Newport Public Meeting for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) – Endangered Species Act (ESA) Integration in Oregon
This public meeting will provide an overview of the Proposed Action and the environmental issues that FEMA should consider in the Environmental Impact Statement.
Date: June 14, 2023
Time: 12:00 am - 2:00 am
Location: Onsite
Oregon Coast Community College, Central County Campus
Community Room #140
400 SE College Way
Newport, OR 97366
Event Details
FEMA will provide an overview of the Proposed Action and the environmental issues that FEMA should consider in the Environmental Impact Statement. The public will have the opportunity to submit public comments.
The meeting agenda will be:
- Purpose of a Scoping Meeting
- Background on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Oregon ESA Consultation History and Jeopardy finding for Oregon species
- Draft Implementation Plan, options, and timeline
- Environmental Impact Statement Overview
- Proposed Action
- Purpose and Need
- Alternatives
- Potential Impacts
- Public Comment
Information about the National Flood Insurance Program – Endangered Species Act Integration in Oregon is found on the project page.
The meeting room is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need to request an accommodation (e.g., sign language interpreters, Braille, CART/captioning), please make your request by June 9 to FEMA-R10-ESAcomments@fema.dhs.gov. Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to fill.