11-20 46th Road Site (L.I. City) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Work Plan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 03/18/2020 02:11 PM EDT
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DEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Expedited Cleanup Work Plan for Site on 46th Road, Long Island City, Queens

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Interim Remedial Measure Work Plan from 11-20 46th Road Owner LLC for a site known as 11-20 46th Road Site, site ID #C241242. This site is located in Long Island City within the Borough of Queens and is located at 11-20 46th Road.

It is recommended that you access the application, Draft Interim Remedial Measure Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C241242/. The documents also are available at the document repositories located at Queens Library Long Island City, 37-44 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 and Queens Community Board No. 2, 43-22 50th Street, Room 2B, Woodside, NY 11377. NOTE: Please check to determine if the library is open at this time. The preferred way to access project documents is through the DECinfo Locator.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Nigel Crawford at NYSDEC, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101-5401; via email at nigel.crawrod@dec.ny.gov or by calling 718-482-4995. All comments must be submitted by April 17, 2020.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=3

What is the Brownfield Cleanup Program?

New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is designed to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means to revitalize economically blighted communities. The BCP is an alternative to “greenfield” (land not previously developed or contaminated) development and is intended to remove some of the barriers to, and provide tax incentives for, the redevelopment of brownfields. Since its inception (2003), the BCP has catalyzed the cleanup of more than 300 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 350 active sites in the BCP.

Additional information on the State's Brownfield program is available at DEC’s website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html