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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for Proposed
Construction of the Smithsonian
National Museum of African American
History and Culture
Smithsonian Institution (SI),
National Capital Planning Commission
(NCPC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Paper Comments
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by
• Send paper comments in triplicate
the Council on Environmental Quality
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
(40 CFR parts 1500–1509), and in
Securities and Exchange Commission,
accordance with the Environmental
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Policies and Procedures implemented
20549–1090.
by the National Capital Planning
Commission, the SI and NCPC
All submissions should refer to File
announce their intent, as Joint-Lead
Number SR–Phlx–2006–71. This file
Agencies, to prepare an environmental
number should be included on the
subject line if e-mail is used. To help the impact statement (EIS) to assess the
potential effects of constructing and
Commission process and review your
operating the National Museum of
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will African American History and Culture
post all comments on the Commission’s (NMAAHC) within the Smithsonian
Institution. The Museum will be located
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
on a 217,800 square foot (SF) or 5 acre
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
site bounded by Constitution Avenue,
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Madison Drive, 14th and 15th Streets,
NW. on the National Mall in
Washington, DC. A public meeting will
be conducted to ensure that all
significant issues related to construction
and operation of the proposed museum
are identified.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Law 108–184, the National Museum of
African American History and Culture
Act enacted by the Congress of the
United States on December 16, 2003,
(the Act) established a museum within
the Smithsonian Institution to be known
as the National Museum of African
American History and Culture. It
recognizes that such a museum ‘‘would
be dedicated to the collection,
preservation, research, and exhibition of
African American historical and
cultural materials reflecting the breadth
and depth of the experience of
individuals of African descent living in
the United States.’’
Section 8 of the Act, ‘‘Building for the
National Museum of African American
History and Culture,’’ directs the
Smithsonian Board of Regents to select
one site among four in Washington, DC
for the construction of the museum. The
sites identified are the Arts and
Industries Building; the area bounded
by Constitution Avenue, Madison Drive,
14th, and 15th Streets, NW., now
commonly known as the Monument
site; the Liberty Loan site located on
14th Street, SW. at the foot of the 14th
Street Bridge; and the Banneker
Overlook site, located on 10th Street,
SW. at the foot of the L’Enfant Plaza
Promenade. After undertaking a site
evaluation study that analyzed sitespecific characteristics and evaluated
minimum and maximum build
scenarios at each site, as well as a
process of consultation with parties
specified in the legislation, the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
voted to select the Monument site. The
decision was announced on January 30,
2006.
The identity and description of the
action to be addressed in this EIS derive
primarily from the language of Public
Law 180–184, its legislative history, and
the studies by the ‘‘National Museum of
African American History and Culture
Plan for Action Presidential
Commission’’ that led to its enactment.
With regard to the scope of the action,
much information on the potential size,
configuration, and siting of a museum
facility at the Monument site was
presented in the Phase II Site Evaluation
Study of November 15, 2005, for the use
of the Smithsonian Regents in their
selection of the site. Graphics included
in this study showed the potential in
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terms of massing and placement of a
museum facility on the candidate sites.
Although they were conceptual and
only intended for site selection
purposes, they are a point of departure
for this study and the range of
alternatives evaluated in this EIS.
The potential range of alternatives
that will be evaluated in the EIS
includes the no action or no build
alternative and a range of build
alternatives derived from the site
evaluation study that will include a
minimum build-out at approximately
350,000 gross square feet (GSF), a
middle range build-out at approximately
415,000 GSF, and a maximum build-out
that would not exceed approximately
804,000 GSF. Each alternative
description will identify the number of
levels above and below ground, general
massing, and site setbacks. The
Presidential Commission identified
350,000 GSF as the preliminary program
space requirements for the museum.
Thus, it was used as the baseline or
‘‘point of departure’’ for the maximum
and minimum build scenarios
developed in the site evaluation study.
As part of the scoping process, other
alternatives may be identified that merit
further investigation.
Topics for environmental analysis
will be further defined during scoping
activities with the public and agencies
but will include topics such as historic
resources, archeology, visual resources,
transportation, public utilities, land use,
social and economic issues, and
physical and biological resources such
as air, geology, and groundwater.
Public Scoping Meeting and
Comments: The Smithsonian Institution
and the National Capital Planning
Commission will solicit public
comments for consideration and
possible incorporation in the Draft EIS
through public scoping, including a
scoping meeting, on the proposed
museum building at the Monument site.
Notice of the public meeting will be
publicized in local newspapers and
through other sources. To ensure that all
issues related to this action are
addressed and all significant issues are
identified early in the process,
comments are invited in writing and
orally from all interested and/or
potentially affected parties. These
comments may be provided at the
public meeting or provided in writing to
Jill Cavanaugh at the Louis Berger
Group, Inc., 2300 N Street, NW., #800,
Washington, DC 20037 (until December
15, 2006) and to 2445 M Street, NW.,
4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037–1445
(after December 15, 2006). Comments
will also be collected at https://
www.nmaahc-eis.com. All public
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comments must be postmarked or
received on the Web site by January 5,
2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane
Passman, Senior Facilities Planner,
Smithsonian Institution, Office of
Facilities Engineering and Operations,
PO Box 37012, 750 9th Street, NW.,
Suite 5200 MRC 908, Washington, DC
20013–7012; Phone: 202–275–0234;
Fax: 202–275–0889.
John E. Huerta,
General Counsel, Smithsonian Institution.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed
Construction of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American
History and Culture
AGENCY: Smithsonian Institution (SI), National Capital Planning
Commission (NCPC).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1509), and in accordance with
the Environmental Policies and Procedures implemented by the National
Capital Planning Commission, the SI and NCPC announce their intent, as
Joint-Lead Agencies, to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS)
to assess the potential effects of constructing and operating the
National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) within
the Smithsonian Institution. The Museum will be located on a 217,800
square foot (SF) or 5 acre site bounded by Constitution Avenue, Madison
Drive, 14th and 15th Streets, NW. on the National Mall in Washington,
DC. A public meeting will be conducted to ensure that all significant
issues related to construction and operation of the proposed museum are
identified.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 108-184, the National Museum of
African American History and Culture Act enacted by the Congress of the
United States on December 16, 2003, (the Act) established a museum
within the Smithsonian Institution to be known as the National Museum
of African American History and Culture. It recognizes that such a
museum ``would be dedicated to the collection, preservation, research,
and exhibition of African American historical and cultural materials
reflecting the breadth and depth of the experience of individuals of
African descent living in the United States.''
Section 8 of the Act, ``Building for the National Museum of African
American History and Culture,'' directs the Smithsonian Board of
Regents to select one site among four in Washington, DC for the
construction of the museum. The sites identified are the Arts and
Industries Building; the area bounded by Constitution Avenue, Madison
Drive, 14th, and 15th Streets, NW., now commonly known as the Monument
site; the Liberty Loan site located on 14th Street, SW. at the foot of
the 14th Street Bridge; and the Banneker Overlook site, located on 10th
Street, SW. at the foot of the L'Enfant Plaza Promenade. After
undertaking a site evaluation study that analyzed site-specific
characteristics and evaluated minimum and maximum build scenarios at
each site, as well as a process of consultation with parties specified
in the legislation, the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
voted to select the Monument site. The decision was announced on
January 30, 2006.
The identity and description of the action to be addressed in this
EIS derive primarily from the language of Public Law 180-184, its
legislative history, and the studies by the ``National Museum of
African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential
Commission'' that led to its enactment. With regard to the scope of the
action, much information on the potential size, configuration, and
siting of a museum facility at the Monument site was presented in the
Phase II Site Evaluation Study of November 15, 2005, for the use of the
Smithsonian Regents in their selection of the site. Graphics included
in this study showed the potential in
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terms of massing and placement of a museum facility on the candidate
sites. Although they were conceptual and only intended for site
selection purposes, they are a point of departure for this study and
the range of alternatives evaluated in this EIS.
The potential range of alternatives that will be evaluated in the
EIS includes the no action or no build alternative and a range of build
alternatives derived from the site evaluation study that will include a
minimum build-out at approximately 350,000 gross square feet (GSF), a
middle range build-out at approximately 415,000 GSF, and a maximum
build-out that would not exceed approximately 804,000 GSF. Each
alternative description will identify the number of levels above and
below ground, general massing, and site setbacks. The Presidential
Commission identified 350,000 GSF as the preliminary program space
requirements for the museum. Thus, it was used as the baseline or
``point of departure'' for the maximum and minimum build scenarios
developed in the site evaluation study. As part of the scoping process,
other alternatives may be identified that merit further investigation.
Topics for environmental analysis will be further defined during
scoping activities with the public and agencies but will include topics
such as historic resources, archeology, visual resources,
transportation, public utilities, land use, social and economic issues,
and physical and biological resources such as air, geology, and
groundwater.
Public Scoping Meeting and Comments: The Smithsonian Institution
and the National Capital Planning Commission will solicit public
comments for consideration and possible incorporation in the Draft EIS
through public scoping, including a scoping meeting, on the proposed
museum building at the Monument site. Notice of the public meeting will
be publicized in local newspapers and through other sources. To ensure
that all issues related to this action are addressed and all
significant issues are identified early in the process, comments are
invited in writing and orally from all interested and/or potentially
affected parties. These comments may be provided at the public meeting
or provided in writing to Jill Cavanaugh at the Louis Berger Group,
Inc., 2300 N Street, NW., 800, Washington, DC 20037 (until
December 15, 2006) and to 2445 M Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC
20037-1445 (after December 15, 2006). Comments will also be collected
at https://www.nmaahc-eis.com. All public comments must be postmarked or
received on the Web site by January 5, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Passman, Senior Facilities
Planner, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Facilities Engineering and
Operations, PO Box 37012, 750 9th Street, NW., Suite 5200 MRC 908,
Washington, DC 20013-7012; Phone: 202-275-0234; Fax: 202-275-0889.
John E. Huerta,
General Counsel, Smithsonian Institution.
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