[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23793-23794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10783]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-PBS-2019-04; Docket No. 2019-0002; Sequence No. 10]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Land Ports of Entry
AGENCY: Public Buildings Service (PBS), General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of intent; meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and
GSA have partnered to develop a program of projects at a number of Land
Ports of Entry (LPOEs) so that FMCSA agents can safely and effectively
inspect both commercial truck and bus traffic. GSA intends to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the potential
impacts from the proposed construction of six (6) inspection facilities
at five (5) different LPOEs in both California and Arizona.
DATES: The views and comments of the public are necessary to help
determine the scope and content of the environmental analysis.
Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide written
comments regarding the scope of the EIS and the proposed facilities by
Thursday, July 11, 2019.
Scoping meetings for the EIS will be held on four (4) separate
dates listed below:
San Ysidro, CA & Otay Mesa, CA
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., San Diego, CA.
Calexico East, CA
Thursday, June 20, 2019, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Calexico, CA.
San Luis II, AZ
Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Yuma, AZ.
Nogales Mariposa, AZ
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Nogales, AZ.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be conducted in an open house format,
where project information will be presented and distributed. Comments
regarding the scope of the EIS and the proposed facilities may be sent
to the point of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section.
The meetings will be held at the following locations:
San Ysidro, CA & Otay Mesa Sites
The FRONT Arte Cultura, 147 W San Ysidro Blvd., San Diego, CA
92173, telephone (619) 428-1115.
Calexico East, CA Site
Holiday Inn Express Calexico, 2501 Scaroni Avenue, Calexico, CA
92231, telephone 760-768-6048.
San Luis II, AZ Site
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Yuma, 2044 S Avenue 3E, Yuma, AZ
85365, telephone 928-317-1400.
Nogales Mariposa, AZ Site
Holiday Inn Express Nogales, 850 W Shell Road, Nogales, AZ 85621,
telephone 520-281-0123.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Email: Osmahn A. Kadri at [email protected].
Mail: Attn: Osmahn Kadri, NEPA Program Manager, 50 United
Nations Plaza, 3345 Mailbox #9, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Telephone: 415-522-3617 (Please also call this number if
special assistance is needed to attend and participate in the public
scoping meetings).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The FMCSA has been tasked with ensuring that commercial vehicles
entering the United States (U.S.) and travelling on U.S. Highways are
operating safely and within current U.S. standards. To achieve this
mission and ensure safety on public highways, FMCSA must inspect
commercial and bus traffic at points of destination or origin, the
U.S.-Mexico Border being a main point of origin.
FMCSA inspectors currently inspect both bus and commercial truck
traffic at multiple LPOEs along the U.S.-Mexico Border in both
California and Arizona at facilities that were not built for their
needs and at sites which do not allow for thorough, safe inspection of
vehicles. In April of 2018, FMCSA received funding from the Committees
of Congress to develop, design, and construct facilities that will
allow them to meet their mission goals safely and effectively.
It has been determined that to achieve this mission, six (6)
inspection facilities will be needed at five (5) different LPOEs in
both California and Arizona:
San Ysidro, CA (Bus Inspection)
Otay Mesa, CA (Commercial Truck Inspection)
Calexico East, CA (Bus and Commercial Truck Inspection)
San Luis II, AZ (Commercial Truck Inspection)
Nogales Mariposa, AZ (Commercial Truck Inspection)
Alternatives
The EIS will consider three Alternatives; a ``preferred build
alternative'' for six (6) facilities at five (5) locations, a ``smaller
footprint'' build alternative for six (6) facilities at the same five
(5) locations, and a ``no action'' alternative. The alternatives for
each location are described below:
San Ysidro LPOE, CA
The construction of a new bus inspection facility on a newly
acquired federal site north of the LPOE. The proposed facility includes
an existing single-story building and parking lot. Site work would
require the clearing of the existing site and building, extension/
relocation of existing utilities for electrical, sanitary sewer and
water, paving of the bus path and realignment and partial paving of the
parking lot and entry and exit access through the site. Facility
construction would include an inspection canopy with pits and a
``Basic'' FMCSA administration building. The other build alternative
would consist of a smaller facility footprint on the same location.
Otay Mesa LPOE, CA
The proposed truck inspection facility would be located to the east
of the current and proposed Port of Entry, on a site currently owned
and operated by the California Department of Transportation. The
proposed site is linked to the Port of Entry by a frontage road that is
already in place. Site work would require the clearing of the existing
site, extension of existing utilities for electrical, sanitary sewer
and water. Facility construction would include an inspection canopy
with a pit and a ``Basic'' FMCSA administration building. The other
build alternative would consist of a smaller facility footprint on the
same location.
Calexico East LPOE, CA
The proposed truck inspection facility would be located beyond the
northern edge of the LPOE property line, adjacent to California State
Highway Patrol land and is accessed at the exit of the LPOE. Site work
would require the clearing of the existing site, extension of existing
utilities for electrical, sanitary sewer and water,and paving of the
truck path. Facility construction would include an inspection canopy
with pits and a ``Medium 1'' FMCSA administration building. The other
build alternative would consist of a smaller facility footprint on the
same location.
The proposed bus facility would be located on the northwestern edge
of the LPOE property. Site work would require the extension of existing
utilities for electrical, sanitary sewer and water, and paving of the
bus path through the site. Facility construction would include an
inspection canopy with pits and a ``Basic'' FMCSA administration
building. The other build alternative
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would consist of a smaller facility footprint on the same location.
San Luis II LPOE, AZ
The proposed truck inspection facility would be located on the
northern edge of the LPOE property line. A portion of the site work
would be constructed on newly acquired Federal land that will allow
access from the site after hours. Site work would require the clearing
of the existing site, extension of existing utilities for electrical,
sanitary sewer and water, paving of the truck path, and relocating the
existing CBP impound lot. Facility construction would include an
inspection canopy with pits and a ``Medium 1'' FMCSA administration
building. The other build alternative would consist of a smaller
facility footprint on the same location.
Nogales Mariposa LPOE, AZ
The proposed truck inspection facility would be located on
privately owned land, north of the existing LPOE. Site work would
require the clearing of the existing site, extension of existing
utilities for electrical, sanitary sewer and water, paving of the truck
path. Facility construction would include an inspection canopy with
pits and a FMCSA administration building. The other build alternative
would consist of a smaller facility footprint on the same location.
The ``no action'' alternative assumes that no new facility would be
constructed at any of the sites and the LPOEs and FMCSA operations
would continue to operate under current conditions.
Dated: May 15, 2019.
Jared Bradley,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public
Buildings Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-10783 Filed 5-22-19; 8:45 am]
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