[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10673]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Construction of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Campus for the
Headquarters of the Food and Drug Administration
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council on Environmental
Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the General Services
Administration (GSA) guidelines PBS P 1095.4B, GSA and the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) announce their intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the acquisition of 350 to 400
acres in Montgomery County, Maryland for the construction of 2.1
million occupiable square feet (osf) of office and laboratory space for
use by the FDA to house approximately 5,645 employees with 5,415
parking spaces. Acquisition of this site and construction of this
facility will provide one of three campuses planned to allow FDA to
consolidate its facilities. FDA is located in three buildings within
the District of Columbia and 35 buildings in Maryland.
In March 1994, GSA advertised for expressions of interest from
potential offerors to provide the required site. The site is to
accommodate the construction of a campus for the Headquarters of the
Food and Drug Administration. The list of sites that will be considered
as alternatives in the EIS are as follows (not listed in order of
preference):
The Clarksburg Triangle Site
Approximately 535 acres in Clarksburg, Maryland, (bounded by
Interstate 270, Route 121/Clarksburg Road, and Old Baltimore Road).
The King Farm Site
Approximately 355 acres in the vicinity of Gaithersburg and
Rockville, Maryland, (bounded by Route 355/Frederick Road, Shady Grove
Road, Gude Drive and Interstate 270 at Piccard Drive).
The Marriott/Milestone Site
Approximately 443 acres in Germantown, Maryland, (bounded by
Interstate 270, Route 118/Germantown Road, and Route 355/Frederick
Road).
The National Geographic Site
Approximately 380 acres in Gaithersburg, Maryland, (bounded by
Route 28/Darnestown Road, Great Seneca Highway, Route 124/Quince
Orchard Road, and Muddy Branch Road).
The EIS will focus on the Government's programmatic needs and
potential short and long-term impacts that may result from new
construction. The consulting firms of Leo A. Daly and Greenhorne &
O'Mara have been retained to prepare the draft and final EIS.
GSA will initiate a scoping process for the purpose of determining
the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying the significant
issues related to this proposed action. A public scoping meeting will
be held on May 16, 1994, at 7 p.m. at Rockville High School, 2100
Baltimore Road, Rockville Maryland.
A short, formal presentation will precede the request for public
comments. GSA and FDA representatives will be available at this meeting
to receive comments from the public regarding issues of concern. It is
important that Federal, State, and County Agencies, interested
individuals, and groups take this opportunity to identify environmental
concerns and significant issues that should be addressed by the EIS. In
the interest of available time, each speaker will be asked to limit
their oral comments to five (5) minutes.
Agencies and the general public are also invited and encouraged to
provide written comment in addition to, or in lieu of, comments at the
public meeting. To be most helpful, scoping comments should clearly
describe specific issues or topics which the commentator believes the
EIS should address. Written statements concerning the alternatives
should be postmarked no later than June 6, 1994, to Mr. Andrew
Dempster, Planning Staff (WPL) room 7618, National Capital Region,
General Services Administration, Room 7618, 7th and D Streets, SW,
Washington, DC, 20407, Telephone (202)-708-5530.
Dated: April 29, 1994.
Mr. Jack Finberg,
Acting Director, NCR Planning Staff (WPL).
[FR Doc. 94-10673 Filed 5-3-94; 8:45 am]
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