Notice of Public Meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Nottoway County, VA, 65382-65383 [2012-26199]

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Margaret McCloskey Shanks, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2012–26367 Filed 10–25–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [Notice–R03–2012–01; Docket No. 2012– 0002; Sequence 23] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:01 Oct 25, 2012 Jkt 229001 Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of Public Meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Nottoway County, VA United States General Services Administration. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 208 / Friday, October 26, 2012 / Notices Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has prepared and filed a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). GSA is the lead agency; cooperating agencies are U.S. Department of State (DOS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, and National Guard Bureau. The Draft EIS was prepared to evaluate the environmental impacts of site acquisition and development of the DOS, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at the Virginia Army National Guard’s Maneuver Training Center at Fort Pickett and Nottoway County’s Pickett Park in Nottoway County, Virginia. The project would be developed on land currently operated or owned by the Virginia Army National Guard and Nottoway County. The purpose of the proposed FASTC in Nottoway County is to consolidate existing dispersed training functions into a single suitable location to improve training efficiency and enhance training operations. More detailed information on the FASTC program is available at https:// www.state.gov/recovery/fastc. DATES: Comment date: The public may submit comments on the Draft EIS during a 45-day public review and comment period beginning October 26, 2012 with publication of this notice and ending on December 10, 2012. Instructions for submitting comments may be found under the heading ‘‘Supplemental Information’’ in this notice. Public Meeting: A public information meeting is scheduled for November 7, 2012, between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the Blackstone Conference and Retreat Center located at 707 Fourth Street, Blackstone VA, 23824. Informational posters will be on display in the Dining Hall, and representatives from GSA and DOS will be available to explain the proposed project, answer questions, and receive comments from the public. An informational presentation followed by an informal question and answer session will take place in the Auditorium from 7:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Comments cards and a stenographer will be available for the public to provide formal written comments. ADDRESSES: Send written comments by mail to: Ms. Abigail Low, GSA Project Manager, 20 N 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:01 Oct 25, 2012 Jkt 229001 Ms. Abigail Low, GSA Project Manager, email: FASTC.info@gsa.gov or telephone: (215) 446–4815. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the proposed FASTC at Fort Pickett is to consolidate existing dispersed training functions into a single suitable location to improve training efficiency and enhance training operations. The proposed FASTC is needed to establish a facility from which DOS Bureau of Diplomatic Security may conduct a wide array of law enforcement and security training to meet the increased demand for welltrained personnel. A Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2011 (Volume 76, No. 192). A 30-day public scoping comment period was held from October 4, 2011 to November 3, 2011. Two build alternatives and a no action alternative have been evaluated in the Draft EIS. The Preferred Alternative is Alternative 2; construction of the FASTC program, including driving tracks, firing ranges, mock urban environments, explosives ranges, classrooms, simulation labs, a fitness center, administrative offices, dormitories, and a dining hall, on four adjacent parcels at Fort Pickett and Pickett Park in Nottoway County, VA.The Draft EIS has been distributed to various federal, state, and local agencies. The Draft EIS is available for review on the project Web site https:// www.state.gov/recovery/fastc. A printed copy of the Draft EIS is available for viewing at the following libraries: • Nottoway County Library—Louis Spencer Epes Memorial Library, 415 South Main St, Blackstone, VA • Amelia County—James L. Hamner Public Library, 16351 Dunn Street, Amelia, VA • Brunswick County—Brunswick County Library, 133 W. Hicks Street, Lawrenceville, VA • Dinwiddie County—Dinwiddie Library, 14103 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie, VA • Lunenburg County—Ripberger Library, 117 South Broad St., Kenbridge, VA • Prince Edward County— Farmville—Prince Edward Community Library, 1303 West 3rd Street, Farmville, VA • Chesterfield County—Central Library, 9501 Lori Road, Chesterfield, VA • Mecklenburg County—Southside Regional Library, 316 Washington Street, Boydton, VA Federal, state, and local agencies, and other interested parties, are invited and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65383 encouraged to be present or represented at the public meeting on November 7, 2012. All formal comments will become part of the public record and substantive comments will be responded to in the Final EIS. Comments on the Draft EIS can be submitted three ways: (1) Submit comments via the FASTC email address: FASTC.info@gsa.gov, (2) provide written or oral (recorded by a stenographer) comments during the public meeting, or (3) mail a comment form or letter to: Ms. Abigail Low, GSA Project Manager, 20 N 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Written comments postmarked by December 10, 2012 will become part of the official public record. Dated: October 16, 2012. Leonard Purzycki, Director of FM&SP, GSA Mid Atlantic Region. [FR Doc. 2012–26199 Filed 10–25–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–AE–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Renewal of Charters for Certain Federal Advisory Committees Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-R03-2012-01; Docket No. 2012-0002; Sequence 23]


Notice of Public Meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Nottoway 
County, VA

AGENCY: United States General Services Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 
regulations, implementing the procedural provisions of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. General Services 
Administration (GSA) has prepared and filed a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA). GSA is the lead agency; cooperating agencies are U.S. Department 
of State (DOS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, and National Guard 
Bureau. The Draft EIS was prepared to evaluate the environmental 
impacts of site acquisition and development of the DOS, Bureau of 
Diplomatic Security, Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) 
at the Virginia Army National Guard's Maneuver Training Center at Fort 
Pickett and Nottoway County's Pickett Park in Nottoway County, 
Virginia. The project would be developed on land currently operated or 
owned by the Virginia Army National Guard and Nottoway County. The 
purpose of the proposed FASTC in Nottoway County is to consolidate 
existing dispersed training functions into a single suitable location 
to improve training efficiency and enhance training operations. More 
detailed information on the FASTC program is available at https://www.state.gov/recovery/fastc.

DATES: Comment date: The public may submit comments on the Draft EIS 
during a 45-day public review and comment period beginning October 26, 
2012 with publication of this notice and ending on December 10, 2012. 
Instructions for submitting comments may be found under the heading 
``Supplemental Information'' in this notice.
    Public Meeting: A public information meeting is scheduled for 
November 7, 2012, between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the Blackstone 
Conference and Retreat Center located at 707 Fourth Street, Blackstone 
VA, 23824. Informational posters will be on display in the Dining Hall, 
and representatives from GSA and DOS will be available to explain the 
proposed project, answer questions, and receive comments from the 
public. An informational presentation followed by an informal question 
and answer session will take place in the Auditorium from 7:00 p.m. to 
7:45 p.m. Comments cards and a stenographer will be available for the 
public to provide formal written comments.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by mail to: Ms. Abigail Low, GSA 
Project Manager, 20 N 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Abigail Low, GSA Project Manager, 
email: FASTC.info@gsa.gov">FASTC.info@gsa.gov or telephone: (215) 446-4815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the proposed FASTC at Fort 
Pickett is to consolidate existing dispersed training functions into a 
single suitable location to improve training efficiency and enhance 
training operations. The proposed FASTC is needed to establish a 
facility from which DOS Bureau of Diplomatic Security may conduct a 
wide array of law enforcement and security training to meet the 
increased demand for well-trained personnel. A Notice of Intent to 
prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2011 
(Volume 76, No. 192). A 30-day public scoping comment period was held 
from October 4, 2011 to November 3, 2011. Two build alternatives and a 
no action alternative have been evaluated in the Draft EIS. The 
Preferred Alternative is Alternative 2; construction of the FASTC 
program, including driving tracks, firing ranges, mock urban 
environments, explosives ranges, classrooms, simulation labs, a fitness 
center, administrative offices, dormitories, and a dining hall, on four 
adjacent parcels at Fort Pickett and Pickett Park in Nottoway County, 
VA.The Draft EIS has been distributed to various federal, state, and 
local agencies. The Draft EIS is available for review on the project 
Web site https://www.state.gov/recovery/fastc. A printed copy of the 
Draft EIS is available for viewing at the following libraries:
     Nottoway County Library--Louis Spencer Epes Memorial 
Library, 415 South Main St, Blackstone, VA
     Amelia County--James L. Hamner Public Library, 16351 Dunn 
Street, Amelia, VA
     Brunswick County--Brunswick County Library, 133 W. Hicks 
Street, Lawrenceville, VA
     Dinwiddie County--Dinwiddie Library, 14103 Boydton Plank 
Road, Dinwiddie, VA
     Lunenburg County--Ripberger Library, 117 South Broad St., 
Kenbridge, VA
     Prince Edward County--Farmville--Prince Edward Community 
Library, 1303 West 3rd Street, Farmville, VA
     Chesterfield County--Central Library, 9501 Lori Road, 
Chesterfield, VA
     Mecklenburg County--Southside Regional Library, 316 
Washington Street, Boydton, VA
    Federal, state, and local agencies, and other interested parties, 
are invited and encouraged to be present or represented at the public 
meeting on November 7, 2012. All formal comments will become part of 
the public record and substantive comments will be responded to in the 
Final EIS. Comments on the Draft EIS can be submitted three ways: (1) 
Submit comments via the FASTC email address: FASTC.info@gsa.gov">FASTC.info@gsa.gov, (2) 
provide written or oral (recorded by a stenographer) comments during 
the public meeting, or (3) mail a comment form or letter to: Ms. 
Abigail Low, GSA Project Manager, 20 N 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19107. Written comments postmarked by December 10, 2012 will become 
part of the official public record.

    Dated: October 16, 2012.
Leonard Purzycki,
Director of FM&SP, GSA Mid Atlantic Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-26199 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am]
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