83 FR 16346 - Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) For a Central Everglades Planning Project Post Authorization Change Report for the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir, Florida
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-07930 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 16346-16347] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07930] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) For a Central Everglades Planning Project Post Authorization Change Report for the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir, Florida AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) has prepared a feasibility study and draft environmental documentation pursuant to section 203 of WRDA 1986, as amended, and on March 26, 2018 submitted that study to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)) for review for the purpose of determining whether the study, and the process under which the study was developed, comply with Federal laws and regulations applicable to feasibility studies of water resources development projects. This notice advises the public that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), at the direction of the ASA(CW), intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to support the ASA(CW) review of SFWMD's study, a review which is to culminate in a report to Congressional Committees. SFWMD has described the purpose of the project that is the subject of the feasibility study as increasing the amount of water storage, treatment and conveyance in the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) New Water project feature. The alternatives SFWMD identified and evaluated for its consideration are contained in Sections 3.0 and 4.0 of Volume 1 (Main Report) of SFWMD's Central Everglades Planning Project Post Authorization Change Report Feasibility Study, available on the SFWMD website: https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/cerp-project-planning/eaa-reservoir. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action, study and environmental documentation can be directed to: Andrew LoSchiavo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, Planning and Policy Division, Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019. 904-232-2077. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Description of the Action Proposed by SFWMD for execution under Federal authority: According to the SFWMD, the SFWMD feasibility study reaffirms that the CEPP North and South project features can accommodate the additional flows south to the central Everglades that would result from additional canal conveyance, storage, and treatment wetlands proposed on lands within the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). Generally, this project would consist of the following:10,500-acre reservoir providing 240,000 ac-ft storage 6,500-acre Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) Conveyance improvements to the Miami and North New River Canals increased by a total of 1,200 cfs (Miami Canal increased by 1,000 cfs and North New River Canal increased by 200 cfs) Multi-purpose operations as described in SFWMD's study Please see SFWMD website for additional information on SFWMD's study not provided in this NOI: https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/cerp-project-planning/eaa-reservoir. 2. Description of the Reasonable Alternatives Identified by SFWMD: The alternatives SFWMD identified and evaluated for its consideration are contained in Sections 3.0 and 4.0 of Volume 1 (Main Report) of SFWMD's Central Everglades Planning Project Post Authorization Change Report Feasibility Study, available on the SFWMD website: https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/cerp-project-planning/eaa-reservoir. 3. Scoping Process: Formal Federal consultation will begin now that SFWMD has formally submitted the study and the environmental documentation to the ASA(CW) for review in accordance with the requirements of section 203 of WRDA 1986, as amended. In accordance with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) [[Page 16347]] regulations implementing NEPA (Engineer Regulation 200-2-2), feasibility reports for authorization and construction of major projects normally require an Environmental Impact Statement. Upon receipt of the environmental documentation, the Army has evaluated the information submitted to confirm that the SFWMD's recommended plan requires an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Since this is a non- federal study carried out under Section 203, the Army's determinations pursuant to section 203 and Environmental Impact Statement for this report will describe the results of the review required by Section 203(b) of the non-federal interest's feasibility study, including a determination of whether the project is feasible, any recommendations concerning the plan or design of the project, and, any conditions the Secretary may require for construction of the project. 4. The Corps is seeking participation of all interested Federal, state, and local agencies, Native American groups, and other concerned private organizations or individuals through this 15-day public notice. The purpose of the public scoping period is to solicit comments regarding the potential impacts, environmental issues, and alternatives associated with the study submitted by SFWMD; and provide other relevant information. The Corps will not hold public scoping meetings as part of this process. The public will have an additional opportunity to comment once its DEIS is released, which is anticipated to be in 2018. The Corps will announce availability of its DEIS in the Federal Register and other media, and will provide a review period for the public, organizations, and agencies to review and comment on its DEIS. All interested parties should respond to this notice and provide a current address if they wish to be notified of the DEIS circulation. As a part of the SFWMD's project development, routine interagency and stakeholder coordination meetings were conducted, providing Federal, Tribal, State, and local agencies opportunities to comment on planning assumptions, evaluation tools and methods, and alternative plans to assist with meeting NEPA public coordination requirements. Upon completion of the SFWMD study, it underwent Agency Technical Review and Independent External Peer Review, and was made available for review March 26, 2018 on the SFWMD website. 5. It is estimated that the draft environmental impact statement will be made available to the public in 2018. Dated: April 9, 2018. Eric Summa, Chief, Planning and Policy Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District. [FR Doc. 2018-07930 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720-58-P
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the public meeting, at the times, and in their requests were received by the DFO. of SFWMD’s Central Everglades
the manner, permitted by the BoV. For the benefit of the public, rosters that Planning Project Post Authorization
Written Comments or Statements: list the names of BoV members and any Change Report Feasibility Study,
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and releasable materials presented during available on the SFWMD website:
102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the the open portions of this BoV meeting https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/cerp-
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the shall be made available upon request. project-planning/eaa-reservoir.
public or interested organizations may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
submit written comments or statements Captain Natalie Campos, Officer of the Questions about the proposed action,
to the BoV about its mission and/or the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air study and environmental
topics to be addressed in this public Force, SAF/MRM, Executive Officer and documentation can be directed to:
meeting. Written comments or Force Management Action Officer, 1660 Andrew LoSchiavo, U.S. Army Corps of
statements should be submitted to Capt Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC Engineers, Jacksonville District,
Campos, via electronic mail, the 20330, (703) 697–7058, Planning and Policy Division,
preferred mode of submission, at the natalie.m.campos.mil@mail.mil. Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970,
email address listed in the FOR FURTHER Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019. 904–232–
INFORMATION CONTACT section in the Henry Williams,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
2077.
following formats: Adobe Acrobat or
Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Microsoft Word. The comment or
[FR Doc. 2018–07800 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] 1. Description of the Action Proposed
statement must include the author’s
by SFWMD for execution under Federal
name, title, affiliation, address, and BILLING CODE 5001–10–P
authority: According to the SFWMD, the
daytime telephone number. Written
SFWMD feasibility study reaffirms that
comments or statements being
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE the CEPP North and South project
submitted in response to the agenda set
features can accommodate the
forth in this notice must be received by
Corps of Engineers, Department of the additional flows south to the central
the committee DFO at least five (5)
Army Everglades that would result from
business days (18 April) prior to the
additional canal conveyance, storage,
meeting so that they may be made Intent To Prepare a Draft
available to the BoV Chairman for their and treatment wetlands proposed on
Environmental Impact Statement lands within the Everglades Agricultural
consideration prior to the meeting. (DEIS) For a Central Everglades
Written comments or statements Area (EAA). Generally, this project
Planning Project Post Authorization would consist of the following:
received after this date may not be Change Report for the Everglades
provided to the BoV until its next • 10,500-acre reservoir providing
Agricultural Area Reservoir, Florida 240,000 ac-ft storage
meeting. Please note that because the
BoV operates under the provisions of AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, • 6,500-acre Stormwater Treatment
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as DoD. Area (STA)
amended, all written comments will be ACTION: Notice of intent. • Conveyance improvements to the
treated as public documents and will be Miami and North New River Canals
made available for public inspection. SUMMARY: The South Florida Water increased by a total of 1,200 cfs
Verbal Comments: Members of the Management District (SFWMD) has (Miami Canal increased by 1,000 cfs
public will be permitted to make verbal prepared a feasibility study and draft and North New River Canal increased
comments during the meeting only at environmental documentation pursuant by 200 cfs)
the time and in the manner allowed to section 203 of WRDA 1986, as • Multi-purpose operations as described
herein. If a member of the public is amended, and on March 26, 2018 in SFWMD’s study
interested in making a verbal comment submitted that study to the Assistant Please see SFWMD website for
at the open meeting, that individual Secretary of the Army for Civil Works additional information on SFWMD’s
must submit a request, with a brief (ASA(CW)) for review for the purpose of study not provided in this NOI: https://
statement of the subject matter to be determining whether the study, and the www.sfwmd.gov/our-work/cerp-project-
addressed by the comment, at least three process under which the study was planning/eaa-reservoir.
(3) business days (20 April) in advance, developed, comply with Federal laws 2. Description of the Reasonable
via electronic mail, the preferred mode and regulations applicable to feasibility Alternatives Identified by SFWMD: The
of submission, at the email address studies of water resources development alternatives SFWMD identified and
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION projects. This notice advises the public evaluated for its consideration are
CONTACT section. The BoV DFO will log that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contained in Sections 3.0 and 4.0 of
each request to make a comment, in the (Corps), at the direction of the Volume 1 (Main Report) of SFWMD’s
order received, and the DFO and BoV ASA(CW), intends to prepare a Draft Central Everglades Planning Project Post
Chairman will determine whether the Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Authorization Change Report Feasibility
subject matter of each comment is to support the ASA(CW) review of Study, available on the SFWMD
relevant to the BoV’s mission and/or the SFWMD’s study, a review which is to website: https://www.sfwmd.gov/our-
topics to be addressed in this public culminate in a report to Congressional work/cerp-project-planning/eaa-
meeting. A period near the end of the Committees. SFWMD has described the reservoir.
open meeting will be available for purpose of the project that is the subject 3. Scoping Process: Formal Federal
verbal public comments. Members of of the feasibility study as increasing the consultation will begin now that
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the public who have requested to make amount of water storage, treatment and SFWMD has formally submitted the
a verbal comment and whose comments conveyance in the Central Everglades study and the environmental
have been deemed relevant under the Planning Project (CEPP) New Water documentation to the ASA(CW) for
process described in this paragraph, will project feature. The alternatives review in accordance with the
be allotted no more than five (5) SFWMD identified and evaluated for its requirements of section 203 of WRDA
minutes during this period, and will be consideration are contained in Sections 1986, as amended. In accordance with
invited to speak in the order in which 3.0 and 4.0 of Volume 1 (Main Report) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
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regulations implementing NEPA Dated: April 9, 2018. requirements and provide the requested
(Engineer Regulation 200–2–2), Eric Summa, data in the desired format. ED is
feasibility reports for authorization and Chief, Planning and Policy Division, U.S. soliciting comments on the proposed
construction of major projects normally Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District. information collection request (ICR) that
require an Environmental Impact [FR Doc. 2018–07930 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] is described below. The Department of
Statement. Upon receipt of the BILLING CODE 3720–58–P Education is especially interested in
environmental documentation, the public comment addressing the
Army has evaluated the information following issues: (1) Is this collection
submitted to confirm that the SFWMD’s DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION necessary to the proper functions of the
recommended plan requires an Department; (2) will this information be
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0162] processed and used in a timely manner;
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Since this is a non-federal study carried Agency Information Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
out under Section 203, the Army’s Activities; Submission to the Office of (4) how might the Department enhance
determinations pursuant to section 203 Management and Budget for Review the quality, utility, and clarity of the
and Environmental Impact Statement and Approval; Comment Request; information to be collected; and (5) how
for this report will describe the results Privacy Act Request Form might the Department minimize the
of the review required by Section 203(b) burden of this collection on the
of the non-federal interest’s feasibility AGENCY: Office of Management (OM), respondents, including through the use
study, including a determination of Department of Education (ED). of information technology. Please note
whether the project is feasible, any ACTION: Notice. that written comments received in
recommendations concerning the plan response to this notice will be
SUMMARY: In accordance with the considered public records.
or design of the project, and, any
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is Title of Collection: Privacy Act
conditions the Secretary may require for
proposing a new information collection. Request Form.
construction of the project.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1880–NEW.
4. The Corps is seeking participation submit comments on or before May 16, Type of Review: A new information
of all interested Federal, state, and local 2018. collection.
agencies, Native American groups, and ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public:
other concerned private organizations or documents related to the information Individuals or Households.
individuals through this 15-day public collection listed in this notice, please Total Estimated Number of Annual
notice. The purpose of the public use http://www.regulations.gov by Responses: 130.
scoping period is to solicit comments searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
regarding the potential impacts, 2017–ICCD–0162. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 65.
environmental issues, and alternatives in response to this notice should be Abstract: The collection is necessary
associated with the study submitted by submitted electronically through the under 5 U.S.C. Section 552a(b) to collect
SFWMD; and provide other relevant Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// information from individuals requesting
information. The Corps will not hold www.regulations.gov by selecting the information under the Privacy Act (PA).
public scoping meetings as part of this Docket ID number or via postal mail, The Department will use the
process. The public will have an commercial delivery, or hand delivery. information to provide documents that
additional opportunity to comment once Please note that comments submitted by are responsive to a Privacy Act or FOIA/
its DEIS is released, which is fax or email and those submitted after Privacy Act request under the Freedom
anticipated to be in 2018. The Corps the comment period will not be of Information Act.
will announce availability of its DEIS in accepted. Written requests for Dated: April 11, 2018.
the Federal Register and other media, information or comments submitted by Stephanie Valentine,
and will provide a review period for the postal mail or delivery should be Acting Director, Information Collection
public, organizations, and agencies to addressed to the Director of the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
review and comment on its DEIS. All Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Management.
interested parties should respond to this Division, U.S. Department of Education, [FR Doc. 2018–07862 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am]
notice and provide a current address if 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
they wish to be notified of the DEIS 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
circulation. As a part of the SFWMD’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
project development, routine specific questions related to collection DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
interagency and stakeholder activities, please contact Elise Cook,
coordination meetings were conducted, 202–401–3769. Federal Energy Regulatory
providing Federal, Tribal, State, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission
local agencies opportunities to comment Department of Education (ED), in
on planning assumptions, evaluation accordance with the Paperwork Combined Notice of Filings #1
tools and methods, and alternative plans Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)(44 U.S.C. Take notice that the Commission
to assist with meeting NEPA public 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general received the following exempt
coordination requirements. Upon public and Federal agencies with an wholesale generator filings:
completion of the SFWMD study, it opportunity to comment on proposed,
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underwent Agency Technical Review Docket Numbers: EG18–73–000.
revised, and continuing collections of Applicants: Calpine Mid-Merit II,
and Independent External Peer Review, information. This helps the Department LLC.
and was made available for review assess the impact of its information Description: Notice of Self-
March 26, 2018 on the SFWMD website. collection requirements and minimize Certification of Exempt Wholesale
5. It is estimated that the draft the public’s reporting burden. It also Generator Status.
environmental impact statement will be helps the public understand the Filed Date: 4/9/18.
made available to the public in 2018. Department’s information collection Accession Number: 20180409–5319.
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| Contact | Questions about the proposed action, study and environmental documentation can be directed to: Andrew LoSchiavo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, Planning and Policy Division, Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019. 904-232-2077. | |
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