[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9797-9798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04985]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-PBS-2019-03; Docket No. 2019-0002; Sequence No. 5]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Expansion and Modernization of the San Luis I Land
Port of Entry, San Luis, Arizona
AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, (PBS), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of availability; Announcement of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability, and opportunity for
public review and comment, of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS), which analyzes the potential environmental impacts of a
proposal by GSA to expand and modernize the San Luis I Land Port of
Entry (LPOE) located in San Luis, Arizona along the U.S.-Mexico
international border. The DEIS describes the project purpose and need,
the alternatives being considered, and the potential impacts of each
alternative on the existing environment. As the lead agency for this
undertaking, GSA is acting on behalf of its major tenant at the
facility, the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP).
DATES: A public meeting for the DEIS will be held on Wednesday, April
17, 2019, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST).
Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide written
comments on the DEIS. The comment period for the DEIS ends on Monday,
April 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers
at 1090 E Union Street, San Luis, AZ. The meeting will be an informal
open house, where visitors may come, receive information, and provide
written comments.
Further information, including an electronic copy of the DEIS may
be found online on the following website: https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/san-luis-i-land-port-of-entry.
Questions or comments concerning the DEIS should be directed to:
Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental Quality Advisor/NEPA Project
Manager, 50 United Nations Plaza, Room 3345 Mailbox 9, San Francisco,
CA 94102 or via email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Osmahn Kadri, Regional Environmental
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Quality Advisor/NEPA Program Manager, GSA, at 415-522-3617. Please also
call this number if special assistance is needed to attend and
participate in the public meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The San Luis I LPOE is located on the U.S.-Mexico international
border in the City of San Luis, Arizona. It is the westernmost LPOE in
Arizona and is approximately four miles from the California border. The
San Luis I LPOE was built in 1982 to accommodate noncommercial traffic
to and from Mexico. The facilities at the LPOE are in a deteriorated
condition and are inadequate for the present volume of pedestrian and
vehicle traffic. There has been a 58 percent increase in the number of
personal vehicles processed since 2010. The higher volume and outdated
facilities create long wait times, leading to traffic backups in
downtown San Luis.
GSA is proposing to expand and modernize the San Luis I LPOE to
correct operational deficiencies imposed by deteriorating building
conditions and improve the LPOE's functionality, capacity, and
security. Three alternatives, the Proposed Action Alternative,
Alternative 1, and the No Action Alternative, are evaluated in the
DEIS.
Proposed Action Alternative--Demolition and Redevelopment. GSA
would acquire the land adjacent to the western end of the LPOE, the
former Friendship Park, and the LPOE would be reconfigured to
streamline CBP operations and inspection processes. GSA would demolish
the old, deteriorated buildings and construct new buildings and
infrastructure on the expanded site to accommodate the increasing
volume of pedestrian and vehicle traffic. The Proposed Action would be
implemented in a phased approach to alleviate potential disruptions to
operations at the LPOE.
Alternative 1--Renovate and Modernize. GSA would not acquire former
Friendship Park, but would renovate and modernize all existing
facilities and infrastructure at the LPOE. The LPOE layout would remain
as currently configured, and current traffic patterns entering and
leaving the LPOE would remain the same.
No Action Alternative. GSA would not renovate or modernize any
portion of the LPOE. The LPOE would remain as-is and continue its
operations in facilities as they are currently configured.
Public Meeting
The meeting will be conducted in an open house format, where
project information will be presented and distributed. Comments must be
received by April 29, 2019, and emailed to [email protected], or
sent to the address listed above.
Dated: March 13, 2019.
Moonyeen Alameida,
Acting Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region,
Public Buildings Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-04985 Filed 3-15-19; 8:45 am]
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