[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70616-70617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23112]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Lease/Construction of a Central Records Complex in Winchester, 
Virginia

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of Intent with Request for Comments

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) announces its intent 
to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 to assess the potential impacts 
of the construction of a Central Records Complex in the delineated area 
of Frederick County, Virginia.
    At the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the 
GSA is proposing to provide for lease construction of up to 947,000 
rentable square feet (RSF) for the creation of a Central Records 
Complex in the delineated areas of Frederick County, Virginia. The 
project proposes new construction of a records storage facility, a data 
center for the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ), an administrative 
offices building and a common support building. This facility will 
consolidate the FBI's various records management activities in 
Washington, DC and around the country into a state-of-the-art records 
storage facility to comply with National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA) standards.
    This project will provide for the consolidation of FBI's various 
records management activities and relieve overcrowding at existing 
facilities by providing 947,000 rentable square feet for approximately 
1200 employees:
     Office Building 150,000 usable square feet
     Archive Building 495,000 usable square feet
     Data Centers 227,000 usable square feet
    A public advertisement was placed in the local newspapers and Fed 
BizOps on September 20, 2005 expressing the government's interest in 
acquiring an assignable land option for this project. The following 
three sites will serve as alternatives in the Environmental Impact 
Statement, including the No Action Alternative:
    Alternative 1: Construct a Central Records Complex at 831 Shady Elm 
Road, Winchester, Virginia.
    Alternative 2:Construct a Central Records Complex at the Carpers 
Valley Golf course (Route 50), Winchester,Virginia.
    Alternative 3: Construct a Central Records Complex at 200-299 
Woodbine Rd, Clear Brook, Virginia.
    No Action Alternative: Under the no action alternative, the Central 
Records Facility will not be constructed in the delineated area of 
Frederick County, VA.
    This alternative is included to provide a basis for comparison to 
the action alternatives described above as required by NEPA regulations 
(40 CFR 1002.14(d)).
    GSA invites individuals, organizations and agencies to submit 
comments concerning the scope of the EIS.
    The public scoping period starts with the publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register and will continue for forty five (45) 
days from the date of this notice. GSA will consider all comments 
received or postmarked by that date in defining the scope of the EIS.
    GSA expects to issue a Draft EIS in Spring 2006 at which time its 
availability will be announced in the Federal Register and local media. 
A public comment period will commence upon publication of the Notice of 
Availability. The GSA will consider and respond to comments received on 
the Draft EIS in preparing the Final EIS.

DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments on or before 
January 6, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments or suggestions concerning the scope of the 
EIS should be sent to Katrina M. Scarpato, Regional Environmental 
Quality Advisor (REQA), U.S. General Services Administration, 20 North 
8\th\

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Street, 8\th\ Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107; Fax (215) 446-6153, email 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina M. Scarpato by phone at (215) 
446-4651 or by email at [email protected].
    Public Scoping Meetings: A public scoping meeting will provide the 
public with an opportunity to present comments, ask questions, and 
discuss concerns regarding the scope of the EIS with GSA 
representatives. GSA will hold a public scoping meeting in December 
2005 in Winchester, VA. Once established, the specific date for this 
meeting will be published in the local media.

    Dated: November 17, 2005
Linda Chero
Acting Regional Administrator,Mid-Atlantic Region.
[FR Doc. 05-23112 Filed 11-21-05; 8:45 am]
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