FEIS Summary - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority

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Knik Arm Crossing Final EIS Summary Exhibit S‐1. Final EIS Document Organization Section and topics covered Final EIS Summary. This summary provides an update on the project since the publication and release of the Draft EIS. It reviews the proposed action; identifies the reasonable alternatives considered in the Draft EIS; identifies, describes, and provides reasons for selecting the Recommended Alternative; identifies the environmental impacts of and mitigation and commitments for the Recommended Alternative; reports regulatory findings and compliance with laws and executive orders; discloses areas of controversy and unresolved issues; and reports other governmental actions and permits needed. Draft EIS Executive Summary. This section provides a summary of the Draft EIS. It explains the purpose of an EIS; provides an overview of the proposed action; identifies related actions and projects by local, state, and federal agencies in the area; summarizes the alternatives development and screening process, including the reasonable alternatives evaluated in detail in the Draft EIS; discusses the preferred alternative; summarizes the beneficial and adverse impacts of the reasonable alternatives; identifies preliminary mitigation and preliminary commitments for addressing project impacts; discusses areas of controversy and unresolved issues; and identifies related federal actions necessary. Section 1: Purpose and Need. This section discusses the proposed action and the transportation problem that it addresses. Section 2: Alternatives. This section discusses in detail the project’s logical termini and study area; the range of alternatives developed and evaluated; the reasonable alternatives fully evaluated in the Draft EIS; the general design features and estimated costs and impacts of reasonable alternatives; and components of the preferred alternative. Section 3: Affected Environment. This section presents an inventory of economic, environmental, and cultural resources in the Project Area. New or revised section This is an entirely new section, one that was not published in the Draft EIS. For readability, this addition is not displayed in highlighted text. This section remains unchanged. Some additions and revisions have been made for clarity. Additional information has been added regarding land and housing values. Revisions have been made to the “Summary of Impacts” table further refining or clarifying impacts on the natural environment as well as on Section 106 and Section 4(f) properties. Text has been added to provide more detail regarding additional planning documents that influence the project. Information on existing facilities in the Project Area has been modified or added. The section on essential fish habitat (EFH) includes additional information on fish habitat preference from the EFH Assessment technical report. Regarding the Cook Inlet beluga whale, additional information has been added on its regulatory status, population estimates and trends, habitat, and diet. (Continued on next page) S-2
Exhibit S‐1. Final EIS Document Organization (continued) Section and topics covered Section 4: Environmental Consequences. This section presents the environmental consequences of the No-Action and reasonable alternatives, including preliminary measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts. Knik Arm Crossing Final EIS Summary New or revised section Text has been added to clarify project compatibility with existing land use plans and policies. Updates to tables reporting traffic impacts have been slightly modified. Other principal changes include additional information on hydrology, anadromous fish use of Knik Arm and impacts associated with anadromous fish, and the status of the beluga whale. Additional mitigation measures have also been included. Additions/modifications regarding mitigation and commitments are also in Exhibit S‐24 in the Final EIS Summary. Section 5: List of Preparers Section 6: Draft EIS Distribution Section 7: Comments and Coordination [Scoping]. This section presents a summary of the scoping activities with agencies, tribes, and the public, and scoping comments. It also includes information on Draft EIS comment opportunities. Section 8: Comments and Coordination Following Approval of the Draft EIS for Public Availability. This section provides an overview of notification and coordination (meetings and correspondence) with agencies, tribes, and the public following the release of the Draft EIS. Comments received on the Draft EIS—and responses to those comments—are also included in this section. Additional appendixes support this new section. Final Section 4(f) Evaluation. Attached to the Final EIS is a final report on the effects of the action on those resources afforded protection under provisions of Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (as amended), 23 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 138. Appendix F: Preliminary Alaska Coastal Management Program Consistency Appendix G: Notices of Availability of Draft EIS and Notices of Public Hearing Appendix H: Public Hearing Material Appendix I: Public Hearing Transcripts Appendix J: Records of Other Meetings Held and Conclusionary Documents/Correspondence Appendix K: Draft EIS Comment Database Reports Appendix L: Comments Submitted on Draft EIS Appendix M: Wetlands and Floodplains Findings Updates have been made to the “List of Preparers” table. Additions have been made to the Draft EIS distribution list. This section remains largely unchanged. This is an entirely new section, one that was not published in the Draft EIS. For readability, this addition is not displayed in highlighted text. Additions and revisions have been made to the Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, primarily related to identification of the overall least net harm alternative selection and mitigation. Supporting material not published in the Draft EIS has been added in a series of appendixes. S-3
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