Public Buildings Service; Notice of Availability; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, Warroad, MN, 51822 [E7-17875]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The application also will be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Additional information on all bank
holding companies may be obtained
from the National Information Center
website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than October 9,
2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
(Richard Walker, Community Affairs
Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston,
Massachusetts 02106–2204:
1. Danvers Bancorp, Inc.; to become a
bank holding company by acquiring 100
percent of the voting shares of
Danversbank, both of Danvers,
Massachusetts.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice
President) 701 East Byrd Street,
Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528:
1. Virginia Financial Group, Inc.,
Culpeper, Virginia; to merge with FNB
Corporation, and thereby indirectly
acquire First National Bank, both of
Christiansburg, Virginia.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
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1. Regent Capital Corporation, to
become a bank holding company by
acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of Regent Bancshares, Inc., and
Regent Bank and Trust Company, N.A.,
all of Nowata, Oklahoma.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, September 6, 2007.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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ADMINISTRATION
Public Buildings Service; Notice of
Availability; Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact, Warroad, MN
ACTION:
Notice.
The General Services
Administration (GSA), Public Buildings
Service (PBS), is publishing a final
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for the proposed construction
of a new border station, or Land Port of
Entry (LPOE), in Warroad, Minnesota.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Glenn Wittman, Regional
Environmental Quality Advisor,
Knowledge Management and Advocacy
Branch, Expert Resources Division, US
General Services Administration, 230
South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL
60604, phone: 312–353–6871, or e-mail:
glenn.wittman@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The US
Border Station at Warroad, Minnesota,
is a 24–hour per day LPOE where the
Federal government inspects
commercial and noncommercial traffic
entering the United States from
Manitoba, Canada. Approximately
157,000 cars, commercial trucks, and
buses cross the border at this station
annually. Constructed in 1962, the
facility was built to accommodate a staff
of two people and a traffic count only
a fraction of the current total. Today, the
station must accommodate a staff of
about 20 to handle the increased traffic
volume. The present facility is
overcrowded, outdated, and
functionally obsolete.
The GSA, at the request of the US
Department of Homeland Security,
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, proposes to construct a new,
larger, border station facility south of
the existing site, which is located about
six miles northwest of the city of
Warroad, Minnesota, at the US-Canada
border. Details of the Proposed Action
SUMMARY:
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are described in a National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
document entitled Environmental
Assessment, Proposed New Border
Station, Warroad, Minnesota, Roseau
County (US General Services
Administration, August 2007).
Comments received during a May 10,
2006, public scoping meeting and
subsequent comment period were
considered by GSA in this final
decision.
This action includes mitigation
measures to reduce impacts to wetlands,
soils, and site residents as identified in
the EA to a level that is less than
significant. Mitigation will involve
minimizing impacts to the environment
by limiting the degree of disturbance
from construction activities and by
compensating for impacts to wetlands
and displaced residents.
Finding
Pursuant to the provision of GSA
Order ADM 1095.1F, the PBS NEPA
Desk Guide, and the regulations issued
by the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR parts 1500 to
1508), this notice advises the public of
our finding that the action described
above will not significantly affect the
quality of the human environment.
Basis for Finding
The environmental impacts of
constructing and operating the proposed
facility were considered in the final EA
and FONSI pursuant to the NEPA and
the CEQ regulations implementing
NEPA. The EA and FONSI are available
for review at the Warroad Public
Library, 202 Main Street, Warroad, MN
56763. Copies also are being distributed
to local, State, and Federal stakeholders
as appropriate.
The build alternative will result in
temporary construction impacts
involving air quality (dust) and noise,
minor loss of soil and vegetation, and
potential storm water runoff from the
site. To mitigate long-term impacts, GSA
will implement the measures that are
discussed in the EA.
The FONSI will become final thirty
(30) days after the publication of this
notice provided that no information
leading to a contrary finding is received
or comes to light during this period.
Dated: September 4, 2007.
James C. Handley,
Regional Administrator, GSA Region 5.
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Public Buildings Service; Notice of Availability; Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, Warroad, MN
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings
Service (PBS), is publishing a final Environmental Assessment (EA) and
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed construction
of a new border station, or Land Port of Entry (LPOE), in Warroad,
Minnesota.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Glenn Wittman, Regional
Environmental Quality Advisor, Knowledge Management and Advocacy
Branch, Expert Resources Division, US General Services Administration,
230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604, phone: 312-353-6871, or
e-mail: glenn.wittman@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The US Border Station at Warroad, Minnesota,
is a 24-hour per day LPOE where the Federal government inspects
commercial and noncommercial traffic entering the United States from
Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 157,000 cars, commercial trucks, and
buses cross the border at this station annually. Constructed in 1962,
the facility was built to accommodate a staff of two people and a
traffic count only a fraction of the current total. Today, the station
must accommodate a staff of about 20 to handle the increased traffic
volume. The present facility is overcrowded, outdated, and functionally
obsolete.
The GSA, at the request of the US Department of Homeland Security,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, proposes to construct a new,
larger, border station facility south of the existing site, which is
located about six miles northwest of the city of Warroad, Minnesota, at
the US-Canada border. Details of the Proposed Action are described in a
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document entitled
Environmental Assessment, Proposed New Border Station, Warroad,
Minnesota, Roseau County (US General Services Administration, August
2007). Comments received during a May 10, 2006, public scoping meeting
and subsequent comment period were considered by GSA in this final
decision.
This action includes mitigation measures to reduce impacts to
wetlands, soils, and site residents as identified in the EA to a level
that is less than significant. Mitigation will involve minimizing
impacts to the environment by limiting the degree of disturbance from
construction activities and by compensating for impacts to wetlands and
displaced residents.
Finding
Pursuant to the provision of GSA Order ADM 1095.1F, the PBS NEPA
Desk Guide, and the regulations issued by the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508), this notice advises the
public of our finding that the action described above will not
significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
Basis for Finding
The environmental impacts of constructing and operating the
proposed facility were considered in the final EA and FONSI pursuant to
the NEPA and the CEQ regulations implementing NEPA. The EA and FONSI
are available for review at the Warroad Public Library, 202 Main
Street, Warroad, MN 56763. Copies also are being distributed to local,
State, and Federal stakeholders as appropriate.
The build alternative will result in temporary construction impacts
involving air quality (dust) and noise, minor loss of soil and
vegetation, and potential storm water runoff from the site. To mitigate
long-term impacts, GSA will implement the measures that are discussed
in the EA.
The FONSI will become final thirty (30) days after the publication
of this notice provided that no information leading to a contrary
finding is received or comes to light during this period.
Dated: September 4, 2007.
James C. Handley,
Regional Administrator, GSA Region 5.
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