[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 38705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18477]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Notice of the Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for a Proposed Department of Transportation Headquarters

AGENCY: General Services Administration, National Capital Region; 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Proposed lease acquisition of a new or renovated headquarters 
for the Department of Transportation in the Central Employment Area of 
Washington, DC.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) announces the 
availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) 
for the proposed lease acquisition of a new or renovated headquarters 
for the Department of Transportation (DOT) in the Central Employment 
Area (CEA) of Washington, DC.

Background Information

    DOT seeks to update its facilities, maximize efficiency, and 
reorganize and consolidate its operations. To this end, GSA is 
currently conducting a competitive procurement of 1.35 million rentable 
square feet of new or renovated space under an operating lease for a 
term of fifteen years.
    Consolidation in a new or renovated headquarters will produce 
significant operating efficiencies in support of DOT's mission.
    The Government has conducted this procurement as a negotiated, best 
value source selection. The procurement process was developed with full 
integration of the NEPA process, incorporating NEPA compliance into the 
agency's decision-making framework. This has resulted in full public 
participation and submission of final proposals that address potential 
environmental impacts. The Government's evaluation of proposals 
considered an Offeror's ability and willingness to address impacts and 
implement proposed mitigation measures identified through the NEPA 
process, including public comments received on the Final EIS.

Final EIS Availability

    Copies of the Final EIS will be available for review at the 
locations identified below. In addition, the Final EIS and other 
information regarding this project are available on the Internet at 
http://www.evolv.com/DOT.
    The Final EIS may be reviewed at the following locations:

1. Department of Transportation, Dockets Room, PL-401, 400 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590
2. Martin Luther King Library, 9th & G Streets, NW., Washington, DC
3. Public Affairs Office, Navy, Bldg. 200, 2nd Floor, Wing 1 North, 
Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC

    GSA encourages Federal, regional, state and local agencies, and 
interested individuals and groups, to take this opportunity to review 
the Final EIS and make written comments.

Project Information

    Topics of environmental analysis presented in the Final EIS include 
short term impacts of construction and long-term impacts of site 
operations and maintenance on land use, historic resources, visual 
resources, physical and biological resources, public transportation, 
traffic and parking, public services and utilities, and socio-economic 
conditions. The environmental analysis also addresses cumulative 
impacts that would result from this and other development projects that 
have been completed recently, are currently under development, and are 
proposed within each study area.
    Written comments on the Final EIS must be postmarked no later than 
August 27, 2001, to the following address: General Services 
Administration, Attn: Mr. John Simeon, Portfolio Development Division 
(WPC), 7th and D Streets, SW., Suite 2002, Washington, DC 20407.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to request 
a copy of the final EIS, please contact Mr. John Simeon, General 
Services Administration, (202) 260-5786.

    Dated: July 18, 2001.
Anthony E. Costa,
Assistant Regional Administrator, National Capital Region, General 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-18477 Filed 7-24-01; 8:45 am]
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