Notice2025-07324
Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Build-To-Suit Lease Program
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Published
April 29, 2025
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces the availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the Build-to-Suit Lease Program. The Draft PEA analyzes lease actions which include construction, renovation, repair, and operation of outpatient clinics, community living centers, and other similar leased medical facilities identified under the VA Office of Real Property build-to-suit program. VA is requesting comments on the Draft PEA.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 17883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07324]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental
Assessment for the Build-To-Suit Lease Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces the
availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA)
for the Build-to-Suit Lease Program. The Draft PEA analyzes lease
actions which include construction, renovation, repair, and operation
of outpatient clinics, community living centers, and other similar
leased medical facilities identified under the VA Office of Real
Property build-to-suit program. VA is requesting comments on the Draft
PEA.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 29, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The Draft PEA is available for review via the VA website:
<a href="https://www.cfm.va.gov/environmental/">https://www.cfm.va.gov/environmental/</a>. Comments must be submitted
through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Except as provided below, comments
received before the close of the comment period will be available at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> for public viewing, inspection, or copying,
including any personally identifiable or confidential business
information that is included in a comment. We post the comments
received before the close of the comment period on <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
as soon as possible after they have been received. VA will not post on
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> public comments that make threats to individuals or
institutions or suggest that the commenter will take actions to harm an
individual. VA encourages individuals not to submit duplicative
comments; however, we will post comments from multiple unique
commenters even if the content is identical or nearly identical to
other comments. Any public comment received after the comment period's
closing date is considered late and will not be considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VA Office of Construction and Facilities
Management, Office of Real Property supports VA's mission by, among
other functions, leasing space for the construction of medical and
medically related facilities to care for our nation's Veterans.
VA has prepared the Draft PEA in accordance with the regulations
implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S. Code 4321-4370), as implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 Code of Federal
Regulations [CFR] 1500-1508), and VA's NEPA Implementing Regulations
(38 CFR part 26). The purpose of the proposed action is to provide
eligible Veterans common medical services, assisted living care, and
related services. The proposed action is needed to address current and
future projected health care gaps and operational inefficiencies,
especially in rural areas where access to common medical services
offered by Veterans Affairs Medical Centers is not an easily accessible
option.
The PEA aims to provide a streamlined NEPA compliance process for
those recurring, predictable, and low-impact construction, renovation,
or repair projects that would result in less than significant impacts.
Use of the PEA would expedite the NEPA analysis and documentation
process for those build-to-suit lease projects that meet the conditions
identified within the PEA. VA will complete additional NEPA compliance
as required on projects outside the parameters of the PEA. The
geographic scope of the PEA is all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and
Tribal Lands.
Signing Authority
Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved and
signed this document on March 11, 2025, and authorized the undersigned
to sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register
for publication electronically as an official document of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-07324 Filed 4-28-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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