[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78994-78995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31724]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[2010-PBS-2; Docket 2010-0005; Sequence 15]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, Request 
for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping 
Meeting

AGENCY: Public Building Services (PBS); General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment, 
request for comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public 
Scoping Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) will prepare an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) that will analyze and discuss the 
environmental impacts of constructing and operating a proposed new 
Downtown Federal Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Through the 
project, GSA proposes to relocate its current operations from the 
Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, Missouri, and co-locate with 
other federal tenants at a proposed new Downtown Federal Building. The 
target property(ies) subject to this proposed action are those within 
an area bounded by 11th Street on the north, 12th Street on the south, 
Charlotte Street on the east, and Cherry Street on the west (known as 
city blocks 99 and 100), and could also include some level of 
development of 701 E. 12th Street, bounded by 12th Street, on the 
north, 13th Street, on the south, Holmes Street, on the west and 
Charlotte Street on the east. City blocks 99 and 100 lie within the 
downtown East Village development and tax increment financing (TIF) 
district, on the East-side of downtown, in Missouri's 5th Congressional 
District. In the EA, GSA will discuss impacts that could occur as a 
result of the construction and operation of the proposed project. GSA 
will also evaluate the ``No Action'' and other reasonable alternatives 
to the proposed project, or portions of the project, and consider how 
to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.

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DATES: Comment date: Submit comments on or before January 31, 2011.
    Public meeting date is: January 19, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64106.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Notice 2010-PBS-2, by any of 
the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Notice 2010-
PBS-2'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and selecting 
``Search.'' Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with 
``Notice 2010-PBS-2'' Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit 
a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), 
and ``Notice 2010-PBS-2'' on your attached document.
     Comments can also be filed electronically, by e-mail, to 
[email protected].
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Notice 2010-
PBS-2'', in all correspondence related to this case. All comments 
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal and/or business confidential information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Powers, GSA Regional NEPA 
Coordinator, 1500 East Bannister Road, Room 2135 (6PTA), Kansas City, 
MO 64131; Telephone (816) 823-5799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General: This EA is being prepared pursuant 
to the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321, (NEPA), and 
regulations implementing NEPA issued by the Council on Environmental 
Quality (40 CFR 1500-1508), GSA ADM 1095.1, the GSA PBS NEPA Desk Guide 
and other applicable regulations and policies. The EA will inform GSA 
in its decision-making process. Compliance with the National Historic 
Preservation Act (NHPA), including NHPA Section 106, and other laws and 
requirements, will be coordinated with this EA process, and government 
agencies that are affected by the proposed actions or have special 
expertise will be consulted, whether or not they are cooperating 
agencies. GSA is already involved in discussions with other 
jurisdictional agencies to identify their issues and concerns. With 
this notice, GSA is asking agencies with jurisdiction and/or special 
expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally cooperate 
with GSA in the preparation of the EA. These agencies may choose to 
participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to their 
responsibilities. Agencies that would like to request cooperating 
agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments 
provided, above. An independent analysis of the issues will be 
presented in the EA. The EA will be placed in the public record and a 
comment period will be allotted on the Draft EA. GSA will consider all 
comments on the EA before making a final decision.
    Purpose of Notice: The purpose of this notice is to: (1) Announce 
GSA's intent to prepare an EA; (2) announce the initiation of the 
public scoping process; (3) invite public participation during the 
scoping process and at the public scoping meeting; and (4) request 
public comments on the scope of the EA, including the potential 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
    Further Information on Public Participation and Dates: The public 
is encouraged to provide GSA with specific comments or concerns about 
the project. Comments should focus on the potential environmental 
effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen 
environmental impacts.
    In addition to the above methods for submission of comments, those 
interested may also file a paper copy of comments, by regular mail, to 
Chris Powers, GSA Region 6 NEPA Coordinator, 1500 E. Bannister Road, 
Room 2135, Kansas City, Missouri 64131 or verbally offer comments to 
GSA's Region 6 NEPA Coordinator by calling (816) 823-5799.
    Again, comments should be sent to GSA on or before January 31, 
2011. With any comments, before including address, phone number, e-mail 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be 
advised that the entire comment, including personal identifying 
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask in your comment to withhold from public review personal identifying 
information, GSA cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
    Finally, in lieu of or in addition to sending written comments, GSA 
also invites you to attend the public scoping meeting scheduled and 
discussed in the body of this notice, above. Comments made at the 
public scoping meeting will also be considered in the EA process.
    State and local government representatives are asked to notify 
their constituents of this planned project and encourage them to 
comment on their areas of concern.
    A fact sheet prepared by GSA will be made available at the Public 
Scoping Meeting and will be posted to a GSA Project Web site (http://www.gsa.gov/r6news), thereafter.

    Dated: December 10, 2010.
Kevin D. Rothmier,
Director of Portfolio Management (6PT), U.S. General Services 
Administration, PBS, Heartland Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-31724 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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