[Federal Register: March 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 40)]
[Notices]               
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PRESIDIO TRUST

 
Public Health Service Hospital, The Presidio of San Francisco 
(Presidio), CA; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and 
Scheduling of Public Comment Period

ACTION: The Presidio Trust (Trust) announces the availability for 
review of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Public Health 
Service Hospital (PHSH) project and the scheduling of a review period 
for the public to provide comment on the PHSH EA. The EA, prepared in 
accordance with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), evaluates the environmental impacts of 
rehabilitating and reusing historic buildings in the PHSH district of 
the Presidio. The Trust is inviting public review and comment on the 
PHSH EA until April 30, 2004. Public scoping comments were solicited as 
noticed in the Federal Register on September 9, 2003 (68 FR 53205-6) 
and again on November 12, 2003 (68 FR 64151-2).

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    Materials Available to the Public: The PHSH EA is being provided to 
agencies, organizations and individuals who have expressed an interest 
in the NEPA process for the PHSH project. The EA may be viewed at or 
downloaded from the Trust's Web site at http://www.presidio.gov, 

following the link from the home page. A printed copy may be requested 
at no charge at 415/561-5414 or phsh@presidiotrust.gov, or by writing 
the Presidio Trust, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. The 
EA may also be reviewed in the Trust's library on the Presidio at 34 
Graham Street, San Francisco, CA.
    Public Review and Comment Period: Before finalizing the PHSH EA, 
the Trust invites the interested public to review the document and 
provide comment. Written comments may be submitted to John Pelka, NEPA 
Compliance Coordinator at 415/561-2790 (fax), phsh@presidiotrust.gov, 
or the address below, and must be transmitted or delivered no later 
than April 30, 2004. Please be aware that all written comments and 
information submitted will be made available to the public, including, 
without limitation, any postal address, e-mail address, phone number or 
other information contained in each submission. Additional public 
notice in the Federal Register, on the Trust's Web site and/or in 
written newsletters to those on the Trust's public mailing list will 
announce the date, location and details of a hearing for the public to 
provide oral comment on the PHSH EA. Following the close of the public 
review period on April 30, 2004, the Trust will consider and respond to 
any written or oral comments in the final PHSH EA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pelka, NEPA Compliance 
Coordinator, the Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San 
Francisco, CA 94129-0052, 415/561-5300.

    Dated: February 24, 2004.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 04-4449 Filed 2-27-04; 8:45 am]