[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 69023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25047]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2022-0014]


Record of Decision for the Final Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Roybal Campus 2025 Master Plan

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

ACTION: General 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 Record 
of Decision (ROD) for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS) for CDC's Roybal Campus in Atlanta, Georgia.

DATES: The ROD was signed on November 14, 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: [email protected]. Telephone: 770-488-8170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as implemented by the Council 
on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1507.3) and HHS General 
Administration Manual Part 30 environmental procedures, CDC is issuing 
a ROD based on the Final SEIS that analyzed the effects of additional 
proposed components that were not analyzed in the 2014 Final 
Environmental Impact Statement.

Public Participation

    On January 28, 2022, CDC published a Notice of Intent to prepare a 
SEIS in the Federal Register (87 FR 4603). CDC announced a Notice of 
Availability (NOA) of the Draft SEIS on July 8, 2022 (87 FR 40844) and 
the public comment period ended August 22, 2022. During the public 
comment period, a virtual public meeting was held on July 27, 2022. Two 
participants attended the meeting. CDC received five public comments. 
CDC made minor revisions to the Final SEIS based on these comments. The 
comments and CDC's responses are included in Appendix A of the Final 
SEIS found in the Supporting Materials tab of the docket. On October 
14, 2022, CDC published the NOA for the Final SEIS in the Federal 
Register (87 FR 62413).

Decision

    Based on the Final SEIS, CDC has decided to implement Alternative 1 
(Preferred Alternative) as the selected alternative. This Alternative 
includes the construction and operation of a new Hazardous/Medical/
Infectious Waste Incinerator in a new laboratory building, the 
operation of two proposed emergency standby power diesel generators to 
support that laboratory, and annual testing of the generators. 
According to the analysis, no potential significant impacts were 
identified for the selected alternative.
    CDC's decision is based on an analysis of the potential impacts of 
the alternatives considered in the SEIS weighed against CDC's 
continuing need to fulfill its unique and critical public health 
mission and its ability to mitigate in whole or in part the adverse 
impacts. CDC also considered the input from the public and agencies, 
such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Georgia Department of 
Natural Resources, Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), and 
Georgia Historic Preservation Division.

Compliance Requirements

    The ROD includes these additional compliance requirements: CDC will 
obtain an updated Title V Operating Air Permit from Georgia EPD and 
treat and dispose of waste in accordance with Georgia EPD, Biomedical 
Waste (Rule 391-3-4-.15).
    Availability of the ROD: The ROD is available in the Supplemental 
Materials tab of the docket found on the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
https://www.regulations.gov, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-0014.
    The public is being notified of the ROD through this Federal 
Register publication and the NOA has been provided to interested 
parties via electronic mail.

    Dated: November 14, 2022.
Angela K. Oliver,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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