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FDA-approved Ebola virus vaccine 

authorized for use against Ebola virus 

infections, ERVEBO, this vaccine is not 

effective against SUDV due to the 

significant variation between Ebola 

virus and SUDV. ERVEBO is a live 

recombinant viral vaccine consisting of 

a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) 

backbone deleted for the VSV envelope 

glycoprotein and substituted with the 

envelope glycoprotein of the Ebola virus 

(Kikwit 1995 strain). 

This invention provides a VSV-based 

vaccine expressing the SUDV-Gulu GP 

(VSV–SUDV). The VSV backbone of this 

vaccine appears to be very similar to the 

VSV backbone used in the ERVEBO 

vaccine discussed above. This could 

allow for a quicker and more efficient 

regulatory approval pathway through 

the FDA. Efficacy studies in non-human 

primates demonstrated that a single 

intramuscular vaccination protected 

animals from a lethal challenge dose of 

SUDV even when vaccination occurred 

only seven days prior to challenge. In 

addition, pre-exposure to the VSV 

vector did not inhibit a robust response 

to the SUDV GP component of the 

vaccine. 

This technology is available for 

licensing for commercial development 

in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR part 404, as well as for further 

development and evaluation under a 

research collaboration. 

Potential Commercial Applications: 

• Prophylactic usage against SUDV 

infections in normal or high-risk 

populations. 

• Therapeutic treatment, alone or in 

combination, in patients with SUDV 

infection. 

• Assay development for 

surveillance, diagnostic, and prevention 

measures. 

Competitive Advantages: 

• Uses a VSV-based system to express 

antigens thereby increasing safety of the 

vaccine. 

• Efficacious after single low dose 

vaccination in NHPs. 

• VSV-platform induces a strong & 

rapid immune response. 

Development Stage: Pre-clinical. 

Inventors: Andrea Marzi, Ph.D., and 

Heinz Feldmann, MD, Ph.D., both of 

NIAID. 

Publications: Marzi, A, et al., 

‘‘Species-specific immunogenicity and 

protective efficacy of a vesicular 

stomatitis virus-based Sudan virus 

vaccine: a challenge study in 

macaques,’’ Lancet Microbe, 2023 

Mar;4(3): e171-e178. doi: 10.1016/ 

S2666–5247(23)00001–0. Epub 2023 Feb 

2. 

Intellectual Property: U.S. Provisional 

Application No. 63/419,637, filed 

October 26, 2022, U.S. Provisional 

Application No. 63/517,246 filed 

August 02, 2023, and PCT application 

PCT/US2023/077444 filed on October 

20, 2023. 

Licensing Contact: To license this 

technology, please contact Dr. Terrence 

Joyce at (240) 987–2347, or 

Terrence.joyce@NIH.gov, and reference 

E–002–2023. 

Collaborative Research Opportunity: 

The National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases is seeking statements 

of capability or interest from parties 

interested in collaborative research to 

further develop, evaluate, or 

commercialize this technology. For 

collaboration opportunities, please 

contact Dr. Terrence Joyce at (240) 987– 

2347, or Terrence.joyce@NIH.gov. 

Dated: January 2, 2024. 

Haiqing Li, 

Acting Deputy Director, Technology Transfer 

and Intellectual Property Office, National 

Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development; Notice of Closed 

Meetings 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Eunice Kennedy 

Shriver National Institute of Child Health 

and Human Development Initial Review 

Group; Reproduction, Andrology, and 

Gynecology Study Section. 

Date: February 15, 2024. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Eunice 

Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child 

Health and Human Development, 6710B 

Rockledge Drive, Room 2125D, Bethesda, MD 

20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Jagpreet Singh Nanda, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific 

Review Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver 

National Institute of Child Health and 

Human Development, National Institutes of 

Health, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Room 2125D, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 451–4454, 

jagpreet.nanda@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Eunice Kennedy 

Shriver National Institute of Child Health 

and Human Development, Initial Review 

Group; Developmental Biology Study 

Section. 

Date: February 23, 2024. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, Eunice 

Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child 

Health and Human Development, 6710B 

Rockledge Drive, Room 2131B, Bethesda, MD 

20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Jolanta Maria Topczewska, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific 

Review Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver 

National Institute of Child Health and 

Human Development, National Institutes of 

Health, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Room 2131B, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 451–0000, 

jolanta.topczewska@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.865, Research for Mothers 

and Children, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: January 3, 2024. 

Lauren A. Fleck, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2023–0586] 

National Commercial Fishing Safety 

Advisory Committee; September 2023 

Meetings 

AGENCY: United States Coast Guard, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

recommendations and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The U. S. Coast Guard 

announces the availability of 

recommendations from the National 

Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory 

Committee (NCFSAC). The Committee 

met in September 2023 and sent eight 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Homeland Security. The U.S. Coast 

Guard issues this Notice as the 

mechanism for receiving public 

comments and requests public 

comments on the recommendations. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 8, 2024. 


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1The U.S. Coast Guard gave public notice of this 

meeting on September 6, 2023. 88 FR 60961. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2023–0586 using the Federal Decision 

Making Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about this document email 

questions to Jonathan.G.Wendland@

uscg.mil or call 202–372–1245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments (or related material) on the 

committee recommendations. If you 

submit a comment, please include the 

docket number for this notice, indicate 

the specific recommendation to which 

each comment applies, and provide a 

reason for each suggestion. 

Submitting comments. We encourage 

you to submit comments through the 

Federal Decision Making Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go 

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paragraph, and then select ‘‘Supporting 

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also be placed in our online docket and 

can be viewed by following instructions 

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Frequently Asked Questions web page. 

We review all comments received, but 

we may choose not to post off-topic, 

inappropriate, or duplicate comments 

that we receive. 

Personal information. We accept 

anonymous comments. Comments we 

post to https://www.regulations.gov will 

include any personal information you 

have provided. You may wish to view 

the Privacy & Security Notice and the 

User Notice, which are both available on 

the homepage of https://

www.regulations.gov, and DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). 

Discussion 

The National Commercial Fishing 

Safety Advisory Committee is 

authorized by section 601 of the Frank 

LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization 

Act of 2018, (Pub. L. 115–282, 132 Stat. 

4190), and is codified in 46 U.S.C. 

15102. The Committee operates under 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and 46 U.S.C. 15109. 

The National Commercial Fishing 

Safety Advisory Committee provides 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security through 

the Commandant of the U. S. Coast 

Guard, on matters relating to the safe 

operation of vessels. Additionally, the 

Committee will review regulations 

proposed under chapter 45 of title 46 of 

U.S Code (during preparation of the 

regulations) and review marine 

casualties and investigations of vessels 

covered by chapter 45 of title 46 U.S. 

Code and make recommendations to the 

Secretary to improve safety and reduce 

vessel casualties. 

The National Commercial Fishing 

Safety Advisory Committee (the 

committee) met from September 26, 

2023 to September 28, 2023 (88 FR 

60961).1 The U. S. Coast Guard issued 

10 tasks to the committee, and the 

committee sent eight recommendations 

to the Secretary based on those tasks. As 

required by 46 U.S.C. 15109(j)(3)(B), the 

U.S. Coast Guard is establishing a 

mechanism for the submission of public 

comments on these recommendations. 

Description of Task #04–23: Review 

the multi-year statistics (provided by the 

U.S. Coast Guard) regarding commercial 

fishing vessels of less than 200 gross ton 

accidents or losses that resulted in 

fatalities, injuries, or property damage. 

Major marine casualties such as the loss 

of the DESTINATION, NO LIMITS, and 

other fishing vessels with multiple 

fatalities and vessel losses should be 

reviewed to provide the background 

information necessary to other 

supplementary taskings in best efforts to 

make informed recommendations to the 

U.S. Coast Guard. 

NCFSAC Task #04–23 

Recommendation: Following review, no 

Committee recommendations were 

made to the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Description of Task #05–23: Examine 

and make recommendations to the U.S. 

Coast Guard on best practices to reduce 

and mitigate the negative consequences 

caused by the misalignment of state and 

federal regulations regarding drug laws 

legalizing the recreational and/or 

medical use for drugs also classed as 

dangerous drugs by federal law and 

applicable transportation related 

statutes. This is critical for the safety of 

operations and creating an environment 

for vessel personnel to work in a drugfree workplace, with special emphasis 

on critical safety sensitive jobs such as 

navigation and engineering duties to 

bring fishing vessels into alignment 

with other commercial vessels. Develop 

recommendations that include testing 

for pre-employment, routine, and 

reasonable cause. 

NCFSAC Task #05–23 

Recommendation: Following review, no 

Committee recommendations were 

made to the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Description of Task #06–23: Examine 

and effectively disseminate 

recommendations for best practices to 

ensure full crew access to all parts of a 

vessel to allow for safe vessel operation. 

This task should address and examine 

things like a means to access all areas 

of the vessel and allow the crew to 

safely move fore and aft to remove ice, 

inspect the vessel, and operate critical 

equipment like the vessel’s anchors and 

similar gear that does not require the 

crew to climb over the pot stack (for 

example, in the case of a vessel carrying 

pots, nets or similar devices to create 

pathways for access). 

NCFSAC Task #06–23 

Recommendation: 

A. In so much as is practicable, all 

spaces subject to flooding and/or 

necessary spaces for safe vessel 

operation should be accessible by crew 

during normal operations. 

B. In the event this is impractical, and 

access is over stacked deck equipment 

(i.e., pot stacks or deck cargo) the 

committee recommends establishing 

vessel procedures which may include 

the use of tag lines, the buddy system, 

Personal Flotation Device worn, 

Personal locator Beacons Man 

Overboard beacon’s etc. 

C. For spaces where access may be 

blocked, consideration may be given to 

supplementing high water alarms with 

infrared cameras, increased 

maintenance frequency on watertight 

seals, dogs, knife edges, etc., and also on 

bilge level alarms. Consideration may be 

given as well to secondary means of dewatering (i.e., deck connection for a dewatering/trash pump). 

Description of Task #07–23: Establish 

best practices for standard procedures 

and guidance for crew standing 

navigation watches. This should include 

a detailed crew orientation for each 

unique vessel, including the operation 

of critical equipment and establish clear 

and easily understood watchstanding 

orders to protect the safety of the vessel 

during its applicable operations. This 


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could be accomplished as a 

standardized form or checklist. 

NCFSAC Task 07–23 

Recommendation: 

A. The committee recommends that 

the Voluntary Safety Initiatives and 

Good Marine Practices Document is 

updated to include a section on ‘‘Best 

Practices for Standing Navigational 

Watch’’ This section should include the 

following statement. 

1. The individual in charge of the 

vessel should have a watchstanding 

policy for their vessel and any crew 

member standing a navigational watch 

should be informed and understand the 

responsibilities stated in the policy. 

2. The policy may contain items such 

as: 

i. Be familiar with the use and 

operation of the vessel’s engine and gear 

controls. 

ii. Be familiar with the use and 

operation of the vessel’s Electronic 

Navigation Systems (ENS) 

iii. Be familiar with the use and 

operation of the vessel’s Radar, Depth 

Sounder, Autopilot, and AIS (Automatic 

Identification System). Further the CM 

will understand the use and operation 

of ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) 

and the use and operation of AIS both 

with Radar and ENS and know how to 

determine CPA (Closet Point of 

Approach). 

iv. Be familiar with the Vessel’s Rules 

of the Road handbook and understand 

how they apply to watch standing on 

the vessel. 

v. Be familiar with the use and 

operation of the Vessel’s VHF radios, 

and will understand the need to monitor 

Channels 16, a common traffic and 

distress frequency, and Channel 13, a 

common vessel to vessel frequency. 

vi. Be familiar with the use and 

operation of the Vessel’s Watch Alarm, 

and ensure it is set for an appropriate 

period, generally 10 minutes after dusk, 

and 15 minutes during daylight hours. 

vii. Be familiar with the use and 

operation of the vessels Navigation 

Lighting and will ensure the proper 

outlook is had. 

viii. Be familiar with the use and 

operation of the Vessel’s Fishing Lights 

and know their appropriate usage. 

ix. If the crew member is unsure of 

their observations, they should 

immediately notify the Individual in 

Charge. 

B. The committee recommends that 

the U.S. Coast Guard change the name 

of the 

Voluntary Safety Initiatives and Good 

Marine Practices document to 

‘‘Commercial Fishing Vessel Best Safety 

Practices.’’ 

Description of Task #08–23: Evaluate 

and provide a comprehensive list of 

recommendations to the U.S. Coast 

Guard, in the form of best practices 

(NVICs, policies, training), or amended 

or new regulations, regarding stability 

considerations which may pose severe 

risk to the safety of a fishing vessel such 

as icing, loading, the need for stability 

instructions, and vessel modifications. 

As part of this task, review the U.S. 

Coast Guard current level of oversight, 

provide recommendations on its 

adequacy, and specify needed changes 

to areas of the fishing safety program 

that need additional attention. 

NCFSAC Task #08–23 

Recommendation: 

A. Operators of commercial fishing 

vessels of any sizes are encouraged as a 

best practice to attend a commercial 

fishing vessel stability training program. 

Operators are encouraged to share their 

experiences/stories of stability related 

issues in training. Where applicable, 

operators are encouraged to bring their 

vessel-specific stability instructions to 

this training. 

B. Operators of commercial fishing 

vessels are encouraged as a best practice 

to implement procedures prior to 

departing port, such as observation of 

the vessel’s trim, check condition of 

freeing ports and scuppers, watertight/ 

weathertight doors, and closures if 

applicable. 08–23 Recommendations to 

the USCG 

C. With regard to smaller vessels, the 

committee advises the U.S. Coast Guard 

look at other agencies, port controls on 

how they are implementing best 

practices for vessel stability safety (i.e., 

MCA recommendations regarding the 

Wolfson method). 

D. The committee recommends that 

the USCG provides formalized training 

to its FV Examiners on the topic of 

compliance with vessel stability 

regulations, specific to the U.S. Coast 

Guard District and fleets within the 

District (i.e., vessel service). 

Description of Task #09–23: Evaluate 

and provide recommendations to the 

U.S. Coast Guard for best practices to 

address the high degree of risk 

associated with fishing vessel 

operations and how the acceptance of 

risk is prevalent and accepted in the 

fishing industry. Specifically, the 

Marine Board recommends the 

committee focus on topics including 

icing, heavy weather avoidance in 

voyage planning, and formalizing the 

navigation watch duties via onboard 

familiarization and written standard 

orders to ensure the safety of vessel 

during its transit and during fishing 

operations. 

NCFSAC Task #09–23 

Recommendation: 

A. U.S. Coast Guard liaise with 

industry to understand and identify 

training needs addressing risks specific 

to individual fisheries. This can be 

accomplished in conjunction with 

dockside safety examinations, during 

industry events, (i.e., Pacific Marine 

Expo) or other forums, and social media. 

The committee understands some of 

these training needs may be broadly 

identified, whereas others may be very 

specific, based on fishery. 

B. U.S. Coast Guard then work with 

industry to develop fishery specific 

training programs for implementation. 

Description of Task #10–23: Evaluate 

and provide recommendations to the 

U.S. Coast Guard to ensure the most 

effective means to widely disseminate 

critical safety information for the 

commercial fishing industry. 

NCFSAC Task #10–23 

Recommendation: U.S. Coast Guard 

CVC–3 use it’s FVS examiner network, 

fishing journals and other internet and 

printed materials to promote the U.S. 

Coast Guard website as a resource for 

commercial fishermen. 

Description of Task #11–23: Review 

and provide recommendations on the 

development of a publicly accessible 

website that contains all information 

related to fishing industry activities, 

including vessel safety, inspections, 

enforcement, hazards, training, 

regulations (including proposed 

regulations), outages of the Rescue 21 

system in Alaska and similar outages, 

and any other fishing-related activities. 

NCFSAC Task #11–23 

Recommendation: U.S. Coast Guard 

continue the development of a publicly 

accessible website as required by Coast 

Guard Authorization Act 2022 Sec 

11322 that contains all information 

related to fishing industry activities. 

The publicly accessible website should 

have a button at the bottom of each page 

to provide suggestions or feedback to 

[‘‘improve this page’’]. This website 

should be available to the full 

committee for suggestions on 

improvements for 6 weeks prior to the 

site going live. Additionally, we 

encourage the U.S. Coast Guard to 

measure the analytics and usage rates 

for ongoing development of the website, 

so it is a more useful resource for 

fisherman. 

Description of Task #12–23: Discuss 

and make recommendations requiring 

watch alarms on specific types of 

commercial fishing vessels. 

NCFSAC Task #12–23 

Recommendation: U.S. Coast Guard 

initiate a rule making that would require 

Watch Alarms on vessels 36 feet and 

over that operate outside the Boundary 

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Description of Task #13–23: Examine 

and make recommendations to the U.S. 

Coast Guard on a way to widely 

distribute personal location beacons at 

minimal expense. Ensure availability 

and access for crewmembers of these 

critical lifesaving devices which could 

be acquired by consortiums, 

associations, or other organizations for 

distribution to vessel crews through 

federally funded grant programs or other 

programs. 

NCFSAC Task #13–23 

Recommendation: U.S. Coast Guard 

encourage the availability of FCC 

approved Personal Location Beacons at 

reduced cost through grants or funding 

through such as the U.S. Coast Guard/ 

NIOSH research and training grants, 

Alaska CDQ programs, Sea Grant 

Regions, local fishing organizations and/ 

or other non-profits or entities. 

The NCFSAC recommendations are 

available in the docket and also can also 

be found on our website at https://

www.dco.uscg.mil/NCFSAC2023/or 

going to https://www.uscg.mil and 

clicking on the following links: United 

States Coast Guard > Our Organization 

> Assistant Commandant for Prevention 

Policy (CG–5P) > Inspections & 

Compliance (CG–5PC) > Commercial 

Vessel Compliance > Fishing Vessel 

Safety Division > NATIONAL 

COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE > MEETINGS 

>2023 and clicking on the link ‘‘USCG 

Comments to NCFSAC SEATTLE 

RECOMMENDATIONS’’ 

We invite public comments on these 

recommendations. 

Dated: January 3, 2024. 

Amy M. Beach, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of 

Inspections and Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6437–N–01] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Fulton Elliott-Chelsea Houses 

Redevelopment Project in Manhattan, 

New York 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development (HUD). 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (‘‘NOI’’) to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (‘‘EIS’’). 

SUMMARY: New York City, through the 

New York City Department of Housing 

Preservation and Development (‘‘HPD’’), 

and the New York City Housing 

Authority (‘‘NYCHA’’), are providing 

Notice of Intent (‘‘NOI’’) to prepare an 

EIS for the proposed Fulton ElliottChelsea Houses Redevelopment Project 

in Manhattan, New York. As part of the 

NYCHA Permanent Affordability 

Commitment Together (‘‘PACT’’) 

Program, NYCHA intends to submit an 

application(s) to the United States 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (‘‘HUD’’) for: disposition 

of public housing, and conversion of 

Section 9 public housing subsidies to 

Section 8 Project Based Vouchers 

(‘‘PBVs’’) under the HUD Rental 

Assistance Demonstration (‘‘RAD’’) 

Program and Section 18 of the U.S. 

Housing Act of 1937 (‘‘USHA’’) as 

amended. This NOI initiates the public 

scoping for the EIS, and provides project 

information on the proposed action, the 

proposed action’s purpose and need, 

and the alternatives being considered 

for evaluation in the EIS. This NOI 

invites public comments on the 

environmental impacts that may be 

associated with the proposed action and 

alternatives. 

DATES: Comments on the Draft Scope of 

Work (‘‘DSOW’’) will be accepted 

during the Public Scoping Meetings 

and, in writing, until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 

February 20, 2024. See ‘‘Instructions for 

submitting comments’’ below for further 

information. 

ADDRESSES: Interested members of the 

public, tribes, and agencies are invited 

to submit comments to be considered on 

the proposed scope of the EIS, the 

proposed action’s purpose and need, the 

identification of alternatives to be 

considered, the environmental benefits 

and impacts to be evaluated, and any 

other project-related issues or analysis. 

Written comments may be submitted 

electronically via email to nepa_env@

hpd.nyc.gov and, in hard copy via 

regular mail, to: Department of Housing 

Preservation and Development, Attn: 

Anthony Howard, 100 Gold Street, #7– 

A3, New York, NY 10038. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Howard, Director of 

Environmental Planning, Department of 

Housing Preservation and 

Development—Division of Building and 

Land Development Services, 100 Gold 

Street, #7–A3, New York, NY 10038; 

email: Nepa_env@hpd.nyc.gov, phone: 

212–863–7248. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

New York City, through HPD, as 

Responsible Entity and joint lead agency 

in accordance with 24 CFR 58.2(a)(7), 

and NYCHA, serving as local project 

sponsor and joint lead agency in 

accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7(b), are 

providing this NOI to prepare an EIS for 

the proposed Fulton Elliott-Chelsea 

Houses Redevelopment Project in 

Manhattan, New York (the ‘‘proposed 

action’’ as further described below). The 

proposed action to be evaluated in the 

EIS includes the replacement of existing 

NYCHA buildings (including residential 

and community facility uses and the 

development of new residential 

buildings) across the Fulton, Elliott, 

Chelsea, and Chelsea Addition Houses 

campuses in Manhattan (the ‘‘Project 

Sites’’). As part of the PACT Program, 

NYCHA intends to submit an 

application(s) to HUD for: (1) 

disposition of public housing property 

as authorized under Section 18 of USHA 

as amended and implementing 

regulations at 24 CFR part 970 (‘‘Section 

18’’), and (2) conversion of subsidies 

under Section 9 of USHA (42 U.S.C. 

1437g) to PBV subsidies under Section 

8 of USHA (42 U.S.C. 1437f) in 

accordance with the RAD Program, 

created by the Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012, 

as amended, and the RAD Notice REV 

4 (PIH Notice 2019–23 as supplemented 

in RAD Supplemental Notice 4B 

published July 27, 2023). 

Under the PACT Program, NYCHA 

would enter into a long-term ground 

lease(s) involving the Project Sites with 

Elliott Fulton LLC, a joint venture 

between Essence Development and The 

Related Companies (and/or affiliates 

thereof) (collectively, the ‘‘PACT 

Partner’’). Such planned activities and 

applications at HUD-assisted Project 

Sites require environmental clearance. 

HPD and NYCHA will prepare the EIS 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 

(‘‘NEPA’’), the Council of 

Environmental Quality (‘‘CEQ’’) NEPA 

Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, 

and HUD implementing regulations at 

24 CFR part 58, and as appropriate, the 

New York State Environmental Quality 

Review Act (‘‘SEQRA’’) and New York 

City Environmental Quality Review 

(‘‘CEQR’’). 

B. Project Sites 

The Project Sites consist of four 

NYCHA developments: Chelsea, Chelsea 

Addition, Elliott, and Fulton Houses, 

which are located across two separate 

public housing campuses in the Chelsea 


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