As the lead federal agency, the FAA will prepare the Draft EIS and the Final EIS. Federal and state agencies and other interested groups with jurisdiction by law or with special expertise on resources the project may affect have been invited to be in the Coordination Group. To better coordinate the environmental review process for the EIS, the Coordination Group has developed an agreement for working together as partners to coordinate and expedite the environmental review process while also improving decision-making and safeguarding the environment. The Inter/Agency-Tribal Coordination Agreement is attached below.

Inter/Agency-Tribal Coordination Agreement (Adobe PDF, 2.7MB)

The Coordination Group consists of the following agencies and organizations:

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Highway Administration
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Federal Transit Administration
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Rhode Island Coastal Resources Mgt Council
• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
• Rhode Island Department of Transportation
• Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
• Rhode Island Office of the Governor
• Rhode Island Department of Health
• Rhode Island Statewide Planning
• Rhode Island Rivers Council
• Narragansett Indian Tribe

To be announced
Meeting dates and locations will be provided once confirmed.

Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting - June 13, 2007

The Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group met on June 13, 2007 at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Offices in Providence Rhode Island to discuss the environmental consequences findings, the feasibility of constructing the airport projects, and the next steps in the EIS process.
Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - June 13, 2007 (Adobe PDF, 800KB)
Slide Presentation - June 13, 2007 (Adobe PDF, 2.0MB)

Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting on Environmental Consequences and Mitigation - April 11, 2007
The Inter-Agency'Tribal Coordination Group met on April 11, 2007 at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Offices in Providence Rhode Island to discuss the preliminary environmental consequences findings and mitigation for the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program. This meeting focused preliminary environmental consequences findings of the Improvement Options on water quality, hazardous materials, noise, air quality, land use, socioeconomic impacts, environmental justice, historic resources, and public parks.
Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - April 11, 2007 (Adobe PDF, 800KB)
Slide Presentation - April 11, 2007 (Adobe PDF, 7.5MB)

Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting on Environmental Consequences and Mitigation - February 6, 2007
The Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group met on February 6, 2007 at the Marriott Downtown in Providence Rhode Island to discuss the preliminary environmental consequences findings and mitigation for the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program. This meeting focused preliminary environmental consequences findings of the Improvement Options on surface transportation, wetlands and waterways, fish, wildlife, and plants, threatened and endangered species, floodplains, coastal resources, and farmlands.
Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - February 6, 2007 (Adobe PDF, 1.4MB)
Slide Presentation - February 6, 2007 (Adobe PDF, 10MB)