[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 18855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07368]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment
(Final EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for HHS/CDC
Fort Collins Campus Proposed Improvements
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment and a
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for HHS/CDC Fort Collins
Campus Proposed Improvements.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is issuing this
notice to advise the public that HHS/CDC has prepared and approved on
March 22, 2016, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on the
Final Environmental Assessment for proposed improvements on the HHS/CDC
Fort Collins Campus. HHS/CDC prepared the Final EA in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and the HHS General
Administration Manual (GAM) Part 30 Environmental Procedures, dated
February 25, 2000. HHS/CDC has determined that the proposed action
would not have a significant impact on the human or natural environment
and therefore, the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is
not required.
DATES: The FONSI and Final EA are available as of the publication date
of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the FONSI and Final EA are available at the
following locations:
Old Town Library, 201 Peterson Street, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80524.
Harmony Library, 4616 South Shields, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80526.
Copies of the FONSI and/or Final EA can also be requested from:
Robert Lawson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Asset
Management Services Office, MS K80, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA
30329, 770-488-2447.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), an Operating Division (OPDIV) of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) has prepared a Final EA to assess the
potential impacts associated with the undertaking of proposed
improvements on the HHS/CDC Fort Collins Campus (CDC Fort Collins
Campus) located on the Colorado State University (CSU) Foothills Campus
in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Final EA analyzed the effects of the
Build Alternative (Proposed Action) and the No Build Alternative. The
Build Alternative consists of improvements to the CDC Fort Collins
Campus which entails the construction of a new approximately 5,600 gsf
building which will house laboratory support freezer space and communal
space, upgrades to existing parking areas and additional infrastructure
improvements. The No Build Alternative represents the continued
operation of the existing facilities at the CDC Fort Collins Campus
without any new construction or infrastructure upgrades.
The Final EA evaluated the potential impacts to socioeconomics and
environmental justice, land use, zoning, public policy, community
facilities and services, transportation, air quality, noise, cultural
resources, urban design and visual resources, natural resources,
utility service, hazardous materials, greenhouse gases and
sustainability, and construction. HHS/CDC assessed the potential
impacts of the Build Alternative in the Final EA and as a result issued
a FONSI indicating that the proposed action will not have a significant
impact on the environment.
Dated: March 28, 2016.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-07368 Filed 3-31-16; 8:45 am]
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