83 FR 17550 - Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #4: Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) and Recreational Use
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 77 (April 20, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 17550-17552] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07745] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9976-76-OW] Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #4: Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) and Recreational Use AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal and State natural resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (Louisiana TIG) prepared a Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #4: Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) and Recreational Use (Draft RP/EA). The Draft RP/EA describes and proposes restoration project alternatives considered by the Louisiana TIG to improve water quality by reducing nutrients from nonpoint sources and to compensate for recreational use services lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Louisiana TIG evaluated these alternatives under criteria set forth in the OPA natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) regulations, and also evaluated the environmental consequences of the restoration alternatives in accordance with NEPA. The proposed projects are consistent with the restoration alternatives selected in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the availability of the Draft RP/EA and to seek public comments on the document. DATES: The Louisiana TIG will consider public comments received on or before May 21, 2018. Public Meeting: The Louisiana TIG will also take verbal comments at a public meeting that will be held at the Tulane River and Coastal Center on April 24, 2018; Open House 5:30 p.m., Meeting 6:00 p.m.; 1370 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the Draft RP/EA at any of the following sites:http://www. gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov http://www.la-dwh.com Alternatively, you may request a CD of the Draft RP/EA (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You may also view the document at any of the public facilities listed at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov. Submitting Comments: You may submit comments on the Draft RP/EA by one of the following methods: Via the Web: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/louisiana [[Page 17551]] Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 49567, Atlanta, GA 30345 In Person: Verbal comments may be provided at the public meeting on April 24, 2018 Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The Louisiana TIG may publish any comment received on the document. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The Louisiana TIG will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). Please be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, will become part of the public record. Please note that mailed comments must be postmarked on or before the comment deadline of 30 days following publication of this notice to be considered. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louisiana--Joann Hicks, 225-342-5477 EPA--Douglas Jacobson, 214-665-6692 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, which was being used to drill a well for BP Exploration and Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252- MC252), experienced a significant explosion, fire, and subsequent sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an unprecedented volume of oil and other discharges from the rig and from the wellhead on the seabed. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest off shore oil spill in U.S. history, discharging millions of barrels of oil over a period of 87 days. The Trustees conducted the natural resource damage assessment for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Under OPA, Federal and State agencies act as trustees on behalf of the public to assess natural resource injuries and losses and to determine the actions required to compensate the public for those injuries and losses. OPA further instructs the designated trustees to develop and implement a plan for the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the equivalent of the injured natural resources under their trusteeship, including the loss of use and services from those resources from the time of injury until the time restoration to baseline (the resource quality and conditions that would exist if the spill had not occurred) is complete. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Trustees are: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as represented by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and Department of Natural Resources (LDNR); State of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Geological Survey of Alabama; State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, General Land Office, and Commission on Environmental Quality. On April 4, 2016, the Trustees reached and finalized a settlement of their natural resource damage claims with BP in a Consent Decree approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration projects in the Louisiana Restoration Area are now chosen and managed by the Louisiana TIG. The Louisiana TIG is composed of the following Trustees: CPRA, LOSCO, LDEQ, LDWF, LDNR, EPA, DOI, NOAA, USDA. Background In a July 2017 notice posted at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov the Louisiana TIG requested public input on restoration project ideas in Louisiana within the Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) and Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities restoration types. The Louisiana TIG reviewed and considered these restoration project ideas. Overview of the Draft RP/EA The Draft RP/EA is being released in accordance with OPA, NRDA regulations found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 15 CFR 990, and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). In the Draft RP/EA, the Louisiana TIG presents to the public their plan to improve water quality through nutrient reduction (nonpoint sources) and to compensate for recreational use services lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In accordance with OPA and NEPA, the Draft RP/EA evaluates a total of 31 restoration project alternatives within the Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) and Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities restoration types. Of those, 23 are identified as preferred alternatives, four nutrient reduction projects and 19 projects to provide and enhance recreational uses. For the Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) restoration type, the Draft RP/EA proposes the following preferred project alternatives: Nutrient Reduction on Dairy Farms in St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes Nutrient Reduction on Dairy Farms in Washington Parish Nutrient Reduction on Cropland and Grazing Land in Bayou Folse Winter Water Holding on Cropland in Vermilion and Cameron Parishes Plus Agricultural Best Management Practices For the Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities restoration type, the Draft RP/EA proposes the following preferred project alternatives: Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area Crevasse Access Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area Campgrounds Grand Isle State Park Improvements Chitimacha Boat Launch Sam Houston Jones State Park Improvements Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area Recreational Use Enhancement WHARF Phase 1 Bayou Segnette State Park Improvements Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area Access Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area Campgrounds Rockefeller Piers/Rockefeller Signage St. Bernard State Park Improvements Cypremort Point State Park Improvements The Wetlands Center Recreational Use Improvements at Barataria Preserve in Jefferson Parish, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve Unit [[Page 17552]] Des Allemands Boat Launch Middle Pearl Improvements to Grand Avoille Boat Launch Belle Chasse The Draft RP/EA also evaluates a no action alternative. One or more alternatives may be selected for implementation by the Louisiana TIG. The proposed projects are intended to continue the process of using restoration funding to reduce nutrients (nonpoint sources) and restore recreational use services lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The total estimated cost of the preferred alternatives is approximately $47.5 million ($9.5 million for nutrient reduction and $38 million for recreational use). Additional restoration planning for the Louisiana Restoration Area will continue. Next Steps The public is encouraged to review and comment on the Draft RP/EA. A public meeting is scheduled to also help facilitate the public review and comment process. After the public comment period ends, the Louisiana TIG will consider the comments received before issuing a Final RP/EA. A summary of comments received and the Louisiana TIG's responses and any revisions to the document, as appropriate, will be included in the final document. Administrative Record The documents comprising the Administrative Record for the Draft RP/EA can be viewed electronically at http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/administrativerecord. Authority The authority for this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), its implementing NRDA regulations found at 15 CFR part 990, and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Dated: April 5, 2018. Benita Best-Wong, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 2018-07745 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Docket Center, Environmental facilities include those that commenced ACTION: Notice of availability; request
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, construction, modification or for public comments.
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, reconstruction after the date of proposal.
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via In general, all NSPS standards require SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. initial notifications, performance tests, Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer and periodic reports by the owners/ National Environmental Policy Act
for EPA. operators of the affected facilities. They (NEPA), the Federal and State natural
EPA’s policy is that all comments are also required to maintain records of resource trustee agencies for the
received will be included in the public the occurrence and duration of any Louisiana Trustee Implementation
docket without change including any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in Group (Louisiana TIG) prepared a Draft
personal information provided, unless the operation of an affected facility, or Restoration Plan and Environmental
the comment includes profanity, threats, any period during which the monitoring Assessment #4: Nutrient Reduction
information claimed to be Confidential system is inoperative. These (Nonpoint Source) and Recreational Use
Business Information (CBI), or other notifications, reports, and records are (Draft RP/EA). The Draft RP/EA
information whose disclosure is essential in determining compliance, describes and proposes restoration
restricted by statute. and are required of all affected facilities project alternatives considered by the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: subject to NSPS. Louisiana TIG to improve water quality
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, Form Numbers: None. by reducing nutrients from nonpoint
and Media Programs Division, Office of Respondents/affected entities: sources and to compensate for
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Owners and operators of calciners and recreational use services lost as a result
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 dryers at mineral processing plants. of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The
Respondent’s obligation to respond: Louisiana TIG evaluated these
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart alternatives under criteria set forth in
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
UUU). the OPA natural resource damage
2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; Estimated number of respondents:
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. assessment (NRDA) regulations, and
167 (total). also evaluated the environmental
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Frequency of response: Initially, consequences of the restoration
Supporting documents, which explain occasionally, and semiannually. alternatives in accordance with NEPA.
in detail the information that the EPA Total estimated burden: 6,630 hours
The proposed projects are consistent
will be collecting, are available in the (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
with the restoration alternatives selected
public docket for this ICR. The docket 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $805,000 (per in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Final
can be viewed online at
year), includes $109,000 in either Programmatic Damage Assessment and
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
annualized capital or operation & Restoration Plan/Programmatic
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
maintenance costs. Environmental Impact Statement
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Changes in the Estimates: There is a (PDARP/PEIS). The purpose of this
Washington, DC. The telephone number
small increase in the total estimated notice is to inform the public of the
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
burden currently identified in the OMB availability of the Draft RP/EA and to
For additional information about EPA’s
Inventory of Approved Burdens. The seek public comments on the document.
public docket, visit: http://
www.epa.gov/dockets. adjustment in the burden occurred DATES: The Louisiana TIG will consider
Abstract: The New Source because this ICR assumes all existing public comments received on or before
Performance Standards (NSPS) for respondents will have to familiarize May 21, 2018.
Calciners and Dryers in Mineral with the regulatory requirements each Public Meeting: The Louisiana TIG
Industries (40 CFR part 60, subpart year. Further, there is an increase of one will also take verbal comments at a
UUU) apply only to new calciners and response due to a correction. The public meeting that will be held at the
dryers at mineral processing plants that previous ICR did not account for the Tulane River and Coastal Center on
either process or produce either any of notification of operational/physical April 24, 2018; Open House 5:30 p.m.,
the following minerals and their change in calculating the number of Meeting 6:00 p.m.; 1370 Port of New
concentrates or any mixture of which responses. Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130.
the majority is any of the following Courtney Kerwin, ADDRESSES:
minerals or a combination of these Director, Regulatory Support Division. Obtaining Documents: You may
minerals: Alumina, ball clay, bentonite, [FR Doc. 2018–08332 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] download the Draft RP/EA at any of the
diatomite, feldspar, fire clay, fuller’s following sites:
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earth, gypsum, industrial sand, kaolin, • http://www.
lightweight aggregate, magnesium gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov
compounds, perlite, roofing granules, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION • http://www.la-dwh.com
talc, titanium dioxide, and vermiculite. AGENCY
Particulate matter (PM) is the pollutant Alternatively, you may request a CD
regulated under this subpart. Feed and [FRL–9976–76–OW] of the Draft RP/EA (see FOR FURTHER
product conveyors are not considered INFORMATION CONTACT). You may also
Notice of Availability of the Deepwater view the document at any of the public
part of the affected facility. Facilities
Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee facilities listed at http://www.gulfspill
subject to the NSPS for Metallic Mineral
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Implementation Group Draft restoration.noaa.gov.
Processing Plants (40 CFR part 60,
Restoration Plan and Environmental Submitting Comments: You may
subpart LL) are not subject to these
Assessment #4: Nutrient Reduction submit comments on the Draft RP/EA by
standards. There are additional
(Nonpoint Source) and Recreational one of the following methods:
processes and process units at mineral
Use
processing plants listed at Section • Via the Web: http://www.gulfspill
60.730(b) which are not subject to the AGENCY: Environmental Protection restoration.noaa.gov/restoration-
provisions of this Subpart. New Agency (EPA). areas/louisiana
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• Des Allemands Boat Launch ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
• Middle Pearl AGENCY Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
• Improvements to Grand Avoille Boat [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0056; FRL–9975–
2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
Launch 05–OEI]
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
• Belle Chasse Information Collection Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Draft RP/EA also evaluates a no Submitted to OMB for Review and Supporting documents, which explain
action alternative. One or more Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP in detail the information that the EPA
alternatives may be selected for for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair will be collecting, are available in the
implementation by the Louisiana TIG. Facilities—Surface Coating (Renewal) public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online either at
The proposed projects are intended to AGENCY: Environmental Protection www.regulations.gov or in person at the
continue the process of using restoration Agency (EPA). EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
funding to reduce nutrients (nonpoint ACTION: Notice. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
sources) and restore recreational use Washington, DC. The telephone number
services lost as a result of the Deepwater SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
Horizon oil spill. The total estimated Agency (EPA) has submitted an
For additional information about EPA’s
cost of the preferred alternatives is information collection request (ICR)—
public docket, visit: http://
approximately $47.5 million ($9.5 NESHAP for Shipbuilding and Ship
www.epa.gov/dockets.
million for nutrient reduction and $38 Repair Facilities—Surface Coating, EPA
Abstract: The National Emission
million for recreational use). Additional ICR Number 1712.10, OMB Control
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
restoration planning for the Louisiana Number 2060–0330, to the Office of
(NESHAP) for Shipbuilding and Ship
Restoration Area will continue. Management and Budget (OMB) for
Repair Facilities—Surface Coating were
review and approval in accordance with
amended on November 21, 2011 to
Next Steps the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
finalize the residual risk and technology
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
The public is encouraged to review review by re-adopting existing MACT
currently approved through April 30,
and comment on the Draft RP/EA. A standards, eliminated the startup,
2018. Public comments were requested
public meeting is scheduled to also help shutdown, and malfunction (SSM)
previously, via the Federal Register, on
facilitate the public review and exemption, removed SSM plan
June 29, 2017 during a 60-day comment
comment process. After the public requirement, and revised SSM-
period. This notice allows for an
comment period ends, the Louisiana associated recordkeeping and reporting
additional 30 days for public comments.
requirements for periods of
TIG will consider the comments A fuller description of the ICR is given
malfunctions. The shipbuilding and
received before issuing a Final RP/EA. below, including its estimated burden
ship repair industry consists of
A summary of comments received and and cost to the public. An agency may
establishments that build, repair,
the Louisiana TIG’s responses and any neither conduct nor sponsor, and a
repaint, convert and alter ships which
revisions to the document, as person is not required to respond to, a
are marine or fresh-water vessels used
appropriate, will be included in the collection of information unless it
for military or commercial operations.
final document. displays a currently valid OMB control
These regulations apply to only the
number.
Administrative Record shipbuilding and repair surface coating
DATES: Additional comments may be operations that occur at facilities that
The documents comprising the submitted on or before May 21, 2018. are major sources of hazardous air
Administrative Record for the Draft RP/ ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, pollutants (HAPs). New facilities
EA can be viewed electronically at referencing Docket ID Number EPA– include those that commenced
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/ HQ–OECA–2014–0056, to: (1) EPA construction or reconstruction after the
administrativerecord. online using www.regulations.gov (our date of proposal. In general, all NESHAP
preferred method), or by email to standards require initial notifications,
Authority docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA performance tests, and periodic reports
Docket Center, Environmental by the owners/operators of the affected
The authority for this action is the Oil Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, facilities. They are also required to
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, maintain records of the occurrence and
seq.), its implementing NRDA Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via duration of any startup, shutdown, or
regulations found at 15 CFR part 990, email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. malfunction in the operation of an
and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Address comments to OMB Desk Officer affected facility, or any period during
Dated: April 5, 2018. for EPA. which the monitoring system is
Benita Best-Wong, EPA’s policy is that all comments inoperative. These notifications, reports,
received will be included in the public and records are essential in determining
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
docket without change including any compliance, and are required of all
Administrator, Office of Water.
personal information provided, unless affected facilities subject to NESHAP.
[FR Doc. 2018–07745 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am]
the comment includes profanity, threats, This information is being collected to
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P information claimed to be Confidential assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Business Information (CBI), or other subpart II.
information whose disclosure is Form Numbers: None.
restricted by statute. Respondents/affected entities:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Owners or operators of shipbuilding and
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, ship repair facilities.
and Media Programs Division, Office of Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart II).
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| Dates | The Louisiana TIG will consider public comments received on or before May 21, 2018. | |
| Contact | <bullet> Louisiana--Joann Hicks, 225-342-5477 <bullet> EPA--Douglas Jacobson, 214-665-6692 | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 17550 |
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