Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Yazoo County, MS; Federal correctional complex,

[Federal Register: October 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 204)]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Prisons

Notice of Availability and Publication of the Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (SFEIS)

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY:

Proposed Action

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) announces the publication of a SFEIS regarding the proposed medium-security federal correctional institution and adjacent minimum-security federal prison camp at the federal correctional complex in Yazoo County, Mississippi.

The document is being made available to provide for timely public comment and understanding of federal plans and programs with possible environmental consequences as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.

The purpose of the document is to afford the public and local officials an opportunity to learn of the Bureau's proposed planning, construction and operation of a federal correctional institution and adjacent minimum-security federal prison camp at the federal correctional complex in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The document is available at local libraries or a copy of the SFEIS can be obtained by contacting the Bureau.

Interested persons are encouraged to express their views and comments on the SFEIS by submitting written comments to the Bureau.

Items addressed in the SFEIS include, but are not limited to: utilities, traffic, noise, cultural resources and socio-economic impacts.

Written statements will be accepted until November 22, 1999.

Written comments may be directed to: David J. Dorworth, Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534, Telephone (202) 514-6470, Telefacsimile (202) 616-6024, siteselection@bop.gov.

Dated: October 5, 1999. David J. Dorworth, Chief, Site Selection and Environmental Review Branch.

[FR Doc. 99-26387Filed10-21-99; 8:45 am]

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