[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20063]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

    The United States General Services Administration intends to 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the following 
project:
U.S. Courthouse
Los Angeles, California
    Proposed Action: The United States General Services Administration 
is planning the construction of a new U.S. Courthouse in downtown Los 
Angeles, California. The building will house the U.S. Courts and other 
Court related agencies currently located in various facilities.
    Alternatives to the proposed action include:
    A. Construction of new facility on the site located within downtown 
Los Angeles and comprised of the southwest half of the city block 
bounded by West Temple Street, North Spring Street, West First Street, 
and North Broadway.
    B. Construction of a new facility on the site located within 
downtown Los Angeles and comprised of a full city block bounded by West 
First Street, South Broadway, West Second Street, and South Hill 
Street. This action may entail demolition of existing structures.
    C. Construction of a new facility on the site located within 
downtown Los Angeles and comprised of a full city block bounded by West 
First Street, South Olive Street, West Second Street, and South Grand 
Avenue. This action may entail demolition of existing structures.
    D. No action: Space for the U.S. Courts' functions will continue to 
be provided in the current facilities. The impact to the community of 
maintaining the status quo will be analyzed.
    The public is cordially invited to participate in the scoping 
process, review of the draft Environmental Impact Statement, and the 
public meeting. The scoping meeting will be held at the Los Angeles 
Downtown Marriott Hotel, located at 333 South Figueroa Street, Los 
Angeles, California, on Thursday, August 31, 2000 from 4:30 p.m. to 
7:30 p.m.
    At the scoping meeting, the public will be asked to identify any 
significant issues that they believe should be analyzed in the 
Environmental Impact Statement.
    Release of the draft EIS for public comment and the public meeting 
will be announced in the local newspaper, as these dates are 
established.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javad Soltani, General Services 
Administration, Portfolio Management Division (9PT), 450 Golden Gate 
Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102, (415) 522-3493, Fax: (415) 
522-3215. Email: [email protected].

    Dated: July 31, 2000.
Javad Soltani,
Asset Planner.
[FR Doc. 00-20063 Filed 8-8-00; 8:45 am]
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