80 FR 12554 - Notice of Availability of a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the San Francisco VA Medical Center Long Range Development Plan

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 45 (March 9, 2015)

Page Range		12554-12554
FR Document		2015-05507

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) announces the availability of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), for public comment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Requirements of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500- 1508), VA's implementing Regulations (38 CFR part 26), as well as the settlement agreement resulting from Planning Association for the Richmond, et al v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, C-06-02321-SBA (filed 6 June 2008). VA supplemented the draft EIS originally released in August 2012 to account for design and project phasing changes from the LRDP released in 2012 to the LRDP released in 2014. Both versions of the LRDP describe development and construction of patient care buildings, research buildings, business occupancy buildings, and parking structures, as well as retrofitting seismically deficient buildings. The SDEIS identifies and addresses environmental impacts associated with the Proposed Action.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Notice of Availability of a Supplemental Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement for the San Francisco VA Medical Center Long Range 
Development Plan

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), San Francisco VA 
Medical Center (SFVAMC) announces the availability of the Supplemental 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Long Range 
Development Plan (LRDP), for public comment pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4331 et 
seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for 
Implementing the Procedural Requirements of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508), VA's implementing Regulations (38 CFR part 26), as well as the 
settlement agreement resulting from Planning Association for the 
Richmond, et al v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, C-06-02321-SBA 
(filed 6 June 2008). VA supplemented the draft EIS originally released 
in August 2012 to account for design and project phasing changes from 
the LRDP released in 2012 to the LRDP released in 2014. Both versions 
of the LRDP describe development and construction of patient care 
buildings, research buildings, business occupancy buildings, and 
parking structures, as well as retrofitting seismically deficient 
buildings. The SDEIS identifies and addresses environmental impacts 
associated with the Proposed Action.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit comments in writing on 
the SFVAMC SDEIS by May 8, 2015. In preparing the SDEIS the SFVAMC will 
consider all comments received or postmarked by that date. Comments 
received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. 
Interested parties are also invited to participate in a public meeting 
regarding the SFVAMC SDEIS on April 14, 2015 at SFVAMC (4150 Clement 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, Building 7, 1st floor, Auditorium) at 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the SFVAMC SDEIS through 
www.regulations.gov. Please refer to: ``SFVAMC Supplemental Draft EIS'' 
in any correspondence.
    Written comments may also be submitted electronically to 
[email protected] please reference ``SFVAMC Supplemental Draft 
EIS'' in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Flanagan, San Francisco Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 or 
by telephone, (415) 750-2049. The SFVAMC 2014 LRDP and SDEIS are 
available for viewing on the SFVAMC Web site: http://www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/planning.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA operates the SFVAMC, located at Fort 
Miley in San Francisco, California. It is the only VA medical center in 
the City and County of San Francisco and VA considers it an aging 
facility that needs to be retrofitted and expanded.

Proposed Action

    The SFVAMC has identified a need for retrofitting existing 
buildings to the most recent seismic safety requirements and for an 
additional 589,000 gross square feet (gsf) of medical facility space to 
meet the needs of San Francisco Bay Area and northern California coast 
Veterans over the next 15 years, in two phases.

Purpose and Need for Action

    The purpose of the Proposed Action is to meet the Veterans Health 
Administration mission of providing comprehensive, high-quality health 
care services that improve the health and well-being of Veterans and 
other eligible persons in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern 
California. VA's need for the Proposed Action is to address the area's 
current and future capacity issues brought about by the growing Veteran 
population, to better serve the ever-changing health care needs of the 
growing Veteran population, and to provide safe and appropriate 
facilities for providing health care services and conducting research.
    SFVAMC has major space and parking deficiencies at its existing 
Fort Miley Campus. The SFVAMC mission is to continue to be a major 
primary and tertiary care medical center providing high-quality care to 
eligible Veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area and along the North 
Coast. SFVAMC strives to deliver needed care to Veterans while 
contributing to health care knowledge through research. SFVAMC is also 
a ready resource for Department of Defense backup, serving as a Federal 
Coordinating Center in the event of a national emergency. New 
construction initiatives would transform the Campus by providing 
seismic improvements and additional facility space. VA can meet its 
mission more effectively by integrating clinical care, education, and 
research, because such integration makes for more efficient and 
progressive overall care for Veterans.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose D. 
Riojas, Chief of Staff, approved this document on February 25, 2015 for 
publication.

    Approved: March 5, 2015.
Michael Shores,
Regulation Policy and Management, Office of General Counsel.
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1227 or (954) 423–7977 or write: TAP addresses environmental impacts Administration mission of providing
Office, 1000 S. Pine Island Road, associated with the Proposed Action. comprehensive, high-quality health care
Plantation, FL 33324 or contact us at the DATES: Interested parties are invited to services that improve the health and
Web site: http://www.improveirs.org. submit comments in writing on the well-being of Veterans and other eligible
The committee will be discussing SFVAMC SDEIS by May 8, 2015. In persons in the San Francisco Bay Area
various issues related to Tax Forms and preparing the SDEIS the SFVAMC will and Northern California. VA’s need for
Publications and public input is consider all comments received or the Proposed Action is to address the
welcomed. postmarked by that date. Comments area’s current and future capacity issues
Dated: March 3, 2015. received after that date will be brought about by the growing Veteran
Otis Simpson, considered to the extent practicable. population, to better serve the ever-
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
Interested parties are also invited to changing health care needs of the
participate in a public meeting growing Veteran population, and to
[FR Doc. 2015–05365 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am]
regarding the SFVAMC SDEIS on April provide safe and appropriate facilities
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14, 2015 at SFVAMC (4150 Clement for providing health care services and
Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, conducting research.
Building 7, 1st floor, Auditorium) at 5
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SFVAMC has major space and parking
p.m.
AFFAIRS deficiencies at its existing Fort Miley
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
Campus. The SFVAMC mission is to
Notice of Availability of a on the SFVAMC SDEIS through continue to be a major primary and
Supplemental Draft Environmental www.regulations.gov. Please refer to: tertiary care medical center providing
Impact Statement for the San ‘‘SFVAMC Supplemental Draft EIS’’ in high-quality care to eligible Veterans in
any correspondence.
Francisco VA Medical Center Long the San Francisco Bay Area and along
Written comments may also be
Range Development Plan
submitted electronically to the North Coast. SFVAMC strives to
robin.flanagan@va.gov please reference deliver needed care to Veterans while
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
‘‘SFVAMC Supplemental Draft EIS’’ in contributing to health care knowledge
ACTION: Notice of availability. through research. SFVAMC is also a
any correspondence.
SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans ready resource for Department of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Affairs (VA), San Francisco VA Medical Defense backup, serving as a Federal
Robin Flanagan, San Francisco Veterans
Center (SFVAMC) announces the Coordinating Center in the event of a
Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement
availability of the Supplemental Draft national emergency. New construction
Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 or by
Environmental Impact Statement initiatives would transform the Campus
telephone, (415) 750–2049. The
(SDEIS) for the Long Range by providing seismic improvements and
SFVAMC 2014 LRDP and SDEIS are
Development Plan (LRDP), for public additional facility space. VA can meet
available for viewing on the SFVAMC
comment pursuant to the National its mission more effectively by
Web site: http://
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of integrating clinical care, education, and
www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/planning.
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4331 et research, because such integration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA
seq.), the Council on Environmental makes for more efficient and progressive
operates the SFVAMC, located at Fort overall care for Veterans.
Quality Regulations for Implementing Miley in San Francisco, California. It is
the Procedural Requirements of NEPA the only VA medical center in the City Signing Authority
(40 CFR parts 1500–1508), VA’s and County of San Francisco and VA
implementing Regulations (38 CFR part considers it an aging facility that needs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
26), as well as the settlement agreement to be retrofitted and expanded. designee, approved this document and
resulting from Planning Association for authorized the undersigned to sign and
the Richmond, et al v. U.S. Department Proposed Action submit the document to the Office of the
of Veterans Affairs, C–06–02321–SBA The SFVAMC has identified a need Federal Register for publication
(filed 6 June 2008). VA supplemented for retrofitting existing buildings to the electronically as an official document of
the draft EIS originally released in most recent seismic safety requirements the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose
August 2012 to account for design and and for an additional 589,000 gross D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, approved this
project phasing changes from the LRDP square feet (gsf) of medical facility space document on February 25, 2015 for
released in 2012 to the LRDP released in to meet the needs of San Francisco Bay publication.
2014. Both versions of the LRDP Area and northern California coast Approved: March 5, 2015.
describe development and construction Veterans over the next 15 years, in two
of patient care buildings, research Michael Shores,
phases.
buildings, business occupancy Regulation Policy and Management, Office
buildings, and parking structures, as Purpose and Need for Action of General Counsel.
well as retrofitting seismically deficient The purpose of the Proposed Action [FR Doc. 2015–05507 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am]
buildings. The SDEIS identifies and is to meet the Veterans Health BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Dates		Interested parties are invited to submit comments in writing on the SFVAMC SDEIS by May 8, 2015. In preparing the SDEIS the SFVAMC will consider all comments received or postmarked by that date. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. Interested parties are also invited to participate in a public meeting regarding the SFVAMC SDEIS on April 14, 2015 at SFVAMC (4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, Building 7, 1st floor, Auditorium) at 5 p.m.
Contact		Robin Flanagan, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 or by telephone, (415) 750-2049. The SFVAMC 2014 LRDP and SDEIS are available for viewing on the SFVAMC Web site: http:// www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/planning.
FR Citation		80 FR 12554