Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 21, 2018 / Notices 42303 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket No. CDC–2017–0059] 

Notice of Availability of Record of 

Decision for Site Acquisition and 

Campus Consolidation for the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention/ 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH), 

Cincinnati, Ohio 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) within 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), in cooperation with the 

U.S. General Services Administration 

(GSA), announces the availability of the 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

acquisition of a site in Cincinnati, Ohio, 

and development of this site into a new, 

consolidated CDC/National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) campus (Proposed Action). 

The site to be acquired is bounded by 

Martin Luther King Drive East to the 

south, Harvey Avenue to the west, 

Ridgeway Avenue to the north, and 

Reading Road to the east. 

CDC published a Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for this action on 

July 20, 2018 pursuant to the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 as implemented by the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508). 

CDC carefully considered the findings of 

the Final EIS when making its decision. 

ADDRESSES: The ROD is available for 

viewing on the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov 

(reference Docket No. CDC–2017–0059). 

A limited number of printed copies are 

available upon request to cdccincinnati-eis@cdc.gov or Harry Marsh, 

Architect, Office of Safety, Security and 

Asset Management (OSSAM), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, 

1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–K80, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30329–4027. All U.S. Mail 

communications must include the 

agency name and Docket Number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harry Marsh, Architect, Office of Safety, 

Security and Asset Management 

(OSSAM), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 

MS–K80, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027, 

phone: (770) 488–8170, or email: cdccincinnati-eis@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: CDC is dedicated to 

protecting health and promoting quality 

of life through the prevention and 

control of disease, injury, and disability. 

NIOSH, one of CDC’s Centers, Institutes, 

and Offices, was established by the 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970. NIOSH plans, directs, and 

coordinates a national program to 

develop and establish recommended 

occupational safety and health 

standards; conduct research and 

training; provide technical assistance; 

and perform related activities to assure 

safe and healthful working conditions 

for every working person in the United 

States. 

Currently, three NIOSH research 

facilities—the Robert A. Taft Campus, 

Taft North Campus, and the Alice 

Hamilton Laboratory Campus—are 

located in Cincinnati, Ohio. These 

facilities no longer meet the research 

needs required to support occupational 

safety and health in the modern 

workplace. The facilities’ deficiencies 

adversely affect NIOSH’s ability to 

conduct occupational safety and health 

research in Cincinnati. It is not possible 

to renovate the facilities located on the 

three campuses to meet current 

standards and requirements. 

Additionally, the current distribution of 

NIOSH activities across separate 

campuses in Cincinnati results in 

inefficiencies in scientific collaboration 

and the duplication of operational 

support activities. To address these 

issues, CDC proposed to relocate and 

consolidate its Cincinnati-based 

functions and personnel (approximately 

550 employees) currently housed at the 

three existing campuses to a new, 

consolidated campus in Cincinnati. 

Potential locations for the new 

campus were identified through a 

comprehensive site selection process 

conducted by GSA on behalf of CDC. In 

June 2016, GSA issued a Request for 

Expressions of Interest (REOI) seeking 

potential sites capable of 

accommodating the proposed new 

campus. In response to the REOI, GSA 

received seven expressions of interest. 

Following an assessment of each site, 

GSA found that only one site qualified 

for further consideration (the Site). The 

Site encompasses all land between 

Martin Luther King Drive East to the 

south, Harvey Avenue to the west, 

Ridgeway Avenue to the north, and 

Reading Road to the east in Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 

Under NEPA, as implemented by CEQ 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), 

Federal agencies are required to 

evaluate the environmental effects of 

their proposed actions and a range of 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

action before making a decision. In 

compliance with NEPA, CDC published 

a Draft EIS for the proposed site 

acquisition and campus consolidation 

on February 9, 2018 and a Final EIS on 

July 20, 2018. The Draft EIS was 

available for public review and 

comment for 45 days. All comments 

received were considered when 

preparing the Final EIS. The Draft and 

Final EIS analyzed two alternatives: the 

Proposed Action Alternative 

(acquisition of the Site and construction 

of a new, consolidated CDC/NIOSH 

campus) and the No Action Alternative 

(continued use of the existing campuses 

for the foreseeable future). The Final EIS 

identified the Proposed Action 

Alternative as CDC’s Preferred 

Alternative. 

After carefully considering the Final 

EIS and all comments received, CDC has 

made the decision to implement the 

Proposed Action Alternative. CDC’s 

rationale for this decision is detailed in 

the ROD. The ROD incorporates all the 

mitigation and minimization measures 

described in the Final EIS. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Sandra Cashman, 

Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17707 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket Number CDC–2018–0059; NIOSH– 

315] 

Request for Information About 

Inorganic Lead (CAS No. 7439–92–1) 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to 

evaluate the scientific data on inorganic 

lead, to develop updated 

recommendations on the potential 

health risks, medical surveillance, 

recommended measures for safe 

handling, and to establish an updated 

Recommended Exposure Limit (REL). 

DATES: Electronic or written comments 

must be received by October 22, 2018. 


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