[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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