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6/5/2021 Publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Construction of Bureau of Engraving and Prin… Publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Construction of Bureau of Engraving and Printing Currency Production Facility June 4, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C.– The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) announces the public availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which analyzes potential environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic impacts associated with Treasury’s proposal to construct and operate a new Currency Production Facility (CPF) within the National Capital Region (NCR). The proposed new facility would replace Treasury’s Washington, DC production facility, and would provide Treasury with a modern, scalable, su iciently sized production facility within the NCR that meets Treasury’s needs. The proposed facility would result in more e icient and streamlined currency production, while allowing Treasury to maintain its presence within the NCR. The BEP’s mission includes manufacturing US currency notes; research, development, testing, and evaluation of counterfeit deterrents; and development of production automation technologies. Previously, the Government Accountability O ice (GAO) confirmed that the DC Facility, which has been in operation for more than 100 years, is neither able to support modern currency production nor able to support Treasury’s, and specifically the BEP’s, current and future missions of secure and e icient currency production, maximum worker safety, environmental responsibility, and e ective use of public resources. Resource areas analyzed in the Final EIS include: land use; visual resources; air quality; noise; topography and soils; water resources; biological resources; cultural resources; tra ic and transportation; utilities; socioeconomics and environmental justice; hazardous and toxic materials and waste; and human health and safety. The EIS also analyzes potential cumulative environmental e ects. Practical mitigation measures are identified in the Final EIS to reduce potential adverse e ects. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0212 1/2 6/5/2021 Publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Construction of Bureau of Engraving and Prin… Treasury conducted a public review and comment period for the Dra EIS between November 6 and December 21, 2020, including a Virtual Public Meeting on December 2, 2020. Based on the thorough analysis presented in the Final EIS, Treasury will prepare and execute its Record of Decision (ROD) announcing which Alternative is environmentally preferable, which Alternative it selects for implementation, and which mitigation measures it will implement to reduce potential adverse impacts. Finalization of the ROD will occur no sooner than 30 days a er publication of the Final EIS. The EIS and construction project are overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers. Read more about the proposed facility construction and Final EIS at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing website. ### https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0212 2/2
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