83 FR 58252 - Notice of Availability and Announcement of Public Meeting for the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building Structural Enhancements Project in San Diego, California

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

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

Page Range		58252-58252
FR Document		2018-25220

This notice announces the availability, and opportunity for public review and comment, of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), which examines the potential impacts of a proposal by GSA to provide structural enhancement improvements to the existing Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building and United States Courthouse. The Draft EA 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 the proposed avoidance, minimization, and/or mitigation measures related to those alternatives.

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

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice PBS-2018-12; Docket No. 2018-0002; Sequence No. 31]


Notice of Availability and Announcement of Public Meeting for the 
Draft Environmental Assessment for the Edward J. Schwartz Federal 
Building Structural Enhancements Project in San Diego, California

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

ACTION: Notice of availability; announcement of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability, and opportunity for 
public review and comment, of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), 
which examines the potential impacts of a proposal by GSA to provide 
structural enhancement improvements to the existing Edward J. Schwartz 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse. The Draft EA 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 the proposed avoidance, minimization, and/or 
mitigation measures related to those alternatives.

DATES: A public meeting for the Draft EA will be held on Wednesday, 
November 28, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. 
Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide written 
comments on the Draft EA.
    The comment period for the Draft EA ends on December 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at 704 J Street, San Diego, 
California, 92101. Further information, including an electronic copy of 
the Draft EA, may be found online on the following website: https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/buildings-and-facilities/california/edward-j-schwartz-federal-office-building#CurrentProjects. Questions or comments concerning the Draft EA 
should be directed to: Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental Quality 
Advisor/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 Kadri, Regional Environmental 
Quality Advisor/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 Project is proposed in order to improve structural safety for 
the public traveling underneath the building and for the tenants 
occupying the building above the Front Street underpass, located at 
8800 Front Street in San Diego, California. The portion of Front Street 
that extends below the Schwartz FOB is referred to as the Front Street 
underpass. The existing building has five stories of federal office 
building space spanning above the roadway and two levels of parking 
structure beneath the roadway.
    The EA will consider one Action Alternative and one No Action 
Alternative. The Action Alternative would consist of structural 
enhancement improvements to the portion of the existing Edward J. 
Schwartz Federal Building over Front Street between E and F streets. 
Existing columns and beams supporting the building at the Front Street 
underpass would be reinforced with new steel beams and column support 
structures and pre-cast concrete paneling. Construction would require 
full and partial closure of Front Street between Broadway and F Street. 
Street closure options during construction of the Action Alternative 
are being considered and a comprehensive Traffic Control Plan will be 
prepared to address the street closure.
    The No Action Alternative assumes that structural enhancements to 
the existing building would not occur.

Public Meeting

    The public meeting will be conducted in open house format, where 
project information will be presented and distributed. Comments must be 
received by December 17, 2018, and emailed to [email protected], or 
sent to the address listed above.

    Dated: November 8, 2018.
Matthew Jear,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public 
Buildings Service.
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GENERAL SERVICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
ADMINISTRATION HUMAN SERVICES
Background
[Notice PBS–2018–12; Docket No. 2018– Centers for Disease Control and
0002; Sequence No. 31] The Project is proposed in order to
Prevention
improve structural safety for the public
Notice of Availability and traveling underneath the building and Board of Scientific Counselors,
Announcement of Public Meeting for for the tenants occupying the building National Center for Injury Prevention
the Draft Environmental Assessment above the Front Street underpass, and Control (BSC NCIPC); Correction
for the Edward J. Schwartz Federal located at 8800 Front Street in San
Building Structural Enhancements Diego, California. The portion of Front Notice is hereby given of a change in
Project in San Diego, California Street that extends below the Schwartz the meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors, National Center for Injury
AGENCY: Public Buildings Service (PBS), FOB is referred to as the Front Street
Prevention and Control (BSC NCIPC;
General Services Administration (GSA). underpass. The existing building has December 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30
ACTION: Notice of availability; five stories of federal office building p.m., EST, which was published in the
announcement of public meeting. space spanning above the roadway and Federal Register on November 2, 2018
two levels of parking structure beneath Volume 83, Number 213, page 55171.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the the roadway. The registration information should
availability, and opportunity for public read as follows: Due to the limited
The EA will consider one Action
review and comment, of a Draft availability of phone line ports, we are
Environmental Assessment (EA), which Alternative and one No Action
Alternative. The Action Alternative encouraging the pubic to please register
examines the potential impacts of a using the link provided: https://
proposal by GSA to provide structural would consist of structural
enhancement improvements to the www.surveymonkey.com/r/JR6LJX7.
enhancement improvements to the
portion of the existing Edward J. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
existing Edward J. Schwartz Federal
Schwartz Federal Building over Front Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D.,
Building and United States Courthouse. M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for
The Draft EA describes the reason the Street between E and F streets. Existing
columns and beams supporting the Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford
project is being proposed; the Highway NE, Mailstop F–63, Atlanta,
alternatives being considered; the building at the Front Street underpass
GA 30341, Telephone (770) 488–1430.
potential impacts of each of the would be reinforced with new steel
Email address: ncipcbsc@cdc.gov.
alternatives on the existing beams and column support structures The Chief Operating Officer, Centers
environment; and the proposed and pre-cast concrete paneling. for Disease Control and Prevention, has
avoidance, minimization, and/or Construction would require full and been delegated the authority to sign
mitigation measures related to those partial closure of Front Street between Federal Register notices pertaining to
alternatives. Broadway and F Street. Street closure announcements of meetings and other
DATES: A public meeting for the Draft options during construction of the committee management activities, for
EA will be held on Wednesday, Action Alternative are being considered both the Centers for Disease Control and
November 28, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. to and a comprehensive Traffic Control Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
7:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. Plan will be prepared to address the Substances and Disease Registry.
Interested parties are encouraged to street closure.
Sherri Berger,
attend and provide written comments The No Action Alternative assumes Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease
on the Draft EA. that structural enhancements to the Control and Prevention.
The comment period for the Draft EA existing building would not occur. [FR Doc. 2018–25133 Filed 11–16–18; 8:45 am]
ends on December 17, 2018.
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ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be Public Meeting
held at 704 J Street, San Diego,
California, 92101. Further information, The public meeting will be conducted
in open house format, where project DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
including an electronic copy of the Draft HUMAN SERVICES
EA, may be found online on the information will be presented and
following website: https://www.gsa.gov/ distributed. Comments must be received Centers for Disease Control and
about-us/regions/welcome-to-the- by December 17, 2018, and emailed to Prevention
pacific-rim-region-9/buildings-and- osmahn.kadri@gsa.gov, or sent to the
facilities/california/edward-j-schwartz- address listed above. Board of Scientific Counselors,
federal-office-building#CurrentProjects. Dated: November 8, 2018. National Center for Environmental
Questions or comments concerning the Health/Agency for Toxic Substances
Matthew Jear,
Draft EA should be directed to: Osmahn and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/
Director, Portfolio Management Division, ATSDR)
Kadri, Regional Environmental Quality
Pacific Rim Region, Public Buildings Service.
Advisor/NEPA Project Manager, 50 AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
[FR Doc. 2018–25220 Filed 11–16–18; 8:45 am]
United Nations Plaza, 3345, Mailbox #9, Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
San Francisco, CA, 94102, or via email BILLING CODE 6820–YF–P
and Human Services (HHS).
to osmahn.kadri@gsa.gov.
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ACTION: Notice of meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Quality Advisor/NEPA Project Manager, Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
GSA, at 415–522–3617. Please also call CDC announces the following meeting
this number if special assistance is for the Board of Scientific Counselors,
needed to attend and participate in the National Center for Environmental
public meeting. Health/Agency for Toxic Substances

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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 availability; announcement of public meeting.
Dates		A public meeting for the Draft EA will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide written comments on the Draft EA.
Contact		Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental Quality Advisor/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 58252