[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 53392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25538]



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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Public Buildings Service


Virginia Avenue Border Crossing/San Ysidro Port of Entry, San 
Diego, California; Notice of Intent; Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, GSA.

ACTION: Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations 
(40 CFR 1500-1508) implementing procedural provisions of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the United States General Services 
Administration (GSA) hereby gives notice that said agency intends to 
prepare an EIS on the Virginia Avenue Border Crossing/San Ysidro Port 
of Entry in San Diego, California. The proposed project would include 
construction of a small facility, four to six inspection lanes and 
inspection booths. The site compliments the Government of Mexico's 
planned new facility located at El Chaparral adjacent to Virginia 
Avenue to the south.

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    Alternatives: In addition to the proposed action, the EIS will 
examine two alternatives; realignment of Inter-State Highway 5 and no 
action or continued use of the existing San Ysidro Port Entry. Also, 
reasonable alternatives that may or may not be within the authority of 
GSA will be examined. If there are potentially a large number of 
alternatives, only a reasonable number of examples covering the full 
spectrum of alternatives shall be analyzed.
    Public Involvement: There will be several public meetings 
including, Scoping, Critical Issue(s), Draft Review and Final EIS. 
There will also be public review and comment periods of the Draft EIS. 
Further information may be obtained from: Ms. Sheryll White, U.S. 
General Services Administration, Portfolio Management Division (9PT), 
450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor East, San Francisco, CA 94102-2799, 
Telephone: (415) 522-3488.

    Dated: September 23, 1999.
Aki K. Nakao,
Deputy Regional Administrator, (9AD).

Notice of Intent To Prepare an EIS

    The General Services Administration intends to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the following project: Virginia 
Avenue Border Crossing/San Ysidro Port of Entry San Diego, California
    The General Services Administration of the United States Government 
is proposing to expand the United States Border Crossing at Virginia 
Avenue in San Diego, California in order to provide southbound 
vehicular inspection and to convert the existing southbound lanes at 
the United States San Ysidro Port of Entry at San Diego, California to 
northbound.
    Alternatives to the proposed action include:
    A. Proposed Action: Construction of a small facility, four to six 
inspection lanes (initially) and inspection booths. The site 
complements the Government of Mexico's planned new facility at El 
Chaparral adjacent to Virginia Avenue to the south.
    B. Realignment of Inter-State Highway 5 to increase northbound 
inspection lanes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. This action could 
affect an historical residential area in Tijuana as well as traffic 
access to newly aligned lanes. The site is located to the east of the 
Government Mexico's planned new facility El Chaparral.
    C. No action-space for functions now located at the San Ysidro Port 
of Entry will continue.
    D. Reasonable alternatives which may or may not be within the 
authority of GSA. If there are potentially a large number of 
alternatives, only a reasonable number of examples covering the full 
spectrum of alternatives shall be analyzed.

Public scoping will include:
    Scoping Meeting
    Critical Issue(s) Meeting(s)
    Public Review and Comment to Draft EIS
    Draft EIS Review Meeting
    Final EIS Meeting

For further information contact: Sheryll White, General Services 
Administration, Portfolio Management Division (9PT), 450 Golden Gate 
Avenue, 3rd Floor East, San Francisco, California 94102, (415) 522-
3488, Fax: (415) 522-3215. Email:[email protected].

[FR Doc. 99-25538 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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