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Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities 

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—04/13/2007 

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For Further Information Contact: 

Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative 

or Renee Hallman, Contact 

Representative, Federal Trade 

Commission, Premerger Notification 

Office, Bureau of Competition, Room H–

303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326–

3100. 

By Direction of the Commission. 

Donald S. Clark, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–2073 Filed 4–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–07–M 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

Public Building Service; Notice of 

Availability; Master Site Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, 

CO 

AGENCY: Public Building Service, 

General Services Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, and the President’s Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508), as implemented 

by General Services Administration 

(GSA) Order PBS P 1095.4D, GSA 

announces its Notice of Availability 

(NOA) of the Proposed Master Site Plan 

and Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS) for the Denver Federal 

Center in Lakewood, Colorado. 

DATES: Public Meeting: Public meetings 

will be conducted to provide the public 

with an opportunity to present 

comments, ask questions, and discuss 

concerns regarding the DEIS with GSA 

representatives. GSA will host public 

meetings on Wednesday, May 16 from 

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Building 41, Denver 

Federal Center, Lakewood, CO, and 

again on May 16 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

at Creighton Middle School, Lakewood, 

CO, and on Thursday May 17 from 11 

a.m. to 1 p.m. at Building 25, Denver 

Federal Center, Lakewood, CO. More 

specific information about the meetings 

will be noticed in local media and on 

the GSA Web site at http://www.gsa.gov/ 

dfcsiteplan. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the 

document, visit the web site at http:// 

www.gsa.gov/dfcsiteplan and follow the 

instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Morpurgo by telephone at (303) 236–

8000 ext. 5039 or by e-mail at http:// 

www.dfcsiteplan@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 

1997, when the last Master Site Plan 

was completed, potential development 

and redevelopment opportunities and 

the changing real estate market have 

been identified. The analysis in EIS 

includes a review of all existing 

buildings on site, all existing and 

planned infrastructure systems and 

improvements, necessary capital 

investment needs and all vacant land. A 

primary focus is on short and long term 

planning for Federal agency needs and 

requirements. A No Action alternative is 

studied that to evaluate the 

consequences of not implementing an 

action alternative. This alternative is 

included to provide a basis for 

comparison to the action alternatives 

described above as required under 

NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1002.14(d)). 

The EIS addressed the potential 

impacts of three alternatives considered: 

The Federal Quad Alternative is defined 

by the use of a central ‘‘Quad’’ located 

in the center of the site. A mixed use 

center would be encouraged in this area 

with enhanced streetscape woven into 

the fabric of the surrounding 

neighborhoods and commercial districts 

with road and land use connections; the 

Federal Mall Alternative creates a linear 

‘‘Federal Mall’’ which would enhance 

the aesthetics of the site to create a 

grand entry and pedestrian access from 

the western boundary into the heart of 

the central core to an which open space 

square would serve as an amenity to the 

Mall district as well as other 

surrounding uses; and No-Action 

Alternative (currently planned upgrades 

would continue). 

GSA invites individuals, 

organizations and agencies to submit 

comments concerning the scope of the 

EIS. The public review period starts 

with the publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register and will continue for 

forty five (45) days from the date of this 

notice. GSA will consider all comments 

received or postmarked by June 11, 

2007. The GSA will consider and 

respond to comments received on the 

Draft EIS in preparing the Final EIS. 

GSA expects to issue a Final EIS by 

fall, 2007 at which time its availability 

will be announced in the Federal 

Register and local media. A ‘‘No 

Action’’ comment period will 

commence upon the publication of the 

Record of Decision. 

Public meetings will be conducted to 

provide the public with an opportunity 

to present comments, ask questions, and 

discuss concerns regarding the DEIS 

with GSA representatives. GSA will 

host public meetings on Wednesday, 

May 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 

Building 41, Denver Federal Center, 

Lakewood, CO, and again on May 16 

from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Creighton 

Middle School, Lakewood, CO, and on 

Thursday May 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

at Building 25, Denver Federal Center, 

Lakewood, CO. More specific 

information about the meetings will be 

noticed in local media and on the GSA 

Web site at http://www.gsa.gov/ 

dfcsiteplan. 

Dated: April 18, 2007. 

Lisa Dorsey Morpurgo, 

Senior Project Manager, General Services 

Administration, DFC Service Center, PBS, 

Rocky Mountain Region. 

[FR Doc. E7–8152 Filed 4–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–BK–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[PBS-N01] 

Notice of Availability to Distribute the 

Record of Decision for the 

Construction of a New Border Station 

Facility in Madawaska, Maine 

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, GSA. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) announces its 

intent to distribute the Record of 


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Decision (ROD) under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended, 42 USC 4321 – 4347 

( NEPA ) to assess the potential impacts 

of the construction of a New Border 

Station Facility in Madawaska, Maine 

(the ‘‘Proposed Action’’). At the request 

of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 

the GSA is proposing to construct a new 

border station facility which meets their 

needs, and the design requirements of 

the GSA. 

The existing facilities are undersized 

and obsolete, and consequently 

incapable of providing the level of 

security now required. The Proposed 

Action has been defined and includes: 

(a) Identification of land requirements, 

including acquisition of adjoining land; 

(b) demolition of existing government 

structures at the border station; (c) 

construction of a main administration 

building and ancillary support 

buildings; and (d) consequent potential 

alterations to secondary roads. 

Studied alternatives have identified 

alternative locations for the components 

of the border station including the main 

administration and ancillary support 

buildings, the associated roadway 

network and parking. A No Action 

alternative has also been studied and 

evaluates the consequences of not 

constructing the new border station 

facility.This alternative has been 

included to provide a basis for 

comparison to the action alternatives 

described above as required by NEPA 

regulations (40 CFR 1002.14(d)). 

DATES: May 29, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David M. Drevinsky P.E., PMP, Regional 

Environmental Quality Advocate 

(REQA), U.S. General Services 

Administration, 10 Causeway Street, 

Room 975, Boston, MA 02222. Fax: 

(617) 565–5967. Phone: (617) 565–6596. 

E-mail: david.drevinsky@gsa.gov. 

DISTRIBUTION: 

GSA will distribute ten reading copies 

of the Record of Decision at both the 

Middle / High School Library located on 

135 Seventh Avenue in Madawaska and 

the Madawaska Library located on 393 

Main Street. 

Glenn C. Rotondo, 

Assistant Regional Administrator,Public 

Buildings Service, New England Region 

Record of Decision 

The General Services Administration 

has published a final environmental 

impact statement on the following 

project: 

Madawaska Border Station 

Madawaska, Aroostook County, 

Maine 

Purpose and Needs 

The purpose of the proposed project 

is to replace the undersized and 

functionally obsolete land port of entry 

at Madawaska with a new facility that 

meets the needs of the U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP), complies with 

the design requirements of the GSA, and 

provides efficient and safe inspection 

and processing of vehicles and people at 

the border crossing. 

The proposed project is needed 

because the size and conditions of the 

existing building and overall site are 

substandard, preventing the agencies 

assigned to the port from adequately 

fulfilling their respective missions. This 

condition has become more noticeable 

in recent years due to the increase in 

commercial truck traffic and heightened 

security at the border following the 

terrorist attacks in 2001. The 

deficiencies with the existing facilities 

have led to extensive traffic delays, for 

vehicles entering the U.S., of up to 2 

miles on the streets of Edmundston. The 

deficiencies fall into three broad 

categories: 1) Building deficiencies, 2) 

overall site deficiencies, and 3) 

insufficient security. 

Alternatives 

The following alternatives were 

analyzed to determine which best 

satisfied the purpose and needs: 

The No-build Alternative 

Under the no-build alternative, 

operation of the border station would 

continue at its existing location and 

using the existing facilities. With the 

exception of minor repairs and upgrades 

to existing equipment, no new 

construction or demolition would take 

place. No new inspection lanes or 

facilities would be built. 

The Selected Alternative 

The selected alternative, initially 

known as Alternative D, consists of a 

new facility on property that is not 

immediately adjacent to the existing 

border station. The approximately 12.9–

acre site used for alternative D is about 

1,600 feet west of the existing border 

station and owned by Fraser Papers, the 

MM&A Railroad, and the Madawaska 

Regional Health Center. Vehicles 

traveling from the International Bridge 

would make a 90–degree turn west, and 

proceed approximately 1,600 feet on a 

secure access road and bridge over the 

MM&A railroad tracks to the site of the 

new border station. The GSA would 

own and maintain the access road and 

bridge. A pedestrian-only processing 

facility would be located at the U.S. end 

of the International Bridge on the site of 

the current border station. 

Alternative D was identified as GSA’s 

preferred alternative in the draft 

environmental impact statement, and as 

the selected alternative in the final 

environmental impact statement, 

because it best satisfied the project 

purpose and needs with the least 

adverse environmental impact. Three 

alternatives – alternatives A, B, and C 

–were developed that attempted to 

locate the new port facilities within a 

small geographical area immediately 

adjacent to the existing port site, 

roughly bordered by the Fraser Papers 

mill, the Saint John River, and Bridge 

and Mill Streets. These three 

alternatives only marginally met the 

project‘s purpose and need and had 

greater adverse environmental impacts 

than the selected alternative. The GSA 

identified Alternative D as the 

environmentally preferable alternative. 

Alternatives Dismissed 

Alternative A consisted of 

demolishing the existing building, 

building new ones on the existing site, 

and expanding it in an attempt to meet 

the required space standards and 

increased security requirements of the 

CBP. This alternative locates the entire 

border station between the Fraser Papers 

mill and the Saint John River, straddling 

the MM&;A railroad tracks. Alternative 

A had the advantages of reusing the 

existing site of the border station, 

having a compact layout requiring 

acquisition of less property than the 

other alternatives, and using property 

not intensely used by Fraser Papers. 

However, the compact layout of 

alternative A results in several 

disadvantages. The three at-grade 

crossings of the MM&A railroad tracks 

would cause train-vehicle conflicts; 

traffic circulation would be cumbersome 

and non-intuitive; trucks would have to 

back up into the travel lane to exit the 

secondary inspection area; and the 

VACIS unit could not be enclosed. 

Alternative B consisted of 

demolishing the existing border station 

building and constructing a new border 

station immediately south of the MM&A 

railroad tracks within Bridge Street and 

on property owned by Fraser Papers 

along Bridge Street and Mill Street. The 

primary inspection area for all vehicles 

would be in Bridge Street and on 

property owned by Fraser Papers. 

Secondary inspection for trucks and 

personally owned vehicles (POVs) and 

buses would take place in Mill Street 

and on property to the south of Mill 

Street owned by Fraser Papers and used 

for employee parking. Thirteenth 

through Sixteenth Avenues and a 

portion of Mill Street would be closed 

to through traffic. Vehicle circulation 

through the secondary POV and bus 

inspection area would be challenging, 

because there is a dramatic rise in grade 


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from one side of this area to the other. 

The exit of the secondary inspection 

area would intersect with a steep 

portion of Bridge Street, which is a 

safety concern. Following secondary 

inspection, alternative B would require 

trucks returning to Canada to be 

escorted by border station personnel 

back to the International Bridge, by way 

of public streets. This alternative would 

remove a considerable amount of 

employee parking from Fraser Papers 

and would require trucks to circulate 

through town to access the paper mill. 

Alternative C consisted of 

demolishing the existing border station 

building and constructing a new border 

station along the MM&A railroad tracks, 

Bridge Street, and a portion of the Fraser 

Papers parking areas adjacent to Mill 

Street. Alternative C proposed the 

complete separation of inspections for 

trucks and POVs and buses. Primary 

and secondary inspection of trucks 

would occur on the existing border 

station site and additional MM&A 

railroad-owned property to the south 

and west. Primary inspection of POVs 

and buses would occur in Bridge Street 

and on property owned by Fraser Papers 

and used for employee parking. 

Secondary POV and bus inspection 

would occur on land owned by Fraser 

Papers at the corner of Bridge and Mill 

Streets. Thirteenth Avenue would be 

closed to through traffic. 

Alternatives A, B, and C would only 

marginally satisfy the project’s purpose 

and needs because the building and site 

layout are not ideal, on-site traffic 

circulation is cumbersome, and security, 

while improved over existing 

conditions, would not fully meet the 

CBP’s requirements. Additionally, they 

would likely result in substantial 

disruption to operations of Fraser 

Papers and the MM&A Railroad. Due to 

the many problems associated with 

them and because another alternative 

exists that fully satisfies the project’s 

purpose and needs with less adverse 

impact, alternatives A, B, and C were 

dismissed from further consideration. 

Environmental Consequences of the 

Project 

The selected alternative would have a 

small impact on the natural and social 

environment of Madawaska. The 

selected alternative would impact Fraser 

Papers’ use of the site for truck and 

outdoor material storage, a railroad 

siding and buildings owned by the 

MM&A Railroad, and displace the 

Madawaska Regional Health Center, a 

medical office and outpatient care 

facility. The selected alternative would 

result in minor changes or impacts in 

traffic, noise, surface water runoff, and 

increased lighting. In each case, the 

changes would not be significant. The 

selected alternative would not adversely 

impact special events like the 

International Snowmobile Festival. 

According to officials at the CBP, it is 

anticipated that vehicle idle time will be 

significantly less than 5 minutes. As a 

final design for the facility is developed, 

the GSA/CBP will evaluate traffic 

processing flow and wait times and, if 

necessary, identify appropriate idling 

reduction strategies. Such strategies may 

include development of signage at 

strategic locations and/or educational 

outreach to local industries whose 

drivers frequently use the border 

crossing. 

Decision 

The GSA has decided to construct the 

selected alternative because it best 

meets the purpose and needs of the 

project, and would have positive 

impacts on inbound traffic compared to 

the no-build alternative. The traffic 

circulation patterns of the selected 

alternative, with the installation of 

increased security and technology 

measures, would result in shorter 

vehicle queues and more effective and 

faster processing times for inbound 

vehicles. The separation of POVs from 

trucks and buses would greatly reduce 

queuing that occurs with the no-build 

alternative when more than one truck is 

present for processing. The number of 

inbound booths for processing vehicular 

traffic would increase from two (one 

POV lane and one shared lane) to four 

(two POV lanes, one truck lane, and one 

bus lane). Traffic backups into Canada 

would be reduced with the additional 

lanes combined with the increased 

stacking area along the proposed access 

road. 

The GSA selected the 

environmentally preferable alternative. 

The selected and environmentally 

preferable alternative best met the 

purpose and needs for the project with 

the least impact to the natural and social 

environments, and best protects, 

preserves, and enhances the historic, 

cultural, and natural resources of the 

area. 

The following economic, technical, 

and GSA mission considerations were 

weighed in reaching the decision: The 

selected alternative would adequately 

address the problem that the existing 

building, although well maintained, 

does not meet the GSA’s or accessibility 

guidelines and provides only a small 

percentage of the total building square 

foot area required to meet the needs of 

the CBP and other agencies. It also 

addresses the problem that the existing 

border station suffers from a variety of 

basic deficiencies that hamper the CBP 

and other agencies in providing safe and 

efficient processing of vehicular and 

pedestrian traffic including: 

•Deficiencies in the main building 

(size, accessibility, structural, etc.) 

•Deficiencies in site circulation and 

layout 

•Deficiencies in processing of 

inbound commercial and noncommercial vehicles, especially in the 

lack of space to perform secondary 

inspections of large commercial vehicles 

•Deficiencies in processing outbound 

vehicular and pedestrian traffic 

•Lack of parking spaces 

•Lack of designated delivery area 

•Deficiencies in exterior lighting 

•Deficiencies related to security 

measures (equipment, fencing, building 

setbacks, etc.) 

The DEIS identified a preferred 

alternative. The DEIS was circulated 

and a public hearing was held to receive 

comments. No major substantive 

comments on the DEIS were received. 

All practicable means of avoiding or 

minimizing environmental harm from 

the selected alternative were adopted, 

through the attached program of 

mitigation, monitoring, or enforcement. 

[FR Doc. E7–8065 Filed 4–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–A8–S 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

Office of Small Business Utilization; 

Small Business Advisory Committee; 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Small Business Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Small Business 

Utilization, GSA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) is announcing a 

public meeting of the GSA Small 

Business Advisory Committee (the 

Committee). 

DATES: The meeting will take place May 

14, 2007. The meeting will begin 1 p.m. 

and conclude no later than 6 p.m. that 

day. The Committee will accept oral 

public comments at this meeting and 

has reserved a total of thirty minutes for 

this purpose. Members of the public 

wishing to reserve speaking time must 

contact Aaron Collmann in writing at: 

sbac@gsa.gov or by fax at (202) 501–

2590, no later than one week prior to the 

meeting. 

ADDRESSES: GSA Expo 2007, Orange 

County Convention Center, Room 

W240B, 9800 International Drive, 

Orlando, FL. 


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