[Federal Register: December 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 236)]
[Notices]
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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 ``acheng@nyedc.com''
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
``richard.backlund@fhwa.dot.gov''
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
``michael.saunders@fhwa.dot.gov''
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 crossharbor@astvinc.com. Written
comments can be presented at the meeteings, e-mailed to
crossharbor@stvinc.com 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.
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