[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58460-58461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5463]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4912-N-16]


Notice of Availability of a Supplement to the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Development of Stillwater Business Park, City 
of Redding, 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 Redding, CA, has prepared a Supplement to the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS)/ Environmental Impact Report 
(EIR) for the Stillwater Business Park project located in Redding, CA. 
The comment period on the DEIS closed in early May 2005. The City of 
Redding, CA has prepared the Supplement to the Draft EIS/EIR under its 
authority as the responsible entity for compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 3547(c) 
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 Supplement to 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.) that require all state and local 
government agencies to consider the environmental consequences of 
projects over which they have discretionary authority before acting on 
those projects. Because HUD Economic Development Initiative (EDI) 
special project funds would be used, the proposed action is also 
subject to NEPA. EPA, State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) will 
also fund water and wastewater related infrastructure. EPA is acting as 
a cooperating agency for this process. 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 
supplement to the draft EIS.

DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments must be received within 45 days from 
the date this notice is published. Written comments on the SDEIS/EIR 
should be addressed to the contact person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Cherpeski, City of Redding, 777 
Cypress Ave., Redding, CA 96001;

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telephone (530) 225-4519, e-mail: mailto:[email protected].
    The SDEIS/EIR is available on the Internet and can be viewed or 
downloaded at: http://ci.redding.ca.us/cm/major_pr/still_buspk.html.
    Copies of the SDEIS/EIR are also available for review at the 
following locations:

City of Redding, Permit Center, 777 Cypress Ave, Redding, CA 96001.
Shasta County Department of Resource Management, Planning Division, 
1855 Placer Street, Redding, CA 96001.
Shasta County Library, 1855 Shasta Street, Redding, CA 96001.
Shasta County Library--Anderson Branch, 3200 West Center, Anderson, CA 
96007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent to prepare a draft EIS 
was published May 11, 2004. A Draft EIS/EIR (050103) was circulated in 
early 2005. The comment period for that document closed on May 2, 2005. 
Modifications made to the project, since that time, are the subject of 
this SDEIS/EIR. The proposed action is the development of a large 
parcel business park through the acquisition of land and the 
construction of major infrastructure components and the provision of 
public services and utilities to serve the development. The City of 
Redding is proposing the development of the area east and northeast of 
the Municipal Airport in Redding, California. The proposed action study 
area is located on the Enterprise and Cottonwood, California 7.5-minute 
USGS quadrangles, Township 31 North, Range 4 West, Sections 2, 3, 10, 
14, 15, 22, 23, 26, 34, and 35. The purpose and need for this project 
is to increase the activity of contributory economic sectors by 
constructing a medium to large parcel business park within the City of 
Redding sphere of influence capable of attracting and accommodating 
diverse business and industrial users.
    The SDEIS/EIR focuses on additional information in the purpose and 
need discussion, and Alternatives 2 and 3. Tables, figures, and 
pertinent text discussions have been updated as necessary. The changes 
in the alternatives analysis focus on the following:
    Alternative 2: (Preferred Alternative): Significant changes since 
the DEIS include a reduction in the developable acreage from 383 acres 
to approximately 340 acres. The set-aside and open space area increased 
from approximately 250 acres to approximately 290 acres. All 
development was eliminated from the watershed that feeds the adjacent 
Stillwater Plains. Easements will prevent infrastructure expansion to 
the north or east of the project's immediate boundaries. Additional 
buffers were added to protect sensitive areas.
    Alternative 3: The SDEIS includes updated information on endangered 
species not available at the release of the earlier DEIS.
    The SDEIS/SDEIR addresses the following environmental issues: 
hydrology, biological resources, erosion control, growth inducing 
effects, and secondary and cumulative impacts.
    Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the 
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: September 26, 2005.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
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