83 FR 18319 - Polar Icebreaker Program; Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-08795

The U.S. Coast Guard, as lead agency, is providing notice of their intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Polar Icebreaker Program's design and build of up to six polar icebreakers (PIB). Notice is hereby given that the public scoping process has begun for the preparation of an EIS that will address the impacts and alternatives of the Proposed Action. The purpose of the scoping process is to solicit public comments regarding the range of issues, including potential environmental impacts and alternatives that should be addressed in the EIS. This notice also notifies the public that the U.S. Coast Guard intends to hold public meetings to discuss potential issues, concerns and reasonable alternatives that should be considered in the EIS. Following the scoping meetings and comment period, a Draft EIS will be prepared and ultimately circulated for public comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket Number USCG-2018-0193]


Polar Icebreaker Program; Preparation of Environmental Impact 
Statement

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS); notice of public meeting; and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard, as lead agency, is providing notice of 
their intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the 
Polar Icebreaker Program's design and build of up to six polar 
icebreakers (PIB). Notice is hereby given that the public scoping 
process has begun for the preparation of an EIS that will address the 
impacts and alternatives of the Proposed Action. The purpose of the 
scoping process is to solicit public comments regarding the range of 
issues, including potential environmental impacts and alternatives that 
should be addressed in the EIS. This notice also notifies the public 
that the U.S. Coast Guard intends to hold public meetings to discuss 
potential issues, concerns and reasonable alternatives that should be 
considered in the EIS. Following the scoping meetings and comment 
period, a Draft EIS will be prepared and ultimately circulated for 
public comment.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the U.S. Coast

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Guard on or before June 25, 2018. The public meetings will be held in 
May 2018 in Anchorage, Utqia[gdot]vik (Barrow), Nome, and Kotzebue. The 
exact days and times of the public meetings will be announced through 
notice in the local papers (The Arctic Sounder, The Anchorage Daily 
News, and The Nome Nugget) and online at http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Programs/Surface-Programs/Polar-Icebreaker/.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2018-0193 using the Federal portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See 
the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on 
submitting comments. Written comments and related material may also be 
submitted to U.S. Coast Guard personnel specified at the public 
meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of intent, email Mr. Ahmed Majumder, Deputy Program Manager, 
Polar Icebreaker Program, U.S. Coast Guard; email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CGC Coast Guard Cutter
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
FR Federal Register
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
PIBs Polar Icebreakers
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background and Purpose

    The U.S. Coast Guard's current fleet of PIBs consists of two heavy 
icebreakers, Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) POLAR STAR and CGC POLAR SEA, and 
one medium icebreaker, CGC HEALY. The U.S. Coast Guard's heavy 
icebreakers have both exceeded their designed 30 year service life. CGC 
POLAR STAR was commissioned in 1976 and CGC POLAR SEA in 1978. CGC 
POLAR STAR began reactivation in 2010 and completed a service life 
extension in 2013 to allow CGC POLAR STAR to operate for an additional 
seven to ten years. CGC POLAR SEA has remained out of service since 
2010 and is not expected to be reactivated. The current PIB program 
acquisition strategy is approved to construct up to three heavy PIBs 
and may (at a future date) potentially expand to include up to three 
medium icebreakers, with planned service design lives of 30 years each. 
The first of these new PIBs is expected to delivered in 2023. Because 
the first new PIB would not be operational in the Polar Regions until 
at least 2023, new information may become available after the 
completion of this EIS. In that case, supplemental NEPA documentation 
may, as appropriate, be prepared in support of individual proposed 
actions. Examples of new information may include, but are not limited 
to, changes to a species listing status or any other applicable laws 
and directives, and information regarding mission, training, 
homeporting, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning of the new PIBs.
    A new PIB would be designed to carry out the U.S. Coast Guard's 
primary missions supported by the current polar icebreaker fleet. 
Expected missions include Ice Operations, Defense Readiness, Aids to 
Navigation, Living Marine Resources, Marine Safety, Marine 
Environmental Protection, Other Law Enforcement, Ports, Waterways, and 
Coastal Security, and Search and Rescue.
    In executing its various missions, the U.S. Coast Guard protects 
the public, the environment, and U.S. economic and security interests 
in any maritime region, including international waters and the Nation's 
coasts, ports, and inland waterways, as required to support national 
security. Legislation and Executive orders assign the U.S. Coast Guard 
a wide range of responsibilities applicable to Polar regions. The U.S. 
Coast Guard derives its authority for the use of icebreaking from 
several statutes governing execution of its missions. These include 14 
U.S.C. 81 (Coast Guard establishment, maintenance, and operation of 
aids to navigation), 14 U.S.C. 88 (Coast Guard saving of life and 
property), 14 U.S.C. 89 (Coast Guard law enforcement), 14 U.S.C. 90 
(Arctic maritime transportation), 14 U.S.C. 91 (controlling anchorage 
and movement of vessels), 14 U.S.C. 94 (conduct oceanographic 
research), and 14 U.S.C. 141 (cooperation with agencies, States, 
territories, and others). In addition, Executive Order 7521 (Use of 
Vessels for Icebreaking in Channels and Harbors), 1 FR 2184, Dec. 24, 
1936, directs the U.S. Coast Guard to assist in keeping channels and 
harbors open to navigation by means of icebreaking operations.
    The U.S. Coast Guard proposes to conduct polar icebreaker 
operations and training exercises to meet Coast Guard mission 
responsibilities in the U.S. Arctic and Antarctic regions of operation, 
in addition to vessel performance testing post-dry dock in the Pacific 
Northwest near the probable polar icebreaker homeport of Seattle, 
Washington (the exact location for homeporting has not been determined, 
but the current fleet of polar icebreakers is homeported in Seattle, 
Washington).
    Polar regions are becoming increasingly important to U.S. national 
interests. The changing environment in these regions could lead to a 
rise in human activity and increased commercial ship, cruise ship, and 
naval surface ship operations, as well as increased exploration for oil 
and other resources, particularly in the Arctic. One of the U.S. Coast 
Guard's highest priorities is safety of life at sea. This entails the 
artic responsibilities described above as well as assisting with 
McMurdo Station; Antarctica Logistics. Long term-projected increases in 
U.S. Coast Guard mission demand in the Polar Regions would require 
additional support from PIBs. A lack of infrastructure, polar 
environmental conditions, distance between operating areas and support 
bases, all influence the U.S. Coast Guard's ability to provide 
comparable service and presence provided in other non-polar areas of 
operation with existing Coast Guard assets.
    Although the total number of new PIBs is subject to change, no more 
than six are proposed or anticipated, and therefore, the EIS will 
analyze the potential impacts of the range of up to six new PIBs, as 
this will be the highest number projected to be operational in the 
Polar Regions. Fewer than six new PIBs is also possible, but the 
analysis will cover impacts of fewer vessels and it is expected that 
fewer icebreakers will result in either similar impacts or some 
combination that should result in fewer impacts than what will be 
discussed and evaluated in the EIS. Potential environmental stressors 
include acoustic (underwater acoustic transmissions, vessel noise, 
icebreaking noise, aircraft noise, and gunnery noise), and physical 
(vessel movement, aircraft or in-air device movement, in-water device 
movement, icebreaking, and marine expended materials).

III. Scoping Process

    The U.S. Coast Guard intends to follow the Council on Environmental 
Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the NEPA (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) 
by scoping through public comment and public meetings. Scoping, which 
is integral to the process for implementing NEPA, provides a process to 
ensure that (1) issues are identified early and properly studied; (2) 
issues of little significance do not consume substantial time and 
effort; (3) the draft EIS is thorough and balanced; and (4) delays 
caused by an inadequate EIS are avoided.

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    Public scoping is a process for determining the scope of issues to 
be addressed in this EIS and for identifying the issues related to the 
proposed action that may have a significant effect on the project 
environment. The scoping process begins with publication of this notice 
and ends after the U.S. Coast Guard has:
    [ssquf] Invited the participation of Federal, State, and local 
agencies, any affected Indian tribe, and other interested persons;
    [ssquf] Consulted with affected Federally Recognized Tribes on a 
government-to-government basis, and with affected Alaska Native 
corporations, in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other 
policies. Native concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and 
potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given appropriate 
consideration;
    [ssquf] Requested the Environmental Protection Agency, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to serve as 
cooperating agencies in the preparation of this EIS. With this Notice 
of Intent, we are asking Federal, State, and local agencies with 
jurisdiction or special expertise with respect to environmental issues 
in the project area, in addition to those we have already contacted, to 
formally cooperate with us in the preparation of this EIS;
    [ssquf] Determined the scope and the issues to be analyzed in depth 
in the EIS;
    [ssquf] Allocated responsibility for preparing the EIS components;
    [ssquf] Indicated any related environmental assessments or 
environmental impact statements that are not part of this EIS;
    [ssquf] Identified other relevant environmental review and 
consultation requirements, such as Coastal Zone Management Act 
consistency determinations, and threatened and endangered species and 
habitat impacts;
    [ssquf] Indicated the relationship between timing of the 
environmental review and other aspects of the application process; and
    [ssquf] Exercised our option under 40 CFR 1501.7(b) to hold the 
public scoping meeting announced in this notice.
    Once the scoping process is complete, the U.S. Coast Guard will 
prepare a draft EIS, and will publish a Federal Register notice 
announcing its public availability. We will provide the public with an 
opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS. Comments received 
during the draft EIS review period will be available in the public 
docket and made available in the final EIS. After the U.S. Coast Guard 
considers those comments, we will prepare the final EIS and similarly 
announce its availability and solicit public review and comment.

IV. Information Requested

    We are seeking comments on the potential environmental impacts that 
may result from the development, building, testing, and operation of up 
to three heavy polar icebreakers and potentially three medium 
icebreakers to help in the development of an EIS. NEPA requires Federal 
agencies to consider environmental impacts that may result from a 
proposed action, to inform the public of potential impacts and 
alternatives, and to facilitate public involvement in the assessment 
process. An EIS would include, among other matters, discussions of the 
purpose and need for the proposed action, a description of 
alternatives, a description of the affected environment, and an 
evaluation of the environmental impacts of the proposed action and 
alternatives.
    As required by the NEPA, the U.S. Coast Guard also will analyze the 
No Action Alternative as a baseline for comparing the impacts of the 
proposed action. For the purposes of this proposed action, the No 
Action Alternative is defined as not approving the design and build of 
new polar icebreakers. The U.S. Coast Guard encourages public 
participation in the EIS process. The scoping period will begin upon 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register and continue for a 
period of sixty (60) days. As part of the scoping process, and as 
authorized by 40 CFR 1508.22(b)(4), the U.S. Coast Guard will hold a 
public scoping meeting and informational open house in Anchorage, 
Utqia[gdot]vik (Barrow), Nome, and Kotzebue, Alaska in May 2018. Public 
comments will be accepted at those meetings and can also be submitted 
to the docket, as previously described under ADDRESSES.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    Pursuant to the CEQ regulations, the U.S. Coast Guard invites 
public participation in the NEPA process. This notice requests public 
participation in the scoping process, establishes a public comment 
period, and provides information on how to participate.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using 
http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. In your submission, please include the docket number for 
this notice of intent and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, visit http://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Documents mentioned in this notice of intent as being available in 
the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online docket at 
http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that 
website's instructions.
    We plan to hold public meetings in Anchorage, Utqia[gdot]vik 
(Barrow), Nome, and Kotzebue to receive oral comments on this notice of 
intent. The dates, times, and locations of the public meetings will be 
announced in the local papers (The Arctic Sounder, The Anchorage Daily 
News, and The Nome Nugget) and online at http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Programs/Surface-Programs/Polar-Icebreaker/. If special assistance is required 
to attend the meetings, such as sign language interpretation or other 
reasonable accommodations, contact the U.S. Coast Guard as indicated in 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: April 23, 2018.
Ahmedur Majumder,
Deputy Program Manager, Polar Icebreaker Program, United States Coast 
Guard.
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following meeting. polar icebreakers (PIB). Notice is hereby
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the discussions could disclose Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
solicit public comments regarding the
confidential trade secrets or commercial range of issues, including potential
property such as patentable material, Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 environmental impacts and alternatives
and personal information concerning (Virtual Meeting). that should be addressed in the EIS.
individuals associated with the grant Contact Person: Linda MacArthur, Ph.D., This notice also notifies the public that
applications, the disclosure of which Scientific Review Officer, Center for the U.S. Coast Guard intends to hold
would constitute a clearly unwarranted Scientific Review, National Institutes of public meetings to discuss potential
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Public scoping is a process for considers those comments, we will number for this notice of intent and
determining the scope of issues to be prepare the final EIS and similarly provide a reason for each suggestion or
addressed in this EIS and for identifying announce its availability and solicit recommendation.
the issues related to the proposed action public review and comment. We accept anonymous comments. All
that may have a significant effect on the comments received will be posted
IV. Information Requested
project environment. The scoping without change to http://
process begins with publication of this We are seeking comments on the www.regulations.gov and will include
notice and ends after the U.S. Coast potential environmental impacts that any personal information you have
Guard has: may result from the development, provided. For more about privacy and
D Invited the participation of Federal, building, testing, and operation of up to the docket, visit http://
State, and local agencies, any affected three heavy polar icebreakers and www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
Indian tribe, and other interested potentially three medium icebreakers to Documents mentioned in this notice
persons; help in the development of an EIS. of intent as being available in the
D Consulted with affected Federally NEPA requires Federal agencies to docket, and all public comments, will
Recognized Tribes on a government-to- consider environmental impacts that be in our online docket at http://
government basis, and with affected may result from a proposed action, to www.regulations.gov and can be viewed
Alaska Native corporations, in inform the public of potential impacts by following that website’s instructions.
accordance with Executive Order 13175 and alternatives, and to facilitate public We plan to hold public meetings in
and other policies. Native concerns, involvement in the assessment process. Anchorage, Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Nome,
including impacts on Indian trust assets An EIS would include, among other and Kotzebue to receive oral comments
and potential impacts to cultural matters, discussions of the purpose and on this notice of intent. The dates,
resources, will be given appropriate need for the proposed action, a times, and locations of the public
consideration; description of alternatives, a description meetings will be announced in the local
D Requested the Environmental of the affected environment, and an papers (The Arctic Sounder, The
Protection Agency, the United States evaluation of the environmental impacts Anchorage Daily News, and The Nome
Fish and Wildlife Service, the National of the proposed action and alternatives. Nugget) and online at http://
Marine Fisheries Service, and the As required by the NEPA, the U.S. www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/
United States Army Corps of Engineers Coast Guard also will analyze the No Assistant-Commandant-for-
to serve as cooperating agencies in the Action Alternative as a baseline for Acquisitions-CG-9/Programs/Surface-
preparation of this EIS. With this Notice comparing the impacts of the proposed Programs/Polar-Icebreaker/. If special
of Intent, we are asking Federal, State, action. For the purposes of this assistance is required to attend the
and local agencies with jurisdiction or proposed action, the No Action meetings, such as sign language
special expertise with respect to Alternative is defined as not approving interpretation or other reasonable
environmental issues in the project area, the design and build of new polar accommodations, contact the U.S. Coast
in addition to those we have already icebreakers. The U.S. Coast Guard Guard as indicated in FOR FURTHER
contacted, to formally cooperate with us encourages public participation in the INFORMATION CONTACT.
in the preparation of this EIS; EIS process. The scoping period will
begin upon publication of this notice in Dated: April 23, 2018.
D Determined the scope and the
the Federal Register and continue for a Ahmedur Majumder,
issues to be analyzed in depth in the
EIS; period of sixty (60) days. As part of the Deputy Program Manager, Polar Icebreaker
D Allocated responsibility for scoping process, and as authorized by Program, United States Coast Guard.
preparing the EIS components; 40 CFR 1508.22(b)(4), the U.S. Coast [FR Doc. 2018–08795 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]
D Indicated any related environmental Guard will hold a public scoping BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
assessments or environmental impact meeting and informational open house
statements that are not part of this EIS; in Anchorage, Utqiaġvik (Barrow),
D Identified other relevant Nome, and Kotzebue, Alaska in May DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
environmental review and consultation 2018. Public comments will be accepted SECURITY
requirements, such as Coastal Zone at those meetings and can also be
Management Act consistency submitted to the docket, as previously U.S. Customs and Border Protection
determinations, and threatened and described under ADDRESSES. Notice of Issuance of Final
endangered species and habitat impacts; Determination Concerning Axion
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other aspects of the application process; Pursuant to the CEQ regulations, the AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
and U.S. Coast Guard invites public Protection, Department of Homeland
D Exercised our option under 40 CFR participation in the NEPA process. This Security.
1501.7(b) to hold the public scoping notice requests public participation in ACTION: Notice of final determination.
meeting announced in this notice. the scoping process, establishes a public
Once the scoping process is complete, comment period, and provides SUMMARY: This document provides
the U.S. Coast Guard will prepare a draft information on how to participate. notice that U.S. Customs and Border
EIS, and will publish a Federal Register We encourage you to submit Protection (‘‘CBP’’) has issued a final
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comment on the draft EIS. Comments http://www.regulations.gov, contact the presented, CBP has concluded in the
received during the draft EIS review person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION final determination that Taiwan is the
period will be available in the public CONTACT section of this document for country of origin of the Axion series
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Action		Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); notice of public meeting; and request for comments.
Dates		Comments and related material must be received by the U.S. Coast Guard on or before June 25, 2018. The public meetings will be held in May 2018 in Anchorage, Utqia[gdot]vik (Barrow), Nome, and Kotzebue. The exact days and times of the public meetings will be announced through notice in the local papers (The Arctic Sounder, The Anchorage Daily News, and The Nome Nugget) and online at http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our- Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Programs/ Surface-Programs/Polar-Icebreaker/.
Contact		If you have questions about this notice of intent, email Mr. Ahmed Majumder, Deputy Program Manager, Polar Icebreaker Program, U.S. Coast Guard; email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 18319

83 FR 18319 - Polar Icebreaker Program; Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement

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