What is the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process?
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is a formal public document, which analyzes impacts to the environment associated with a proposed project or action. An EIS is a requirement of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, which requires federal agencies or projects using federal funds to undergo an environmental analysis of the proposed actions, such that careful consideration of environmental impacts be undertaken before federal actions are made. The Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is being sponsored by the NYCEDC, in coordination with the FHWA and the FRA as joint lead agencies. The DEIS analysis determines potential impacts that identified alternatives may have in categories including Land Use, Social Conditions & Neighborhood Character; Economic Conditions; Air and Water Quality; Noise and Vibrations and Construction Impacts. Because the Cross Harbor study area varies for the different elements of the project
