83 FR 58251 - Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeths Master Plan Amendment #2

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 223 (November 19, 2018)

Page Range		58251-58251
FR Document		2018-25207

GSA plans to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed Master Plan Amendment to support the continued consolidation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters at the St. Elizabeths West Campus, pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality regulations, and with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in accordance with 36 CFR part 800.8

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-PBS-2018-11; Docket No. 2018-0002; Sequence No. 27]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeths Master Plan Amendment #2

AGENCY: National Capital Region, Public Buildings Service U.S. General 
Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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SUMMARY: GSA plans to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS) for the proposed Master Plan Amendment to support the 
continued consolidation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) Headquarters at the St. Elizabeths West Campus, pursuant to the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Council 
on Environmental Quality regulations, and with Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in accordance with 36 CFR 
part 800.8

DATES: Applicable: Monday, November 5, 2018.
    The public scoping meeting date is: Thursday, November 29, 2018, 
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: R.I.S.E Demonstration Center, 1730 Martin Luther King Jr. 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20032.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gyamfi, GSA, National Capital 
Region, Office of Planning and Design Quality, at 202-690-9252. Please 
contact Mr. Gyamfi if special assistance is needed to attend and 
participate in the scoping meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA intends to prepare a SEIS to analyze the 
potential impacts resulting from the proposed Master Plan Amendment #2 
to support the DHS Headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths 
West Campus.

Background

    In 2008 and in 2012, GSA completed Environmental Impact Statements 
that analyzed the impacts from the development of 4.5 million square 
feet of secure office space, plus parking, in the District of Columbia 
to support the consolidated headquarters of the DHS on the St. 
Elizabeths East and West Campuses. GSA is preparing a SEIS to assess 
the impacts of development of the consolidated headquarters on the West 
Campus of St. Elizabeths. The proposed action is needed to improve 
efficiency, reflect the current condition of the historic buildings, 
reduce costs, and accelerate completion of the DHS consolidation. 
Previous St. Elizabeths Master Plans and Environmental Impact 
Statements are available for review at http://stelizabethsdevelopment.com/nepa.html.

Alternatives Under Consideration

    GSA will analyze a range of alternatives (including the no action 
alternative) for the proposed Master Plan Amendment #2 of the DHS 
Headquarters at St. Elizabeths. This Master Plan Amendment will focus 
on development options to efficiently house DHS and its operating 
components on the St Elizabeths West Campus.

Scoping Process

    A scoping process will be conducted to aid in determining the 
alternatives to be considered and the scope of issues to be addressed, 
for identifying the significant issues related to the proposed Master 
Plan Amendment, in accordance with NEPA and NHPA.

Public Scoping Meeting

    A public scoping meeting will be held on Thursday, November 29, 
2018, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., EDT at the R.I.S.E Demonstration 
Center, 1730 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20032. 
The meeting will be an informal open house where meeting participants 
may receive information, and give comments. GSA is publishing notices 
in the Washington Post, Afro-American, and the Washington Informer 
newspapers announcing the meeting.

Written Comments

    Interested parties are encouraged to provide written comments on 
the SEIS and Section 106 processes. The scoping period begins on 
November 19, 2018 and ends on December 19, 2018. Comments received 
during the scoping period will be considered in the analyses to be 
conducted for the SEIS. Written comments regarding the SEIS must be 
postmarked no later than December 19, 2018, and sent to the following 
address: Mr. Paul Gyamfi, Office of Planning and Design Quality, Public 
Buildings Service, National Capital Region, U.S. General Services 
Administration, 301 7th Street SW, Suite 4004, Washington, DC, 20407; 
or by email: [email protected] using the subject line: St. Elizabeths 
Master Plan Amendment #2. All emails must be received by 11:59 p.m. 
December 19, 2018.

    Dated: November 7, 2018.
Kristi Tunstall Williams,
Deputy Director, Office of Planning and Design Quality, Public 
Buildings Service, National Capital Region, U.S. General Services 
Administration.
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inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank Master Plan Amendment to support the Plan Amendment #2 of the DHS
indicated. The applications will also be continued consolidation of the U.S. Headquarters at St. Elizabeths. This
available for inspection at the offices of Department of Homeland Security Master Plan Amendment will focus on
the Board of Governors. Interested (DHS) Headquarters at the St. Elizabeths development options to efficiently
persons may express their views in West Campus, pursuant to the house DHS and its operating
writing on the standards enumerated in requirements of the National components on the St Elizabeths West
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Campus.
proposal also involves the acquisition of Council on Environmental Quality
Scoping Process
a nonbanking company, the review also regulations, and with Section 106 of the
includes whether the acquisition of the National Historic Preservation Act A scoping process will be conducted
nonbanking company complies with the (NHPA) in accordance with 36 CFR part to aid in determining the alternatives to
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 800.8 be considered and the scope of issues to
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise DATES: Applicable: Monday, November be addressed, for identifying the
noted, nonbanking activities will be 5, 2018. significant issues related to the
conducted throughout the United States. The public scoping meeting date is: proposed Master Plan Amendment, in
Unless otherwise noted, comments Thursday, November 29, 2018, from accordance with NEPA and NHPA.
regarding each of these applications 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight
must be received at the Reserve Bank Public Scoping Meeting
Time (EDT).
indicated or the offices of the Board of ADDRESSES: R.I.S.E Demonstration A public scoping meeting will be held
Governors not later than December 14, Center, 1730 Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday, November 29, 2018, from
2018. Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20032. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., EDT at the
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland R.I.S.E Demonstration Center, 1730
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
(Nadine Wallman, Vice President) 1455 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE,
East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio Gyamfi, GSA, National Capital Region,
Office of Planning and Design Quality, Washington, DC 20032. The meeting
44101–2566. Comments can also be sent will be an informal open house where
electronically to at 202–690–9252. Please contact Mr.
Gyamfi if special assistance is needed to meeting participants may receive
Comments.applications@clev.frb.org: information, and give comments. GSA is
1. Buckeye State Bancshares, Inc., attend and participate in the scoping
meeting. publishing notices in the Washington
Powell, Ohio; to become a bank holding Post, Afro-American, and the
company by acquiring 100 percent of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA Washington Informer newspapers
the outstanding voting shares of intends to prepare a SEIS to analyze the announcing the meeting.
Buckeye State Bank, Powell, Ohio. potential impacts resulting from the
proposed Master Plan Amendment #2 to Written Comments
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, November 13, 2018. support the DHS Headquarters Interested parties are encouraged to
Yao-Chin Chao, consolidation at the St. Elizabeths West provide written comments on the SEIS
Campus. and Section 106 processes. The scoping
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
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Written comments regarding the SEIS
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Capital Region, U.S. General Services
Statement for the Proposed U.S. the consolidated headquarters on the
Administration, 301 7th Street SW,
Department of Homeland Security West Campus of St. Elizabeths. The
Suite 4004, Washington, DC, 20407; or
(DHS) Headquarters Consolidation at proposed action is needed to improve
by email: Paul.Gyamfi@gsa.gov using
St. Elizabeths Master Plan Amendment efficiency, reflect the current condition
the subject line: St. Elizabeths Master
#2 of the historic buildings, reduce costs,
Plan Amendment #2. All emails must be
and accelerate completion of the DHS
received by 11:59 p.m. December 19,
AGENCY: National Capital Region, Public consolidation. Previous St. Elizabeths
2018.
Buildings Service U.S. General Services Master Plans and Environmental Impact
Administration (GSA). Statements are available for review at Dated: November 7, 2018.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a http://stelizabethsdevelopment.com/ Kristi Tunstall Williams,
Supplemental Environmental Impact nepa.html. Deputy Director, Office of Planning and
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
Dates		Applicable: Monday, November 5, 2018.
Contact		Paul Gyamfi, GSA, National Capital Region, Office of Planning and Design Quality, at 202-690-9252. Please contact Mr. Gyamfi if special assistance is needed to attend and participate in the scoping meeting.
FR Citation		83 FR 58251