82 FR 52299 - Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Modernization of the San Luis I Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Modernization
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 217 (November 13, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 217 (November 13, 2017)
| Page Range | 52299-52299 | |
| FR Document | 2017-24551 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 52299] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24551] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [Notice-PBS-2017-03; Docket 2017-0002; Sequence 22] Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Modernization of the San Luis I Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Modernization AGENCY: Public Building Service, (PBS), General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations, and the GSA Public Buildings Service NEPA Desk Guide, GSA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the San Luis I LPOE. The action to be evaluated by this EIS is the modernization of the existing San Luis I LPOE, located in San Luis, Arizona, to improve its functionality, capacity, and security. DATES: Meeting Date: A public scoping meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, from 4:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST), to 6:00 p.m., MST. ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers at 1090 E. Union Street, San Luis, AZ, where GSA will meet with governmental and public stakeholders to explain the project, and obtain input on the scoping of the project. The meeting will be an informal open house, where visitors may come, receive information, and provide written comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental Quality Advisor/NEPA PM, by phone at 415-522-3617 or via email at [email protected]. Please also call this number if special assistance is needed to attend and participate in the public scoping meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA intends to prepare an EIS to analyze the potential impacts resulting from proposed modifications and design changes to the San Luis I LPOE modernization project. The San Luis I LPOE consists of several facilities that are in need of modernization. The primary users of the LPOE are officers belonging to Customs and Border Protection and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, as well as the general public seeking to enter or exit the country. The LPOE needs modernization due to unacceptable building conditions and increasing traffic demand. Currently, the LPOE is physically constrained on both the north and south, by Urtuzuastegui Street and the Mexico-U.S. border, respectively. Traffic from the LPOE must be routed into downtown San Luis, which often creates traffic jams. All vehicular traffic coming into town has been rerouted recently to exit via First Street, while outgoing traffic enters the port via Main Street. The possible phasing for the demolition and modernization of the LPOE includes:Phase 1: Acquire a portion of Friendship Park, a Public- Facing Building, Parking Garage, Vault, Impound, and Utility Yard. Phase 2: Construct new privately owned vehicle processing facilities and kennel. Phase 3: Construct new main building and outbound east exits. Phase 4: Demolish main building, construct pedestrian processing, and construct outbound west exits. Alternatives Under Consideration: Two modernization alternatives for the proposed project are currently under consideration and will be analyzed in the EIS for the potential environmental impacts. In addition, the ``No Action'' alternative will be analyzed. Alternative 1--GSA will demolish then reconstruct a modernized LPOE. The existing San Luis LPOE will be demolished and reconstructed in four (4) phases. Some adjacent land on the west side of the LPOE will be acquired which will allow modernization of the facility to accommodate modern operational requirements, and alleviate traffic strain in downtown San Luis. Alternative 2--Renovate, expand, and modernize the existing LPOE. GSA will renovate and modernize the existing San Luis LPOE and expand the existing footprint of the facility on the west as mentioned in Alternative 1 which will accommodate modern operational requirements, and alleviate traffic strain in downtown San Luis. Alternative 3--No Action Alternative. GSA will continue operations at the existing LPOE facilities as they are currently configured and will not perform any renovation nor modernization of the LPOE. The EIS will address the potential environmental impacts of the proposed alternatives of the including aesthetics, air quality during construction and operation, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use, noise during construction and operation, utilities, and traffic. The EIS will also address the socioeconomic effects of the project. Scoping Process: Scoping will be accomplished through a public scoping meeting, direct mail correspondence to appropriate federal, state, and local agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed, or are known to have, an interest in the project. This meeting will be announced in the local newspaper, the Yuma Sun. Agencies and the public are encouraged to provide written comments regarding the scope of the EIS. Written comments must be received by Friday, December 22, 2017, and sent to the General Services Administration, Attention: Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental Quality Advisor/NEPA PM, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor East, San Francisco, CA, 94102, or via email to [email protected]. Dated: November 2, 2017. Matthew Jear, Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public Buildings Service. [FR Doc. 2017-24551 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-YF-P
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The notices are available for ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting impacts. In addition, the ‘‘No Action’’
immediate inspection at the Federal will be held in the City Council alternative will be analyzed.
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices Chambers at 1090 E. Union Street, San Alternative 1—GSA will demolish
also will be available for inspection at Luis, AZ, where GSA will meet with then reconstruct a modernized LPOE.
the offices of the Board of Governors. governmental and public stakeholders The existing San Luis LPOE will be
Interested persons may express their to explain the project, and obtain input demolished and reconstructed in four
views in writing to the Reserve Bank on the scoping of the project. The
(4) phases. Some adjacent land on the
indicated for that notice or to the offices meeting will be an informal open house,
west side of the LPOE will be acquired
of the Board of Governors. Comments where visitors may come, receive
which will allow modernization of the
must be received not later than information, and provide written
November 27, 2017. comments. facility to accommodate modern
A. Federal Reserve Bank of San operational requirements, and alleviate
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: traffic strain in downtown San Luis.
Francisco (Gerald C. Tsai, Director,
Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental
Applications and Enforcement) 101 Alternative 2—Renovate, expand, and
Quality Advisor/NEPA PM, by phone at
Market Street, San Francisco, California modernize the existing LPOE. GSA will
415–522–3617 or via email at
94105–1579: renovate and modernize the existing
1. Matthew Moskowitz, Plainview, osmahn.kadri@gsa.gov. Please also call
this number if special assistance is San Luis LPOE and expand the existing
New York; Yaakov Markowitz, Brooklyn, footprint of the facility on the west as
New York; Jarret Prussin, Westport, needed to attend and participate in the
public scoping meeting. mentioned in Alternative 1 which will
Connecticut; Paul Brown, Monte Carlo, accommodate modern operational
Monaco; and Menachem Wilenkin, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA
requirements, and alleviate traffic strain
Brooklyn, New York; to acquire voting intends to prepare an EIS to analyze the
in downtown San Luis.
shares of All West Bancorp, and thereby potential impacts resulting from
indirectly acquire shares of FinWise proposed modifications and design Alternative 3—No Action Alternative.
Bank, both of Sandy, Utah. changes to the San Luis I LPOE GSA will continue operations at the
modernization project. The San Luis I existing LPOE facilities as they are
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve currently configured and will not
System, November 7, 2017. LPOE consists of several facilities that
are in need of modernization. perform any renovation nor
Yao-Chin Chao,
The primary users of the LPOE are modernization of the LPOE.
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
officers belonging to Customs and The EIS will address the potential
[FR Doc. 2017–24522 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am]
Border Protection and Immigrations and environmental impacts of the proposed
BILLING CODE P Customs Enforcement, as well as the alternatives of the including aesthetics,
general public seeking to enter or exit air quality during construction and
the country. The LPOE needs operation, geology and soils, hazards
GENERAL SERVICES modernization due to unacceptable and hazardous materials, hydrology and
ADMINISTRATION building conditions and increasing water quality, land use, noise during
[Notice–PBS–2017–03; Docket 2017–0002; traffic demand. construction and operation, utilities,
Sequence 22] Currently, the LPOE is physically and traffic. The EIS will also address the
constrained on both the north and socioeconomic effects of the project.
Notice of Intent To Prepare a south, by Urtuzuastegui Street and the
Supplemental Environmental Impact Mexico-U.S. border, respectively. Traffic Scoping Process: Scoping will be
Statement for the Modernization of the from the LPOE must be routed into accomplished through a public scoping
San Luis I Land Port of Entry (LPOE) downtown San Luis, which often meeting, direct mail correspondence to
Modernization creates traffic jams. All vehicular traffic appropriate federal, state, and local
coming into town has been rerouted agencies, and to private organizations
AGENCY: Public Building Service, (PBS), and citizens who have previously
General Services Administration (GSA). recently to exit via First Street, while
outgoing traffic enters the port via Main expressed, or are known to have, an
ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement interest in the project.
Street.
of meeting.
The possible phasing for the This meeting will be announced in
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements demolition and modernization of the the local newspaper, the Yuma Sun.
of the National Environmental Policy LPOE includes: Agencies and the public are encouraged
Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on • Phase 1: Acquire a portion of to provide written comments regarding
Environmental Quality Regulations, and Friendship Park, a Public-Facing the scope of the EIS. Written comments
the GSA Public Buildings Service NEPA Building, Parking Garage, Vault, must be received by Friday, December
Desk Guide, GSA is issuing this notice Impound, and Utility Yard. 22, 2017, and sent to the General
to advise the public that an • Phase 2: Construct new privately Services Administration, Attention:
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) owned vehicle processing facilities and Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental
will be prepared for the San Luis I kennel. Quality Advisor/NEPA PM, 450 Golden
LPOE. The action to be evaluated by this • Phase 3: Construct new main Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor East, San
EIS is the modernization of the existing building and outbound east exits.
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
Francisco, CA, 94102, or via email to
San Luis I LPOE, located in San Luis, • Phase 4: Demolish main building, osmahn.kadri@gsa.gov.
Arizona, to improve its functionality, construct pedestrian processing, and
Dated: November 2, 2017.
capacity, and security. construct outbound west exits.
DATES: Meeting Date: A public scoping Alternatives Under Consideration: Matthew Jear,
meeting will be held on Wednesday, Two modernization alternatives for the Director, Portfolio Management Division,
November 29, 2017, from 4:00 p.m., proposed project are currently under Pacific Rim Region, Public Buildings Service.
Mountain Standard Time (MST), to 6:00 consideration and will be analyzed in [FR Doc. 2017–24551 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am]
p.m., MST. the EIS for the potential environmental BILLING CODE 6820–YF–P
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| Action | Notice of intent; announcement of meeting. | |
| Dates | Meeting Date: A public scoping meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, from 4:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST), to 6:00 p.m., MST. | |
| Contact | Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental Quality Advisor/NEPA PM, by phone at 415-522-3617 or via email at [email protected] Please also call this number if special assistance is needed to attend and participate in the public scoping meeting. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 52299 |
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