[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 208 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61191-61192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21277]


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PRESIDIO TRUST


Notice To Terminate the Environmental Impact Statement Process, 
Public Museum at the Presidio; and Notice of Intent To Prepare a 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping, 
Proposed Changes to the May 2002 Presidio Trust Management Plan, Main 
Post District

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.

ACTION: Notice to terminate an Environmental Impact Statement Process 
and notice of intent to supplement an Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (Pub. L. 91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) and in response to public comment, the Presidio Trust (Trust) 
is notifying interested parties that it will: (1) Terminate the 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the Presidio Museum in 
the Main Post district of the Presidio of San Francisco, California 
(Presidio), (2) supplement the final EIS for the May 2002 Presidio 
Trust Management Plan (PTMP) to consider proposed changes in the 
actions analyzed for the Main Post district in the original NEPA 
document; and (3) engage in a scoping process to seek public input on 
the supplemental EIS. The supplemental EIS will address the 
environmental impacts of various proposals that would modify previous 
Trust decisions regarding the Main Post district. The public scoping 
process will determine the range of actions, alternatives and impacts 
to be considered in the supplemental EIS.

DATES: Written comments or suggestions to assist in identifying any 
significant environmental issues and in determining the appropriate 
scope of the supplemental EIS should be submitted on or before December 
15, 2007. A public meeting will be held on November 21, 2007 beginning 
at 6:30 p.m., at the Presidio Officers' Club (50 Moraga Avenue) to 
accept comments on the scope of the supplemental EIS.

ADDRESSES: Electronic comments concerning this notice should be sent to 
[email protected]. Written comments may be faxed to Main Post 
at 415.561.5308. Written comments may also be submitted to Main Post, 
Attn: Compliance Coordinator, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, 
P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Comments previously 
received regarding the Presidio Museum EIS or the Presidio Lodge 
Environmental Assessment (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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register notice of August 14, 
2007 (72 FR 45469), the Trust notified interested parties it was 
preparing an EIS for a proposed museum at the Main Post, and that the 
agency was seeking public input through scoping. On September 24, 2007, 
the Trust held a public meeting on the scope of the EIS at which 24 
members of the public spoke. Before scoping ended on October 15, 2007, 
the Trust received 86 comment letters and electronic mails, including 
one petition with over 125 signatures (on file and available for public 
review in the Trust library). Several of the interested parties urged 
that the proposed museum, when viewed with other proposed actions, 
would have cumulatively significant impacts on the environment and 
should therefore be addressed in a single EIS. The Trust is responding 
to this public concern in its decision to supplement the final PTMP EIS 
in which it will assess the cumulative impacts of all reasonably 
foreseeable Trust actions at the Main Post. The Trust has elected to 
take a fresh look at this broader scope in order to better meet its 
NEPA compliance responsibilities and to engage more effectively the 
public in its decision making.
    The Trust will supplement the final PTMP EIS to take into account 
new circumstances or information that is relevant to the Main Post. The 
subsequent analysis will provide a procedural framework for dealing 
with upcoming decisions at the Main Post. Proposed changes in the 
actions analyzed at the Main Post in the final PTMP EIS that will be 
reviewed in the supplemental EIS include the Presidio Museum, the 
Presidio Lodge (the EA for which is also being terminated through this 
notice), other potential building construction or demolition within the 
district, the El Presidio site, and parking and circulation 
improvements. The Trust intends to proceed with the

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signature of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Main 
Parade EA as well as the International Center to End Violence (Building 
100) FONSI as these proposed actions are consistent with the PTMP, are 
independently justified, do not involve significant impacts, and would 
not prejudice other decisions on the Main Post.
    Alternatives to be considered for analysis in the supplemental EIS 
include the planning concept set forth in the PTMP for the Main Post 
(PTMP action), an updated planning concept for the Main Post based on 
new information arising after the PTMP (proposed action), and minimal 
planning (no action). Potential impacts to be evaluated in the 
supplemental EIS include those on parking and traffic, visual 
resources, those to the National Historic Landmark district, and 
cumulative impacts. Compliance with Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act will be a component of the supplemental EIS 
utilizing the public input, alternatives development and assessment 
processes to address historic preservation requirements.
    The availability of the draft supplemental EIS (expected to occur 
in mid 2008) for comment will be announced through an EPA-published 
notice in the Federal Register, through postings on the Trust's Web 
site at http://www.presidio.gov and regular electronic newsletter 
(Presidio E-news), as well as direct mailing to the project mailing 
list and other appropriate means.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, NEPA Compliance 
Coordinator, 415.561.5300.

    Dated: October 23, 2007.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
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