83 FR 34582 - Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement; Site Acquisition and Campus Consolidation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH), Cincinnati, Ohio
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 34582-34583] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-15410] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Docket No. CDC-2017-0059] Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement; Site Acquisition and Campus Consolidation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH), Cincinnati, Ohio AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed acquisition of a site in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the development of this site into a new, consolidated CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) campus (Proposed Action). The site being considered for acquisition and development is bounded by Martin Luther King Drive East to the south, Harvey Avenue to the west, Ridgeway Avenue to the north, and Reading Road to the east. The Final EIS and this notice are published pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations. DATES: CDC will issue a final decision on the proposed action after August 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS can be obtained at:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov (reference Docket No. CDC-2017-0059). By Written Request (Electronic Copies Only) to: [email protected] or Harry Marsh, Architect, Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management (OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027. All U.S. Mail communications must include the agency name and Docket Number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry Marsh, Architect, Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management (OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027, phone: (770) 488-8170, or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: CDC is dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability. NIOSH, one of CDC's Centers, Institutes, and Offices, was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. NIOSH plans, directs, and coordinates a national program to develop and establish recommended occupational safety and health standards; conduct research and training; provide technical assistance; and perform related activities to assure safe and healthful working conditions for every working person in the United States. Currently, three NIOSH research facilities--the Robert A. Taft Campus, Taft North Campus, and the Alice Hamilton Laboratory Campus-- are located in Cincinnati, Ohio. These facilities no longer meet the research needs required to support occupational safety and health in the modern workplace. The facilities' deficiencies adversely affect NIOSH's ability to conduct occupational safety and health research in Cincinnati. It is not possible to renovate the facilities located on the three campuses to meet current standards and requirements. Additionally, the current distribution of NIOSH activities across separate campuses in Cincinnati results in inefficiencies in scientific collaboration and the duplication of operational support activities. Therefore, CDC is [[Page 34583]] proposing to relocate and consolidate its Cincinnati-based functions and personnel (approximately 550 employees) currently housed at the three existing campuses to a new, consolidated campus in Cincinnati. Potential locations for the proposed new campus were identified through a comprehensive site selection process conducted by GSA on behalf of CDC. In June 2016, GSA issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) seeking potential sites capable of accommodating the proposed new campus. In response to the REOI, GSA received seven expressions of interest. Following an assessment of each site, GSA found that only one site qualified for further consideration (The Site). The Site encompasses all land between Martin Luther King Drive East to the south, Harvey Avenue to the west, Ridgeway Avenue to the north, and Reading Road to the east in Cincinnati, Ohio. Under NEPA, as implemented by CEQ Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500- 1508), Federal agencies are required to evaluate the environmental effects of their proposed actions and a range of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action before making a decision. On February 9, 2018, in accordance with NEPA, CDC published a Notice of Availability announcing that a Draft EIS for the proposed acquisition and campus consolidation had been prepared (83 FR 5774). The Draft EIS evaluated the potential impacts of two alternatives: The Proposed Action Alternative (acquisition of the Site and construction of a new, consolidated CDC/NIOSH campus) and the No Action Alternative (continued use of the existing campuses for the foreseeable future). Impacts on the following resources were considered: Land use, zoning, and plans; community facilities; socioeconomics and environmental justice; utilities and infrastructure; visual quality; cultural resources; transportation; geology, topography, and soils; air quality; noise; and hazardous substances. Publication of the Draft EIS notice initiated a 45-day review period, which ended on March 26, 2018. During this period, CDC received comments from government agencies, a Native American tribe, and the public. These comments pertained to the proposed action in general; the accessibility of the proposed campus site for bicyclists; historic buildings; traffic and air quality impacts; sustainability; and the potential displacement of neighborhood residents. All comments were considered when preparing the Final EIS and responses to the comments are provided in the Final EIS. No comment required substantive revisions to the analyses presented in the Draft EIS or to the alternatives considered. The Final EIS identifies the Proposed Action Alternative as CDC's Preferred Alternative. CDC will make a decision on whether to proceed with the proposed action after August 20, 2018. At that time, CDC will issue a Record of Decision documenting and explaining its decision based on the Final EIS. Questions on the Final EIS and the proposed action may be directed to: Harry Marsh, Architect, Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management (OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027, phone: (770) 488- 8170, or email: [email protected]. Dated: July 16, 2018. Sandra Cashman, Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2018-15410 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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the services to be performed, outside the Total Burden Hours: 212,724. the Council on Environmental Quality
United States has an estimated value (CEQ) Regulations.
C. Public Comment
that exceeds $500,000. These DATES: CDC will issue a final decision
protections include the following: (a) A notice was published in the Federal on the proposed action after August 20,
The contractor is required to implement Register at 83 FR 12950, on March 26, 2018.
and maintain a compliance plan during 2018. No comments were received. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS can
the performance of the contract that Obtaining Copies of Proposals: be obtained at:
includes an awareness program, a Requesters may obtain a copy of the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
process for employees to report activity information collection documents from www.regulations.gov (reference Docket
inconsistent with the zero-tolerance the General Services Administration, No. CDC–2017–0059).
policy, a recruitment and wage plan, a Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), • By Written Request (Electronic
housing plan, and procedures to prevent 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC Copies Only) to: cdc-cincinnati-eis@
subcontractors from engaging in 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please cdc.gov or Harry Marsh, Architect,
trafficking in persons; and (b) The cite OMB Control No. 9000–0188, Office of Safety, Security and Asset
contractor is required to submit a Combating Trafficking in Persons, in all Management (OSSAM), Centers for
certification to the contracting officer correspondence. Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
prior to receiving an award, and Dated: July 17, 2018. Clifton Road NE, MS–K80, Atlanta,
annually thereafter, asserting that it has William Clark, Georgia 30329–4027.
the required compliance plan in place All U.S. Mail communications must
Director, Office of Governmentwide
and that there have been no abuses, or Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition include the agency name and Docket
that appropriate actions have been taken Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. Number.
if abuses have been found. The [FR Doc. 2018–15523 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
compliance plan must be provided to BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P Harry Marsh, Architect, Office of Safety,
the contracting officer upon request, and Security and Asset Management
relevant portions of it must be posted at (OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control
the workplace and on the contractor’s and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
website. Additionally, contractors are DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES MS–K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027,
required to flow these requirements phone: (770) 488–8170, or email: cdc-
down to any subcontracts where the Centers for Disease Control and cincinnati-eis@cdc.gov.
estimated value of the supplies acquired Prevention SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
or the services required to be performed Background: CDC is dedicated to
outside the United States exceeds [Docket No. CDC–2017–0059]
protecting health and promoting quality
$500,000. of life through the prevention and
Notice of Availability of Final
B. Annual Reporting Burden Environmental Impact Statement; Site control of disease, injury, and disability.
Acquisition and Campus Consolidation NIOSH, one of CDC’s Centers, Institutes,
Title, Associated Form, and OMB
for the Centers for Disease Control and and Offices, was established by the
Number: Ending Trafficking in Persons,
Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Act of
FAR 22.1705 and FAR 52.222–50 and
Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/ 1970. NIOSH plans, directs, and
52.222–56; OMB Control Number 9000–
NIOSH), Cincinnati, Ohio coordinates a national program to
0188.
develop and establish recommended
Adjustment: This information
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and occupational safety and health
collection is revised to include
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health standards; conduct research and
appropriate burden hours for reporting
and Human Services (HHS). training; provide technical assistance;
that was initially published in FAR Case
ACTION: Notice of availability. and perform related activities to assure
2013–001 (78 FR 59317 and 80 FR 4967)
safe and healthful working conditions
for FAR clause 52.222–50, Combating SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease for every working person in the United
Trafficking in Persons, and provision Control and Prevention (CDC) within States.
52.222–56, Certification Regarding the Department of Health and Human Currently, three NIOSH research
Trafficing in Persons Compliance Plan. Services (HHS), in cooperation with the facilities—the Robert A. Taft Campus,
The full burden associated with this U.S. General Services Administration Taft North Campus, and the Alice
FAR Case was inadvertently omitted in (GSA), announces the availability of the Hamilton Laboratory Campus—are
the Paperwork Reduction Act notice Final Environmental Impact Statement located in Cincinnati, Ohio. These
published on August 20, 2014 (78 FR (EIS) for the proposed acquisition of a facilities no longer meet the research
59317). The following represents site in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the needs required to support occupational
current burdens associated with the development of this site into a new, safety and health in the modern
FAR clause and provision that were consolidated CDC/National Institute for workplace. The facilities’ deficiencies
published in the proposed and final Occupational Safety and Health adversely affect NIOSH’s ability to
rules. (NIOSH) campus (Proposed Action). conduct occupational safety and health
Affected Public: Businesses and other
The site being considered for research in Cincinnati. It is not possible
for-profit entities.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to acquisition and development is to renovate the facilities located on the
obtain or retain benefits. bounded by Martin Luther King Drive three campuses to meet current
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Type of Request: Revision of a East to the south, Harvey Avenue to the standards and requirements.
currently approved collection. west, Ridgeway Avenue to the north, Additionally, the current distribution of
Reporting Frequency: On occasion. and Reading Road to the east. NIOSH activities across separate
Respondents: 5,909. The Final EIS and this notice are campuses in Cincinnati results in
Responses per Respondent: 3. published pursuant to the requirements inefficiencies in scientific collaboration
Annual Responses: 17,727. of the National Environmental Policy and the duplication of operational
Hours per Response: 12. Act of 1969 (NEPA) as implemented by support activities. Therefore, CDC is
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proposing to relocate and consolidate its the comments are provided in the Final (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Cincinnati-based functions and EIS. No comment required substantive agencies estimate of the burden of the
personnel (approximately 550 revisions to the analyses presented in proposed collection of information,
employees) currently housed at the the Draft EIS or to the alternatives including the validity of the
three existing campuses to a new, considered. The Final EIS identifies the methodology and assumptions used;
consolidated campus in Cincinnati. Proposed Action Alternative as CDC’s (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Potential locations for the proposed Preferred Alternative. clarity of the information to be
new campus were identified through a CDC will make a decision on whether collected;
comprehensive site selection process to proceed with the proposed action (d) Minimize the burden of the
conducted by GSA on behalf of CDC. In after August 20, 2018. At that time, CDC collection of information on those who
June 2016, GSA issued a Request for will issue a Record of Decision are to respond, including, through the
Expressions of Interest (REOI) seeking documenting and explaining its use of appropriate automated,
potential sites capable of decision based on the Final EIS. electronic, mechanical, or other
accommodating the proposed new Questions on the Final EIS and the technological collection techniques or
campus. In response to the REOI, GSA proposed action may be directed to: other forms of information technology,
received seven expressions of interest. Harry Marsh, Architect, Office of Safety, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Following an assessment of each site, Security and Asset Management responses; and
GSA found that only one site qualified (OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control (e) Assess information collection
for further consideration (The Site). The and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, costs.
Site encompasses all land between MS–K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027, To request additional information on
Martin Luther King Drive East to the phone: (770) 488–8170, or email: cdc- the proposed project or to obtain a copy
south, Harvey Avenue to the west, cincinnati-eis@cdc.gov. of the information collection plan and
Ridgeway Avenue to the north, and Dated: July 16, 2018. instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
Reading Road to the east in Cincinnati, Sandra Cashman,
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
Ohio. written comments and/or suggestions
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease
Under NEPA, as implemented by CEQ Control and Prevention. regarding the items contained in this
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
[FR Doc. 2018–15410 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am]
Federal agencies are required to Officer, Office of Management and
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their proposed actions and a range of Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
reasonable alternatives to the proposed DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 395–5806. Provide written comments
action before making a decision. On HUMAN SERVICES within 30 days of notice publication.
February 9, 2018, in accordance with
Proposed Project
NEPA, CDC published a Notice of Centers for Disease Control and
Availability announcing that a Draft EIS Prevention Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance
for the proposed acquisition and Project (0920–0307) (Exp. Date 02/28/
campus consolidation had been [30 Day–18–0307] 2019)—Revision—National Center for
prepared (83 FR 5774). The Draft EIS HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
evaluated the potential impacts of two
Reduction Act Review
alternatives: The Proposed Action Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Alternative (acquisition of the Site and In accordance with the Paperwork Background and Brief Description
construction of a new, consolidated Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
CDC/NIOSH campus) and the No Action Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance
Alternative (continued use of the has submitted the information Project (GISP) was created in 1986 to
existing campuses for the foreseeable collection request Gonococcal Isolate monitor trends in antimicrobial
future). Impacts on the following Surveillance Project to the Office of susceptibilities of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
resources were considered: Land use, Management and Budget (OMB) for strains in the United States. GISP
zoning, and plans; community facilities; review and approval. CDC previously continues to be a collaboration between
socioeconomics and environmental published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection different branches of the CDC Division
justice; utilities and infrastructure; Submitted for Public Comment and of STD Prevention within the National
visual quality; cultural resources; Recommendations’’ notice on February Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD,
transportation; geology, topography, and 5, 2018 to obtain comments from the and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP),
soils; air quality; noise; and hazardous public and affected agencies. The CDC selected regional laboratories and
substances. received 2 non-substantive comments selected state/local public health
Publication of the Draft EIS notice related to the previous notice. This departments and their associated STD
initiated a 45-day review period, which notice serves to allow an additional 30 specialty care clinics in the U.S.
ended on March 26, 2018. During this days for public and affected agency National organizations, local
period, CDC received comments from comments. jurisdictions and individuals use data
government agencies, a Native CDC will accept all comments for this collected in GISP to understand and
American tribe, and the public. These proposed information collection project. prevent antibiotic resistance in N.
comments pertained to the proposed The Office of Management and Budget gonorrhoeae. Data from GISP are used to
action in general; the accessibility of the is particularly interested in comments establish a scientific basis for the
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proposed campus site for bicyclists; that: selection of gonococcal therapies and to
historic buildings; traffic and air quality (a) Evaluate whether the proposed allow pro-active changes to treatment
impacts; sustainability; and the collection of information is necessary guidelines before widespread resistance
potential displacement of neighborhood for the proper performance of the and failures of treatment occur. To
residents. functions of the agency, including increase capacity to detect and monitor
All comments were considered when whether the information will have resistant gonorrhea and to improve the
preparing the Final EIS and responses to practical utility; specificity of GISP, this revision is being
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| Dates | CDC will issue a final decision on the proposed action after August 20, 2018. | |
| Contact | Harry Marsh, Architect, Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management (OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027, phone: (770) 488-8170, or email: cdc-cincinnati- [email protected] | |
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