[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 194 (Friday, October 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25485]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS No. 1781-96]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Construction of a Federal Service Processing Center 
in San Joaquin County, CA

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY: 

Proposed Action

    The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has determined 
that an additional Service Processing Center (SPC) needs to be 
constructed to house approximately 350 alien detainees awaiting 
deportation or other actions pursuant to immigration regulations. 
Additionally, the site would be used for road access, housing, 
administrative programs, parking, and support facilities. The INS will 
evaluate proposed sites located in San Joaquin County, California, for 
the construction of this facility.
    In the process of evaluating the tract of land, several aspects 
will receive detailed examination including utilities, traffic 
patterns, noise levels, visual intrusion, threatened and endangered 
species, cultural resources, and socio-economic impacts.

Alternatives

    In developing the DEIS, the options of no action and alternative 
sites for the proposed facility will be fully and thoroughly examined.

Scoping Process

    During the preparation of the DEIS, there will be numerous 
opportunities for public involvement in order to determine the issues 
to be examined. A scoping meeting will be held at a location convenient 
to the citizens of Tracy and a second scoping meeting will be held for 
the citizens of Stockton. The meeting will be publicized and held at a 
time which will make it possible for the public and interested agencies 
or organizations to attend. In addition, a number of informal meetings 
have already been held and will be continued by representatives of the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service with interested community 
leaders, officials, and citizens.

DEIS Preparation

    Public notice will be given in the Federal Register concerning the 
availability of the DEIS for public review and comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John W. Clarke, Director, Facilities and Space Management, Eastern 
Regional Office, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 70 Kimball 
Avenue, South Burlington, VT. 05403-6813, Telephone: 802-660-1154.

or

Richard Diefenbeck, Director, Facilities and Engineering Division, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Office of Administration, 425 I 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536, Room 2060, Telephone: 202-514-3099.

    Dated: September 24, 1996.
Doris Meissner,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
[FR Doc. 96-25485 Filed 10-3-96; 8:45 am]
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