Notice2021-14510
Revised Notice of Intent/Revised Project Action and Notice of Availability for Land Ports of Entry (LPOE)
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Published
July 8, 2021
Issuing agencies
General Services Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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
<a href="http://www.gsa.gov/r9fmcsa">www.gsa.gov/r9fmcsa</a>. 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:
<bullet> Electronic Mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b4458464a434505404a4f59426b4c584a054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="157a6678747d7b3b7e7471677c557266743b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to:
Tina Sekula, JMT Inc., 1130 Situs Court, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
<bullet> Email: Osmahn Kadri at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acc3dfc1cdc4c282c7cdc8dec5eccbdfcd82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b6478666a636525606a6f79624b6c786a256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Telephone: (415) 522-3617.
<bullet> *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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