[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40844-40845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14518]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2022-0014]


Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Notice of 
Public Meeting and Comment Period

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the opening 
of a docket and public meeting to obtain comments on the Draft 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for CDC's Roybal 
Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. The Draft SEIS was prepared to address 
changes proposed since completing the 2014 Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the CDC Roybal Campus 2025 Master Plan (2014 Final 
EIS) and issuing the Record of Decision dated November 7, 2014. The 
2014 Final EIS analyzed the potential impacts associated with 
implementing a new long-range Master Plan to guide the future physical 
development of the Roybal Campus for the planning horizon of 2015 to 
2025.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 22, 2022.
    A virtual public meeting will be held on July 27, 2022, from 6:00 
p.m. EST to 8:00 p.m. EST. This meeting will occur via the Zoom 
platform.
    Please register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vduiqrT8oEtfyyzvqDUn_oUl5nS-LvfUE.
    Registration is required prior to the meeting. Once registered, you 
will receive an email with the meeting link and call-in number. The 
meeting will be recorded using the Zoom platform and a stenographer 
will transcribe the public meeting. The transcript will be posted on 
the Docket and included in the Final SEIS.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket Number CDC-
2022-0014, by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     U.S. Mail: Thayra Riley, NEPA Coordinator, Office of 
Safety, Security, and Asset Management, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H20-4, Atlanta, Georgia 
30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name 
and Docket Number (CDC-2022-0014). CDC will post, without change, all 
relevant comments to https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided. Do not submit comments by email. CDC 
does not accept comments by email. For access to the docket to read 
background documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Oral comments on the Draft SEIS will also be 
accepted during the virtual public meeting scheduled for July 27, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thayra Riley, NEPA Coordinator, Office 
of Safety, Security, and Asset Management, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H20-4, Atlanta, Georgia 
30329. Email: cdc-roybalga-

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[email protected]. Telephone: 770-488-8170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 28, 2022, CDC published a Notice 
of Intent to prepare an SEIS in the Federal Register (87 FR 4603). CDC 
has prepared a Draft SEIS to analyze the potential impacts of 
additional proposed components that were not analyzed in the 2014 Final 
EIS. The proposed components include the addition of a Hospital, 
Medical, and Infectious Waste Incinerator (HMIWI) in a new laboratory 
and two emergency standby power diesel generators. The construction of 
a new laboratory was included in the 2014 Final EIS and will not be re-
evaluated in the SEIS.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as 
implemented by Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (Code 
of Federal Regulations Title 40, Section 1507.3) and HHS environmental 
procedures, CDC prepared a Draft SEIS to analyze the effects of 
additional proposed components that were not analyzed in the 2014 Final 
EIS. The potential impacts of construction and operation of these 
components on the natural and built environment are being evaluated.
    Under NEPA, federal agencies are required to evaluate the 
environmental effects of their proposed actions and a range of feasible 
alternatives to the proposed actions prior to making a final decision 
about what actions to take. The Draft SEIS incorporates the 2014 Final 
EIS by reference and builds upon that document to focus on specific 
resource areas that would have potential effects that will differ from 
those analyzed in the 2014 Final EIS.

Alternatives Considered

    CDC analyzed two alternatives in the Draft SEIS: The Proposed 
Action (Alternative 1) and the No Action Alternative. Alternative 1 
consists of the construction and operation of a HMIWI in a new 
laboratory building and the operation of two emergency standby power 
diesel generators. The No Action Alternative consists of the 
construction of the new laboratory without the HMIWI and two emergency 
standby power generators.
    The Draft SEIS evaluates the environmental impacts that may result 
from Alternative 1 and the No Action Alternative on the following 
resource categories: air quality, climate change and sustainability, 
environmental justice, and hazardous/medical/infectious waste. The 
Draft SEIS identifies measures to mitigate potential adverse impacts.
    Availability of the Draft SEIS: Notice of the Availability of the 
Draft SEIS has been provided to Federal, State, and local agencies and 
organizations via hard copy letter or electronic mail to the interested 
parties list. The public is being notified of the availability of the 
Draft SEIS through this Federal Register publication and a notice 
published in The Atlanta Journal--Constitution. The Draft SEIS is 
available online on the Federal eRulemaking Portal identified by Docket 
No. CDC-2022-0014. Hard copies of the Draft SEIS are available at the 
following six locations: Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, 
GA 30030; Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, 
Decatur, GA 30030; Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Ponce de Leon Branch, 
980 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30306; Atlanta-Fulton Public 
Library, Central Library, One Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA 
30303; Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Kirkwood Branch, 11 Kirkwood Rd. 
NE, Atlanta, GA 30317; and Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Library, 
540 Asbury Cir., Atlanta, GA 30322.
    Public Meeting: A virtual public meeting will be held on July 27, 
2022, from 6:00 p.m. EST to 8:00 p.m. EST. This meeting will occur via 
the Zoom platform. Please register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vduiqrT8oEtfyyzvqDUn_oUl5nS-LvfUE.
    Registration is required prior to the meeting. Once registered, you 
will receive an email with the meeting link and call-in number.
    The meeting will start with a formal presentation and will be 
followed by a period during which the public can comment or ask 
questions. A stenographer will transcribe the public meeting. A 
transcript of the meeting will be made available to the public and will 
be posted to the public docket at www.regulations.gov, identified by 
Docket No. CDC-2012-0014. CDC will provide a response to comments in 
the Final SEIS.

    Dated: July 1, 2022.
Angela K. Oliver,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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