Record of Decision to Unify and Consolidate DHS Headquarters facilities at the St. Elizabeths Campus, Washington D.C.

Record of Decision (ROD) to Unify and Consolidate DHS Headquarters facilities at the St. Elizabeths Campus, Washington D.C.

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 4321 et seq., DHS announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Department’s decision to consolidate to and occupy the St Elizabeths Campus.  The ROD was prepared in accordance with DHS obligations under NEPA, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) implementing regulations at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1500–1508, and DHS Management Directive 023-01 Rev 1 Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act.  On March 30, 2016, DHS formally adopted two Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) prepared by the General Services Administration (GSA) for activities at the St. Elizabeth’s campus.  The complete EISs are available on the project website. Based on a review of the alternatives, the environmental impacts analyzed in the EISs, comments from all stakeholder, mitigation, and other factors discovered and analyzed during the NEPA process, it is the decision of the Department of Homeland Security to unify the department by consolidating at the St. Elizabeths Campus.