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Chapter 22: List of Agencies and Organizations Chapter 22: List of Agencies and Organizations This SDEIS was widely distributed and available for review at libraries, community boards, and other locations. Copies of the document or Executive Summary or a notification of availability of the SDEIS were distributed to a 1,500-person mailing list, including those listed below in section A. Section B provides a list of locations where copies of the SDEIS are available for review. A. LIST OF NOTIFIED PARTIES FEDERAL AGENCIES Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energy Regulation Commission U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of Interior Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Coast Guard Office of the Secretary of Transportation Federal Highway Administration U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Transportation Security Administration NEW YORK STATE AGENCIES New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Division of Environmental Permitting General Counsel Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resource Center Permit Administrator Region 2 Regional Director Region 2 New York State Department of Law 22-1 Second Avenue Subway SDEIS New York State Department of State Division of Coastal Resources and Waterfront Revitalization New York State Department of Transportation New York State Division of the Budget New York State Empire State Development Corporation Lower Manhattan Development Corporation New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation State of New York, Office of the Governor NEW YORK CITY AGENCIES Office of the Mayor Art Commission Community Assistance Unit Office of Construction Office of Environmental Coordination Office of Emergency Management Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of Management and Budget Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding New York City Corporation Council New York City Council Land Use Committee New York City Department of Buildings New York City Department of Business Services New York City Department of City Planning Bronx Office Brooklyn Office Manhattan Office Transportation Department Waterfront and Open Space Division New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services New York City Department of Design and Construction New York City Department of Education New York City Department of Environmental Protection New York City Department of Health New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development New York City Department of Parks and Recreation New York City Department of Sanitation New York City Department of Transportation New York City Economic Development Corporation New York City Fire Department New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York City Housing Authority New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission New York City Police Department Transit Division 22-2 Chapter 22: List of Agencies and Organizations TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES MTA MTA Bridges and Tunnels MTA Long Island Rail Road MTA Metro-North Railroad MTA Long Range Planning Framework Studies MTA Lower Manhattan Access Study MTA and City of New York 1 Subway Extension – Hudson Yards Area Rezoning Study MTA Metro-North Railroad: Penn Station Access Study MTA, New Jersey Transit, and Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: Access to the Region’s Core MTA Long Island Rail Road: East Side Access Project New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Port Authority of New York & New Jersey ELECTED OFFICIALS United States Senator Charles E. Schumer United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton United States Representative Gary L. Ackerman (District 5) United States Representative Joseph Crowley (District 7) United States Representative Eliot I. Engel (District 17) United States Representative Vito Fossella (District 13) United States Representative Nita Lowey (District 18) United States Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (District 14) United States Representative Gregory Meeks (District 6) United States Representative Jerrold L. Nadler (District 8) United States Representative Major R. Owens (District 11) United States Representative Charles B. Rangel (District 15) United States Representative José E. Serrano (District 16) United States Representative Edolphus Towns (District 10) United States Representative Nydia Velazquez (District 12) United States Representative Anthony D. Weiner (District 9) New York State Governor George Pataki New York State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer New York State Senator Carl Andrews (District 20) New York State Senator Joseph Bruno (District 43) New York State Senator Martin Connor (District 25) New York State Senator Ruben Diaz, Jr. (District 32) New York State Senator Martin Dilan (District 17) New York State Senator Thomas Duane (District 29) New York State Senator Martin J. Golden (District 22) New York State Senator Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. (District 33) New York State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson (District 36) New York State Senator Liz Krueger (District 26) New York State Senator Carl Kruger (District 27) New York State Senator Seymour Lachman (District 23) 22-3 Second Avenue Subway SDEIS New York State Senator Serphin R. Maltese (District 15) New York State Senator John J. Marchi (District 24) New York State Senator Olga A. Mendez (District 28) New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery (District 18) New York State Senator George Onorato (District 12) New York State Senator Frank Padavan (District 11) New York State Senator Kevin S. Parker (District 21) New York State Senator David A. Paterson (District 30) New York State Senator John Sabini (District 13) New York State Senator John L. Sampson (District 19) New York State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman (District 31) New York State Senator Ada L. Smith (District 10) New York State Senator Malcolm Smith (District 14) New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (District 16) New York State Senator Guy J. Velella (District 34) New York State Assemblymember Peter J. Abbate, Jr. (District 49) New York State Assemblymember Carmen E. Arroyo (District 84) New York State Assemblymember Jeffrion Aubry (District 35) New York State Assemblymember Jonathan Bing (District 73) New York State Assemblymember James F. Brennan (District 44) New York State Assemblymember Ann Margaret Carrozza (District 26) New York State Assemblymember Barbara Clark (District 33) New York State Assemblymember Adele Cohen (District 46) New York State Assemblymember Michael Cohen (District 28) New York State Assemblymember William Colton (District 47) New York State Assemblymember Vivian Cook (District 32) New York State Assemblymember Michael J. Cusick (District 63) New York State Assemblymember Steve Cymbrowitz (District 45) New York State Assemblymember Luis M. Diaz (District 86) New York State Assemblymember Ruben Diaz, Jr. (District 85) New York State Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz (District 81) New York State Assemblymember Adriano Espaillat (District 72) New York State Assemblymember Herman D. Farrell, Jr. (District 71) New York State Assemblymember Michael Gianaris (District 36) New York State Assemblymember Deborah Glick (District 66) New York State Assemblymember Diane Gordon (District 40) New York State Assemblymember Richard Gottfried (District 75) New York State Assemblymember Peter Grannis (District 65) New York State Assemblymember Roger L. Green (District 57) New York State Assemblymember Aurelia Greene (District 77) New York State Assemblymember Barry S. Grodenchik (District 22) New York State Assemblymember Carl Heastie (District 83) New York State Assemblymember Dov Hikind (District 48) New York State Assemblymember Rhoda S. Jacobs (District 42) New York State Assemblymember Stephen B. Kaufman (District 82) New York State Assemblymember Jeffrey Klein (District 80) New York State Assemblymember Ivan Lafayette (District 34) New York State Assemblymember John LaVelle (District 61) 22-4 Chapter 22: List of Agencies and Organizations New York State Assemblymember Joseph R. Lentol (District 50) New York State Assemblymember Vito J. Lopez (District 53) New York State Assemblymember Margaret Markey (District 30) New York State Assemblymember Nettie Mayersohn (District 27) New York State Assemblymember Brian McLaughlin (District 25) New York State Assemblymember Joan Millman (District 52) New York State Assemblymember Matthew Mirones (District 60) New York State Assemblymember Catherine Nolan (District 37) New York State Assemblymember Clarence Norman, Jr. (District 43) New York State Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell (District 69) New York State Assemblymember Felix W. Ortiz (District 51) New York State Assemblymember José R. Peralta (District 39) New York State Assemblymember Nick Perry (District 58) New York State Assemblymember Audrey Pheffer (District 23) New York State Assemblymember Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (District 68) New York State Assemblymember José Rivera (District 78) New York State Assemblymember Peter M. Rivera (District 76) New York State Assemblymember Annette Robinson (District 56) New York State Assemblymember Steven Sanders (District 74) New York State Assemblymember William Scarborough (District 29) New York State Assemblymember Frank Seddio (District 59) New York State Assemblymember Anthony Seminerio
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