82_FR_8220 82 FR 8206 - Final Environmental Impact Statement for Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation, Counties of Marin and San Francisco, California

82 FR 8206 - Final Environmental Impact Statement for Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation, Counties of Marin and San Francisco, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 14 (January 24, 2017)

Page Range8206-8207
FR Document2017-01469

The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation project. The Final EIS evaluates four alternatives for establishing a long-term ferry embarkation site for passenger service between the northern San Francisco waterfront and Alcatraz Island, and additional occasional ferry service between the Alcatraz ferry embarkation site and the existing Fort Baker pier, as well as other excursions within the San Francisco Bay.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8206-8207]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01469]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-PWR-PWRO-22324; PPPWGO6AP0/PPMPSAS1Z.YP0000]


Final Environmental Impact Statement for Alcatraz Ferry 
Embarkation, Counties of Marin and San Francisco, California

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Alcatraz Ferry 
Embarkation project. The Final EIS evaluates four alternatives for 
establishing a long-term ferry embarkation site for passenger service 
between the northern San Francisco waterfront and Alcatraz Island, and 
additional occasional ferry service between the Alcatraz ferry 
embarkation site and the existing Fort Baker pier, as well as other 
excursions within the San Francisco Bay.

DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days 
after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) notice of filing and 
availability of the Final EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area at (415) 561-4930 or goga_planning@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After operating out of Pier 41 for many 
years, the Alcatraz Island ferry embarkation site moved to Pier 31\1/2\ 
in 2006 when a new ferry service concessioner was selected, which led 
to inconsistencies in the delivery of visitor services and impacts on 
surrounding communities, business interests, and transit providers. 
Federal law generally limits the term of concession contracts to 10 
years or fewer, and requires that a competitive process be used to 
select new concessioners.
    The NPS seeks to secure a site that will provide a long-term 
orientation and ferry embarkation facility for service to Alcatraz 
Island from the northern San Francisco waterfront. The NPS desires an 
identifiable and well-functioning facility that will provide a quality 
welcome and support program for visitors, orient visitors to the 
history of Alcatraz Island, and provide a connection to other Golden 
Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) parklands and orientation to the 
national park system in general. The NPS also seeks to establish 
additional occasional ferry service between the primary Alcatraz ferry 
embarkation site and the existing Fort Baker pier, as well as other 
excursions within the Bay departing from the primary embarkation site. 
The Final EIS evaluated additional service to and from Fort Mason, but 
this activity is not included in the preferred alternative. These 
elements would improve cross-Bay connectivity and accommodate existing 
and future visitor demand for recreational travel to Fort Baker and the 
Marin Headlands, thereby enhancing GGNRA's operational effectiveness. 
Many potential visitors are unable to obtain tickets to Alcatraz Island 
due to the high demand. Enhanced on-shore visitor facilities would 
provide those visitors with interpretive information about the island 
and options for visiting other GGNRA destinations from San Francisco.
    Public scoping was initiated in the late spring of 2012. The Notice 
of Intent to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on 
June 1, 2012. Scoping meetings were held on June 26 and 28, 2012, at 
Fort Mason Building 201 in San Francisco and the City Hall in 
Sausalito, respectively. Over the comment period, approximately 90 
correspondences were collected from interested stakeholders.
    The Draft EIS was released on March 20, 2015 with comments accepted 
through June 4, 2015. During the comment period, one public meeting was 
held on March 31, 2015 at Pier 1 in San Francisco. Approximately 277 
pieces of correspondence were received. Some plan content was modified 
based

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on public comments, but there have been very few substantial changes to 
the alternatives under consideration. Changes include adding additional 
specificity on the number of planned trips for special ferry service to 
Fort Baker and identifying the preferred alternative to include 
developing the primary embarkation site as Pier 31\1/2\ as well as 
providing occasional ferry service to Fort Baker.
    Range of Alternatives: The Final EIS describes and analyzes four 
alternatives.
    No-Action Alternative: Ferry service to Alcatraz Island would 
continue from Pier 31\1/2\, controlled by the Port of San Francisco, 
with no changes to management or site operations and infrastructure. 
This alternative serves as the environmental baseline from which 
potential effects of the three ``action'' alternatives were compared.
    Pier 31\1/2\ Alternative: Retrofit existing structures (parts of 
piers 31, 33 and associated bulkhead buildings) and establish long-term 
ferry service and embarkation site operations at Pier 31\1/2\ along the 
Embarcadero. A third berth would be constructed to support ferry travel 
to other GGNRA sites. This is the ``agency-preferred'' alternative for 
the Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation site. This alternative also includes 
consideration of limited ferry service to/from Fort Baker.
    Pier 41 Alternative: Retrofit and expand existing structures and 
establish long-term embarkation at Pier 41, controlled by the Port of 
San Francisco in Fisherman's Wharf. A third berth would be constructed 
to support ferry travel to other GGNRA sites.
    Pier 3 Alternative: Retrofit existing structures and establish a 
long-term embarkation site at Pier 3 in Fort Mason, a federal property 
managed by GGNRA. A third berth between Piers 1 and 2 would also be 
constructed.
    In the future, the selected embarkation site would include 
additional ferry services from the primary embarkation site to provide 
recreational ferry service to other destinations in the Bay, as well as 
Bay excursions, which would enhance the connectivity and accommodation 
of visitor demands to other GGNRA destinations. The details associated 
with providing any such potential ferry service to particular locations 
other than Alcatraz Island and Fort Baker would be analyzed in future 
environmental documents.
    The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days 
following EPA's notice published in the Federal Register announcing 
filing and release of the Final EIS. The official responsible for 
approval of the Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation project is the Regional 
Director of the Pacific West Region, and subsequently the General 
Superintendent, GGNRA, will be responsible for implementation.

    Dated: November 4, 2016.
Laura E. Joss,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-01469 Filed 1-23-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

8206 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 24, 2017 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information to be collected; and (d) how the Alcatraz Island ferry embarkation Elizabeth S. Sangine, National Minerals to minimize the burden on the site moved to Pier 311⁄2 in 2006 when Information Center, U.S. Geological respondents, including the use of a new ferry service concessioner was Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS automated collection techniques or selected, which led to inconsistencies in 989, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–648– other forms of information technology. the delivery of visitor services and 7720 (phone); or escottsangine@usgs.gov Please note that the comments impacts on surrounding communities, (email). You may also find information submitted in response to this notice are business interests, and transit providers. about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov. a matter of public record. Before Federal law generally limits the term of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: including your personal mailing concession contracts to 10 years or address, phone number, email address, fewer, and requires that a competitive I. Abstract or other personally identifiable process be used to select new Respondents to this form supply the information in your comment, you concessioners. USGS with domestic consumption data should be aware that your entire The NPS seeks to secure a site that for 12 metals and ferroalloys, some of comment, including your personally will provide a long-term orientation and which are considered strategic and identifiable information, may be made ferry embarkation facility for service to critical to assist in determining publicly available at any time. While Alcatraz Island from the northern San stockpile goals. These data and derived you can ask us in your comment to Francisco waterfront. The NPS desires information will be published as withhold your personally identifiable an identifiable and well-functioning chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, information from public view, we facility that will provide a quality monthly Mineral Industry Surveys, cannot guarantee that we will be able to welcome and support program for annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, do so. visitors, orient visitors to the history of and special publications, for use by Alcatraz Island, and provide a Michael J. Magyar, connection to other Golden Gate Government agencies, industry Associate Director, National Minerals National Recreation Area (GGNRA) education programs, and the general Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey. public. parklands and orientation to the [FR Doc. 2017–01445 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am] national park system in general. The II. Data BILLING CODE 4338–11–P NPS also seeks to establish additional OMB Control Number: 1028–0070. occasional ferry service between the Form Number: USGS Form 9–4117– primary Alcatraz ferry embarkation site MA. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and the existing Fort Baker pier, as well Title: Consolidated Consumers’ as other excursions within the Bay National Park Service departing from the primary embarkation Report. Type of Request: Renewal of existing [NPS–PWR–PWRO–22324; PPPWGO6AP0/ site. The Final EIS evaluated additional information collection. PPMPSAS1Z.YP0000] service to and from Fort Mason, but this Affected Public: Business or Other- activity is not included in the preferred For-Profit Institutions: U.S. nonfuel Final Environmental Impact Statement alternative. These elements would minerals producers. for Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation, improve cross-Bay connectivity and Respondent’s Obligation: None. Counties of Marin and San Francisco, accommodate existing and future visitor Participation is voluntary. California demand for recreational travel to Fort Frequency of Collection: Monthly and AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Baker and the Marin Headlands, thereby Annually. enhancing GGNRA’s operational Estimated Total Number of Annual ACTION: Notice of availability. effectiveness. Many potential visitors Responses: 1,407. SUMMARY: The National Park Service are unable to obtain tickets to Alcatraz Estimated Time per Response: 45 (NPS) has prepared the Final Island due to the high demand. minutes. Environmental Impact Statement (Final Enhanced on-shore visitor facilities Estimated Annual Burden Hours: EIS) for the Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation would provide those visitors with 1,055 hours. project. The Final EIS evaluates four interpretive information about the Estimated Reporting and alternatives for establishing a long-term island and options for visiting other Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ ferry embarkation site for passenger GGNRA destinations from San Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ service between the northern San Francisco. burdens associated with this IC. Francisco waterfront and Alcatraz Public scoping was initiated in the Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA Island, and additional occasional ferry late spring of 2012. The Notice of Intent (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an service between the Alcatraz ferry to prepare an EIS was published in the agency may not conduct or sponsor and embarkation site and the existing Fort Federal Register on June 1, 2012. you are not required to respond to a Baker pier, as well as other excursions Scoping meetings were held on June 26 collection of information unless it within the San Francisco Bay. and 28, 2012, at Fort Mason Building displays a currently valid OMB control 201 in San Francisco and the City Hall DATES: The NPS will execute a Record number and current expiration date. in Sausalito, respectively. Over the of Decision no sooner than 30 days after comment period, approximately 90 III. Request for Comments the date of publication in the Federal correspondences were collected from We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Register of the Environmental interested stakeholders. Whether the proposed collection of Protection Agency’s (EPA) notice of The Draft EIS was released on March sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES information is necessary for the agency filing and availability of the Final EIS. 20, 2015 with comments accepted to perform its duties, including whether FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: through June 4, 2015. During the the information is useful; (b) the Please contact Golden Gate National comment period, one public meeting accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the Recreation Area at (415) 561–4930 or was held on March 31, 2015 at Pier 1 burden of the proposed collection of goga_planning@nps.gov. in San Francisco. Approximately 277 information; (c) ways to enhance the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After pieces of correspondence were received. quality, usefulness, and clarity of the operating out of Pier 41 for many years, Some plan content was modified based VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jan 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 24, 2017 / Notices 8207 on public comments, but there have Ferry Embarkation project is the to the Commission should contact the been very few substantial changes to the Regional Director of the Pacific West Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– alternatives under consideration. Region, and subsequently the General 2000. General information concerning Changes include adding additional Superintendent, GGNRA, will be the Commission may also be obtained specificity on the number of planned responsible for implementation. by accessing its internet server at trips for special ferry service to Fort Dated: November 4, 2016. https://www.usitc.gov. The public Baker and identifying the preferred Laura E. Joss, record for this investigation may be alternative to include developing the viewed on the Commission’s electronic Regional Director, Pacific West Region. primary embarkation site as Pier 311⁄2 as docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. [FR Doc. 2017–01469 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am] well as providing occasional ferry FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The BILLING CODE 4312–52–P service to Fort Baker. Office of Unfair Import Investigations, Range of Alternatives: The Final EIS U.S. International Trade Commission, describes and analyzes four alternatives. telephone (202) 205–2560. No-Action Alternative: Ferry service INTERNATIONAL TRADE Authority: The authority for to Alcatraz Island would continue from COMMISSION institution of this investigation is Pier 311⁄2, controlled by the Port of San [Investigation No. 337–TA–1037] contained in section 337 of the Tariff Francisco, with no changes to Act of 1930, as amended, and in section management or site operations and Certain Graphics Processors, DDR 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of infrastructure. This alternative serves as Memory Controllers, and Products Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 the environmental baseline from which Containing the Same Institution of (2016). potential effects of the three ‘‘action’’ Investigation Scope of Investigation: Having alternatives were compared. considered the complaint, the U.S. Pier 311⁄2 Alternative: Retrofit existing AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. International Trade Commission, on structures (parts of piers 31, 33 and January 17, 2017, ordered that— associated bulkhead buildings) and ACTION: Notice. (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of establish long-term ferry service and section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as embarkation site operations at Pier 311⁄2 SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. amended, an investigation be instituted along the Embarcadero. A third berth to determine whether there is a would be constructed to support ferry International Trade Commission on December 16, 2016, under section 337 of violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of travel to other GGNRA sites. This is the section 337 in the importation into the ‘‘agency-preferred’’ alternative for the the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of ZiiLabs Inc., United States, the sale for importation, Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation site. This or the sale within the United States after alternative also includes consideration Ltd. of Bermuda. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation of certain graphics of limited ferry service to/from Fort processors, DDR memory controllers, Baker. importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within and products containing the same by Pier 41 Alternative: Retrofit and the United States after importation of reason of infringement of one or more of expand existing structures and establish certain graphics processors, DDR claims 1–8 of the ’952 patent; claims 1– long-term embarkation at Pier 41, memory controllers, and products 16 of the ’350 patent; claims 1–8 of the controlled by the Port of San Francisco containing the same by reason of ’616 patent; and claims 1–20 of the ’659 in Fisherman’s Wharf. A third berth infringement of U.S. Patent No. patent, and whether an industry in the would be constructed to support ferry 6,677,952 (’952 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. United States exists as required by travel to other GGNRA sites. Pier 3 Alternative: Retrofit existing 6,950,350 (’350 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. subsection (a)(2) of section 337; 7,518,616 (’616 patent’’); and U.S. (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule structures and establish a long-term Patent No. 8,643,659 (’659 patent’’). The 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the embarkation site at Pier 3 in Fort Mason, complaint further alleges that an presiding Administrative Law Judge a federal property managed by GGNRA. industry in the United States exists as shall take evidence or other information A third berth between Piers 1 and 2 required by subsection (a)(2) of section and hear arguments from the parties or would also be constructed. In the future, the selected 337. other interested persons with respect to embarkation site would include The complainant requests that the the public interest in this investigation, additional ferry services from the Commission institute an investigation as appropriate, and provide the primary embarkation site to provide and, after the investigation, issue a Commission with findings of fact and a recreational ferry service to other limited exclusion order and cease and recommended determination on this destinations in the Bay, as well as Bay desist orders. issue, which shall be limited to the excursions, which would enhance the ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for statutory public interest factors set forth connectivity and accommodation of any confidential information contained in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); therein, is available for inspection (3) For the purpose of the visitor demands to other GGNRA during official business hours (8:45 a.m. investigation so instituted, the following destinations. The details associated with to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the are hereby named as parties upon which providing any such potential ferry Secretary, U.S. International Trade this notice of investigation shall be service to particular locations other than Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room served: Alcatraz Island and Fort Baker would be (a) The complainant is: 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES analyzed in future environmental documents. (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd., Clarendon House, 2 The NPS will execute a Record of individuals are advised that information Church Street, Hamilton, HM11, Decision no sooner than 30 days on this matter can be obtained by Bermuda following EPA’s notice published in the contacting the Commission’s TDD (b) The respondents are the following Federal Register announcing filing and terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons entities alleged to be in violation of release of the Final EIS. The official with mobility impairments who will section 337, and are the parties upon responsible for approval of the Alcatraz need special assistance in gaining access which the complaint is to be served: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jan 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesThe NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) notice of filing and availability of the Final EIS.
ContactPlease contact Golden Gate National Recreation Area at (415) 561-4930 or [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 8206 
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