80 FR 69952 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 218 (November 12, 2015)
Department of the Navy
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 218 (November 12, 2015)
| Page Range | 69952-69953 | |
| FR Document | 2015-28748 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 69952-69953] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-28748] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/ Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 1500-1508), and Executive Order (EO) 12114, the Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas EIS (OEIS) to evaluate the potential environmental effects associated with continuing to conduct military readiness activities, which consist of training activities and research, development, testing, and evaluation (hereinafter referred to as ``testing'') activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Study Area. The Study Area consists of the in-water areas of the Southern California (SOCAL) Range Complex (including San Diego Bay); in-water areas of Silver Strand Training Complex (SSTC); the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC); areas on the high seas where training and sonar testing and maintenance may occur during vessel transit between the Hawaii and Southern California Range Complexes; the Temporary Operating Area north and west of the Hawaii Range Complex; and specific Navy pierside, port, and harbor locations. In order to achieve and maintain military readiness, the Navy proposes to:Conduct training and testing activities at levels required to support Navy military readiness requirements beginning in December 2018 into the reasonably foreseeable future; and Accommodate evolving mission requirements associated with force structure changes, including those resulting from the development, testing, and ultimate introduction of new platforms (vessels, aircraft, and weapon systems) into the fleet; thereby ensuring critical Navy requirements are met. As part of this process the Navy will seek to obtain authorization and permitting, as required under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act, respectively. The Navy invites comments on the scope and content of the EIS/OEIS from all interested parties. Comments may be provided by mail and through the EIS/OEIS Web site at: http://www.hstteis.com. Mailed comments must be postmarked no later than January 16, 2016 and mailed to the address below to ensure they are considered. In addition, the Navy will conduct public scoping meetings to obtain comments on the scope of the EIS/OEIS and to identify specific environmental concerns or topics for consideration in the document. DATES: Dates and Addresses: Three public scoping meetings will be held on: 1. Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Marina Village Conference Center Starboard Room, 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA 92109 2. Thursday, December 3, 2015, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Island School Main Hall, 3-1901 Kaumuali'i Highway Lihue, Kauai, HI 96766 3. Saturday, December 5, 2015, 11:00-2:00 p.m., Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial, [[Page 69953]] 2685 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96819 The scoping meetings will consist of an informal, open-house session with informational stations staffed by Navy representatives. Meeting details will be announced in local newspapers. Additional information on the public scoping meetings will be available on the EIS/OEIS Web page located at: http://www.hstteis.com. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Macariola-See, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific. Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3134. 808-472-1402. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navy's lead action proponent is Commander, United States Pacific Fleet. Additional action proponents include Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Proposed Action is to conduct military readiness activities in the HSTT Study Area. These training and testing activities are generally consistent with those analyzed in the HSTT EIS/OEIS completed in August 2013 and are representative of training and testing that the Navy has been conducting in the HSTT Study Area for decades. The HSTT EIS/OEIS Study Area includes the HRC, the SOCAL Range Complex, in-water areas of SSTC, and San Diego Bay. It also includes the transit corridor between the HRC and the SOCAL Range Complex, as well as the Temporary Operating Area north and west of the HRC. Analysis will include in-water areas and activities, including pierside locations and harbors. Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.6, the Navy will invite the National Marine Fisheries Service to be a cooperating agency in preparation of the EIS/ OEIS. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to maintain a ready force, which is needed to ensure that the Navy can meet its mission to maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas, consistent with Congressional direction in section 5062 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code. The HSTT Phase III EIS/OEIS will consider a No Action Alternative and action alternatives that account for levels of training and testing activities beginning in December 2018 as necessary to meet future readiness requirements. Refurbishment of existing undersea instrumented ranges is also being considered. Resource areas that will be addressed include, but are not limited to, biological resources (including marine mammals and threatened and endangered species), sediments and water quality, air quality, noise, cultural resources, socioeconomic resources, and public health and safety. The scoping process will be used to identify community concerns and local issues to be addressed in the EIS/OEIS. Federal agencies, state agencies, local agencies, Native American Indian Tribes and Nations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, the public, and interested persons are encouraged to provide comments to the Navy to identify specific issues or topics of environmental concern that the commenter believes the Navy should consider. All comments provided orally or in writing at the scoping meetings will receive the same consideration during EIS/OEIS preparation. Written comments must be postmarked no later than January 12, 2016 to ensure they are considered in the development of the EIS/OEIS and be mailed to: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3134, Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS Project Manager. Comments also can be submitted electronically by January 12, 2016 via the project Web site at http://www.hstteis.com. Dated: November 5, 2015. N.A. 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Proposed Action is to conduct military activities beginning in 2018 as necessary consist of training activities and
readiness activities in the AFTT Study to meet future readiness requirements. research, development, testing, and
Area. These training and testing Resource areas that will be addressed evaluation (hereinafter referred to as
activities are generally consistent with include, but are not limited to: ‘‘testing’’) activities in the Hawaii-
those analyzed in the AFTT EIS/OEIS Biological resources (including marine Southern California Training and
completed in August 2013 and are mammals and threatened and Testing (HSTT) Study Area. The Study
representative of training and testing endangered species), sediments and Area consists of the in-water areas of the
that the Navy has been conducting in water quality, air quality, noise, cultural Southern California (SOCAL) Range
the AFTT Study Area for decades. resources, socioeconomic resources, and Complex (including San Diego Bay); in-
The following range complexes fall public health and safety. water areas of Silver Strand Training
within the AFTT Study Area: Northeast The scoping process will be used to Complex (SSTC); the Hawaii Range
Range Complexes, Virginia Capes Range identify community concerns and local Complex (HRC); areas on the high seas
Complex, Navy Cherry Point Range issues to be addressed in the EIS/OEIS. where training and sonar testing and
Complex, Jacksonville Range Complex, Federal agencies, state agencies, local maintenance may occur during vessel
Key West Range Complex, and Gulf of agencies, Native American Indian Tribes transit between the Hawaii and
Mexico Range Complex. The testing and Nations, the public, and interested Southern California Range Complexes;
ranges in the AFTT Study Area include: persons are encouraged to identify the Temporary Operating Area north
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division specific issues or topics of and west of the Hawaii Range Complex;
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; Naval environmental concern that the Navy and specific Navy pierside, port, and
Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama should consider. Written comments harbor locations.
City Division, Panama City, Florida; and must be postmarked no later than In order to achieve and maintain
NSWC Carderock Division South January 12, 2016 to ensure they are military readiness, the Navy proposes
Florida Ocean Measurement Facility, considered in the development of the to:
Dania, Florida. While most Navy EIS/OEIS and mailed to: Naval Facilities • Conduct training and testing
military readiness activities take place Engineering Command, Atlantic, Code: activities at levels required to support
in operating and warning areas in the EV22LDN (AFTT EIS/OEIS Project Navy military readiness requirements
AFTT Study Area, some activities, such Manager), 6506 Hampton Boulevard, beginning in December 2018 into the
Norfolk, Virginia, 23508–1278. reasonably foreseeable future; and
as sonar maintenance and gunnery
Comments also can be submitted • Accommodate evolving mission
exercises, are conducted concurrent
electronically by January 12, 2016 via requirements associated with force
with normal transits and occur outside structure changes, including those
of these areas, but still within the Study the project Web site at http://
www.AFTTEIS.com. resulting from the development, testing,
Area. The pierside testing locations and and ultimate introduction of new
associated port transit channels are Dated: November 5, 2015. platforms (vessels, aircraft, and weapon
located at the following Navy ports and N.A. Hagerty-Ford, systems) into the fleet; thereby ensuring
naval shipyards: Portsmouth Naval Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, critical Navy requirements are met.
Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; Naval U.S. Navy, Administrative Law Division, As part of this process the Navy will
Submarine Base New London, Groton, Federal Register Liaison Officer. seek to obtain authorization and
Connecticut; Naval Station Norfolk, [FR Doc. 2015–28750 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am] permitting, as required under the
Norfolk, Virginia; Joint Expeditionary BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P Marine Mammal Protection Act and
Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Endangered Species Act, respectively.
Beach, Virginia; Naval Submarine Base The Navy invites comments on the
Kings Bay, Kings Bay, Georgia; Naval DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE scope and content of the EIS/OEIS from
Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida; all interested parties. Comments may be
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Department of the Navy provided by mail and through the EIS/
Virginia; and Port Canaveral, Cape OEIS Web site at: http://
Canaveral, Florida. Additional AFTT Notice of Intent To Prepare an www.hstteis.com. Mailed comments
Study Area pierside testing locations Environmental Impact Statement/ must be postmarked no later than
and associated port transit channels are Overseas Environmental Impact January 16, 2016 and mailed to the
located in Bath, Maine; Groton, Statement for Hawaii-Southern address below to ensure they are
Connecticut; Newport News, Virginia; California Training and Testing and considered.
and Pascagoula, Mississippi. Notice of Public Scoping Meetings In addition, the Navy will conduct
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.6, the Navy AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. public scoping meetings to obtain
will invite the National Marine ACTION: Notice.
comments on the scope of the EIS/OEIS
Fisheries Service to be a cooperating and to identify specific environmental
agency in preparation of the EIS/OEIS. SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) concerns or topics for consideration in
The purpose of the Proposed Action of the National Environmental Policy the document.
is to maintain a ready force, which is Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by DATES: Dates and Addresses: Three
needed to ensure that the Navy can meet the Council on Environmental Quality public scoping meetings will be held on:
its mission to maintain, train, and equip Regulations (40 Code of Federal 1. Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 5:00–
combat-ready naval forces capable of Regulations [CFR] parts 1500–1508), 8:00 p.m., Marina Village Conference
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winning wars, deterring aggression, and and Executive Order (EO) 12114, the Center Starboard Room, 1936 Quivira
maintaining freedom of the seas, as Department of the Navy (Navy) Way, San Diego, CA 92109
consistent with Congressional direction announces its intent to prepare an 2. Thursday, December 3, 2015, 5:00–
Section 5062, of Title 10 U.S. Code. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/ 8:00 p.m., Island School Main Hall, 3–
The AFTT Phase III EIS/OEIS will Overseas EIS (OEIS) to evaluate the 1901 Kaumuali’i Highway Lihue,
consider a No Action Alternative and potential environmental effects Kauai, HI 96766
action alternatives that account for types associated with continuing to conduct 3. Saturday, December 5, 2015, 11:00–
and tempo of training and testing military readiness activities, which 2:00 p.m., Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial,
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2685 N. Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, undersea instrumented ranges is also of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting
HI 96819 being considered. Commission for Community Colleges
The scoping meetings will consist of Resource areas that will be addressed and Junior Colleges (WASC ACCJC), and
an informal, open-house session with include, but are not limited to, clarifies the scope of review to be
informational stations staffed by Navy biological resources (including marine conducted at the meeting for the
representatives. Meeting details will be mammals and threatened and Northwest Commission on Colleges and
announced in local newspapers. endangered species), sediments and Universities (MWCCU) and WASC
Additional information on the public water quality, air quality, noise, cultural ACCJC. Further, this notice adds an item
scoping meetings will be available on resources, socioeconomic resources, and to the agenda. The notice of this meeting
the EIS/OEIS Web page located at: public health and safety. is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the
http://www.hstteis.com. The scoping process will be used to Federal Advisory Committee Act
identify community concerns and local (FACA) and Section 114(d)(1)(B) of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: issues to be addressed in the EIS/OEIS.
Nora Macariola-See, Naval Facilities Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as
Federal agencies, state agencies, local amended.
Engineering Command, Pacific. agencies, Native American Indian Tribes
Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS, 258 DATES: The NACIQI meeting will be
and Nations, Native Hawaiian
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Organizations, the public, and held on December 16, 17, and 18, 2015,
Harbor, HI 96860–3134. 808–472–1402. interested persons are encouraged to from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Hilton
provide comments to the Navy to Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
identify specific issues or topics of Alexandria, VA 22314.
Navy’s lead action proponent is
Commander, United States Pacific Fleet. environmental concern that the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional action proponents include commenter believes the Navy should Jennifer Hong, Executive Director/
Naval Sea Systems Command consider. All comments provided orally Designated Federal Official, NACIQI,
(NAVSEA), Naval Air Systems or in writing at the scoping meetings U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Command (NAVAIR), Space and Naval will receive the same consideration Street NW., Room 8073, Washington,
Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), during EIS/OEIS preparation. DC 20006–8129, telephone: (202) 502–
and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Written comments must be 7696; fax: (202) 502–7874, or email:
The Proposed Action is to conduct postmarked no later than January 12, Jennifer.Hong@ed.gov.
military readiness activities in the HSTT 2016 to ensure they are considered in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Study Area. These training and testing the development of the EIS/OEIS and be
mailed to: Naval Facilities Engineering Meeting Agenda Correction: A
activities are generally consistent with correction to current and requested
those analyzed in the HSTT EIS/OEIS Command, Pacific, 258 Makalapa Drive,
Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860–3134, scopes of recognition for the Western
completed in August 2013 and are Association of Schools and Colleges,
representative of training and testing Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS Project
Manager. Comments also can be Accrediting Commission for Community
that the Navy has been conducting in and Junior Colleges (WASC ACCJC);
the HSTT Study Area for decades. submitted electronically by January 12,
2016 via the project Web site at clarification regarding the scope of
The HSTT EIS/OEIS Study Area review at the meeting for the Northwest
includes the HRC, the SOCAL Range http://www.hstteis.com.
Commission on Colleges and
Complex, in-water areas of SSTC, and Dated: November 5, 2015. Universities (NWCCU) and WASC
San Diego Bay. It also includes the N.A. Hagerty-Ford, ACCJC; and addition of an agenda item.
transit corridor between the HRC and Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Below is the requested and current
the SOCAL Range Complex, as well as U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. scopes of recognition for WASC ACCJC,
the Temporary Operating Area north [FR Doc. 2015–28748 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am] scheduled for review during the
and west of the HRC. Analysis will BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P December 2015 meeting:
include in-water areas and activities,
including pierside locations and Compliance Report
harbors. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Current Scope of Recognition: The
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.6, the Navy accreditation and preaccreditation
will invite the National Marine National Advisory Committee on (‘‘Candidate for Accreditation’’) of
Fisheries Service to be a cooperating Institutional Quality and Integrity community and other colleges with a
agency in preparation of the EIS/OEIS. Meeting; Update and Correction primarily pre-baccalaureate mission
The purpose of the Proposed Action AGENCY: National Advisory Committee located in California, Hawaii, the United
is to maintain a ready force, which is on Institutional Quality and Integrity States territories of Guam and American
needed to ensure that the Navy can meet (NACIQI), U.S. Department of Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the
its mission to maintain, train, and equip Education. Federated States of Micronesia, the
combat-ready naval forces capable of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
ACTION: Announcement of the time and
winning wars, deterring aggression, and Islands, and the Republic of the
location of the NACIQI meeting; and a
maintaining freedom of the seas, Marshall Islands, which offer
correction to the agenda.
consistent with Congressional direction certificates, associate degrees, and the
in section 5062 of Title 10 of the U.S. SUMMARY: This meeting notice is an first baccalaureate degree by means of a
Code.
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update to the previous notice published substantive change review offered by
The HSTT Phase III EIS/OEIS will in the Federal Register (176 FR 54774) institutions that are already accredited
consider a No Action Alternative and on September 11, 2015, and sets forth by the agency, and such programs
action alternatives that account for the time and location for the December offered via distance education and
levels of training and testing activities 16, 17, and 18, 2015 NACIQI meeting. correspondence education at these
beginning in December 2018 as This notice also provides a correction to colleges. This recognition also extends
necessary to meet future readiness the current and requested scopes of to the Committee on Substantive Change
requirements. Refurbishment of existing recognition for the Western Association of the Commission, for decisions on
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