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from 2 through 4:20 p.m. PST at the 

Reservation Economic Summit (RES) in 

Las Vegas, NV hosted by the National 

Center for American Indian Enterprise 

Development (NCAIED). 

GSA leadership understands that 

some members of Tribal communities 

have experienced challenges with the 

entity registration and renewal process 

using SAM.gov. Pursuant to the 

December 6, 2023 Executive order on 

Reforming Federal Funding and Support 

for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our 

Trust Responsibilities and Promote the 

Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination, 

we recognize that formal consultation 

with Tribal Nations is essential as GSA 

takes actions to improve Tribes’ abilities 

to efficiently navigate SAM.gov, access 

funding opportunities and execute 

procurements. GSA representatives 

would also like to discuss the 

registration and renewal processes, 

requirements, and user experience on 

the SAM.gov system. We are also 

interested in getting input surrounding 

GSA’s SAM.gov Federal acquisitions 

website. Your feedback during the 

consultation will be utilized to help 

GSA build a tribal user specific strategic 

plan and inform appropriate process 

improvements for both GSA and Tribal 

personnel to effectively do business 

with the Government. 

As stated in the Executive order, the 

Biden-Harris Administration is 

‘‘committed to protecting and 

supporting Tribal sovereignty and selfdetermination, and to honoring our trust 

and treaty obligations to Tribal 

Nations.’’ In order to increase the 

accessibility, equity, flexibility, and 

utility of Federal funding and support 

programs for Tribal Nations, GSA is 

committed to working on ways to 

streamline a Tribe’s ability to both 

receive funds from Government 

agencies and procure Government goods 

and services. 

In addition to participating in the inperson consultation opportunity, GSA 

asks that you fill out a short, 10- 

question survey to help inform our 

Tribal User Specific strategic plan. This 

survey is also an opportunity to provide 

additional context in the comments 

section to any issues, concerns, or 

suggestions. Our goals are to: 

1. Understand the needs of Tribal 

Nations with respect to SAM.gov 

purchasing. 

2. Learn about the challenges that 

some Tribal Nations and Tribal Entities 

have faced when registering on 

SAM.gov. 

3. Learn about challenges that Tribal 

Nations face when procuring goods or 

services and/or receiving funds through 

SAM.gov. 

While registration for the RES 2024 

event is not required to participate, we 

do ask that you register for the 

consultation through our website, or 

onsite, so that we can accurately 

identify the Tribal representatives 

attending the meeting. Tribes can 

register for the consultation and access 

the survey link on our website at 

gsa.gov/tribal. 

These resources are intended to help 

Tribal leaders anticipate discussion 

items for consultation and consider 

Tribal interests related to the topics. The 

official comment period for this 

consultation will remain open for 30 

days after the in-person consultation 

session occurs; however, our 

partnership with Tribal leadership will 

carry on. 

Additional comments outside of the 

survey can be submitted via email at 

tribalaffairs@gsa.gov. Please use the 

subject line ‘‘GSA 2024 TRIBAL 

CONSULTATION COMMENTS 

SUBMISSION.’’ 

I am committed to transparency and 

collaboration with Tribal Governments, 

and I believe we can achieve positive 

outcomes for all stakeholders through a 

government-to-government relationship 

that is rooted in respect and earned 

trust. 

Robin Carnahan, 

GSA Administrator, General Services 

Administration. 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice–PBS–2024–02; Docket No. 2024– 

0002; Sequence No. 3] 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Alcan Land Port of Entry 

Expansion and Modernization in Alcan, 

Alaska 

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, 

General Services Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability; 

announcement of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), GSA has prepared 

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) to analyze the potential 

environmental effects of the proposed 

expansion and modernization of the 

existing Alcan LPOE. The Alcan LPOE 

is located at Milepost 1221.8 on the 

Alaska Highway, 0.43 miles from the 

U.S./Canada Border. U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) operates this 

facility year-round in sub-arctic weather 

conditions. The Alcan LPOE is the only 

24-hour port serving privately-owned 

vehicles (POVs) and commercial traffic 

between the Yukon Territory, Canada, 

and mainland Alaska. GSA proposes to 

build an expanded and modernized 

LPOE and new housing units at Alcan, 

Alaska, to replace the existing facilities. 

The DEIS describes the purpose and 

need for the proposed project, the 

alternatives considered, the existing 

environment that could be affected, the 

potential impacts resulting from each of 

the alternatives, and proposed best 

management practices and mitigation 

measures. 

DATES: Public Comment Period— 

Interested parties are invited to provide 

comments on the DEIS. The public 

comment period begins with the 

publication of this NOA in the Federal 

Register and will end on April 11, 2024. 

Comments must be postmarked or 

received by the last day of the public 

comment period (see ADDRESSES section 

of this NOA for how to submit 

comments). 

Hearing Date—GSA will host a hybrid 

public hearing for the DEIS on Tuesday, 

March 12, 2024, starting at 6 p.m. 

Alaska Daylight Saving Time (AKDT). 

Interested parties are invited to attend 

the hearing in person at the Northway 

Community Center, Main Hall at 183 

Circle Drive, Northway, AK 99764 or 

participate online via the Zoom 

platform. Refer to the ADDRESSES section 

of this NOA for additional details on the 

public hearing location and registration. 

ADDRESSES: The DEIS can be viewed or 

downloaded from the GSA website at 

www.gsa.gov/Alcan. Comments on the 

Alcan LPOE DEIS will be accepted until 

April 11,2024, and may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Mail: Written comments must be 

postmarked by April 11, 2024. Address 

all physical mail to: U.S. General 

Services Administration, Attention: 

Aaron Evanson, Capital Project 

Manager, 1301 A Street, Suite 610, 

Tacoma, WA 98402 

• Email: Submit your comments via 

email to AlcanLPOE@gsa.gov. Include 

‘‘Alcan DEIS’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Public Hearing: Verbal and written 

comments will be accepted during the 

hybrid public hearing on Tuesday, 

March 12, 2024, starting at 6 p.m. 

AKDT. The public hearing will begin 

with a presentation including an 

overview of the NEPA process and the 

proposed project as well as the findings 

of the DEIS. Following the presentation, 

there will be a moderated session during 

which members of the public 


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participating either virtually or in 

person will be able to provide 

comments verbally or in writing. A link 

to register to attend the public meeting 

virtually, via Zoom, is available at 

www.gsa.gov/Alcan. Members of the 

public may attend the meeting in person 

at Northway Community Center, Main 

Hall, 183 Circle Drive, Northway, AK 

99764. 

Comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

received after the end of the comment 

period may not be considered by GSA. 

All comments received are part of the 

public record. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. GSA will accept 

anonymous comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aaron Evanson, Capital Project 

Manager, (206) 445–5876, AlcanLPOE@

gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA 

identified one action alternative that 

meets the stated purpose and need of 

the proposed project and thus has been 

analyzed in detail in the DEIS. GSA also 

analyzed a ‘‘No Action’’ alternative, 

which evaluates the effects that would 

occur if GSA continued to operate the 

LPOE under current conditions (i.e., the 

status quo). 

Alternative 1 consists of expanding 

and modernizing the existing Alcan 

LPOE. Alternative 1 would include: 

land acquisition; site preparation and 

grading; construction of a new Main 

LPOE Building, enclosed inspection 

vehicle spaces, new housing units with 

improved security measures, a firing 

range, and a helipad; and demolition of 

the existing LPOE structures. Land 

acquisition under Alternative 1 would 

expand the port to include up to 2.5 

acres of land south of and across the 

Alaska Highway from the existing 

LPOE. 

All facility and infrastructure 

improvements proposed under 

Alternative 1 would incorporate a 

sustainable, climate-resilient, cybersecure, and operationally efficient 

design. GSA would seek to meet or 

exceed energy and sustainability goals 

established by federal guidelines and 

policies, along with industry standard 

building codes and best practices. 

Based on CBP and GSA design 

standards, the total enclosed building 

area required for the modernized Alcan 

LPOE and housing would be 129,145 

square feet (sf) with an additional 3,820 

sf of booths and canopies and 3,600 sf 

of outdoor parking and hard surfaces. 

Alternative 1 would provide dualpurpose inspection lanes to allow for 

flexibility of inspection operations as 

well as enclosed spaces for secondary 

inspection of POVs and commercial 

vehicles. A modernized Main LPOE 

Building would also enhance the 

holding and interview capabilities of the 

Alcan LPOE to meet current CBP 

security standards. 

There would be approximately 15 

acres of temporary ground disturbance 

and 5 acres of permanent ground 

disturbance under Alternative 1. 

Approximately 5 acres would be used as 

a staging area during construction. 

There are currently 8 acres of 

impermeable surfaces at the LPOE; 

expansion and modernization would 

add an estimated 4 additional acres of 

impervious surfaces. 

GSA and CBP are considering an 

option under Alternative 1 to pursue 

joint operation of the Alcan LPOE with 

the Canada Border Services Agency 

(CBSA). CBSA and CBP officers would 

jointly operate the facility to conduct 

inspections of U.S. commercial vehicles 

and POVs entering Canada; however, no 

housing would be provided for CBSA 

officers at Alcan. This option would not 

affect the design or CBP staffing of the 

expanded and modernized Alcan LPOE, 

nor contribute additional environmental 

impacts under the action alternative, 

and hence is not analyzed further in the 

DEIS. 

GSA also evaluated a No Action 

alternative, which assumes that 

expansion or modernization of the 

LPOE would not occur and that port 

operations would continue under 

current conditions. The No Action 

alternative does not meet the stated 

purpose and need of the proposed 

project. 

Classification: The DEIS was prepared 

in compliance with the NEPA, as 

amended (42 United States Code 

[U.S.C.] et seq.), which requires federal 

agencies to examine the impacts of their 

proposed projects or actions on the 

human and natural environment and 

consider alternatives to the proposal 

before deciding on taking an action. The 

DEIS complies with the 2020 Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA 

regulations (40 Code of Federal 

Regulations [CFR] § 1500–1508), as 

modified by the Phase I 2022 revisions. 

The effective date of the 2022 revisions 

was May 20, 2022, and reviews that 

began after this date are required to 

apply the 2020 regulations as modified 

by the Phase I revisions unless there is 

a clear and fundamental conflict with an 

applicable statute. The DEIS effort began 

on January 10, 2023, and accordingly 

proceeds under the 2020 regulations as 

modified by the Phase I revisions. In 

addition, the DEIS also complies with 

the GSA Public Buildings Service NEPA 

Desk Guide and other relevant federal 

and state laws and regulations and 

executive orders and integrates the 

consultation processes required under 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act and Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act with the NEPA 

process. 

Anamarie Crawley, 

Director, R10 Facilities Management Division, 

10PM. 

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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Information Collection 

Renewal; Comment Request for OGE 

Form 278e Executive Branch 

Personnel Public Financial Disclosure 

Report 

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics 

(OGE). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: After this first round notice 

and public comment period, the Office 

of Government Ethics (OGE) plans to 

request that the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) renew its approval 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act for 

a modified version of an existing 

information collection, entitled the OGE 

Form 278e Executive Branch Personnel 

Public Financial Disclosure Report. 

DATES: Written comments by the public 

and agencies on the proposed 

modification and extension are invited 

and must be received by April 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted to OGE by any of the 

following methods: 

Email: usoge@oge.gov (Include 

reference to ‘‘OGE Form 278e 

paperwork comment’’ in the subject line 

of the message.) 

Mail: Office of Government Ethics, 

Attention: Jennifer Matis, Associate 

Counsel, 250 E Street SW, Suite 750, 

Washington, DC 20024–3249. 

Instructions: Comments may be 

posted on OGE’s website, www.oge.gov. 

Sensitive personal information, such as 

account numbers or Social Security 

numbers, should not be included. 

Comments generally will not be edited 

to remove any identifying or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Matis at the U.S. Office of 

Government Ethics; telephone: 202– 


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