Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 1995 / Notices 3273

[Notice (95–001)]

NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Space

Science Advisory Committee (SScAC),

Astrophysics Subcommittee (ASC);

Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a forthcoming meeting of the

NASA Advisory Council, Space Science

Advisory Committee, Astrophysics

Subcommittee.

DATES: Thursday, February 9, 1995, 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday. February 10,

1995, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters,

Conference Room MIC 7–A/B West, 300

E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Guenter Riegler, Code SZ, National

Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Washington, DC 20546, 202/358–0339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the capacity of the room. The agenda

for the meeting includes the following

topics:

—Overview of Astrophysics Division

Status

—Status of NASA HQ Streamlining/Reorganization

—Branch Reports

—Mission Reports

—Senior Review Results

—Briefing on Educational Strategic

Planning

—Discussion and Formulation of

Recommendations/Action Items

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on these dates to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitor’s register.

Dated: January 9, 1995.

Timothy M. Sullivan,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING

COMMISSION AND DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT

Environmental Statements;

Availability, etc.: Washington, D.C.,

Sport and Entertainment Arena

Construction and Operation

AGENCY: National Capital Planning

Commission and District of Columbia

Government.

ACTION: Proposed construction and

operation of a sports and entertainment

arena in Washington, D.C.; public

meeting and intent to prepare an

environmental assessment.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by

the Council on Environmental Quality

(40 CFR Parts 1500–1508), and in

accordance with the Environmental

Policies and Procedures implemented

by the National Capital Planning

Commission (Commission), the

Commission, and the District of

Columbia Government announce their

intent to conduct one (1) public meeting

to discuss a new sports and

entertainment arena in Washington,

D.C. The purpose of the public meeting

is to determine the significant issues

related to the construction and

operation of the arena. The meeting will

serve as part of the formal

environmental review/scoping process

for the preparation of the environmental

document that is required for this

project.

This Notice of Intent (NOI) initiates

the formal environmental review/

scoping process for this project and the

public is encouraged to submit written

comments on the alternatives and on the

impacts at this time. A comprehensive

Environmental Assessment (EA) is

considered to be the appropriate

environmental document for this project

and its is expected that completion of an

EA will discharge all obligations under

Federal environmental laws. If it

becomes apparent, however, through the

environmental review process that an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

is necessary, one will be prepared and

a Supplemental Notice informing the

public of this change will be issued. In

addition, the comments and responses

received on the scope of the alternative

and potential impacts, as a result of this

NOI, will be considered for the

environmental document, whether it is

ultimately an EA or an EIS, although, as

mentioned an EA is considered to be the

appropriate environmental document.

Therefore, this is an announcement for

the environmental review/scoping

meeting for this project.

The proposed sports and

entertainment arena would seat a

maximum of approximately 23,000

persons and would be located in

downtown Washington, D.C. The site

includes the following: Square 455

which is bounded by G Street NW, 6th

Street NW, F Street NW and 7th Street

NW; the right-of-way for the 600 block

of G Street NW and, approximately, the

southern fifth of Square 454 which is

bounded by H Street NW, 6th Street

NW, G Street NW and 7th Street NW.

The proposed sports and entertainment

arena is scheduled to be completed in

time for the 1997 basketball and hockey

seasons.

The Environmental Assessment (EA)

will identify and analyze impacts and

mitigation options of the alternative

actions under consideration. At present,

those alternatives may include: (1)

Construction and operation of a new

sports and entertainment arena at the

Gallery Place site; (2) construction and

operation of a new sports and

entertainment arena at the Union

Station air rights site; and (3) a No

Action Alternative, which would result

in no new construction. Topics for

environmental analysis include shortterm construction-related impacts; longterm changes in traffic, parking, socioeconomic impacts, land use and

physical/biologic conditions within the

project area; historic and visual resource

protection; and site operations and

maintenance.

The environmental review/scoping

process will include all written

comments and one (1) public meeting

for the purpose of determining

significant issues related to the

alternatives and to the potential impacts

associated with the proposed

construction and operation of the sports

and entertainment arena. The public

meeting will be held at:

Monday, February 13, 1995 at the D.C.

Convention Center, Rooms 30 and 31, at

900 9th Street N.W. at 7:00 PM

This public meeting will be

advertised in local and regional

newspapers. Adequate signs will be

posted to direct meeting participants. A

short formal presentation will precede

the request for public comments.

National Capital Planning Commission

and District of Columbia representatives

will be available at this meeting to

receive comments from the public

regarding issues of concern. It is

important that Federal, regional and

local agencies, and interested

individuals and groups take this

opportunity to identify environmental

concerns that should be addressed

during the preparation of the Draft EA.

In the interest of available time, each

speaker will be asked to limit oral

comments to five (5) minutes. A

document summarizing the written and

oral comments received will be

prepared.

An Informational Packet will be

available for inspection at the offices of

the National Capital Planning

Commission at 801 Pennsylvania

Avenue N.W., D.C. Public Libraries, the