[Federal Register: November 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 212)]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

 
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

    The United States General Services Administration intends to 
prepare an Environment Impact Statement (EIS) on the following project:

Federal Building--U.S. Courthouse, San Jose, California

    Proposed Action: The United States General Services Administration 
is planning the construction of a new U.S. Courthouse in the Central 
Business District of San Jose, California. This construction is 
intended to accommodate the need of the Courts for expanded courtroom 
and office space. The building will house the U.S. Courts and other 
Court related agencies currently located in the Robert F. Peckham 
Federal Building Courthouse and in leased locations.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action Include

    A. Construction of new facility on the site located within the 
Central Business District of San Jose and comprised of a full city 
block bounded by East St. James Street, North First Street, North 
Market Street and Divine Street. This action may entail demolition of 
existing structures.
    B. Construction of a new facility on the site located within the 
Central Business District of San Jose and comprised of the northeastern 
half of the block bounded by East Santa Clara Street, North Fourth 
Street, East St. John Street, and North Third Street. This action may 
entail demolition of an existing structure.
    C. Construction of a new facility on the site located within the 
Central Business District of San Jose and comprised by a full city 
block bounded by East San Carlos Street, East San Salvador Street, 
South First Street, and South Second Street. This site is immediately 
adjacent to the south of the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building and 
Courthouse. This action may entail demolition of an existing structure.
    D. Construction of a new facility on the site located within the 
Central Business District of San Jose and comprised of a full city 
block bounded by West Santa Clara Street, North Market Street, West St. 
John Street, and North First Street. This action may entail demolition 
of an existing structure.
    E. No action: Space for the U.S. Courts' functions will continue to 
be provided in the current facilities. The

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impact to the community of maintaining the status quo will be analyzed.
    The public is cordially invited to participate in the scoping 
process, review of the draft Environmental Impact Statement, and the 
public meeting.
    The scoping meeting will be held at the Victory Theater on 
Thursday, November 18, 1999 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    At the scoping meeting, the public will be asked to identify any 
significant issues that they believe should be analyzed in the 
Environmental Impact Statement. The Victory Theater is located at 14 
South Second Street, between East San Fernando and East Santa Clara 
Streets in San Jose, California.
    Release of the draft EIS for public comment and the public meeting 
will be announced in the local newspaper, as these dates are 
established.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George F. Dones, General Services 
Administration, Portfolio Management Division (9PT), 450 Golden Gate 
Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102, (415) 522-3497, Fax: (415) 
522-3215, Email: george.dones@gsa.gov

    Approved: October 28, 1999.
Kenn N. Kojima,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-28700 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]
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