[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12011-12012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05506]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-PBS-2018-03; Docket No. 2018-0002; Sequence No. 3]


Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment for 
the Otay Mesa USDA Plant Inspection Station

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

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that GSA has prepared a Final 
Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) for the construction of the proposed U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
Plant Inspection Station (PIS), adjacent to the existing Otay Mesa Land 
Port of Entry (LPOE) in Otay Mesa, San Diego County, California. Based 
on its finding of no significant impacts, GSA has determined that an 
Environmental Impact Statement need not be prepared.

DATES: A public meeting to solicit comments and provide information 
about the Final EA and FONSI will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2018, 
from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time (PT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites 
Conference Room, located at 2296 Niels Bohr Court, San Diego, 
California 92154.
    Copies of the EA and FONSI are also available for public inspection 
at the Otay Mesa-Nestor Branch Library, located at 3003 Coronado 
Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154. The Final EA and FONSI can also be viewed 
on the GSA website at http://www.gsa.gov/nepa. Click on NEPA Library, 
then Public Documents. In addition, copies may be obtained by calling 
or writing to the individual listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Osmahn Kadri, NEPA 
Project Manager, Pacific Rim Region, GSA, 50 United Nations Plaza, Room 
3345, Mailbox 9, San Francisco, CA 94102, by phone at 415-522-3617, or 
via email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    Details of the Preferred Alternative were described in the NEPA 
document entitled Final Environmental Assessment for the USDA Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Inspection Station at the 
Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry, San Diego, California (JMT, 2018). The 
Draft EA was published and circulated among responsible government 
agencies and the public for a period of no less than 30 days, ending on 
December 29, 2017. A public meeting on the Draft EA was held on 
December 5, 2017. Comments received during the meeting and circulation 
period were considered by GSA in this final decision. The finding, 
which is based on the EA, reflects GSA's determination that the 
construction of the proposed facility will not have a significant 
impact on the quality of the human or natural environment.

Finding

    Pursuant to the provision of GSA Order ADM 1095.1F, the PBS NEPA 
Desk Guide, and the regulations issued by the Council of Environmental 
Quality, (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508), this notice advises the public of 
our finding that the action described above will not significantly 
affect the quality of the human environment.
    The Finding of No Significant Impact will become final 30 days 
after the publication of this notice, provided that no information 
leading to the contrary finding is received or comes to light during 
this period.

    Dated: March 12, 2018.
Matthew Jear,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public 
Buildings Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-05506 Filed 3-16-18; 8:45 am]
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