NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act; FDR Park—Nature Phase Environmental Restoration
[54 Pa.B. 7765]
[Saturday, November 30, 2024]This notice is published under section 306(d)(14) of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) (16 U.S.C. § 1455(d)(14)), regarding public participation in consistency determinations. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Coastal Resources Management Program has received notice that the City of Philadelphia (applicant) is proposing to restore the Environmental/Ecological Core in the western portion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Park, as described in the FDR Park Plan as the Nature Phase Environmental Restoration (Project).
The applicant proposes to provide higher quality natural areas than the areas that currently exist in FDR Park. The existing site is a former golf course and is bound by Pattison Avenue to the north, Gateway Drive to the west, Interstate 95 to the south and other areas of FDR Park to the east. The Project site is primarily flat and flanks the Shedbrook Creek, which runs north to south across the property. The applicant proposes to establish several ecological zones within FDR Park including riparian restoration, forested wetland, emergent/broadleaf emergent wetland, pollinator meadow, meadow, border meadow, reforestation and stream restoration. The proposed wetland and stream impacts associated with the implementation of the Nature Phase project are intended to result in either the creation of meadow or create enhancement of that resource's function. The applicant is seeking a Federal authorization from the United States Army Corps of Engineers under section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1344) to perform this work.
This Project is subject to Department review for Federal consistency because it is an activity requiring a Federal license or permit and will have reasonably foreseeable effects on this Commonwealth's coastal resources or uses.
In accordance with section 307 of the CZMA (16 U.S.C. § 1456) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regulations at 15 CFR Part 930, Subpart D (relating to consistency for activities requiring a Federal license or permit), the applicant has certified that the proposed activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the applicable enforceable policies of the Commonwealth's NOAA-approved Coastal Resources Management Program. Interested parties may request a copy of the Federal Consistency Certification from the Department contact listed as follows.
Questions regarding this review should be directed to Matthew Walderon, Federal Consistency Coordinator, at (717) 772-2196 or by e-mail to RA-Fed_Consistency@pa.gov.
The Department will consider all comments received on or before Monday, December 16, 2024. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment. Written comments can be submitted by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov or by mail to the Department of Environmental Protection, Policy Office, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Comments, including comments submitted by electronic mail, must include the originator's name and address.
JESSICA SHIRLEY,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1707. Filed for public inspection November 27, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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