On May 23, 2019, the General Services Administration (GSA), Public Building Service (PBS) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Land Ports of Entry [Notice-PBS–2019–04; Docket No. 2019– 0002; Sequence No. 10]. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and GSA have partnered to develop a program of projects at a number of Land Ports of Entry (LPOEs) so that FMCSA agents can safely and effectively inspect both commercial truck and bus traffic. GSA intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the potential impacts from the proposed construction of six (6) inspection facilities at five (5) different LPOEs in both California and Arizona.
The views and comments of the public are necessary to help determine the scope and content of the environmental analysis. Interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide written comments regarding the scope of the EIS and the proposed facilities by Thursday, July 11, 2019. Scoping meetings for the EIS will be held on four (4) separate dates listed below:
- San Ysidro, CA & Otay Mesa, CA Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., San Diego, CA.
- Calexico East, CA Thursday, June 20, 2019, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Calexico, CA.
- San Luis II, AZ Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Yuma, AZ.
- Nogales Mariposa, AZ Thursday, June 27, 2019, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Nogales, AZ.
