[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14510]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-PBS-2021-04; Docket No. 2020-0002; Sequence No. 14]


Revised Notice of Intent/Revised Project Action and Notice of 
Availability for Land Ports of Entry (LPOE)

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service (PBS), Pacific Rim Division, General 
Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GSA has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and 
separate Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) which analyzed the 
potential impacts from the proposed construction of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) standalone bus inspection 
facility at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) in San Diego, 
California. The two alternatives analyzed include: New ``Basic'' 
Facility Buildout; No Build Action. GSA is advising the public that the 
Final EA and FONSI are available for public comment.

DATES: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of the 
public, a formal, in-person public meeting will not be held to solicit 
comments and provide information about the Final EA and FONSI.

ADDRESSES: The Final EA can be viewed on the GSA website at 
www.gsa.gov/r9fmcsa. In addition, copies may be obtained by calling or 
writing to the individual listed in this notice under the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    We will consider all comments that we receive on or before Monday, 
August 9, 2021. You may submit comments by either of the following 
methods:
     Electronic Mail: [email protected].
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to: 
Tina Sekula, JMT Inc., 1130 Situs Court, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
     Email: Osmahn Kadri at [email protected].
     Telephone: (415) 522-3617.
     *NOTE* PLEASE DO NOT MAIL COMMENTS VIA THE U.S. POSTAL 
SERVICE (USPS) TO THE GSA MAILING ADDRESS AT THIS TIME. USPS MAIL CAN 
BE SENT TO JMT INC AT THE ADDRESS ABOVE.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EA and FONSI have been prepared to 
comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as 
amended (42 U.S. Code [U.S.C.] 4321), as implemented by Council on 
Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations 
[CFR] 1500-1508), and policies of the GSA as the lead federal agency. 
The EA process provides steps and procedures to evaluate the potential 
social, economic, and environmental impacts from the construction of 
the proposed FMCSA Bus Inspection Facility at the San Ysidro LPOE while 
providing an opportunity for local, state, or federal agencies to 
provide input and/or comment through scoping, public information 
meetings, and/or a public hearing. The social, economic, and 
environmental considerations are evaluated and measured, as defined in 
the CEQ regulations, by their magnitude of impacts.
    The bus inspection station allows for FMCSA to conduct inspections 
of buses entering the United States from Mexico. FMCSA is required to 
conduct meaningful vehicle safety inspections and to accommodate 
vehicles placed out of service because of these inspections. The 
current bus inspection operations at the San Ysidro LPOE lacks the 
necessary infrastructure for bus inspections and is not adequate to 
maintain regular inspections. Therefore, the LPOE does not efficiently 
address safety needs for the travelling public, FMCSA staff, nor the 
capacity needs identified in future traffic projections at the LPOE. 
The lack of dedicated bus inspection infrastructure exposes FMCSA to 
safety risks while conducting inspections and is not in conformance 
with current FMCSA safety standards. GSA proposes to construct a new 
FMCSA Bus Inspection facility on a 1.5-acre parcel located north of the 
existing LPOE.
    A public scoping meeting on the project was held on June 18, 2019. 
Comments received during the meeting were considered by GSA in a Draft 
EA. The Draft EA was made available for public comment on May 15, 2020. 
Comments received during the one-month comment period were considered 
by GSA in this Final EA. The FONSI, which is based on the Final EA, 
reflects the GSA's determination that construction of the proposed 
facility will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human 
or natural environment.

Russell Larson,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public 
Buildings Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-14510 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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