Environmental Assessment for Disposal and Reuse of the Defense Mapping Agency, Herndon, VA

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In accordance with Public Law 100-526, the Defense Authorizations and Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1988, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommended the closure of the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA), Herndon, Virginia property. This recommendation became law on January 5, 1989. The environmental assessment evaluates the environmental impacts associated with the disposal and reuse of the property after the closure of DMA, Herndon. Implementation of the Global Positioning System eliminated the need for this facility and property. Personnel originally assigned to DMA, Herndon, were reassigned to the DMA Hydrographic-Topographic Center in Brookmont, Maryland. This move is in the local commuting area. The proposed action is the disposal of excess property made available by the closure of the Herndon facility. The environmental assessment evaluated two potential alternatives. Alternative 1 is the disposal of the 11.96-acre facility and transfer to the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) for use as public park and recreation land. FCPA submitted an application to the National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, to acquire the property u