83 FR 39753 - Notice of Availability and Announcement of Meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, San Diego, California

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 155 (August 10, 2018)

Page Range		39753-39754
FR Document		2018-17211

This notice announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which examines the potential impacts of a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) to modernize and expand the existing Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry (LPOE) located at the United States (U.S.)-Mexico border in the City of San Diego community of Otay Mesa, in San Diego County, California. The DEIS describes the reason the project is being proposed, the alternatives being considered, the potential impacts of each of the alternatives on the existing environment, and avoidance, minimization, and/or mitigation measures. As the lead agency in this undertaking, GSA is acting on behalf of its major tenant at this facility, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-PBS-2018-06; Docket No. 2018-0002; Sequence No. 18]


Notice of Availability and Announcement of Meeting for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, San 
Diego, California

AGENCY: Public Building Service (PBS), General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of availability; announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which examines the potential 
impacts of a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) to 
modernize and expand the existing Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry (LPOE) 
located at the United States (U.S.)-Mexico border in the City of San 
Diego community of Otay Mesa, in San Diego County, California. The DEIS 
describes the reason the project is being proposed, the alternatives 
being considered, the potential impacts of each of the alternatives on 
the existing environment, and avoidance, minimization, and/or 
mitigation measures.
    As the lead agency in this undertaking, GSA is acting on behalf of 
its major tenant at this facility, the Department of Homeland 
Security's (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

DATES: A public meeting for the DEIS will be held on Thursday, August 
9th, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Pacific Time (PT). Interested 
parties are encouraged to attend and provide written comments on the 
DEIS. The comment period for the DEIS ends Friday, August 31, 2018. 
After this date, GSA will prepare the Final EIS.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Express and 
Suites San Diego, 2296 Niels Bohr Court, San Diego, CA, 92154, 
telephone 619-710-0900.
    Further information, including an electronic copy of the DEIS, may 
be found online on the following website: https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/
regions/

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port-of-entry. Questions or comments concerning the DEIS should be 
directed to: Osmahn Kadri, NEPA Project Manager, 50 United Nations 
Plaza, 3345, Mailbox #9, San Francisco, CA, 94102, or via email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Osmahn A. Kadri, NEPA Project Manager, 
GSA, at 415-522-3617. Please also call this number if special 
assistance is needed to attend and participate in the public meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Otay Mesa LPOE is located approximately 17 miles southeast of 
downtown San Diego, just north of the U.S. border and the Baja 
California Peninsula of Mexico. When it was constructed in 1983, its 
primary purpose was to divert growing commercial truck traffic from the 
increasingly busy San Ysidro LPOE to the west, at the southern terminus 
of Interstate 5. The Otay Mesa LPOE processes commercial and privately-
owned vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Since the LPOE opened, vehicle 
and pedestrian traffic and the population and general development in 
the area have grown. It is now one of the ten busiest land ports in the 
country and is the busiest commercial port on the California-Mexico 
border, processing the second highest volume of trucks, and third 
highest dollar volume of trade among all U.S.-Mexico LPOEs. Ever-
increasing traffic loads and new security initiatives require increased 
capacity and new inspection technology to be installed and implemented 
at existing facilities.
    The Project's purpose is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, 
security and safety at the existing Otay Mesa LPOE. The Project's need, 
or the need to which the GSA is responding, is to increase the LPOE's 
capacity due to increased demand, and to address public and employee 
safety and border security concerns.
    The DEIS considers two ``action'' alternatives and one ``no 
action'' alternative. The Preferred Alternative would include the 
development of an approximately 10-acre GSA-owned plot of land to the 
immediate east of the existing commercial import lot. The new lot would 
be used to construct commercial inspection buildings and additional 
commercial import lanes. It would also include improvements to existing 
pedestrian lanes and personal vehicle inspection lanes; relocation of 
personnel currently housed in the Pedestrian, Commercial Import and 
Commercial Export buildings; renovation of existing facilities 
throughout the Otay Mesa LPOE; and demolition of facilities that would 
no longer be needed would also occur. New construction would include 
commercial import and exit booths, six additional pedestrian lanes in 
the Pedestrian Building, a Commercial Annex Building (CAB), a return-
to-Mexico lane for commercial traffic, a pedestrian ramp and parking 
areas for the new commercial lot. Building renovations would include 
the installation of energy conservation measures and water conservation 
measures across the Otay Mesa LPOE, the correction of deficiencies 
throughout existing facilities (e.g., updating security systems, 
updating HVAC systems, improving lighting and repaving old asphalt 
surfaces), and refurbishing the interiors of the pedestrian, commercial 
import and commercial export buildings including repainting and 
replacing flooring.
    The Reduced Build Alternative would include many of the same 
activities as under the Preferred Alternative; however, the overall 
activity level would be lower. Notably, no new construction would occur 
on the 10-acre GSA-owned plot of land, and the Commercial Annex 
Building would not be constructed; instead, the plot of land would be 
paved and used as additional space for the commercial vehicle 
inspection booths which would be reconfigured to increase traffic flow. 
Renovation of existing facilities would still occur, but activities 
would be limited to updating security and HVAC systems and repainting 
interiors.
    The No Action alternative assumes that modernization and expansion 
of the existing LPOE would not occur and that a new facility would not 
be constructed adjacent to the existing LPOE. The LPOE would continue 
to operate under current conditions.

Public Meeting

    The meeting will be conducted in an open house format, where 
project information will be presented and distributed. Comments must be 
received by August 31, 2018, and emailed to [email protected] or 
sent to the address listed above.

    Dated: August 2, 2018.
Matthew Jear,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public 
Buildings Service.
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welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/ Pedestrian, Commercial Import and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
land-ports-of-entry/otay-mesa-land- Commercial Export buildings; HUMAN SERVICES
port-of-entry. Questions or comments renovation of existing facilities
concerning the DEIS should be directed throughout the Otay Mesa LPOE; and Centers for Disease Control and
to: Osmahn Kadri, NEPA Project demolition of facilities that would no Prevention
Manager, 50 United Nations Plaza, 3345, longer be needed would also occur. New [60Day–18–1112; Docket No. CDC–2018–
Mailbox #9, San Francisco, CA, 94102, construction would include commercial 0072]
or via email to osmahn.kadri@gsa.gov. import and exit booths, six additional
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: pedestrian lanes in the Pedestrian Proposed Data Collection Submitted
Osmahn A. Kadri, NEPA Project Building, a Commercial Annex Building for Public Comment and
Manager, GSA, at 415–522–3617. Please (CAB), a return-to-Mexico lane for Recommendations
also call this number if special commercial traffic, a pedestrian ramp AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
assistance is needed to attend and and parking areas for the new Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
participate in the public meeting. commercial lot. Building renovations and Human Services (HHS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: would include the installation of energy ACTION: Notice with comment period.
conservation measures and water
Background conservation measures across the Otay SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
The Otay Mesa LPOE is located Mesa LPOE, the correction of Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
approximately 17 miles southeast of deficiencies throughout existing its continuing effort to reduce public
downtown San Diego, just north of the facilities (e.g., updating security burden and maximize the utility of
U.S. border and the Baja California systems, updating HVAC systems, government information, invites the
Peninsula of Mexico. When it was improving lighting and repaving old general public and other Federal
constructed in 1983, its primary asphalt surfaces), and refurbishing the agencies the opportunity to comment on
purpose was to divert growing interiors of the pedestrian, commercial a proposed and/or continuing
commercial truck traffic from the import and commercial export buildings information collection, as required by
increasingly busy San Ysidro LPOE to including repainting and replacing the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
the west, at the southern terminus of flooring. This notice invites comment on a
Interstate 5. The Otay Mesa LPOE proposed information collection project
The Reduced Build Alternative would
processes commercial and privately- titled FoodNet Population Survey. The
include many of the same activities as
owned vehicle and pedestrian traffic. FoodNet Population Survey is
under the Preferred Alternative;
Since the LPOE opened, vehicle and conducted in 10 states and collects data
however, the overall activity level on the prevalence of acute
pedestrian traffic and the population would be lower. Notably, no new
and general development in the area gastrointestinal illness in the United
construction would occur on the 10-acre States and exposures associated with
have grown. It is now one of the ten GSA-owned plot of land, and the
busiest land ports in the country and is foodborne illness.
Commercial Annex Building would not
the busiest commercial port on the DATES: CDC must receive written
be constructed; instead, the plot of land
California-Mexico border, processing comments on or before October 9, 2018.
would be paved and used as additional
the second highest volume of trucks, space for the commercial vehicle ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
and third highest dollar volume of trade inspection booths which would be identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
among all U.S.-Mexico LPOEs. Ever- reconfigured to increase traffic flow. 0072 by any of the following methods:
increasing traffic loads and new security • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Renovation of existing facilities would
initiatives require increased capacity Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
still occur, but activities would be
and new inspection technology to be for submitting comments.
limited to updating security and HVAC • Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
installed and implemented at existing systems and repainting interiors.
facilities. Collection Review Office, Centers for
The Project’s purpose is to improve The No Action alternative assumes Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
the efficiency, effectiveness, security that modernization and expansion of the Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
and safety at the existing Otay Mesa existing LPOE would not occur and that Georgia 30329.
LPOE. The Project’s need, or the need to a new facility would not be constructed Instructions: All submissions received
which the GSA is responding, is to adjacent to the existing LPOE. The must include the agency name and
increase the LPOE’s capacity due to LPOE would continue to operate under Docket Number. CDC will post, without
increased demand, and to address current conditions. change, all relevant comments to
public and employee safety and border Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all
Public Meeting comments through the Federal
security concerns.
The DEIS considers two ‘‘action’’ The meeting will be conducted in an eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or
alternatives and one ‘‘no action’’ open house format, where project by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
alternative. The Preferred Alternative information will be presented and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
would include the development of an distributed. Comments must be received request more information on the
approximately 10-acre GSA-owned plot by August 31, 2018, and emailed to proposed project or to obtain a copy of
of land to the immediate east of the osmahn.kadri@gsa.gov or sent to the the information collection plan and
existing commercial import lot. The address listed above. instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

new lot would be used to construct Information Collection Review Office,
Dated: August 2, 2018.
commercial inspection buildings and Centers for Disease Control and
additional commercial import lanes. It Matthew Jear, Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
would also include improvements to Director, Portfolio Management Division, D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
existing pedestrian lanes and personal Pacific Rim Region, Public Buildings Service. 404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
vehicle inspection lanes; relocation of [FR Doc. 2018–17211 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability; announcement of meeting.
Dates		A public meeting for the DEIS will be held on Thursday, August 9th, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Pacific Time (PT). Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide written comments on the DEIS. The comment period for the DEIS ends Friday, August 31, 2018. After this date, GSA will prepare the Final EIS.
Contact		Osmahn A. Kadri, NEPA Project Manager, GSA, at 415-522-3617. Please also call this number if special assistance is needed to attend and participate in the public meeting.
FR Citation		83 FR 39753