[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 208 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61191-61192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21277]
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PRESIDIO TRUST
Notice To Terminate the Environmental Impact Statement Process,
Public Museum at the Presidio; and Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping,
Proposed Changes to the May 2002 Presidio Trust Management Plan, Main
Post District
AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.
ACTION: Notice to terminate an Environmental Impact Statement Process
and notice of intent to supplement an Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (Pub. L. 91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) and in response to public comment, the Presidio Trust (Trust)
is notifying interested parties that it will: (1) Terminate the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the Presidio Museum in
the Main Post district of the Presidio of San Francisco, California
(Presidio), (2) supplement the final EIS for the May 2002 Presidio
Trust Management Plan (PTMP) to consider proposed changes in the
actions analyzed for the Main Post district in the original NEPA
document; and (3) engage in a scoping process to seek public input on
the supplemental EIS. The supplemental EIS will address the
environmental impacts of various proposals that would modify previous
Trust decisions regarding the Main Post district. The public scoping
process will determine the range of actions, alternatives and impacts
to be considered in the supplemental EIS.
DATES: Written comments or suggestions to assist in identifying any
significant environmental issues and in determining the appropriate
scope of the supplemental EIS should be submitted on or before December
15, 2007. A public meeting will be held on November 21, 2007 beginning
at 6:30 p.m., at the Presidio Officers' Club (50 Moraga Avenue) to
accept comments on the scope of the supplemental EIS.
ADDRESSES: Electronic comments concerning this notice should be sent to
[email protected]. Written comments may be faxed to Main Post
at 415.561.5308. Written comments may also be submitted to Main Post,
Attn: Compliance Coordinator, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street,
P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Comments previously
received regarding the Presidio Museum EIS or the Presidio Lodge
Environmental Assessment (EA) need not be repeated; these comments will
inform the Trust's preparation of the supplemental EIS. Please be aware
that all written comments and information submitted will be made
available to the public, including, without limitation, any postal
address, e-mail address, phone number, or other information contained
in each submission.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register notice of August 14,
2007 (72 FR 45469), the Trust notified interested parties it was
preparing an EIS for a proposed museum at the Main Post, and that the
agency was seeking public input through scoping. On September 24, 2007,
the Trust held a public meeting on the scope of the EIS at which 24
members of the public spoke. Before scoping ended on October 15, 2007,
the Trust received 86 comment letters and electronic mails, including
one petition with over 125 signatures (on file and available for public
review in the Trust library). Several of the interested parties urged
that the proposed museum, when viewed with other proposed actions,
would have cumulatively significant impacts on the environment and
should therefore be addressed in a single EIS. The Trust is responding
to this public concern in its decision to supplement the final PTMP EIS
in which it will assess the cumulative impacts of all reasonably
foreseeable Trust actions at the Main Post. The Trust has elected to
take a fresh look at this broader scope in order to better meet its
NEPA compliance responsibilities and to engage more effectively the
public in its decision making.
The Trust will supplement the final PTMP EIS to take into account
new circumstances or information that is relevant to the Main Post. The
subsequent analysis will provide a procedural framework for dealing
with upcoming decisions at the Main Post. Proposed changes in the
actions analyzed at the Main Post in the final PTMP EIS that will be
reviewed in the supplemental EIS include the Presidio Museum, the
Presidio Lodge (the EA for which is also being terminated through this
notice), other potential building construction or demolition within the
district, the El Presidio site, and parking and circulation
improvements. The Trust intends to proceed with the
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signature of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Main
Parade EA as well as the International Center to End Violence (Building
100) FONSI as these proposed actions are consistent with the PTMP, are
independently justified, do not involve significant impacts, and would
not prejudice other decisions on the Main Post.
Alternatives to be considered for analysis in the supplemental EIS
include the planning concept set forth in the PTMP for the Main Post
(PTMP action), an updated planning concept for the Main Post based on
new information arising after the PTMP (proposed action), and minimal
planning (no action). Potential impacts to be evaluated in the
supplemental EIS include those on parking and traffic, visual
resources, those to the National Historic Landmark district, and
cumulative impacts. Compliance with Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act will be a component of the supplemental EIS
utilizing the public input, alternatives development and assessment
processes to address historic preservation requirements.
The availability of the draft supplemental EIS (expected to occur
in mid 2008) for comment will be announced through an EPA-published
notice in the Federal Register, through postings on the Trust's Web
site at http://www.presidio.gov and regular electronic newsletter
(Presidio E-news), as well as direct mailing to the project mailing
list and other appropriate means.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, NEPA Compliance
Coordinator, 415.561.5300.
Dated: October 23, 2007.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
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