[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56322-56323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27612]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 
Real Estate Acquisition for, and the Construction of, a U.S. Food and 
Drug Administration Mega-Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District intends to prepare an EIS to support 
the FDA proposal to acquire ten (10) acres of land on the University of 
California Irvine Campus, and construct a 7,950 square meter (85,560 
square foot) mega-laboratory. The purpose of the proposal is to allow 
the FDA to consolidate its current regional laboratories into a total 
of five (5) Mega-Laboratory facilities. The proposed project 
alternatives would include other sites in Orange County, as well as no 
action alternative. The EIS will analyze potential impacts on the 
environment of a range of alternatives, including the recommended plan. 
Scoping: The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a scoping meeting 
prior to preparing the Environmental Impact Statement to aid in 
determining the significant environmental issues associated with the 
proposed action. The public, as well as Federal, State, and local 
agencies are encouraged to 

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participate in the scoping process by submitting data, information, and 
comments identifying relevant environmental and socioeconomic issues to 
be addressed in the environmental analysis. Useful information includes 
other environmental studies, published and unpublished data, 
alternatives that should be addressed in the analysis, and potential 
mitigation measures associated with the proposed action.
    The public scoping meeting will be held on the UCI Campus in late 
November, 1995. The location, date, and time of the public scoping 
meeting will be announced in the local news media. A separate notice of 
this meeting will be sent to all parties on the project mailing list.
    Individuals and agencies may offer information or data relevant to 
the environmental or socioeconomic impacts by attending the public 
scoping meeting. Comments, suggestions, and requests to be placed on 
the mailing list for announcements and for the Draft EIS, should be 
sent to Alex Watt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 
Attn: CESPL-PD-RQ, P.O. Box 2711, Los Angeles CA 90053.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Dale Bulick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 
Project Management Division at (213) 894-0956.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army Corps of Engineers intends to 
prepare an EIS to assess the environmental effects associated with the 
land acquisition for, and the construction of, an FDA mega-laboratory. 
The public will have the opportunity to comment on this analysis before 
any action is taken to implement the proposed action.

AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT EIS: The Draft EIS is expected to be 
published and circulated in February 1996, and a public hearing to 
receive comments on the Draft EIS will be held after it is published.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-27612 Filed 11-7-95; 8:45 am]
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