U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Proposed Construction and Operation of an Outpatient Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with VA's Proposed Action to award a lease to a private entity that would construct an outpatient clinic (OPC) for VA to lease and operate in Nashville, Tennessee (TN). The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide outpatient health care services to area Veterans. The Proposed Action is needed to provide enhanced and expanded primary care and mental health services and add a comprehensive array of specialty care outpatient services to serve Veterans in Nashville and the surrounding communities in a modern, state-of-the art facility. The Proposed Action would address current and future projected healthcare capacity, service gaps, and operational inefficiencies. The OPC will be constructed by a private entity for VA to lease and operate at one of two sites being considered: 1) 0 (1903) Baptist World Center Drive (Alternative A) 2) 0 Ashland City Highway and 0 Clarksville Pike (Alternative B) VA prepared the Draft EA according to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S. Code § 4321 et seq.). The Draft EA is available on the VA website at https://www.cfm.va.gov/environmental/. A hard copy of the Draft EA is available at the Looby Public Library located at 2301 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37228. Please submit any requests for additional information, questions, or comments on the Draft EA via email to vacoenvironment@va.gov with the subject line "Nashville OPC Draft EA" within 30 days following publication of this notice. VA will summarize and address substantive comments in the Final EA. October 17, 19 2025 LOKR0389348