{"abstract":"The Denali Commission, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), announces its intention to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to study the feasibility of relocating the threatened Newtok Village from its current location to Mertarvik, a site roughly nine miles away on Nelson Island, which is across the Ninglik River from mainland Alaska. The EIS will address the potential for positive and negative environmental impacts associated with constructing all required infrastructure at the new village townsite of Mertarvik. The Denali Commission, along with the USACE, will hold a scoping meeting in Newtok Village, Alaska, in an effort to better define the issues associated with permanently relocating village residents. While the official scoping period concludes 30 days following the publication of this NOI, public input will continue to be solicited throughout the study process.","action":"Notice of intent.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DENALI COMMISSION","name":"Denali Commission","id":113,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/denali-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/113","parent_id":null,"slug":"denali-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2017/03/03/2017-04119.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"82 FR 12448","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"A scoping meeting will be held in Newtok Village, AK at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 22 in the school gymnasium. (Schedule updates will be posted to the \"Events\" section of the Denali Commission Web page found at https://www.denali.gov/.) A summary of the comments received will be forwarded to meeting participants and other public as requested. The scoping meeting will be advertised as necessary.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2017-04119","effective_on":null,"end_page":12449,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2017/03/03/2017-04119.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/03/03/2017-04119/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-to-study-mertarvik-community","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2017-04119?publication_date=2017-03-03","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2017-03-03/2017-04119/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":348,"last_updated":"2026-04-05 00:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-03-03/pdf/2017-04119.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2017-04119.pdf?1488462348","publication_date":"2017-03-03","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2017/03/03/2017-04119.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2017-03-23T06:00:19Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":12448,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement To Study Mertarvik Community Infrastructure Development Project, Alaska","toc_doc":"Study Mertarvik Community Infrastructure Development Project, Alaska","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":82}