1. 1 SEQR Revised Environmental Assessment Forms and the EAF Mapper January 14, 2015

2. 2 Objectives History of the EAFs Interactive Features User Tips EAF Mapper Demonstration Questions

3. 3 New Environmental Assessment Forms Forms were adopted by the Commissioner on January 25, 2012. Effective date for forms was changed to October 7, 2013 so that workbooks and EAF Mapper were available.

4. 4 Revised EAFs EAFs, Workbooks & Mapper are on DECs website.EAFs Short EAF questions are now real assessments. Utilize Gate Keeper Questions

5. 5 Revised EAFs Short and Full EAFs Are:EAFs Easy to find on our web site, User Friendly, Fill and Save PDFs, and Take advantage of web-based tools.

6. 6 Example of the Revised EAF SEAF, Part 1, Question 4 Check all land uses that occur, on, adjoining and near the proposed action? Urban ?Rural (non-ag)?Industrial? Commercial?Residential (Suburban)? Forest?Agriculture?Aquatic? Parkland?Other? Workbook help in answering the questions!

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8. 8 EAF Workbooks Workbooks are intended to:Workbooks Guide sponsors in preparing Part 1; Guide lead agency in reviewing Parts 2 & 3. Workbooks provide links to spatial data (e.g., maps) and other sources of information. Workbooks make generous use of examples.

9. 9 New EAF MapperMapper Provides public access to the DEC GIS System will check over 50 spatial data sets and fill in answers on the Short and Full EAFs Serves as initial screening for resources, EAFs can be saved and completed, and System is designed to grow

10. 10 New EAF Mapper 3 Step Process Navigate to the project area by address or municipality Locate specific site using ability to draw project or tax parcel Select whether to use Short or Full EAF System will check spatial data sets and return populated, fill-able pdf including a data report. Save to local hard drive and complete rest of Part 1.

11. 11 User Tips Recommended Browsers IE 9 and above Firefox, Safari & Chrome Allow “Pop-ups” on Browser Run EAF Mapper First Save EAF to Local Drive

12. 12 User Tips (Cont.) EAF Mapper Results are “Locked”. Map Icon in Workbooks = EAF Mapper Completed Questions.EAF Mapper Completed Questions EAF Mapper is not Designed for Municipal-Wide Projects. Expect Results in 3 Minutes or Less.

13. 13 New EAF MapperMapper What You Should Expect to See

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31. 31 QUESTIONS? Why were the SEQR Environmental Assessment Forms (EAFs) changed? Can the EAF Mapper be used for municipal wide projects such as a comprehensive plan? What if the Mapper report, which is “locked”, gives me an answer I believe is not correct? Is the EAF Mapper now the only way to initiate a SEQR review?

32. 32 QUESTIONS? Some spatial data returns on the EAF Mapper were discussed as being “buffered”. Why did DEC do this? I entered my project onto the EAF Mapper, followed all the instructions and requested a Short EAF report. It’s been over 10 minutes and I still don’t have a report. What might be the problem?

33. 33 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?

34. 34 THANK YOU Division of Environmental Permits 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-1750 (518) 402-9167 Agency Website: www.dec.ny.govwww.dec.ny.gov Division Email: depprmt@gw.dec.state.ny.usdepprmt@gw.dec.state.ny.us Division SEQR Website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/357.htmlhttp://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/357.html EAFs and Mapper: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6191.htmlhttp://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6191.html