81 FR 95122 - Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the New Haven Harbor (New Haven, Connecticut) Navigation Improvement Project
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)
| Page Range | 95122-95123 | |
| FR Document | 2016-31210 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 95122-95123] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-31210] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the New Haven Harbor (New Haven, Connecticut) Navigation Improvement Project AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District is conducting a feasibility study and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to examine navigation-improvements to the existing New Haven Harbor Federal Navigation project. The non-Federal sponsor for the study is the New Haven Port Authority in partnership with the Connecticut State Port Authority. Inadequate channel depths result in navigation inefficiencies in transporting goods into and out of the harbor. To reach the terminals, larger ships must lighter outside the breakwaters and/or experience delays while waiting for favorable tide conditions, or both. Deeper and wider navigation features (main channel, maneuvering area, and turning basin) are needed to increase the navigation efficiency and safety of New Haven Harbor. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action and EIS can be answered by: Mr. Todd Randall, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742- 2751, (978) 318-8518, email: [email protected]. DATES: A public scoping meeting will be held on January 24, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (registration starts at 6:00 p.m.) at the Hall of Records, Hearing Room, 200 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps participation in this study is authorized by a resolution of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works dated July 31, 2007. This study was initiated at the request of the New Haven Port Authority and the Connecticut State Port Authority. The study is being cost-shared 50-percent Federal and 50- percent non-Federal with the New Haven Port Authority. Proposed Action: The study will consider navigation improvements including deepening and widening the federal navigation project. The New Haven Harbor navigation project's main ship channel, maneuvering area, and [[Page 95123]] turning basin are authorized to a depth of -35 feet mean lower low water (MLLW). The main ship channel is about 5 miles long extending from deep water in Long Island Sound to the terminals at the head of the harbor. The channel varies in width from 500 feet (outer-harbor) to 400 feet (inner-harbor), and widens to 800 feet along the terminals. Deeper and wider channels, maneuvering area, and turning basin are needed to increase the navigation efficiency and safety of New Haven Harbor. Alternatives: The feasibility study will identify, evaluate, and recommend to decision makers an appropriate, coordinated and workable solution to the navigation inefficiencies at New Haven Harbor. Alternatives will include analyzing various incremental channel depths and widths based upon need, as well as alternative dredging methodologies. In addition, the study will evaluate various dredged material disposal alternatives such as beneficial use (e.g., marsh creation, beach nourishment, historic disposal mound capping), nearshore placement, open water placement, and upland placement. Public Involvement and Scoping: Full public participation of affected Federal, state and local agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other interested private organizations and parties is invited. All interested parties are encouraged to submit their names and email addresses to the address noted above, to be placed on the project mailing list to receive fact sheets, newsletters and related public notices. The Corps and the New Haven Port Authority will host a public meeting on the study on January 24, 2017 (see DATES section). The public is invited to attend and further identify issues that should be addressed in the EIS. In addition to this notice, the date, place, and time of the public meeting will be announced in the local newspaper and on the USACE New England District Web page. Following the scoping process, a public informational meeting will be held in 2017 to present and discuss potential project alternatives. The Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (IFR/EIS) is scheduled to be complete in April of 2018 and will be available for public review and comment. Significant Issues: Significant issues to be discussed in the DEIS include the effects of dredging and disposal on the physical, biological, cultural, and socioeconomic environment of the project area. Environmental Review and Consultation Requirements: The proposed project is subject to review pursuant (but not limited to) to the Coastal Zone Management Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. Estimated Date: It is estimated that the Draft IFR/EIS will be made available to the public in April of 2018. Dated: December 20, 2016. Colonel Christopher J. Barron, District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England. [FR Doc. 2016-31210 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720-58-P
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Office of the Assistant Secretary of Title; Associated Form; and OMB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense for Health Affairs announces a Number: TRICARE Plus Enrollment
proposed public information collection Application and TRICARE Plus Department of the Army, Corps of
and seeks public comment on the Disenrollment Request; DD Form 2853 Engineers
provisions thereof. Comments are and DD Form 2854; OMB Control
invited on: Whether the proposed Number 0720–0028. Intent To Prepare an Environmental
collection of information is necessary Needs and Uses: The information Impact Statement for the New Haven
for the proper performance of the collection requirement is necessary for Harbor (New Haven, Connecticut)
functions of the agency, including enrollment and disenrollment in the Navigation Improvement Project
whether the information shall have Department of Defense’s TRICARE Plus AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
practical utility; the accuracy of the Health Plan established in accordance DoD.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the with Title 10 U.S.C. 1099 (which calls ACTION: Notice of intent.
proposed information collection; ways for a healthcare enrollment system) and
to enhance the quality, utility, and 1086 (which authorizes TRICARE SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
clarity of the information to be eligibility of Medicare Eligible Persons Engineers (USACE), New England
collected; and ways to minimize the and has resulted in the development of District is conducting a feasibility study
burden of the information collection on a new enrollment option called and Environmental Impact Statement
respondents, including through the use TRICARE Plus) and the Assistant (EIS) to examine navigation-
of automated collection techniques or Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs improvements to the existing New
other forms of information technology. Policy Memorandum to Establish the Haven Harbor Federal Navigation
DATES: Consideration will be given to all TRICARE Plus Program, June 22, 2001. project. The non-Federal sponsor for the
comments received by February 27, The information collected hereby study is the New Haven Port Authority
2017. provides the TRICARE contractors with in partnership with the Connecticut
necessary data to determine beneficiary State Port Authority. Inadequate
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, eligibility and to identify the selection channel depths result in navigation
identified by docket number and title, of a health care option. inefficiencies in transporting goods into
by any of the following methods:
Affected Public: Individuals or and out of the harbor. To reach the
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// households. terminals, larger ships must lighter
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Annual Burden Hours: 386. outside the breakwaters and/or
instructions for submitting comments.
Number of Respondents: 3305. experience delays while waiting for
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office
Responses per Respondent: 1. favorable tide conditions, or both.
of the Deputy Chief Management
Annual Responses: 3305. Deeper and wider navigation features
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and
Average Burden per Response: 7 (main channel, maneuvering area, and
Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory
minutes. turning basin) are needed to increase the
Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center
Frequency: On occasion. navigation efficiency and safety of New
Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA
The Department of Defense Haven Harbor.
22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received established TRICARE Plus as an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
must include the agency name, docket enrollment option for persons who are Questions about the proposed action
number and title for this Federal eligible for care in Military Treatment and EIS can be answered by: Mr. Todd
Register document. The general policy Facilities (MTF) and not enrolled in Randall, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
for comments and other submissions TRICARE Prime. TRICARE Plus New England District, 696 Virginia
from members of the public is to make provides an opportunity to enroll with Road, Concord, MA 01742–2751, (978)
these submissions available for public a primary care provider at a specific 318–8518, email: todd.a.randall@
viewing on the Internet at http:// MTF, to the extent capacity exists. This usace.army.mil.
www.regulations.gov as they are is a way to facilitate primary care DATES: A public scoping meeting will be
received without change, including any appointments at an MTF when needed. held on January 24, 2017 from 6:30 p.m.
personal identifiers or contact TRICARE Plus enrollment will help to 8:30 p.m. (registration starts at 6:00
information. MTFs maintain an adequate clinical p.m.) at the Hall of Records, Hearing
Any associated form(s) for this case mix for Graduate Medical Room, 200 Orange Street, New Haven,
collection may be located within this Education programs and support Connecticut.
same electronic docket and downloaded readiness-related medical skills
sustainment activities. In order to carry SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps
for review/testing. Follow the participation in this study is authorized
instructions at http:// out this program, it is necessary that
certain beneficiaries electing to enroll/ by a resolution of the Senate Committee
www.regulations.gov for submitting on the Environment and Public Works
comments. Please submit comments on disenroll in TRICARE Plus complete an
enrollment application/disenrollment dated July 31, 2007. This study was
any given form identified by docket initiated at the request of the New
number, form number, and title. request. Completion of the enrollment
forms is an essential element of the Haven Port Authority and the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Connecticut State Port Authority. The
request more information on this TRICARE program. There is no lock-in
study is being cost-shared 50-percent
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
proposed information collection or to and no enrollment fee for TRICARE
Plus. Federal and 50-percent non-Federal
obtain a copy of the proposal and with the New Haven Port Authority.
associated collection instruments, Dated: December 20, 2016. Proposed Action: The study will
please write to ATTN: Ms. Shane Pham, Aaron Siegel, consider navigation improvements
7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison including deepening and widening the
Falls Church, VA 22042–5101, or call at Officer, Department of Defense. federal navigation project. The New
(703) 681–8666. [FR Doc. 2016–31078 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am] Haven Harbor navigation project’s main
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 5001–06–P ship channel, maneuvering area, and
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turning basin are authorized to a depth proposed project is subject to review FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
of ¥35 feet mean lower low water pursuant (but not limited to) to the specific questions related to collection
(MLLW). The main ship channel is Coastal Zone Management Act, Clean activities, please contact Clifton Jones,
about 5 miles long extending from deep Water Act, Clean Air Act, Endangered 202–205–2204.
water in Long Island Sound to the Species Act, Fish and Wildlife SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
terminals at the head of the harbor. The Coordination Act, Magnuson-Stevens Department of Education (ED), in
channel varies in width from 500 feet Fishery Conservation and Management accordance with the Paperwork
(outer-harbor) to 400 feet (inner-harbor), Act, Marine Protection, Research, and Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
and widens to 800 feet along the Sanctuaries Act, and the National 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
terminals. Deeper and wider channels, Environmental Policy Act. public and Federal agencies with an
maneuvering area, and turning basin are Estimated Date: It is estimated that opportunity to comment on proposed,
needed to increase the navigation the Draft IFR/EIS will be made available revised, and continuing collections of
efficiency and safety of New Haven to the public in April of 2018. information. This helps the Department
Harbor. Dated: December 20, 2016. assess the impact of its information
Alternatives: The feasibility study will collection requirements and minimize
Colonel Christopher J. Barron,
identify, evaluate, and recommend to the public’s reporting burden. It also
District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of
decision makers an appropriate, helps the public understand the
Engineers, New England.
coordinated and workable solution to Department’s information collection
[FR Doc. 2016–31210 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am]
the navigation inefficiencies at New requirements and provide the requested
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P
Haven Harbor. Alternatives will include
data in the desired format. ED is
analyzing various incremental channel
soliciting comments on the proposed
depths and widths based upon need, as
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that
well as alternative dredging
is described below. The Department of
methodologies. In addition, the study [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0145] Education is especially interested in
will evaluate various dredged material
public comment addressing the
disposal alternatives such as beneficial Agency Information Collection
following issues: (1) Is this collection
use (e.g., marsh creation, beach Activities; Submission to the Office of
necessary to the proper functions of the
nourishment, historic disposal mound Management and Budget for Review
Department; (2) will this information be
capping), nearshore placement, open and Approval; Comment Request;
water placement, and upland processed and used in a timely manner;
Application for Grants Under the Credit
placement. (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
Enhancement for Charter School
Public Involvement and Scoping: Full (4) how might the Department enhance
Facilities Program (1894–0001)
public participation of affected Federal, the quality, utility, and clarity of the
state and local agencies, affected Indian AGENCY: Office of Innovation and information to be collected; and (5) how
tribes, and other interested private Improvement (OII), Department of might the Department minimize the
organizations and parties is invited. All Education (ED). burden of this collection on the
interested parties are encouraged to ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use
submit their names and email addresses of information technology. Please note
SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in
to the address noted above, to be placed
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be
on the project mailing list to receive fact
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records.
sheets, newsletters and related public
proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: Application for
notices. The Corps and the New Haven
information collection. Grants under the Credit Enhancement
Port Authority will host a public
meeting on the study on January 24, DATES: Interested persons are invited to for Charter School Facilities Program
2017 (see DATES section). The public is submit comments on or before January (1894–0001).
invited to attend and further identify 26, 2017. OMB Control Number: 1855–0007.
issues that should be addressed in the ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: An extension of an
EIS. In addition to this notice, the date, documents related to the information existing information collection.
place, and time of the public meeting collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public: Private
will be announced in the local use http://www.regulations.gov by Sector.
newspaper and on the USACE New searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
England District Web page. Following 2016–ICCD–0145. Comments submitted Responses: 15.
the scoping process, a public in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
informational meeting will be held in submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 1,200.
2017 to present and discuss potential Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: An application is required
project alternatives. The Draft Integrated www.regulations.gov by selecting the by statute to award the Credit
Feasibility Report and Environmental Docket ID number or via postal mail, Enhancement for Charter School
Impact Statement (IFR/EIS) is scheduled commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Facilities Program (formerly known as
to be complete in April of 2018 and will Please note that comments submitted by the Charter School Facilities Financing
be available for public review and fax or email and those submitted after Demonstration Program) grants. These
the comment period will not be grants are made to private, non-profits;
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
comment.
Significant Issues: Significant issues accepted. Written requests for public entities; and consortia of these
to be discussed in the DEIS include the information or comments submitted by organizations. The funds are to be
effects of dredging and disposal on the postal mail or delivery should be deposited into a reserve account that
physical, biological, cultural, and addressed to the Director of the will be used to leverage private funds on
socioeconomic environment of the Information Collection Clearance behalf of charter schools to acquire,
project area. Division, U.S. Department of Education, construct, and renovate school facilities.
Environmental Review and 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room The U.S. Department of Education is
Consultation Requirements: The 226–62, Washington, DC 20202–4537. seeking an OMB extension approval for
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| Dates | A public scoping meeting will be held on January 24, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (registration starts at 6:00 p.m.) at the Hall of Records, Hearing Room, 200 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut. | |
| Contact | Questions about the proposed action and EIS can be answered by: Mr. Todd Randall, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742- 2751, (978) 318-8518, email: [email protected] | |
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