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NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR DRAFT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN, TITLE VI PLAN AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PLAN AND JOINT MEETING OF THE NEPA MPO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND POLICY BOARD The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA), designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Schuylkill Counties, is the organization that will consider and approve the plans and programs and the Federal and State funding for highway and transit systems in the four-county MPO area. The NEPA MPO is updating its Public Participation Plan, Title VI Plan and Limited English Proficiency Plan. The plans outline the MPO’s processes for providing meaningful public involvement, engaging individuals with limited English proficiency and ensuring compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In accordance with the provisions of the Sunshine Law and federal transportation legislation, notice is hereby given that the NEPA MPO will hold a 45-day public comment period on the draft Public Participation Plan, Title VI Plan and Limited English Proficiency Plan beginning on Friday, March 1, 2024 and ending on Monday, April 15, 2024. A copy of the draft plans can be viewed on the NEPA MPO website at https://www.nepa-alliance.org/public-participation-title-vi-and-environmental-justice/. Paper copies of the draft plans can be viewed at the following locations: Carbon Co. Office of Planning & Development 44 Susquehanna St., 2nd Floor Jim Thorpe, PA Carbon County Transit/LANTA 1060 Lehigh Street Allentown, PA Monroe County Planning Commission 701 Main Street, Suite 405 Stroudsburg, PA Monroe County Transportation Authority 134 MCTA Drive Swiftwater, PA Pike County Planning Commission 506 Broad Street Milford, PA Schuylkill County Planning Commission 401 N. Second St. (Courthouse) Pottsville, PA Schuylkill Transportation System 300 Wade Road St. Clair, PA PennDOT District 4-0 55 Keystone Industrial Park Dunmore, PA PennDOT District 5-0 1002 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA NEPA Alliance 1151 Oak Street Pittston, PA Paper copies of the draft plans can also be requested by calling (570) 655-5581 or writing to the NEPA MPO at 1151 Oak St., Pittston, PA 18640. Comments on the draft plans can be submitted to the NEPA MPO at the address listed above or by emailing Kate McMahon at kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. A public meeting to provide comments on the draft plans will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 9:30 AM at the following locations: Monroe County Planning Commission, 701 Main Street, 4th Floor, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Carbon County Emergency Management Agency, 1264 Emergency Lane, Nesquehoning, PA 18240 Pike County Administration Building, 506 Broad St., Milford, PA 18337 Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, Union Station, 2nd Floor, 1 Progress Circle, Pottsville, PA 17901 Attendance at the public meeting will also be available via phone and video conference. A link to the video conference can be found on the NEPA website at https://www.nepa-alliance.org/public-participation-title-vi-and-environmental-justice/. The phone number and conference ID for the meeting are below. Phone Number: (323) 475-1191 Conference ID: 418 625 295 A joint meeting of the NEPA MPO Technical Committee and Policy Board will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. to consider adoption of the plans. The meeting will be held at the NEPA Alliance Office located at 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640. The meeting will also be available to the public via phone and video conference. Meeting information can be found on the NEPA Alliance website at www.nepa-alliance.org/mpo. The content of this advertisement is available in alternative formats and other languages upon request by contacting the NEPA MPO. Persons who plan to attend the announced meetings and require language interpretation services and/or special accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act should contact ADA Coordinator, Kate McMahon, at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting by phone at (570) 655-5581, ext. 249, by written letter to NEPA MPO, 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640, or by email to kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. El contenido de este anuncio está disponible en formatos alternativos y otros idiomas a petición. Para pedir servicios de interpretacion de idiomas, comunicándose con NEPA MPO. Las personas que planean asistir a la reunion anunciada y requieren servicios de interpretación de idiomas y / o alojamientos y clasifican bajo el acto de American with Disabilities, deben comunicarse con la Coordinadora de ADA, Kate McMahon, al menos dos (2) días hábiles antes de dicha reunión por teléfono al (570) 655-5581, extensión 249, o en carta escrita a NEPA MPO, 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640, o por correo electrónico a kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. Powyzszy document/ Informacja jest rowniez dostepna w innych formatach i innych jezykach na zyczenie kontaktujac sie z Northeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Organizacja Planowania (NEPA MPO). Osoby ktore planuja wziasc udzial w Ogloszonych/ Spotkaniach a wymagaja pomocy tlumaczenia jezyka lub specjalnej pomocy/udogodnien w ramach amerykanskiej ustawy o niepelnosprawnych nalezy skontaktowac sie z koordynatorka ADA, Kate McMahon, co najmniej 2 (dwa) dni przed spotkaniem, telefoniczny pod numer 570.655.5581, ewe. 249, droga pisemna NEPA MPO 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640 lub prze e-mail kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org .NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR DRAFT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN, TITLE VI PLAN AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PLAN AND JOINT MEETING OF THE NEPA MPO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND POLICY BOARD The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA), designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Schuylkill Counties, is the organization that will consider and approve the plans and programs and the Federal and State funding for highway and transit systems in the four-county MPO area. The NEPA MPO is updating its Public Participation Plan, Title VI Plan and Limited English Proficiency Plan. The plans outline the MPO’s processes for providing meaningful public involvement, engaging individuals with limited English proficiency and ensuring compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In accordance with the provisions of the Sunshine Law and federal transportation legislation, notice is hereby given that the NEPA MPO will hold a 45-day public comment period on the draft Public Participation Plan, Title VI Plan and Limited English Proficiency Plan beginning on Friday, March 1, 2024 and ending on Monday, April 15, 2024. A copy of the draft plans can be viewed on the NEPA MPO website at https://www.nepa-alliance.org/public-participation-title-vi-and-environmental-justice/. Paper copies of the draft plans can be viewed at the following locations: Carbon Co. Office of Planning & Development 44 Susquehanna St., 2nd Floor Jim Thorpe, PA Carbon County Transit/LANTA 1060 Lehigh Street Allentown, PA Monroe County Planning Commission 701 Main Street, Suite 405 Stroudsburg, PA Monroe County Transportation Authority 134 MCTA Drive Swiftwater, PA Pike County Planning Commission 506 Broad Street Milford, PA Schuylkill County Planning Commission 401 N. Second St. (Courthouse) Pottsville, PA Schuylkill Transportation System 300 Wade Road St. Clair, PA PennDOT District 4-0 55 Keystone Industrial Park Dunmore, PA PennDOT District 5-0 1002 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA NEPA Alliance 1151 Oak Street Pittston, PA Paper copies of the draft plans can also be requested by calling (570) 655-5581 or writing to the NEPA MPO at 1151 Oak St., Pittston, PA 18640. Comments on the draft plans can be submitted to the NEPA MPO at the address listed above or by emailing Kate McMahon at kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. A public meeting to provide comments on the draft plans will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 9:30 AM at the following locations: Monroe County Planning Commission, 701 Main Street, 4th Floor, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Carbon County Emergency Management Agency, 1264 Emergency Lane, Nesquehoning, PA 18240 Pike County Administration Building, 506 Broad St., Milford, PA 18337 Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, Union Station, 2nd Floor, 1 Progress Circle, Pottsville, PA 17901 Attendance at the public meeting will also be available via phone and video conference. A link to the video conference can be found on the NEPA website at https://www.nepa-alliance.org/public-participation-title-vi-and-environmental-justice/. The phone number and conference ID for the meeting are below. Phone Number: (323) 475-1191 Conference ID: 418 625 295 A joint meeting of the NEPA MPO Technical Committee and Policy Board will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. to consider adoption of the plans. The meeting will be held at the NEPA Alliance Office located at 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640. The meeting will also be available to the public via phone and video conference. Meeting information can be found on the NEPA Alliance website at www.nepa-alliance.org/mpo. The content of this advertisement is available in alternative formats and other languages upon request by contacting the NEPA MPO. Persons who plan to attend the announced meetings and require language interpretation services and/or special accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act should contact ADA Coordinator, Kate McMahon, at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting by phone at (570) 655-5581, ext. 249, by written letter to NEPA MPO, 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640, or by email to kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. El contenido de este anuncio está disponible en formatos alternativos y otros idiomas a petición. Para pedir servicios de interpretacion de idiomas, comunicándose con NEPA MPO. Las personas que planean asistir a la reunion anunciada y requieren servicios de interpretación de idiomas y / o alojamientos y clasifican bajo el acto de American with Disabilities, deben comunicarse con la Coordinadora de ADA, Kate McMahon, al menos dos (2) días hábiles antes de dicha reunión por teléfono al (570) 655-5581, extensión 249, o en carta escrita a NEPA MPO, 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640, o por correo electrónico a kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org. Powyzszy document/ Informacja jest rowniez dostepna w innych formatach i innych jezykach na zyczenie kontaktujac sie z Northeastern Pennsylvania Metropolitan Organizacja Planowania (NEPA MPO). Osoby ktore planuja wziasc udzial w Ogloszonych/ Spotkaniach a wymagaja pomocy tlumaczenia jezyka lub specjalnej pomocy/udogodnien w ramach amerykanskiej ustawy o niepelnosprawnych nalezy skontaktowac sie z koordynatorka ADA, Kate McMahon, co najmniej 2 (dwa) dni przed spotkaniem, telefoniczny pod numer 570.655.5581, ewe. 249, droga pisemna NEPA MPO 1151 Oak Street, Pittston, PA 18640 lub prze e-mail kmcmahon@nepa-alliance.org .
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