[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 57890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28093]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS; MA

    The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the following project:

New Federal Courthouse, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

    The GSA will serve as lead agency and project sponsor in the 
preparation and filing of an EIS. The proposed action would involve the 
construction and operation of a new courthouse in Springfield, 
Massachusetts. Space and security constraints in the existing Federal 
Court facilities located in the Federal Building at 1550 Main Street, 
Springfield have caused the Court to seek relocation to a new building 
that would supply the required space, security, and facilities to 
accommodate the Court's current and projected caseload. This action is 
intended to provide approximately 140,000 occupiable square feet 
(13,000 square meters) of space for the various operations of the 
Federal Court and related agencies.
    The EIS will evaluate a No-Action alternative and a Build 
alternative involving a preferred site on State Street between Elliot 
Street and Spring Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. It will also 
evaluate impacts on the affected environment, including, but not 
limited to, socioeconomics, hazardous materials, traffic/
transportation, land use, urban design/neighborbood character, 
historic/cultural resources, noise, air quality, environmental justice, 
and cumulative impacts.

Public Scoping Meeting

    To ensure that all issues relating to the proposed project are 
identified and all potentially significant issues are addressed and 
satisfied in the EIS, public comments and suggestions are being 
solicited. To facilitate the receipt of comments, two public Scoping 
Meetings will be held in Springfield on Monday, November 15, 1999. The 
first will be held from 3 PM to 5 PM on the fifth floor of the Federal 
Building, 1550 Main Street, and the second will be from 6 PM to 8 PM on 
the second floor of the City Hall, 36 Court Street. Public comment 
concerning the scope of the EIS will be taken at these meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin J, Richards, Asset Manager, U.S. 
General Service Administration, Portfolio Management Division (1 PT), 
10 Causeway Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02222-1077, Tel: (617) 565-
5845, Fax: (617) 565-8650, E-mail: Kevin.R[email protected].
    Written comments may be mailed to the informational contact person 
no later than December 3, 1999.

    Issued in Boston, Massachusetts on October 20, 1999.
George Klueber,
Portfolio Manager, General Service Administration, Region 1.
[FR Doc. 99-28093 Filed 10-26-99; 8:45 am]
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