[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-183]



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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Public Buildings Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
a Proposed U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Las Vegas, NV

    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 General 
Services Administration (GSA) hereby gives notice that an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) shall be prepared for the construction of a new 
415,000-gross-square foot Federal Building-U.S. Courthouse (FB-CT) to 
be located within the Central Business Area (CBA) of the city of Las 
Vegas, Nevada. The proposed site encompasses about 6 acres and is owned 
by the city of Las Vegas. The proposed site is bounded by Bridger 
Avenue on the north, Clark Avenue on the south, Las Vegas Boulevard on 
the west, and 6th Street on the east. The EIS shall examine three 
project alternatives. Specific alternatives to be evaluated shall 
include: (1) construction of the FB-CT on the 3.5-acre Fifth Street 
School site, a property listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places located at 400 Las Vegas Boulevard; (2) construction of the FB-
CT on an 8.3-acre portion of the county-owned railroad yard at the end 
of Bonneville Street between Main Street, Interstate 15, U.S. Highway 
95 and Charleston Boulevard; and (3) no action or continued use of the 
existing Federal buildings and U.S. Courthouse.
    GSA invites interested individuals, organizations, and Federal, 
State and local agencies to participate in defining the reasonable 
alternatives to be evaluated in the EIS and in identifying any 
significant social, economic, or environmental issues related to the 
alternatives. Scoping will be accomplished by correspondence and 
through a public meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 
January 11, 1996, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Clark County Regional 
Center, 505 South Grand Central Parkway, Pueblo Room (1st Floor), Las 
Vegas, Nevada. Comments received during the meeting will be made a part 
of the administrative record for the EIS and will be evaluated as part 
of the scoping process.
    Written comments on the scope of alternatives and potential impacts 
may be addressed to Mr. John Garvey, GSA Portfolio Management (9PT), 
Public Buildings Service, 525 Market Street, San Francisco, California 
94105. Comments should be sent to GSA by January 22, 1996.
    A Draft EIS will be prepared based upon the scoping efforts. After 
its publication, the Draft EIS will be available for public and agency 
review and comment. A final EIS will be prepared that addresses the 
comments on the Draft EIS.
    If a sign language interpreter, assistive listening device, or aids 
for a visual impairment are required please telephone Mr. John Garvey 
at (415) 744-8113 within five days of the meeting.

    Dated: December 27, 1995.
Aki K. Nakao,
Deputy Regional Administrator (9A).
[FR Doc. 96-183 Filed 1-5-96; 8:45 am]
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