[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 104 (Friday, May 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30696-30697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12088]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4912-N-08]


Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement / 
Environmental Impact Report 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: HUD gives notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes 
that the City of Marysville, CA, has prepared a Draft 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, has prepared the draft 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 draft EIS/EIR is 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 draft EIS.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 12, 2004. Comments are to be submitted 
to Gary Price, Community Development Coordinator at the below address.

ADDRESSES: 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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice seeks public input on issues 
that are addressed in the draft EIS/EIR and solicits input from 
potentially affected agencies and interested parties regarding the 
scope and content of the EIS/EIR. The Final EIS/EIR will be published 
and distributed after completion of the public comment period for the 
Draft EIS/EIS.
    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 5th Street to the north, D Street to the east, 4th 
Street to the south, and E Street to the west. The site address is 418 
5th Street (APN: 010-176-014-000). The City's Redevelopment Plan and 
General Plan both call for the removal of blight

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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.
    This environmental impact statement/environmental impact report 
(EIS/EIR) analyzes the environmental effects of the proposed Marysville 
Hotel Demolition Project (specifically Alternatives 1-3 and the No 
Project/No Action Alternative), and indicates ways to reduce or avoid 
potential environmental damage resulting from the project. As required, 
this EIS/EIR also discloses significant environmental effects that 
cannot be avoided, growth-inducing effects, effects found not to be 
significant, and significant cumulative impacts.

    The following alternatives are considered:
     Alternative 1 (the proposed action): Demolition. The 
Marysville Hotel would be 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 draft EIS/EIR addresses 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: May 20, 2004.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 04-12088 Filed 5-27-04; 8:45 am]
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