Notice2025-05425
Notice of Availability for a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Floodplain Assessment and Statement of Findings for the Expansion and Modernization of the Raul Hector Castro Land Port of Entry and Proposed Commercial Land Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona
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Published
April 4, 2025
Issuing agencies
General Services Administration
Abstract
Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the GSA Public Buildings Service NEPA Desk Guide, GSA is issuing this notice to announce the availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS), which evaluates potential environmental impacts from proposed flood control and utility upgrades in support of the Raul Hector Castro (RHC) Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Expansion and Modernization Project in Douglas, Arizona.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 64 (Friday, April 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14840-14841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05425]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-PBS-2025-1; Docket No. 2025-0002; Sequence No.3; UNIQUE
IDENTIFIER: SEIS-023-00-009-1727281974]
Notice of Availability for a Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement and Floodplain Assessment and Statement of Findings
for the Expansion and Modernization of the Raul Hector Castro Land Port
of Entry and Proposed Commercial Land Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona
AGENCY: Public Buildings Service (PBS), General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA); announcement of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the GSA Public Buildings Service NEPA
Desk Guide, GSA is issuing this notice to announce the availability of
the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS), which
evaluates potential environmental impacts from proposed flood control
and utility upgrades in support of the Raul Hector Castro (RHC) Land
Port of Entry (LPOE) Expansion and Modernization Project in Douglas,
Arizona.
DATES:
Public Comment Period--The Public Comment Period begins with
publication of this NOA in the Federal Register and will last for 45
days until Monday, May 19, 2025 (see ADDRESSES section of this NOI on
how to submit comments). After the comment period, GSA will prepare the
Final SEIS.
Meeting Date--A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 7,
2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Mountain Time. The meeting will be
held in the Douglas Visitor Center (see ADDRESSES section for location
address), where interested parties are invited to join and provide
verbal or written comments on the DSEIS and Floodplain Assessment and
Statement of Findings. The meeting will be an informal open house,
where visitors may come, receive information, and provide written
comments. No formal presentation will be provided.
ADDRESSES:
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Meeting Location--A public meeting will be held at the Douglas
Visitor Center, 345 16th St, Douglas, AZ 85607.
Public Comments--You may submit written comments, identified by
Docket No. 2025-0002, by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Public Meeting: Attend the public meeting and submit
written comments using a form provided by GSA.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae5d9c7cbc2c484e1cbced8c3eacdd9cb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="58172b353930367613393c2a31183f2b39763f372e">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket No. 2025-0002
in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> Mail: Attention: Osmahn Kadri, NEPA Program Manager, U.S.
General Services Administration, c/o Potomac-Hudson Engineering, Inc.,
77 Upper Rock Circle, Suite 302, Rockville, MD 20850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Osmahn Kadri, 415-522-3617,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5ead6c8c4cdcb8beec4c1d7cce5c2d6c48bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bd4e8f6faf3f5b5d0faffe9f2dbfce8fab5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>. Please call the number if special assistance is
needed to attend and participate in the public meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DSEIS describes the purpose and need for
the project; alternatives considered; the existing environment that
could be affected; the potential impacts resulting from each of the
alternatives; and proposed best management practices and impact
reduction and mitigation measures. The DSEIS also includes the Draft
Finding of No Practicable Alternative (FONPA), which provides a
floodplain assessment and statement of findings as a result of
construction in a floodplain in the project area.
Public Comment Period
The views and comments of the public are necessary in helping GSA
in its decision-making process with impacts to environmental and
cultural impacts. The meeting will be an informal open house, where
visitors may speak with GSA representatives and provide written
comments. No formal presentation will be provided. All comments
received will be considered equally and will become part of the public
record. Further information on the project, including an electronic
copy of the DSEIS, may also be found online at the following website:
<a href="https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/raul-hector-castro-land-port-of-entry">https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/raul-hector-castro-land-port-of-entry</a>.
Russell Larson,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, Pacific Rim Region, Public
Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-05425 Filed 4-3-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-YF-P
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