How was the public involved in the EIS process?
The first formal opportunity for public participation was the EIS scoping process. The public was encouraged to provide the Coast Guard with comments and other input on issues related to the proposed action to be addressed in the Draft EIS (DEIS). Following the formal scoping process, the public was invited to provide comment and other input throughout the EIS process. Project information was made available to the public on this EIS website, in periodic newsletters and press releases, and in reports that were posted on this website. Following completion and issuance of the DEIS, public meetings were held in Staten Island, New York, and in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to gather comments on the document; those comments were addressed in the Final EIS (FEIS).
