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UC DAVIS: Office of Resource Management and Planning October 16, 2006 DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (Davis Campus Only) RE: CNPRC 2007 Research Laboratory Project Tiered Initial Study UC Davis proposes to construct five buildings and provide new utility connections to increase the space available for existing and proposed laboratory research and support at the UC Davis California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC). In total, the proposed project would provide approximately 16,000 gsf of new space and would increase the campus population by approximately 20 employees. None of the proposed buildings would provide housing for animals and the proposed project would not increase the number of laboratory research animals at the CNPRC. The proposed use of biohazardous substances in one building would require that the building be constructed and operated as a biosafety level (BSL) 3 facility. Biosafety ratings range from Level 1 to Level 4 and indicate the varying degrees of building containment and laboratory precautions that must be followed while conducting research with particular organisms. The buildings would be located west of County Road 98 and approximately two miles west of the UC Davis main campus within the developed area of the CNPRC north of the existing Primate Center Laboratory building. Utility upgrades to serve the proposed project and future growth at the CNPRC include new telecommunications, natural gas, and domestic water mains. I am writing to inform you that a Tiered Initial Study has been prepared that analyzes the potential environmental effects of the proposed project. The Initial Study identifies that a Focused Tiered Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be prepared for the proposed project to evaluate the potential impact area of hazards and hazardous materials: You are invited to comment on the scope of the project's Focused Tiered EIR through November 15, 2006. Copies of the Tiered Initial Study are available during normal operating hours at the UC Davis Office of Resource Management and Planning in 376 Mrak Hall on campus; at Reserves in the UC Davis Shields Library; at the Yolo County Public Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis; at the Vacaville Public Library, 1020 Ulatis Drive, Vacaville; and online at http://www.ormp.ucdavis.edu/environreview/. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on November 15, 2006 and can be e-mailed to environreview@ucdavis.edu or sent to: John A. Meyer Vice Chancellor - Resource Management and Planning University of California One Shields Avenue 376 Mrak Hall Davis, CA 95616 If you have any questions, please contact UC Davis Director of Environmental Planning Sid England at (530) 752-2432. Sincerely, John A. Meyer Vice Chancellor - Resource Management and Planning 06-109
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