[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53066-53067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21147]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2012-0013]
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and Request for Comment.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the
availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the
Roybal Campus 2025 Master Plan. The FEIS analyzes the potential impacts
associated with the implementation of the 2015-2025 Master Plan (Master
Plan) for HHS/CDC's Edward R. Roybal Campus (Roybal Campus) located at
1600 Clifton Road NE., in Atlanta, Georgia. This announcement follows
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500-1508); and, the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) General Administration Manual Part 30
Environmental Procedures, dated February 25, 2000.
DATES: The FEIS will be available for public review and comment through
Monday, October 6, 2014 which coincides with the publication of the NOA
by the EPA in the Federal Register. Following the 30 day comment
period, HHS/CDC will issue a Record of Decision which identifies the
Selected
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Alternative and provides rationale for the decision. Written comments
must be received on or before Monday, October 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available on the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov, identified by Docket No. CDC-012-0013. Hard
copies of the FEIS are also available for review at locations listed in
the Availability of the FEIS under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
You may submit written comments identified by Docket No. CDC-2012-
0013, by the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: George F. Chandler, Senior Advisor, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop A-22,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. For access to the docket, to read background
documents or previous comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Final comments on the FEIS must be postmarked by Monday, October 6,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George F. Chandler, Senior Advisor,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE.,
Mailstop A-22, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone: (404)639-5153.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HHS/CDC has prepared a new long-range Master
Plan to guide the future physical development of the Roybal Campus for
the planning horizon of 2015 to 2025. The previous 2000-2009 Master
Plan has been implemented, and as a result, a new plan is needed in
order to ensure that the campus can support HHS/CDC's mission and
program requirements through 2025. Mission change and growth resulting
from emerging or reemerging infectious diseases, changes in technology
and potential Program staff growth over time are expected to drive
increases in laboratory and non-laboratory staff and demand for
specialized space. The Master Plan provides an update of baseline
existing conditions and examines the potential growth in agency
mission, laboratory and laboratory support space, office space and
personnel occupying the Roybal Campus, and identifies a preferred
alternative for future development.
The FEIS analyzes the effects of the Proposed Action and the No
Action Alternative. The Proposed Action Alternative consists of HHS/
CDC's implementation of the Master Plan preferred alternative.
Improvements proposed under the Master Plan preferred alternative
include new laboratory construction, existing building renovation,
parking expansion, and infrastructure upgrades. Under the Master Plan
preferred alternative, a new laboratory building of approximately
350,000 to 450,000 gross square feet would be constructed on an
existing surface parking lot located in the eastern portion of the
Roybal Campus. A new approximately 1,600 space parking deck would be
constructed in the southeastern portion of the campus. Construction of
the new parking deck, along with the new laboratory and supporting
infrastructure would eliminate an existing surface parking and result
in a net increase of approximately 1,200 parking spaces at the Roybal
Campus. The construction of the new parking deck would increase the
existing campus parking cap from 3,300 to approximately 4,500 spaces.
The employee population at the Roybal Campus is estimated to increase
by approximately 1,485 new occupants under the Master Plan preferred
alternative by 2025.
The No Action Alternative represents continued operation of the
existing facilities at the Roybal Campus without any new construction
or any major building additions over the ten-year planning period from
2015 to 2025. However, the employee population at the Roybal Campus is
projected to increase by approximately 865 new occupants under the No
Action Alternative due to potential background growth of existing
Campus programs.
The DEIS for the Roybal Campus 2025 Master Plan was issued for
public review in January of 2014. The DEIS was filed with the EPA the
week of January 13, 2014 through January 17, 2014 and a Notice of
Availability (NOA) for the DEIS was published in the Federal Register
on January 24, 2014 by the EPA. The public review period for the DEIS
extended to April 10, 2014. During the public comment period, a public
meeting was held on March 20, 2014. HHS/CDC received 24 sets of
comments addressing the DEIS, with a total of 111 individual comments.
HHS/CDC reviewed and considered all comments that were received during
the public review period. All comments and HHS/CDC's response to
comments are contained in the FEIS. Portions of the FEIS were revised
in response to comments which called for clarifications or factual
changes. Additional mitigation related to potential visual impacts were
incorporated in response to public comments.
Availability of the FEIS: Copies of the FEIS were distributed to
Federal, State, and local government agencies with jurisdiction by law
or expertise, elected officials and all agencies, persons and
organizations that submitted comments on the DEIS.
The FEIS is also available online on the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov, identified by Docket No. CDC-2012-
0013. Copies of the FEIS are available at the following locations:
Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030; Toco Hill-Avis
G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, Decatur, GA 30030; Atlanta-
Public Library Ponce de Leon Branch, 980 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE.,
Atlanta, GA 30306; Atlanta-Public Library--Central Library, One
Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 30303; Atlanta-Public Library--
Kirkwood Branch, 11 Kirkwood Rd. NE., Atlanta, GA 30317; and, Emory
University- Robert W. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Atlanta, GA
30322.
Dated: September 2, 2014.
Ron A. Otten,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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