Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for the Proposed Disposal and Reuse of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California

摘要

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) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Department of the Navy in association with the City of Vallejo, has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for the proposed disposal and reuse of Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY). The Navy is the lead agency for NEPA documentation, and the City of Vallejo is the lead agency for documentation pursuant to CEQA. The DEIS is being prepared to comply with 1993 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) directive from Congress to close MINSY. A Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS/EIR was published in the Federal Register on September 1, 1994 and a public scoping meeting for the EIS/EIR was held on September 22, 1994 in Vallejo, California. A Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR was published in the Federal Register on September 1, 1995. Pursuant to BRAC, the EIS/EIR assesses the potential environmental impacts associated with the disposal of feder