[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29773-29774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11753]


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PRESIDIO TRUST


Public Health Service Hospital, The Presidio of San Francisco 
(Presidio), CA; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Public Scoping

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.

ACTION: The Presidio Trust (Trust) announces, in accordance with the 
provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), that it is commencing preparation of a Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) regarding the rehabilitation and 
reuse of historic buildings in the Public Health Service Hospital 
(PHSH) district of the Presidio, and that the Trust is inviting the 
participation of the public and interested agencies in the scoping 
process. The SEIS tiers from the Final EIS for the Presidio Trust 
Management Plan, the Trust's comprehensive land use plan and policy 
framework for Area B of the Presidio, adopted in August 2002.

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SUMMARY: The Trust prepared and made available to the public an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the PHSH in February 2004 (69 FR 
96591). Based on the impact analysis in the EA and a review of public 
comments received on the document, the Trust has determined that the 
proposed Federal action has the potential to cause significant effects 
on the human environment, and that a SEIS would best achieve NEPA's 
goals. The EA will be used to help facilitate preparation of the SEIS, 
which will include new substantive environmental analyses and 
information in response to public comment.
    The SEIS will evaluate the following alternatives:
     No-Action Alternative--Continues recent and existing 
activities in the PHSH district with no building rehabilitation, new 
construction or demolition.
     PTMP Alternative (Alternative 1)--Rehabilitates existing 
buildings for educational and residential uses with no new construction 
or demolition.
     Infill Alternative (Alternative 2)--Rehabilitates the 
historic buildings as well as the non-historic wings of the hospital 
for residential use with limited demolition and new construction.
     No Infill Alterative (Alternative 3)--Rehabilitates the 
historic buildings for residential use and removes the hospital's non-
historic wings as well as other non-historic buildings and additions.
     Battery Caulfield Alternative (Alternative 4)--
Rehabilitates the historic buildings for residential use, removes the 
hospital's non-historic wings as well as other non-historic buildings 
and additions, and provides for new construction on Battery Caulfield.
    A complete description of Alternatives 1 through 4 is provided in 
the EA, which may be viewed at or downloaded from the Trust's Web site 
at http://www.presidio.gov following the link from the home page. A 
printed copy may be requested at no charge at 415/561-5414 or 
[email protected], or by writing to the Presidio Trust, P.O. Box 
29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. The EA may also be reviewed in the 
Trust's library on the Presidio at 34 Graham Street, San Francisco, CA.
    The Trust encourages all interested individuals, organizations and 
agencies to provide comments on the scope of the SEIS. As part of the 
scoping process, oral comments will be accepted from the public on the 
issues and choice of alternatives to be considered in the SEIS at a 
Trust public meeting on June 29, 2004, beginning at 6 p.m., at the 
Officers' Club, 50 Moraga Avenue, on the Main Post in the Presidio. 
Written comments may be submitted to John Pelka, NEPA Compliance 
Coordinator at 415/561-2790 (fax), [email protected], or the Trust 
Post Office address specified above, and must be received no later than 
July 7, 2004. Comments previously received regarding the EA need not be 
repeated; these comments will inform the Trust's preparation of the 
Supplemental EIS. Please be aware that all written comments and 
information submitted will be made available to the public, including, 
without limitation, any postal address, e-mail address, phone number or 
other information contained in each submission.
    The Trust will provide information updates and notices concerning 
the project through postings on its Web site or through its bi-monthly 
publication, the Presidio Post. The Trust will announce the release of 
the SEIS by notice in the Federal Register and Presidio Post, as well 
as via direct mailing and other means.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, NEPA Compliance 
Coordinator, the Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San 
Francisco, CA 94129-0052, 415/561-5300.


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    Dated: May 19, 2004.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 04-11753 Filed 5-24-04; 8:45 am]
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