[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 31883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14968]


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PRESIDIO TRUST


Public Health Service Hospital Complex, The Presidio of San 
Francisco, California; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact 
statement for the proposed leasing and redevelopment or rehabilitation 
of approximately 412,000 square feet of building space located on the 
site of the Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) Complex, The Presidio 
of San Francisco (Presidio).

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Description of Proposed Action and Alternatives

    The Presidio Trust (Trust) will prepare a supplemental 
environmental impact statement (EIS) for the redevelopment of the site 
of the former PHSH Complex, located near the 15th Avenue entrance in 
the southern area of the Presidio. The site encompasses approximately 
36 acres and approximately 412,000 square feet of building space within 
17 existing structures. The largest structure is the former PHSH, 
totalling approximately 314,000 square feet. The supplemental EIS will 
tier from the 1994 Presidio General Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) 
final EIS pursuant to 40 CFR 1508.28. The GMPA EIS analyzed alternative 
development concepts for the future of the Presidio, including a 
specific proposal for the PHSH Complex. Because the proposed 
development within the PHSH Complex would involve rehabilitation of 
historic buildings or development of new replacement construction and 
potential uses that were not previously examined in the GMPA EIS, the 
Trust has concluded that additional analysis is appropriate and will 
further the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 
Alternatives currently being considered for the site include 
residential/educational conference facilities, various senior housing 
concepts, health care and medical research. These alternatives arose in 
part based on feedback received during public meetings and proposals 
received by the Trust in response to its Request for Qualifications for 
use of the site. The Trust will identify a preferred alternative 
following its review of the draft supplemental EIS and other 
information.

Public Comment

    The Trust is inviting the public to participate in two public 
workshops to comment on the range of alternatives and the specific 
impacts to be evaluated in the supplemental EIS. The public workshops 
will be held on July 14, 1999 and July 21, 1999, from 6:00 to 9:00 
p.m., at the Presidio Golden Gate Club, Fisher Loop, the Presidio, 
California. Notice of the workshops is being given in a timely manner 
through this announcement, announcements in the Trust's monthly 
newsletter and other local media, direct mailing to nearby property 
owners, posting on the Trust's website (www.presidiotrust.gov) and 
other means. Written comments concerning this notice must be sent to 
John Pelka, NEPA Compliance Coordinator, the Presidio Trust, 34 Graham 
Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Fax: 415-561-
5315. E-mail: [email protected]. Comments must be received by 
August 13, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, NEPA Compliance 
Coordinator, the Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San 
Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Telephone: 415-561-5300.

    Dated: June 8, 1999.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-14968 Filed 6-11-99; 8:45 am]
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