83 FR 5763 - Request for Proposals for Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 28 (February 9, 2018)
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 28 (February 9, 2018)
| Page Range | 5763-5763 | |
| FR Document | 2018-02613 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 5763] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02613] [[Page 5763]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Request for Proposals for Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Pursuant to Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice; request for proposals. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) establish a pilot program to recommend ten projects for the beneficial use of dredged material. The USACE is requesting proposals for beneficial use of dredged material projects. DATES: Proposals must be submitted to Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on or before March 12, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit proposals by any of the following methods:Mail: Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice, Attn: CECW-CO-OD, 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314. Email: Section-1122-Beneficial-Use-Of-Dredged-Material@usace.army.mil FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Wilson, Environmental Dredging Program Manager, at 202-761-7697, or email: joseph.r.wilson@usace.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1122 of WRDA 2016 requires the USACE establish a pilot program to carry out 10 projects for the beneficial use of dredged material, including projects for the purposes of-- (1) Reducing storm damage to property and infrastructure; (2) promoting public safety; (3) protecting, restoring, and creating aquatic ecosystem habitats; (4) stabilizing stream systems and enhancing shorelines; (5) promoting recreation; (6) supporting risk management adaptation strategies; and (7) reducing the costs of dredging and dredged material placement or disposal, such as projects that use dredged material for-- (A) construction or fill material; (B) civic improvement objectives; and (C) other innovative uses and placement alternatives that produce public economic or environmental benefits. The USACE has developed implementation guidance for carrying out the provisions of Section 1122. That implementation guidance can be obtained at http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Project-Planning/Legislative-Links/wrda2016/wrda2016_impguide. Search Section 1122(a)-(h) for links to the implementation guidance and other Section 1122 information. The USACE is required to carry out the pilot program in consultation with relevant state agencies and to establish regional beneficial use teams to identify and assist in the implementation of projects. Projects identified under Section 1122 must maximize the beneficial placement of dredged material from Federal and non-Federal navigation channels and incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, two or more Federal navigation, flood control, storm damage reduction, or environmental restoration projects. Section 1122 also requires coordination and mobilization of dredges and related equipment, including the use of efficiencies in contracting and environmental approvals as can be implemented under existing laws and regulations. Implementation must foster Federal and State and local collaboration; implement best practices to maximize the beneficial use of dredged sand and other sediments; and ensure that the use of dredged material is consistent with all applicable environmental laws. Projects carried out under Section 1122 will be subject to the cost-sharing requirements applicable to projects carried out under Section 204 of the Continuing Authorities Program. However, for projects under the pilot program that use dredged material from federal navigation projects, Section 1122(e)(2) provides the incremental costs above the federal standard for transportation and depositing such dredged material will be borne entirely by the federal government. If such pilot projects involve additional activities other than transportation and placement of dredged material, such as wetland plantings or mechanical shaping of dunes and beach berms, those project costs will be shared in accordance with the cost sharing requirements of Section 204. If additional material is dredged from a federal navigation project solely for purposes of a pilot project, the costs associated with the additional dredging will be cost-shared with the non-federal sponsor of the pilot project in accordance with Section 204. If a pilot project relies on dredged material from a non-federal navigation project, the dredging and transportation costs will be 100 percent non-federal; all other costs associated with the pilot project will be cost-shared in accordance with Section 204. Within two years the Secretary is to submit a report to the Congress that includes: (1) A description of the projects selected to be carried out under the pilot program; (2) documentation supporting each of the projects selected; (3) the findings of regional beneficial use teams regarding project selection; and (4) any recommendations of the Secretary or regional beneficial use teams with respect to the pilot program. The pilot program terminates after completion of the 10 beneficial use projects. Entities submitting proposals for a project must include the following information: 1. Name and location of the proposed project. 2. Purpose of the proposed project (see paragraph 5 of the Implementation Guidance). 3. Description of the proposed project, including more detail on how material will be used beneficially to meet project purposes identified in 2 above. 4. The name of all non-federal interests planning to act as the sponsor, including any non-federal interest that has contributed to or is expected to contribute toward the non-federal share of the proposed beneficial use project. 5. List the authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) water resources development project(s) that the proposed beneficial use project is associated with. 6. Provide an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the total beneficial use project cost, and the federal and non-federal share of those costs. 7. Describe, to the extent practicable, an estimate of the anticipated monetary and non-monetary benefits of the proposed beneficial use project with regard to the environmental, economic, and social benefits of the project. 8. Describe if local support exists for the proposal. 9. Statement of the non-federal interest's financial ability to provide a share of the project costs. Dated: February 5, 2018. Thomas P. Smith, Chief Operations and Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [FR Doc. 2018-02613 Filed 2-8-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720-58-P
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE out the provisions of Section 1122. That will be cost-shared in accordance with
implementation guidance can be Section 204.
Department of the Army, U.S. Army obtained at http://www.usace.army.mil/ Within two years the Secretary is to
Corps of Engineers Missions/Civil-Works/Project-Planning/ submit a report to the Congress that
Legislative-Links/wrda2016/wrda2016_ includes:
Request for Proposals for Beneficial impguide. Search Section 1122(a)–(h)
Use of Dredged Material Pursuant to for links to the implementation (1) A description of the projects
Section 1122 of the Water Resources guidance and other Section 1122 selected to be carried out under the pilot
Development Act, Beneficial Use of information. program;
Dredged Material The USACE is required to carry out (2) documentation supporting each of
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the pilot program in consultation with the projects selected;
DoD. relevant state agencies and to establish (3) the findings of regional beneficial
regional beneficial use teams to identify use teams regarding project selection;
ACTION: Notice; request for proposals. and assist in the implementation of and
SUMMARY: Section 1122 of the Water projects.
Projects identified under Section 1122 (4) any recommendations of the
Resources Development Act (WRDA) of Secretary or regional beneficial use
2016 requires the U.S. Army Corps of must maximize the beneficial placement
of dredged material from Federal and teams with respect to the pilot program.
Engineers (USACE) establish a pilot
program to recommend ten projects for non-Federal navigation channels and The pilot program terminates after
the beneficial use of dredged material. incorporate, to the maximum extent completion of the 10 beneficial use
The USACE is requesting proposals for practicable, two or more Federal projects.
beneficial use of dredged material navigation, flood control, storm damage Entities submitting proposals for a
projects. reduction, or environmental restoration project must include the following
projects. Section 1122 also requires information:
DATES: Proposals must be submitted to coordination and mobilization of
Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of dredges and related equipment, 1. Name and location of the proposed
Engineers on or before March 12, 2018. including the use of efficiencies in project.
ADDRESSES: You may submit proposals contracting and environmental 2. Purpose of the proposed project
by any of the following methods: approvals as can be implemented under (see paragraph 5 of the Implementation
• Mail: Headquarters, U.S. Army existing laws and regulations. Guidance).
Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Implementation must foster Federal 3. Description of the proposed project,
Works, Operations and Regulatory and State and local collaboration; including more detail on how material
Community of Practice, Attn: CECW– implement best practices to maximize will be used beneficially to meet project
CO–OD, 441 G Street NW, Washington, the beneficial use of dredged sand and purposes identified in 2 above.
DC 20314. other sediments; and ensure that the use
• Email: Section-1122-Beneficial-Use- of dredged material is consistent with 4. The name of all non-federal
Of-Dredged-Material@usace.army.mil all applicable environmental laws. interests planning to act as the sponsor,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Projects carried out under Section including any non-federal interest that
Joseph Wilson, Environmental Dredging 1122 will be subject to the cost-sharing has contributed to or is expected to
Program Manager, at 202–761–7697, or requirements applicable to projects contribute toward the non-federal share
email: joseph.r.wilson@usace.army.mil. carried out under Section 204 of the of the proposed beneficial use project.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
Continuing Authorities Program. 5. List the authorized U.S. Army
1122 of WRDA 2016 requires the However, for projects under the pilot Corps of Engineers (Corps) water
program that use dredged material from resources development project(s) that
USACE establish a pilot program to
federal navigation projects, Section the proposed beneficial use project is
carry out 10 projects for the beneficial
1122(e)(2) provides the incremental associated with.
use of dredged material, including
costs above the federal standard for
projects for the purposes of— 6. Provide an estimate, to the extent
(1) Reducing storm damage to transportation and depositing such
practicable, of the total beneficial use
dredged material will be borne entirely
property and infrastructure; project cost, and the federal and non-
(2) promoting public safety; by the federal government. If such pilot
federal share of those costs.
(3) protecting, restoring, and creating projects involve additional activities
other than transportation and placement 7. Describe, to the extent practicable,
aquatic ecosystem habitats; an estimate of the anticipated monetary
(4) stabilizing stream systems and of dredged material, such as wetland
plantings or mechanical shaping of and non-monetary benefits of the
enhancing shorelines;
dunes and beach berms, those project proposed beneficial use project with
(5) promoting recreation;
(6) supporting risk management costs will be shared in accordance with regard to the environmental, economic,
adaptation strategies; and the cost sharing requirements of Section and social benefits of the project.
(7) reducing the costs of dredging and 204. If additional material is dredged 8. Describe if local support exists for
dredged material placement or disposal, from a federal navigation project solely the proposal.
such as projects that use dredged for purposes of a pilot project, the costs 9. Statement of the non-federal
material for— associated with the additional dredging interest’s financial ability to provide a
will be cost-shared with the non-federal
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(A) construction or fill material; share of the project costs.
(B) civic improvement objectives; and sponsor of the pilot project in
(C) other innovative uses and accordance with Section 204. If a pilot Dated: February 5, 2018.
placement alternatives that produce project relies on dredged material from Thomas P. Smith,
public economic or environmental a non-federal navigation project, the Chief Operations and Regulatory Division,
benefits. dredging and transportation costs will U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The USACE has developed be 100 percent non-federal; all other [FR Doc. 2018–02613 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am]
implementation guidance for carrying costs associated with the pilot project BILLING CODE 3720–58–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; request for proposals. | |
| Dates | Proposals must be submitted to Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on or before March 12, 2018. | |
| Contact | Mr. Joseph Wilson, Environmental Dredging Program Manager, at 202-761-7697, or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 5763 |
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