[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 36746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14585]


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PRESIDIO TRUST


Presidio Theatre Building 99, The Presidio of San Francisco, CA; 
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Presidio Theatre 
(Building 99) within The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, 
California (Presidio).

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SUMMARY: The Presidio Trust (Trust) has received a proposal from one of 
its tenants, the San Francisco Film Centre, for rehabilitation and 
expansion of the Presidio Theatre (Theatre) within the Presidio. 
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-90 as amended) (NEPA), and the regulations 
promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1505.2), 
the Trust has determined that an EIS rather than an Environmental 
Assessment, as previously noticed in the Federal Register (65 FR 
20218), will better serve the agency to comply with the NEPA. 
Therefore, the Trust will prepare an EIS for rehabilitating the 
existing 15,140-square-foot Theatre and adding up to 45,000 square feet 
of new construction for theater uses, a restaurant, retail museum and 
library store (proposed action). The EIS will include a discussion of 
the significant environmental impacts, and will inform decisionmakers 
and the public of reasonable alternatives which would minimize adverse 
impacts or enhance the quality of the environment, including ``no 
action'' and reuse of existing buildings to avoid new construction. 
Based on a preliminary review of the proposed action and input received 
during scoping to date, issues and impact topics to be analyzed 
include: traffic and transportation systems; cultural resources (effect 
on national historic landmark district and archeological resources); 
hydrology and water quality; visual resources and scenic viewing; air 
quality; and noise.

Public Comment

    The Trust will hold a second public workshop/open house on June 19, 
2000 to solicit comment regarding the range of alternatives to be 
evaluated in the EIS. A tour of the Theatre will be conducted from 5:30 
to 6 p.m.; those interested in the tour will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 
19, 2000 in front of the Theatre, which is located at the corner of 
Moraga Avenue and Montgomery Street on the Main Post in the Presidio. 
The workshop will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the San Francisco Film Centre 
(Building 39), which is located opposite the flagpole at the top of 
Graham Street on the Main Post in the Presidio. The Trust has chosen to 
extend the public scoping period to July 28, 2000 to provide additional 
time for the public to comment on the project. Comments regarding the 
scope of alternatives and impacts that the Trust received before its 
decision to proceed with an EIS will still be considered. The Trust 
will provide other informal information updates and notices concerning 
this project through postings on its website at www.presidiotrust.gov 
or through its monthly publication, the Presidio Post. The Trust will 
announce the release of the EIS by notice in the Federal Register and 
the Presidio Post, and through a direct mailing to the affected public.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice must be sent by July 
28, 2000 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].

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 5, 2000.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 00-14585 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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