July 5, 2022

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about July 22, 2022, the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, (PL93-383), as amended, to undertake a project known as Estate Mount Pleasant Subdivision and Homes Construction Project for the purpose of constructing seven homes at approximately 1,100 square feet on a combined area of approximately 1.77 acres in the Mount Pleasant Subdivision on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Both CDBG-DR and local funds will be utilized to fund this project and the estimated project cost is $1,685,597.00.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

VIHFA has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at VIHFA office in St. Croix, 100 Lagoon Complex Suite 4, Frederiksted, 00840, or in St. Thomas, 3202 Demarara Plaza, Suite 200, St. Thomas, 00802. The ERR can also be made available to the public for review either electronically or by U.S. mail. Please submit your requests by U.S. mail to VIHFA at 3202 Demarara Plaza, Suited 200, St. Thomas, VI, 00802-6447, Attention Ms. Dayna Clendinen, Interim Executive Director/Chief Disaster Recovery Officer or by email to environmental@vihfa.gov. The ERR can be accessed online at the following website, www.cdbgdr.vihfa.gov. The ERR may also be examined or copied weekdays 8AM to 5PM. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, person(s) interested in reviewing the ERR in-person must make an appointment prior to the interested date.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to VIHFA at, 3202 Demarara Plaza, Suite 200, St. Thomas, VI 00802-6447, Attention Ms. Dayna Clendinen, Interim Executive Director/Chief Disaster Recovery Officer, or via email to environmental@vihfa.gov, or online at www.cdbgdr.vihfa.gov. All comments received by July 21, 2022 will be considered by

VIHFA prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.