope of the study.
Those unable to attend the scheduled scoping meeting may submit written
comments regarding the scope of the PEIS throughout the scoping period.
A mailing list has been prepared for public scoping and review
throughout the preparation process of this PEIS. This list includes
local, state, and Federal agencies with jurisdictions or other
interests in the project. In addition, the mailing list includes all
adjacent property owners, affected municipalities and other interested
parties such as conservation organizations. Anyone wishing to be added
to the mailing list should contact the person identified above.
Dated: January 6, 2000.
Raymond J. Fatz,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and
Occupational Health) (ASA(I&E).
[FR Doc. 00-704 Filed 1-11-00; 8:45 am]
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