[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 994-995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00037]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement 
for Purchase of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of final environmental impact statement.

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    Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (NEPA), its implementing procedures at 39 CFR 775, and the 
President's Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 
1500-1508), the U.S. Postal Service announces availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

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to purchase over ten years 50,000 to 165,000 purpose-built, right-hand-
drive vehicles--the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV)--to replace 
existing delivery vehicles nationwide that are approaching the end of 
their service life. While the Postal Service has not yet determined the 
precise mix of the powertrains in the new vehicles to be purchased, 
under the Proposed Action, at least ten percent of the NGDV would have 
battery electric (BEV) powertrains, with the remainder being internal 
combustion (ICE). The FEIS evaluates the environmental impacts of the 
Proposed Action, as well as two BEV and ICE commercial off-the-shelf 
(COTS) vehicle alternatives and the ``no action'' alternative.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's publication of the FEIS 
in the Federal Register begins a 30-day waiting period. Following the 
waiting period, the U.S. Postal Service will make a final decision 
regarding the Proposed Action and complete a Record of Decision.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may view the FEIS at http://uspsngdveis.com/.

References

1. U.S. Postal Service, Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles, 
86 FR 12715 (Mar. 4, 2021).
2. U.S. Postal Service, Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for Purchase of Next Generation 
Delivery Vehicle, 86 FR 47662 (Aug. 26, 2021).
3. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Notice of Availability of 
EIS No. 20210129, Draft, USPS, DC, Next Generation Delivery Vehicle 
Acquisitions, 86 FR 49531 (Sept. 3, 2021).

Ruth Stevenson,
Chief Counsel, Ethics and Legal Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-00037 Filed 1-6-22; 8:45 am]
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