[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-27021]
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[Federal Register: November 1, 1994]
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POSTAL SERVICE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
U.S. Court Facilities in Brooklyn and Reuse of General Post
Office Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCIES: Postal Service, General Services Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service and the United States General
Services Administration are issuing this notice to advise the public
that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared and considered
for proposed Federal Court Facilities and reuse of the General Post
Office in Brooklyn, New York.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Leon Levine, Environmental Specialist, United States Postal
Service, P.O. Box 40591, Philadelphia, PA 19197-0591
Mr. Peter A. Sneed, Director, Planning Staff, Public Buildings Service,
U.S. General Services Administration, 26 Federal Plaza--Room 1609, New
York, NY 10278
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service (USPS) and
the United States General Services Administration (GSA) will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Federal Court
project. The project will entail reuse and modernization as well as
partial infill construction of the Brooklyn General Post Office
building; demolition of the existing Celler Federal Office Building and
construction of a new, larger court building in its place; and
modernization of the existing Courthouse. The General Post Office
Building, located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, across Tillary Street from
the Emanuel Celler Federal Office Building and Courthouse at 225 Cadman
Plaza East, is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic
Places, and is a designated New York City Landmark. The two parcels
total approximately 4 acres and the three existing buildings contain
approximately 1,011,000 gross square feet. As proposed, the project
would provide approximately 1,531,000 gross square feet, and would
provide space for the Federal Courts, the U.S. Attorney, the U.S.
Marshals Service, and various support functions. A portion of the
ground floor of the General Post Office Building would continue to
house a retail postal facility. The proposed project is being
undertaken to serve the dual needs of USPS, which seeks an appropriate
reuse for the General Post Office building, now that its mail-
processing functions have been relocated to a new facility in the
Spring Creek area of Brooklyn, and GSA, which needs to accommodate the
projected space requirements of the Federal Courts and related
agencies.
The EIS will evaluate alternative sites and designs for the
proposed court facilities and reuse of the General Post Office as well
as the No Build alternative. The EIS will assess impacts on the
affected environment, including the following resource areas: land use
and community facilities, historic resources, visual character,
economics, traffic and transportation, air quality, noise, hazardous
materials, and utilities. Construction impacts will also be assessed.
The EIS is being prepared in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing regulations and
procedures as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the
USPS Facilities Environmental Handbook, and the GSA PBS Handbook
Preparation of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact
Statements. To ensure that the full range of issues and alternatives
relating to the proposed project are addressed, comments and
suggestions are being solicited. To facilitate the receipt of comments,
a public scoping meeting will be held on November 15, 1994, from 2 PM
to 4 PM and 7 PM to 9 PM in the Dibner Library Auditorium, Polytechnic
University, CATT Building, 5 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY. Written
comments may be mailed to either of the informational contact persons
identified above no later than December 2, 1994.
Dated: October 24, 1994.
Dennis E. Wamsley,
USPS Realty Asset Management.
Dated: October 26, 1994.
Karen R. Adler,
Regional Administrator, GSA.
[FR Doc. 94-27021 Filed 10-31-94; 8:45 am]
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