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Notices Federal Register

36814

Vol. 65, No. 113

Monday, June 12, 2000

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Notice of the Availability of the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement and

Notice of Public Hearing on the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for a

Proposed Department of

Transportation Headquarters

AGENCY: National Capital Region;

General Services Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Proposed lease acquisition of a

new or renovated headquarters for the

Department of Transportation in the

Central Employment Area of

Washington, DC.

SUMMARY: The General Services

Administration (GSA) announces the

availability of the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for the

proposed lease acquisition of a new or

renovated headquarters for the

Department of Transportation (DOT) in

the Central Employment Area (CEA) of

Washington, DC. GSA also announces

that a public hearing on the Draft EIS

will be held on July 12, 2000.

Background Information

DOT seeks to update its facilities,

maximize efficiency, and reorganize and

consolidate its operations. To this end,

GSA is currently conducting a

competitive procurement of 1.35 million

rentable square feet of new or renovated

space under an operating lease for a

term of fifteen years. Consolidation in a

new or renovated headquarters will

produce significant operating

efficiencies in support of DOT’s

mission.

The Government is conducting this

procurement as a negotiated, best value

source selection. This procurement

process has been developed with full

integration of the NEPA process,

incorporating NEPA compliance into

the agency’s decision making

framework. The results of this effort will

be full public participation and

submission of final proposals that

address potential environmental

impacts. The Government’s evaluation

of final proposals will include

consideration of an offeror’s ability and

willingness to address impacts and

implement proposed mitigation

measures identified through the NEPA

process, including public comments

received on the Draft EIS.

Draft EIS Availability

Copies of the Draft EIS will be

available for review at the locations

identified below. Also available for

review will be copies of the transcript

of proceedings from the April 11th

Public Scoping Meeting and public

comments submitted. In addition, the

Draft EIS and other information

regarding this project are available on

the internet at http://www.evolv.com/

DOT.

The Draft EIS may be viewed at the

following locations:

1. Department of Transportation,

Dockets Room, PL–401, 400 7th Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20590.

2. Martin Luther King Library, 9th &

G Streets, NW, Washington, DC.

3. Public Affairs Office, Navy, Bldg,

200, 2nd Floor, Wing 1 North,

Washington Navy Yard, Washington,

DC.

Public Hearing

A Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS

and conduct a public scoping meeting

was issued on June 30, 1999. The public

scoping meeting was held on July 29,

1999 to assist GSA in determining the

significant issues related to this project.

A second public scoping meeting was

held on April 11, 2000 to provide the

public a further opportunity to comment

on the project and, specifically, the sites

and proposals selected to participate in

Phase II of the competition. Comments

from both these meetings have been

incorporated into the Draft EIS.

The subject of this notice is a public

hearing that will be held to solicit

comment from agencies and the public

on the Draft EIS. This public hearing

will be held at 7 pm on Wednesday, July

12, 2000, at the Ronald Reagan Building

and International Trade Center Horizon

Ballroom (Ground Level, 131⁄2 Street

Entrance) 13th Street and Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.

The hearing will be advertised in

local and regional newspapers as the

date of the hearing approaches. At the

hearing, a short formal presentation will

precede the request for public

comments. GSA representatives will be

available to receive comments from the

public regarding issues of concern,

including comments on the potential

impacts of the proposed project, means

of mitigating those impacts, and project

alternatives.

GSA encourages Federal, regional,

state and local agencies, and interested

individuals and groups, to take this

opportunity to identify environmental

concerns that they believe should be

addressed in the Final EIS. In the

interest of available time, each speaker

will be asked to limit oral comments to

five (5) minutes. However, agencies and

the general public are encouraged to

provide written comments on the

scoping issues in addition to, or in lieu

of, presenting oral comments at the

public hearing.

Written comments will be accepted

through July 24, 2000. All written and

oral comments will be addressed and

incorporated into the Final EIS. GSA

anticipates that the Final EIS will be

released in the Fall of 2000.

Project Information

Topics of environmental analysis

presented in the Draft EIS include short

term impacts of construction and longterm impacts of site operations and

maintenance on land use, historic

resources, visual resources, physical

and biological resources, public

transportation, traffic and parking,

public services and utilities, and socioeconomic conditions. The

environmental analysis also addresses

cumulative impacts that would result

from this end and other development

projects that have been completed

recently, are currently under

development, and are proposed within

each study area.

Time and Location of Meeting

The public meeting will be held: At

7 p.m. Wednesday, 12, 2000 at the

Ronald Reagan Building and

International Trade Center Horizon

Ballroom (Ground Level, 131⁄2 Street

Entrance) 13th Street and Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004.

DATES: Written comments on the Draft

EIS must be postmarked no later than

July 24, 2000, to the following address:

General Services Administration, Attn:

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 113 / Monday, June 12, 2000 / Notices 36815

Mr. John Simeon, Portfolio

Development Division (WPC), 7th and D

Streets, SW., Suite 2002, Washington,

DC 20407.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE

CONTACT: Mr. John Simeon, General

Services Administration, (202) 260–

9586.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Anthony Costa,

Assistant Regional Administrator, National

Capital Region, General Services

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–14734 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service Operating

Divisions; Delegation of Authority

Notice is hereby given that I have

delegated to the Public Health Service

(PHS) Operating Division (OPDIV)

Heads the service fellowships related

authorities vested in the Secretary of

Health and Human Services under

Sections 207 and 208 of the PHS Act, 42

U.S.C. 209 and 210, and under Title 42

CFR, Subpart B, Part 61—Service

Fellowships.

This delegation supersedes the

delegation of authority memorandum

titled, ‘‘Delegation of Authority—

Service Fellowships,’’ to the PHS

Agency Heads from the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Health

Management Operations, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Health, dated

January 8, 1993.

This delegation becomes effective

upon date of signature. Also, I hereby

ratify and affirm the actions taken by

you or your subordinates, which

involved the exercise of authorities

delegated herein prior to the effective

date of this delegation.

Dated: June 2, 2000.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14751 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–17–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[30 DAY–42–00]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork

Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of

information collection requests under

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance

Officer at (404) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. Silicosis, No Mas!: Evaluation of

Materials Used for Outreach to Hispanic

Construction Workers—New—National

Institute for Occupational Safety and

Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)—Over

14,000 workers in the U.S. have died

from silicosis and hundreds more add to

the death toll each year. Silicosis is the

third leading cause of death attributed

to occupational diseases in the U.S. In

the state of Texas, 300 cases of silicosis

and workers exposed to silica were

reported between 1990 and 1997.

Among these cases, construction was

one of the most frequently reported

industries. Silicosis was diagnosed in

workers as young as 22 years of age, and

one third of the cases were found among

Hispanic workers, most of whom were

diagnosed with silicosis in their thirties.

Despite the alarming number of

reports, few attempts have been made to

educate construction workers in Texas,

particularly workers of Hispanic/Latino

decent. An evaluation of the outreach

activities conducted during the 1996

National Campaign to Eliminate

Silicosis and the Special Emphasis

Program (SEP) for silicosis indicated

that no effort was undertaken to meet

the needs of Hispanic workers. In both

events, educational outreach was

directed at the mainstream industry,

trade associations, employers, and labor

unions. Yet, while some educational

materials were directly translated into

Spanish, no special efforts were directed

at Hispanic workers in the course of the

campaign nor in the SEP. In addition,

the results of 11 focus groups recently

conducted in Texas indicated that most

Hispanic workers were unaware of

silicosis and most knew little about the

cause and health effects of silicosis.

Barriers to silicosis prevention raised by

the focus group participants included

lack of knowledge about prevention and

lack of proper protective equipment

provided by their employers. While

most workers in the focus groups could

read either Spanish or English, there

were individuals who could not read

either language. Hence, other mediums

of communication, such as audio or

video tapes, were recommended to

reach the workers.

The goal of the overall project is to

increase awareness of and information

about the nature, extent, and

seriousness of silica exposure, and to

increase the use of appropriate

engineering controls and respiratory

protection among construction workers

in Texas. A culturally and linguistically

relevant silicosis education and

prevention program targeting

construction workers will be developed,

implemented, and evaluated. The goal

of the evaluation is to determine if

culturally tailored health messages are

more effective than non-culturally

tailored health messages in promoting

changes in knowledge, attitudes, and

behaviors.

Information and data obtained from

this evaluation will help direct future

outreach efforts in silicosis prevention

among the Hispanic population. In

addition, results from this study will be

used to further current understanding of

the effects of cultural values in the

design of safety and health messages,

thereby helping future development of

culturally and linguistically appropriate

occupational safety and health messages

tailored for the Hispanic population.

The total annual burden hours are

200.

Respondents

No. of

respondents

No. of

responses/

respondent

Avg.

burden

per response

(in

hours)

Construction

workers ....... 600 1 20/60

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. 93612–005]

Administration for Native Americans

Programs—Supplemental Funding for

InterTribal Bison Cooperative/

90NA7059

AGENCY: Administration for Native

Americans (ANA), ACF, DHHS.