Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Poplar Point Redevelopment Project and Proposed National Park Service and U.S. Park Police Facilities Relocation, 33113-33114 [E8-12837]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 113 / Wednesday, June 11, 2008 / Notices minimize environmental harm, and an overview of public involvement in the decision-making process. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Sarah Craighead, Saguaro National Park, 3693 South Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ 85730–5601, sarah_craighead@nps.gov, 520–733– 5101. Copies of the Record of Decision may be obtained from the above contact or online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/sagu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: April 2, 2008. Michael D. Snyder, Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service. [FR Doc. E8–12835 Filed 6–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–08–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Poplar Point Redevelopment Project and Proposed National Park Service and U.S. Park Police Facilities Relocation National Park Service, Department of the Interior. AGENCY: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement and for scoping on the redevelopment of Poplar Point and proposed relocation of certain National Park Service and U.S. Park Police facilities in Washington, D.C. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the National Park Service (NPS) with the District of Columbia government (District), acting as joint lead agencies, will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to aid their decisionmaking under Title III of the Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109– 396, 120 Stat. 2711 (2006) (D.C. Lands Act). During this NEPA process, the NPS and the District will be complying with applicable laws and regulations, including Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and those pertaining to activities within floodplains. Other Federal and District agencies may serve as cooperating agencies and they are invited to contact the NPS and the District. Scoping commences with this notice. Written comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS are requested, and a public meeting has been scheduled. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:13 Jun 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 A public meeting to obtain input on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS is scheduled for June 24, 2008, at 7 p.m. at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church, 2616 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE., Washington, DC. Written comments from the public and others are sought. Comments will be considered by both NPS and the District. For these comments to be most helpful to the scoping process, they must be received within 45 days from the date of publication of this notice. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Government agencies who will be or seek to be cooperating agencies are requested to get in touch with NPS, the District, or both as early in the process as possible. ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church, 2616 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE., Washington, DC. Potential cooperating agencies should contact Peter May, Associate Regional Director for Lands, Resources and Planning, 1100 Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242, and/or the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Attention: Poplar Point Project Manager, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 317, Washington, DC 20004, or https:// www.poplarpointeis.com. Comments may be submitted electronically through the NPS Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/NACE; or by mail to: Superintendent, National Capital Parks—East, RE: Poplar Point Redevelopment, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020. To be added to a mailing list about this project: contact Superintendent, National Capital Parks—East, RE: Poplar Point Redevelopment, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The NPS and the District may both be contacted. For the NPS: Superintendent, National Capital Parks—East, RE: Poplar Point Redevelopment, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020. For the District: Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Attention: Poplar Point Project Manager, 1350 Pennsylvania DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33113 Avenue, NW., Suite 317, Washington, DC 20004 or https:// www.poplarpointeis.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D.C. Lands Act calls for the redevelopment of Poplar Point (the Site), by the District and, should the NPS and the District jointly determine that it is no longer appropriate for the NPS and U.S. Park Police (USPP), which is part of the NPS, to remain in their current Poplar Point facilities, new permanent replacement facilities will be provided by the District. The EIS will analyze alternatives for the District’s redevelopment of the Site and for NPS and USPP replacement facilities which may be located elsewhere in Washington, D.C., and a no-action alternative. This EIS will be used in the decision-making processes for this relocation and redevelopment which are pursuant to the D.C. Lands Act. Much of the Site is within National Capital Parks—East of the National Park System and, by law, as the NPS and USPP facilities situation is resolved, these lands will go to the District, possibly through a sequence of multiple conveyances of title. Poplar Point occupies a prime and highly visible parcel along the eastern bank of the Anacostia River, directly across from the Washington Navy Yard. The Site includes, but is not limited, to ‘‘Poplar Point’’ as defined in Section 304 of the D.C. Lands Act, and is generally bounded by the Anacostia River to the north, the Frederick Douglass Bridge to the west, the 11th Street Bridge to the east, and the Anacostia Freeway (Interstate 295) and Suitland Parkway to the south. It is approximately 130 acres, mostly under NPS jurisdiction, containing the NPS and USPP facilities and 60 acres of managed meadows. The Site will increase to approximately 150 acres when the Frederick Douglass Bridge is realigned further to the South; the District already has jurisdiction of the land underneath the freeway infrastructure leading to that bridge. The Site also contains the Anacostia Metro Station and a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) parking garage. The NPS and USPP presently operate in approximately 100,000 square feet of facilities at the Site. The NPS and USPP relocation involves the NPS and District agreeing on a new location and on facilities design, followed by the District providing such facilities to the NPS at no cost to the NPS. Options for relocation include moving to other land in the District, or relocation at the Site. A determination could also be made for E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 33114 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 113 / Wednesday, June 11, 2008 / Notices the NPS and USPP to remain in their current facilities. Pursuant to the D.C. Lands Act, the redevelopment of Poplar Point will include approximately 70 acres of parkland in perpetuity that may include wetlands, landscaped areas, pedestrian walkways, bicycle trails, seating, opensided shelters, natural areas, recreational use areas and memorial sites. For the remaining acreage of the Site, the District is considering proposals for a cultural institution or museum, transit, a sports complex or stadium, and residential and commercial uses. Dated: May 19, 2008. Lisa A. Mendelson-Ielmini, Deputy Regional Director, National Capital Region. [FR Doc. E8–12837 Filed 6–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–JK–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Plan of Operations for Reclamation of the Rafferty Fee Lease—Well No. 1 Site, Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas National Park Service, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Plan of Operations for reclamation of the Rafferty Fee Lease—Well No. 1 site at Big Thicket National Preserve. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 9, Subpart B, of a Plan of Operations submitted by Buford Curtis, Inc., for reclamation of the Rafferty Fee Lease—Well No. 1 site, Hardin County, Texas. DATES: The above document is available for pubic review and comment through July 11, 2008. ADDRESSES: The Plan of Operations is available for public review and comment online at https:// parkplanning.nps.gov/bith, and in the office of the Superintendent, Todd Brindle, Big Thicket National Preserve, 6044 FM 420, Kountze, Texas 77625, telephone: 409–951–6802. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Haigler ‘‘Dusty’’ Pate, Biologist, Oil and Gas Program Manager, Big Thicket National Preserve, 6044 FM 420, Kountze, Texas 77625, telephone: 409– 951–6822, e-mail at Haigler_Pate@nps.gov. If you wish to comment, you may submit your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:13 Jun 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 comments by any one of several methods. You may mail comments to the Superintendent at the address above. You may also comment via the Internet at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ bith. If you do not receive a confirmation from the system that we have received your Internet message, contact us directly using the information above. Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to the address above. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment including your personal identifying information may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: May 2, 2008 Todd W. Brindle, Superintendent, Big Thicket National Preserve. [FR Doc. E8–12964 Filed 6–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–CB–M INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–607] In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor Devices, DMA Systems, and Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a Settlement Agreement U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge’s (‘‘ALJ’’) initial determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 73) granting the joint motion to terminate the above-captioned investigation based on a settlement agreement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Frahm, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–3107. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted Inv. No. 337– TA–607 based on a complaint filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Seoul, Korea (‘‘Samsung’’) on May 7, 2007. 72 FR 32863 (June 14, 2007). The complaint, as amended, alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain semiconductor devices, DMA systems, and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,613,162 and U.S. Patent No. 7,064,026. The notice of investigation named Renesas Technology Corp. of Tokyo, Japan and Renesas Technology America, Inc. of San Jose, California (collectively, ‘‘Renesas’’) as respondents. The complaint, as amended, further alleged that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection 337(a)(2). On April 25, 2008, Samsung and Renesas jointly moved to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement. On April 29, 2008, the Commission investigative attorney filed a response supporting the motion. On May 19, 2008, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 73) granting the joint motion to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement. The ALJ found that the joint motion complied with the requirements of Commission Rule 210.21(b) (19 CFR 210.21(b)). In addition, the ALJ concluded, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(2) (19 CFR 210.50(b)(2)), that there is no evidence that termination of this investigation will prejudice the public interest. No petitions for review of this ID were filed. The Commission has determined not to review the ID. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in section 210.42 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.42). E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E8-12837]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; 
Poplar Point Redevelopment Project and Proposed National Park Service 
and U.S. Park Police Facilities Relocation

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
and for scoping on the redevelopment of Poplar Point and proposed 
relocation of certain National Park Service and U.S. Park Police 
facilities in Washington, D.C.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the National Park Service (NPS) with 
the District of Columbia government (District), acting as joint lead 
agencies, will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to aid 
their decision-making under Title III of the Federal and District of 
Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2006, Pub. L. 109-396, 120 
Stat. 2711 (2006) (D.C. Lands Act). During this NEPA process, the NPS 
and the District will be complying with applicable laws and 
regulations, including Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, and those pertaining to activities within 
floodplains. Other Federal and District agencies may serve as 
cooperating agencies and they are invited to contact the NPS and the 
District. Scoping commences with this notice. Written comments on the 
scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS are requested, and a public 
meeting has been scheduled.

DATES: A public meeting to obtain input on the scope of issues to be 
addressed in the EIS is scheduled for June 24, 2008, at 7 p.m. at 
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church, 2616 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC.
    Written comments from the public and others are sought. Comments 
will be considered by both NPS and the District. For these comments to 
be most helpful to the scoping process, they must be received within 45 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Before including your 
address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying 
information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment 
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold 
from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Government agencies who will be or seek to be cooperating agencies 
are requested to get in touch with NPS, the District, or both as early 
in the process as possible.

ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Matthews 
Memorial Baptist Church, 2616 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC. Potential cooperating agencies should contact Peter 
May, Associate Regional Director for Lands, Resources and Planning, 
1100 Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242, and/or the Office of the 
Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Attention: Poplar 
Point Project Manager, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 317, 
Washington, DC 20004, or https://www.poplarpointeis.com. Comments may be 
submitted electronically through the NPS Planning, Environment and 
Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/NACE; or 
by mail to: Superintendent, National Capital Parks--East, RE: Poplar 
Point Redevelopment, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020. 
To be added to a mailing list about this project: contact 
Superintendent, National Capital Parks--East, RE: Poplar Point 
Redevelopment, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The NPS and the District may both be 
contacted. For the NPS: Superintendent, National Capital Parks--East, 
RE: Poplar Point Redevelopment, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, 
DC 20020. For the District: Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and 
Economic Development, Attention: Poplar Point Project Manager, 1350 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 317, Washington, DC 20004 or https://
www.poplarpointeis.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D.C. Lands Act calls for the 
redevelopment of Poplar Point (the Site), by the District and, should 
the NPS and the District jointly determine that it is no longer 
appropriate for the NPS and U.S. Park Police (USPP), which is part of 
the NPS, to remain in their current Poplar Point facilities, new 
permanent replacement facilities will be provided by the District. The 
EIS will analyze alternatives for the District's redevelopment of the 
Site and for NPS and USPP replacement facilities which may be located 
elsewhere in Washington, D.C., and a no-action alternative. This EIS 
will be used in the decision-making processes for this relocation and 
redevelopment which are pursuant to the D.C. Lands Act. Much of the 
Site is within National Capital Parks--East of the National Park System 
and, by law, as the NPS and USPP facilities situation is resolved, 
these lands will go to the District, possibly through a sequence of 
multiple conveyances of title.
    Poplar Point occupies a prime and highly visible parcel along the 
eastern bank of the Anacostia River, directly across from the 
Washington Navy Yard. The Site includes, but is not limited, to 
``Poplar Point'' as defined in Section 304 of the D.C. Lands Act, and 
is generally bounded by the Anacostia River to the north, the Frederick 
Douglass Bridge to the west, the 11th Street Bridge to the east, and 
the Anacostia Freeway (Interstate 295) and Suitland Parkway to the 
south. It is approximately 130 acres, mostly under NPS jurisdiction, 
containing the NPS and USPP facilities and 60 acres of managed meadows. 
The Site will increase to approximately 150 acres when the Frederick 
Douglass Bridge is realigned further to the South; the District already 
has jurisdiction of the land underneath the freeway infrastructure 
leading to that bridge. The Site also contains the Anacostia Metro 
Station and a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) 
parking garage.
    The NPS and USPP presently operate in approximately 100,000 square 
feet of facilities at the Site. The NPS and USPP relocation involves 
the NPS and District agreeing on a new location and on facilities 
design, followed by the District providing such facilities to the NPS 
at no cost to the NPS. Options for relocation include moving to other 
land in the District, or relocation at the Site. A determination could 
also be made for

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the NPS and USPP to remain in their current facilities.
    Pursuant to the D.C. Lands Act, the redevelopment of Poplar Point 
will include approximately 70 acres of parkland in perpetuity that may 
include wetlands, landscaped areas, pedestrian walkways, bicycle 
trails, seating, opensided shelters, natural areas, recreational use 
areas and memorial sites. For the remaining acreage of the Site, the 
District is considering proposals for a cultural institution or museum, 
transit, a sports complex or stadium, and residential and commercial 
uses.

    Dated: May 19, 2008.
Lisa A. Mendelson-Ielmini,
Deputy Regional Director, National Capital Region.
 [FR Doc. E8-12837 Filed 6-10-08; 8:45 am]
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