[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 60 (Thursday, March 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 14781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1531]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Logistics agency
Privatization of Packaged Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants and
Certain Classes of Chemicals
AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and a Draft
Finding of No Significant Impact for the Privatization of Packaged
Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants and Certain Classes of Chemicals.
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SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announces the availability
of the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the privatization of Packaged Petroleum,
Oils, and Lubricants (POL) as recommended by the 2005 Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) Commission, and certain classes of chemicals
(Federal Supply Codes (FSCs) 6810, 6820, 6840, and 6850), a non-BRAC
related action. Hereafter, POLs and the certain classes of chemicals
are collectively referred to as POLs. This announcement is made
pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40 CFR
parts 1500-1508) and the DLA regulation (DLAR 1000.22, Environmental
Considerations in DLA Actions in the United States) that implement the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
DATES: The public comment period for the EA and Draft FONSI will end 30
days after publication of this NOA in the Federal Register by the
Environmental Protection Agency. Comments on the EA and Draft FONSI
received by the end of the 30-day period will be considered when
preparing the final version of the documents.
ADDRESSES: The EA and Draft FONSI are available for review on the
following DLA Web site--http://www.dscr.dla.mil/UserWeb/FAGA/privatize.htm. Written comments should be sent to Mr. Linwood I. Rogers
at: Defense Supply Center Richmond, Attn: DSCR-G, 800 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Richmond, VA 23297. Comments may also be faxed to Mr. Rogers
at (804) 279-4137.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Linwood I. Rogers, Phone (804)
279-1425 during normal business hours Monday through Friday or E-Mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Proposed Action, DLA would
disestablish the wholesale supply, storage, and distribution functions
for POLs at a variety of DLA sites nationwide, and centralize the
supply contracting function at a single site--the Defense Supply
Center, Richmond, Virginia (DSCR). All POL storage, supply, and
distribution functions would be privatized through a competitive
contracting mechanism. The selected private contractor would take over
DLA's role in providing wholesale supply, storage, and distribution of
POLs. DSCR would retain oversight over any long-term contracts
resulting from the privatization. The anticipated result of this
privatization program will be the continued streamlining of DLA
functions and improved support to the warfighter. This would be
accomplished by leveraging the commercial industry to provide more
efficient management of the supply chain that will decrease maintenance
delays through better product availability, lower costs to the
government through economies of scale, and provide better delivery
times through established commercial distribution and warehousing
structures.
The EA analyzes the potential effects on the human and natural
environments of the Proposed Action, including Land Use, Transportation
and Infrastructure, Air Quality, Socioeconomics, Biological Resources,
Cultural Resources, and Hazardous Materials, as well as aesthetic and
Visual Resources, Noise, Geology and Soils, Water Resources, and
Utilities. The No Action alternative, in which the Proposed Action
would not be implemented, is also analyzed and provides the baseline
conditions for comparison to the Proposed Action. The EA concludes that
privatizing the wholesale supply, storage and distribution functions
for POLs would result in no significant beneficial or adverse impacts
on the environment.
Dated: March 21, 2007.
M.F. Heinrich,
Rear Admiral, SC, USN, Commander.
[FR Doc. 07-1531 Filed 3-28-07; 8:45 am]
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