Jones Lang LaSalle is assisting GSA with preparing an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. NEPA is the nation's charter for protection of the environment. NEPA provides for the consideration of environmental issues in federal agency planning and decision making. NEPA requires federal agencies, such as GSA, to prepare an environmental impact statement, or EIS, for actions that may significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The EIS must provide full disclosure of significant environmental impacts and inform agency decision-makers and the public of the reasonable alternatives, including the no action alternative, that would avoid or minimize adverse impacts or enhance the quality of the human environment.


The EIS public involvement process includes the following steps:

Scoping Meeting	June 14, 2005
GSA Publication of Draft EIS	September 28, 2007
Public Review of Draft EIS	45 day period ending on November 12, 2007
Public Hearing	October 18, 2007
GSA Publication of Final EIS	November 7, 2008
Public Review of Final EIS	30 day period ending on December 8, 2008

GSA is seeking comments on the Final EIS for its proposed action to locate the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters at the St. Elizabeths West Campus.

FEIS Electronic Version
Click here to download the Final EIS

FEIS Viewing Locations and Comment Submission
GSA welcomes public comments to the FEIS by email, mail, fax, using the online comment form below. All comments on the Final EIS are due to GSA by December 8, 2008 (Mailed comments must be postmarked by December 8, 2008).

Written comments on the Final EIS may be sent via mail, fax, or email to:
Ms. Denise Decker
General Services Administration
1800 F Street, NW, Room 3342
Washington, DC 20405
Fax 202-501-3763
denise.decker@gsa.gov
(Please include "St. Elizabeths EIS comments" in the subject line)

Online Comment Form
Please feel free to comment online by clicking on the button below.

Your Name:
Your Email:
Comment:

The Final EIS can either be downloaded online or viewed at the following locations:

Anacostia Neighborhood Library
1800 Good Hope Road, S.E.
at 18th Street, S.E.
Washington, DC 20020

Francis A. Gregory
3660 Alabama Avenue, S.E.
at 37th Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20020

Parkland-Turner Community Library
1700 Alabama Avenue, S.E.
at Stanton Road, S.E.
Washington, DC 20020

ANC 8C
3125 MLK Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020

Washington Highlands Neighborhood Library
115 Atlantic Street, S.W.
at South Capitol Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20032

National Capital Planning Commission
401 9th Street, NW
North Lobby, Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20004

UPO/Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Community Service Center
2907 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20032

Related Links

For additional information on the National Environmental Policy Act:

Council on Environmental Quality
GSA NEPA Website