[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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