Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Public Scoping Meeting, and Request for Comments; Acquisition of Site for Development of a Replacement Underground Safety Research Program Facility for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH) in Mace, West Virginia, 27781-27782 [2018-12660]
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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
respondents/
POCs
Form name
Total ..........................................................................................................
Number of
responses per
POC
NA
NA
Hours per
response
NA
Total burden
hours
121
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents/
POCs
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
Eligibility and Registration Form ......................................................................
Data Use Agreement .......................................................................................
ASC Site Information .......................................................................................
Data Files Submission .....................................................................................
100
100
100
100
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$45.23
45.23
45.23
45.23
$361.84
226.15
361.84
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45.23
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* Based on the mean hourly wage for 100 ASC Administrative Services Managers (11–3011; $45.23) obtained from the May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: NAICS 621400—Outpatient Care Centers (located at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_621400.htm#11-0000).
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(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
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Comments submitted in response to
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proposed information collection. All
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket No. CDC–2018–0057]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement,
Public Scoping Meeting, and Request
for Comments; Acquisition of Site for
Development of a Replacement
Underground Safety Research
Program Facility for the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention/
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH) in
Mace, West Virginia
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement
of public meeting; and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) within
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), in cooperation with the
General Services Administration (GSA),
announces its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to analyze and assess the environmental
impacts of the proposed acquisition of
a site in Mace, West Virginia, and the
development of this site into a
replacement of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Underground Safety Research
Program facility (Proposed Action). The
current acquisition and development
would replace the former Lake Lynn
Experimental Mine in Fayette County,
Pennsylvania and would support
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research programs focused on miner
health and safety issues. The site being
considered for acquisition and
development includes 461.35 acres
located off of U.S. Route 219 in
Randolph and Pocahontas Counties near
Mace, West Virginia.
This notice is pursuant to the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) as implemented by the Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508).
CDC, in cooperation with GSA, also
intends to initiate consultation, as
required by Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), to
evaluate the potential effects, if any, of
the Proposed Action on historic
properties. Following the scoping
meeting, a Draft EIS will be prepared
and circulated for public comment. CDC
is the lead federal agency for this
Proposed Action.
DATES:
Public Scoping Meeting: A public
scoping meeting in open house format
will be held on June 26, 2018 in
Slatyfork, West Virginia. The meeting
will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end no later
than 8:30 p.m.
Written comments: Written scoping
comments must be submitted by 11:59
p.m. on July 14, 2018.
Deadline for Requests for Special
Accommodations: Persons wishing to
participate in the public scoping
meeting who need special
accommodations should contact Sam
Tarr at 770–488–8170 by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, June 19, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting
will be held at the Linwood Community
Library, 72 Snowshoe Drive, Slatyfork,
West Virginia 26291.
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You may submit comments identified
by Docket No. CDC–2018–0057 by either
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov (Follow the
instructions for submitting comments).
• U.S. Mail: Sam Tarr, Office of
Safety, Security, and Asset Management
(OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
MS–K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and Docket
Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted to https://
www.regulations.gov (personally
identifiable information, except for first
and last names, will be redacted). For
access to the docket to review
background documents or comments
received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam
Tarr, Office of Safety, Security, and
Asset Management (OSSAM), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–K80, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329–4027, phone: (770) 488–
8170, or email: cdc-macewv-eis@
cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: CDC is dedicated to
protecting health and promoting quality
of life through the prevention and
control of disease, injury, and disability.
NIOSH, one of CDC’s Centers, Institutes,
and Offices, was established by the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970. NIOSH plans, directs, and
coordinates a national program to
develop and establish recommended
occupational safety and health
standards, conduct research and
training, provide technical assistance,
and perform related activities to ensure
safe and healthful working conditions
for every working person in the United
States.
In 1997, NIOSH assumed the lease for
a facility referred to as the Lake Lynn
Experimental Mine (LLEM) when the
mine safety and health function was
transferred from the Bureau of Mines
(BOM) to NIOSH. The LLEM facility had
been leased by BOM since 1982. The
LLEM was located 60 miles south of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The LLEM
and above ground fire testing facility
was primarily used for studies and
research on mine explosions, mine
seals, mine rescue, ventilation, diesel
exhaust, new health and safety
technologies, ground control, and fire
suppression. After December 2012, the
property was no longer available for
long-term leasing. CDC attempted to
purchase the LLEM underlying
property, but LLEM was vacated by the
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Government after market-based
purchase offers were rejected by the
property owners.
In 2013, CDC completed a Project
Development Study to outline a design
solution for the replacement of the
LLEM. The study presented the facility
and site requirements and design
concepts for the replacement facilities.
In 2016, to identify potentially available
locations that could accommodate the
space requirements defined in the 2013
study, GSA issued (on behalf of CDC)
two separate Request for Expressions of
Interest (REOI) for a site, developed or
undeveloped, that could be used for the
new underground safety research
facility. The first REOI, advertised in
June 2016, contained a limited
delineated area within a 200-mile radius
of the LLEM. The REOI set forth criteria
that would be used to evaluate the
suitability of the submitted sites. One
expression of interest that had the
potential to meet the minimum criteria
was received. After further evaluation,
however, the site was found to be nonviable.
The second REOI was issued in
October 2016 and expanded the
delineated area to the contiguous United
States. Three expressions of interest
were received. One did not meet the
minimum criteria, and a second
expression of interest did not contain all
necessary information to evaluate the
offer. The offeror of the second site did
not respond to subsequent GSA
inquiries.
The third potential site met the
minimum criteria and was determined
to be a viable site. The site is located
near Mace, West Virginia, and straddles
the Randolph and Pocahontas County
lines.
In accordance with NEPA, as
implemented by the CEQ regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), CDC is initiating
the preparation of an EIS for the
proposed acquisition of the site and
construction of a new underground
safety research facility on the Site.
Under NEPA, Federal agencies are
required to evaluate the environmental
effects of their proposed actions and a
range of reasonable alternatives to the
proposed action before making a
decision. At a minimum, the EIS will
evaluate the following two alternatives:
The Proposed Action Alternative
(acquisition of the Site and construction
of a new underground safety research
facility) and the No Action Alternative.
Scoping Process: In accordance with
NEPA, a public scoping process will be
conducted to establish the range of
issues to be addressed during the
preparation of the EIS. Scoping is an
early and open process for determining
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the scope of issues to be addressed and
identifying issues that should be taken
into account in selecting an alternative
for implementation. To that end, during
the scoping process, CDC will actively
seek input from interested people;
organizations; federally recognized
Native American tribes; and federal,
state, and regional agencies.
The purpose of this Notice is to
inform interested parties regarding
CDC’s plan to prepare an EIS for the
proposed Site acquisition in Mace, West
Virginia, and the development of the
Site into an underground safety research
facility; to provide information on the
nature of the Proposed Action; and to
initiate the scoping process. The public
scoping meeting will be held on June
26, 2018, at the Linwood Community
Library, 72 Snowshoe Drive, Slatyfork,
West Virginia 26291, from 5:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The public
scoping meeting will be in open house
format. General information on the Site
and the Proposed Action will be
provided, and representatives of CDC
and GSA will be available to answer
one-on-one questions. There will be no
formal presentation or question-andanswer session. Participants may arrive
at any time between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30
p.m. Eastern Time. Comment forms will
be provided for written comments, and
a stenographer will be available to
transcribe oral comments. Through the
NEPA scoping process, CDC will also
facilitate consultation with the public as
required by Section 106 of the NHPA.
Dated: June 7, 2018.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2018-0057]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement,
Public Scoping Meeting, and Request for Comments; Acquisition of Site
for Development of a Replacement Underground Safety Research Program
Facility for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH) in Mace, West
Virginia
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement of public meeting; and request
for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with
the General Services Administration (GSA), announces its intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze and assess
the environmental impacts of the proposed acquisition of a site in
Mace, West Virginia, and the development of this site into a
replacement of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) Underground Safety Research Program facility (Proposed
Action). The current acquisition and development would replace the
former Lake Lynn Experimental Mine in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and
would support research programs focused on miner health and safety
issues. The site being considered for acquisition and development
includes 461.35 acres located off of U.S. Route 219 in Randolph and
Pocahontas Counties near Mace, West Virginia.
This notice is pursuant to the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as implemented by the Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508).
CDC, in cooperation with GSA, also intends to initiate consultation, as
required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA), to evaluate the potential effects, if any, of the Proposed
Action on historic properties. Following the scoping meeting, a Draft
EIS will be prepared and circulated for public comment. CDC is the lead
federal agency for this Proposed Action.
DATES:
Public Scoping Meeting: A public scoping meeting in open house
format will be held on June 26, 2018 in Slatyfork, West Virginia. The
meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end no later than 8:30 p.m.
Written comments: Written scoping comments must be submitted by
11:59 p.m. on July 14, 2018.
Deadline for Requests for Special Accommodations: Persons wishing
to participate in the public scoping meeting who need special
accommodations should contact Sam Tarr at 770-488-8170 by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, June 19, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting will be held at the Linwood
Community Library, 72 Snowshoe Drive, Slatyfork, West Virginia 26291.
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You may submit comments identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-0057 by
either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov
(Follow the instructions for submitting comments).
U.S. Mail: Sam Tarr, Office of Safety, Security, and Asset
Management (OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS-K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted to https://www.regulations.gov (personally identifiable information, except for
first and last names, will be redacted). For access to the docket to
review background documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Tarr, Office of Safety, Security,
and Asset Management (OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027,
phone: (770) 488-8170, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: CDC is dedicated to protecting health and promoting
quality of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury,
and disability. NIOSH, one of CDC's Centers, Institutes, and Offices,
was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
NIOSH plans, directs, and coordinates a national program to develop and
establish recommended occupational safety and health standards, conduct
research and training, provide technical assistance, and perform
related activities to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for
every working person in the United States.
In 1997, NIOSH assumed the lease for a facility referred to as the
Lake Lynn Experimental Mine (LLEM) when the mine safety and health
function was transferred from the Bureau of Mines (BOM) to NIOSH. The
LLEM facility had been leased by BOM since 1982. The LLEM was located
60 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The LLEM and above ground
fire testing facility was primarily used for studies and research on
mine explosions, mine seals, mine rescue, ventilation, diesel exhaust,
new health and safety technologies, ground control, and fire
suppression. After December 2012, the property was no longer available
for long-term leasing. CDC attempted to purchase the LLEM underlying
property, but LLEM was vacated by the Government after market-based
purchase offers were rejected by the property owners.
In 2013, CDC completed a Project Development Study to outline a
design solution for the replacement of the LLEM. The study presented
the facility and site requirements and design concepts for the
replacement facilities. In 2016, to identify potentially available
locations that could accommodate the space requirements defined in the
2013 study, GSA issued (on behalf of CDC) two separate Request for
Expressions of Interest (REOI) for a site, developed or undeveloped,
that could be used for the new underground safety research facility.
The first REOI, advertised in June 2016, contained a limited delineated
area within a 200-mile radius of the LLEM. The REOI set forth criteria
that would be used to evaluate the suitability of the submitted sites.
One expression of interest that had the potential to meet the minimum
criteria was received. After further evaluation, however, the site was
found to be non-viable.
The second REOI was issued in October 2016 and expanded the
delineated area to the contiguous United States. Three expressions of
interest were received. One did not meet the minimum criteria, and a
second expression of interest did not contain all necessary information
to evaluate the offer. The offeror of the second site did not respond
to subsequent GSA inquiries.
The third potential site met the minimum criteria and was
determined to be a viable site. The site is located near Mace, West
Virginia, and straddles the Randolph and Pocahontas County lines.
In accordance with NEPA, as implemented by the CEQ regulations (40
CFR parts 1500-1508), CDC is initiating the preparation of an EIS for
the proposed acquisition of the site and construction of a new
underground safety research facility on the Site. Under NEPA, Federal
agencies are required to evaluate the environmental effects of their
proposed actions and a range of reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action before making a decision. At a minimum, the EIS will evaluate
the following two alternatives: The Proposed Action Alternative
(acquisition of the Site and construction of a new underground safety
research facility) and the No Action Alternative.
Scoping Process: In accordance with NEPA, a public scoping process
will be conducted to establish the range of issues to be addressed
during the preparation of the EIS. Scoping is an early and open process
for determining the scope of issues to be addressed and identifying
issues that should be taken into account in selecting an alternative
for implementation. To that end, during the scoping process, CDC will
actively seek input from interested people; organizations; federally
recognized Native American tribes; and federal, state, and regional
agencies.
The purpose of this Notice is to inform interested parties
regarding CDC's plan to prepare an EIS for the proposed Site
acquisition in Mace, West Virginia, and the development of the Site
into an underground safety research facility; to provide information on
the nature of the Proposed Action; and to initiate the scoping process.
The public scoping meeting will be held on June 26, 2018, at the
Linwood Community Library, 72 Snowshoe Drive, Slatyfork, West Virginia
26291, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The public scoping
meeting will be in open house format. General information on the Site
and the Proposed Action will be provided, and representatives of CDC
and GSA will be available to answer one-on-one questions. There will be
no formal presentation or question-and-answer session. Participants may
arrive at any time between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Comment forms will be provided for written comments, and a stenographer
will be available to transcribe oral comments. Through the NEPA scoping
process, CDC will also facilitate consultation with the public as
required by Section 106 of the NHPA.
Dated: June 7, 2018.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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