82 FR 10346 - Notice of Availability of a Draft Detailed Project Report With Integrated Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project at the Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 27 (February 10, 2017)
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 27 (February 10, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 27 (Friday, February 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 10346-10347] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-02780] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Notice of Availability of a Draft Detailed Project Report With Integrated Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project at the Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District announces the availability of a Draft Detailed Project Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment (DPR/EA) and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for review and comment for the proposed Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project in San Francisco, California. Pursuant to 33 CFR 230.11 (b) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--Procedures for Implementing [the National Environmental Policy Act] NEPA, notice of the availability of this DPR/EA and draft FONSI for review and comment is being provided to agencies, organizations, and the interested public. DATES: Comments on the Draft DPR/EA and draft FONSI may be submitted starting February 13, 2017 through 5:00 p.m. (PDT), February 28, 2017. If comments are provided by mail, they must be received at the address below no later than February 28, 2017. ADDRESSES: The Draft DPR/EA can be viewed online starting February 13, 2017 at: http://www.spn.usace.army. mil/Portals/68/docs/Environmental/ 2017_0213_Central_Basin_Sec107_DraftDPR-EA.pdf. Comments may be submitted on the Draft DPR/EA using any of the following methods:Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, ATTN: Roxanne Grillo, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398. Email: [email protected]. Comment letters should include the commenter's physical mailing address and the project title in the subject line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxanne Grillo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398. Telephone: (415) 503-6859. Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project Site and Background Information. The project area consists of a turning and maneuvering basin within the waters of the San Francisco Bay called the Central Basin Approach Area (Central Basin) at the Port of San Francisco's Pier 70 Shipyard located along the eastern shore of the City of San Francisco, approximately 1.5 miles south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The Pier 70 Shipyard features two dry docks, full pier-side facilities, and an available labor force in excess of 1,300, as well as a number of machine shops and engineering firms. The Port of San Francisco owns the real property and primary equipment for ship repair, such as the dry docks and cranes, offering full-service ship repair for commercial and government vessels. The facility can accommodate post-Panamax class ships, including cruise ships, tankers, container ships, and more. The USACE proposes to dredge the Central Basin to an increased depth and place the dredged material at a permitted site. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to reduce the negative impacts of shoaling in the Central Basin to allow vessels to safely and efficiently access the Pier 70 Shipyard without the use of high tide. The Proposed Action is necessary to reduce transportation costs and user delays for use of the repair and service facilities at the Pier 70 Shipyard, increase access to the specialized repair and service facilities at the Pier 70 Shipyard, and improve safety and decrease risk to vessels and operators in approaching the Central Basin and Pier 70 Shipyard. Pursuant to NEPA, USACE has prepared a Draft DPR/EA analyzing the potential environmental impacts of planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining a commercial navigation project at the Central Basin. The primary action areas for this analysis include the proposed Central Basin approach area dredge footprint, the dredged material placement site (the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site as well as the alternative placement sites evaluated), and waterways used for vessel transit between the dredge and placement sites. The Port of San Francisco is the Non-Federal Sponsor (NFS). 2. Alternatives. The study considers both non-structural and structural measures. Non-structural measures include: Lightering, light loading, the [[Page 10347]] use of favorable tides, and daylight transit only. Structural measures proposed include dredging to various depths in combination with dredged material placement at a range of sites. Three sets of alternative deepening plans were evaluated based on three different depths (30 feet mean lower low water [MLLW], 32 feet MLLW, and 35 feet MLLW) and three alternative sediment placement locations (beneficial use, deep ocean disposal at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site, and an in-bay site), which resulted in a total of 16 alternatives considered including the no-action plan. The final array of four alternatives (including the No Action Alternative) from the alternative formulation process were carried forward for analysis in the EA. The recommended plan (Proposed Action, Agency-Preferred Alternative) is the National Economic Development Plan (Alternative 6) to dredge the Central Basin to 32 feet MLLW plus two feet of overdepth and place all of the material at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site. Approximately 237,700 cubic yards of material (including the two feet of overdepth) would be dredged. Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 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500-lb (GBU–12) and 250-lb (GBU–58) 6859. Email: CESPN-ET-PA@
are laser-guided ballistic bombs (LGBs) Department of the Army, U.S. Army usace.army.mil.
developed by Raytheon and Lockheed Corps of Engineers
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Martin. The LGB is a maneuverable, 1. Project Site and Background
Notice of Availability of a Draft Detailed
free-fall weapon that guides to a spot of Information. The project area consists of
Project Report With Integrated
laser energy reflected off of the target. a turning and maneuvering basin within
Environmental Assessment and Draft
The LGB is delivered like a normal Finding of No Significant Impact for the waters of the San Francisco Bay
general purpose (GP) warhead and the the Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing called the Central Basin Approach Area
semi-active guidance corrects for many Authorities Program Section 107 (Central Basin) at the Port of San
of the normal errors inherent in any Navigation Improvement Project at the Francisco’s Pier 70 Shipyard located
delivery system. Laser designation for Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, along the eastern shore of the City of
the weapon can be provided by a variety CA San Francisco, approximately 1.5 miles
of laser target markers or designators. south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
The LGB consists of a computer control AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Bridge. The Pier 70 Shipyard features
group (CCG) that is not warhead specific Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. two dry docks, full pier-side facilities,
(MAU–169UB or MAU–209C/B) and a ACTION: Notice of availability; request and an available labor force in excess of
warhead specific Air Foil Group (AFG), for comments. 1,300, as well as a number of machine
that attach to the nose and tail of MK shops and engineering firms. The Port of
SUMMARY: The United States Army San Francisco owns the real property
81 and MK 82 or BLU–111 and BLU– Corps of Engineers (USACE) San and primary equipment for ship repair,
110 General Purpose (GP) bomb bodies. Francisco District announces the such as the dry docks and cranes,
The overall weapon is CONFIDENTIAL. availability of a Draft Detailed Project offering full-service ship repair for
d. The FN HMP400 LCC is a self- Report with Integrated Environmental commercial and government vessels.
contained airborne weapon system that Assessment (DPR/EA) and draft Finding The facility can accommodate post-
includes a Herstal .50 cal M3P machine of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Panamax class ships, including cruise
gun and 250-round ammunition box. review and comment for the proposed ships, tankers, container ships, and
This system is UNCLASSIFIED. Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing more.
Authorities Program (CAP) Section 107 The USACE proposes to dredge the
9. Kenya has expressed a willingness Navigation Improvement Project in San
to protect United States classified Central Basin to an increased depth and
Francisco, California. Pursuant to 33 place the dredged material at a
military information equivalent to US CFR 230.11 (b) U.S. Army Corps of permitted site. The purpose of the
Government standards. Kenya is firmly Engineers—Procedures for Proposed Action is to reduce the
committed to its relationship with the Implementing [the National negative impacts of shoaling in the
United States and to its promise to Environmental Policy Act] NEPA, notice Central Basin to allow vessels to safely
protect classified information and of the availability of this DPR/EA and and efficiently access the Pier 70
prevent its transfer to a third party. This draft FONSI for review and comment is Shipyard without the use of high tide.
sale is needed in furtherance of USG being provided to agencies, The Proposed Action is necessary to
foreign policy and national security organizations, and the interested public. reduce transportation costs and user
interests by helping to improve the DATES: Comments on the Draft DPR/EA delays for use of the repair and service
security of a vital partner in the and draft FONSI may be submitted facilities at the Pier 70 Shipyard,
AFRICOM AOR. starting February 13, 2017 through 5:00 increase access to the specialized repair
10. If a technologically advanced p.m. (PDT), February 28, 2017. If and service facilities at the Pier 70
adversary were to obtain knowledge of comments are provided by mail, they Shipyard, and improve safety and
the specific hardware or software source must be received at the address below decrease risk to vessels and operators in
code in this proposed sale, the no later than February 28, 2017. approaching the Central Basin and Pier
information could be used to develop ADDRESSES: The Draft DPR/EA can be 70 Shipyard.
countermeasures which might reduce viewed online starting February 13, Pursuant to NEPA, USACE has
2017 at: http://www.spn.usace.army. prepared a Draft DPR/EA analyzing the
weapon system effectiveness or be used
mil/Portals/68/docs/Environmental/ potential environmental impacts of
in the development of systems with
2017_0213_Central_Basin_Sec107_ planning, designing, constructing, and
similar or advance capabilities. The
DraftDPR-EA.pdf. maintaining a commercial navigation
benefits to be derived from this sale in Comments may be submitted on the project at the Central Basin. The
the furtherance of the US foreign policy Draft DPR/EA using any of the following primary action areas for this analysis
and national security objectives, as methods: include the proposed Central Basin
outlined in the Policy Justification, • Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, approach area dredge footprint, the
outweigh the potential damage that San Francisco District, ATTN: Roxanne dredged material placement site (the
could result if the sensitive technology Grillo, 1455 Market Street, San San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site
were revealed to unauthorized persons. Francisco, CA 94103–1398. as well as the alternative placement
11. All defense articles and services • Email: CESPN–ET–PA@ sites evaluated), and waterways used for
usace.army.mil. vessel transit between the dredge and
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listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to Comment letters should include the placement sites. The Port of San
Kenya. commenter’s physical mailing address Francisco is the Non-Federal Sponsor
and the project title in the subject line. (NFS).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2. Alternatives. The study considers
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Roxanne Grillo, U.S. Army Corps of both non-structural and structural
Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455 measures. Non-structural measures
Market Street, San Francisco, CA include: Lightering, light loading, the
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use of favorable tides, and daylight Action is located on the Bear River, approximately 255 feet and the height of
transit only. Structural measures downstream of Rollins Reservoir and the dam would be approximately 275
proposed include dredging to various upstream of Combie Reservoir, west of feet. NID anticipates that low impact
depths in combination with dredged the Town of Colfax, Nevada and Placer public recreational opportunities (e.g., 5
material placement at a range of sites. Counties, California. NID’s stated mile per hour maximum speed on the
Three sets of alternative deepening purpose for the Proposed Action is to reservoir, pedestrian trails, swimming,
plans were evaluated based on three provide drought and climate change- and kayaking) would also be included
different depths (30 feet mean lower low mitigation, meet projected future water with the Proposed Action.
water [MLLW], 32 feet MLLW, and 35 supply needs, and improve water Approximately 2,200 acres of land
feet MLLW) and three alternative supply reliability for NID’s customers. would be affected through inundation
sediment placement locations DATES: Interested parties are invited to and construction activities related to the
(beneficial use, deep ocean disposal at submit written comments on or before project, which includes over 6 miles of
the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal April 10, 2017. Written comments can river channel. The Proposed Action
Site, and an in-bay site), which resulted be submitted at any time prior to would permanently impact
in a total of 16 alternatives considered publication of the Draft EIS. approximately 0.97 acre of WOUS for
including the no-action plan. The final ADDRESSES: Submit comments by email the construction of the dam and would
array of four alternatives (including the at CESPKCentennialReser@ permanently inundate approximately
No Action Alternative) from the usace.army.mil, or by mail at 1325 J 190 acres of WOUS. Temporary impacts
alternative formulation process were Street, Room 1350, Sacramento, CA associated with the project have not yet
carried forward for analysis in the EA. 95814–2922. been determined. Additional indirect
The recommended plan (Proposed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
impacts to WOUS may occur as a result
Action, Agency-Preferred Alternative) is Kara Hellige by telephone at 970–259– of the Proposed Action. The Proposed
the National Economic Development 1604, or email at Action will also require rerouting of Dog
Plan (Alternative 6) to dredge the CESPKCentennialReser@ Bar Road along with other smaller
Central Basin to 32 feet MLLW plus two usace.army.mil. roadways to maintain traffic flow within
feet of overdepth and place all of the and between Nevada and Placer
material at the San Francisco Deep SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Two Counties. The Corps, as the lead agency
Ocean Disposal Site. Approximately public scoping meetings will be held to responsible for compliance with NEPA,
237,700 cubic yards of material present an overview of the Proposed determined that the Proposed Action
(including the two feet of overdepth) Action and the Draft EIS process, and to may result in significant direct, indirect,
would be dredged. afford all interested parties with an and cumulative impacts to the
opportunity to provide comments. The environment and that the preparation of
Brenda S. Bowen, first meeting will be held on March 1, an EIS is required. The Corps identified
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 2017, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the six Federal, state, and local agencies
[FR Doc. 2017–02780 Filed 2–9–17; 8:45 am] Holiday Inn Auburn Hotel, 120 Grass that may have jurisdiction by law over
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P Valley Highway, Auburn, CA 95603. the Proposed Action and on June 10,
The second public scoping meeting will 2016, invited these agencies as
be held on March 2, 2017, from 4:30 cooperating agencies on the EIS per 40
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Gold Miners Inn/ CFR 1501.6. To date, the US
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 121 Bank Environmental Protection Agency and
Department of the Army, Army Corps Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945. Project the Bureau of Land Management have
of Engineers information will also be posted agreed to be cooperating agencies.
periodically on the internet at http:// The Draft EIS will include alternatives
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/
Environmental Impact Statement for to the Proposed Action that will meet
Regulatory/Permitting/Environmental- NEPA requirements for a reasonable
the Proposed Centennial Reservoir Impact-Statements/. Parties interested range of alternatives, and will also meet
Project, Nevada and Placer Counties, in being added to the Corps’ electronic the requirements of the CWA Section
CA, Corps Permit Application Number mail notification list for the Proposed 404(b)(1) Guidelines. A number of water
SPK–2016–00030 Action can obtain a request form at supply operation alternatives, as well as
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/ alternative dam sites and types have
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. Regulatory-Public-Notices/. Please refer been/are being considered. Additional
ACTION: Notice of intent. to Department of the Army number alternatives include but may not be
SPK–2016–00030 in any limited to: (1) Alternative storage sites
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of correspondence. within NID’s service area (including
Engineers (Corps), Sacramento District, The proposed Centennial Reservoir expansion of existing storage reservoirs);
as the lead Federal agency under the project involves the construction of a and (2) water supply operations
National Environmental Policy Act new 110,000 acre-foot reservoir on the alternatives to improve the efficiency of
(NEPA) will prepare an Environmental Bear River between the existing Rollins existing water supply and conveyance
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed and Combie Reservoirs. The Proposed infrastructure which may include but
Centennial Reservoir Project (Proposed Action would extend upriver from just are not be limited to lining of existing
Action). On April 25, 2016, the Nevada above the existing Combie Reservoir for water supply canals and rehabilitating
Irrigation District (NID) (applicant) slightly over six miles to a point west of
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aged infrastructure. The specific
submitted a Department of the Army the Town of Colfax, approximately two alternatives to be evaluated within the
(DA) permit application under Section miles downstream of the existing Draft EIS have not yet been developed,
404 of the Clean Water Act, to discharge Rollins Dam. The Proposed Action but will, at a minimum, include the No
dredged and/or fill material into waters would include construction of a new Action Alternative and the Proposed
of the United States (WOUS) for the dam and associated facilities and Action Alternative.
construction of a new 110,000 acre-foot infrastructure. The anticipated water The Corps’ public involvement
water supply reservoir. The Proposed depth at the dam would be program includes several opportunities
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of availability; request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments on the Draft DPR/EA and draft FONSI may be submitted starting February 13, 2017 through 5:00 p.m. (PDT), February 28, 2017. | |
| Contact | Roxanne Grillo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398. Telephone: (415) 503-6859. Email: CESPN-ET- [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 10346 |
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