[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 27 (Friday, February 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6242-6243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2190]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[PBS-N01; Docket 2007-0007, Sequence 7]


Notice of Availability to Distribute a Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Construction of a New Border Station Facility in 
Madawaska, Maine

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) announces its intent 
to distribute a Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) under 
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 4321--4347 (NEPA) to assess the potential impacts of the 
construction of a New Border Station Facility in Madawaska, Maine (the 
``Proposed Action''). At the request of Customs and BorderProtection 
(CBP), the GSA is proposing to construct a new border station facility 
which meets their needs, and the design requirements of the GSA.
    The existing facilities are undersized and obsolete, and 
consequently incapable of providing the level of security now required. 
The Proposed Action has been defined and includes: (a) Identification 
of land requirements, including acquisition of adjoining land; (b) 
demolition of existing government structures at the border station; (c) 
construction of a main administration building and ancillary support 
buildings; and (d) consequent potential alterations to secondary roads.
    Studied alternatives have identified alternative locations for the 
components of the border station including the main administration and 
ancillary support buildings, the associated roadway

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network and parking. A No Action alternative has also been studied and 
evaluates the consequences of not constructing the new border station 
facility. This alternative has been included to provide a basis for 
comparison to the action alternatives described above as required by 
NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1002.14(d)).
    Following this thirty (30) day notice in the Federal Register, GSA 
will issue a Record of Decision (ROD) at which time its availability 
will be announced in the Federal Register and local media.
    Contact: David M. Drevinsky P.E., PMP, Regional Environmental 
Quality Advocate (REQA), U.S. General Services Administration, 10 
Causeway Street, Room 975, Boston, MA 02222. Fax: (617) 565-5967. 
Phone: (617) 565-6596. E-mail: [email protected].



Distribution

    GSA will distribute ten reading copies of the Final EIS at both the 
Middle / High School Library located on 135 Seventh Avenue in Madawaska 
and the Madawaska Library located on 393 Main Street.

    Dated: February 2, 2007.
Glenn Rotondo,
Assistant Regional Administrator, New England Region.
[FR Doc. E7-2190 Filed 2-8-07; 8:45 am]
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