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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 130 / Monday, July 12, 2021 / Notices
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Habitat Consultation for potential impacts to species due to construction in the Hutchinson River; as well as any other relevant New York State and City permits. Field verification meetings with USACE for the wetlands delineation were held on June 12, 2018
and September 10, 2019. USACE issued a jurisdictional determination JD on June 15, 2020.
The first Cooperating Agency meeting for the Project was held on March 3, 2021. Cooperating Agencies include USACE, NMFS, United States Environmental Protection Agency USEPA, Federal Transit Administration FTA, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NYSDEC, and New York State Historic Preservation Office SHPO at New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation NYSOPRHP.
The first Participating Agency meeting for the Project was held on March 5, 2021. Participating Agencies include USCG, United States Department of Interior USDOI/
National Park Service NPS, USFWS, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ACHP, Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA, Village of Pelham Manor, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation NYCDPR, New York City Department of City Planning NYCDCP, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC, New York City Department of Environmental Protection NYCDEP, New York City Mayors Office of Resiliency NYCMOR, New York City Office of Emergency Management NYCEM, New York City Mayors Office of Environmental Coordination, New York City Mayors Office of Sustainability NYCMOS, New York City Department of Sanitation DSNY, Fire Department of the City of New York FDNY, City of New York Police Department NYPD, New York City Public Design Commission, New York Office of General Services OGS, Delaware Tribe, Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Office, and StockbridgeMunsee Community.
Meetings with Cooperating and Participating Agencies will continue to be held throughout the environmental review process. In addition, a meeting with USCG was held on April 21, 2021.
5. Schedule for the Decision-Making Process The Project schedule will be established as part of the requirements of the environmental review process under 23 U.S.C. 139 and will comply with 40 CFR 1501.10b2, which requires that environmental reviews and
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authorization decisions for major infrastructure projects occur within two years from the date of publication of the NOI to the date of issuance of the Record of Decision ROD, and all necessary authorizations be issued efficiently and in a timely manner, in cooperation with the FHWA. A current draft of the coordination plan, public involvement plan, and project schedule are included in the NOI Report, which is available for review in the docket established for this project and on the project website as noted in the ADDRESSES section.
The anticipated project schedule is outlined below:
Public Scoping Meetings August 2021
Scoping Report Publication November 2021
Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS
DEIS October 2022
Public Hearing October 2022
End of DEIS Comment Period November 2022
Publish Single Final EIS FEIS/ROD
April 2023
Issue all Project Permits and Authorization Decisions July 2023
6. A Description of the Public Scoping Process Public and agency outreach will include a formal Public Scoping Meeting scheduled on August 3, 2021.
A Public Hearing on the DEIS will also be scheduled. The first Cooperating Agency meeting for the Project was held on March 3, 2021 and the first Participating Agency meeting for the Project was held on March 5, 2021.
During these meetings, the agencies were presented with a general overview of the Project, including the project needs, purpose, and objectives and project schedule, a discussion of the anticipated roles and responsibilities of the agencies, a summary of key environmental topics, and planned public outreach activities. Monthly meetings with Cooperating Agencies and periodic meetings with Participating Agencies will continue to be held throughout the environmental review process. Concurrence Point 1, the adoption of the Project Purpose, Objectives, and Need, was distributed to the Cooperating Agencies on March 8, 2021. Attachment A to the Agency Coordination Plan is the Permitting Timetable and it was distributed to the Cooperating Agencies on March 16, 2021 and April 9, 2021. The Permitting Timetable will be posted by FHWA to the Federal Permitting Dashboard within 30 days of the publication of this Notice of Intent. The Agency Coordination Plan and Public
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Involvement Plan were distributed to the Cooperating Agencies on April 7, 2021 and will be posted on the project website.
As described in the ADDRESSES
section, an NOI Report is located in the docket established for this project and on the project website. The NOI Report includes the Draft Statement of Purpose, Needs and Objectives; Agency Coordination Plan; Public Involvement Plan; Schedule/NEPA Process/Project Timeline; and Project Maps/Figures.
Public notice will be given of the date, time, and location of the Public Scoping Meeting consistent with the Public Involvement Plan. To assist in determining the scope of issues to be addressed and identifying the potential for significant issues related to the proposed action, the public will have the opportunity to submit written comments at the Public Scoping Meeting and during the 30-day scoping comment period beginning on the date of this NOI publication. A DEIS will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the DEIS Public Hearing.
7. Request for Identification of Potential Alternatives, Information, and Analyses Relevant to the Proposed Action With this Notice, FHWA, NYSDOT, and NYCDOT request and encourage State, Tribal, and local government agencies, and the public, to review the NOI and NOI Report, and submit comments on any aspect of the Project.
Specifically, agencies and the public are asked to identify and submit potential alternatives for consideration and information such as anticipated significant issues or environmental impacts and analyses relevant to the proposed action for consideration by the Lead and Cooperating Agencies in developing the DEIS. Comments must be received by August 11, 2021.
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action, including comments relative to potential alternatives, information and analyses, should be directed to the FHWA and NYCDOT at the addresses provided in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 23 U.S.C.
139; 23 CFR part 771.
Issued on: June 30, 2021.
Richard J. Marquis, Division Administrator, Albany, NY.
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