{"abstract":"This notice announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which examines potential environmental impacts from the modernization and expansion of the Lynden and Sumas LPOEs in Lynden and Sumas, Washington. The existing Lynden and Sumas LPOEs are owned and managed by GSA and operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Final EIS describes the purpose and need for the project; alternatives considered; the existing environment that could be affected; the potential impacts resulting from each of the alternatives; and proposed best management practices and mitigation measures. The Final EIS also includes a Floodplain Assessment and Statement of Findings due to the construction in a floodplain at the Sumas LPOE. The Final EIS identifies the preferred alternatives, including the environmentally preferable alternatives, as summarized below (see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this NOA).","action":"Notice of availability (NOA).","agencies":[{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2024/11/15/2024-26296.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"89 FR 90292","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The Final EIS Wait Period begins with publication of this NOA in the Federal Register and will last until December 16, 2024. Any comments regarding the Final EIS must be received or postmarked by the last day of the 30-day Final EIS Wait Period (see the ADDRESSES section of this NOA on how to submit comments). After the Final EIS Wait Period, GSA will issue the Record of Decision (ROD).","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Notice-P-2024-02","Docket No. 2024-0002","Sequence No. 52"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"ME-2024 -01 Open Government Secretariat Public Commenting Policy","document_id":"GSA-GSA-2024-0002-0015"},{"title":"ME-2024-01NAP 5 Mid-Term Self-Assessment 2024","document_id":"GSA-GSA-2024-0002-0014"}],"agency_name":"GSA","documents":[{"comment_count":0,"comment_start_date":"2024-11-15","updated_at":"2024-11-18T09:57:27.602-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/GSA-GSA-2024-0002-0098","allow_late_comments":false,"id":"GSA-GSA-2024-0002-0098","comment_end_date":null,"regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":2,"id":"GSA-GSA-2024-0002","title":"GSA General Notices - 2024"}],"document_number":"2024-26296","effective_on":null,"end_page":90293,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2024/11/15/2024-26296.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/15/2024-26296/notice-of-availability-for-a-final-environmental-impact-statement-eis-and-floodplain-assessment-and","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2024-26296?publication_date=2024-11-15","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2024-11-15/2024-26296/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":100,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 10:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-15/pdf/2024-26296.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26296.pdf?1731591922","publication_date":"2024-11-15","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2024/11/15/2024-26296.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"ME-2024 -01 Open Government Secretariat Public Commenting Policy","document_id":"GSA-GSA-2024-0002-0015"},{"title":"ME-2024-01NAP 5 Mid-Term Self-Assessment 2024","document_id":"GSA-GSA-2024-0002-0014"}],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"GSA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=GSA-GSA-2024-0002","supporting_documents_count":2,"docket_id":"GSA-GSA-2024-0002","document_id":"GSA-GSA-2024-0002-0098","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"GSA General Notices - 2024","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2024-11-19T14:00:08Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":90292,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Availability for a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Floodplain Assessment and Statement of Findings for the Kenneth G. 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