DEPARTMENT of STATE December 27, 2019 Paul A. Harren, Project
STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE O NE C OMMERCE P LAZA ANDREW M. CUOMO 99 W ASHINGTON A VENUE GOVERNOR ALBANY, NY 12231-0001 R OSSANA R OSADO WWW.DOS.NY.GOV SECRETARY OF STATE December 27, 2019 Paul A. Harren, Project Manager General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation 75 Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340 Re: F-2019-0672 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/New England District Permit Application NAE-2017-02739 - General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation – proposed dredging and blasting at facility with subsequent disposal of 890,000cy of dredged material at the “Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site (ELDS).” Thames River, Long Island Sound, Town of Groton, New London County, Connecticut. Objection to Consistency Certification Dear Mr. Harren: The New York State Department of State (DOS) has completed its evaluation of the Federal Consistency Assessment Form and certification submitted by General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation (Electric Boat or applicant) in which you certified that the disposal of 890,000 cubic yards (cy) of dredged material at the Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site (ELDS) complies with, and will be conducted in a manner consistent with, New York State's approved Long Island Sound Coastal Management Program (LIS CMP) and Town of Southold Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP).1 Pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), and its regulations at 15 CFR § 930.63, DOS objects to your consistency certification on the basis that disposal of dredged material at ELDS is not consistent with LIS CMP Policies 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11 and the Town of Southold LWRP Policies 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11.
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