Ariel Rios Building Signage

Delegated Action of the Executive Director PROJECT NCPC FILE NUMBER Ariel Rios Federal Building (ATF 7813 Headquarters) Exterior Identification Signage NCPC MAP FILE NUMBER 99 New York Avenue NE 42.00(38.00)44405 Washington, DC ACTION TAKEN Approve as requested SUBMITTED BY United States General Services Administration REVIEW AUTHORITY Approval per 40 U.S.C. § 8722(b)(1) and (d) The United States General Services Administration (GSA) has submitted preliminary and final site development plans for the installation of three exterior building identification signs at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Headquarters (ATF) Building located at 99 New York Avenue, NE. The signs will be installed as part of a GSA program to improve federal building signage throughout Washington DC. Each sign, which measures nine-feet in height and two-and- a-half feet in width, will display wayfinding and identification information on each side, with a brownish-bronze finish. One sign will replace an existing stone identification sign that is currently located on the north-side of the property at the building’s main pedestrian entrance. A second new sign will be located on the southeast corner of the property (at the N Street/2nd Street intersection) and a third sign will be located on the southwest corner of the property (at the N Street/1st Street intersection). All three signs will be situated on federal property. Pursuant to its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), GSA submitted a determination that the project qualifies as a categorical exclusion. As this is a federal project in the District of Columbia, NCPC has an independent NEPA responsibility for approval of the project. Staff has determined that this project qualifies for a categorical exclusion pursuant to NCPC’s Environmental and Historic Preservation Guidelines. The specific categorical exclusion that applies is located within Section 8(c)(2) of NCPC’s Environmental and Historic Preservation Guidelines, which cover the repair, replacement, and routine installation of components such as windows, doors, roofs; and site elements such as site or building identification signs, sidewalks, patios, fences, retaining walls, curbs, or gates. Prior to applying this categorical exclusion, NCPC staff determined that no extraordinary circumstances were present. Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), GSA concluded that the project would not affect any historic properties and the District State Historic Preservation Office concurred with GSA’s determination. As this is a federal project located in the District of Columbia, NCPC has an independent responsibility to comply with NHPA. NCPC staff has elected to designate GSA as lead agency pursuant to the Section 106 regulations. Commission Action Page 2 NCPC File No. 7813 The Coordinating Committee reviewed the proposal at its August 17, 2016 meeting. Without objection, the Committee forwarded the proposed preliminary and final site development plans to the Commission with the statement that the proposal has been coordinated with all participating agencies. The participating agencies were: NCPC; the District of Columbia Office of Planning; the State Historic Preservation Office; the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, the General Services Administration; the National Park Service and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. * * * Pursuant to delegations of authority adopted by the Commission on October 3, 1996 and per 40 U.S.C. § 8722(b)(1) and (d), I approve the preliminary and final site development plans for three new exterior building identification signs at the Ariel Rios Federal Building located at 99 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC. Marcel Acosta Date Executive Director .

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