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Operational changes at the Lynden 

and Sumas LPOEs could impact each 

other, especially during construction. 

GSA has prepared a Final EIS to 

assess the potential impacts of these 

expansion and modernization projects. 

Alternatives Considered 

The EIS considered two action 

alternatives for the Lynden LPOE and 

three action alternatives for the Sumas 

LPOE, along with two construction 

sequencing options. GSA also 

considered the No Action Alternatives 

for each project location. 

Lynden Alternative 2 (East-West 

Oriented LPOE Expansion) would 

involve potential acquisition of 

primarily agricultural land to the west 

of the LPOE, site preparation, and 

construction to modernize and expand 

the LPOE. The maximum proposed 

limits of disturbance for Lynden 

Alternative 2 would be approximately 

14.5 acres. 

Lynden Alternative 3 (North-South 

Oriented LPOE Expansion) would 

include the same action as Lynden 

Alternative 2, with a difference of 

alignment. The maximum proposed 

limits of disturbance for Alternative 3 

would be approximately 10.3 acres. 

Sumas Alternative 2 (Feasibility 

Study Preferred Alternative) would 

involve potential acquisition of land 

south and east of the LPOE, site 

preparation, and construction to 

modernize and expand the LPOE. The 

maximum proposed limits of 

disturbance for Sumas Alternative 2 

would be approximately 12.9 acres. 

Sumas Alternative 3 (Commercial 

Inspection West) would include the 

same action and maximum proposed 

limits of disturbance as Alternative 2, 

with a difference of a ‘‘flipped’’ 

alignment of the commercial inspection 

facility. 

Sumas Alternative 4 (Multi-Story 

Construction LPOE Expansion) would 

include the same action and maximum 

proposed limits of disturbance as Sumas 

Alternative 2, with a difference of multistory Main Building being constructed. 

The EIS also evaluated two 

construction sequencing options, which 

could be implemented under any of the 

action alternatives considered. 

Under the Concurrent Construction 

option, both ports would remain open 

during construction. Pedestrian access 

would be maintained through the ports 

by utilizing and resetting, as necessary, 

various access and safety controls. POV 

access would also be maintained 

through both ports using various 

controls, which may require limits on 

the number of open processing lanes 

and shifting of POVs to commercial 

owned vehicle (COV) lanes for limited 

times. COVs may need to be detoured at 

times to other ports to permit adequate 

space for continued POV processing. 

Under the Sequential Construction 

Option, GSA and CBP considered the 

potential for closure of the Lynden 

LPOE. All traffic, pedestrians, POVs, 

and COVs would be detoured from the 

Lynden LPOE during the majority of its 

construction. Once the modernized and 

expanded Lynden LPOE is reopened, 

construction that impacts traffic would 

begin on the Sumas LPOE. The Sumas 

LPOE would remain open to pedestrians 

and POVs during construction to the 

greatest extent possible. COVs would be 

detoured from the Sumas LPOE to other 

LPOEs during portions of the 

construction period. 

The Final EIS addresses the potential 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

alternatives on environmental resources 

including land use; water resources; 

biological resources; geology, 

topography, and soils; air quality, 

climate change, and greenhouse gases; 

human health and safety; infrastructure 

and utilities; traffic and transportation; 

noise and vibration; socioeconomics; 

and environmental justice and 

protection of children’s health and 

safety. Based on the analysis presented 

in the Final EIS, impacts to all resource 

areas would be less-than-significant 

(i.e., negligible, minor, or moderate) 

adverse or beneficial. Impact reduction 

measures are presented in the Final EIS 

to reduce potential adverse effects. 

GSA conducted formal consultation 

with the Washington State Department 

of Archaeology and Historic 

Preservation (referred to as the State 

Historic Preservation Office [SHPO]) as 

required under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act to 

determine impacts to historic 

properties. GSA determined that no 

historic properties would be affected by 

the proposed projects. SHPO concurred 

with GSA’s determination. 

GSA determined that implementation 

of any combination of Lynden and 

Sumas action alternatives may affect but 

would not likely adversely affect the 

yellow-billed cuckoo and monarch 

butterfly. Therefore, GSA sent an 

informal consultation letter in 

accordance with Section 7 of the ESA 

regarding the potential impacts to 

protected species from the Proposed 

Action to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS) on July 31, 2024; and 

a follow-up email on September 18, 

2024. The USFWS did not reply or 

provide written concurrence with GSA’s 

determination within the 60-day 

required timeframe for a response. 

GSA sent Farmland Conversion 

Impact Rating Forms to the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 

on July 31, 2024; and a follow-up email 

on September 18, 2024 to determine if 

mitigation to reduce potential impacts 

to farmland or farmland soils from the 

proposed modernization and expansion 

of the Lynden and Sumas LPOEs is 

required. The NRCS has not responded 

to date; however, GSA will continue to 

coordinate with NRCS to determine if 

mitigation for potential impacts to 

Farmland Protection Policy Act 

protected soils is required. 

The Sumas LPOE project area is 

located within the 1-percent-annualchance floodplain (also referred to as 

the base flood or 100-year flood) and 

0.2-percent-annual-chance floodplain 

(also referred to as the 500-year flood). 

In compliance with Executive Order 

11988 (Floodplain Management), GSA 

prepared a Floodplain Assessment and 

Statement of Findings addressing 

potential impacts on floodplains, which 

is included in the Final EIS for public 

review and comment. As described in 

the Final EIS, GSA would follow 

Federal, State, and local regulatory 

compliance requirements and 

incorporate design standards at the 

Sumas LPOE to minimize impacts to 

floodplains. 

Anamarie Crawley, 

Director, Facilities Management Division, 

Northwest/Arctic Region 10, U.S. General 

Services Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; OCSS–75 Tribal Child Support 

Services Annual Data Report (Office of 

Management and Budget #: 0970–0320) 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Services, Administration for Children 

and Families, U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, is requesting a 3-year 

extension of the form OCSS–75–Tribal 

Child Support Services Annual Data 

Report (OMB # 0970–0320, expiration 

May 31, 2025). We are requesting minor 

changes to this form. 


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DATES: Comments due January 14, 2025. 

In compliance with the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

ACF is soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The data collected by 

form OCSS–75 are used to prepare the 

OCSS preliminary and annual data 

reports. In addition, tribes administering 

OCSS programs under title IV–D of the 

Social Security Act are required to 

report program status and 

accomplishments in an annual narrative 

report as part of the OCSS–75 report and 

submit it annually. The only changes to 

this report include updating an email 

address and changing the name from the 

Office of Child Support Enforcement 

(OCSE) to the Office of Child Support 

Services (OCSS) throughout the form. 

This change includes acronyms. 

Respondents: Tribal Child Support 

Services Organizations or the 

Department/Agency/Bureau responsible 

for Child Support Services in each 

Tribe. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Annual burden 

hours 

OCSS–75 ............................................................................................................. 63 1 40 2,520 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: Title IV–D of the Social 

Security Act as required by CFR 45 

309.170(b). 

Mary C. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Child Care Improper 

Payments Data Collection Instructions 

(Office of Management and Budget 

#0970–0323) 

AGENCY: Office of Child Care, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families is proposing 

revisions to an approved information 

collection, the Child Care Improper 

Payments Data Collection Instructions 

(OMB #0970–0323, expiration 1/31/ 

2025). In addition to the proposed 

changes, we are requesting a 3-year 

extension. 

DATES: Comments due January 14, 2025. 

In compliance with the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

ACF is soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Section 2 of the Payment 

Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) 

requires Federal agencies to review their 

programs and activities to identify those 

that may be susceptible to significant 

improper payments, publish improper 

payment estimates for those programs 

and activities, and submit a report on 

actions taken to reduce improper 

payments. Subpart K of 45 CFR part 98 

of the Child Care and Development 

Fund (CCDF) requires states, the District 

of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to prepare 

and submit a report once every 3 years 

with data on the errors occurring in the 

administration of CCDF grant funds. 

The Child Care Improper Payments Data 

Collection Instructions (DCI) provides 

instructions and guidance to states to 

implement the CCDF error rate 

methodology. 

The Office of Child Care (OCC) is 

completing the sixth 3-year cycle of case 

record reviews to meet the requirements 

for reporting under PIIA. The current 

data collection forms and instructions 

expire on January 31, 2025. As part of 

the renewal process, OCC has revised 

the forms and instructions with minor 

changes that do not change the 

methodology, but that provide 

additional guidance and clarification to 

facilitate complete and accurate data 

submissions. Existing instructions and 

examples were updated, expanded, or 

rewritten to clarify the information 

requested. Several formatting changes 

were made to streamline instructions. 

The instructions and forms were also 

reviewed for alignment with the 2024 

CCDF Final Rule. A description of 

changes made in each section can be 

found in the Introduction section of the 

revised DCI. 

OCC is particularly interested in 

feedback about updates made to the 

following sections: 

• Burden hours: OCC proposes to 

revise the estimated burden hours for 

the Sampling Decisions, Assurances, 

and Fieldwork Preparation Plan (SDAP), 

the ACF–403 Record Review Worksheet 

(RRW), the ACF–404 State Improper 

Payments Report, and the ACF–405 

State Improper Payments Report 

Corrective Action Plan (CAP). The 

current burden hours have not been 

revised for several years. OCC 

recognizes that many factors have 

changed since states first began error 

rate reviews, including increased use of 

technology by states to aid data 

collection and reporting efforts, greater 

organizational capacity to conduct 

ongoing error rate reviews, and OCC’s 

use of data reporting systems to reduce 

manual reporting burden on states. 

For this reason, OCC conducted a 

survey in the spring of 2024 to gather 

information about states’ experiences 


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