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Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request, HUDAdministered Small Cities Program
Performance Assessment Report
Office of the Assistant
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Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information
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will be submitted to the Office of
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soliciting public comments on the
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DATES: Comments Due Date: May 23,
2005.
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this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
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Shelia Jones, Reports Liaison Officer,
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Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 7232, Washington, DC, 20410.
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Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4912–N–11]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Development of Stillwater
Business Park, City of Redding, CA
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: HUD gives notice to the
public, agencies, and Indian tribes that
the City of Redding, CA, has prepared
a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS)/ Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) for the Stillwater Business Park
project located in Redding, CA. The City
of Redding, CA has prepared the Draft
EIS/EIR under its authority as the
responsible entity for compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) in accordance with 42 U.S.C.
3547(c) and HUD regulations at 24 CFR
58.4 and under its authority as lead
agency in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). The draft EIS/EIS is a joint
NEPA and CEQA document. The EIR
will satisfy requirements of the CEQA
(Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.)
and State CEQ Guidelines (14 California
Code of Regulations 15000 et seq.) that
require that all state and local
government agencies consider the
environmental consequences of projects
over which they have discretionary
authority before acting on those
projects. Because HUD Economic
Development Initiative (EDI) special
project funds would be used, the
proposed action is also subject to NEPA.
EPA, State and Tribal Assistance Grants
(STAG) will also fund water and
wastewater related infrastructure. EPA
is acting as a cooperating agency for this
process. This notice is given in
accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations at 40
CFR parts 1500–1508. All interested
federal, state, and local agencies, Indian
tribes, groups, and the public are invited
to comment on the draft EIS.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 9,
2005. Written comments on the Draft
EIS should be addressed to the
individual named below under the
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heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Public Meeting: A public comment
meeting will be held during the
comment period in order to ensure
public participation. The public meeting
will be held on April 12, 2005, starting
at 4 p.m. The public meeting will be
held at the following location: City of
Redding Council Chambers, 777 Cypress
Ave, Redding, CA 96001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathan Cherpeski, City of Redding, 777
Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001,
(530) 225–4519. The DEIS is available
on the Internet and can be viewed or
downloaded at: https://ci.redding.ca.us/
cm/major_pr/still_buspk.html. Copies of
the Draft EIS/EIR are also available for
review at the following locations: City of
Redding, Permit Center, 777 Cypress
Ave, Redding, CA 96001; Shasta County
Department of Resource Management,
Planning Division, 1855 Placer Street,
Redding, CA 96001; City of Anderson
Planning Department, 1887 Howard
Street, Anderson, CA 96007; Shasta
County Library, 1855 Shasta Street,
Redding, CA 96001; and Shasta County
Library—Anderson Branch, 3200 West
Center, Anderson, CA 96007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice
of Intent to prepare a draft EIS was
published May 11, 2004. The proposed
action is the development of a large
parcel business park through the
acquisition of land and the construction
of major infrastructure components and
the provision of public services and
utilities to serve the development. The
City of Redding is proposing the
development of the area east and
northeast of the Municipal Airport in
Redding, California. The proposed
action study area is located on the
Enterprise and Cottonwood, California
7.5-minute USGS quadrangles,
Township 31 North, Range 4 West,
Sections 2, 3, 10, 14, 15, 22, 23, 26, 34,
and 35. The proposed location is
classified a portion as industrial and a
portion as park under the Redding
General Plan, adopted in 2000. The
purpose and need for this project is to
increase the activity of contributory
economic sectors by constructing a
business park within the city of Redding
sphere of influence capable of attracting
and accommodating diverse business
and industrial users.
Multiple alternatives were identified
and discussed via the scoping process.
After preliminary review, four
alternatives were considered for full
evaluation. They are:
Alternative 1—Development of a large
lot business park capable of
accommodating a broad range of
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industries near the Redding Municipal
airport. This proposal would result in
an approximate 687-acre business park
consisting of 383 acres of developable
land for a total of 4,410,400 sq. ft. of
improvements for professional offices
and industrial users. About 250 acres in
the northern portion will be preserved
as open space to protect the vernal pool
and wetland features in the area. The
proposal includes parcels ranging from
4 acres to more than 100 acres. An
extensive trail system, for pedestrians
and bikes, will wind throughout the
project and the open space preserve.
Part of this trail will also serve as a
utility access road for a proposed 115Kv
transmission line that runs through the
northern open space area and then
down the east side of the project area.
This alternative involves two bridge
crossings of Stillwater Creek and the
construction of a backbone road, trunk
sewer lines, water lines, traffic
improvement, and other utilities. This
alternative could also have impacts on
vernal pool features and other
jurisdictional waters. A portion of the
site lies within Critical habitat for vernal
pool species.
Alternative 2: (Preferred Alternative):
An onsite variation of Alternative 1, the
overall project is 687 acres with
approximately 383 acres of developable
land. The major change for this
alternative is that it relocates the 115Kv
transmission lines away from the open
space area to the west side of the
property near the proposed backbone
road. A portion of the northern phase
will be preserved as open space to
protect the vernal pool wetland features
in the area. The trail system was
rerouted to protect sensitive open space
areas. This alternative involves two
bridge crossings of Stillwater Creek and
the construction of a backbone road,
trunk sewer lines, water lines, traffic
improvement, and other utilities. This
alternative could also have impacts on
vernal pool features and other
jurisdictional waters. A portion of the
site lies within Critical habitat for vernal
pool species.
Alternative 3: This offsite alternative
includes the combination of separately
owned parcels into a large
(approximately 395 developable acres)
potentially available site northwest of
the Redding Municipal Airport. It is
anticipated that this site could provide
parcels ranging from 1.5 acres to 100
acres to meet the community’s need.
Based on projections for professional
office and industrial users this could
provide up to 4,499,000 sq. ft. of
development. This alternative involves
one bridge crossing of Clover Creek and
the construction of a backbone road,
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sewer lines, water lines, traffic
improvement, and other utilities. This
alternative could also have impacts on
vernal pool features and other
jurisdictional waters. The site lies
within the area designated as Critical
habitat for vernal pool species.
No Project—No Action. No action
would be taken. The land for all
alternatives zoned for development will
likely develop over the next 20 years in
some fashion regardless of this proposal.
An approximate 218-acre portion of
Alternative 1 and 2 is designated as Park
and would be developed in that fashion.
Actions common to all alternatives
include certain traffic, electrical
transmission lines, water, wastewater,
and other utility improvements.
The DEIS/DEIR addresses the
following environmental issues: Air
quality, cultural resources, flood hazard,
hydrology, noise, hazardous materials,
biological resources, traffic, land use,
erosion control, environmental justice,
housing and population, growth
inducing effects, and secondary and
cumulative impacts.
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Dated: March 16, 2005.
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Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4912-N-11]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Development of Stillwater Business Park, City of
Redding, CA
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD gives notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes
that the City of Redding, CA, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS)/ Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Stillwater
Business Park project located in Redding, CA. The City of Redding, CA
has prepared the Draft EIS/EIR under its authority as the responsible
entity for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 3547(c) and HUD regulations at 24 CFR 58.4
and under its authority as lead agency in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The draft EIS/EIS is a
joint NEPA and CEQA document. The EIR will satisfy requirements of the
CEQA (Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.) and State CEQ Guidelines (14
California Code of Regulations 15000 et seq.) that require that all
state and local government agencies consider the environmental
consequences of projects over which they have discretionary authority
before acting on those projects. Because HUD Economic Development
Initiative (EDI) special project funds would be used, the proposed
action is also subject to NEPA. EPA, State and Tribal Assistance Grants
(STAG) will also fund water and wastewater related infrastructure. EPA
is acting as a cooperating agency for this process. This notice is
given in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality
regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508. All interested federal, state,
and local agencies, Indian tribes, groups, and the public are invited
to comment on the draft EIS.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 9, 2005. Written comments on the Draft
EIS should be addressed to the individual named below under the
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heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Public Meeting: A public comment meeting will be held during the
comment period in order to ensure public participation. The public
meeting will be held on April 12, 2005, starting at 4 p.m. The public
meeting will be held at the following location: City of Redding Council
Chambers, 777 Cypress Ave, Redding, CA 96001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Cherpeski, City of Redding, 777
Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001, (530) 225-4519. The DEIS is
available on the Internet and can be viewed or downloaded at: https://
ci.redding.ca.us/cm/major_pr/still_buspk.html. Copies of the Draft
EIS/EIR are also available for review at the following locations: City
of Redding, Permit Center, 777 Cypress Ave, Redding, CA 96001; Shasta
County Department of Resource Management, Planning Division, 1855
Placer Street, Redding, CA 96001; City of Anderson Planning Department,
1887 Howard Street, Anderson, CA 96007; Shasta County Library, 1855
Shasta Street, Redding, CA 96001; and Shasta County Library--Anderson
Branch, 3200 West Center, Anderson, CA 96007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent to prepare a draft EIS
was published May 11, 2004. The proposed action is the development of a
large parcel business park through the acquisition of land and the
construction of major infrastructure components and the provision of
public services and utilities to serve the development. The City of
Redding is proposing the development of the area east and northeast of
the Municipal Airport in Redding, California. The proposed action study
area is located on the Enterprise and Cottonwood, California 7.5-minute
USGS quadrangles, Township 31 North, Range 4 West, Sections 2, 3, 10,
14, 15, 22, 23, 26, 34, and 35. The proposed location is classified a
portion as industrial and a portion as park under the Redding General
Plan, adopted in 2000. The purpose and need for this project is to
increase the activity of contributory economic sectors by constructing
a business park within the city of Redding sphere of influence capable
of attracting and accommodating diverse business and industrial users.
Multiple alternatives were identified and discussed via the scoping
process. After preliminary review, four alternatives were considered
for full evaluation. They are:
Alternative 1--Development of a large lot business park capable of
accommodating a broad range of industries near the Redding Municipal
airport. This proposal would result in an approximate 687-acre business
park consisting of 383 acres of developable land for a total of
4,410,400 sq. ft. of improvements for professional offices and
industrial users. About 250 acres in the northern portion will be
preserved as open space to protect the vernal pool and wetland features
in the area. The proposal includes parcels ranging from 4 acres to more
than 100 acres. An extensive trail system, for pedestrians and bikes,
will wind throughout the project and the open space preserve. Part of
this trail will also serve as a utility access road for a proposed
115Kv transmission line that runs through the northern open space area
and then down the east side of the project area. This alternative
involves two bridge crossings of Stillwater Creek and the construction
of a backbone road, trunk sewer lines, water lines, traffic
improvement, and other utilities. This alternative could also have
impacts on vernal pool features and other jurisdictional waters. A
portion of the site lies within Critical habitat for vernal pool
species.
Alternative 2: (Preferred Alternative): An onsite variation of
Alternative 1, the overall project is 687 acres with approximately 383
acres of developable land. The major change for this alternative is
that it relocates the 115Kv transmission lines away from the open space
area to the west side of the property near the proposed backbone road.
A portion of the northern phase will be preserved as open space to
protect the vernal pool wetland features in the area. The trail system
was rerouted to protect sensitive open space areas. This alternative
involves two bridge crossings of Stillwater Creek and the construction
of a backbone road, trunk sewer lines, water lines, traffic
improvement, and other utilities. This alternative could also have
impacts on vernal pool features and other jurisdictional waters. A
portion of the site lies within Critical habitat for vernal pool
species.
Alternative 3: This offsite alternative includes the combination of
separately owned parcels into a large (approximately 395 developable
acres) potentially available site northwest of the Redding Municipal
Airport. It is anticipated that this site could provide parcels ranging
from 1.5 acres to 100 acres to meet the community's need. Based on
projections for professional office and industrial users this could
provide up to 4,499,000 sq. ft. of development. This alternative
involves one bridge crossing of Clover Creek and the construction of a
backbone road, sewer lines, water lines, traffic improvement, and other
utilities. This alternative could also have impacts on vernal pool
features and other jurisdictional waters. The site lies within the area
designated as Critical habitat for vernal pool species.
No Project--No Action. No action would be taken. The land for all
alternatives zoned for development will likely develop over the next 20
years in some fashion regardless of this proposal. An approximate 218-
acre portion of Alternative 1 and 2 is designated as Park and would be
developed in that fashion.
Actions common to all alternatives include certain traffic,
electrical transmission lines, water, wastewater, and other utility
improvements.
The DEIS/DEIR addresses the following environmental issues: Air
quality, cultural resources, flood hazard, hydrology, noise, hazardous
materials, biological resources, traffic, land use, erosion control,
environmental justice, housing and population, growth inducing effects,
and secondary and cumulative impacts.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: March 16, 2005.
Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
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