{"abstract":"EPA is authorized to designate ODMDS under section 102(c) of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). EPA is preparing the SEIS in accordance with the Agency's Statement of Policy for Voluntary Preparation of National Environmental Policy Act documents for all ocean disposal site designations. The SEIS will update and build on the analyses that were conducted for the 2005 Long Island Sound Environmental Impact Statement that supported the designation of the Central and Western Long Island Sound disposal sites. The following federal and state agencies have expressed interest in serving as cooperating agencies: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England and New York Districts; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; Connecticut Department of Transportation; New York Department of State; Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management; and Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council.","action":"Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to evaluate the potential designation of one or more Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDS) to serve the eastern Long Island Sound region (Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island).","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2012/10/16/2012-25420.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"77 FR 63312","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"November 14, 2012, 4-7 p.m. at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point auditorium in Groton, CT (http://www.averypoint.uconn.edu/ about/directions.html) and November 15, 2012, 3-6 p.m. at the Port Jefferson Village Center in Port Jefferson, NY (http:// www.portjeff.com/village-map/). Registration for both meetings will begin a half-hour before the meeting (3:30 p.m. on November 14 and 2:30 p.m. on November 15).","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["FRL-9741-9"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2012-25420","effective_on":null,"end_page":63313,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2012/10/16/2012-25420.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/10/16/2012-25420/notice-of-intent-designation-of-an-ocean-dredged-material-disposal-site-odmds-in-eastern-long-island","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2012-25420?publication_date=2012-10-16","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2012-10-16/2012-25420/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":391,"last_updated":"2026-06-24 04:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-10-16/pdf/2012-25420.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2012-25420.pdf?1350305316","publication_date":"2012-10-16","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/10/16/2012-25420.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Adequacy Status of the Cleveland/Akron, Ohio and the Columbus, Ohio Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Redesignation and Maintenance Plans for Transportation Conformity Purposes","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6733"},{"title":"DELETE","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6642"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6334"},{"title":"Literature Search for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin(TCDD) Dose-Response Studies for Use in an Upcoming Expert Panel Workshop","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6019"},{"title":"Regulatory Agenda Semiannual Regulatory Agenda","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-6015"},{"title":"Correction to MVEBs for the Indiana and Ohio Portions of the Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana, Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-5132"},{"title":"Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities: Pyriproxyfen","document_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001-3649"}],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EPA_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":7,"docket_id":"EPA_FRDOC_0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted EPA Rules and Notices from FR Feed.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2012-11-05T06:00:11Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":63312,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent: Designation of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) in Eastern Long Island Sound; Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island","toc_doc":"Eastern Long Island Sound; Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island","toc_subject":"Designation of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":77}