[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 939-940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00055]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9768-6]


Notice of Public Meeting: Designation of an Ocean Dredged 
Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS) in Eastern Long Island Sound; 
Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA Region 1 announces the rescheduled public meeting to 
discuss the Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement (SEIS) to Evaluate the Potential Designation of One or 
More Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS) to Serve the Eastern 
Long Island Sound Region. The public meeting was originally scheduled 
for November 15, 2012, but was delayed due to the recovery efforts 
related to Superstorm Sandy. EPA is requesting written comments from 
federal, state, and local governments, industry, non-governmental 
organizations, and the general public on the need for action, the range 
of alternatives considered, and the potential impacts of the 
alternatives.

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DATES: This public meeting will be held on January 9, 2013, from 2:30 
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration will begin at 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Suffolk Community College 
Culinary Arts Center, 20 E. Main Street, Riverhead, New York 11901. 
Directions are available at: http://department.sunysuffolk.edu/CulinaryArtsandHospitalityCenter_E/5009.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please 
contact: Ms. Jean Brochi, Mailing Address: U.S. EPA, Region 1, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100, OEP06-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912, Phone: (617) 
918-1536, email: [email protected], TDY: (617) 918-1189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting Access: Seating at the meeting will 
be on a first-come basis. Although the meeting facility does comply 
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are unsure that your 
specific needs can be accommodated, please contact the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least five business days prior 
to the meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: You may participate in this 
meeting by providing oral or written comments: Oral comments: To the 
extent that time permits, interested persons of the public may be 
permitted to present oral comments at the meeting. A sign-in sheet will 
be available at the registration desk for each individual or group 
wishing to make brief oral comments. Written comments: Written comments 
may be provided at the public meeting at the registration desk. Written 
comments may also be provided by email to [email protected] or by mail using 
the information under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please note that 
the comment period for the Notice of Intent will end on January 31, 
2013.

    Dated: December 27, 2012.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA--New England.
[FR Doc. 2013-00055 Filed 1-4-13; 8:45 am]
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