[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34098]
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PRESIDIO TRUST
Letterman Complex, The Presidio of San Francisco, California;
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement
AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact
statement for the proposed development and occupancy of 900,000 square
feet of new mixed use space within the Letterman Complex, the Presidio
of San Francisco.
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SUMMARY: The Presidio Trust will prepare a supplemental environmental
impact statement (EIS) for the development and occupancy of
approximately 900,000 square feet of new, low- to mid-rise mixed use
space within the 60-acre Letterman Complex, located in the northeast
corner of the Presidio of San Francisco, California. The development
scenario includes deconstruction of the outdated 451,000-square-foot
Letterman Army Medical Center (LAMC) and 356,000-square-foot Letterman
Army Institute of Research (LAIR), and several other non-historic
structures located within the Letterman Complex.
DATES: Comments concerning this notice must be received by February 15,
1999. A public workshop to solicit comment regarding the range of
alternatives and the specific impacts to be evaluated in the
supplemental EIS will be held on January 27, 1999, from 6 to 9 p.m., at
the Presidio Golden Gate Club, Fisher Loop, the Presidio of San
Francisco, California.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice must be sent to John
Pelka, NEPA Compliance Coordinator, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham
Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Fax: 415-561-
5315. E-mail: jpelka@presidiotrust.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, NEPA Compliance
Coordinator, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San
Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Telephone: 415-561-5300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The supplemental EIS will tier from the 1994 Presidio General
Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) final EIS pursuant to 40 CFR 1508.28.
The GMPA EIS analyzed alternative development concepts for the future
of the Presidio, including a specific proposal for the Letterman
Complex. Because the proposed development within the Letterman Complex
would involve deconstruction, new construction, ground disturbance and
potential uses that were not previously examined in the GMPA EIS, the
Presidio Trust has concluded that additional analysis is appropriate
and will further the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969.
Alternatives
The supplemental EIS will evaluate the following alternative
development concepts for the site:
1. Research/Education (Presidio GMPA Alternative)
2. Office/Education/Housing/Inn/Retreat
3. Office/Conference Center/Hotel
4. Office/Housing
5. Office/Education
6. No Action
These concepts are based in part on the proposals received and
shortlisted by the Presidio Trust in response to its Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) for use of the site. The concepts differ primarily
with regard to their size and type of project, proposed activities,
programs and occupants, community support services and housing
opportunities, and access and circulation. The Presidio Trust will
identify a preferred alternative following its review of the
supplemental EIS and other information.
Public Comment
In order to facilitate public input regarding the range of
potential uses at the site, the Presidio Trust conducted a series of
public meetings during the RFQ response period (August 14, 1998 through
October 12, 1998). These public meetings included two public workshops
and one formal meeting of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
(GGNRA) Advisory Commission. A front-page article describing the RFQ
process for the Letterman Complex was also featured in the September
issue of Presidio, the monthly publication of the Presidio Trust.
The Presidio Trust will announce the release of the draft
supplemental EIS for public comment by notice in the Federal Register
and in local news media. The Presidio Trust also anticipates that the
GGNRA Advisory Commission will place this item on the agenda of an
upcoming public meeting, which will be announced in the Federal
Register and in local news media.
Dated: December 18, 1998.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
Reference: 40 CFR 1508.22.
[FR Doc. 98-34098 Filed 12-23-98; 8:45 am]
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