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1. Charles Diesing, Graham, Alabama; 

to acquire additional voting shares of 

Liberty Northwest Bancorp, Inc., and 

thereby indirectly acquire additional 

voting shares of Liberty Bank, both of 

Poulsbo, Washington. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Ann Misback, 

Secretary of the Board. 

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ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice–PBS–2024–17; Docket No. 2024– 

0002; Sequence No. 51] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Modernization of the 

Bridge of The Americas Land Port of 

Entry, El Paso, Texas 

AGENCY: Office of Public Buildings 

Service (PBS), General Services 

Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The GSA, in cooperation with 

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

the U.S. International Boundary and 

Water Commission and in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, announces the 

availability of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

modernization of the BOTA LPOE in El 

Paso, Texas and by this notice is 

announcing the start of a 30-day waiting 

period. 

DATES: The date of the publication by 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) in the Federal Register; Friday 

January 3, 2025 with the end of the 30- 

day period being Monday February 3, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: The Final EIS is available 

on the GSA project website at: gsa.gov/ 

bota under Project News. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karla R. Carmichael, NEPA Program 

Manager, Environmental, Fire and 

Safety & Health Branch, GSA/PBS, 

Facilities Management and Services 

Programs Division, Greater Southwest 

Region 7, 819 Taylor St, Fort Worth, TX, 

76102 or via telephone at 817–822– 

1372. Email: bota.nepacomments@

gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 6, 2021, Congress 

passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

(BIL), also known as the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). On 

November 15, 2021, the President 

signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14052 

‘‘Implementation of the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act.’’ On December 

13, 2021, the President signed E.O. 

14508 ‘‘Transforming Federal Customer 

Experience and Service Delivery to 

Rebuild Trust in Government.’’ On 

February 25, 2022, President Biden and 

the GSA announced the list of major 

LPOE projects funded by the BIL. This 

included the Bridge of the Americas 

(BOTA) LPOE in El Paso, Texas. 

The Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) has been prepared in accordance 

with section 102 of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 

4321 to 4370d), as implemented by the 

regulations promulgated by the Council 

on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 

Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 

1500–1508). The principal objectives of 

NEPA are to ensure the careful 

consideration of environmental aspects 

of proposed actions in federal decisionmaking processes and to make 

environmental information available to 

decision makers and the public before 

decisions are made and actions are 

taken. 

Additionally, this EIS has been 

prepared in accordance with GSA NEPA 

guidelines (GSA Order ADM 1095.1F 

and the Public Buildings Service [PBS] 

NEPA Desk Guide, both dated October 

1999) and serves as a mechanism for 

compliance with the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 (as 

amended) and other relevant laws and/ 

or regulations. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

for the GSA to support the U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) mission by 

bringing the BOTA LPOE infrastructure 

in line with current CBP land port 

design standards (i.e., CBP Land Port of 

Entry Design Standard) and operational 

requirements while addressing existing 

deficiencies identified with the ongoing 

port operations. In order to bring the 

BOTA LPOE in line with CBP’s design 

standards and operational requirements, 

action is needed to satisfy the following 

overriding needs: 

• Improve the capacity and 

functionality of the LPOE to meet future 

public demand, while maintaining the 

capability to meet border security 

initiatives. 

• Ensure the safety and security for 

the employees and the travelling public. 

Proposed Action and Alternatives 

Development 

As part of project planning, the GSA 

developed two (2) action alternatives as 

potential means of implementing the 

proposed action. The no action 

alternative has also been considered in 

the EIS. Both action alternatives include 

the phased razing of all existing 

buildings/structures and infrastructure 

within the existing LPOE boundaries 

and construction of new buildings/ 

structures and supporting infrastructure. 

Both action alternatives also include 

minimal land acquisition in areas 

immediately adjacent to the port. 

Summary of Potential Impacts 

The EIS has identified, describes, and 

analyzes the potential effects of the 

action alternatives developed to 

implement the proposed action and the 

no action alternative. This includes 

direct, indirect, and cumulative effects. 

GSA identified the following resources/ 

issues for analysis of both beneficial and 

adverse potential impacts and the 

results are summarized in the Final EIS: 

• Hazardous Materials, Waste, and/or 

Site Contamination 

• Socioeconomics (including 

Environmental Justice) 

• Public Services, Infrastructure, and 

Utilities 

• Surface Waters, Drainage, and 

Floodplains 

• Land Use and Zoning (including 

Visual and Aesthetics) 

• Traffic (Vehicular and Pedestrian), 

Transportation, and Parking 

• Air Quality (including Greenhouse 

Gas Emissions) 

• Noise and Vibration 

• Cultural and Historic Resources 

The EIS documents measures that 

could potentially avoid, minimize, or 

mitigate any identified adverse impacts. 

Michael Clardy, 

Director, Facilities Management Division 

(7PM), General Services AdministrationPublic Building Service, Greater Southwest 

Region. 

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