[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 3348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01281]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-PBS-2018-01; Docket No. 2018-0002; Sequence No. 1]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the Modernization and Expansion of the Existing Otay Mesa 
Land Port of Entry (LPOE)

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

ACTION: Notice of Intent; Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: GSA intends to prepare an EIS to analyze the potential impacts 
from the proposed modernization and expansion of the existing Otay Mesa 
LPOE. As the lead agency in this undertaking, GSA is acting on behalf 
of its major tenant at this facility, the Department of Homeland 
Security's (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

DATES: Meeting Date: The Public Involvement and Scoping Meeting will be 
held on Thursday, February 8, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Pacific 
Time (PT). Interested parties are encouraged to provide written 
comments regarding the scope of the EIS on or before Monday, February 
19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Express and 
Suites San Diego, 2296 Niels Bohr Court, San Diego, CA 92154, telephone 
619-710-0900. The meeting will be conducted in an open house format, 
where project information will be presented and distributed.
    Written comments can be submitted by either of the following 
methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: ATT: Osmahn Kadri, 50 
United Nations Plaza, Room 3345, Mailbox 9, San Francisco, CA 94102.
    The views and comments of the public are necessary in helping to 
determine the scope and content of the environmental analysis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Osmahn A. Kadri, Regional 
Environmental Quality Advisor/NEPA Project Manager, GSA, at 415-522-
3617. Please also call this number if special assistance is needed to 
attend and participate in the public scoping meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Otay Mesa is located approximately 17 miles southeast of downtown 
San Diego, just north of the U.S. border and the Baja California 
Peninsula of Mexico. The Otay Mesa LPOE is one of the ten busiest 
LPOE's in the country and is the busiest commercial port on the 
California/Mexico border. Ever-increasing traffic loads and new 
security initiatives require increased capacity and new inspection 
technology to be installed and implemented at existing facilities.

Alternatives

    The EIS will consider two ``action'' alternatives and one ``no 
action'' alternative. The two ``action'' alternatives consist of 
renovation and expansion activities at the existing Otay Mesa LPOE. 
These activities could include the construction of additional primary 
inspection and exit booths; the construction of a new commercial annex 
building for enrollment and processing capabilities; and the relocation 
of the existing hazardous materials docks. Improvements could also 
include modifications to inspection stations and work areas, including 
the construction of a new Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regional 
training center. Enhancements could also include the construction and 
operation of secondary inspection areas, holding rooms, as well as the 
expansion of pedestrian and commercial lanes.
    The ``no action'' alternative assumes that modernization and 
expansion of the existing LPOE would not occur and that a new facility 
would not be constructed adjacent to the existing LPOE. The LPOE would 
continue to operate under current conditions.

    Dated: January 17, 2018.
Matthew Jear,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public 
Buildings Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-01281 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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