Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

[NOTE – The instructions in the brackets are meant to assist agency staff complete the notice. Please delete all instructions and brackets prior to submitting for publication - including this note. If pasting text from MS Word, always paste as plain text]

Post-Scoping Notice for [name of action or project]

Project Title: [Include this line only if the sponsoring agency title is different than the action/project name above.]

Address [“es’ if multiple] of Possible Project Location: ["s" if multiple]

Municipality [Use "ies" if multiple.] where it would be located: [cities/towns]

Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) Determination: On [DATE], the [sponsoring agency] published a Notice of Scoping [LINK to it here, or later where it references the Environmental Monitor] to solicit public comments for this proposed [action or project] in the Environmental Monitor.

A public scoping meeting was held on [DATE - if meeting was held. If not, delete this line.]

No comments were received during the public comment period or at the Public Scoping Meeting. [Delete if comments were received]

[OR]

Comments [Link] were received during the public comment period or at the Public Scoping Meeting. [Link to all comments received or include them with the responses below.] The [sponsoring agency]’s responses to the comments received are here [LINK - Note - the responses can be included with the comments received (above) or included separately here - submitter's choice.]
 
After consideration of the comments received [delete if no comments], the [sponsoring agency] has determined: [Choose one and delete the others.]

[1] not to proceed with this [action or project] as described in the Scoping Notice, at this time.

[OR]

[2] to proceed with the preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE).

[OR]

[3] the project does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) under the CEPA. [Include this section only if no EIE is planned] The agency’s conclusion is documented in a Memo of Findings and Determination [Link to media file, PDF is preferable] and an Environmental Review Checklist. [Link to media file, PDF is preferable – Include supporting discussion and analysis of the action’s effects on the environment in consideration of all factors listed in Section 22a-1a-3 of the CEPA Regulations.]

Agency contact:

Name: [insert name – not bold]
Agency: [insert agency – not bold]
Address: [insert Address – not bold]
Phone: [insert phone – not bold]
Fax: [Use a fax number only if your agency is actively monitoring and responding to faxes]
E-Mail: [insert email – not bold]

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring state agency:

Name: [insert name – not bold]
Agency: [insert agency – not bold]
Address: [insert Address – not bold]
Phone: [insert phone – not bold]
Fax: [Use a fax number only if your agency is actively monitoring and responding to faxes]
E-Mail: [insert email – not bold]

What Happens Next: [Choose one and delete the other.]

[1] The [sponsoring agency] will not proceed with the [action or project], as described in the Scoping Notice, at this time. If the [action or project] described above requires public scoping again, a new Scoping Notice will be published in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.

[2] The [sponsoring agency] will proceed with the preparation of an EIE for the [action or project]. When an EIE is completed, a notice of the availability of the EIE will be published in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.

[3] The [sponsoring agency] expects the project to go forward.  This is expected to be the final notice of the project to be published in the Environmental Monitor.