[Federal Register: December 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 247)]
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PRESIDIO TRUST

 
Letterman Complex, The Presidio of San Francisco, California; 
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact 
statement for the proposed development and occupancy of 900,000 square 
feet of new mixed use space within the Letterman Complex, the Presidio 
of San Francisco.

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SUMMARY: The Presidio Trust will prepare a supplemental environmental 
impact statement (EIS) for the development and occupancy of 
approximately 900,000 square feet of new, low- to mid-rise mixed use 
space within the 60-acre Letterman Complex, located in the northeast 
corner of the Presidio of San Francisco, California. The development 
scenario includes deconstruction of the outdated 451,000-square-foot 
Letterman Army Medical Center (LAMC) and 356,000-square-foot Letterman 
Army Institute of Research (LAIR), and several other non-historic 
structures located within the Letterman Complex.

DATES: Comments concerning this notice must be received by February 15, 
1999. A public workshop to solicit comment regarding the range of 
alternatives and the specific impacts to be evaluated in the 
supplemental EIS will be held on January 27, 1999, from 6 to 9 p.m., at 
the Presidio Golden Gate Club, Fisher Loop, the Presidio of San 
Francisco, California.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice must be sent to John 
Pelka, NEPA Compliance Coordinator, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham 
Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. Fax: 415-561-
5315. E-mail: jpelka@presidiotrust.gov.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The supplemental EIS will tier from the 1994 Presidio General 
Management Plan Amendment (GMPA) final EIS pursuant to 40 CFR 1508.28. 
The GMPA EIS analyzed alternative development concepts for the future 
of the Presidio, including a specific proposal for the Letterman 
Complex. Because the proposed development within the Letterman Complex 
would involve deconstruction, new construction, ground disturbance and 
potential uses that were not previously examined in the GMPA EIS, the 
Presidio Trust has concluded that additional analysis is appropriate 
and will further the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969.

Alternatives

    The supplemental EIS will evaluate the following alternative 
development concepts for the site:

1. Research/Education (Presidio GMPA Alternative)
2. Office/Education/Housing/Inn/Retreat
3. Office/Conference Center/Hotel
4. Office/Housing
5. Office/Education
6. No Action

    These concepts are based in part on the proposals received and 
shortlisted by the Presidio Trust in response to its Request for 
Qualifications (RFQ) for use of the site. The concepts differ primarily 
with regard to their size and type of project, proposed activities, 
programs and occupants, community support services and housing 
opportunities, and access and circulation. The Presidio Trust will 
identify a preferred alternative following its review of the 
supplemental EIS and other information.

Public Comment

    In order to facilitate public input regarding the range of 
potential uses at the site, the Presidio Trust conducted a series of 
public meetings during the RFQ response period (August 14, 1998 through 
October 12, 1998). These public meetings included two public workshops 
and one formal meeting of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area 
(GGNRA) Advisory Commission. A front-page article describing the RFQ 
process for the Letterman Complex was also featured in the September 
issue of Presidio, the monthly publication of the Presidio Trust.
    The Presidio Trust will announce the release of the draft 
supplemental EIS for public comment by notice in the Federal Register 
and in local news media. The Presidio Trust also anticipates that the 
GGNRA Advisory Commission will place this item on the agenda of an 
upcoming public meeting, which will be announced in the Federal 
Register and in local news media.

    Dated: December 18, 1998.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.

    Reference: 40 CFR 1508.22.
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