FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF BRIDPORT

Pursuant to Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands) and Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) implementing regulations set forth in Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 9, FEMA hereby provides final public notice of its decision to provide Public Assistance Program funding for an action located in a wetland. Funding would be provided through Vermont Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to the Town of Bridport to upsize the Rattlin Bridge Rd culvert.

The proposed action is located on Rattlin Bridge Rd in Bridport, VT 05734. The project is to replace damaged twin culverts with a larger concrete arched culvert and to make road and embankment repairs. The project is within an area that contains riverine wetlands. The planned upgrades to the damaged facility will restore pre-disaster functionality and return the beneficial values of the riverine wetland by restoring bankfull width of the road crossing. A map of the area is available upon request.

The project must be in the wetland as the culvert is functionally dependent on its location. There is no practicable alternative outside the wetland. The “no action” alternative was considered but is not practicable because it would inhibit the natural flow of the riverine wetland and limit ingress/egress.

Map requests and comments about this project and potential floodplain impacts should be submitted within 15 days of the date of this publication to:

Michelle Iannuzzi, Environmental Protection Specialist Federal Emergency Management Agency, Windsor, CT michelle.iannuzzi@fema.dhs.gov; (202) 812-5654

and

Corinna Giles, Environmental/Historic Preservation Advisor Federal Emergency Management Agency, Windsor, CT corinna.giles@fema.dhs.gov; (202) 655-8666