On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, EPA released a proposed rule for the designation of a dredged material disposal site in the eastern region of Long Island Sound (81 FR 24748) and a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Designation of Dredged Material Disposal Site(s) in Eastern Long island Sound (ELIS DSEIS). The ELIS DSEIS is available on EPA’s Dredged Material Management in Long Island Sound page and on Regulations.gov (Docket # EPA-R01-OW-2016-0239). The 60-day comment period for the proposed rule and the ELIS DSEIS ends June 27, 2016. Comments may be sent through the Federal Register, Regulations.gov, or to ELIS@epa.gov. There will also be four public hearings to provide an opportunity to submit oral and written comments:

 

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 12:30 p.m.)
Suffolk County Community College Culinary Arts Center
20 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 5:00 p.m.)
Mattituck – Laurel Library
13900 Main Road
Mattituck, NY 11952

Thursday, May 26, 2016
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 12:30 p.m.)
University of Connecticut – Avery Point
Academic Building, Room 308
1084 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340

Thursday, May 26, 2016
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 4:30 p.m.)
University of Connecticut – Avery Point
Academic Building, Room 308
1084 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340

 

For more information, visit Dredged Material Management in Long Island Sound. Please feel free to forward this information to any interested parties. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Alicia Grimaldi at ELIS@epa.gov.

Alicia Grimaldi. Ocean & Coastal Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1,

5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mail Code: OEP06-01, Boston, MA 02109

Tel:  (617)918-1806

Fax: (617)918-0806