[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 18855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07368]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment 
(Final EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for HHS/CDC 
Fort Collins Campus Proposed Improvements

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment and a 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for HHS/CDC Fort Collins 
Campus Proposed Improvements.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that HHS/CDC has prepared and approved on 
March 22, 2016, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on the 
Final Environmental Assessment for proposed improvements on the HHS/CDC 
Fort Collins Campus. HHS/CDC prepared the Final EA in accordance with 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 
implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and the HHS General 
Administration Manual (GAM) Part 30 Environmental Procedures, dated 
February 25, 2000. HHS/CDC has determined that the proposed action 
would not have a significant impact on the human or natural environment 
and therefore, the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is 
not required.

DATES: The FONSI and Final EA are available as of the publication date 
of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FONSI and Final EA are available at the 
following locations:
     Old Town Library, 201 Peterson Street, Fort Collins, 
Colorado 80524.
     Harmony Library, 4616 South Shields, Fort Collins, 
Colorado 80526.
    Copies of the FONSI and/or Final EA can also be requested from: 
Robert Lawson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Asset 
Management Services Office, MS K80, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 
30329, 770-488-2447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), an Operating Division (OPDIV) of the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) has prepared a Final EA to assess the 
potential impacts associated with the undertaking of proposed 
improvements on the HHS/CDC Fort Collins Campus (CDC Fort Collins 
Campus) located on the Colorado State University (CSU) Foothills Campus 
in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Final EA analyzed the effects of the 
Build Alternative (Proposed Action) and the No Build Alternative. The 
Build Alternative consists of improvements to the CDC Fort Collins 
Campus which entails the construction of a new approximately 5,600 gsf 
building which will house laboratory support freezer space and communal 
space, upgrades to existing parking areas and additional infrastructure 
improvements. The No Build Alternative represents the continued 
operation of the existing facilities at the CDC Fort Collins Campus 
without any new construction or infrastructure upgrades.
    The Final EA evaluated the potential impacts to socioeconomics and 
environmental justice, land use, zoning, public policy, community 
facilities and services, transportation, air quality, noise, cultural 
resources, urban design and visual resources, natural resources, 
utility service, hazardous materials, greenhouse gases and 
sustainability, and construction. HHS/CDC assessed the potential 
impacts of the Build Alternative in the Final EA and as a result issued 
a FONSI indicating that the proposed action will not have a significant 
impact on the environment.

    Dated: March 28, 2016.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-07368 Filed 3-31-16; 8:45 am]
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