80 FR 63881 - Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the San Francisco VA Medical Center Long Range Development Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, San Francisco VA Medical Center

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 203 (October 21, 2015)

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), San Francisco Health Care System (SFHCS) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63881-63882]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26731]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
San Francisco VA Medical Center Long Range Development Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement, San Francisco VA Medical Center

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of Availability ROD.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), San Francisco Health 
Care System (SFHCS) announces the availability of the Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP)/Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Francisco VA Medical Center 
(SFVAMC).

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available by request by writing to 
Robin Flanagan, Planning Office, SFVAMC 4150 Clement Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94121, telephone (415) 750-2049. The document is also 
available on the internet at the SFVAMC Web site: http://www.sanfrancisco.va.gov/planning.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Flanagan, San Francisco VA 
Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 or by 
telephone, (415) 750-2049.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SFVAMC, the only VA medical center in San 
Francisco County, has major space and parking deficiencies at its 
existing Fort Miley Campus. The mission of SFVAMC is to continue to be 
a major primary and tertiary care health care center providing cost-
effective and high-quality care to eligible Veterans in the San 
Francisco Bay Area and North Coast. SFVAMC strives to deliver needed 
care to Veterans while contributing to health care knowledge through 
research and education. VA can better meet its mission by integrating 
clinical care, education, and research, because such integration makes 
for more efficient and progressive overall care for Veterans. SFVAMC is 
also a ready resource for Department of Defense (DoD) as backup for 
Federal emergencies and serves as the local Federal Coordinating Center 
(FCC) in the event of a national emergency. SFVAMC has completed the 
waiting period for the Final EIS and is going forward with the ROD.
    VA issues the ROD for the Final LRDP/EIS as approved by, the VA 
Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) Director. The LRDP/EIS analyzed four 
alternatives, including a no-action alternative. The full range of 
foreseeable environmental

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consequences were assessed, and appropriate management and/or 
mitigation measures were identified and implemented to ensure less-
than-significant major impact(s) from execution of the Preferred 
Alternative.
    VA's decision is to implement Alternative 1 (hereinafter referred 
to as the ``selected action''), which was identified in the final LRDP/
EIS as the preferred alternative. VA's selected action consists of LRDP 
construction, retrofitting, and operation on the 29-acre Fort Miley 
Campus to meet seismic safety requirements, and to provide an 
additional 554,452 net new gross square feet (gsf), which will include 
322,200 gsf of medical facilities space and 232,252 gsf for 306 net new 
parking garage spaces. This will allow the SFVAMC to continue offering 
combined clinical, research, and educational programs to satisfy the 
needs of all San Francisco Bay Area and North Coast Veterans over the 
next 15 years. Under the selected action, VA would construct the LRDP 
in phases, with the first phase including 384,000 gsf of net new 
development, as well as seismic retrofits schedule for completion by 
2020. The second phase would include an additional 170,000 gsf of net 
new development scheduled for completion by 2026.
    The ROD includes a summary of the purpose and need for action, 
identifies the selected action and all alternatives considered by the 
SFVAMC, lists measures to minimize environmental harm, details about 
the monitoring and mitigation plans, and describes the environmentally 
preferable alternative.

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. Robert L. 
Nabors II, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved 
this document on October 15, 2015, for publication.

    Dated: October 16, 2015.
Michael Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 
of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-26731 Filed 10-20-15; 8:45 am]
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