[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 82 (Friday, April 29, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10260]
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[Federal Register: April 29, 1994]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Intent (NOI) To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Proposed Phoenix Federal Building--United States Courthouse, in
Phoenix, AZ
AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA) Region 9, Public
Buildings Service, Planning Department.
ACTION: Pursuant to the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 Code of Federal Regulations 1500-1508) implementing procedural
provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the GSA
hereby gives notice that an EIS shall be prepared for the proposed
construction of a new Federal Building--U.S. Courthouse (FB-CT) to be
located within the Central Business Area (CBA) of the city of Phoenix,
Arizona. It is anticipated that the proposed site will be donated to
the Federal Government by the city of Phoenix. The proposed site
encompasses about four acres and is currently utilized as a parking
area by the city of Phoenix. The proposed subject site is bound by
Washington Street to the north, 4th Avenue to the east, Jefferson
Street to the south, and 6th Avenue to the west.
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ALTERNATIVES: The EIS shall examine four project alternatives. Specific
alternatives to be evaluated shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Construction of a proposed FB-CT on a proposed site that
includes the closure of the 5th Avenue between Washington an Jefferson
Streets;
(2) Construction of a proposed FB-CT on the same proposed site,
with closures of both 5th and 6th Avenues;
(3) Construction of a proposed FB-CT at an alternate site within
the CBA; and
(4) The ``no action'' alternative or continued use of the existing
Federal Courthouse facility.
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: The public is invited to participate in the scoping
process, review of the Draft EIS, and a public meeting on the EIS. The
scoping meeting is scheduled for May 12, 1994 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at
the Phoenix City Council Chambers, 200 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix,
AZ. The Draft EIS for public comment and the following public meeting
will be announced through the local news media after these dates are
established.
POINT OF CONTACT: If you are unable to attend the meeting, written
comments can be submitted by May 19 to: U.S. General Services
Administration, Region 9, Public Buildings Service, Attn: Ms. Mitra K.
Nejad, Planning Staff (9PL), 525 Market Street, San Francisco,
California 94105-2799, Phone number: (415)744-5252.
Dated: April 18, 1994.
Aki K. Nakao,
Acting Regional Administrator (9A).
[FR Doc. 94-10260 Filed 4-28-94; 8:45 am]
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