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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 106 / Friday, June 4, 2021 / Notices
NOIs publication date to guide a comprehensive public outreach program, and once available, it will be published on the projects website and the Federal Permitting Dashboard at https www.permits.performance.gov/.
The Plan will outline outreach to local and county officials and community and civic groups; a public scoping process to define the issues of concern among all parties interested in the Proposed Project; establishment of a Technical Advisory Committee and periodic meetings with that committee; a public hearing on release of the Draft EIS; and development and distribution of project newsletters. Cooperating and Participating agencies may include the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the United States Department of the Interior, the United States Fish and Wildlife Services, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the New York City Transit Authority, the New York City Department of Transportation, and the New York City Planning Commission, along with other agencies.
FTA invites comments on the PANYNJs statement of purpose and need for the Proposed Project, as well as the alternatives proposed for consideration. Suggestions for modifications to the statement of purpose and need, and any other reasonable alternatives that meet the purpose and need for the project, are welcome and will be given serious consideration. Comments on significant environmental impacts that may be associated with the Proposed Project and alternatives are also welcome, as are the identification of information and analyses relevant to the Proposed Project. There will be additional opportunities to participate in the scoping process at the livestreamed,
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virtual public meetings announced in this Notice.
FTA Procedures. Public comments will be received through those methods explained earlier in this Notice and will be incorporated into a Final NEPA
Scoping Information Packet. This document will detail the scope of the EIS and the potential environmental effects that will be considered during the NEPA process. After the completion of the Draft EIS, a public and agency review period, including a public hearing, will allow for input on the Draft EIS. These public comments, as well as any public comments received during the scoping process, along with responses to them, will be incorporated into the Draft EIS for the Proposed Project.
Anticipated Permits and Approvals.
The NEPA Scoping Information Packet includes a preliminary list of anticipated permits and approvals from Federal, State, and local agencies. In addition to Federal agency consultations required by the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act, PANYNJ will coordinate with appropriate City of New York agencies or entities for compliance with local laws. The NEPA EIS will also assist the City of New York in making any applicable CEQR finding.
Aside from potential FTA funding and required consultations identified under the FTA Procedures section above, the following permits or approvals are currently anticipated:
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act Finding Memorandum of Agreement or Programmatic Agreement for historic properties and National Historic Landmarks;
Approval of possible modifications to local streets/sidewalks by NYCDOT;

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Approval of construction coordination and maintenance and protection of traffic by NYCDOT;
Approval of possible modifications to the City Map by the New York City Planning Commission; and CEQR finding by the City of New York.
Anticipated Schedule for DecisionMaking Process. FTA and PANYNJ
anticipate the following environmental review schedule, which is subject to change:
Scoping Public Scoping Meeting:
June 23 and 24, 2021.
Official Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS published in the Federal Register: Spring/Summer 2022.
Public Hearings on Draft EIS:
Spring/Summer 2022.
Federal Register Notice of Availability of a Final EIS/Record of Decision ROD: Spring/Summer 2023.
Combined Final EIS and ROD. In accordance with 23 U.S.C. 139, FTA
may consider combining the Final EIS
and ROD. If FTA combines the Final EIS
and ROD, it is anticipated that those documents will serve as the basis for Federal, and possibly State and City, environmental findings and determinations needed to conclude the environmental review process, unless statutory criteria preclude issuance of a combined document i.e., the Final EIS
makes substantial changes to the proposed action that are relevant to environmental or safety concerns or there is a significant new circumstance or information relevant to environmental concerns that affect the proposed action or its impacts.
Stephen Goodman, Regional Administrator, Federal Transit AdministrationRegion II.
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