Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Foreign Missions Center at the Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 56848-56849 [2017-25788]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10214]
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Foreign Missions Center at the
Former Walter Reed Army Medical
Center, Washington, DC
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008)
Dated: November 21, 2017.
Linda E. McMahon,
Administrator.
Department of State.
Notice of Availability.
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AGENCY:
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ACTION:
The U.S. Department of State
(DOS) announces the availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) on the master plan for the longterm development of a Foreign Missions
Center, under authorities of the Foreign
Missions Act of 1982, on the site of the
former Walter Reed Army Medical
Center (WRAMC) in the District of
Columbia. Actions evaluated in the
master plan consist of assignment of
federal land to foreign missions for the
purpose of constructing and operating
new chancery facilities. DOS has
prepared this FEIS on Alternative 7 as
its Selected Action Alternative for the
master plan, consistent with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended,
regulations developed by the Council on
Environmental Quality, and DOS
regulations for implementing NEPA.
DATES: Following this thirty (30) day
notice in the Federal Register, DOS will
issue a Record of Decision (ROD) at
which time its availability will be
announced in the Federal Register and
local media. Please note that the public
review period will close on December
31, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Geoffrey Hunt, Department of State,
A/OPR/RPM, Room 1264, 2201 C St.
NW., Washington, DC 20520–1264, or
(202) 647–7530, or FMC.info@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
master plan is intended to guide the
development of a cohesive campus by
establishing design and land-use
planning principles for the construction
of new buildings, roadways, open green
SUMMARY:
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
The SBA is issuing this notice
to announce the location, date, time and
agenda for December meeting of the
Federal Advisory Committee for the
Small Business Development Centers
Program. The meeting will be open to
the public; however, advance notice of
attendance is required.
DATES: Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at
1:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held via
conference call.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monika Nixon, Office of Small Business
Development Center, U.S. Small
Business Administration, 409 Third
Street SW., Washington, DC 20416;
monika.nixon@.sba.gov; (202) 205–
7310. If anyone wishes to be a listening
participant or would like to request
accommodations, please contact Monika
Nixon at the information above.
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to section l0(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2),
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Board provides advice and counsel to
the SBA Administrator and Associate
Administrator for Small Business
Development Centers.
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space, and utilities, while minimizing
environmental impacts. The FEIS
analyzes the potential impacts
associated with Alternative 7 that could
satisfy the purpose and need defined in
the FEIS and master plan. Additionally,
the FEIS addresses substantive
comments submitted by the public and
other stakeholders during the public
comment period for the Supplemental
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(SDEIS).
The SDEIS was previously circulated
publicly in April 2017 and Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
was previously circulated publicly in
February 2014. Subsequent to the
publication of the DEIS, the total
acreage of the land available for transfer
from the Army to DOS was reduced
from 43.5 to 31.7 acres through the
National Defense Authorization Act of
2015. Because of the change in the
proposed action, DOS prepared the
SDEIS to describe the new preferred
alternative, and evaluate any change in
potential impacts from the reduction in
size of the proposed action.
In addition, DOS is carrying out the
Section 106 review process under the
National Historic Preservation Act of
1966, through which it consults with
interested parties on the potential effect
of the proposed undertaking on
identified historic properties.
A ‘‘chancery’’ is the principal office of
a foreign mission used for diplomatic or
related purposes, and annexes to such
offices (including ancillary offices and
support facilities), and includes the site
and any buildings on the site which are
used for such purposes. A ‘‘foreign
mission’’ is any mission to or agency or
entity in the United States which is
involved in diplomatic, consular or
other activities of, or which is
substantially owned or effectively
controlled by, a foreign government; or
an organization representing a territory
or political entity which has been
granted diplomatic or other official
privileges and immunities under the
laws of the United States or which
engages in some aspect of the conduct
of international affairs of such territory
or political entity, including any real
property of such a mission and the
personnel of such a mission.
The need for the project is based on
increased and high demand for foreign
mission facilities in the District of
Columbia, a lack of large sites for
foreign mission development or
redevelopment in the District of
Columbia, and the need for land to use
in property exchanges with other
countries. The proposed Foreign
Missions Center is needed to primarily
address the increasing scarcity of
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suitable properties within the District of
Columbia to locate the operations of
foreign missions. This scarcity has
impacted, in certain cases, DOS’s ability
to acquire properties of considerable
size in foreign nations.
Master Plan Description
Neighborhood Library, and the Petworth
Neighborhood Library.
Cliff C. Seagroves,
Director of the Office of Foreign Missions,
Acting Department of State.
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Alternatives Considered
DOS identified, developed, and
analyzed the No Action Alternative and
seven action alternatives that could
potentially satisfy the proposed action’s
purpose and need. Alternative 7 and the
No Action Alternative were retained for
detailed study within the FEIS.
Alternative 7 would provide up to 15
lots for chancery development, retain
the historic Memorial Chapel building
for adaptive reuse, and potentially
retain other buildings for adaptive
reuse, depending on marketability.
Dahlia Street and 14th Street would be
developed as connections to the
surrounding neighborhoods. The
existing historic perimeter fence along
16th Street and Alaska Avenue would
remain. The existing landscape on the
western boundary of the site would be
enhanced to create a 50-foot vegetated
buffer, maximizing the tree canopy in
that area. Access to individual lots
would be internal to the former
WRAMC campus.
The No Action Alternative was
included to provide a basis for
comparison to the action alternative
described above as required by the
NEPA regulations. DOS has identified
Alternative 7 as its Selected Action
Alternative because it best satisfies the
study purpose and needs, would fulfill
their statutory mission and
responsibilities, and has the least
adverse environmental impact.
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Distribution
The FEIS is available to the public at
the Web site: https://www.state.gov/ofm/
property/fmc/index.htm. DOS sends
information related to this
environmental review to individuals,
organizations, and government entities
interested in and/or potentially affected
by the proposed project and maintains
a distribution list for this purpose. The
distribution list includes: Federal, state,
and local government representatives
and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; other interested parties; and
local libraries and newspapers. Copies
are being distributed at the Advisory
Neighborhood Commission 4A and 4B
offices, the Juanita E. ThorntonShepherd Park Library, the Takoma Park
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. USTR–2017–0023]
Request for Comments Regarding the
Administration’s Action Following a
Determination of Import Injury With
Regard to Large Residential Washers
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments and
notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
The United States
International Trade Commission (ITC)
has determined that large residential
washers are being imported into the
United States in such increased
quantities as to be a substantial cause of
serious injury to the domestic industry
producing an article that is like or
directly competitive with the imported
articles. The Commissioners who voted
in the affirmative are now conducting a
process to recommend a remedy (or
safeguard measure) for the President to
apply. The Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR), on behalf
of the Trade Policy Staff Committee
(TPSC), is announcing a process so that,
once the ITC makes its
recommendation, domestic producers,
importers, exporters, and other
interested parties may submit their
views and evidence on the
appropriateness of the recommended
safeguard measure and whether it
would be in the public interest. USTR
also invites interested parties to
participate in a public hearing regarding
this matter.
DATES: December 11, 2017 at midnight
EST: Deadline for submission of written
comments and for requests to testify at
the hearing.
December 18, 2017 at midnight EST:
Deadline for submission of written
responses to the initial round of
comments.
January 3, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. EST: The
TPSC will hold a public hearing in
Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW.,
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electronic submissions made through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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instructions for submitting comments in
section III below. The docket number is
Docket No. USTR–2017–0023. For
alternatives to on-line submissions,
please contact Yvonne Jamison, Trade
Policy Staff Committee at (202) 395–
3475.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Victor Mroczka, Office of WTO and
Multilateral Affairs, at vmroczka@
ustr.eop.gov or (202) 395–9450, or Juli
Schwartz, Office of General Counsel, at
juli_c_schwartz@ustr.eop.gov or (202)
395–3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The ITC Investigation and Section
201
On June 5, 2017, the ITC instituted
Investigation No. TA–201–076 under
section 202 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2252), as a result of a petition properly
filed on May 31, 2017, and amended on
June 5, 2017, by Whirlpool Corp., a
domestic producer of large residential
washers. The ITC would determine if
large residential washers were being
imported into the United States in such
increased quantities as to be a
substantial cause of serious injury, or
the threat thereof, to the domestic
industry producing an article that is like
or directly competitive with the
imported articles. The ITC’s notice of
institution (82 FR 27075) identifies the
scope of the products covered by this
investigation.
On October 5, 2017, after receiving
submissions from interested parties and
holding a public hearing that provided
an opportunity to present opposing
views and supporting evidence, the ITC
determined that increased imports of
residential washers into the United
States are a substantial cause of serious
injury to the domestic industry. You can
find the ITC determination and
additional information about the
investigation, including the
administrative record consisting of
briefs and other submissions, in the
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) on the ITC Web site at
www.usitc.gov.
In light of the affirmative finding on
injury, the ITC held a public hearing on
October 19, 2017, regarding the question
of remedy and interested parties
received an opportunity to file
submissions on this issue. On December
4, 2017, after the remedy hearing and
consideration of the submissions,
including post-hearing submissions, the
ITC will submit a report to the President
with its recommendation on action(s) to
address the serious injury, or threat
thereof, to the domestic industry and to
facilitate the efforts of the domestic
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[FR Doc No: 2017-25788]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10214]
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Foreign Missions Center at the Former Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announces the availability
of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the master plan
for the long-term development of a Foreign Missions Center, under
authorities of the Foreign Missions Act of 1982, on the site of the
former Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in the District of
Columbia. Actions evaluated in the master plan consist of assignment of
federal land to foreign missions for the purpose of constructing and
operating new chancery facilities. DOS has prepared this FEIS on
Alternative 7 as its Selected Action Alternative for the master plan,
consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969,
as amended, regulations developed by the Council on Environmental
Quality, and DOS regulations for implementing NEPA.
DATES: Following this thirty (30) day notice in the Federal Register,
DOS will issue a Record of Decision (ROD) at which time its
availability will be announced in the Federal Register and local media.
Please note that the public review period will close on December 31,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Geoffrey Hunt, Department of State, A/
OPR/RPM, Room 1264, 2201 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20520-1264, or (202)
647-7530, or FMC.info@state.gov">FMC.info@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The master plan is intended to guide the
development of a cohesive campus by establishing design and land-use
planning principles for the construction of new buildings, roadways,
open green space, and utilities, while minimizing environmental
impacts. The FEIS analyzes the potential impacts associated with
Alternative 7 that could satisfy the purpose and need defined in the
FEIS and master plan. Additionally, the FEIS addresses substantive
comments submitted by the public and other stakeholders during the
public comment period for the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (SDEIS).
The SDEIS was previously circulated publicly in April 2017 and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was previously circulated
publicly in February 2014. Subsequent to the publication of the DEIS,
the total acreage of the land available for transfer from the Army to
DOS was reduced from 43.5 to 31.7 acres through the National Defense
Authorization Act of 2015. Because of the change in the proposed
action, DOS prepared the SDEIS to describe the new preferred
alternative, and evaluate any change in potential impacts from the
reduction in size of the proposed action.
In addition, DOS is carrying out the Section 106 review process
under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, through which it
consults with interested parties on the potential effect of the
proposed undertaking on identified historic properties.
A ``chancery'' is the principal office of a foreign mission used
for diplomatic or related purposes, and annexes to such offices
(including ancillary offices and support facilities), and includes the
site and any buildings on the site which are used for such purposes. A
``foreign mission'' is any mission to or agency or entity in the United
States which is involved in diplomatic, consular or other activities
of, or which is substantially owned or effectively controlled by, a
foreign government; or an organization representing a territory or
political entity which has been granted diplomatic or other official
privileges and immunities under the laws of the United States or which
engages in some aspect of the conduct of international affairs of such
territory or political entity, including any real property of such a
mission and the personnel of such a mission.
The need for the project is based on increased and high demand for
foreign mission facilities in the District of Columbia, a lack of large
sites for foreign mission development or redevelopment in the District
of Columbia, and the need for land to use in property exchanges with
other countries. The proposed Foreign Missions Center is needed to
primarily address the increasing scarcity of
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suitable properties within the District of Columbia to locate the
operations of foreign missions. This scarcity has impacted, in certain
cases, DOS's ability to acquire properties of considerable size in
foreign nations.
Master Plan Description
Alternatives Considered
DOS identified, developed, and analyzed the No Action Alternative
and seven action alternatives that could potentially satisfy the
proposed action's purpose and need. Alternative 7 and the No Action
Alternative were retained for detailed study within the FEIS.
Alternative 7 would provide up to 15 lots for chancery development,
retain the historic Memorial Chapel building for adaptive reuse, and
potentially retain other buildings for adaptive reuse, depending on
marketability. Dahlia Street and 14th Street would be developed as
connections to the surrounding neighborhoods. The existing historic
perimeter fence along 16th Street and Alaska Avenue would remain. The
existing landscape on the western boundary of the site would be
enhanced to create a 50-foot vegetated buffer, maximizing the tree
canopy in that area. Access to individual lots would be internal to the
former WRAMC campus.
The No Action Alternative was included to provide a basis for
comparison to the action alternative described above as required by the
NEPA regulations. DOS has identified Alternative 7 as its Selected
Action Alternative because it best satisfies the study purpose and
needs, would fulfill their statutory mission and responsibilities, and
has the least adverse environmental impact.
Distribution
The FEIS is available to the public at the Web site: https://www.state.gov/ofm/property/fmc/index.htm. DOS sends information related
to this environmental review to individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project and maintains a distribution list for this purpose.
The distribution list includes: Federal, state, and local government
representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; other interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. Copies are being distributed at the Advisory
Neighborhood Commission 4A and 4B offices, the Juanita E. Thornton-
Shepherd Park Library, the Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, and the
Petworth Neighborhood Library.
Cliff C. Seagroves,
Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, Acting Department of State.
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