82 FR 47729 - Notice of Public Meetings of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47729-47731] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22195] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Public Meetings of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DoN) has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS). It is the role of DoN to maintain, train and equip combat ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas. To fulfil its role, the DoN will continue ongoing military readiness activities, which include training and research, development, testing, and evaluation activities (hereafter referred to as ``training and testing'') conducted within the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) EIS/OEIS Study Area (hereafter referred to as the ``Study Area''). In the Draft EIS/OEIS, the DoN re-evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with training and testing in the study area. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a cooperating agency for this EIS/OEIS. This notice announces the dates and locations of the public meetings and provides supplementary information about the environmental planning effort. DATES and ADDRESSES: Public meetings will include an open-house information session, followed by a short presentation by the DoN and public oral comment session. DoN representatives will be available during the open-house information sessions to clarify information related to the Draft EIS/OEIS. Federal, state, and local agencies and officials, and interested organizations and individuals are encouraged to provide substantive comments on the Draft EIS/OEIS in writing during the public review period or in person at one of the scheduled public meetings. Public meetings will be held in Hawaii from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and in San Diego from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. A DoN presentation and public oral comment session will occur twice during the meetings. Public meetings will be held on the following dates and at the following locations: 1. Monday, November 6, 2017, at Oahu Veterans Center, Fred Ballard Hall, [[Page 47730]] 1298 Kukila St., Honolulu, HI 96818. 2. Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Maui High School, Cafeteria, 660 S. Lono Ave., Kahului, HI 96732. 3. Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Kauai Veterans Center, Main Ballroom, 3215 Kapule Highway, Lihue, HI 96766. 4. Thursday, November 9, 2017, at Waiakea High School, Cafeteria, 155 W. Kawili St., Hilo, HI 96720. 5. Monday, November 13, 2017, at Portuguese Hall, Main Hall, 2818 Avenida de Portugal, San Diego, CA 92106. Attendees will be able to submit oral and written comments during the public meetings. Oral comments from the public will be recorded by a court reporter and each speaker's comments will be limited to three (3) minutes. Equal weight will be given to oral and written statements. Comments may also be mailed to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific, Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS Project Manager, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3134, or electronically via the project Web site (www.HSTTEIS.com). All comments, oral or written, submitted during the 60-day public comment period will become part of the public record and substantive comments will be addressed in the Final EIS/OEIS. Comments must be postmarked or received online by December 12, 2017, for consideration in the Final EIS/OEIS. Concurrent with the NEPA public involvement process, the DoN is conducting National Historic Preservation Act section 106 consultations regarding potential effects of the Proposed Action on historic properties. Historic properties include districts, sites, buildings, structures, or objects listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. During each of the meetings, an information station will be available, where subject matter experts will explain the section 106 process and solicit public input. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific, Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS Project Manager, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3134. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent to prepare this Draft EIS/OEIS was published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2015 (80 FR 59952). The Proposed Action is to conduct DoN training and testing activities within the Study Area. These activities include the use of active sonar and explosives while employing marine species protective mitigation measures. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to maintain a ready force, which is needed to ensure the DoN can accomplish 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 (U.S.C.). To achieve and maintain military readiness, the DoN proposes to: (1) Conduct training and testing activities at levels required to support DoN military readiness requirements beginning in 2018; and (2) Accommodate evolving mission requirements, including those resulting from the development, testing, and introduction of vessels, aircraft, and weapons systems into the fleet. Proposed training and testing activities are similar to those that have occurred in the Study Area for decades. The tempo and types of training and testing activities fluctuate because of the introduction of new technologies, the evolving nature of international events, advances in warfighting doctrine and procedures, and changes in force structure (organization of ships, weapons, and personnel). These factors can influence the frequency, duration, intensity, and location of training and testing activities. This EIS/OEIS reflects the most up- to-date compilation of training and testing activities deemed necessary to accomplish military readiness requirements. The types and numbers of activities included in the Proposed Action account for fluctuations in training and testing to meet evolving or emergent military readiness requirements. In the Draft EIS/OEIS, the DoN evaluates the potential environmental impacts of three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the DoN would not conduct the proposed training and testing activities in the Study Area, and no authorizations or permits would be issued from NMFS. Under Alternative 1 (the DoN's preferred alternative), the DoN proposes to conduct military readiness training and testing activities, as needed to meet current and future readiness requirements, including new activities and activities subject to previous analysis that are ongoing and have historically occurred in the Study Area. Alternative 1 reflects a representative annual level of training and testing to account for the natural fluctuation of training cycles and deployment schedules that generally limit the maximum level of training from occurring year after year in any five-year period. Using a representative annual level of activity rather than a maximum level of training activity in every year has reduced the amount of active sonar estimated to be necessary to meet training requirements. Under Alternative 1, the DoN assumes that some unit-level training would be conducted using synthetic means (e.g., simulators). Alternative 2 includes new and ongoing training and testing activities to enable the DoN to meet the highest levels of required military readiness. Alternative 2 reflects the maximum number of training and testing activities that could occur within a given year, and assumes that the maximum level of activity would occur every year over any five-year period. Alternative 2 would allow for the greatest flexibility for the DoN to maintain readiness when considering potential changes in the national security environment, fluctuations in schedules, and anticipated demands. Additional project information, including details on the key differences between the 2013 Final EIS/OEIS and the 2017 Draft EIS/ OEIS, can be found on the project Web site at www.HSTTEIS.com. Minimizing impacts on the marine environment from training and testing activities is an important goal for the DoN. The DoN will implement mitigation and monitoring measures to avoid or reduce environmental impacts from naval activities. Due to the exposure of marine mammals to underwater sound from sonar and explosives, NMFS has received an application from the DoN for a Marine Mammal Protection Act Letter of Authorization and governing regulations to authorize the unintentional takes of marine mammals incidental to the activities conducted in the Study Area. In accordance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the DoN will consult with NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as appropriate, on the potential impacts of training and testing activities on federally listed species. In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the DoN will consult with NMFS on federally managed species and their managed essential fish habitat, as appropriate. As applicable, the DoN will comply with the Coastal Zone Management Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to federal and local agencies in which the DoN consulted with. Copies of the Draft EIS/OEIS are available for public review at the following local public libraries: [[Page 47731]] 1. Hawaii State Library, 478 S. King St., Honolulu, HI 96813. 2. Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI 96720. 3. Kahului Public Library, 90 School St., Kahului, HI 96732. 4. Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75-138 Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. 5. Lihue Public Library, 4344 Hardy St., Lihue, HI 96766. 6. City of San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101. 7. Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA 92118. 8. Long Beach Main Library, 101 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA 90822. The HSTT Draft EIS/OEIS is available for electronic viewing or download at www.HSTTEIS.com. A compact disc of the Draft EIS/OEIS will be made available upon written request by contacting: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific, Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS Project Manager, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3134. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4332, EO 12114, and 40 CFR 1500-1508. Dated: October 10, 2017. A.M. Nichols, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-22195 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P
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Plaza, Room 2151, New York, NY Notch Brook and a portion of the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
10279–0090; Phone: (917) 790–8722; Passaic River located in the Township
email: kimberly.a.rightler@ of Little Falls and the Borough of Department of the Navy
usace.army.mil. Woodland Park in Passaic County, New
Notice of Public Meetings of the Draft
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jersey.
Environmental Impact Statement/
Questions about the overall Peckman 3. Public Participation Overseas Environmental Impact
River Basin Flood Risk Management Statement for Hawaii-Southern
Feasibility Study should be directed to The Corps and the NJDEP are California Training and Testing
Robert Greco, Project Manager, U.S. currently anticipating hosting a NEPA
Army Corps of Engineers, New York Scoping Meeting in late November/early AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
District, Programs and Project December 2017. Public notices ACTION: Notice.
Management Division, Civil Works announcing the meeting date, time,
Programs Branch, 26 Federal Plaza, SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy
location and agenda will be published (DoN) has prepared and filed with the
Room 2127, New York, NY 10279–0090; in the appropriate local newspapers,
Phone: (917) 790–8394; email: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a
Little Falls Township Web page, Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
robert.m.greco@usace.army.mil. Borough of Woodland Park Web page Overseas Environmental Impact
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and on the Corps’ New York District Statement (EIS/OEIS). It is the role of
1. Background Web page (see STUDY WEBPAGE AND DoN to maintain, train and equip
ADDRESSES) and will be distributed to combat ready naval forces capable of
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps), in partnership with the New the local stakeholders and known winning wars, deterring aggression, and
Jersey Department of Environmental interested parties. maintaining freedom of the seas. To
Protection (NJDEP) as the non-Federal A scoping comment period of 30 days fulfil its role, the DoN will continue
sponsor is undertaking this study. will be established from the scheduled ongoing military readiness activities,
Extensive development in the Peckman date of the meeting to allow agencies, which include training and research,
River Basin has resulted in flood organizations and individuals to submit development, testing, and evaluation
damages with flooding occurring from activities (hereafter referred to as
comments, questions and/or concerns
intense thunderstorms and heavy ‘‘training and testing’’) conducted
regarding the Feasibility Study.
rainfall. The District was authorized within the Hawaii-Southern California
Comments, concerns and information
under U.S. House of Representatives Training and Testing (HSTT) EIS/OEIS
submitted to the Corps will be evaluated Study Area (hereafter referred to as the
Resolution Docket 2644, dated June 21, and considered during the development
2000 to identify recommendations in ‘‘Study Area’’). In the Draft EIS/OEIS,
of the Draft EIS. the DoN re-evaluates potential
the interest of water resources
development. 5. Lead and Cooperating Agencies environmental impacts associated with
A Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement training and testing in the study area.
(FCSA) was executed in 2002 with the The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is The National Marine Fisheries Service
NJDEP in 2002. A Notice of Intent (NOI) the lead federal agency for the (NMFS) is a cooperating agency for this
to prepare an Environmental Impact preparation of the environmental impact EIS/OEIS. This notice announces the
Statement (EIS) was published in the statement (EIS) and meeting the dates and locations of the public
May 14, 2004 issue of the Federal requirements of the National meetings and provides supplementary
Register (69 FR 26811). A NEPA scoping Environmental Policy Act and the NEPA information about the environmental
meeting held on February 11, 2004 in Implementing Regulations of the planning effort.
Little Falls, New Jersey at the initiation President’s Council on Environmental DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public meetings
of the study. The alternative analysis Quality (40 CFR 1500–1508). Federal will include an open-house information
was completed in 2014, and non- agencies interested in participating as a session, followed by a short
structural improvements located within Cooperating Agency are requested to presentation by the DoN and public oral
the 10 year floodplain within Little submit a letter of intent to Colonel comment session. DoN representatives
Falls, N.J. with a bypass culvert Thomas D. Asbery, District Engineer will be available during the open-house
designed to mitigate the flood risk from (see ADDRESSES). The preparation of the information sessions to clarify
the Peckman River and floodwalls along EIS will be coordinated with New Jersey information related to the Draft EIS/
Great Notch Brook in Woodland Park State and local municipalities with OEIS. Federal, state, and local agencies
was identified as the Tentatively and officials, and interested
discretionary authority relative to the
Selected National Economic organizations and individuals are
proposed actions. The Draft integrated
Development Plan. The NJDEP encouraged to provide substantive
Feasibility Report/EIS is currently
requested a Locally Preferred Plan that comments on the Draft EIS/OEIS in
scheduled for distribution to the public writing during the public review period
consists of a levee/floodwall system in March 2018.
Little Falls along with the bypass or in person at one of the scheduled
culvert for the Peckman River and Dated: October 3, 2017. public meetings.
floodwalls along Great Notch Brook in Peter M. Weppler, Public meetings will be held in
Hawaii from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and in
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Woodland Park. The LPP plan will be Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch,
designed to protect Little Falls and Planning Division. San Diego from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. A DoN
Woodland Park from the 1% annual presentation and public oral comment
[FR Doc. 2017–21933 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
chance exceedance (100-yr) event from session will occur twice during the
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the Peckman River. meetings. Public meetings will be held
on the following dates and at the
2. Project Area following locations:
The project area encompasses the 1. Monday, November 6, 2017, at Oahu
portion of the Peckman River, Great Veterans Center, Fred Ballard Hall,
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1. Hawaii State Library, 478 S. King St., and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Honolulu, HI 96813. Eastern time on the specified comment AGENCY
2. Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue date. It is not necessary to separately
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0141; FRL–9966–70]
Ave., Hilo, HI 96720. intervene again in a subdocket related to
3. Kahului Public Library, 90 School St., a compliance filing if you have Certain New Chemicals or Significant
Kahului, HI 96732. previously intervened in the same New Uses; Statements of Findings for
4. Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75–138 docket. Protests will be considered by July 2017
Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI the Commission in determining the
96740. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
appropriate action to be taken, but will
5. Lihue Public Library, 4344 Hardy St., Agency (EPA).
Lihue, HI 96766. not serve to make protestants parties to
ACTION: Notice.
6. City of San Diego Central Library, 330 the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion
Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101. to intervene or protest must serve a copy SUMMARY: Section 5(g) of the Toxic
7. Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange of that document on the Applicant. In Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
Ave., Coronado, CA 92118. reference to filings initiating a new EPA to publish in the Federal Register
8. Long Beach Main Library, 101 Pacific proceeding, interventions or protests a statement of its findings after its
Ave., Long Beach, CA 90822. submitted on or before the comment review of TSCA section 5(a) notices
The HSTT Draft EIS/OEIS is available deadline need not be served on persons when EPA makes a finding that a new
for electronic viewing or download at other than the Applicant. chemical substance or significant new
www.HSTTEIS.com. A compact disc of The Commission encourages use is not likely to present an
the Draft EIS/OEIS will be made electronic submission of protests and unreasonable risk of injury to health or
available upon written request by interventions in lieu of paper, using the the environment. Such statements apply
contacting: Naval Facilities Engineering to premanufacture notices (PMNs),
FERC Online links at http://
Command Pacific, Attention: HSTT EIS/ microbial commercial activity notices
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
OEIS Project Manager, 258 Makalapa (MCANs), and significant new use
service, persons with Internet access notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA
Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI who will eFile a document and/or be
96860–3134. under TSCA section 5. This document
listed as a contact for an intervenor presents statements of findings made by
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4332, EO 12114, and must create and validate an
40 CFR 1500–1508.
EPA on TSCA section 5(a) notices
eRegistration account using the during the period from July 1, 2017 to
Dated: October 10, 2017. eRegistration link. Select the eFiling July 31, 2017.
A.M. Nichols, link to log on and submit the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate intervention or protests. technical information contact: Greg
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Persons unable to file electronically Schweer, Chemical Control Division
Liaison Officer.
should submit an original and 14 copies (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention
[FR Doc. 2017–22195 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] and Toxics, Environmental Protection
of the intervention or protest to the
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
888 First St. NE., Washington, DC Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
20426. number: 202–564–8469; email address:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY schweer.greg@epa.gov.
The filings in the above proceedings For general information contact: The
Federal Energy Regulatory are accessible in the Commission’s TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
Commission eLibrary system by clicking on the South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
[Docket No. EL18–5–000]
appropriate link in the above list. They 14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
are also available for review in the 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
Braintree Electric Light Department; Commission’s Public Reference Room in epa.gov.
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Although others may be affected, this
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authorize a limited, one-time waiver of Time on October 26, 2017. of the PMNs addressed in this action.
the October 1 deadline for delivery of Dated: October 6, 2017.
notification to ISO New England, Inc. B. How can I get copies of this document
Kimberly D. Bose, and other related information?
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(ISO–NE) of its proposed participation
in ISO–NE’s 2017–2018 Winter Secretary. The docket for this action, identified
Reliability Program, as more fully [FR Doc. 2017–22214 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] by docket identification (ID) number
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