81 FR 39940 - Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rebuild by Design Meadowlands Flood Protection Project in Bergen County, New Jersey
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 118 (June 20, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 39940-39943] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14524] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5953-N-01] Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rebuild by Design Meadowlands Flood Protection Project in Bergen County, New Jersey AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gives notice that the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), on behalf of the State of New Jersey through its Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA), as the recipient of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds, and as the ``Responsible Entity,'' as that term is defined by HUD regulations at 24 CFR 58.2(a)(7)(i), intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rebuild by Design (RBD) Meadowlands Flood Protection Project (the Proposed Project). The State of New Jersey, through NJDCA, has designated the NJDEP as the Lead Agency to prepare the EIS for the Proposed Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EIS will analyze the environmental effects of alternatives for the construction of flood risk reduction measures within the Boroughs of Little Ferry, Moonachie, Carlstadt, and Teterboro, and the Township of South Hackensack, all in Bergen County, New Jersey (the Project Area). Such measures will be designed to address the impacts of coastal and riverine (fluvial) flooding on the quality of the human environment in the Project Area due to both sea level rise and storm hazards, including heavy rainfall events and intense coastal storm events. The approximate Project Area boundaries are: Hackensack River to the east; Paterson Plank Road and the southern boundary of Carlstadt to the south; State Route 17 to the west; and Interstate 80 and the northern boundary of the Borough of Little Ferry to the north. [[Page 39941]] The State of New Jersey through NJDCA is the Grantee of HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds that have been appropriated under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2, approved January 29, 2013) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster that was declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (Stafford Act) in calendar year 2012 for Hurricane Sandy. The Proposed Project was developed and selected as a winning concept through HUD's and the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force's RBD competition. The RBD competition promotes the development of innovative resilience projects in the Sandy-affected region. HUD has allocated $150 million in CDBG-DR funds for the planning, design, and implementation of this Project. Receipt of CDBG-DR funding requires compliance with NEPA. This Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS is, therefore, being published in accordance with NEPA, the Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA Regulations found at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, HUD implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 58, and HUD's additional environmental review requirements for the Project published in a Federal Register notice on October 16, 2014 (79 FR 62182). This Notice of Intent to prepare a EIS (as defined at 40 CFR 1508.22) is in accordance with CEQ Regulations, and represents the beginning of the public scoping process as outlined in 40 CFR 1501.7. A Draft Public Scoping Document, or Draft Scope of Work to prepare an EIS (Draft Scope of Work), for the Proposed Project is available at www.rbd-meadowlands.nj.gov. The Draft Scope of Work outlines the Proposed Project's purpose and need, initial range of alternatives, resource areas to be addressed in the EIS, proposed analytical methodologies, and other elements associated with the Project and this NEPA process as known at this early stage. Following the public scoping process, a Draft EIS will be prepared that analyzes the Proposed Project. Once the Draft EIS is certified as complete, a notice will then be sent to appropriate government agencies, groups, and individuals known to have an involvement or interest in the Draft EIS and particularly in the environmental impact issues identified therein. A Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS will be published in the Federal Register and local media outlets at that time in accordance with HUD and CEQ Regulations. Any person or agency interested in receiving notice and commenting on the Draft Scope of Work or Draft EIS should contact the individual named in this notice under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than July 20, 2016. DATES: Comments on the Draft Scope of Work are requested by this notice and will be accepted until July 20, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft Scope of Work are requested by this notice and will be accepted by the individuals named in this notice under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comments may also be submitted: (1) Online to the NJDCA Web site at http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/sandyrecovery/review/; or (2) U.S. Mail to: Ms. Laura Shea, Assistant Commissioner, Sandy Recovery Division, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, 101 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 800, Trenton, NJ 08625-0800. Comments will also be accepted at the NEPA scoping meeting to be held on July 6, 2016. All comments received by July 20, 2016 will be considered prior to the acceptance, certification, and distribution of the Final Scope of Work, which will reflect substantive comments received during the public scoping period and used as input into the development of the Draft EIS. Commenters are also requested to submit: (a) Any information related to reports or other environmental studies planned or completed in the Project Area; (b) major issues that the Draft EIS should consider; and (c) any recommended mitigation measures and alternatives associated with the Proposed Project. Federal agencies having jurisdiction by law, special expertise, or other special interest should report their interest and indicate their readiness to aid in the EIS effort as a ``Cooperating Agency.'' Written requests of individuals and organizations to participate as Section 106 Consulting Parties under the National Historic Preservation Act may also be made to the individual named in this notice under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The public and agencies will also be offered an opportunity to comment on the purpose and need, range of alternatives, level of detail, methodologies, and other elements of the Draft Scope of Work through public and agency outreach that will consist of: A public scoping meeting (described herein); scheduled community advisory group meetings associated with the preparation of the EIS; meetings with the applicable cooperating, involved, and interested agencies, as necessary; and meetings with Section 106 consulting parties, including federally recognized Indian tribes. Once completed and released, the Draft EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment. With NJDEP serving as the Lead Agency, the EIS will be prepared in accordance with NEPA, CEQ regulations found at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, and HUD regulations found at 24 CFR part 58. In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(g) and HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 58 (entitled, ``Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities''), HUD has provided for assumption of its NEPA authority by the State of New Jersey through the NJDCA, with NJDCA delegating NEPA Lead Agency responsibility to the NJDEP for the administration of the Proposed Project. The EIS will also comply, as necessary, with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Clean Water Act, Executive Order 12898 ``Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations,'' Executive Order 11990 ``Protection of Wetlands,'' Executive Order 11988 ``Floodplain Management,'' Executive Order 13690 ``Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input,'' and other applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, to request a copy of the Draft Scope of Work, to comment on the Draft Scope of Work, and/or to address questions concerning the Proposed Project, please contact NJDEP via (1) email at [email protected]; or (2) U.S. Mail to Mr. Dennis Reinknecht, RBD Program Manager, Engineering and Construction, Office of Flood Hazard Risk Reduction Measures, 501 East State Street, Mail Code 501-01A, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625-0420. Persons may also view the Draft Scope of Work by visiting the Rebuild by Design-Meadowlands Web site at www.rbd-meadowlands.nj.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Project Background HUD launched the RBD competition in the summer of 2013 (July 29, 2013, 78 FR 45551) to develop ideas to [[Page 39942]] improve physical, ecological, economic, and social resilience in regions affected by Hurricane Sandy. The competition sought to promote innovation by developing flexible solutions that would increase regional resilience. The Proposed Project was one of the competition's winning concepts; it was developed with the primary goal of reducing flood risk in the Project Area. HUD awarded $150 million to the State of New Jersey for the Proposed Project. The EIS will analyze potential impacts of certain alternatives involving construction of flood risk reduction measures designed to address the impacts of coastal and riverine (fluvial) flooding in the Project Area, stemming from the award-winning RBD design. The Project Area is vulnerable to both inland and coastal flooding. Hurricane Sandy exposed the vulnerabilities within the Project Area after low-lying areas were inundated by coastal storm surges. Within the Project Area, rainfall-induced flooding is more common and happens more frequently than coastal storm surge flooding. However, during Hurricane Sandy the impacts of rainfall flooding were considerably less than those from coastal storm surge flooding. If Hurricane Sandy had been a substantial rainfall event as well as a storm surge event, the Project Area's past history of flooding during heavy rainfall events indicates that the storm could have further increased flood levels and property damages. Hurricane Sandy significantly impacted the Project Area, highlighting existing deficiencies in the Project Area's resiliency and ability to adequately protect vulnerable populations and critical infrastructure from flooding during major storm events. These impacts included extensive inland flooding due to major tidal surges, with significant damage to residential and commercial properties, impacts to critical health care facilities, and the failure of critical power, transportation, and water and sewer infrastructure. Approximately 1,600 homes, 600 rental properties, and 1,900 businesses within the Project Area were damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Loss of income, loss of property taxes, and other Sandy-related property damage were estimated to be in excess of $40 million within the Project Area, including over $20 million in property damages alone. The average amount of property damage to each structure in the Project Area ranged from approximately $1,000 to $12,000. Nearly 30 percent of the structures damaged within the Project Area were renter-occupied; finding affordable replacement housing for renters within the Project Area was one of the immediate challenges following the hurricane. The goal of the Proposed Project is to reduce such damages, impacts, and losses during future events by decreasing the flooding risk in the Project Area. B. Purpose of and Need for the Proposed Project The Proposed Project includes the construction of flood risk reduction measures designed to address the impacts of coastal and riverine (fluvial) flooding on the quality of the human environment due to both storm hazards and sea level rise within the Project Area. The purpose of the Proposed Project is to reduce flood risk in the Project Area, thereby protecting critical infrastructure, residences, and businesses from the more frequent and intense flood events anticipated in the future. The Proposed Project is needed to address: (1) Systemic inland flooding from high-intensity rainfall/runoff events, and (2) coastal flooding from storm surges and abnormally high tides. In addition to reducing flooding in the Project Area, the Proposed Project is needed to directly protect life, public health, and property in the Project Area, reduce flood insurance rates and claims from future events, and potentially restore property values to the extent possible with the available funding. The Proposed Project is needed to increase community resiliency, including protecting accessibility to, and on-going operations of, critical health care services, emergency services, and transportation and utility infrastructure. The Proposed Project will also deliver co-benefits, potentially integrating the flood hazard risk reduction strategy with civic, cultural, and recreational values to incorporate active and passive recreational uses, multi-use facilities, public spaces, and other design elements that integrate the Proposed Project into the fabric of the community to the extent practical with the available funding. To address these needs, the Proposed Project would combine hard infrastructure (such as bulkheads or floodwalls), soft landscaping features (such as berms and/or levees), and/or a series of drainage improvements that would reduce flooding in the Project Area, with freshwater basins and the Meadowlands wetlands themselves increasing flood storage capacity and flood protection. The Proposed Project would connect to and potentially expand existing and future marshland restoration efforts by the New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority. Urban design features integrated into the proposed flood protection system would also provide ancillary benefits by enhancing natural areas and allowing public access to open spaces and increased recreational opportunities along the Hackensack River. The EIS will examine alternatives that best meet the purpose and need of the Proposed Project. C. Project Alternatives The EIS will examine three build alternatives, as well as a No Action Alternative. Each of the three build alternatives will seek to reduce the flood risk within the Project Area. These alternatives vary by the type of infrastructure that is proposed. Alternative 1 will analyze the use of levees, berms, barriers, or floodwalls to reduce flood risk. Alternative 2 will analyze the impacts of substantial drainage improvements achieved through a series of local projects within the Project Area to reduce flood risk, Alternative 3, a hybrid of Alternatives 1 and 2, will analyze the impacts of blending new infrastructure and drainage improvements to reduce flood risk in the Project Area. Each alternative is being evaluated through the ongoing engineering feasibility analysis and application of preliminary screening criteria. These alternatives will be further developed and modified as the EIS process proceeds. Each alternative must be implementable within the limits of the CDBG-DR funding available at the latest by September 30, 2022. The three build alternatives, as currently proposed, are summarized below. Alternative 1 or the Structural Flood Reduction Alternative. Alternative 1 will analyze various structural, infrastructure-based solutions that would be constructed to provide protection from both fluvial and tidal/storm surge flooding. This alternative, to the extent practical, would provide a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Certifiable level of flood protection to a portion of the Project Area. This alternative may consist of a range of structures, including levees, berms, barriers, drainage structures, pump stations, floodgates, and/or other hard and soft infrastructure to achieve the required level of flood protection. Different routing alignments and different levels of flood protection are also being considered. Alternative 2 or the Fluvial/Rain Event Drainage Improvement Alternative. Alternative 2 will analyze a series of storm water drainage projects aimed at reducing the occurrence of higher frequency, small- to medium-scale flooding events that impact the [[Page 39943]] communities located in the Project Area. Together, these interventions would provide a system of improved storm water management, and may include both local drainage improvements and wetlands restoration to protect communities located in the Project Area and address day-to-day water management challenges. These interventions may include: Drainage ditches, pipes, and pump stations at strategic locations; increased roadway elevations; new green infrastructure (e.g., wetland drainage basins, bioswales), water storage areas, and water control structures; cleaning and de-snagging of existing waterways; and increasing and enhancing public open space. Alternative 3 or the Hybrid Alternative. Alternative 3 will analyze a strategic, synergistic blend of new infrastructure and local drainage improvements to reduce flood risk in the Project Area. Components of Alternatives 1 and 2 will be combined to provide an integrated, hybrid solution that employs a combination of appropriate levees, berms, drainage structures, pump stations, and/or floodgates, coupled with local drainage improvement projects, to achieve the maximum amount of flood protection within the boundaries of the Project Area. No Action Alternative. The No Action Alternative will also be evaluated in accordance with CEQ Regulations at 40 CFR 1502.14(d). The No Action Alternative represents the status quo or baseline conditions without implementation of any of the improvements associated with the Proposed Project. The alternatives analysis will consist of a comparison of the four alternatives' impacts on the human environment pursuant to 24 CFR part 58, as well as how well each alternative meets the Purpose of and Need for the Proposed Project. This process, which will be described in detail in the Draft EIS, will lead to the designation of a Preferred Alternative. D. Need for the EIS The Proposed Project described above has the potential to significantly affect the quality of the human environment. An EIS will therefore be prepared in accordance with NEPA requirements. Responses to this notice will be used to: (1) Determine significant environmental issues; (2) assist in developing a range of alternatives to be considered; (3) identify issues that the EIS should address; and (4) identify agencies and other parties that will participate in the EIS process and the basis for their involvement. E. Scoping A public scoping meeting on the Draft Scope of Work will be held on July 6, 2016, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Robert J. Craig School, located at 20 West Park Street, Moonachie, NJ 07074. The public meeting facility will be handicapped-accessible to the mobility-impaired. Interpreter services will be made available for persons who are hearing or visually impaired, upon advance request. Interpreter services will also be made available for persons with Limited English Proficiency through a language access service, upon advance request. The EIS scoping meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to learn more about the Project and provide input on the EIS and the NEPA process. During the meeting, an overview of the Proposed Project will be provided, as well as details on the early development of alternatives. The public scoping meeting will also provide an opportunity for the public to provide comment on the Draft Scope of Work. The Draft Scope of Work will be made available to the public for review and comment at the scoping meeting. An electronic version of the Draft Scope of Work is available at www.rbd-meadowlands.nj.gov. Comments on the Draft Scope of Work may be provided during the scoping meeting, or via the methods specified in this notice under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comments on the Draft Scope of Work are requested by this notice and will be accepted and considered until July 20, 2016. F. Probable Environmental Effects The following areas have been identified for analysis in the EIS: Land use and land use planning; visual quality and aesthetics; socioeconomics and community/population and housing; environmental justice; cultural and historic resources; transportation, traffic, and circulation, including airport operations; noise and vibration; air quality; greenhouse gas emissions; global climate change; recreation; utilities and service systems; public services; biological resources, including threatened and endangered species; geology and soils; hydrology and flooding, including floodplain management; water resources, water quality, and waters of the United States, including wetlands; coastal zone management; hazards and hazardous materials; and cumulative impacts. Dated: June 10, 2016. Harriet Tregoning, Principal Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Community Planning and Development. [FR Doc. 2016-14524 Filed 6-17-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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ACTION:Notice of teleconference Committee Act (Title 5, United States Dated: June 15, 2016.
meeting. Code, Appendix). K.P. McAvoy,
The National Maritime Security Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director
SUMMARY: The National Maritime of Inspections and Compliance.
Security Advisory Committee will meet Advisory Committee operates under the
authority of 46 U.S.C. 70112. The [FR Doc. 2016–14512 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am]
on July 5, 2016, via teleconference to BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
discuss various issues relating to National Maritime Security Advisory
national maritime security. This Committee provides advice, consults
meeting will be open to the public. with, and makes recommendations to
the Secretary of Homeland Security, via DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
DATES: The Committee will meet by URBAN DEVELOPMENT
teleconference on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 the Commandant of the Coast Guard, on
from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight matters relating to national maritime [Docket No. FR–5953–N–01]
Time. This meeting may close early if security.
all business is finished. To join the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Agenda of Meeting Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
teleconference, contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION The agenda for the July 5, 2016 for the Rebuild by Design
CONTACT section to obtain the needed teleconference is as follows: Meadowlands Flood Protection Project
information no later than 3 p.m. on July in Bergen County, New Jersey
(1) Coast Guard Cyber Security
1, 2016. The number of teleconference Tasking. At their last public meeting, AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
lines is limited and will be available on the Committee was asked to provide Secretary for Community Planning and
a first-come, first-served basis. Written recommendations concerning a Cyber Development, HUD.
comments for distribution to Committee ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
Security Information Sharing and
members before the meeting must be EIS.
Analysis Center. A copy of the tasking
submitted no later than June 27, 2016.
can be found at http://
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
homeport.uscg.mil/nmsac. The National
submitted to the docket for this notice, Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Maritime Security Advisory Committee
USCG–2016–0499, using the Federal gives notice that the State of New Jersey
will meet via teleconference to receive
eRulemaking Portal at http:// Department of Environmental Protection
the report of the working group and (NJDEP), on behalf of the State of New
www.regulations.gov. To facilitate
provide recommendations. The public Jersey through its Department of
public participation, we are inviting
will be provided an opportunity to Community Affairs (NJDCA), as the
public comment on the issues to be
considered by the Committee as listed comment prior to any voting on this recipient of U.S. Department of Housing
in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. If you issue. and Urban Development (HUD) grant
encounter technical difficulties, contact (2) Transportation Worker funds, and as the ‘‘Responsible Entity,’’
the individual in the FOR FURTHER Identification Credential; Next as that term is defined by HUD
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Generation Specifications. At the last regulations at 24 CFR 58.2(a)(7)(i),
document for alternate instructions. public meeting The Committee was intends to prepare an Environmental
Instructions: All submissions must tasked with providing recommendations Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rebuild
include the words ‘‘Department of on what the next generation of by Design (RBD) Meadowlands Flood
Homeland Security’’ and the docket Transportation Worker Credentials and Protection Project (the Proposed
number for this action. Comments readers should incorporate. A copy of Project). The State of New Jersey,
received will be posted without the tasking can be found at http:// through NJDCA, has designated the
alteration at http://regulations.gov, homeport.uscg.mil/nmsac. The National NJDEP as the Lead Agency to prepare
including any personal information the EIS for the Proposed Project in
Maritime Security Advisory Committee
provided. You may review a Privacy Act accordance with the National
will meet via teleconference to receive
notice regarding the Federal Docket Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
the report of the working group and
Management system in the March 24, EIS will analyze the environmental
provide recommendations. The public effects of alternatives for the
2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 will be provided an opportunity to
FR 15086). construction of flood risk reduction
comment prior to any voting on this measures within the Boroughs of Little
Docket Search: For access to the issue.
docket to read documents or comments Ferry, Moonachie, Carlstadt, and
related to this notice, go to http:// (3) Extremely Hazardous Cargo Teterboro, and the Township of South
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2016– Strategy. The Committee will receive a Hackensack, all in Bergen County, New
0499 in the Search box, press Enter, and tasking to work with the Chemical Jersey (the Project Area). Such measures
then click on the item you wish to view. Transportation Advisory Committee in will be designed to address the impacts
developing an implementation strategy of coastal and riverine (fluvial) flooding
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
for the Strategy. on the quality of the human
Ryan Owens, Alternate Designated
environment in the Project Area due to
Federal Official of the National During the July 5, 2016 meeting via both sea level rise and storm hazards,
Maritime Security Advisory Committee, teleconference, a public comment will including heavy rainfall events and
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., be held from approximately 4:45 p.m. to intense coastal storm events. The
Washington, DC 20593, Stop 7581, 5 p.m. Speakers are requested to limit approximate Project Area boundaries
Washington, DC 20593–7581; telephone their comments to three minutes. Please are: Hackensack River to the east;
202–372–1108 or email ryan.f.owens@ note that this public comment period Paterson Plank Road and the southern
uscg.mil. may start before 4:45 p.m. if all other boundary of Carlstadt to the south; State
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of agenda items have been covered and Route 17 to the west; and Interstate 80
this meeting via teleconference is in may end before 5 p.m. if all those and the northern boundary of the
compliance with the Federal Advisory wishing to comment have done so. Borough of Little Ferry to the north.
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communities located in the Project EIS process and the basis for their Dated: June 10, 2016.
Area. Together, these interventions involvement. Harriet Tregoning,
would provide a system of improved Principal Deputy Assistant, Secretary for
E. Scoping
storm water management, and may Community Planning and Development.
include both local drainage A public scoping meeting on the Draft [FR Doc. 2016–14524 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am]
improvements and wetlands restoration Scope of Work will be held on July 6, BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
to protect communities located in the 2016, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the
Project Area and address day-to-day Robert J. Craig School, located at 20
water management challenges. These West Park Street, Moonachie, NJ 07074. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
interventions may include: Drainage The public meeting facility will be URBAN DEVELOPMENT
ditches, pipes, and pump stations at handicapped-accessible to the mobility-
strategic locations; increased roadway impaired. Interpreter services will be [Docket No. FR–5910–N–09]
elevations; new green infrastructure made available for persons who are
(e.g., wetland drainage basins, hearing or visually impaired, upon 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
bioswales), water storage areas, and advance request. Interpreter services Collection: OneCPD Technical
water control structures; cleaning and will also be made available for persons Assistance Needs Assessment
de-snagging of existing waterways; and with Limited English Proficiency AGENCY: Office of Community Planning
increasing and enhancing public open through a language access service, upon and Development, HUD.
space. advance request. The EIS scoping
ACTION: Notice.
Alternative 3 or the Hybrid meeting will provide an opportunity for
Alternative. Alternative 3 will analyze a the public to learn more about the SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from
strategic, synergistic blend of new Project and provide input on the EIS the Office of Management and Budget
infrastructure and local drainage and the NEPA process. (OMB) for the information collection
improvements to reduce flood risk in During the meeting, an overview of described below. In accordance with the
the Project Area. Components of the Proposed Project will be provided, Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
Alternatives 1 and 2 will be combined as well as details on the early requesting comment from all interested
to provide an integrated, hybrid solution development of alternatives. The public parties on the proposed collection of
that employs a combination of scoping meeting will also provide an information. The purpose of this notice
appropriate levees, berms, drainage opportunity for the public to provide is to allow for 60 days of public
structures, pump stations, and/or comment on the Draft Scope of Work. comment.
floodgates, coupled with local drainage The Draft Scope of Work will be made
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 19,
improvement projects, to achieve the available to the public for review and
2016.
maximum amount of flood protection comment at the scoping meeting. An
within the boundaries of the Project electronic version of the Draft Scope of ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
Area. Work is available at www.rbd- invited to submit comments regarding
No Action Alternative. The No Action meadowlands.nj.gov. this proposal. Comments should refer to
Alternative will also be evaluated in Comments on the Draft Scope of Work the proposal by name and/or OMB
accordance with CEQ Regulations at 40 may be provided during the scoping Control Number and should be sent to:
CFR 1502.14(d). The No Action meeting, or via the methods specified in Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Alternative represents the status quo or this notice under the heading FOR Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
baseline conditions without FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
implementation of any of the Comments on the Draft Scope of Work SW., Room 4186, Washington, DC
improvements associated with the are requested by this notice and will be 20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–3400
Proposed Project. accepted and considered until July 20, (this is not a toll-free number) or email
The alternatives analysis will consist 2016. at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
of a comparison of the four alternatives’ the proposed forms or other available
F. Probable Environmental Effects information. Persons with hearing or
impacts on the human environment
pursuant to 24 CFR part 58, as well as The following areas have been speech impairments may access this
how well each alternative meets the identified for analysis in the EIS: Land number through TTY by calling the toll-
Purpose of and Need for the Proposed use and land use planning; visual free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
Project. This process, which will be quality and aesthetics; socioeconomics 8339.
described in detail in the Draft EIS, will and community/population and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
lead to the designation of a Preferred housing; environmental justice; cultural Kenneth Rogers, Senior CPD Specialist,
Alternative. and historic resources; transportation, Department of Housing and Urban
traffic, and circulation, including airport Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
D. Need for the EIS 7218, Washington, DC 20410–5000;
operations; noise and vibration; air
The Proposed Project described above quality; greenhouse gas emissions; email me at Kenneth.W.Rogers@hud.gov
has the potential to significantly affect global climate change; recreation; or telephone (202) 402–4396. This is not
the quality of the human environment. utilities and service systems; public a toll-free number. Persons with hearing
An EIS will therefore be prepared in services; biological resources, including or speech impairments may access this
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accordance with NEPA requirements. threatened and endangered species; number through TTY by calling the toll-
Responses to this notice will be used to: geology and soils; hydrology and free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
(1) Determine significant environmental flooding, including floodplain 8339. Copies of available documents
issues; (2) assist in developing a range management; water resources, water submitted to OMB may be obtained
of alternatives to be considered; (3) quality, and waters of the United States, from Ms. Pollard.
identify issues that the EIS should including wetlands; coastal zone SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
address; and (4) identify agencies and management; hazards and hazardous notice informs the public that HUD is
other parties that will participate in the materials; and cumulative impacts. seeking approval from OMB for the
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| Action | Notice of intent to prepare an EIS. | |
| Dates | Comments on the Draft Scope of Work are requested by this notice and will be accepted until July 20, 2016. | |
| Contact | For further information, to request a copy of the Draft Scope of Work, to comment on the Draft Scope of Work, | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 39940 |
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