[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 24163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11233]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Public Buildings Service Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

    The General Services Administration (GSA) hereby gives notice it 
intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 
and the President's Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 
CFR Parts 1500-1508), as implemented by GSA's Order PBS P 1095.4B on 
the following project:

United States Mission to the United Nations, 799 United Nations Plaza, 
New York, NY

    The proposed action will involve the construction of a replacement 
facility for the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN). 
The Mission is located at 799 United Nations Plaza, the southwest 
corner of First Avenue and 45th Street directly across from the United 
Nations Headquarters Complex. The existing building housing the Mission 
has proven to be physically and operationally inadequate to accommodate 
USUN personnel and functions. The building footprint only covers 
slightly more than half of the total site area, which is 11,990 square 
feet. The small floorplates of the existing facility severely restrict 
the potential for providing efficient layouts and required space 
adjustments. As part of the proposed action, it is proposed that this 
building will be demolished and replaced with a new more efficient 
facility constructed on the site.
    The Draft EIS will evaluate the proposed action, the no-action 
alternative, and any other reasonable alternatives identified through 
the scoping process. Scoping will be accomplished through direct mail 
correspondence with interested persons, parties, and organizations and 
through a Public Scoping Meeting.
    The Public Scoping Meeting will be held on May 12, 1999. The 
meeting will be held in conjunction with the Community Board 6 full 
Board Meeting at the New York University Medical Center, 550 First 
Avenue (31st/32nd Street), Classroom A, at 7:30 p.m.
    As part of the Public Scoping process, GSA solicits your written 
comments on the scope of alternatives and potential impacts at the 
following address: Peter A. Sneed, Senior Program Analyst, Portfolio 
Management Division, General Services Administration, 26 Federal Plaza, 
Room 1609, New York, NY 10278. Written comments should be received no 
later than June 11, 1999. Requests for further information may also be 
forwarded to this address.

    Dated: April 28, 1999.
Thomas J. Ryan,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-11233 Filed 5-4-99; 8:45 am]
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