Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Development of a Clifton Road Campus Annex for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the

Development of a Clifton Road Campus Annex for the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, and the President's Council on Environmental

Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), as implemented by General

Services Administration (GSA) Order PBS P 1095.4B, GSA announces its

intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the long-

term development of a campus annex (West Campus) to house the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The EIS will examine the short and long term impacts on the natural

and built environments of developing and operating a mix of laboratory,

office, and support space at the proposed West Campus. Potential impact

assessment areas include but are not limited to air, water, public

facilities & infrastructure, plant & animal life, transportation

systems, parking, and community & economic issues.

The EIS will also examine measures to mitigate unavoidable adverse

impacts of the proposed action. Concurrent with NEPA implementation,

GSA will also implement its consultation requirements under Section 106

of the National Historic Preservation Act to determine the potential

impacts of the proposed action on historic & cultural resources.

CDC's existing Main Campus occupies 27.6 acres, and is bounded by

Clifton Road to the north, Michael Street to the south and east, and

Clifton Way to the west.

CDC currently occupies approximately 884,000 gross square feet in

17 buildings, housing some 1,900 personnel. Approximately 60 percent of

gross square footage consists of laboratory space, the remainder being

office, administrative, and facility support space. There are

approximately 1,800 parking spaces on site.

To meet CDC's known facility replacement needs, and to provide

future expansion space, GSA proposes to acquire and develop

approximately 16.8 acres bounded by Clifton Road to the north, Clifton

Way to the east, and Michael Street to the south and west (West

Campus). The maximum anticipated development over a twenty year

planning horizon is approximately 633,000 additional gross square feet

of laboratory, office, and support space, and 2,300 parking spaces.

GSA has identified the following alternatives to be examined in the

EIS:

``No Action,'' that is, undertake no site acquisition and

development at all.

Development of the proposed West Campus Site, previously

described in this Notice. This is the GSA/CDC preferred alternative.

Development of the proposed West Campus housing

requirements on the Main Campus.

GSA may examine alternative levels of development based on CDC's

known and projected requirements in response to public comments

received during the NEPA analysis period.

As part of the public scoping process, GSA encourages you to

contact us in writing at the following address with your concerns

regarding the proposed action: Mr. George Chandler, Technical Services

Team Leader, PBS Portfolio Management--4PT, 401 West Peachtree Street,

NW, Suite 3000, Atlanta, GA 30365, or, FAX your comments to Mr.

Chandler at 404-331-4540. Comments should be postmarked no later than

July 9, 1995.

GSA intends to conduct a Public Scoping Meeting to solicit

comments, and to address general questions concerning the proposed

action and NEPA. GSA will place a Notice of this and all subsequent

public meetings and document releases concerning the proposed action in

the Atlanta Journal-Constitution approximately two weeks prior to the

event. GSA will notify persons and organizations on our mailing list by

mail. Persons who wish to be added to the mailing list should write or

FAX GSA as indicated in this Notice.

Dated: June 1, 1995.

Jimmy H. Bridgeman,

Assistant Regional Administrator, Public Buildings Service.

[FR Doc. 95-14613 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]

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