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Notice of an Additional Public Hearing In Manteo, NC for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Realignment of F/A-18 Aircraft and Operational Functions from Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field, Florida to Other East Coast Installations

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 [Federal Register: October 31, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 211)]
[Notices]
[Page 58950]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr31oc97-52]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of an Additional Public Hearing In Manteo, NC for the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Realignment of F/A-18
Aircraft and Operational Functions from Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil
Field, Florida to Other East Coast Installations

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), the Department of
the Navy has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate the
realignment of F/A-18 aircraft and operational functions from Naval Air
Station (NAS) Cecil Field, Florida to other Navy and Marine Corps air
stations on the east coast of the United States. In accordance with
these laws and regulations, this notice announces the date and location
of an additional public hearing for the DEIS. A public hearing has been
scheduled for Monday, November 17, 1997, at the North Carolina Aquarium
on Roanoke Island, Airport Road, Manteo, North Carolina to provide
information and to receive public input on the DEIS for the realignment
of F/A-18 aircraft and associated functions from NAS Cecil Field,
Florida to east coast installations. On October 23, 1997, the
Department of the Navy conducted a public hearing at the North Carolina
Aquarium in Manteo. Notice of this public hearing was made in the
Federal Register on October 3, 1997. However, subsequent to the October
23 hearing, the Navy received information that indicated that the
notice of the public hearing was not well publicized in the primary
local newspaper serving the Manteo/Dare County area (The Virginian-
Pilot, North Carolina edition). Therefore, the Department of the Navy
has decided to conduct an additional public hearing at the North
Carolina Aquarium on Monday, November 17, 1997, to ensure the public
has an opportunity to obtain information and provide comment on the
DEIS. An open information session, which will precede the scheduled
public hearing will allow individuals to review the data presented in
the DEIS. Navy representatives will be available during the information
session to answer questions and/or clarify information related to the
DEIS. The open information session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m., followed by the public hearing, which will begin at 7:30 p.m.
    Navy will conduct the public hearing. Federal, state and local
agencies and interested parties are invited and urged to be present or
represented at the hearing. Oral statements will be heard and
transcribed by a stenographer; however, to ensure the accuracy of the
record, all statements should be submitted in writing. All statements,
both oral and written, will become part of the public record on the
DEIS and will be responded to in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS). Equal weight will be given to both oral and written
statements.
    In the interest of available time and to ensure all that wish to
give an oral statement have the opportunity to do so, each speaker will
be asked to limit comments to three (3) minutes. If longer statements
are to be presented, they should be summarized at the public hearing
and submitted in writing either at the hearing or mailed or faxed to
Mr. Dan Cecchini at: Commander, Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, Attn: Mr. J. Dan Cecchini (Code 2032DC), 1510
Gilbert Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23511; Fax: (757) 322-4894.

ADDRESSES: The DEIS has been distributed to various Federal, state, and
local agencies, as well as other interested individuals and
organizations. In addition, copies of the DEIS have been distributed to
the following libraries for public review: Virginia Beach Central
Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Great
Neck Library, 1251 Bayne Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Chesapeake
Central Library, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Virginia; Craven County
Library, 300 Miller Boulevard, Havelock, North Carolina; Beaufort
County Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, South Carolina; Dare County
Library, 700 North U.S. 64/264, Manteo, North Carolina; Pamlico County
Library, 603 Main Street, Bayboro, North Carolina; Ida Hilton Library,
1105 North Way, Darien, Georgia. A limited number of single copies are
available upon request by contacting Mr. J. Dan Cecchini at (757) 322-
4891.

POINT OF CONTACT: Additional information concerning this notice may be
obtained by contacting Mr. Cecchini at (757) 322-4891.

    Dated: October 29, 1997.
Darse E. Crandall,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-29033 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
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