82 FR 58381 - Availability of Elizabeth River and Southern Branch Navigation Improvements Draft General Reevaluation Report/Environmental Assessment
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 237 (December 12, 2017)
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 237 (December 12, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-26724 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 58381-58382] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26724] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Availability of Elizabeth River and Southern Branch Navigation Improvements Draft General Reevaluation Report/Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in association with the nonfederal sponsor, the Virginia Port Authority, an agent of the Commonwealth of Virginia, announces the availability of the Elizabeth River and Southern Branch Navigation Improvements Draft General Reevaluation Report/Environmental Assessment (GRR/EA) for public review and comment. The purpose of this Draft GRR/EA is to evaluate alternatives that have the potential to improve the current and future operational efficiency of commercial vessels currently using the Norfolk Harbor federal channel in the Elizabeth River. Channel deepening alternatives were evaluated as well as [[Page 58382]] the No Action/Future without Project Alternative. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the USACE developed the draft GRR/EA to examine and assess the impacts of the project alternatives and determined that implementation of the Proposed Action would not result in significant impacts. DATES: The Draft GRR/EA is available for a 30-day review period. Written comments, pursuant to the NEPA, will be accepted until the close of public review at the close of business on January 15, 2018. ADDRESSES: Written comments or questions from the public may be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, ATTN: Mr. David Schulte, Planning Branch, Environmental Analysis Section (CENAO-WR-PE), 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 or via email to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Schulte, 757-201-7007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The document is available at the following locations: (1) Elizabeth River and Southern Branch Navigation Improvements website: http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/About/Projects/ElizabethRiverSouthernBranchNav.aspx, (2) Slover Public Library, 235 East Plume Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. (3) Copies may also be requested in writing at (see ADDRESSES). Proposed Action. The Study Area is located in Hampton Roads, a 25 square-mile natural harbor serving port facilities in the cities of Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Hampton in southeastern Virginia. The study area consists of a of a federally improved channel extending from Lamberts Bend (on the main stem of the Elizabeth River) to the Chesapeake Extension in the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. The Action Alternative consists of constructing and maintaining the following features:Deepening the channel from Lamberts Bend to Perdue Farms (Segment 1a) from a required depth of 40 feet to 45 feet deep in Segment 1a, and deepening the channel from Perdue Farms to the Norfolk Southern Lift Bridge (Segment 1b) from a required depth of 40 feet to 42 feet. Deepening the channel from the Norfolk Southern Lift Bridge to the Gilmerton Bridge (Segment 2), from a required depth of 35 feet to 39 feet deep; and Continuing to maintain the channel from the Gilmerton Bridge to the Chesapeake Extension to a required depth of 35 feet (Segment 3). Implementation of the Preferred Alternative would have the potential to impact water quality, benthic resources, cultural resources, floodplains, federally listed threatened and endangered species, marine mammals, and other natural resources. The Proposed Action must be located in a floodplain in order to use the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA) as a dredged material placement site. The Proposed Action will adhere to the 8-step process as outlined under Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management. Alternatives. The Draft GRR/EA considers a reasonable range deepening alternatives in the project channels to meet the proposed action's purpose and need. It also incorporates measures to avoid and minimize impacts to threatened and endangered species, fish and wildlife species, estuarine and marine habitat, and other resources. In response to problems and opportunities, a range of alternatives was evaluated through an iterative screening and formulation process, resulting in identification of a Preferred Alternative. Public Involvement. On September 22, 2015, a Notice of Intent to publish an EA was published, along with information on a NEPA public scoping meeting on September 24, 2015. A Federal Register Notice was also published to announce the initiation of the feasibility study and also the public NEPA scoping meeting. As part of the public involvement process, all affected federal, Commonwealth of Virginia, and local agencies, private organizations, and the public were invited to the Public Scoping Meeting on September 24, 2015 in Norfolk, Virginia. This study is authorized under Section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-611), which authorizes the review of completed projects in the interest of navigation and related purposes to determine the feasibility of further port deepening. 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Comments submitted in response to Seehra. and Southern Branch Navigation
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included in the request for OMB recommendations on the proposed Reevaluation Report/Environmental
approval of this information collection; information collection should be sent to Assessment (GRR/EA) for public review
they also will become a matter of public Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management and comment. The purpose of this Draft
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record. and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room GRR/EA is to evaluate alternatives that
10236, New Executive Office Building, have the potential to improve the
Sheleen Dumas, current and future operational efficiency
Washington, DC 20503.
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief You may also submit comments, of commercial vessels currently using
Information Officer. identified by docket number and title, the Norfolk Harbor federal channel in
[FR Doc. 2017–26726 Filed 12–11–17; 8:45 am] by the following method: Federal the Elizabeth River. Channel deepening
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the No Action/Future without Project Chesapeake Extension to a required DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Alternative. Pursuant to the National depth of 35 feet (Segment 3).
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0083]
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended, the USACE Implementation of the Preferred
Alternative would have the potential to Agency Information Collection
developed the draft GRR/EA to examine Activities; Submission to the Office of
and assess the impacts of the project impact water quality, benthic resources,
cultural resources, floodplains, federally Management and Budget for Review
alternatives and determined that and Approval; Comment Request;
implementation of the Proposed Action listed threatened and endangered
species, marine mammals, and other Evaluation of the ESEA Title VI Indian
would not result in significant impacts. Education LEA Grants Program
DATES: The Draft GRR/EA is available natural resources. The Proposed Action
for a 30-day review period. Written must be located in a floodplain in order AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation
comments, pursuant to the NEPA, will to use the Craney Island Dredged and Policy Development (OPEPD),
be accepted until the close of public Material Management Area (CIDMMA) Department of Education (ED).
review at the close of business on as a dredged material placement site. ACTION: Notice.
January 15, 2018. The Proposed Action will adhere to the
8-step process as outlined under SUMMARY: In accordance with the
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
questions from the public may be proposing a new information collection.
submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Management.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Engineers, Norfolk District, ATTN: Mr. Alternatives. The Draft GRR/EA submit comments on or before January
David Schulte, Planning Branch, considers a reasonable range deepening 11, 2018.
Environmental Analysis Section alternatives in the project channels to
(CENAO–WR–PE), 803 Front Street, ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
meet the proposed action’s purpose and documents related to the information
Norfolk, VA 23510 or via email to need. It also incorporates measures to
david.m.schulte@usace.army.mil. collection listed in this notice, please
avoid and minimize impacts to use http://www.regulations.gov by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. threatened and endangered species, fish searching the Docket ID number ED–
David Schulte, 757–201–7007. and wildlife species, estuarine and 2017–ICCD–0083. Comments submitted
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The marine habitat, and other resources. In in response to this notice should be
document is available at the following response to problems and opportunities, submitted electronically through the
locations: (1) Elizabeth River and a range of alternatives was evaluated Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
Southern Branch Navigation through an iterative screening and www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Improvements website: http://www.nao. formulation process, resulting in Docket ID number or via postal mail,
usace.army.mil/About/Projects/ identification of a Preferred Alternative. commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
ElizabethRiverSouthernBranch Please note that comments submitted by
Nav.aspx, (2) Slover Public Library, 235 Public Involvement. On September 22,
2015, a Notice of Intent to publish an fax or email and those submitted after
East Plume Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. the comment period will not be
(3) Copies may also be requested in EA was published, along with
accepted. Written requests for
writing at (see ADDRESSES). information on a NEPA public scoping
information or comments submitted by
Proposed Action. The Study Area is meeting on September 24, 2015. A
postal mail or delivery should be
located in Hampton Roads, a 25 square- Federal Register Notice was also addressed to the Director of the
mile natural harbor serving port published to announce the initiation of Information Collection Clearance
facilities in the cities of Norfolk, the feasibility study and also the public Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Newport News, Portsmouth, NEPA scoping meeting. As part of the 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
Chesapeake, and Hampton in public involvement process, all affected 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
southeastern Virginia. The study area federal, Commonwealth of Virginia, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
consists of a of a federally improved local agencies, private organizations,
channel extending from Lamberts Bend specific questions related to collection
and the public were invited to the activities, please contact Joanne Bogart,
(on the main stem of the Elizabeth Public Scoping Meeting on September
River) to the Chesapeake Extension in 202–205–7855.
24, 2015 in Norfolk, Virginia. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
the southern branch of the Elizabeth
River. This study is authorized under Department of Education (ED), in
The Action Alternative consists of Section 216 of the Flood Control Act of accordance with the Paperwork
constructing and maintaining the 1970 (Pub. L. 91–611), which authorizes Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
following features: the review of completed projects in the 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
• Deepening the channel from interest of navigation and related public and Federal agencies with an
Lamberts Bend to Perdue Farms purposes to determine the feasibility of opportunity to comment on proposed,
(Segment 1a) from a required depth of further port deepening. revised, and continuing collections of
40 feet to 45 feet deep in Segment 1a, information. This helps the Department
and deepening the channel from Perdue Brenda S. Bowen, assess the impact of its information
Farms to the Norfolk Southern Lift Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. collection requirements and minimize
Bridge (Segment 1b) from a required [FR Doc. 2017–26724 Filed 12–11–17; 8:45 am] the public’s reporting burden. It also
depth of 40 feet to 42 feet. helps the public understand the
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• Deepening the channel from the Department’s information collection
Norfolk Southern Lift Bridge to the requirements and provide the requested
Gilmerton Bridge (Segment 2), from a data in the desired format. ED is
required depth of 35 feet to 39 feet deep; soliciting comments on the proposed
and information collection request (ICR) that
• Continuing to maintain the channel is described below. The Department of
from the Gilmerton Bridge to the Education is especially interested in
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| Action | Notice of availability. | |
| Dates | The Draft GRR/EA is available for a 30-day review period. Written comments, pursuant to the NEPA, will be accepted until the close of public review at the close of business on January 15, 2018. | |
| Contact | Mr. David Schulte, 757-201-7007. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 58381 |
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