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Sunshine Act Meeting

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Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: Approximately 10:15

a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 1997,

following a recess at the conclusion of

the open meeting.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, C Street

entrance between 20th and 21st Streets,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

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previously announced meeting.

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(202) 452–3207, beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

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announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

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Record of Decision; Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention;

Clifton Road Campus Expansion,

Atlanta, GA

Action

This is the Record of Decision (ROD)

for the Clifton Road Campus Expansion

for the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Proposed Action includes

demolition, new construction, and

renovation of buildings on CDC’s

existing Clifton Road Campus, as well as

acquisition and development of a 17.6

acre site adjacent to the existing

campus.

Over a 20-year planning period

(1995–2015), the General Services

Administration (GSA) and CDC

anticipate the Proposed Action will

meet the following long-range CDC

housing requirements:

• Increase existing workstations from

2,095 to approximately 3,300;

• Increase existing parking spaces

from 1,781 to approximately 3,300,

including visitor;

• Increase existing gross building area

from 1,006,000 square feet to 1,702,000

square feet;

• Reduce the number of antiquated

and non-functional Clifton Road

facilities; and,

• Increase the physical security of the

Clifton Road Campus, which is CDC’s

World Headquarters and primary

infectious disease research facility.

CDC and GSA plan for the expansion

to occur in two general 10-year phases.

From 1995–2005, the Government will

renovate and/or replace existing

facilities, and will construct

replacement parking facilities and

minor support buildings. During the

second period, 2006–2015, CDC expects

to house additional programmatic

growth in new construction. CDC

intends for the Clifton Road Campus to

continue to serve as its World

Headquarters, and as its primary

infectious disease research facility.

Other CDC functions, such as

environmental health, and general office

space, will be housed at the CDC

Chamblee Campus, or in leased office

space located away from the Clifton

Road Corridor. If the Proposed Action is

implemented, additional land

acquisition to house the long-range

program will increase the site area of the

existing Clifton Road Campus from 27.6

acres to 45.2 acres;

The purpose and need for the

Proposed Action is to provide an

efficient, cost-effective means to

accommodate CDC’s current and future

space needs in its Clifton Road location

through the year 2015. The Proposed

Action is needed to adequately address

CDC’s current program needs at Clifton

Road through renovation and

reconfiguration of existing antiquated

space, as well as to provide new space

to accommodate anticipated future

research and operational activities.

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969, the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR Part 1500–1508), and GSA Order

PBS P 1095.4B, GSA prepared an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the Proposed Action. The purpose of

the EIS is to:

• Identify and analyze reasonable

alternatives to the Proposed Action;

• Identify the potential impacts

resulting from the Proposed Action and

reasonable alternatives;

• Identify measures to mitigate

adverse impacts resulting from the

Proposed Action and reasonable

alternatives, and;

• Actively solicit and incorporate

public comments into the CDC/GSA

decision making process.

The purpose of the ROD is to clearly

communicate the Government’s

decision on implementing the Proposed

Action or a reasonable alternative to the

Proposed Action, and the basis for that

decision, and to identify any mitigation

measures to be implemented as part of

the decision. The Draft and Final EIS

documents are incorporated into this

ROD by reference, and are available

upon request from GSA.

GSA released the Draft EIS for a 45-

day public comment period on August

16, 1996. The Final EIS was released for

a 30-day public comment period that

closed on January 6, 1997. GSA

provided written notices of availability

for these documents in the Federal

Register, the Atlanta JournalConstitution, and through direct

mailings to interested parties. GSA

distributed approximately 80 copies of

the Draft and Final EIS to Federal, state

and local governments, elected officials,

neighborhood associations, and other

interested parties identified during the

19 month NEPA review process.

GSA and CDC involved the public in

the decision making process through a

combination of newspaper notices,

direct mailings, written correspondence,

a public scoping meeting (August 1,

1995), a public hearing on the Draft EIS

(September 25, 1996), and several

meetings with Civic Associations and

not-for-profit organizations who own

property on the 17.6 acres to be

acquired as part of the Proposed Action.

CDC and GSA elected to add one major

alternative with two sub-alternatives

(discussed below) to the Draft EIS as a

result of these meetings.

Alternatives Considered

In 1992, CDC and GSA began looking

at alternative strategies to house CDC’s

current and long-term space

requirements through a master planning

approach. CDC and GSA considered

many factors in developing the master

plan, including: site acquisition and

development costs and suitability;

expandability of sites for future growth;

traffic and environmental

considerations; current land use of

potential sites; and, proximity to

existing Government-owned CDC

campuses (Clifton Road and Chamblee).

In the initial master planning stages,

CDC and GSA considered total and

partial relocation of the Clifton Road

Campus (Environmental Assessment,

GSA, July 20, 1993). GSA and CDC

examined several alternative sites near

the Clifton Road Campus, including a

site near the Veterans Administration
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Hospital Complex on Clairemont Road

near Emory University, and a site near

Mercer University-Atlanta Campus at

University Drive and Flowers Road.

Neither of these sites met the CDC/GSA

criteria for partial relocation of the

Clifton Road Campus. Based on the

conclusions of the Environmental

Assessment, CDC and GSA concentrated

on meetings CDC’s housing needs closer

to the existing CDC World Headquarters,

the Clifton Road Campus.

Through the environmental review

process, GSA and CDC identified a

technically preferred alternative and

several feasible alternatives, defined

below, as well as the ‘‘No Action’’

alternative required under NEPA.

Technically Preferred Alternative (i.e.,

the Proposed Action): The Government

would acquire 17.6 acres of existing

residential, commercial and

institutional property immediately to

the west of the existing CDC Clifton

Road Campus. The site is generally

bounded by Clifton Road, Clifton Way

and Michael Streets. The Government

would acquire and demolish up to 43

existing structures on site, and would

modify portions of Clifton Way and

Michael Street to improve traffic

ingress/egress, and improve physical

security on the site. Existing residential,

commercial and institutional occupants

would be compensated and relocated

from the 17.6 acre site under the

provisions of the Uniform Relocation

Assistance and Real Property

Acquisition for Federal and Federally

Assisted Programs relations (40 CFR

Part 24). This alternative maximizes

design options and development

potential for both the existing and

proposed CDC campuses, and would

also greatly enhance the security of the

CDC World Headquarters Complex.

Limited Expansion Alternatives:

Under these alternatives, the

Government would acquire less than the

full 17.6 acres adjacent to the existing

Clifton Road Campus in order to

minimize adverse impacts to several

institutional uses located immediately

adjacent to Clifton Road, namely a

Dekalb County Fire Station, the Emory

University Research Committee

Graduate School Annex (Emory Annex),

located in a single-family detached

home, office of the Georgia Association

for Pastoral Care (GAPC), and the offices

of Global Health Action (GHA), formally

the International Service Association for

Health. The bulk of the 20-year CDC

program would be constructed on a site

approximately one to three acres smaller

than the proposed action site, and

would exclude all or a combination of

the above mentioned properties from

Government acquisition.

On-Site Consolidation: Under this

alternative, CDC and GSA would

implement the construction and

modernization program discussed under

the Proposed Action on the existing

Clifton Road Campus: that is, the

Government would not acquire any

additional land proximate to the

existing Clifton Road Campus.

No Action Alternative: Under this

alternative, CDC and GSA would not

implement the construction program

and the land acquisition described

under the Proposed Action. This means

that CDC would adopt a status quo

approach to its long-term housing

needs, staying in over-crowded,

antiquated buildings on campus, and

housing any overflow needs in leased

space off-campus. For purposes of this

EIS, the No Action alternative serves as

a baseline for measuring future

conditions in the vicinity of the

proposed action in key impact areas

such as traffic, air and water quality,

and development type and density,

against the projected impacts of the

proposed Action and feasible

alternatives.

Environmental Consequences of the

Proposed Action and Feasible

Alternatives

The Proposed Action (Technically

Preferred Alternative): Based on the

research and analyses conducted in the

preparation of the Draft and Final EIS,

the Proposed Action is expected to have

minor adverse impacts on ambient air

quality, housing, and transportation &

parking, minor positive impacts on

comprehensive planning and zoning,

and a major adverse impact on

vegetation & wildlife.

Short-term and highly localized air

quality impacts would occur primarily

during the construction periods for new

facilities, and during highly congested

AM and PM peak traffic hours. Air

quality impacts will be partially

mitigated through CDC’s continued use

of Transportation Demand Management

(TDM) strategies designed to increase

use of alternatives to single-occupant

vehicle commuting. CDC will continue

to work closely with MARTA, with

other large employers in the Clifton

Road Corridor, and with concerned

citizens to improve TDM measures.

Minor housing impacts will occur

through the demolition of 35 single

family residences, and one small multifamily apartment complex. Within the

census tract containing the proposed

site, this reduction constitutes

approximately four percent of existing

housing stock, and only one percent of

housing stock in the Druid Hills census

designated place (CDP). Adverse

impacts to displaced owners will be

mitigated under the provisions of the

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition for Federal and

Federal Assisted Programs regulations

(40 CFR Part 24).

The Proposed Action will result in

adverse traffic impacts to several

important intersections in the form of

increased delay time, expressed as Level

of Service (LOS) degradation.

Intersections where at least one future

year LOS component will be worse

under the Proposed Action versus the

No Action Alternative are: Clifton Road

and Briarcliff Road (2005); Clifton Road

and Houston Mill Road (year 2015);

Clifton Road and North Decatur Road

(2015); Briarcliff Road and La Vista

Road (2015); Shepherds Lane and La

Vista Road (2005); and Clifton Road and

Clifton Way (2005). CDC will partially

mitigate the Clifton Road/Clifton Way

intersection LOS degradation through

redesign and possible resignalization of

the intersection, in consultation with

Dekalb County. Neither GSA nor CDC is

authorized to spend Government funds

for off-site road improvements, but will

attempt to partially mitigate LOS

degradation at other key intersections

through the use of TDM measures.

The Proposed Action is expected to

have minor positive impacts to planning

and zoning because it is more consistent

with future intended land use patterns

than current uses.

Vegetation and wildlife will be

adversely affected by the Proposed

Action due primarily to habitat

destruction when the site is graded.

CDC will implement a comprehensive

tree identification and retention element

as part of a master landscaping plan for

the entire 17.6 acre site to mitigate these

impacts to the greatest extent

practicable.

Limited Expansion Alternatives:

Based on the research and analyses

conducted in the preparation of the

Draft and Final EIS, GSA and CDC

expect the Limited Expansion

Alternatives to have impacts similar to

and of approximately the same

magnitude as the Proposed Action.

These include minor adverse impacts on

ambient air quality, housing, and

transportation & parking, minor positive

impacts on comprehensive planning

and zoning, and major adverse impacts

on vegetation & wildlife, and landforms

& topography.

Short-term and highly localized air

quality impacts would occur primarily

during the construction periods for new

facilities, and during highly congested

AM and PM peak traffic hours. These air

quality impacts would be partially

mitigated through CDC’s continued use
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of TDM strategies designed to increase

use of transportation alternatives to

single-occupant vehicle commuting.

CDC would continue to work closely

with MARTA and with other large

employers in the Clifton Road Corridor

and concerned citizens to improve TDM

measures.

Minor housing impacts will occur

through the demolition of 35 single

family residences, and one small multifamily apartment complex. Within the

census tract containing the proposed

site, this reduction constitutes

approximately four percent of existing

housing stock, and only one percent of

housing stock in the Druid Hills CDP.

Adverse impacts to displaced owners

will be mitigated under the provisions

of the Uniform Relocation Assistance

and Real Property Acquisition for

Federal and Federally Assisted

Programs regulations (40 CFR Part 24).

The Limited Expansion Alternatives

would minimize adverse impacts to

several institutional uses along the

Clinton Road portion of the site,

including a Dekalb County Fire Station,

the Emory Annex, GHA, and GAPC, by

excluding all or a combination of them

from Government acquisition and

subsequent relocation.

The Limited Expansion Alternatives

would result in adverse traffic impacts

to several important intersections in the

form of increased delay time, expressed

as LOS degradation. Intersections where

at lease one future year LOS component

will be worse under the proposed action

versus the No Action Alternative are:

Clinton Road and Briarcliff Road (2005);

Clifton Road and Houston Mill Road

(year 2015); Clifton Road and North

Decatur Road (2015); Briarcliff Road and

La Vista Road (2015); Shepherds Land

and La Vista Road (2005); and, Clifton

Road and Clifton Way (2005). CDC

would partially mitigate the Clifton

Road/Clifton Way intersection LOS

degradation through redesign and

possible resignalization of the

intersection, in consultation with

Dekalb County, Neither GSA nor CDC is

authorized to spend Government funds

for off-site road improvements, but CDC

would attempt to partially mitigate LOS

degradation at other key intersections

through the use of TDM measures.

The Limited Expansion Alternatives

are expected to have minor positive

impacts to planning and zoning because

they are more consistent with future

intended land use patterns than current

uses.

Vegetation and wildlife would be

adversely affected by the proposed

action due primarily to habitat

destruction when the site is partially

graded. CDC would implement a

comprehensive tree identification and

retention element as part of a master

landscaping plan for the entire 17.6 acre

site to mitigate these impacts to the

greatest extent practicable.

The Limited Expansion Alternatives

would have adverse effects on

landforms & topography because CDC

would not control the entire site and

would have to use less efficient

solutions than comprehensive site

grading to overcome the extreme

elevation differences and drainage

issues from Clifton Road down to

Peavine Creek. For example, large

retaining walls similar to the one behind

the existing Dekalb County Fire Station

would have to be constructed behind all

the facilities adjacent to Clifton Road,

thus exacerbating elevation differences

between the upper and middle parts of

the site.

On Site Expansion: Based on the

research and analyses conducted in

preparation of the Draft and Final EIS,

GSA and CDC expect the On Site

Expansion Alternative to have minor

adverse impacts on hydrology/water

quality, vegetation & wildlife, ambient

air quality, ambient noise,

comprehensive planning & zoning, and

housing, and a major adverse impact on

transportation & parking.

CDC and GSA anticipate potential

minor adverse impacts to hydrology/

water quality, and vegetation & wildlife

because even though the Government

would not acquire the 17.6 acre parcel,

growth patterns in the area indicate that

it would likely be developed by other

parties over the 20-year analysis period.

If the development occurs sporadically

over this period, the opportunities to

systematically address grading, runoff

control, tree retention and landscaping,

etc. are significantly reduced.

Short-term and highly localized air

quality impacts would occur primarily

during the construction periods for new

CDC facilities and for private

development of the 17.6 acre site, and

during highly congested AM and PM

peak traffic hours. These impacts would

be higher under this alternative than

others because this alternative projects

the greatest additional density in the

Clifton Road Corridor. Air quality

impacts would be partially mitigated

through CDC’s continued use of TDM

strategies designed to increase use of

transportation alternatives to singleoccupational vehicle commuting. CDC

would continue to work closely with

MARTA and with other large employers

in the Clifton Road Corridor and

concerned citizens to maximize

effective TDM measures.

Ambient noise impacts to adjacent

residential areas of the 17.6 acre site

would increase somewhat during CDC

construction periods, but not to

unacceptably high levels.

Minor adverse housing impacts could

occur under the On Site Expansion

Alternative because private

development of the 17.6 acre site could

take place over the 20-year analysis

period in a piecemeal fashion, leaving

some residential properties ‘‘as-is’’

while others are developed. This type of

development pattern can create noise,

traffic, and other nuisances for residents

while the area is in transition.

The On Site Expansion Alternative

would result in adverse traffic impacts

to several important intersections in the

form of increased delay time, expressed

as LOS degradation. Intersections where

at least one future year LOS component

will be worse under the Limited

Expansion Alternatives versus the No

Action Alternative are: Clifton Road and

Briarcliff Road (2005); Clifton Road and

Houston Mill Road (2005); Clifton Road

and Haygood Drive (2005); Clifton Road

and North Decatur Road (2015);

Shepherds Lane and La Vista Road

(2005); Briarcliff Road and La Vista

Road (2005); North Decatur Road and

Haygood Drive (2005); and Clifton Road

and Clifton Way (2205). CDC could

partially mitigate the Clifton Road/

Clifton Way intersection LOS

degradation through redesign and

possible resignalization of the

intersection, in consultation with

Dekalb County and surrounding

property owners. Neither GSA nor CDC

is authorized to spend Government

funds for off-site road improvements,

but will attempt to partially mitigate

LOS degradation at other key

intersections through the use of TDM

measures.

The On Site Expansion Alternative is

expected to have minor negative

impacts to planning and zoning because

it does not allow for the comprehensive

development of the 17.6 acre site in a

manner consistent with future intended

land use patterns.

No Action: Based on the research and

analyses conducted in preparation of

the Draft and Final EIS, GSA and CDC

expect the No Action Alternative to

have minor adverse impacts on

hydrology/water quality, vegetation &

wildlife, ambient air quality, ambient

noise, comprehensive planning &

zoning, housing, and on transportation

& parking.

CDC and GSA anticipate potential

minor adverse impacts to hydrology/

water quality, and vegetation & wildlife

because even though the Government

would not acquire the 17.6 acre parcel,

growth patterns in the area indicate that

it would likely be developed by other
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parties over the 20-year analysis period.

If the development occurs sporadically

over this period, the opportunities to

systematically address grading, runoff

control, tree retention and landscaping,

etc. are significantly reduced.

Short-term and highly localized air

quality impacts would occur primarily

during the construction periods for

private development of the 17.6 acre

site, and during highly congested AM

and PM peak traffic hours. Air quality

impacts would be partially mitigated

through CDC’s continued use of TDM

strategies designed to increase use of

transportation alternatives to singleoccupant vehicle commuting. CDC

would continue to work closely with

MARTA, with other large employers in

the Clifton Road Corridor, and with

concerned citizens to improve TDM

measures.

Minor ambient noise impacts to

adjacent residential areas of the 17.6

acre site would occur from private

development of the 17.6 acre site over

the 20-year analysis period.

Minor adverse housing impacts could

occur under the No Action Alternative

because private development of the 17.6

acre site could take place over the 20-

year analysis period in a piecemeal

fashion, leaving some residential

properties ‘‘as-is’’ while others are

developed. This type of development

pattern can create noise, traffic, and

other nuisances for residents while the

area is in transition.

The No Action Alternative would

result in adverse traffic impacts to

several important intersections in the

form of increased delay time, expressed

as LOS degradation, because of

‘‘background development’’ that would

occur in the area regardless of CDC’s

development activities. Intersections

where at least one future year LOS

component will be worse under the No

Action Alternative versus current

conditions are: Clifton Road and

Briarcliff Road (2005); Clifton Road and

Haygood Drive (2005); Clifton Road and

North Decatur Road (2005); Shepherds

Lane and La Vista Road (2005); Briarcliff

Road and La Vista Road (2005); North

Decatur Road and Haygood Drive

(2005); and, Clifton Road and Clifton

Way (2005). CDC could partially

mitigate the Clifton Road/Clifton Way

intersection LOS degradation through

redesign and possible resignalization of

the intersection, in consultation with

Dekalb County and surrounding

property owners. Neither GSA nor CDC

is authorized to spend Government

funds for off-site road improvements,

but will attempt to partially mitigate

LOS degradation at other key

intersections through the use of TDM

measures.

The No Action Alternative is expected

to have minor negative impacts to

planning and zoning because it does not

allow for the comprehensive

development of the 17.6 acre site in a

manner consistent with future intended

land use patterns.

Rationale for Decision

The Proposed Action, which is also

the Technically Preferred Alternative,

will enable GSA and CDC to plan for

and accommodate CDC’s long-term

housing needs at the Clifton Road

Campus in the most economical and

efficient manner. The Proposed Action

maximizes design options and

development potential for both the

existing campus and the proposed CDC

expansion, and, most importantly, will

greatly enhance the security of the

Headquarters Complex. This alternative

poses the least adverse environmental

impacts compared with other feasible

alternatives, and is, therefore, the

Environmentally Preferred Alternative.

The Limited Expansion Alternatives

are feasible, but would not allow the

Government the maximum flexibility to

plan for and configure site security, site

infrastructure, or the placement of

future laboratory, parking and support

facilities in the most efficient and costeffective ways over the 20-year

development horizon. The

environmental impacts of the Limited

Expansion Alternatives are very similar

to those resulting from the Proposed

Action; therefore, implementing a

Limited Expansion Alternative versus

the Proposed Action would not result in

additional mitigation of adverse

environmental impacts, but would pose

additional constraints and costs on the

Government to implement CDC’s longrange facility plans.

Implementing the No Action

Alternative neither results in additional

mitigation of environmental impacts,

nor allows the Government to address

the purpose and need for the Proposed

Action: to provide an efficient, costeffective means to accommodate CDC’s

future space needs in its Clifton Road

location through the year 2015. The

Proposed Action is needed to

adequately address CDC’s current

program needs at Clifton Road through

renovation and reconfiguration of

existing space, as well as to provide new

space to accommodate anticipated

future research and operational

activities.

Therefore, having given consideration

to all of the factors discovered during

the 19 month environmental review

process, it is GSA’s decision to proceed

with the Proposed Action: Government

acquisition and development of 17.6

acres of existing residential, commercial

and institutional property immediately

to the west of the existing CDC Clifton

Road Campus, as described in this ROD,

and in the Draft and Final EIS

documents incorporated by reference in

this ROD.

Dated: February 10, 1997.

Phil Youngberg,

Regional Environmental Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Public Health and Science;

Notice of a Cooperative Agreement

With the Children’s Hospital of

Philadelphia

The Office of Minority Health (OMH),

Office of Public Health and Science,

announces that it will enter into a

cooperative agreement with Children’s

Hospital of Philadelphia to establish a

model program for asthma attack

avoidance education.

The purpose of this cooperative

agreement is to establish a communitybased, parent-child focused program

designed to increase identification of

potential asthma attack-triggering

factors among minority, specifically

African-American, urban children, and

to ensure appropriate referral for

medical care. The OMH will provide

technical assistance and oversight as

necessary for the implementation,

conduct, and assessment of the project

activities. On an as-needed basis, OMH

will assist in arranging consultation

from other Government agencies and

non-government agencies.

Authorizing Legislation

This cooperative agreement is

authorized under Title XVII, Section

1707(d)(1) of the Public Health Service

Act, as amended by Public Law 101–

527.

Background

Assistance will be provided only to

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. No

other applications are being solicited

under this announcement. The

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is

uniquely qualified to accomplish the

objectives of this cooperative agreement

because it has the following

combination of factors:

• A service area consisting primarily

of an economically disadvantaged

minority population.