Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Ashburton Avenue Urban Renewal Plan and Master Plan, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY, 56734-56735 [05-19297]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4912–N–15]
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Ashburton Avenue Urban Renewal
Plan and Master Plan, Yonkers,
Westchester County, NY
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Housing
and Urban Development gives notice to
the public, agencies, and Indian tribes of
the availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for review and comment for: (1) The
Ashburton Avenue Urban Renewal Plan
and Ashburton Avenue Master Plan and
(2) the Mulford Gardens HOPE VI
Revitalization Plan in the City of
Yonkers, Westchester County, New
York. The Draft EIS was prepared by the
City of Yonkers, NY acting under its
authority as the Responsible Entity for
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) in accordance with 24 CFR 58.4.
The Draft EIS has been prepared to
satisfy the requirements of both NEPA
and the New York State Environmental
Quality Review Act of 1978, as amended
(6 NYCRR part 617). The EIS and NEPA
process will also be used to address
historic preservation and cultural
resource issues under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act, 16
U.S.C. 470f. This notice is given in
accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations at 40
CFR parts 1500–1508.
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The Draft EIS analyzes two
interrelated actions: (1) The Ashburton
Avenue Master Plan and Urban Renewal
Plan and (2) the Mulford Gardens HOPE
VI Revitalization Plan. The analysis of
the Ashburton Avenue Master Plan and
Urban Renewal Plan consists of a broad
or generic discussion of the potential
impacts resulting from the adoption of
the two broad planning documents. The
analysis of the Mulford Gardens HOPE
VI Revitalization Plan, which is
geographically contained within the
Master Plan and Urban Renewal Area, is
a site-specific analysis. Due to the
timing of these two actions, both the
generic Draft EIS for the Master Plan
and Urban Renewal Plan and the sitespecific EIS for the HOPE VI
Revitalization Plan are contained in this
one document. Each of the chapters in
the document contains discussion and
analysis for both the generic Master Plan
and Urban Renewal Plan and the sitespecific HOPE VI Revitalization Plan.
DATES: Written comments on the Draft
EIS will be accepted for a period of 45
days, beginning on Monday, October 3,
2005 and ending at 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 16, 2005.
Written comments may be sent by mail
or facsimile to the address listed below
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Oral comments are welcome at
a public hearing that will be held on
October 20, 2005. The location and time
of the public hearing will be published
in local Yonkers newspapers on October
4, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the Draft EIS and Executive
Summary are available upon request to
the Lead Agency, care of Stephen
Whetstone, Commissioner of Planning
and Development, City of Yonkers, 87
Nepperhan Avenue, Suite 312, Yonkers
NY 10701–3874. Telephone: (914) 377–
6565. Fax: (914) 377–6672. Web site:
steve.whetstone@cityofyonkers.com.
Copies are also available for review at
the Yonkers Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin
Center, Yonkers, NY 10701.
Need for the EIS: The City of Yonkers
has determined that the Proposed
Action constitutes an action which has
the potential to affect the quality of the
human environment in terms of
socioeconomics, housing and
improvements to the existing
transportation system. Therefore the
City, as Lead Agency, has prepared an
EIS to examine the potential impacts of
implementing the components of the
Master Plan and Urban Renewal Plan.
Since it is anticipated that
transportation improvements and new
residential construction will be at least
in part funded with federal monies, the
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City has prepared the EIS in accordance
with NEPA. Additionally, insofar as the
Proposed Action includes a residential
component, it is subject to the Yonkers
Affordable Housing Ordinance, Article
XV of the Code of the City of Yonkers.
The Decision of the United States
District Court in D’Agnillo v. United
States Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 1999 WL 350870
(S.D.N.Y. 1999), requires environmental
review under NEPA of all housing
projects which are subject to the
Affordable Housing Ordinance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
18, 2005 (70 FR 20160), the Federal
Register published the Notice of Intent
to Prepare an EIS. The Draft EIS
evaluates the potential impacts of the
Proposed Action which consists of the
preparation of an Urban Renewal Plan
and Master Plan for approximately 44acres in downtown Yonkers,
Westchester County, NY, and the
redevelopment of the Mulford Gardens
public housing complex and eight sites
on nearby blocks financed, in part, by a
HOPE VI grant to the Municipal
Housing Authority for the City of
Yonkers. Associated actions include
condemnation and conveyance of real
property; expansion of the Ashburton
Avenue right-of-way and street
demapping actions as applicable;
amendments to the City Zoning Code
and zoning map; applications for site
plan and subdivision approvals; and
potential applications by the City for
State and/or Federal funding to
accomplish any of the foregoing.
The Urban Renewal Area (URA) is
located on the west side of Yonkers,
north of the downtown and west of the
Saw Mill River Parkway. The area
encompasses approximately 600 parcels
along and near Ashburton Avenue,
between Warburton Avenue and
Yonkers Avenue. The area was selected
by the City as a potential URA to tie into
the redevelopment of Mulford Gardens,
the City’s oldest public housing
complex, which is located on 12 acres
within the boundaries of the proposed
URA. Due to its age and substandard
housing condition of its 552 units,
Mulford Gardens is slated for
demolition. The City’s Municipal
Housing Authority was awarded a
HOPE VI grant to demolish and
reconstruct housing on and around the
existing Mulford Gardens site. Proposed
HOPE VI residential development will
occur on the existing 12-acre Mulford
Gardens site, with additional
residential, community facility and
retail development to occur on eight
surrounding sites within the Ashburton
Avenue URA.
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The Urban Renewal Plan will be used
as a revitalization strategy to improve
the residential character of the area,
expand business opportunities and
improve the transportation network.
The Master Plan for the URA will
include: the provision of a range of
housing opportunities; mixed use
development along Ashburton Avenue;
and transportation improvements,
including street widenings along
Ashburton Avenue to improve east-west
access between the Saw Mill River
Parkway and the Downtown Waterfront
District, allow on-street parking, reduce
traffic congestion and allow for an
upgraded sidewalk and streetscape plan.
The Draft EIS analyzes three
alternatives to the proposed action for
revitalizing the Ashburton Avenue area
and improving the transportation
network: (1) A no action alternative, i.e.,
the Ashburton Avenue right-of-way is
not widened and Mulford Gardens is
not redeveloped under the HOPE VI
program, (2) the Ashburton Avenue
right-of-way is not widened along all
segments of the roadway, and (3) the
Mulford Gardens/HOPE VI
revitalization plan is reduced/modified
in scale.
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Dated: September 19, 2005.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning
and Development.
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Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)
(sphinx moth). This insect taxon is
endemic to the main Hawaiian Islands.
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will be available within 4 weeks by
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Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone: 808–
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World Wide Web at: https://
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index.html#plans.
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Field Supervisor at the above Honolulu
address.
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Permit No. TE–676811
Background
Restoring endangered or threatened
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they are again secure, self-sustaining
members of their ecosystems is a
primary goal of our endangered species
program. The Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (ESA) requires
the development of recovery plans for
listed species unless such a plan would
not promote the conservation of a
particular species. Recovery plans help
guide the recovery effort by describing
actions considered necessary for the
conservation of the species, establishing
criteria for downlisting or delisting
listed species, and estimating time and
cost for implementing the measures
needed for recovery.
Section 4(f) of the Act requires that
public notice and an opportunity for
public review and comment be provided
during recovery plan development. In
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Recovery Plan for the Blackburn’s
Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni) was
available for public comment from
December 18, 2003, through February
17, 2004 (68 FR 70528). Information
presented during the public comment
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preparation of this final recovery plan,
and is summarized in the appendix to
the recovery plan. We will forward
substantive comments regarding
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appropriate Federal or other entities so
that they can take these comments into
account during the course of
implementing recovery actions.
The sphinx moth was federally listed
as endangered in 2000 (65 FR 4770) and
22,440 hectares (55,451 acres) of critical
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Acting Regional Director, Region 2,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4912-N-15]
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Ashburton Avenue Urban Renewal Plan and Master Plan, Yonkers,
Westchester County, NY
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development gives notice
to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes of the availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for review and comment for:
(1) The Ashburton Avenue Urban Renewal Plan and Ashburton Avenue Master
Plan and (2) the Mulford Gardens HOPE VI Revitalization Plan in the
City of Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. The Draft EIS was
prepared by the City of Yonkers, NY acting under its authority as the
Responsible Entity for compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) in accordance with 24 CFR 58.4. The Draft EIS
has been prepared to satisfy the requirements of both NEPA and the New
York State Environmental Quality Review Act of 1978, as amended (6
NYCRR part 617). The EIS and NEPA process will also be used to address
historic preservation and cultural resource issues under Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 470f. This notice is
given in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality
regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508.
The Draft EIS analyzes two interrelated actions: (1) The Ashburton
Avenue Master Plan and Urban Renewal Plan and (2) the Mulford Gardens
HOPE VI Revitalization Plan. The analysis of the Ashburton Avenue
Master Plan and Urban Renewal Plan consists of a broad or generic
discussion of the potential impacts resulting from the adoption of the
two broad planning documents. The analysis of the Mulford Gardens HOPE
VI Revitalization Plan, which is geographically contained within the
Master Plan and Urban Renewal Area, is a site-specific analysis. Due to
the timing of these two actions, both the generic Draft EIS for the
Master Plan and Urban Renewal Plan and the site-specific EIS for the
HOPE VI Revitalization Plan are contained in this one document. Each of
the chapters in the document contains discussion and analysis for both
the generic Master Plan and Urban Renewal Plan and the site-specific
HOPE VI Revitalization Plan.
DATES: Written comments on the Draft EIS will be accepted for a period
of 45 days, beginning on Monday, October 3, 2005 and ending at 5 p.m.
on Wednesday, November 16, 2005. Written comments may be sent by mail
or facsimile to the address listed below under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Oral comments are welcome at a public hearing that will be
held on October 20, 2005. The location and time of the public hearing
will be published in local Yonkers newspapers on October 4, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the Draft EIS and Executive
Summary are available upon request to the Lead Agency, care of Stephen
Whetstone, Commissioner of Planning and Development, City of Yonkers,
87 Nepperhan Avenue, Suite 312, Yonkers NY 10701-3874. Telephone: (914)
377-6565. Fax: (914) 377-6672. Web site:
steve.whetstone@cityofyonkers.com. Copies are also available for review
at the Yonkers Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701.
Need for the EIS: The City of Yonkers has determined that the
Proposed Action constitutes an action which has the potential to affect
the quality of the human environment in terms of socioeconomics,
housing and improvements to the existing transportation system.
Therefore the City, as Lead Agency, has prepared an EIS to examine the
potential impacts of implementing the components of the Master Plan and
Urban Renewal Plan. Since it is anticipated that transportation
improvements and new residential construction will be at least in part
funded with federal monies, the City has prepared the EIS in accordance
with NEPA. Additionally, insofar as the Proposed Action includes a
residential component, it is subject to the Yonkers Affordable Housing
Ordinance, Article XV of the Code of the City of Yonkers. The Decision
of the United States District Court in D'Agnillo v. United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1999 WL 350870 (S.D.N.Y.
1999), requires environmental review under NEPA of all housing projects
which are subject to the Affordable Housing Ordinance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 18, 2005 (70 FR 20160), the Federal
Register published the Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS. The Draft
EIS evaluates the potential impacts of the Proposed Action which
consists of the preparation of an Urban Renewal Plan and Master Plan
for approximately 44-acres in downtown Yonkers, Westchester County, NY,
and the redevelopment of the Mulford Gardens public housing complex and
eight sites on nearby blocks financed, in part, by a HOPE VI grant to
the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers. Associated
actions include condemnation and conveyance of real property; expansion
of the Ashburton Avenue right-of-way and street demapping actions as
applicable; amendments to the City Zoning Code and zoning map;
applications for site plan and subdivision approvals; and potential
applications by the City for State and/or Federal funding to accomplish
any of the foregoing.
The Urban Renewal Area (URA) is located on the west side of
Yonkers, north of the downtown and west of the Saw Mill River Parkway.
The area encompasses approximately 600 parcels along and near Ashburton
Avenue, between Warburton Avenue and Yonkers Avenue. The area was
selected by the City as a potential URA to tie into the redevelopment
of Mulford Gardens, the City's oldest public housing complex, which is
located on 12 acres within the boundaries of the proposed URA. Due to
its age and substandard housing condition of its 552 units, Mulford
Gardens is slated for demolition. The City's Municipal Housing
Authority was awarded a HOPE VI grant to demolish and reconstruct
housing on and around the existing Mulford Gardens site. Proposed HOPE
VI residential development will occur on the existing 12-acre Mulford
Gardens site, with additional residential, community facility and
retail development to occur on eight surrounding sites within the
Ashburton Avenue URA.
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The Urban Renewal Plan will be used as a revitalization strategy to
improve the residential character of the area, expand business
opportunities and improve the transportation network. The Master Plan
for the URA will include: the provision of a range of housing
opportunities; mixed use development along Ashburton Avenue; and
transportation improvements, including street widenings along Ashburton
Avenue to improve east-west access between the Saw Mill River Parkway
and the Downtown Waterfront District, allow on-street parking, reduce
traffic congestion and allow for an upgraded sidewalk and streetscape
plan.
The Draft EIS analyzes three alternatives to the proposed action
for revitalizing the Ashburton Avenue area and improving the
transportation network: (1) A no action alternative, i.e., the
Ashburton Avenue right-of-way is not widened and Mulford Gardens is not
redeveloped under the HOPE VI program, (2) the Ashburton Avenue right-
of-way is not widened along all segments of the roadway, and (3) the
Mulford Gardens/HOPE VI revitalization plan is reduced/modified in
scale.
Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the
heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: September 19, 2005.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 05-19297 Filed 9-27-05; 8:45 am]
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