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Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting on Alternatives Analysis
- July 25, 2006
The Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group met on July 25, 2006 at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Offices in Providence, Rhode Island. This meeting was scheduled to continue the discussion of the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program Alternatives Analysis with a final goal of consensus.
 Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - July 25, 2006 (Adobe PDF, 120KB)
Slide Presentation: 07-25-06 (Adobe PDF, 1.8MB)
Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting on Alternatives Analysis
- March 21, 2006
The Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group met on March 21, 2006 at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Offices in Providence Rhode Island to discuss the off-Airport and on-Airport alternatives considered and the screening process used to select the preliminary T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program Alternatives.
Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - March 21, 2006 (Adobe PDF, 100KB)
Slide Presentation: 03-21-06 (Adobe PDF, 1MB)
Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting on Purpose and Need
- November 8, 2005
The Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group met on November 8, 2005, from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM, at the Warwick Public Library (600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, Rhode Island). This meeting was scheduled to continue the presentation and discussion of the Purpose and Need for the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program. This meeting provided an opportunity for the Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination group to complete the discussion on Purpose and Need with a final goal of consensus.
Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - November 8, 2005 (Adobe PDF, 2MB)
Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting on Purpose and Need
- October 3, 2005
The last meeting of the Inter/Agency-Tribal Coordination Group was held on October 3, 2005, from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, at the Warwick Public Library (600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, Rhode Island). The meeting consisted of a presentation on the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program EIS Purpose and Need, and a workshop led by a professional facilitator to discuss Purpose and Need parameters. The workshop focused on airport industry analysis, updated passenger and operations forecasts, and the airport deficiencies.
Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - October 3, 2005 (Adobe PDF, 1MB)
Slide Presentation: 10-03-05 (Adobe PDF, 1MB)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Air Quality Protocol Meeting - August 12, 2005
The EIS team met with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to discuss the T.F. Green EIS Air Quality Study Protocol.
Meeting Notes (Adobe PDF, 53KB)
Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting - April 27, 2005
To better coordinate the environmental review process for the EIS, regional leaders of federal and state agencies and the Narragansett Indian Tribe 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 last meeting of the Inter/Agency-Tribal Coordination Group was held on April 27, 2005, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - April 27, 2005 (Adobe PDF, 117KB)
Inter-Agency/Tribal Coordination Group Meeting - March 15, 2005
Summary of Coordination Group Meeting - March 15, 2005 (Adobe PDF, 92KB)
Supplemental Scoping Meeting - February 8, 2005
In preparation for restarting the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the T.F. Green Airport, an agency scoping meeting was scheduled for February 8, 2005.
Representatives from the following federal and state agencies attended the agency scoping meeting:
- Federal Highway Administration
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Transit Administration
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
- Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
- Rhode Island Department of Transportation
At the meeting, the FAA provided an introduction to the attendees, reviewed the history of the project and reasons for needing to supplement the Draft EIS scope. Laurie Cullen, Executive Vice President of RIAC presented the proposed projects and gave a rationale for why they were needed. This was followed by Carol Lurie, Project Manager from Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB), consultant project manager, who summarized the new scope items to supplement the original scope of the Draft EIS to respond to the new project (extension of Runway 5-23 up to 9,500 feet, the changed aviation context, and revised federal regulations). The FAA answered questions on purpose and need, alternatives, and environmental issues known at that time. During the meeting, the FAA also solicited agency comments on the original and supplemental scope items. The attendees seemed appreciative of the efforts made to bring them into the process. A coordinated agency review and mitigation strategy development process will be put in place for the project. A court stenographer recorded the presentation and all follow-up dialogue.
Click here for the Supplemental Scoping Meeting transcript.
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