NBAF Forum this evening with Court Reporter
The proposed location for this facility might as well be in Oconee County, as it will be a stone's throw away on the far too narrow streets of Milledge Avenue and Whitehall/Simonton Bridge. I still maintain the infrastructure is such that they - Dept. of Homeland Security - will choose one of the other sites, but here is your chance to chip in with your two cents worth of input:
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will hold a public scoping
session on the proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) this
Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education as part of
the public involvement requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act. According to the DHS Web site, the purposes of the meeting are to:
• collect input on the scope and content of the NBAF Environmental Impact
Statement, and
• provide a better understanding of the proposed action and the federal
agencies involved.
Those interested in providing comments must pre-register, either in person
upon arrival at 6 or by email at nbafprogrammanager@dhs.gov. Include your
name, address, organization information (if applicable,) email address and
the meeting (Athens, GA) you will attend. (These scoping meetings are being
held in each of the 5 communities under consideration for the NBAF.) Please
indicate if you plan to provide oral comments or need any special
accommodations to fully participate in the meeting.
Scoping Meeting Agenda:
• Onsite registration, sign-up to provide oral comments and view exhibits:
6:00 p.m.
• Meeting: 7:00 p.m.
• Formal Comment Period: 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
• Meeting Materials (PDF, 25 pages - 4.2 MB)
Note: if you want to submit written comments, you may do so until Sept. 28.
All comments submitted during this period will be given equal consideration
by DHS in defining the scope of the NBAF Environmental Impact Statement.
Submit Comments or Request Materials by:
Email: nbafprogrammanager@dhs.gov
U.S. Mail:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Science and Technology Directorate
James V. Johnson, Mail Stop #2100
245 Murray Lane, SW; Building 410
Washington, DC 20528
Toll-free Fax: 1-866-508-NBAF (6223) toll-free
Toll-free Voice Mail: 1-866-501-NBAF (6223) toll-free
Include your name, address, organization information (if applicable) and
email address.
Background:
UGA is one of 5 finalists for the NBAF, which will house research into
infectious animal diseases, including those that can be transferred from
animals to humans. The NBAF will be run by DHS. The UGA site is at the
intersection of Milledge and Whitehall Roads.
For links to more information, see the Grow Green Web site at
http://www.AthensGrowGreen.com.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will hold a public scoping
session on the proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) this
Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education as part of
the public involvement requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act. According to the DHS Web site, the purposes of the meeting are to:
• collect input on the scope and content of the NBAF Environmental Impact
Statement, and
• provide a better understanding of the proposed action and the federal
agencies involved.
Those interested in providing comments must pre-register, either in person
upon arrival at 6 or by email at nbafprogrammanager@dhs.gov. Include your
name, address, organization information (if applicable,) email address and
the meeting (Athens, GA) you will attend. (These scoping meetings are being
held in each of the 5 communities under consideration for the NBAF.) Please
indicate if you plan to provide oral comments or need any special
accommodations to fully participate in the meeting.
Scoping Meeting Agenda:
• Onsite registration, sign-up to provide oral comments and view exhibits:
6:00 p.m.
• Meeting: 7:00 p.m.
• Formal Comment Period: 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
• Meeting Materials (PDF, 25 pages - 4.2 MB)
Note: if you want to submit written comments, you may do so until Sept. 28.
All comments submitted during this period will be given equal consideration
by DHS in defining the scope of the NBAF Environmental Impact Statement.
Submit Comments or Request Materials by:
Email: nbafprogrammanager@dhs.gov
U.S. Mail:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Science and Technology Directorate
James V. Johnson, Mail Stop #2100
245 Murray Lane, SW; Building 410
Washington, DC 20528
Toll-free Fax: 1-866-508-NBAF (6223) toll-free
Toll-free Voice Mail: 1-866-501-NBAF (6223) toll-free
Include your name, address, organization information (if applicable) and
email address.
Background:
UGA is one of 5 finalists for the NBAF, which will house research into
infectious animal diseases, including those that can be transferred from
animals to humans. The NBAF will be run by DHS. The UGA site is at the
intersection of Milledge and Whitehall Roads.
For links to more information, see the Grow Green Web site at
http://www.AthensGrowGreen.com.
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