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Deborah Suciu-Smith
Environment Program Specialist
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228 Walnut Street, Room 508
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Ph: (717) 221-3785
FAX: (717) 221-3494
deborah.suciu.smith@dot.gov
Experience
Began working in field in 1987
Joined FHWA in 1995
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Education
• BA - Classical Studies, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
• MS - Industrial and Historic Archeology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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Expertise/Specialty |
• NHPA and Section 106 Consultation/Historic Preservation
• NEPA and Transportation Decision-Making Processes
• Tribal Consultation responsibilities
• Section 4(f)
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Professional Highlights |
• Subject Matter Expert for National Highway Institute Courses on; NEPA and the Transportation Development Process; Beyond Compliance: Historic Preservation in Transportation Project Development, and Advanced Seminar on Transportation Project Development: Navigating the NEPA Maze
• Served as a EDC-PEL team member developing and delivering guidance on PEL implementation
• Assisted FHWA Headquarters in the completion of Nationwide Net Benefit Section 4(f) Programmatic
• Member of FHWA Headquarter team implementing SAFETEA-LU, Section 6007
• Coordinated statewide process reviews on various environmental topics
• Written and/or reviewed and coordinated the development of numerous Section 106 Agreements for project specific mitigation. Coordinated the development of statewide Section 106 agreements for program activities.
• 15+ years in the Pennsylvania Division Office: managed and coordinated the project development process on more than 12 large and controversial EIS projects, many EA´s and numerous Categorically Excluded actions
• 5+ years experience in Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as Cultural Resource Specialist then Cultural Resource Group Leader
• Worked in Pennsylvania and New York State Historic Preservation Offices
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