[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60477-60478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26004]


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PRESIDIO TRUST


The Presidio of San Francisco, California; Amendment of Notice of 
Intent and Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Presidio 
Trust Implementation Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.

ACTION: Amendment of initial Notice of Intent to conduct public scoping 
and prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and extension 
of scoping period.

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SUMMARY: The Presidio Trust (Trust) is amending its Notice of Intent 
published on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40707) to add a third public scoping 
meeting and make factual corrections. The Trust is also extending the 
previously announced scoping period from November 15, 2000 to December 
8, 2000 to provide additional time for the public to make views known 
regarding the Presidio Trust Implementation Plan (PTIP) Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS). The PTIP EIS is a supplement to the 1994 Final 
General Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) EIS for the Presidio.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 2000, the Trust announced its 
intention to prepare a Supplemental EIS for PTIP and to hold two public 
scoping meetings to determine the scope of impact topics and 
alternatives to be addressed in the Supplemental EIS (first NOI; 65 FR 
40707-08). The first public workshop on July 12, 2000 addressed scoping 
issues and solicited public comment regarding the range of issues, 
alternatives, and specific impacts to be evaluated in the Supplemental 
EIS. A second workshop, not originally planned but widely announced 
through a variety of media and held on September 13, 2000, solicited 
comments on financial planning concepts that will help shape the 
alternatives to be evaluated in the EIS. A third workshop, previously 
planned for October 11, 2000 and now rescheduled for November 15, 2000 
will present conceptual alternatives to be addressed in the EIS and 
visions for the Presidio's future. The extension of the scoping period 
until December 8, 2000 will enable the public to review and comment on 
the

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alternatives prior to their being analyzed in the EIS.
    In addition to schedule changes, the first NOI stated an intent to 
prepare an ``amendment'' to the 1994 GMPA. Due to the term 
``amendment'' causing public confusion, the Trust is clarifying that 
the comprehensive plan to be prepared and analyzed through the 
Supplemental EIS will update the 1994 GMPA for Area B (the area of the 
Presidio under the Trust's jurisdiction) and be adopted by the Trust 
Board of Directors as the governing comprehensive plan for Area B. It 
will retain many elements of the 1994 GMPA, but will update others that 
have been affected by changes since the GMPA was finalized. The GMPA 
will remain the governing plan for Area A of the Presidio under the 
jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park 
Service (NPS).

PUBLIC MEETING: The Trust will solicit public comments on the 
conceptual alternatives proposed for analysis in the EIS and on visions 
for Area B of the Presidio at the third of three public scoping 
workshops on Wednesday, November 15, 2000 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Log 
Cabin (Building 1299), Fort Scott at the Presidio.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the content of the plan and the 
scope of the Supplemental EIS should be sent by December 8, 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.

Reference: 40 CFR 1508.22.

    Dated: October 4, 2000.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
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