{"abstract":"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the General Services Administration (GSA), announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze and assess the environmental impacts of the proposed acquisition of a site in Mace, West Virginia, and the development of this site into a replacement of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Underground Safety Research Program facility (Proposed Action). The current acquisition and development would replace the former Lake Lynn Experimental Mine in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and would support research programs focused on miner health and safety issues. The site being considered for acquisition and development includes 461.35 acres located off of U.S. Route 219 in Randolph and Pocahontas Counties near Mace, West Virginia. This notice is pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508). CDC, in cooperation with GSA, also intends to initiate consultation, as required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), to evaluate the potential effects, if any, of the Proposed Action on historic properties. Following the scoping meeting, a Draft EIS will be prepared and circulated for public comment. CDC is the lead federal agency for this Proposed Action.","action":"Notice of intent; announcement of public meeting; and request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","id":44,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/44","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2018/06/14/2018-12660.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"83 FR 27781","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Public Scoping Meeting: A public scoping meeting in open house format will be held on June 26, 2018 in Slatyfork, West Virginia. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end no later than 8:30 p.m.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. CDC-2018-0057"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2018-12660","effective_on":null,"end_page":27782,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2018/06/14/2018-12660.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/06/14/2018-12660/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-public-scoping-meeting-and-request-for","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2018-12660?publication_date=2018-06-14","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2018-06-14/2018-12660/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":524,"last_updated":"2026-06-24 14:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-06-14/pdf/2018-12660.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-12660.pdf?1528893917","publication_date":"2018-06-14","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2018/06/14/2018-12660.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2018-07-04T10:00:30Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":27781,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Public Scoping Meeting, and Request for Comments; Acquisition of Site for Development of a Replacement Underground Safety Research Program Facility for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH) in Mace, West Virginia","toc_doc":"Acquisition of Site for Development of a Replacement Underground Safety Research Program Facility for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Mace, WV","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":83}