Department of Housing and Urban Development March 23, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

HUD gives notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes that the City of Redding, CA, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)/ Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Stillwater Business Park project located in Redding, CA. The City of Redding, CA has prepared the Draft EIS/EIR under its authority as the responsible entity for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 3547(c) and HUD regulations at 24 CFR 58.4 and under its authority as lead agency in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The draft EIS/EIS is a joint NEPA and CEQA document. The EIR will satisfy requirements of the CEQA (Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.) and State CEQ Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations 15000 et seq.) that require that all state and local government agencies consider the environmental consequences of projects over which they have discretionary authority before acting on those projects. Because HUD Economic Development Initiative (EDI) special project funds would be used, the proposed action is also subject to NEPA. EPA, State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) will also fund water and wastewater related infrastructure. EPA is acting as a cooperating agency for this process. This notice is given in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508. All interested federal, state, and local agencies, Indian tribes, groups, and the public are invited to comment on the draft EIS.