Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the New York New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries (NYNJHAT) Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study
| Published date | 01 June 2020 |
| Record Number | 2020-11673 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Army, Corps Of Engineers Department,Defense Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 105 (Monday, June 1, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 105 (Monday, June 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33139-33140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11673]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the New York New Jersey Harbor and
Tributaries (NYNJHAT) Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning
Division is notifying interested parties that it is withdrawing the
Notice of Intent (NOI) to develop an EIS for the NYNJHAT Coastal Storm
Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study. The NOI to Prepare an EIS was
published in the Federal Register on January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal
Plaza, New York, NY 10278.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the withdrawal of
this NOI should be addressed to Cheryl R. Alkemeyer, NEPA Lead,
Environmental Analysis Branch, Watershed Section, Planning Division,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. Mail: Cheryl R.
Alkemeyer, USACE Planning Environmental 17-421 c/o PSC Mail Center, 26
Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278; phone: (917) 790- 8723; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOI to prepare an EIS for the NYNJHAT
CSRM Feasibility Study was published in the Federal Register on January
13, 2020 (85 FR 1807). The NYNJHAT CSRM Feasibility Study did not
receive federal funding in the fiscal (FY) 2020 Work Plan (published
Feb. 10, 2020), nor in the Administration's proposed
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FY2021 budget. Under Executive Order 13807 titled ``Establishing
Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and
Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects'', a goal was set for
agencies to reduce the time for completing environmental reviews and
authorization decisions to an agency average of not more than two years
from publication of a NOI to prepare an EIS. Therefore, in order to
align with E.O. 13807, it is necessary to withdraw the existing NOI to
develop and re-scope a NEPA coordination/review schedule with the
appropriate Federal and state resource agencies that have statutory
jurisdiction over the review process for any action being contemplated
in the course of the feasibility study and development of an
environmental impact statement. Any future Federal-aided action
associated with this Study will comply with the environmental review
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and related authorities, as appropriate. Comments and
questions concerning this action should be directed to U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers at the address provided above.
Study Website: Pertinent information about the study can be found
at: http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Projects-in-New-York/New-York-New-Jersey-Harbor-Tributaries-Focus-Area-Feasibility-Study/.
Dated: May 22, 2020.
Karen J. Baker,
Programs Director, North Atlantic Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-11673 Filed 5-29-20; 8:45 am]
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