[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8218-8219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3760]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4912-N-03]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Marysville Hotel Demolition Project, City of 
Marysville, CA

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development gives notice 
to

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the public, agencies, and Indian tribes that the City of Marysville, 
CA, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (EIS/EIR) for the Marysville Hotel 
Demolition Project located in Marysville, CA. The City of Marysville, 
CA, will prepare the EIS/EIR acting under its authority as the 
responsible entity for compliance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(g) and HUD 
regulations at 24 CFR 58.4, and under its authority as lead agency in 
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The 
EIS/EIR will be a joint NEPA and CEQA document. The EIR will satisfy 
requirements of the CEQA (Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.) and 
State CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations 15000 et 
seq.), which require that all state and local government agencies 
consider the environmental consequences of projects over which they 
have discretionary authority before acting on those projects. Because 
federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds (under Title I 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) would be used, 
the proposed action is also subject to NEPA. This notice is given in 
accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality regulations at 40 
CFR parts 1500-1508. All interested federal, state, and local agencies, 
Indian tribes, groups, and the public are invited to comment on the 
scope of the EIS.

ADDRESSES: Comments relating to the scope of the EIS are requested and 
will be accepted by the contact person listed below. Parties interested 
in receiving future notices to comment on the published Draft EIS 
should also notify the contact person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Price, Community Development 
Coordinator, City of Marysville Planning Department, P.O. Box 150, CA 
95901; telephone (530) 749-3902, Fax (530) 749-3991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice seeks public input on issues 
that should be addressed in the EIS/EIR and solicits input from 
potentially affected agencies and interested parties regarding the 
scope and content of the EIS/EIR. The Draft EIS/EIR will be published 
and distributed on or about February 17, 2004. After February 17, 2004, 
copies for review by the public will be available at the Yuba County 
Library at 303 Second Street, Marysville, CA. Copies of the document 
may be obtained from Copy City at 515 D Street, Marysville, phone (530) 
743-8400, for the cost of reproduction.
    The proposed project site is the Marysville Hotel. The Marysville 
Hotel is located in the central business district of downtown 
Marysville on an approximately .5 acre lot at the northwest corner of 
the block bounded by Fifth Street to the north, D Street to the east, 
Fourth Street to the south, and E Street to the west. The site address 
is 418 Fifth Street (APN: 010-176-014-000). The City's Redevelopment 
Plan and General Plan both call for the removal of blight from the 
downtown area and the redevelopment of buildings for commercial or 
mixed uses whenever possible. The purpose of this project is to remove 
a source of blight to improve the appearance of the downtown core and 
to redevelop the area either for parking or for mixed uses.
    The following alternatives will be considered:
     Alternative 1 (the proposed action): Acquisition 
and Demolition. The Marysville Hotel would be acquired and demolished.
     Alternative 2: Reuse for Mixed Commercial/
Residential Use. The Marysville Hotel would be refurbished for reuse 
with commercial and residential uses.
     Alternative 3: Reuse for Commercial/Senior 
Affordable Housing. The Marysville Hotel would be refurbished for reuse 
with commercial and senior affordable housing uses.
     No Project--No Action. No action would be taken 
and the hotel would remain in its current condition.
    The EIS/EIR will address, among others, the following environmental 
issues: air quality, cultural resources, flood hazard, noise, toxics, 
traffic, land use and environmental justice.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named in this notice 
under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: February 11, 2004.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 04-3760 Filed 2-20-04; 8:45 am]
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