[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 236 (Friday, December 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63582-63583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30328]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration and Federal Railroad Administration


Environmental Impacts Statement: New York/New Jersey

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Railroad 
Administration (FRA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice of Public Scoping Meetings in Preparation of a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Cross Harbor Freight Movement 
Project.
    The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), as 
project sponsor, in coordination with the Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Railroad Admininstration (FRA) as 
joint lead agencies, is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project. As part of the 
Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project, strategies for enhancing freight 
mobility within the New York City/northern New Jersey region are being 
evaluated. A Major Investment Study (MIS), completed in 2000, 
identified several strategies that satisfied established project goals 
and objectives. The purpose of the EIS is to examine the ability of the 
selected strategies to improve mobility of goods traffic, improve 
environmental quality, enhance the region's competitive position and 
provide flexibility to respond to possible service disruptions to the 
region's vital Hudson River Crossings.
    NYCEDC will conduct seven (7) public scoping meetings to discuss 
the proposed draft scope of work for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS), and will accept comments from the public. The draft 
scope of work is available for viewing on-line at 
www.crossharborstudy.org. One copy of the draft scope of work will also 
be available at the following libraries. Manhattan, New York Public 
Library at 188 Madison Ave.; Queens, Queens Borough Public Library at 
89-11 Merrick Blvd.; Bronx, Bronx Borough Library at 2556 Bainbridge 
Ave.; Staten Island, SI Borough Library at 5 Central Avenue; Brooklyn, 
Brooklyn Public Library Sunset Park at 5108 4th Ave. (at 51st St.); 
Jersey City, Jersity City Public Library at 472 Jersey Ave.; Elizabeth, 
Elizabeth Public Library at 11 South Broad St.

DATES: The seven (7) meetings will be held at the following locations 
within the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area:


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Tuesday, January 15, 2002, 11 am-3 pm NYCEDC, 110 William Street, 4th 
Floor, NY, NY 10038
Thursday, January 17, 2002, 5 pm-8 pm Snug Harbor Manor, Lower Great 
Hall Room, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
Tuesday, January 22, 2002, 5 pm-8 pm Hostos College, Savoy Multi-
Purpose Room, East 149th Street/Walton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
Wednesday, January 23, 2002, 5 pm-8 pm PS 1, 309 47th Street, (b/w 3rd-
4th Aves.), Brooklyn, NY 11220
Tuesday, January 29, 2002, 5 pm-8 pm LaGuardia College, 31-10 Thomson 
Avenue, L.I.C., NY 11101
Wednesday, January 30, 2002, 11 am-3 pm Jersey City City Hall, Council 
Chambers, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Wednesday, January 30, 2002, 5 pm-8 pm Elizabeth High School, 600 Pearl 
Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   

    Ms. Alice Cheng, Director, Intermodal Planning, a New Economic 
Development Corporation, 110 William Street, 6th floor, New York, NY 
10038, telephone (212) 619-5000, e-mail ``[email protected]''
or
Richard E. Backlund, Intermodal Transporation Coordinator, Federal 
Highway Administration, New York Division, One Bowling Green, Room 428, 
New York, NY 1004-1415, telephone (212) 668-2205, e-mail 
``[email protected]''
or
Michael Saunders, Northeast Corridor Program Manager, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 628-2 Hebron Avenue, Suite 303, Glastonbury, 
Connecticut 06033-5007, telephone (860) 659-6714, e-mail 
``[email protected]''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registration to speak will begin at the 
meeting start time and end one half-hour before the meeting end time. 
All registered speakers will be heard. The public will be able to 
present oral comments and can register one the day of the meeting or in 
advance by calling the project information line at 1-877-XHAR EIS (942-
7347), or e-mailing the project at [email protected]. Written 
comments can be presented at the meeteings, e-mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to Cross Harbor Freight Movement 
Project, 225 Park Avenue South, NY, NY 10003. the deadline for 
submitting comments is February 28, 2002. Due to heightened security, a 
photo ID is required to enter the above-mentioned locations. Please 
allow additional travel time to sign-in at the security desk.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123.

    Dated: November 28, 2001.
Richard E. Backlund,
Intermodal Transportation Coordiantor.
[FR Doc. 01-30328 Filed 12-6-01; 8:45 am]
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