East Side Coastal Resiliency EIS Wins NAEP Environmental Excellence Award
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Permitting Council Press Office (media@permitting.gov)
At the 2021 National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) Conference & Training Symposium, FAST-41 project East Side Coastal Resiliency EIS, was awarded the NAEP Environmental Excellence Award in the NEPA Planning Integration category. Eric Ilijevich, deputy director for the New York City Department of Design and Construction, accepted the award and shared highlights on the project. The unprecedented coastal resiliency project for New York City will play a vital role in reducing coastal flooding—while improving access to—and enhancing waterfront open spaces.
The New York City Department of Design and Construction worked with the Permitting Council to lead a coordinated effort with federal (HUD, USDOC, NOAA, USACE) and state partners to deliver a timely and coordinated permitting process for the FAST-41 project.
About the Permitting Council and FAST-41
Established in 2015 by Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is a federal agency charged with improving the transparency and predictability of the federal environmental review and authorization process for certain critical infrastructure projects. The Permitting Council is composed of the Permitting Council Executive Director, who serves as the Council Chair; 13 federal agency Council members; and the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of the Executive Director coordinates federal environmental reviews and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41 coverage, which are in turn entitled to comprehensive permitting timetables and transparent, collaborative management of those timetables on the Federal Permitting Dashboard.
Learn more about the Permitting Council at permitting.gov.
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Last Updated: Friday, May 21, 2021