Notice of Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Reuse of Naval Station Puget Sound, Sand Point, Seattle, WA

概要

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy has filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for proposed reuse of the former Naval Station Puget Sound, Sand Point property and structures in Seattle, Washington. The DEIS has been prepared in compliance with the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) directive from Congress to close Naval Station Puget Sound, Sand Point. The property will be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 101-510) of 1990 as amended, and applicable federal property disposal regulations. Naval Station Puget Sound, Sand Point closed on September 30, 1995. A Notice of Public Hearing for this DEIS was published in the Federal Register on November 8, 1996. A public hearing for the proposed project was held at Eckstein Middle School on December 2, 1996, and all written comments were to have been submitted no later than December 23, 1996.