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has not been disclosed publicly. The
development and publication of the
Account Access Guidelines, however,
prompted the Board to consider the
potential benefits of disclosing the
names of institutions that have access to
accounts and services.
The Board proposed for public
comment a requirement for Reserve
Banks to publish periodically a list of
depository institutions with access to
accounts and services, including
whether each depository institution
with access to accounts and services is
federally insured and in which Reserve
Bank district the depository institution
is located. In addition, the Board
proposed to have the Reserve Banks
publish a list of depository institutions
that have, since the prior publication,
received access to accounts and services
or no longer have access to accounts and
services.2
B. Subsequent Amendment to the
Federal Reserve Act
Subsequent to the publication of the
proposal, the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 amended the Act by adding
a new Section 11C. New Section 11C of
the Act requires the Board, not later
than 180 days after December 23, 2022,
to create and ‘‘maintain a public, online
and searchable database’’ of entities that
have, or that are requesting, account and
service access, along with the status of
any request for an account and
services.3 For each entity that has, or is
requesting access to, accounts and
services, new Section 11C of the Act
also requires the database to indicate if
the entity is a federally insured bank or
credit union or a non-federally insured
depository institution.
II. Notice That the Board Will Not
Adopt the Proposed Amendments to the
Account Access Guidelines
The Board has determined that the
disclosure requirements in the Act’s
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2 The
Board proposed that the list of depository
institutions that no longer have access to accounts
and/or services would include both depository
institutions that lost access to accounts and services
and those that gave up their access to accounts and
services voluntarily.
3 See 12 U.S.C. 248c. The new Section 11C
excludes official accountholders from the list of
entities published on the database and defines
‘‘Official accountholders’’ as foreign states (as
defined in section 25B of the Act), central banks (as
defined in section 25B of the Act) other than a
commercial bank, public international
organizations entitled to enjoy privileged examples
and immunities as an international organization
under the International Organizations Immunities
Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.), and any governmental
entity for which the Secretary of Treasury has
directed a Reserve Bank to receive deposits as fiscal
agent of the United States under section 15 of the
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new Section 11C substantially supplant
the Board’s proposal to incorporate a
disclosure requirement into the Account
Access Guidelines. Therefore, the Board
will not adopt its proposed amendments
to the Account Access Guidelines.
By order of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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Notice of Availability for the Record of
Decision of the Environmental Impact
Statement for the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, Muirkirk Road Campus
Master Plan in Laurel, Maryland
Public Buildings Service (PBS),
National Capital Region, General
Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
GSA issued a Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Muirkirk Road
Campus (MRC) Master Plan, in Laurel,
Maryland, on June 16, 2023. The ROD
was prepared in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations, and
the GSA PBS NEPA Desk Guide.
DATES: Applicable: Friday, June 16,
2023.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lindsey Veas, GSA, National Capital
Region, PBS, Office of Planning and
Design Quality, at 202–262–9236.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The General Services Administration,
in cooperation with the FDA, has
prepared a Master Plan for the MRC in
Laurel, Maryland. The MRC Master Plan
creates a framework to guide
development and add capacity over the
course of next 10 to 30 years. The FDA
owns 249 acres of land at Muirkirk
Road. The MRC West Parcel comprises
197 acres west of Odell Road. The
remaining 52 acres makes up the MRC
East Parcel located east of Odell Road.
The FDA acquired the land for the
Beltsville Research Facility (BRF) from
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) in 1964. Today, the MRC is
home to the Center for Veterinary
Medicine (CVM), the Center for Food
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Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN),
and support staff.
Previous master plans approved by
National Capital Planning Commission
(NCPC) and Prince George’s County
include the 1966 Site Development Plan
and the 1981 Master Plan. The MRC’s
current population is 300 employees;
the 1966 and 1981 Master Plans limited
future population growth to 1,800
employees. The MRC Master Plan
evolved throughout the master planning
process that began in September 2020.
Initially, the Draft Master Plan included
two phases of office buildings without
any laboratories. The first phase
accommodates 700 additional staff, and
the second phase 800 additional staff,
bringing the total campus population up
to 1,800.
As a result of the COVID–19
pandemic, the workplace environment
has gone through a fundamental change
with a higher percentage of people
working remotely. The FDA adopted the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) 21st Century Workplace
Space Planning Policy. Under this
policy, a new workplace model based
on increased telework provides efficient
use of space and significantly reduces
rent and rent related costs. Moving
forward, HHS’s policy is to provide
dedicated workstations and offices only
for staff who report to an office six or
more days per pay period. Shared
workstations and offices will be
available for employees who
predominantly telework fewer than six
days per pay period. Based on current
trends in teleworking, FDA’s White Oak
campus has significant capacity to
absorb future growth and consolidation
of FDA employees within the DC
metropolitan area from leased space as
the leases expire. For laboratory
employees, remote work is not possible
due to the nature of the work and
existing laboratories at FDA’s White Oak
Campus are fully occupied. Therefore,
FDA shifted its focus for the MRC from
mostly new office space to also
increasing the amount of laboratory
space.
The Master Plan provides a
framework for development at the MRC
to accommodate up to 1,800 FDA
employees and support staff. GSA
completed an EIS that assessed the
impacts of the population increase and
additional growth needed on the MRC
to support the increased population.
Preferred Alternative
GSA has chosen to implement
Alternative B: Dual Campus, as defined
in the Final EIS (GSA, April 2023). This
decision is based on analyses contained
in the MRC Master Plan Draft EIS issued
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in December 2020, the MRC Master Plan
Final EIS issued in April 2023, and the
comments of Federal and State agencies,
stakeholder organizations, members of
the public and elected officials and
other information in the Administrative
Record.
Implementation of Alternative B will
be distributed between the MOD 1 and
MOD 2 buildings and the Beltsville
Research Facility (BRF) site. Alternative
B has been broken out into three phases
which include:
• Phase 1—construction of an
approximate 18,000-square-foot annex
to the MOD 2 building. The population
at the MRC West Parcel will remain at
300. The annex building will
accommodate both staff from the BRF
and the renovation occurring within
MOD 2.
• Phase 2—construction of two
laboratory buildings that will
accommodate 168 scientists and support
staff in approximately 168,000 gross
square feet (gsf) of lab space and 6,300
gsf of special use space. Phase 2
includes the removal of the surface
parking lot adjacent to MOD 1 and the
construction of a parking garage with
235 spaces. An approximate 10,000 gsf
maintenance/storage building adjacent
to the new parking garage will also be
built. Phase 2 will include maintaining
the metal warehouse building and
fitness center at the BRF, creating a
temporary surface lot on the BRF site,
and constructing a new entrance to
Odell Road for truck screening. A visitor
parking lot will be constructed and the
Muirkirk Road entrance will be rebuilt
with a shared drop-off.
• Phase 3—construction of two office
buildings that will accommodate a
population of 1,332 and shared use
space to support the campus. The two
new office buildings will be constructed
on the site of the BRF. The total gross
area is approximately 166,500 gsf of
office space and 24,5000 gsf of special
use space. This phase will also include
a four-level parking garage for 665
spaces. Additionally, during Phase 3,
temporary parking and all remaining
existing buildings at the BRF site will be
removed.
An elevated boardwalk will be
constructed within the natural
landscape that will connect the
laboratory buildings with the office
buildings. A skybridge between the
laboratory and office buildings will
encourage collaboration. Alternative B
will also include space for shared
amenities including a conference center,
cafeteria, and fitness center.
Alternative B is necessary to continue
to guide future long-term development
of the MRC. Alternative B highlights
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views, improves connectivity and
walkability, and conserves the natural
landscape. Alternative B is in line with
the Master Plan as both aim to:
• maintain a 100-foot landscape
buffer along the perimeter of the
campus,
• set the buildings back at least 75
feet from the interior roadways,
• respect the woodlands as much as
possible and make them accessible for
employees,
• create new view corridors into the
woodlands at the heart of the campus,
• avoid development and human
interference in the pasture areas as these
are being used by FDA for research and
the preservation of open space,
• connect the existing and Phase 2
buildings through a continuous service
corridor,
• allow people to move between new
buildings through a physical connection
that protects them from the elements,
and
• conserve the stream valleys and
natural drainage patterns
collection of information) and to allow
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proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including
the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
the accuracy of the estimated burden,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
August 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
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comments electronically to https://
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instructions for ‘‘Comment or
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The ROD can be found on GSA’s
to find the information collection
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comments.
Mydelle Wright,
2. By regular mail. You may mail
Director, Office of Planning and Design
written
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Quality, Public Buildings Service, National
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Capital Region, General Services
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Administration.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-PBS-2023-03; Docket No. 2023-0002; Sequence No. 20]
Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision of the
Environmental Impact Statement for the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, Muirkirk Road Campus Master Plan in Laurel, Maryland
AGENCY: Public Buildings Service (PBS), National Capital Region,
General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GSA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Muirkirk Road Campus (MRC) Master Plan, in Laurel,
Maryland, on June 16, 2023. The ROD was prepared in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations, and the GSA PBS NEPA Desk Guide.
DATES: Applicable: Friday, June 16, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsey Veas, GSA, National Capital
Region, PBS, Office of Planning and Design Quality, at 202-262-9236.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The General Services Administration, in cooperation with the FDA,
has prepared a Master Plan for the MRC in Laurel, Maryland. The MRC
Master Plan creates a framework to guide development and add capacity
over the course of next 10 to 30 years. The FDA owns 249 acres of land
at Muirkirk Road. The MRC West Parcel comprises 197 acres west of Odell
Road. The remaining 52 acres makes up the MRC East Parcel located east
of Odell Road. The FDA acquired the land for the Beltsville Research
Facility (BRF) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1964.
Today, the MRC is home to the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), the
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), and support
staff.
Previous master plans approved by National Capital Planning
Commission (NCPC) and Prince George's County include the 1966 Site
Development Plan and the 1981 Master Plan. The MRC's current population
is 300 employees; the 1966 and 1981 Master Plans limited future
population growth to 1,800 employees. The MRC Master Plan evolved
throughout the master planning process that began in September 2020.
Initially, the Draft Master Plan included two phases of office
buildings without any laboratories. The first phase accommodates 700
additional staff, and the second phase 800 additional staff, bringing
the total campus population up to 1,800.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the workplace environment has
gone through a fundamental change with a higher percentage of people
working remotely. The FDA adopted the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) 21st Century Workplace Space Planning Policy.
Under this policy, a new workplace model based on increased telework
provides efficient use of space and significantly reduces rent and rent
related costs. Moving forward, HHS's policy is to provide dedicated
workstations and offices only for staff who report to an office six or
more days per pay period. Shared workstations and offices will be
available for employees who predominantly telework fewer than six days
per pay period. Based on current trends in teleworking, FDA's White Oak
campus has significant capacity to absorb future growth and
consolidation of FDA employees within the DC metropolitan area from
leased space as the leases expire. For laboratory employees, remote
work is not possible due to the nature of the work and existing
laboratories at FDA's White Oak Campus are fully occupied. Therefore,
FDA shifted its focus for the MRC from mostly new office space to also
increasing the amount of laboratory space.
The Master Plan provides a framework for development at the MRC to
accommodate up to 1,800 FDA employees and support staff. GSA completed
an EIS that assessed the impacts of the population increase and
additional growth needed on the MRC to support the increased
population.
Preferred Alternative
GSA has chosen to implement Alternative B: Dual Campus, as defined
in the Final EIS (GSA, April 2023). This decision is based on analyses
contained in the MRC Master Plan Draft EIS issued
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in December 2020, the MRC Master Plan Final EIS issued in April 2023,
and the comments of Federal and State agencies, stakeholder
organizations, members of the public and elected officials and other
information in the Administrative Record.
Implementation of Alternative B will be distributed between the MOD
1 and MOD 2 buildings and the Beltsville Research Facility (BRF) site.
Alternative B has been broken out into three phases which include:
Phase 1--construction of an approximate 18,000-square-foot
annex to the MOD 2 building. The population at the MRC West Parcel will
remain at 300. The annex building will accommodate both staff from the
BRF and the renovation occurring within MOD 2.
Phase 2--construction of two laboratory buildings that
will accommodate 168 scientists and support staff in approximately
168,000 gross square feet (gsf) of lab space and 6,300 gsf of special
use space. Phase 2 includes the removal of the surface parking lot
adjacent to MOD 1 and the construction of a parking garage with 235
spaces. An approximate 10,000 gsf maintenance/storage building adjacent
to the new parking garage will also be built. Phase 2 will include
maintaining the metal warehouse building and fitness center at the BRF,
creating a temporary surface lot on the BRF site, and constructing a
new entrance to Odell Road for truck screening. A visitor parking lot
will be constructed and the Muirkirk Road entrance will be rebuilt with
a shared drop-off.
Phase 3--construction of two office buildings that will
accommodate a population of 1,332 and shared use space to support the
campus. The two new office buildings will be constructed on the site of
the BRF. The total gross area is approximately 166,500 gsf of office
space and 24,5000 gsf of special use space. This phase will also
include a four-level parking garage for 665 spaces. Additionally,
during Phase 3, temporary parking and all remaining existing buildings
at the BRF site will be removed.
An elevated boardwalk will be constructed within the natural
landscape that will connect the laboratory buildings with the office
buildings. A skybridge between the laboratory and office buildings will
encourage collaboration. Alternative B will also include space for
shared amenities including a conference center, cafeteria, and fitness
center.
Alternative B is necessary to continue to guide future long-term
development of the MRC. Alternative B highlights views, improves
connectivity and walkability, and conserves the natural landscape.
Alternative B is in line with the Master Plan as both aim to:
maintain a 100-foot landscape buffer along the perimeter
of the campus,
set the buildings back at least 75 feet from the interior
roadways,
respect the woodlands as much as possible and make them
accessible for employees,
create new view corridors into the woodlands at the heart
of the campus,
avoid development and human interference in the pasture
areas as these are being used by FDA for research and the preservation
of open space,
connect the existing and Phase 2 buildings through a
continuous service corridor,
allow people to move between new buildings through a
physical connection that protects them from the elements, and
conserve the stream valleys and natural drainage patterns
Location of Record of Decision
The ROD can be found on GSA's project website at www.gsa.gov/ncrnepa.
Mydelle Wright,
Director, Office of Planning and Design Quality, Public Buildings
Service, National Capital Region, General Services Administration.
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