Public Notice: 05/15/2024 [a11ac1a4e8318615b9f2d368189b1eae]

Northeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Planning Organization 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Notice of Public Comment Period, Public Hearing & Joint MPO Committee Meeting The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA), designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Schuylkill counties, is the organization that will consider and approve the plans and programs and the Federal and State funding for highway and transit systems in the four-county MPO area. In accordance with the provisions of the Sunshine Act and federal transportation legislation, notice is hereby given that the NEPA MPO will hold a 30-day public comment period on the draft 2025-2028 TIP beginning on May 13, 2024, and ending on June 14, 2024. Public notice of public participation activities and time established for public review of and comments on the TIP will satisfy POP requirements. NEPA has distributed for public review the following documents: 2025-2028 TIP including highway, bridge and transit project listings; TIP administrative procedures; air quality conformity analysis; environmental justice analysis determination; and related policy documents. These documents concern highway, bridge and transit projects for Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Schuylkill counties, for the four-year TIP, which will become effective on October 1, 2024. The Air Quality Conformity Analysis Report reflects the compliance of the transportation projects in Carbon County portion of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton nonattainment area to the 2008 8-hour ozone standard as written within the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The Air Quality Conformity Analysis report also includes Monroe County designated as an Ozone Maintenance Area in accordance with guidance issued by EPA (EPA-420-B-18-050). TIP documentation is available on NEPA Alliance’s website at www.nepa-alliance.org/tip and at the following locations within the region: Carbon Co. Office of Planning & Development 44 Susquehanna Street, 2nd Floor Jim Thorpe, PA Carbon County Transit/LANTA 1060 Lehigh Street Allentown, PA Monroe County Planning Commission 701 Main Street, Suite 405 Stroudsburg, PA Monroe County Transportation Authority 134 MCTA Drive Swiftwater, PA Pike County Planning Commission 506 Broad Street Milford, PA Schuylkill County Planning Commission 401 N. Second Street (Courthouse) Pottsville, PA Schuylkill Transportation System 300 Wade Road St. Clair, PA NEPA Alliance 1151 Oak Street Pittston, PA Paper copies of the TIP Documentation can also be requested by calling (570) 655-5581 or writing to the NEPA MPO at 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640. Comments on the draft TIP can be submitted to the NEPA MPO at the address listed above or by emailing Kate McMahon at kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. A public hearing to provide comments on the draft plans will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 9:30 AM at the following locations: Monroe County Planning Commission, 701 Main Street, 4th Floor, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 44 Susquehanna Street Building, 44 Susquehanna St., Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 Pike County Administration Building, 506 Broad Street, Milford, PA 18337 Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, Union Station, 2nd Floor, 1 Progress Circle, Pottsville, PA 17901 Individuals providing oral testimony will be allotted five minutes and must provide three (3) written copies of their testimony. Those unable to attend may provide written testimony by sending comments to the NEPA Alliance office at 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640 or by emailing kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. Notice is also given that the NEPA MPO Technical Planning Committee and NEPA MPO Policy Board will conduct a joint hybrid business meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 9:30 AM at the NEPA Alliance office to consider the endorsement and approval of the 2025-2028 TIP and action on other business matters. Both meetings will also be offered virtually via phone and video conference. A link to the video conference can be found on the NEPA website at www.nepa-alliance.org/mpo. The phone number and conference ID for the meetings are below: Phone Number: (323) 475-1191 Conference ID: 418 625 295 The content of this advertisement is available in alternative formats and other languages upon request by contacting the NEPA MPO. Persons who plan to attend the announced meetings and require language interpretation services and/or special accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act should contact ADA Coordinator, Kate McMahon, at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting by phone at (570) 655-5581, ext. 249, by written letter to NEPA MPO, 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640, or by email to kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. El contenido de este anuncio está disponible en formatos alternativos y otros idiomas a petición. Para pedir servicios de interpretacion de idiomas, comunicándose con NEPA MPO. Las personas que planean asistir a la reunion anunciada y requieren servicios de interpretación de idiomas y / o alojamientos y clasifican bajo el acto de American with Disabilities, deben comunicarse con la Coordinadora de ADA, Kate McMahon, al menos dos (2) días hábiles antes de dicha reunión por teléfono al (570) 655-5581, extensión 249, o en carta escrita a NEPA MPO, 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640, o por correo electrónico a kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. Powyzszy document/ Informacja jest rowniez dostepna w innych formatach i innych jezykach na zyczenie kontaktujac sie z Northeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Organizacja Planowania (NEPA MPO). Osoby ktore planuja wziasc udzial w Ogloszonych/ Spotkaniach a wymagaja pomocy tlumaczenia jezyka lub specjalnej pomocy/udogodnien w ramach amerykanskiej ustawy o niepelnosprawnych nalezy skontaktowac sie z koordynatorka ADA, Kate McMahon, co najmniej 2 (dwa) dni przed spotkaniem, telefoniczny pod numer (570) 655-5581, ewe. 249, droga pisemna NEPA MPO 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640 lub prze e-mail kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org.

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