[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10012-10014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3966]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Disposal and Reuse of Hunters Point Naval 
Shipyard, San Francisco, CA, and To Announce Public Hearings

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, as implemented by the Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the 
Department of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed the Draft 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) evaluating the 
potential environmental consequences associated with the disposal and 
reuse of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (HPS), San Francisco, California. 
The Navy is required to dispose of HPS per Public Law 101-510, the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended. A public 
hearing will be held to provide information and receive oral and 
written comments on the Draft SEIS. Federal, State, and local agencies 
and interested individuals are invited to be present or represented at 
the hearing.
    Dates and Addresses: One public hearing will be held. The hearing 
will be preceded by an open information session to allow interested 
individuals to review information presented in the Draft SEIS. Navy 
representatives will be available during the information session to 
provide clarification as necessary related to the Draft SEIS. The 
public hearing is scheduled as follows: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, from 
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Southeast Community Facility Community 
Center, Alex L. Pitcher, Jr. Community Room, 1800 Oakdale Avenue, San 
Francisco, California 94124. The open information session will be held 
on the same date and at the same location, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, BRAC PMO West, Attn: Mr. 
Ronald Bochenek, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, San Diego, CA 92108-4310, 
telephone 619-532-0906, fax 619-532-9858, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navy, as lead agency, has prepared and 
filed the Draft SEIS for the Disposal and Reuse of Hunters Point 
Shipyard, San Francisco, California in accordance with the requirements 
of the NEPA of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4345) and its implementing 
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508). A Notice of Intent (NOI) for the 
SEIS was published in the Federal Register on September 5, 2008 
(Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 173 pgs 51797 & 51798/Friday, September 
5, 2008/Notices). The purpose of the proposed action is the disposal of 
HPS from Federal ownership (864 acres [421 acres dry land & 443 acres 
submerged]) and its subsequent reuse by the County and City of San 
Francisco in a manner consistent with the Hunters Point Naval

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Shipyard Redevelopment Plan as developed by the San Francisco 
Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) in July 1997, and amended in August 2010. 
The Navy is required to close HPS in accordance with Public Law 101-
510, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended. 
In accordance with NEPA, before disposing of any real property, the 
Navy must analyze the environmental effects of the disposal of the HPS 
property. The Draft SEIS has identified and considered six reuse 
alternatives for HPS and a no action alternative. Navy disposal is 
assumed as part of each reuse alternative. The no action alternative 
assumes retention of the HPS property by the Government in a 
``caretaker status'' and no reuse or redevelopment.
    Alternative 1, Stadium Plan Alternative, would redevelop HPS with a 
wide range of uses including a mixed-use community with 2,650 
residential units, retail (125,000 square feet (sq ft)), research and 
development (R&D) (2.5 million sq ft), community services (50,000 sq 
ft), and parks and recreational open space (232 acres). A major 
component would include a new 69,000-seat football stadium. This 
alternative would also include a 300-slip marina, improvements to 
stabilize the shoreline, and a new bridge over Yosemite Slough. New 
infrastructure would serve the development as necessary.
    Alternative 1A (the ``Stadium Plan/No Bridge Alternative'') 
includes the disposal of HPS by the Navy and its reuse with the same 
level, land use types, and density of development as Alternative 1, 
except that the Yosemite Slough bridge would not be constructed.
    Alternative 2 (the ``Non-Stadium Plan/Additional R&D Alternative'') 
includes many of the same components as Alternative 1 including 2,650 
residential units, retail (125,000 sq ft), community services (50,000 
sq ft), and parks and recreational open space (222 acres), a 300-slip 
marina, improvements to stabilize the shoreline, and a new bridge over 
Yosemite Slough. Under this alternative, a new football stadium would 
not be constructed. Instead, an additional 2.5 million sq ft, for a 
total of 5 million sq ft, of R&D space would be developed.
    Alternative 2A (the ``Non-Stadium Plan/Housing and R&D 
Alternative'') includes a mix of uses including 4,275 residential 
units, retail (125,000 sq ft), R&D (3 million sq ft), community 
services (50,000 sq ft), and parks and recreational open space (222 
acres). This alternative would also include a 300-slip marina, 
improvements to stabilize the shoreline, and a new bridge over Yosemite 
Slough. No new football stadium would be constructed.
    Alternative 3 (the ``Non-Stadium Plan/Additional Housing 
Alternative'') does not include a new stadium, but is comprised of a 
mix of land uses including 4,000 residential units, retail (125,000 sq 
ft), R&D (2.5 million sq ft), community services (50,000 sq ft), and 
parks and recreational open space (245 acres). The alternative also 
includes a 300-slip marina, improvements to stabilize the shoreline, 
and a new bridge over Yosemite Slough.
    Alternative 4 (``the Non-Stadium Plan/Reduced Development 
Alternative'') includes a reduced density of development. Development 
proposed under this alternative includes 1,855 residential units, 
retail (87,500 sq ft), R&D (1.75 million sq ft), community services 
(50,000 sq ft), and parks and recreational open space (245 acres). This 
alternative does not include a new stadium, a bridge over Yosemite 
Slough, a marina, or shoreline stabilization.
    The ``No Action Alternative'' is required by NEPA and evaluates the 
impacts at HPS in the event that the property is not disposed. Under 
this alternative the property would be retained by the Navy in 
caretaker status. Existing leases would continue until they expire or 
are terminated, and no new leases would be entered into. No reuse or 
redevelopment would occur under this alternative.
    For each alternative, the Draft SEIS addresses the potential 
direct, indirect, short-term, and long-term impacts on the human and 
natural environments, including the following resource areas: 
Transportation, traffic, and circulation; air quality and greenhouse 
gases; noise; land use and recreation; visual resources and aesthetics; 
socioeconomics; hazards and hazardous substances; geology and soils; 
water resources; utilities; public services; cultural resources; 
biological resources; and environmental justice. The analysis also 
includes an analysis of cumulative impacts from other reasonably 
foreseeable Federal, State, or local activities at and around HPS.
    The Navy conducted a public scoping period from September 5 to 
October 17, 2008, and held a public scoping meeting on September 23, 
2008, to identify community concerns and local issues that should be 
addressed in the SEIS. Federal, State, and local agencies and 
interested parties provided oral and written comments to the Navy and 
identified specific issues or topics of environmental concern that 
should be addressed in the SEIS. In addition, the Navy facilitated 
additional community outreach activities to solicit comments and 
concerns from interested community groups in 2009. The Navy considered 
the scoping and outreach comments in determining the scope of the SEIS.
    Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as interested parties, 
are invited and encouraged to review and comment on the Draft SEIS. 
Comments can be made in the following ways: (1) Oral statements or 
written comments at the scheduled public hearing; or (2) written 
comments mailed to the BRAC PMO address in this notice; or (3) written 
comments faxed to the BRAC PMO fax number in this notice; or (4) 
comments submitted via e-mail using the BRAC PMO e-mail address in this 
notice.
    The Draft SEIS has been distributed to various Federal, State, 
local agencies, and Native American tribes, as well as other interested 
individuals and organizations. In addition, copies of the Draft SEIS 
have been distributed to the following libraries and publicly 
accessible facilities for public review:

    1. San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 
94102.
    2. San Francisco State University Library, 1360 Holloway Avenue, 
San Francisco, CA 94132.
    3. Hastings Law Library, UC Hastings College of the Law, 200 
McAllister Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102.
    4. Jonsson Library of Government Documents, Cecil H. Green Library, 
Bing Wing, Stanford, CA 94305-6004.
    5. Institute of Governmental Studies Library, UC Berkeley, 109 
Moses Hall, 2370, Berkeley, CA 94720.
    6. San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (By Appointment), One South 
Van Ness Avenue, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103.
    7. City Planning Department (By Appointment), 1650 Mission Street, 
Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103.

    An electronic copy of the Draft SEIS is also available for public 
viewing at http://www.bracpmo.navy.mil.
    Equal weight will be given to comments received at the scheduled 
public hearing and those directly forwarded to BRAC PMO. In the 
interest of available time, and to ensure all who wish to give oral 
statements at the public hearing the opportunity to do so, each 
speaker's comments will be limited to three minutes. If a longer 
statement is to be presented, it should be summarized at the public 
hearing and the full text submitted in writing either at the hearing or 
mailed or e-mailed to the below address. To ensure the accuracy of the 
record, all statements presented orally at the public hearings should 
be submitted in writing.

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    Comments can be submitted in writing or e-mailed to: Director, BRAC 
PMO West, Attn. Mr. Ronald Bochenek, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, San 
Diego, CA 92108-4310, telephone 619-532-0906, fax 619-532-9858, e-mail: 
[email protected].
    To be considered, all comments must be received by Tuesday, April 
12, 2011. Such comments will become part of the public record and will 
be responded to in the Final SEIS.
    Requests for special assistance, sign language interpretation for 
the hearing impaired, language interpreters, or other auxiliary aids 
for the scheduled public hearing must be sent by mail or e-mail to BRAC 
PMO West, Attn: Mr. Ronald Bochenek, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, San 
Diego, CA 92108-4310, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: February 15, 2011.
D.J. Werner,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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