[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19920-19921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X95-20421]



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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Public Buildings Service; Public Information Notice

    Pursuant to the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 
[[Page 19921]] CFR parts 1500-1508) implementing procedural provisions 
of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the General Services 
Administration (GSA) hereby gives notice that a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Construction of a new Federal 
Building--United States Courthouse (FB-CT) within the city of Tucson, 
Arizona, has been prepared and filed with the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 14, 1995.
    Proposed Action: The proposed project includes construction of a 
new FB-CT with approximately 422,000 gross square feet (GSF) of 
building space including 100 inside and 87 outside parking spaces. The 
preferred site is an area of approximately four acres located on the 
southwest corner of the intersection of West Congress Street and 
Granada Avenue in the Central Business Area (CBA) of the city of 
Tucson.
    Alternatives: In addition to the preferred site, the DEIS examines 
construction of the FB-CT at three alternative sites including:
    (1) West of Granada Avenue across from the Tucson Convention 
Center;
    (2) a site bounded by Interstate 10 on the west, West Congress 
Street on the north, and the Southern Pacific Transportation Company 
railroad tracks on the east; and
    (3) a site bounded by North Stone Avenue on the west, Toole Avenue 
on the North, Grossetta Street on the east, and Alameda Street on the 
south.
    All of the sites being considered are approximately four acres in 
size and located within the CBA of the city of Tucson.
    The Draft EIS also examines the No Action alternative which assumes 
continued use of the existing James A. Walsh Federal Courthouse and 
accompanying leased space.
    Public Involvement: The DEIS prepared by GSA addressing this action 
is on file and may be obtained from: Ms. Mitra K. Nejad, Asset Manager 
(9PT), Public Buildings Service, Portfolio Management, 525 Market 
Street, San Francisco, California 94105-2799. Telephone: (415) 744-
8107.
    A limited number of copies of the DEIS are available to fill single 
copy requests. Loan copies of the DEIS are available for review at 
Tucson City Library and the GSA Field Office at 300 West Congress 
Street, second floor, Tucson, Arizona 85701.
    A public meeting will be held on May 2, 1995 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 
p.m. at the Tucson City Hall, Council Chambers, 255 West Alameda, 
Tucson, Arizona 85701. The purpose of this meeting is to provide the 
community with an opportunity to submit comments on the DEIS. In 
addition, written comments on the DEIS can be submitted until June 1, 
1995 to the address listed above.

    Dated: April 12, 1995.
Aki K. Nakao,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95- Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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