[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39058-39059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18633]


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PRESIDIO TRUST


The Presidio of San Francisco, California; Notice of Availability 
To Review and Announcement of Public Hearings To Comment on the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Presidio Trust Implementation 
Plan

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.

ACTION: Notice of availability to review and announcement of public 
hearings to comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for the Presidio Trust Implementation Plan (PTIP), an update to the 
July 1994 Final General Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) for the 
portion of The Presidio of San Francisco (Presidio) under the 
jurisdiction of the Presidio Trust (Trust). The PTIP EIS supplements 
the GMPA Environmental Impact Statement adopted by the National Park 
Service for the Presidio in 1994.

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    Abstract: Congress created the Trust under the Presidio Trust Act 
(16 U.S.C. 460bb Appendix, Title I of Pub. L. 104-333, 110 Stat. 4097), 
as amended (Trust Act), to manage Presidio facilities so as

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to make them financially self-sufficient by year 2013 and to protect 
the Presidio's resources by ensuring long-term financial 
sustainability. The PTIP EIS describes and analyzes a proposed action, 
the ``Draft Plan,'' and five alternatives that have been developed to 
address Trust Act requirements, changed circumstances since the GMPA 
was completed, and new policies and management approaches of the Trust. 
The five alternatives to the ``Draft Plan,'' each described in greater 
detail below, are: ``No Action,'' ``Resource Consolidation,'' 
``Sustainable Community,'' ``Cultural Destination'' and ``Minimum 
Management.'' Each of the six alternatives presented in the EIS 
achieves the Trust Act's goals to varying degrees and has a different 
emphasis. Principal differences include the proposed total building 
square footage, the proposed amount of non-residential and residential 
uses, the proposed amount of open space and the proposed method of 
delivery of public programs. The maximum overall square footage of 
5,960,000 allowed under the Trust Act would not be exceeded under any 
alternative.
    The ``Draft Plan'' alternative was developed and refined based on 
public input received during the scoping period. Under the Draft Plan, 
the Presidio would become a center for education, communication and 
exchange. Buildings would be removed to increase open space, and no net 
loss of housing units would be achieved, by emphasizing the 
rehabilitation and reuse of existing buildings.
    Under the ``No Action,'' or GMPA 2000 alternative, the Trust would 
implement the GMPA assuming current (year 2000) conditions. Buildings 
would be removed to increase open space and enhance natural resources, 
and available housing would decrease substantially. Tenants with a 
mission related to environmental, social or cultural concerns would 
offer public programs related to their business mission.
    Under the ``Resource Consolidation'' alternative, the Presidio 
would become an enhanced open space haven in the center of urban 
surroundings by maximizing open space in the south through the removal 
of historic and non-historic structures.
    Under the ``Sustainable Community'' alternative, the Presidio would 
become a sustainable live/work community in a park setting with a small 
decrease in housing units, would retain its present dispersed pattern 
of development, and would emphasize building reuse and rehabilitation.
    Under the ``Cultural Destination'' alternative, the Presidio would 
become a national and international destination park by providing 
robust public programming delivered through the Trust. A substantial 
level of building demolition in the south would be replaced in the 
north to provide an increase in and improved mix of housing and to 
cluster housing near work and transit.
    Under the ``Minimum Management'' alternative, there would be no 
significant physical change beyond that already underway, and the 
Presidio would be minimally managed to meet minimum legal requirements.
    Major impact topics addressed in the EIS include historic 
resources, cultural landscape, archaeology, biological resources, water 
resources, visual resources, air quality, noise, land use, 
socioeconomic issues, visitor experience, recreation, public safety, 
transportation, water supply, utilities, Trust operations, and 
cumulative impacts.
    Materials Available to the Public: The EIS is being sent to 
agencies, organizations and individuals who have expressed an interest 
in such information. Copies of the EIS are available by calling 415/
561-5414 or by writing the Presidio Trust, P.O. Box 29052, San 
Francisco, CA 94129-0052. The EIS may also be reviewed in the Trust's 
library at 34 Graham Street, San Francisco, CA, and is available 
electronically on the Trust's website (www.presidiotrust.gov). A CD-ROM 
version may be obtained by calling or writing to the Trust.
    Public Meetings: Information on the EIS will be provided and oral 
comment will be received at the following public meetings:
     August 28, 2001--7:30 p.m. Golden Gate National Recreation 
Area Citizens' Advisory Commission Meeting, Building 201, Upper Fort 
Mason, San Francisco, CA.
     September 11, 2001--6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Presidio Trust Public 
Hearing, 135 Fisher Loop (Golden Gate Club), The Presidio of San 
Francisco, CA.
     September 17, 2001--1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Presidio Trust Board 
of Directors meeting, 50 Moraga Avenue (Officers' Club), The Presidio 
of San Francisco, CA.
    Comments: The public review period for the EIS ends on September 
25, 2001. Written comments should be sent to: PTIP, c/o John Pelka, 
NEPA Compliance Manager, the Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 
29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Fax: 415/561-2716; e-mail: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, NEPA Compliance Manager, 
the Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 
94129-0052. Telephone: 415/561-5414.

    Dated: July 20, 2001.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
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