Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal and Reuse of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA, 23671-23673 [2012-9575]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authorization: House Public Works
Transportation Committee Resolution
dated May 13, 1993. The Army Corps of
Engineers intends to prepare an EIS/EIR
to assess the environmental effects
associated with proposed erosion
mitigating measures in the study area.
Study Area: The study area is located
along the Pacific Ocean coastline in the
Cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach,
San Diego County, CA. Encinitas is
approximately 10 miles south of
Oceanside Harbor, and 17 miles north of
Point La Jolla. The City of Encinitas’
shoreline, about 6 miles long, is
bounded by Batiquitos Lagoon to the
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Lagoon. The City of Solana Beach is
bounded by San Elijo Lagoon to the
north and on the south by the City of
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miles long for a total of about 8 miles
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of the shoreline segment consists of
narrow sand and cobble beaches
fronting nearshore bluffs. A small
stretch of beach west of the San Elijo
Lagoon is backed by Highway 101
(Pacific Coast Highway) and is the only
segment of the beach not backed by
coastal bluffs.
Problems and Needs: A number of
public concerns have been identified
including:
1. Bluff erosion threatens property,
including state and city owned lands,
roads, railroads and infrastructure, as
well as private residences atop the
bluffs.
2. Public safety due to episodic bluff
failure.
3. Closure of Old Highway 101 at
Cardiff during storm events.
4. Bluff toe erosion and curtailed
recreation activity resulting from eroded
beach conditions.
Proposed Action and Alternatives:
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and evaluate all reasonable alternatives
to address the problems and needs
identified above. In addition to the NO
ACTION alternative, both structural
(breakwaters, artificial reefs, groins,
revetments, notch fills, and seawalls)
and non-structural (best management
practices, and beach nourishment)
measures will be investigated.
Previous Actions: The Los Angeles
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Intent for this project in the Federal
Register on September 20, 2001. A
Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS/
EIR was published in the Federal
Register on December 2, 2005. The
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project was modified following receipt
of comments on the original Draft EIS/
EIR. The modified project is the subject
of this Notice of Intent.
Scoping: The scoping process is
ongoing and has involved preliminary
coordination with Federal, State, and
local agencies. Two public scoping
meetings are scheduled. The first on
May 2, 2012, from 1 to 3 p.m. at City
Hall, Poinsettia Room, 505 South
Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA. The
second on May 2, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m.
at the Solana Beach City Hall, City
Council Chamber, 635 South Highway
101, Solana Beach, CA. The public will
have an opportunity to express opinions
and raise any issues relating to the
scope of the Feasibility Study and the
EIS/EIR. The public as well as Federal,
State, and local agencies are encouraged
to participate by submitting data,
information, and comments identifying
relevant environmental and
socioeconomic issues to be addressed in
the study. Useful information includes
other environmental studies, published
and unpublished data, alternatives that
could be addressed in the analysis, and
potential mitigation measures associated
with the proposed action. All comments
enter into the public record. The
scoping meetings will also serve as
scoping meetings for the purposes of
compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR: The
Draft EIS/EIR is scheduled to be
published and circulated in November
2012, and a public hearing to receive
comments on the Draft EIS/EIR will be
held after it is published.
Dated: April 9, 2012.
Steven B. Sigloch, Jr.,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Acting
Commander and Acting District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of the Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Disposal and Reuse
of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San
Francisco, CA
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–
1508), the Department of the Navy
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(DoN) announces that it has prepared
and filed the Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
evaluating the potential environmental
consequences associated with the
disposal and reuse of Hunters Point
Naval Shipyard (HPS), San Francisco,
California. The DoN is required to close
HPS per Public Law 101–510, the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Act of 1990, as amended. This Notice of
Availability (NOA) initiates a 30calender day wait period and public
review period for the Final SEIS,
beginning the date that this NOA is
published in the Federal Register.
During this time no federal decision on
the proposed action shall be made or
recorded. Following the 30-day wait/
review period, as required by CEQ
Regulations for Implementing NEPA,
Sec. 1506.10(b)2, the DoN may make a
decision on the proposed action and a
Record of Decision (ROD) could be
issued.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director, BRAC PMO West, Attn: Mr.
Ronald Bochenek, 1455 Frazee Road,
Suite 900, San Diego, CA 92108–4310,
telephone 619–532–0906, fax 619–532–
9858, email:
ronald.bochenek.ctr@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN,
as lead agency, has prepared and filed
the Final SEIS for the Disposal and
Reuse of HPS, San Francisco, California
in accordance with the requirements of
the NEPA of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4345)
and its implementing regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508). A Notice of
Intent for the SEIS was published in the
Federal Register on September 5, 2008
(Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 173 pgs
51797 and 51798/Friday, September 5,
2008/Notices). The purpose of the
proposed action and the preferred
alternative is the disposal of HPS from
federal ownership (861 dry and
submerged acres) and its subsequent
reuse in a manner consistent with the
amended HPS Redevelopment Plan as
adopted by the San Francisco
Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) on
August 3, 2010. HPS Phase 1,
comprising approximately 75 acres, was
disposed of by the DoN in 2004 and is
not part of the proposed project
evaluated in the Final SEIS. The DoN is
required to close HPS in accordance
with Public Law 101–510, the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990, as amended. In accordance with
NEPA, before disposing of any real
property, the DoN must analyze the
environmental effects of the disposal of
the HPS property.
The environmental consequences
resulting from the disposal and reuse of
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HPS were previously evaluated by the
DoN in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the Disposal and
Reuse of HPS, San Francisco, CA, March
2000. The DoN issued a ROD on
November 29, 2000 indicating that
disposal of HPS would be accomplished
in a manner as set forth in the previous
1997 HPS Redevelopment Plan. The
Final SEIS supplements the previous
2000 FEIS due to changes that have
occurred to the proposed reuse plan
since the DoN prepared the 2000 FEIS
and 2000 ROD.
The Final SEIS has identified and
considered six reuse alternatives for
HPS and a no action alternative. DoN
disposal is assumed as part of each
reuse alternative. The no action
alternative assumes retention of the HPS
property by the Government in a
‘‘caretaker status’’ and no reuse or
redevelopment.
Alternative 1 (‘‘Stadium Plan
Alternative’’) would redevelop HPS
with a wide range of uses including a
mixed-use community with 2,650
residential units, retail (125,000 square
feet (sq ft)), research and development
(R&D) (2.5 million sq ft), community
services (50,000 sq ft), and parks and
recreational open space (232 acres). A
major component would include a new
69,000-seat football stadium. This
alternative would also include a 300slip marina, improvements to stabilize
the shoreline, and a new bridge over
Yosemite Slough. New infrastructure
would serve the development as
necessary.
Alternative 1A (the ‘‘Stadium Plan/No
Bridge Alternative’’) includes the
disposal of HPS by the DoN and its
reuse with the same level, land use
types, and density of development as
Alternative 1, except that the Yosemite
Slough bridge would not be constructed.
Alternative 2 (the ‘‘Non-Stadium
Plan/Additional R&D Alternative’’)
includes many of the same components
as Alternative 1 including 2,650
residential units, retail (125,000 sq ft),
community services (50,000 sq ft), and
parks and recreational open space (222
acres), a 300-slip marina, improvements
to stabilize the shoreline, and a new
bridge over Yosemite Slough. Under this
alternative, a new football stadium
would not be constructed. Instead, an
additional 2.5 million sq ft, for a total
of 5 million sq ft, of R&D space would
be developed.
Alternative 2A (the ‘‘Non-Stadium
Plan/Housing and R&D Alternative’’)
includes a mix of uses including 4,275
residential units, retail (125,000 sq ft),
R&D (3 million sq ft), community
services (50,000 sq ft), and parks and
recreational open space (222 acres). This
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alternative would also include a 300slip marina, improvements to stabilize
the shoreline, and a new bridge over
Yosemite Slough. No new football
stadium would be constructed.
Alternative 3 (the ‘‘Non-Stadium
Plan/Additional Housing Alternative’’)
does not include a new stadium, but is
comprised of a mix of land uses
including 4,000 residential units, retail
(125,000 sq ft), R&D (2.5 million sq ft),
community services (50,000 sq ft), and
parks and recreational open space (245
acres). The alternative also includes a
300-slip marina, improvements to
stabilize the shoreline, and a new bridge
over Yosemite Slough.
Alternative 4 (‘‘the Non-Stadium
Plan/Reduced Development
Alternative’’) includes a reduced
density of development. Development
proposed under this alternative includes
1,855 residential units, retail (87,500 sq
ft), R&D (1.75 million sq ft), community
services (50,000 sq ft), and parks and
recreational open space (245 acres). This
alternative does not include a new
stadium, a bridge over Yosemite Slough,
a marina, nor shoreline stabilization.
The ‘‘No Action Alternative’’ is
required by NEPA and evaluates the
impacts at HPS in the event that the
property is not disposed. Under this
alternative the property would be
retained by the DoN in caretaker status.
Existing leases would continue until
they expire or are terminated, and no
new leases would be executed. No reuse
or redevelopment would occur under
this alternative.
For each alternative, the Final SEIS
addresses the potential direct, indirect,
short-term, and long-term impacts on
the human and natural environments,
including the following resource areas:
Transportation, traffic, and circulation;
air quality and greenhouse gases; noise;
land use and recreation; visual
resources and aesthetics;
socioeconomics; hazards and hazardous
substances; geology and soils; water
resources; utilities; public services;
cultural resources; biological resources;
and environmental justice. The analysis
also includes an analysis of cumulative
impacts from other reasonably
foreseeable federal, state, or local
activities at and around HPS.
In preparation of the SEIS, the DoN
completed a public scoping period from
September 5 to October 17, 2008, and
held a public scoping meeting on
September 23, 2008, to identify
community concerns and local issues
that should be addressed in the SEIS.
Federal, state, and local agencies and
interested parties provided oral and
written comments to the DoN and
identified specific issues or topics of
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environmental concern that should be
addressed in the SEIS. In addition, the
DoN facilitated community outreach
activities to solicit additional comments
and concerns and identified issues from
interested community groups in 2009.
The DoN considered the scoping and
outreach comments in determining the
scope of the SEIS.
Following the public scoping period,
the DoN released a Draft SEIS for public
review and comment on February 23,
2011. The DoN published a NOA in the
Federal Register (Federal Register/Vol.
76, No. 36 pgs 10012–10014/
Wednesday, February 23, 2011/Notices)
to announce the availability of the Draft
SEIS and public comment period on
February 23, 2011. In addition, the Draft
SEIS NOA was also published in the
San Francisco Chronicle and Oakland
Tribune newspapers; mailed to agencies
and interested members of the public;
and posted to the DoN BRAC PMO Web
site (https://www.bracpmo.navy.mil).
Copies of the Draft SEIS were
circulated for review and comment to
government agencies, local
organizations, Native American tribes,
and interested members of the public.
The Draft SEIS was also made available
at seven public locations, including six
public libraries and the City Planning
Department. Electronic copies were also
posted to the DoN BRAC PMO Web site
for download.
The Draft SEIS was available for a 45day public review period that began on
February 23, 2011 and ended on May 6,
2011. A public hearing was conducted
during the review period at the
Southeast Community Facility, Alex L.
Pitcher Community Room, 1800
Oakdale Avenue, San Francisco, CA
94124 on March 15, 2011, 5:30 to 8:30
p.m. The DoN considered all public
comments received on the Draft SEIS
and the Final SEIS has been revised, as
appropriate, in response to all public
comments. All Draft SEIS comments
and the DoN responses are included in
the Final SEIS.
The Final SEIS has been distributed to
various Federal, State, local agencies,
and Native American tribes, as well as
other interested individuals and
organizations. In addition, copies of the
Final SEIS have been distributed and
are available at the following libraries
and publicly accessible facilities for
public review:
1. San Francisco Main Library, 100
Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA
94102.
2. San Francisco State University
Library, 1360 Holloway Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94132.
3. Hastings Law Library, UC Hastings
College of the Law, 200 McAllister
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Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA
94102.
4. Jonsson Library of Government
Documents, Cecil H. Green Library,
Bing Wing, Stanford, CA 94305–6004.
5. Institute of Governmental Studies
Library, UC Berkeley, 109 Moses Hall,
#2370, Berkeley, CA 94720.
6. City Planning Department (By
Appointment), 1650 Mission Street,
Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA
94103.
An electronic copy of the Final SEIS
is also available for public viewing at
https://www.bracpmo.navy.mil.
This NOA initiates a 30-calender day
wait period and public review period
for the Final SEIS, beginning the date
that this NOA is published in the
Federal Register. Federal, State, and
local agencies, as well as interested
members of the public, are invited and
encouraged to review the Final SEIS
during this 30-calendar day period.
During this time no federal decision on
the proposed action shall be made or
recorded. Following the 30-day wait/
review period, per CEQ Regulations for
Implementing NEPA, Sec. 1506.10(b)2,
the DoN may make a decision on the
proposed action and a ROD could be
issued, completing the NEPA process.
Following the DoN decision on the
federal action and signature of the ROD,
the DoN will publish a NOA for the
ROD in the Federal Register and the
San Francisco Chronicle and Oakland
Tribune newspapers; NOAs will be
mailed to government agencies, local
organizations, Native American tribes,
and interested members of the public;
and posted to the Navy BRAC PMO Web
site.
For further information contact:
Director, BRAC PMO West, Attn: Mr.
Ronald Bochenek, 1455 Frazee Road,
Suite 900, San Diego, CA 92108–4310,
telephone 619–532–0906, fax 619–532–
9858, email:
ronald.bochenek.ctr@navy.mil.
Dated: April 13, 2012.
J.M. Beal,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge
Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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hereby gives notice of its intent to grant
to Aurora Technologies, LLC a
revocable, nonassignable, exclusive
license to practice in the United States,
the Government-owned inventions
described in Navy Case 101713 entitled
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Navy Case 101445 entitled Surface
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evidence, if any, not later than May 7,
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300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522–
5001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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Warfare Center, Crane Div, Code OOL,
Bldg 2, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN
47522–5001, telephone 812–854–4100.
SUMMARY:
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J.M. Beal,
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Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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Notice.
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ACTION:
The inventions listed below
are assigned to the United States
Government, as represented by the
Secretary of the Navy and are available
for licensing by the Department of the
Navy. Navy Case 101713: Laser Treated
Heat Transfer Surface (an approach to
increase surface area while maintaining
the integrity of the substrate)//Navy
Case 101445: Surface Enhancement Via
Applied Laser Energy (a process to
increase material surface area via
application of laser energy).
ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be
filed with the Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Crane Div, Code OOL, Bldg 2,
300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522–
5001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Christopher Monsey, Naval Surface
Warfare Center, Crane Div, Code OOL,
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Bldg 2, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN
47522–5001, telephone 812–854–4100.
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404.
Dated: April 13, 2012.
J.M. Beal,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge
Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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Notice of public meeting.
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of Navy (DoN) in conjunction with the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and
the U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration (DOT
FAA), is hosting an industry roundtable
with the full complement of participants
in the biofuels supply chain. The
purpose of the roundtable meeting is for
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between the DoN, DoE, and USDA to
construct or retrofit multiple
commercial scale advanced
biorefineries. Additional general
information will be provided regarding
the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title
III, the Commodity Credit Corporation,
and DoN’s requirements for fuels.
Federal government representatives will
also be able to hear from stakeholders as
to their abilities to meet such
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success.
This session is not intended to offer
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questions and receive comments on the
DPA Title III Advanced Drop-In Biofuels
Production Project. Questions related to
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South Building, 14th and Independence,
Washington, DC 20250.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for the Disposal and Reuse of Hunters Point Naval
Shipyard, San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
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 (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the
Department of the Navy (DoN) announces that it has prepared and filed
the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) evaluating
the potential environmental consequences associated with the disposal
and reuse of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (HPS), San Francisco,
California. The DoN is required to close HPS per Public Law 101-510,
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended. This
Notice of Availability (NOA) initiates a 30-calender day wait period
and public review period for the Final SEIS, beginning the date that
this NOA is published in the Federal Register. During this time no
federal decision on the proposed action shall be made or recorded.
Following the 30-day wait/review period, as required by CEQ Regulations
for Implementing NEPA, Sec. 1506.10(b)2, the DoN may make a decision on
the proposed action and a Record of Decision (ROD) could be issued.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, BRAC PMO West, Attn: Mr.
Ronald Bochenek, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, San Diego, CA 92108-4310,
telephone 619-532-0906, fax 619-532-9858, email:
ronald.bochenek.ctr@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN, as lead agency, has prepared and
filed the Final SEIS for the Disposal and Reuse of HPS, San Francisco,
California in accordance with the requirements of the NEPA of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321-4345) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-
1508). A Notice of Intent for the SEIS was published in the Federal
Register on September 5, 2008 (Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 173 pgs
51797 and 51798/Friday, September 5, 2008/Notices). The purpose of the
proposed action and the preferred alternative is the disposal of HPS
from federal ownership (861 dry and submerged acres) and its subsequent
reuse in a manner consistent with the amended HPS Redevelopment Plan as
adopted by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) on August 3,
2010. HPS Phase 1, comprising approximately 75 acres, was disposed of
by the DoN in 2004 and is not part of the proposed project evaluated in
the Final SEIS. The DoN is required to close HPS in accordance with
Public Law 101-510, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990, as amended. In accordance with NEPA, before disposing of any real
property, the DoN must analyze the environmental effects of the
disposal of the HPS property.
The environmental consequences resulting from the disposal and
reuse of
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HPS were previously evaluated by the DoN in the Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Disposal and Reuse of HPS, San
Francisco, CA, March 2000. The DoN issued a ROD on November 29, 2000
indicating that disposal of HPS would be accomplished in a manner as
set forth in the previous 1997 HPS Redevelopment Plan. The Final SEIS
supplements the previous 2000 FEIS due to changes that have occurred to
the proposed reuse plan since the DoN prepared the 2000 FEIS and 2000
ROD.
The Final SEIS has identified and considered six reuse alternatives
for HPS and a no action alternative. DoN disposal is assumed as part of
each reuse alternative. The no action alternative assumes retention of
the HPS property by the Government in a ``caretaker status'' and no
reuse or redevelopment.
Alternative 1 (``Stadium Plan Alternative'') would redevelop HPS
with a wide range of uses including a mixed-use community with 2,650
residential units, retail (125,000 square feet (sq ft)), research and
development (R&D) (2.5 million sq ft), community services (50,000 sq
ft), and parks and recreational open space (232 acres). A major
component would include a new 69,000-seat football stadium. This
alternative would also include a 300-slip marina, improvements to
stabilize the shoreline, and a new bridge over Yosemite Slough. New
infrastructure would serve the development as necessary.
Alternative 1A (the ``Stadium Plan/No Bridge Alternative'')
includes the disposal of HPS by the DoN and its reuse with the same
level, land use types, and density of development as Alternative 1,
except that the Yosemite Slough bridge would not be constructed.
Alternative 2 (the ``Non-Stadium Plan/Additional R&D Alternative'')
includes many of the same components as Alternative 1 including 2,650
residential units, retail (125,000 sq ft), community services (50,000
sq ft), and parks and recreational open space (222 acres), a 300-slip
marina, improvements to stabilize the shoreline, and a new bridge over
Yosemite Slough. Under this alternative, a new football stadium would
not be constructed. Instead, an additional 2.5 million sq ft, for a
total of 5 million sq ft, of R&D space would be developed.
Alternative 2A (the ``Non-Stadium Plan/Housing and R&D
Alternative'') includes a mix of uses including 4,275 residential
units, retail (125,000 sq ft), R&D (3 million sq ft), community
services (50,000 sq ft), and parks and recreational open space (222
acres). This alternative would also include a 300-slip marina,
improvements to stabilize the shoreline, and a new bridge over Yosemite
Slough. No new football stadium would be constructed.
Alternative 3 (the ``Non-Stadium Plan/Additional Housing
Alternative'') does not include a new stadium, but is comprised of a
mix of land uses including 4,000 residential units, retail (125,000 sq
ft), R&D (2.5 million sq ft), community services (50,000 sq ft), and
parks and recreational open space (245 acres). The alternative also
includes a 300-slip marina, improvements to stabilize the shoreline,
and a new bridge over Yosemite Slough.
Alternative 4 (``the Non-Stadium Plan/Reduced Development
Alternative'') includes a reduced density of development. Development
proposed under this alternative includes 1,855 residential units,
retail (87,500 sq ft), R&D (1.75 million sq ft), community services
(50,000 sq ft), and parks and recreational open space (245 acres). This
alternative does not include a new stadium, a bridge over Yosemite
Slough, a marina, nor shoreline stabilization.
The ``No Action Alternative'' is required by NEPA and evaluates the
impacts at HPS in the event that the property is not disposed. Under
this alternative the property would be retained by the DoN in caretaker
status. Existing leases would continue until they expire or are
terminated, and no new leases would be executed. No reuse or
redevelopment would occur under this alternative.
For each alternative, the Final SEIS addresses the potential
direct, indirect, short-term, and long-term impacts on the human and
natural environments, including the following resource areas:
Transportation, traffic, and circulation; air quality and greenhouse
gases; noise; land use and recreation; visual resources and aesthetics;
socioeconomics; hazards and hazardous substances; geology and soils;
water resources; utilities; public services; cultural resources;
biological resources; and environmental justice. The analysis also
includes an analysis of cumulative impacts from other reasonably
foreseeable federal, state, or local activities at and around HPS.
In preparation of the SEIS, the DoN completed a public scoping
period from September 5 to October 17, 2008, and held a public scoping
meeting on September 23, 2008, to identify community concerns and local
issues that should be addressed in the SEIS. Federal, state, and local
agencies and interested parties provided oral and written comments to
the DoN and identified specific issues or topics of environmental
concern that should be addressed in the SEIS. In addition, the DoN
facilitated community outreach activities to solicit additional
comments and concerns and identified issues from interested community
groups in 2009. The DoN considered the scoping and outreach comments in
determining the scope of the SEIS.
Following the public scoping period, the DoN released a Draft SEIS
for public review and comment on February 23, 2011. The DoN published a
NOA in the Federal Register (Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 36 pgs
10012-10014/Wednesday, February 23, 2011/Notices) to announce the
availability of the Draft SEIS and public comment period on February
23, 2011. In addition, the Draft SEIS NOA was also published in the San
Francisco Chronicle and Oakland Tribune newspapers; mailed to agencies
and interested members of the public; and posted to the DoN BRAC PMO
Web site (https://www.bracpmo.navy.mil).
Copies of the Draft SEIS were circulated for review and comment to
government agencies, local organizations, Native American tribes, and
interested members of the public. The Draft SEIS was also made
available at seven public locations, including six public libraries and
the City Planning Department. Electronic copies were also posted to the
DoN BRAC PMO Web site for download.
The Draft SEIS was available for a 45-day public review period that
began on February 23, 2011 and ended on May 6, 2011. A public hearing
was conducted during the review period at the Southeast Community
Facility, Alex L. Pitcher Community Room, 1800 Oakdale Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94124 on March 15, 2011, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The DoN
considered all public comments received on the Draft SEIS and the Final
SEIS has been revised, as appropriate, in response to all public
comments. All Draft SEIS comments and the DoN responses are included in
the Final SEIS.
The Final SEIS has been distributed to various Federal, State,
local agencies, and Native American tribes, as well as other interested
individuals and organizations. In addition, copies of the Final SEIS
have been distributed and are available at the following libraries and
publicly accessible facilities for public review:
1. San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA
94102.
2. San Francisco State University Library, 1360 Holloway Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94132.
3. Hastings Law Library, UC Hastings College of the Law, 200 McAllister
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Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102.
4. Jonsson Library of Government Documents, Cecil H. Green Library,
Bing Wing, Stanford, CA 94305-6004.
5. Institute of Governmental Studies Library, UC Berkeley, 109 Moses
Hall, 2370, Berkeley, CA 94720.
6. City Planning Department (By Appointment), 1650 Mission Street,
Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103.
An electronic copy of the Final SEIS is also available for public
viewing at https://www.bracpmo.navy.mil.
This NOA initiates a 30-calender day wait period and public review
period for the Final SEIS, beginning the date that this NOA is
published in the Federal Register. Federal, State, and local agencies,
as well as interested members of the public, are invited and encouraged
to review the Final SEIS during this 30-calendar day period. During
this time no federal decision on the proposed action shall be made or
recorded. Following the 30-day wait/review period, per CEQ Regulations
for Implementing NEPA, Sec. 1506.10(b)2, the DoN may make a decision on
the proposed action and a ROD could be issued, completing the NEPA
process. Following the DoN decision on the federal action and signature
of the ROD, the DoN will publish a NOA for the ROD in the Federal
Register and the San Francisco Chronicle and Oakland Tribune
newspapers; NOAs will be mailed to government agencies, local
organizations, Native American tribes, and interested members of the
public; and posted to the Navy BRAC PMO Web site.
For further information contact: Director, BRAC PMO West, Attn: Mr.
Ronald Bochenek, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, San Diego, CA 92108-4310,
telephone 619-532-0906, fax 619-532-9858, email:
ronald.bochenek.ctr@navy.mil.
Dated: April 13, 2012.
J.M. Beal,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-9575 Filed 4-19-12; 8:45 am]
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