NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND
NOTICE OF INTENT TO
REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
Date of Publication:
February 20, 2026
Region One Planning
& Development Council
241 Mercer Springs Road, Suite 21
Princeton, WV 24740
(304) 431-7225
These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the New River Community & Technical College.
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or after March 10, 2026, Region One Planning & Development Council will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Project Funding (CPF) Grant B-24-CP-WV-2404 funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake the following project:
Project Title:
Welding and Machining Training Facility
Purpose:
Construction of a new approximately 10,470-square-foot Welding and Machining Training Facility to expand workforce training capacity and support regional economic development initiatives.
Location:
New River Community and Technical College Campus, 527 Odd Road, Ghent, Raleigh County, West Virginia 25843.
Estimated Cost:
The total estimated project cost is $2,750,000, of which $2,750,000 is HUD Community Project Funding (CPF) Grant funding.
FINDING OF
NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
Region One Planning & Development Council has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is not required.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the New River Community & Technical College c/o Region One Planning & Development Council, 241 Mercer Springs Road, Suite 21, Princeton, WV 24740. Attn: Jordan Roark, Vice President of Finance and Facilities. All comments received by March 9, 2026 will be considered by the New River Community & Technical College and Region One Planning & Development Council prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.
RELEASE OF FUNDS
Region One Planning & Development Council certifies to the New River Community and Technical College that Jordan Roarke, in his capacity as Vice President of Finance and Facilities, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the New River Community and Technical College to use HUD funds.
OBJECTIONS
TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will accept objections to the release of funds and the Region One Planning and Development Council's certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of Region One Planning and Development Council; (b) Region One Planning and Development Council has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.
Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58. 76) and shall be addressed to Attention: Anh Ninh, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development at 300 Summers Street, Suite 1400, Charleston, WV 25301. Potential objectors should contact Region One Planning and Development Council to verify the actual last day of the objection period.