DOT&PF Notice to Begin Engineering & Environmental Studies and Floodplain Encroachment: Cold Bay AMHS Ferry Terminal Reconstruction

Project # SRMBS00608 The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD), in coordination with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), proposes the replacement of the aging dock in Cold Bay, Alaska. Currently, the Cold Bay dock is nearing the end of its serviceable life and risk of failing. The new dock would be designed and built to accommodate commercial use, freight and fuel transportation, private vessel use, and public uses like emergency medical services and public transportation through the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). DOT&PF is proposing the following improvements: • Construction of a new pile-supported dock and an adjacent mooring dolphin • Fendering around the perimeter of the new dock• Demolition of old facility The total project duration is approximately 18 months, with pile driving and in-water work requiring approximately 12 months. Physical construction is anticipated to commence in May 2028. The proposed project is located in an unmapped floodplain zone. With the proposed activities, the encroachments are to be minor, with no net changes to the base flood elevation, thus they would not result in significant encroachments. Additionally, no longitudinal encroachments are anticipated. DOT&PF, under the direction of MARAD, launched a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) in 2025. The EA process informs project development by determining the significance of potential environmental effects of a proposed federal action, resulting in either a determination to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact. The proposed project would comply with all applicable authorities including: • Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act • Clean Air and Clean Water Acts• Endangered Species Act • EO-11988 (Floodplain Management) • Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act • National Historic Preservation Act - Section 106 • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act • EO-11988 (Protection of Wetlands) • Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation ActDOT&PF is soliciting comments on the proposed project. Your comments would help us evaluate potential environmental, social, and economic impacts of this project, as well as impacts to historic and cultural resources. Please submit your written comments to: Whitney Hamilton, Environmental Impact Analyst DOT&PF Southcoast Region P.O. Box 112506 Juneau, AK 99811-2506 Phone: (907) 465-2490 Fax: (907) 465-4414 Email: whitney.hamilton@alaska.gov To ensure that all possible factors are considered, please provide comments via email, fax, or mailing address by September 12, 2025. It is the policy of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State of Alaska funds. DOT&PF complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you or someone you represent requires special accommodations in order to respond to this public notice, please call or email the project coordinator listed above, or call Alaska Relay at 711, or call (800) 770-8973 for TTY, (800) 770-8255 for voice, (800) 770-3919 for ASCII, (866) 355-6198 for STS. Ask the communications assistant to call the project coordinator listed above so arrangements can be made to assist you