[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25446-25447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09816]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement for the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Modernization 
and Expansion Project

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality 
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the GSA Public Buildings 
Service NEPA Desk Guide, GSA is issuing this notice to advise the 
public that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) will 
be prepared for the San Ysidro LPOE Modernization and Expansion Project 
(Project).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Osmahn A. Kadri, NEPA Project Manager, 
General Services Administration, Pacific Rim Region, at (415) 522-3617. 
Please also call this number if special assistance is needed to attend 
and participate in the public scoping meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA intends to prepare a SEIS to analyze the 
potential impacts resulting from proposed modifications and design 
changes to the San Ysidro LPOE Improvements Project. The San Ysidro 
LPOE is located along Interstate 5 at the United States-Mexico border 
in the San Ysidro community of San Diego, California.

Background

    A Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision 
(ROD) were published in September 2009 that addressed the 
reconfiguration and expansion of the San Ysidro LPOE in three 
independent construction phases to improve overall capacity and 
operational efficiency. Phase I is fully funded and included the 
construction of additional northbound vehicle lanes and inspection 
facilities, a pedestrian bridge, and a new southbound pedestrian 
crossing facility on the east side of the LPOE. To date, the pedestrian 
bridge and southbound crossing facility have been constructed. Phase II 
would involve the construction of new buildings. Phase III would 
include construction of a southbound roadway and associated inspection 
equipment, as well as the addition of a new southbound pedestrian 
crossing on the west side of the LPOE at Virginia Avenue.
    The SEIS will address design changes to Phase III of the project, 
which include modifications to the number of vehicle lanes on the 
proposed southbound roadway and the incorporation of northbound 
pedestrian inspections at the proposed pedestrian crossing facility on 
the west side of the LPOE.

Alternatives Under Consideration

    Two build alternatives and one no build alternative are under 
consideration. The No Build Alternative assumes that no additional 
improvements would be constructed at the LPOE, and the LPOE would 
continue to operate under its current configuration.
    Alternative 1 would include the northbound/southbound pedestrian 
crossing at Virginia Avenue and six southbound vehicular lanes on the 
proposed southbound roadway that would connect the terminus of 
Interstate 5 to the El Chaparral LPOE in Mexico.
    Alternative 2 would include the northbound/southbound pedestrian 
crossing facility and 10 southbound vehicle lanes on the proposed 
southbound roadway.

Scoping Process

    Scoping will be accomplished through a public scoping meeting, 
direct mail correspondence to appropriate federal, state, and local 
agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have previously 
expressed or are known to have an interest in the Project. A public 
scoping meeting will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013 from 4:30 p.m. to 
7:30 p.m. at The Front, 147 West San Ysidro Boulevard, San Ysidro, CA

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92173. The meeting will be an informal open house, where visitors may 
come, receive information, and provide written comments. Agencies and 
the public are encouraged to provide written comments regarding the 
scope of the SEIS. Written comments must be received by June 9, 2013, 
and sent to the General Services Administration, Attention: Osmahn 
Kadri, NEPA Project Manager, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor East, 
San Francisco, CA 94102, or via email to [email protected].

    Dated: April 19, 2013.
Matthew Jear,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public 
Buildings Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-09816 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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