The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) invite you to attend a Public Hearing for the use of 0.3 acre of National Park Service land for a Special Use Permit Environmental Assessment (EA) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

This Public Hearing will be held on:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
From 6 to 8 pm
District Department of Housing and Community Development
Conference Room
Anacostia Gateway Government Center
1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE, Suite 110,
Washington DC 20020

The three-tenths of an acre of National Park Service land located along Anacostia Drive, SE, between the inbound and outbound 11th Street Bridges is to be used under a National Park Service Special Use Permit for the construction of the 11th Street Bridges abutments. The special use permit will accommodate
construction of abutments for three new bridges adjacent to existing DDOT right-of-way.

The purpose of this Public Hearing is to afford all interested persons the opportunity to provide comments regarding the land transfer. A presentation will be made at 6:30 pm; public testimony will begin at 7:00 pm. Maps, displays, and the EA will be on display at the Hearing. Copies of the EA are also available for public viewing starting on Friday, May 21, 2010 at:

• Anacostia Branch Library, 1800 Good Hope Road, SE, Washington DC 20020 
• 11th Street Bridge Project Office, 1301 M St, SE, Washington DC 20003
• DDOT/IPMA, 64 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20001
• FHWA, 1990 K Street NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20006-1103

Verbal and written statements will be taken at the Public Hearing. Comments may also be submitted to Barton Clark via e-mail at barton.clark@dc.gov or at the DDOT/IPMA address listed above, until June 21, 2010.

DDOT is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its projects, programs, and services on the basis of race, color, national origin, or gender, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or on the basis of disability as provided by the Americans with
Disabilities Act.

If you need special accommodations or language assistance services (translation or interpretation) please contact Bryon Johnston at (202) 484-2330, ext 137 or by e-mail at bjohnston@stratacomm.net in advance of the meeting. These services will be provided free of charge.

For more information please contact:

• Barton Clark, DDOT Project Manager at (202) 671-4696 or see the related document below.