[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 64421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20154]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Land Acquisition at 
Washington Navy Yard (WNY), Washington, District of Columbia

AGENCY: Department of the Navy (DoN), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: After carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and 
environmental consequences of the proposed action, the DoN announces 
its decision to select Alternative 1A (Preferred Alternative) from the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Land Acquisition at 
WNY, Washington, DC (hereafter, Final EIS). This alternative will 
enable the DoN to improve the Antiterrorism (AT) posture, protect 
adjacent mission-critical activities from encroachment, and otherwise 
meet the purpose and need of this action. Additionally, this 
alternative allows the DoN to meet a long-term need of relocating the 
existing museum. Construction and operation of the relocated museum 
will provide a location for a new, world-class museum for public 
enjoyment and bring potential retail and commercial amenities to the 
local area.

ADDRESSES: The complete text of the Record of Decision (ROD), along 
with the August 2023 Final EIS and supporting documents is available on 
the project website at: https://ndw.cnic.navy.mil/WNY-Land-Acquisition/1/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering System 
Command Washington, Attn: EIS Project Manager, 1314 Harwood Street SE, 
Washington, DC 20374.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The selected alternative involves the DoN 
exchanging certain underutilized properties (approximately 15 acres) 
within the WNY Southeast Corner, via lease and/or transfer, with a 
private developer to obtain acquisition rights of the approximately 6-
acre Southeast Federal Center (SEFC) E Parcels. General Services 
Administration will then transfer ownership of the SEFC E Parcels to 
the DoN via a federal-to-federal transfer. The DoN may enter into a 
lease agreement with a non-federal entity to relocate the existing 
National Museum of the U.S. Navy to the SEFC E Parcels. The land 
exchange of the SEFC E Parcels for the WNY Southeast Corner will 
require relocation of functions from the WNY Southeast Corner to other 
areas within the WNY. These relocations may require additional 
environmental analysis and National Environmental Policy Act planning. 
This alternative will also include future development on the WNY 
Southeast Corner by the private developer and in-kind considerations at 
the WNY, such as upgrades to the Riverwalk and piers to be provided by 
the developer.

     Dated: September 13, 2023.
J.E. Koningisor,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20154 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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