[Federal Register: July 26, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 144)]
[Notices]
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PRESIDIO TRUST
The Presidio of San Francisco, California; Notice of Availability
To Review and Announcement of Public Hearings To Comment on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the Presidio Trust Implementation
Plan
AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.
ACTION: Notice of availability to review and announcement of public
hearings to comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Presidio Trust Implementation Plan (PTIP), an update to the
July 1994 Final General Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) for the
portion of The Presidio of San Francisco (Presidio) under the
jurisdiction of the Presidio Trust (Trust). The PTIP EIS supplements
the GMPA Environmental Impact Statement adopted by the National Park
Service for the Presidio in 1994.
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Abstract: Congress created the Trust under the Presidio Trust Act
(16 U.S.C. 460bb Appendix, Title I of Pub. L. 104-333, 110 Stat. 4097),
as amended (Trust Act), to manage Presidio facilities so as
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to make them financially self-sufficient by year 2013 and to protect
the Presidio's resources by ensuring long-term financial
sustainability. The PTIP EIS describes and analyzes a proposed action,
the ``Draft Plan,'' and five alternatives that have been developed to
address Trust Act requirements, changed circumstances since the GMPA
was completed, and new policies and management approaches of the Trust.
The five alternatives to the ``Draft Plan,'' each described in greater
detail below, are: ``No Action,'' ``Resource Consolidation,''
``Sustainable Community,'' ``Cultural Destination'' and ``Minimum
Management.'' Each of the six alternatives presented in the EIS
achieves the Trust Act's goals to varying degrees and has a different
emphasis. Principal differences include the proposed total building
square footage, the proposed amount of non-residential and residential
uses, the proposed amount of open space and the proposed method of
delivery of public programs. The maximum overall square footage of
5,960,000 allowed under the Trust Act would not be exceeded under any
alternative.
The ``Draft Plan'' alternative was developed and refined based on
public input received during the scoping period. Under the Draft Plan,
the Presidio would become a center for education, communication and
exchange. Buildings would be removed to increase open space, and no net
loss of housing units would be achieved, by emphasizing the
rehabilitation and reuse of existing buildings.
Under the ``No Action,'' or GMPA 2000 alternative, the Trust would
implement the GMPA assuming current (year 2000) conditions. Buildings
would be removed to increase open space and enhance natural resources,
and available housing would decrease substantially. Tenants with a
mission related to environmental, social or cultural concerns would
offer public programs related to their business mission.
Under the ``Resource Consolidation'' alternative, the Presidio
would become an enhanced open space haven in the center of urban
surroundings by maximizing open space in the south through the removal
of historic and non-historic structures.
Under the ``Sustainable Community'' alternative, the Presidio would
become a sustainable live/work community in a park setting with a small
decrease in housing units, would retain its present dispersed pattern
of development, and would emphasize building reuse and rehabilitation.
Under the ``Cultural Destination'' alternative, the Presidio would
become a national and international destination park by providing
robust public programming delivered through the Trust. A substantial
level of building demolition in the south would be replaced in the
north to provide an increase in and improved mix of housing and to
cluster housing near work and transit.
Under the ``Minimum Management'' alternative, there would be no
significant physical change beyond that already underway, and the
Presidio would be minimally managed to meet minimum legal requirements.
Major impact topics addressed in the EIS include historic
resources, cultural landscape, archaeology, biological resources, water
resources, visual resources, air quality, noise, land use,
socioeconomic issues, visitor experience, recreation, public safety,
transportation, water supply, utilities, Trust operations, and
cumulative impacts.
Materials Available to the Public: The EIS is being sent to
agencies, organizations and individuals who have expressed an interest
in such information. Copies of the EIS are available by calling 415/
561-5414 or by writing the Presidio Trust, P.O. Box 29052, San
Francisco, CA 94129-0052. The EIS may also be reviewed in the Trust's
library at 34 Graham Street, San Francisco, CA, and is available
electronically on the Trust's website (www.presidiotrust.gov). A CD-ROM
version may be obtained by calling or writing to the Trust.
Public Meetings: Information on the EIS will be provided and oral
comment will be received at the following public meetings:
August 28, 2001--7:30 p.m. Golden Gate National Recreation
Area Citizens' Advisory Commission Meeting, Building 201, Upper Fort
Mason, San Francisco, CA.
September 11, 2001--6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Presidio Trust Public
Hearing, 135 Fisher Loop (Golden Gate Club), The Presidio of San
Francisco, CA.
September 17, 2001--1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Presidio Trust Board
of Directors meeting, 50 Moraga Avenue (Officers' Club), The Presidio
of San Francisco, CA.
Comments: The public review period for the EIS ends on September
25, 2001. Written comments should be sent to: PTIP, c/o John Pelka,
NEPA Compliance Manager, the Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box
29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Fax: 415/561-2716; e-mail:
ptip@presidiotrust.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, NEPA Compliance Manager,
the Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA
94129-0052. Telephone: 415/561-5414.
Dated: July 20, 2001.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
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