[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 173 (Friday, September 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51797-51798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20592]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS) for the Disposal and Reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard, 
San Francisco, California and To Announce a Public Scoping Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(c)of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and the regulations implemented by the 
Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the 
Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its intent to prepare a 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to evaluate the 
potential environmental consequences of the proposed disposal and reuse 
of the surplus portion of Hunters Point Shipyard, San Francisco, 
California.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: A public scoping meeting will be held on Tuesday, 
September 23, 2008, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Southeast Community 
Facility, Alex L. Pitcher Community Room, 1800 Oakdale Avenue, San 
Francisco, California 94124. The purpose of the meeting will be to 
receive oral and written comments on environmental concerns that should 
be addressed in the SEIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick McCay, telephone: 619-532-
0906; E-Mail: [email protected] or write to: Director, BRAC PMO 
West, ATTN: Mr. Patrick McCay, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, San Diego, 
CA 92108.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal being evaluated in the SEIS is 
the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard, which encompasses 
approximately 860 acres (417 acres of dry land and 443 acres of 
submerged land) on a peninsula along San Francisco's southeastern 
waterfront between the City's Financial District and San Francisco 
International Airport. In 2004, Parcel A, approximately 76 acres, was 
transferred to the City of San Francisco and is not considered as part 
of the proposed federal action. The new proposed federal action is a 
change in reuse from, and represents an amendment to, the original 
proposed Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan, as addressed by the Navy in 
the ``Final EIS for the Disposal and Reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard'' 
(March 2000).
    The Navy is the action proponent for the new proposal, which is 
also a component of the Bayview Waterfront Project being addressed in 
an Environmental Impact Report by the Redevelopment Agency of the City 
and County of San Francisco and the Planning Department of the City and 
County of San Francisco. The purpose of and need for the proposed 
action is to dispose of surplus federal property at Hunters Point 
Shipyard which was closed in accordance with the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment for subsequent reuse.
    For the SEIS, two alternatives will be considered as part of the 
disposal and reuseaction: Stadium Plan Alternative and Non-Stadium Plan 
Alternative. The Stadium Plan Alternative includes a mixed-use 
community comprising 2,500 new residential units, 125,000 square feet 
of retail space, 2,000,000 square feet of research and development 
(R&D) space, 250 acres of parks and recreational open space, and civic 
and community uses. A major component would be a new, 69,000-seat 
National Football League stadium for the San Francisco 49ers.
    The Non-Stadium Plan Alternative would not include the stadium for 
the San Francisco 49ers, but instead would provide 5,000,000 square 
feet of R&D space, in addition to the other components noted under the 
Stadium Plan Alternative for residential, retail, R&D, parks and 
recreation, and civic and community use space. Both action alternatives 
would be consistent with specifications of the Bayview Jobs, Parks and 
Housing Initiative (Proposition G), which was approved by San Francisco 
voters in June of 2008.
    The SEIS will also consider a No Action Alternative.
    Environmental issues areas to be addressed in the SEIS include: 
Transportation, traffic and circulation, air quality, noise, cultural 
resources,

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hazards and hazardous materials, land use compatibility and policy 
conformity, geology and soils, hydrology and water quality, biological 
resources, public services, utilities, population and housing, visual 
resources, and energy.
    The Navy will initiate a scoping process for the purpose of 
determining the extent of issues to be addressed, and identifying 
significant issues related to the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point 
Shipyard. This process will include a public scoping meeting as noted 
in the Dates and Addresses Section of this notice and which will be 
advertised in area newspapers.
    Navy representatives will be available at the meeting to receive 
comments from the public regarding issues of concern. Federal, state, 
and local agencies, and interested individuals are encouraged to take 
this opportunity to identify environmental concerns that should be 
addressed during the preparation of the SEIS. Agencies and the public 
are also invited and encouraged to provide written comments on scoping 
issues in addition to, or in lieu of, oral comments at the public 
meeting. To be most helpful, scoping comments should clearly describe 
specific issues or topics that the commenter believes the SEIS should 
address.
    Written comments must be postmarked no later than October 17, 2008, 
and mailed to: Director, BRAC PMO West, ATTN: Mr. Patrick McCay, 1455 
Frazee Road, Suite 900, San Diego, California 92108; e-mail: 
[email protected]; Fax: 619-532-0940.

    Dated: August 28, 2008.
T. M. Cruz,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-20592 Filed 9-4-08; 8:45 am]
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