Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 7 (Friday, January 10, 2014)

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2014)]

[Notices]

[Pages 1870-1871]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing 

Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]

[FR Doc No: 2014-00243]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2012-0013]

Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement and Public Hearing

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 

within 

the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the 

availability of the Roybal Campus 2025 Master Plan Draft 

Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) for public review and comment. This 

notice also 

announces the date, location and time for the public hearing. The 

DEIS 

analyzes the potential impacts associated with the implementation 

of 

the 2015-2025 Master Plan (Master Plan) for HHS/CDC's Edward R. 

Roybal 

Campus (Roybal Campus) located at 1600 Clifton Road NE., in 

Atlanta, 

Georgia. This announcement follows the requirements of the 

National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as implemented by the 

Council 

on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500-

1508); 

and, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) General 

Administration Manual Part 30 Environmental Procedures, dated 

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February 

25, 2000.

DATES: A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 

2014 at 

the CDC Edward R. Roybal Campus, 1600 Clifton Road NE. in 

Atlanta, 

Georgia beginning with an ``open house'' at 6:00 p.m. EST. A 

formal 

presentation, followed by a public comment period will follow at 

approximately 7:00 p.m. EST. Written comments must be received on 

or 

before Monday, March 3, 2014.

 Deadline for Requests for Special Accommodations: Persons 

wishing 

to participate in the public meeting who need special 

accommodations 

should contact George Chandler (gec2@cdc.gov or (404) 639-5153) 

by 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Requests for information on the DEIS or for a paper/

electronic copy should be directed to: George F. Chandler, Senior 

Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Road 

NE., Mailstop A-22, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Information may also 

be 

requested on the DEIS by electronic mail at gec2@cdc.gov or by 

telephone at (404) 639-5153. The DEIS will be available on the 

Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/, identified by 

Docket 

No. CDC-2012-0013. Hard copies of the DEIS are also available for 

review at locations listed in the Availability of the DEIS under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

 You may submit comments identified by Docket No. CDC-2012-

0013, by 

any of the following methods:

 Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/. 

Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments.

 Mail: George F. Chandler, Senior Advisor, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop A-22, 

Atlanta, 

Georgia 30333

 Instructions: All submissions received must include the 

agency name 

and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 

without change to http://www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal 

information provided. For access to the docket, to read 

background 

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documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/.

 Written and verbal comments on the DEIS will also be accepted 

during the public meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, 

2014, at 

the CDC Edward R. Roybal Campus, Tom Harkin Global Communications 

Center (Building 19), Auditorium A, 1600 Clifton Road NE., 

Atlanta, GA 

30333. Please be advised that the meeting is being held in a 

Federal 

government building; therefore, Federal security measures are 

applicable. For additional information please see Roybal Campus 

Security Guidelines under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George F. Chandler, Senior 

Advisor, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 

NE., 

Mailstop A-22, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone: (404) 639-5153.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HHS/CDC has prepared a new long-range 

Master 

Plan to guide the future physical development of the Roybal 

Campus for 

the planning horizon of 2015 to 2025. The previous 2000-2009 

Master 

Plan has been implemented, and as a result, a new plan is needed 

in 

order to ensure that the campus can support HHS/CDC's mission and 

program requirements through 2025. Mission change and growth 

resulting 

from emerging or reemerging infectious diseases, reclassification 

of 

pathogens and potential Program staff growth over time are 

expected to 

drive increases in laboratory and non-laboratory staff and demand 

for 

specialized space. The Master Plan provides an update of

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baseline existing conditions and examines the potential growth in 

agency mission, laboratory and laboratory support space, office 

space 

and personnel occupying the Roybal Campus, and identifies a 

preferred 

alternative for future development. The preferred alternative was 

the 

result of an extensive screening process, which identified and 

evaluated a range of conceptual development alternatives based on 

future program needs, campus constraints, and specifically 

developed 

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selection criteria. Selection criteria included the examination 

of 

regional and local planning policy, utility demand, air quality, 

commute time, transportation system capacity and greenhouse gas 

effects.

Alternatives Considered

 HHS/CDC analyzed two alternatives in the DEIS: the Proposed 

Action 

and the No Action Alternative. The Proposed Action Alternative 

consists 

of HHS/CDC's implementation of the Master Plan preferred 

alternative. 

Improvements proposed under the Master Plan preferred alternative 

include new laboratory construction, existing building 

renovation, 

parking expansion, and infrastructure upgrades. Under the Master 

Plan 

preferred alternative, the new laboratory building would contain 

approximately 350,000 to 450,000 gross square feet and would be 

constructed on an existing surface parking lot located in the 

eastern 

portion of the Roybal Campus. In addition to a new laboratory, a 

new 

approximately 1,600 space parking deck would be constructed just 

south 

of the new laboratory building. Construction of the new parking 

deck, 

along with the new laboratory and supporting infrastructure would 

eliminate an existing surface parking and result in a net 

increase of 

approximately 1,200 parking spaces at the Roybal Campus. HHS/CDC 

anticipates that the construction of the new parking deck would 

increase the campus parking cap from 3,300 to approximately 4,500 

spaces. The employee population at the Roybal Campus is projected 

to 

increase by approximately 1,485 new occupants under the Master 

Plan 

preferred alternative in 2025.

 The No Action Alternative represents continued operation of 

the 

existing facilities at the Roybal Campus without any new 

construction 

or building additions over the ten-year planning period from 2015 

to 

2025. However, the employee population at the Roybal Campus is 

projected to increase by approximately 865 new occupants under 

the No 

Action Alternative due to potential background growth of existing 

Campus programs.

 The DEIS evaluates the environmental impacts that may result 

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from 

the Proposed Action and the No Action Alternative on the natural 

and 

built environment. Potential direct, indirect and cumulative 

impacts of 

each alternative are evaluated on the following resource 

categories: 

socioeconomics, land use, zoning, public policy, community 

facilities, 

transportation, air quality, noise, cultural resources, urban 

design 

and visual resources, natural resources, utilities, waste, and 

greenhouse gases and sustainability. The DEIS identifies measures 

to 

mitigate potential adverse impacts.

 Availability of the DEIS: Copies of the DEIS have been 

distributed 

to federal, state and local agencies and organizations. The DEIS 

is 

also available online on the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov/, identified by Docket No. CDC-2012-

0013. Copies of 

the DEIS are available at the following locations: Decatur 

Library, 215 

Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030; Toco Hill--Avis G. Williams 

Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, Decatur, GA 30030; Atlanta--Public 

Library Ponce de Leon Branch, 980 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE., 

Atlanta, GA 

30306; Atlanta--Public Library--Central Library, One Margaret 

Mitchell 

Square, Atlanta, GA 30303; Atlanta--Public Library--Kirkwood 

Branch, 11 

Kirkwood Rd. NE., Atlanta, GA 30317; and, Emory University--

Robert W. 

Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Cir., Atlanta, GA 30322.

 Paper and electronic copies can also be requested as 

instructed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

 Public Meeting: HHS/CDC will hold a public meeting on 

Wednesday, 

January 29, 2014 at the HHS/CDC Edward R. Roybal Campus, Tom 

Harkin 

Global Communications Center (Building 19), Auditorium A, 1600 

Clifton 

Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333 to solicit public comments on the 

DEIS. 

Comments can be submitted in writing or verbally during the 

public 

meeting. The public meeting will consist of an ``Open House'' 

from 6:00 

p.m. EST to approximately 7:00 p.m. EST, followed by a formal 

presentation and a formal comment period. Comment cards will be 

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available at the Open House for those who wish to submit written 

comments for the record. Those wishing to make verbal comments 

will be 

asked to pre-register during the Open House portion of the public 

meeting. The formal presentations will begin at approximately 

7:00 p.m. 

EST, at which time HHS/CDC will provide an overview of the NEPA 

process 

and the Master Plan proposed improvements and associated 

environmental 

impacts. The formal presentations will be followed by a formal 

public 

comment period.

 A stenographer will record the formal portion of the public 

meeting. An American Sign Language Interpreter will also be 

available 

at both portions of the public hearing. A transcript of the 

meeting and 

all comments will be made available to the public and will be 

posted to 

the public docket at http://www.regulations.gov/, identified by 

Docket No. CDC2012-0013.

 Roybal Campus Security Guidelines. The HHS/CDC Edward R. 

Roybal 

Campus is the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease 

Control and 

Prevention and is located at 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, 

Georgia. 

The public hearing is being held in a Federal government 

building; 

therefore, Federal security measures are applicable. In planning 

your 

arrival time, please take into account the need to park and clear 

security. All visitors must enter the Roybal Campus through the 

entrance on Clifton Road; the guard force will direct visitors to 

the 

designated parking area. Visitors must present government issued 

photo 

identification (e.g., a valid Federal identification badge, state 

driver's license, state non-driver's identification card, or 

passport). 

Non-United States citizens must present a valid passport, visa, 

Permanent Resident Card, or other type of work authorization 

document. 

All persons entering the building must pass through a metal 

detector. 

Visitors will be issued a visitor's ID badge at the entrance to 

Building 19 and will be escorted in groups of 5 to 10 persons to 

the 

meeting room. All items brought to HHS/CDC are subject to 

inspection.

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 Dated: January 6, 2014.

Tanja Popovic,

Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease 

Control and 

Prevention.

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