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Show MX hearings slated for area On the afternoon and evening of Mar. 31 the Air Force will hold public hearings in Cedar City on its MX Draft Environmental En-vironmental : Impact Statement (DEIS) for Deployment Area Selection and Land Withdrawal-Acquisition. The hearing will offer residents of the area a chance to comment on and question both orally and in writing, the DEIS released Dec. 18. The Air Force will consider these comments in developing the final statement to be published this summer, prior to a decision on where the MX will be based. The proposal is to deploy 200 MX missiles in 4,600 shelters in the Great Basin area of Nevada and Utah. Alternatives include in-clude full deployment in Texas and New Mexico as well as split basing. Written comments should be addressed to: AFRCE MX, Box EIS, Norton AFB, Ca 92409. |