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[FR Doc No: 94-10260]


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[Federal Register: April 29, 1994]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

 

Intent (NOI) To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for the Proposed Phoenix Federal Building--United States Courthouse, in 
Phoenix, AZ

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA) Region 9, Public 
Buildings Service, Planning Department.

ACTION: Pursuant to the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations 
(40 Code of Federal Regulations 1500-1508) implementing procedural 
provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the GSA 
hereby gives notice that an EIS shall be prepared for the proposed 
construction of a new Federal Building--U.S. Courthouse (FB-CT) to be 
located within the Central Business Area (CBA) of the city of Phoenix, 
Arizona. It is anticipated that the proposed site will be donated to 
the Federal Government by the city of Phoenix. The proposed site 
encompasses about four acres and is currently utilized as a parking 
area by the city of Phoenix. The proposed subject site is bound by 
Washington Street to the north, 4th Avenue to the east, Jefferson 
Street to the south, and 6th Avenue to the west.

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ALTERNATIVES: The EIS shall examine four project alternatives. Specific 
alternatives to be evaluated shall include, but not be limited to:
    (1) Construction of a proposed FB-CT on a proposed site that 
includes the closure of the 5th Avenue between Washington an Jefferson 
Streets;
    (2) Construction of a proposed FB-CT on the same proposed site, 
with closures of both 5th and 6th Avenues;
    (3) Construction of a proposed FB-CT at an alternate site within 
the CBA; and
    (4) The ``no action'' alternative or continued use of the existing 
Federal Courthouse facility.

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: The public is invited to participate in the scoping 
process, review of the Draft EIS, and a public meeting on the EIS. The 
scoping meeting is scheduled for May 12, 1994 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at 
the Phoenix City Council Chambers, 200 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 
AZ. The Draft EIS for public comment and the following public meeting 
will be announced through the local news media after these dates are 
established.

POINT OF CONTACT: If you are unable to attend the meeting, written 
comments can be submitted by May 19 to: U.S. General Services 
Administration, Region 9, Public Buildings Service, Attn: Ms. Mitra K. 
Nejad, Planning Staff (9PL), 525 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105-2799, Phone number: (415)744-5252.

    Dated: April 18, 1994.
Aki K. Nakao,
Acting Regional Administrator (9A).
[FR Doc. 94-10260 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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