83_FR_54305 83 FR 54097 - Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement

83 FR 54097 - Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 208 (October 26, 2018)

Page Range54097-54097
FR Document2018-23488

The United States Department of the Navy (DoN), announces its decision to conduct training and testing in the Atlantic Fleet study area as described in Alternative 1 of the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (AFTT FEIS/OEIS). Under Alternative 1, the DoN will be able to meet current and future DoN training and testing requirements.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 208 (Friday, October 26, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Atlantic 
Fleet Training and Testing Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of the Navy (DoN), announces its 
decision to conduct training and testing in the Atlantic Fleet study 
area as described in Alternative 1 of the Atlantic Fleet Training and 
Testing Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental 
Impact Statement (AFTT FEIS/OEIS). Under Alternative 1, the DoN will be 
able to meet current and future DoN training and testing requirements.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alternative 1 is the DoN's preferred 
alternative, and is representative of training to account for the 
natural fluctuations of training cycles, deployment schedules, and use 
of synthetic training opportunities. Alternative 1 also includes an 
annual level of testing that reflects the fluctuations in DoN testing 
programs. The complete text of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
AFTT FEIS/OEIS is available on the project website at http://aftteis.com, along with the September 2018 AFTT FEIS/OEIS, dated 
September 2018 and supporting documents. Single copies of the ROD are 
available upon request by contacting: Naval Facilities Engineering 
Command Atlantic, Attn: Code EV22 (AFTT EIS/OEIS project manager), 6506 
Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508-1278.

    Dated: October 23, 2018.
Meredith Steingold Werner,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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                                               storm surge during coastal storms. The                  St., Winnie, TX 77665; December 12,                   Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA
                                               South Padre Island CSRM feature would                   2018 at Galveston Island Convention                   23508–1278.
                                               restore the beach and dune complex;                     Center, 5600 Seawall Blvd., Galveston,                  Dated: October 23, 2018.
                                               therefore, providing reduced risk to the                TX 77551; and December 18, 2018 at                    Meredith Steingold Werner,
                                               area while sustaining and increasing                    Bay Area Community Center, 5002 E
                                                                                                                                                             Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
                                               beach habitat, and helping preserve                     NASA Parkway, Seabrook, TX 77586.                     General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
                                               existing wetland habitat on the bayside                   Document Availability: Compact disc                 Liaison Officer.
                                               of the measure. Ecosystem restoration                   copies of the DIFR–EIS are available for              [FR Doc. 2018–23488 Filed 10–25–18; 8:45 am]
                                               measures would restore the natural                      viewing at county libraries throughout
                                                                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P
                                               features of the Texas coast that provide                the 18 county study area. The document
                                               habitat for many Federally threatened                   can also be viewed and downloaded
                                               and endangered species and State                        from the Galveston District website:
                                               species of concern. These measures will                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                       http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/
                                               also maintain a natural buffer for upland               Business-With-Us/Planning-                            [FE Docket No. 18–144–LNG]
                                               areas from coastal processes, relative sea              Environmental-Branch/Documents-for-
                                               level rise (RSLR), and storm surge,                     Public-Review/.                                       Energı́a Costa Azul S. de R.L. de C.V;
                                               while stabilizing the coastline by                                                                            Application for Long-Term, Multi-
                                               absorbing energy from waves and vessel                  Lars N. Zetterstrom,                                  Contract Authorization To Export
                                               wakes.                                                  Colonel, U.S. Army, Commanding.                       Natural Gas to Mexico and To Export
                                                  The DIFR–EIS presents an evaluation                  [FR Doc. 2018–23450 Filed 10–25–18; 8:45 am]          Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free
                                               of the potential impacts to soils,                      BILLING CODE 3720–58–P                                Trade Agreement Nations
                                               waterbottoms, water quality, protected
                                               wildlife species, benthic organisms,                                                                          AGENCY:   Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
                                               essential fish habitat, coastal barrier                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                 ACTION:   Notice of application.
                                               resources, air quality, and noise.
                                                                                                       Department of the Navy                                SUMMARY:   The Office of Fossil Energy
                                               Additionally, potential impacts to
                                                                                                                                                             (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
                                               floodplains, flood control, protected/
                                                                                                       Notice of Availability of Record of                   gives notice of receipt of an application
                                               managed lands, and minority or low-
                                                                                                       Decision for the Atlantic Fleet Training              (Application), filed on September 27,
                                               income populations have been
                                               evaluated. Steps would be taken to                      and Testing Final Environmental                       2018, by Energı́a Costa Azul S. de R.L.
                                               avoid, minimize, and mitigate any                       Impact Statement/Overseas                             de C.V (Energı́a Costa Azul), a
                                               potential impacts to the best extent                    Environmental Impact Statement                        subsidiary of Infrastructura Energetica
                                               practicable. The USACE is proposing to                                                                        Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) and
                                                                                                       AGENCY:   Department of the Navy, DoD.                IEnova’s subsidiaries. A majority of the
                                               execute a Programmatic Agreement
                                               among USACE, the Texas State Historic                   ACTION:   Notice.                                     ownership interests in IEnova (66.43%)
                                               Preservation Office, and any NFS, in                                                                          is held by indirect, wholly-owned
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:    The United States Department              subsidiaries of Sempra Energy, a
                                               coordination with the Advisory Council                  of the Navy (DoN), announces its
                                               on Historic Preservation and Tribal                                                                           publicly traded California corporation.
                                                                                                       decision to conduct training and testing              The Application requests long-term,
                                               Nations, to address the identification                  in the Atlantic Fleet study area as
                                               and discovery of cultural resources that                                                                      multi-contract authorization to export
                                                                                                       described in Alternative 1 of the                     domestically produced natural gas to
                                               may occur during the construction and                   Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing
                                               maintenance of proposed or existing                                                                           Mexico in a volume up to 182 billion
                                                                                                       Final Environmental Impact Statement/                 cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/yr) (0.5 Bcf
                                               facilities.                                             Overseas Environmental Impact
                                                  Solicitation of Comments: The                                                                              per day), and to re-export a portion of
                                                                                                       Statement (AFTT FEIS/OEIS). Under                     this natural gas as liquefied natural gas
                                               USACE is soliciting comments from the
                                                                                                       Alternative 1, the DoN will be able to                (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 161
                                               public, Federal, State, and local
                                               agencies, elected officials, Tribal                     meet current and future DoN training                  Bcf/yr of natural gas (0.44 Bcf per day).
                                               Nations, and other interested parties in                and testing requirements.                             Energı́a Costa Azul seeks to export this
                                               order to consider and evaluate the                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            LNG from the proposed Energı́a Costa
                                               impacts of this proposed activity.                      Alternative 1 is the DoN’s preferred                  Azul Mid-Scale Project, which consists
                                               Comments will be used in preparation                    alternative, and is representative of                 of certain liquefaction and export
                                               of the FIFR–EIS. Any comments                           training to account for the natural                   terminal facilities located on the site of
                                               concerning water quality certification                  fluctuations of training cycles,                      Energı́a Costa Azul’s existing LNG
                                               may be submitted to the TCEQ, 401                       deployment schedules, and use of                      import terminal north of Ensenada, Baja
                                               Coordinator, MSC–150, P.O. Box 13087,                   synthetic training opportunities.                     California, Mexico. The volumes for
                                               Austin, Texas 78711–3087.                               Alternative 1 also includes an annual                 which Energı́a Costa Azul seeks
                                                  Meetings: The Galveston District will                level of testing that reflects the                    authorization in this Application would
                                               hold public meetings at 5:30 p.m. for the               fluctuations in DoN testing programs.                 be additive to the volumes for which
                                               DIFR–EIS on the following dates and                     The complete text of the Record of                    Energı́a Costa Azul seeks authorization
                                               locations: November 27, 2018 at Bauer                   Decision (ROD) for the AFTT FEIS/OEIS                 in its application in FE Docket No. 18–
                                               Community Center, 2300 TX–35, Port                      is available on the project website at                145–LNG. Energı́a Costa Azul requests
                                               Lavaca, TX 77979; November 28, 2018                     http://aftteis.com, along with the                    authorization to export this LNG to: (i)
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                                               at Harte Research Institute at Texas                    September 2018 AFTT FEIS/OEIS, dated                  Countries with which the United States
                                               A&M Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Dr.,                     September 2018 and supporting                         has entered into a free trade agreement
                                               Corpus Christi, TX 78412; November 29,                  documents. Single copies of the ROD                   (FTA) requiring national treatment for
                                               2018 at Port Isabel Event & Cultural                    are available upon request by                         trade in natural gas (FTA countries) and
                                               Center, 309 Railroad Ave., Port Isabel,                 contacting: Naval Facilities Engineering              (ii) any other countries with which trade
                                               TX 78578; December 11, 2018 at Winnie                   Command Atlantic, Attn: Code EV22                     is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy
                                               Community Building, 335 South Park                      (AFTT EIS/OEIS project manager), 6506                 (non-FTA countries). Energı́a Costa Azul


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