Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed SR 1409 (Military Cutoff Road) Extension and Proposed US 17 Hampstead Bypass New Hanover and Pender Counties in North Carolina, NCDOT TIP Projects U-4751 and R-3300, 46420-46421 [2014-18779]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed SR 1409 (Military Cutoff
Road) Extension and Proposed US 17
Hampstead Bypass New Hanover and
Pender Counties in North Carolina,
NCDOT TIP Projects U–4751 and R–
3300
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE), Wilmington District,
Wilmington Regulatory Division is
issuing this notice to advise the public
that a State of North Carolina funded
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) has been prepared for a road
improvement project starting at Military
Cutoff Road in New Hanover County to
north of Hampstead along US 17,
Pender County, NC (TIP Projects U–
4751 and R–3300).
DATES: Written comments on the FEIS
will be received until September 8,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Brad Shaver, Regulatory
Project Manager, Wilmington Regulatory
Field Office, 69 Darlington Ave.,
Wilmington, NC 28403 or Mr. Jay
McInnis, Project Engineer, North
Carolina Department of Transportation,
1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699–1548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and FEIS can be directed to Mr. Brad
Shaver, COE—Regulatory Project
Manager, telephone: (910) 251–4611 or
Mr. Jay McInnis Jr., P.E., NCDOT—
Project Engineer, telephone: (919) 707–
6029.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The COE
in cooperation with the North Carolina
Department of Transportation prepared
a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS), originally published in 2011, on
a proposal to make transportation
improvements to the US 17 and Market
Street (US 17 Business) corridor in
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northern New Hanover and southern
Pender Counties. Two North Carolina
Department of Transportation
Improvement Program (TIPs U–4751
and R–3300) projects are being
evaluated as part of the US 17 Corridor
Study.
The purpose of the US 17 Corridor
Study project is to improve the traffic
carrying capacity and safety of the US
17 and Market Street corridor in the
project area. The project study area is
roughly bounded on the west by I–40,
on the north by the Northeast Cape Fear
River, Holly Shelter Game Lands to the
east, and Market Street and US 17 to the
south.
This project is being reviewed
through the Merger 01 process designed
to streamline the project development
and permitting processes, agreed to by
the COE, North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
(Division of Water Quality, Division of
Coastal Management), Federal Highway
Administration (for this project not
applicable), and the North Carolina
Department of Transportation and
supported by other stakeholder agencies
and local units of government. The
other partnering agencies include: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission; N.C.
Department of Cultural Resources; and
the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning
Organization. The Merger process
provides a forum for appropriate agency
representatives to discuss and reach
consensus on ways to facilitate meeting
the regulatory requirements of Section
404 of the Clean Water Act during the
NEPA/SEPA decision-making phase of
transportation projects.
Through input from the public and
resource agencies the project was
changed to include a second
interchange at the northern terminus.
These changes were considered
substantial changes and the public was
given opportunity again to comment
through the release of a supplement
Draft EIS published in October 2013.
Comments were received on both the
Draft and Supplement Draft EIS which
have been addressed in this FEIS. The
original Draft EIS, Supplement DEIS,
and FEIS is available for review on the
project Web page: https://www.ncdot.
gov/projects/US17HampsteadBypass/.
Any person having difficulty in
viewing the document online can
contact the COE project manager or the
NCDOT project manager for a CD copy
of the document.
After distribution and review of Final
EIS, the Applicant understands that the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will issue
a Record of Decision (ROD) for the
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project at the time of permit application
from the North Carolina Department of
Transportation. The ROD will document
the completion of the EIS process and
will serve as a basis for permitting
decisions by this federal agency.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the FEIS should be
directed to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers at the address provided. The
Wilmington District will periodically
issue Public Notices soliciting public
and agency comment on the proposed
action and alternatives to the proposed
action as they are developed.
Dated: August 1, 2014.
Henry Wicker,
Assistant Chief, Wilmington Regulatory
Division.
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The Department of the Army
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Coastal Engineering Research. This
meeting is open to the public.
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meet from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on
September 9, 2014, and reconvene from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on September 10,
2014. Both sessions of the meeting will
be held in the Observation Post, The
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2014, in the Lobby Conference Room,
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public. For more information about the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
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41 CFR 102–3.150. The Board on
Coastal Engineering Research provides
broad policy guidance and reviews
plans for the conduct of research and
the development of research projects in
consonance with the needs of the
coastal engineering field and the
objectives of the U.S. Army Chief of
Engineers.
Purpose of the Meeting: The theme of
the meeting is Coastal System
Resiliency—Linking Navigation
Dredging, Beneficial Use, Ecosystem
Restoration and Coastal Storm Risk
Management. The purpose of the
meeting is to review the coastal
engineering challenges within the
southwest Pacific coastal region,
focusing on regional sediment
management and the beneficial (re)use
of dredged material to improve the
resilience of our coastal systems and to
identify research and technology that is
needed to help Districts and the Nation
meet those challenges.
Agenda: On Tuesday morning,
September 9, 2014, panel presentations
will deal with the California Coastal
Systems. Presentations will include
Ocean Protection Council—West Coast
Governor’s Agreement; California
Coastal Sediment Master Plan/Coastal
Sediment Management Workgroup/
Highlight Regional Sediment
Management Plans Collectively; San
Francisco Bay Sediment Budgets and
Sand Mining; California Coastal
Analysis and Mapping Project, Open
Pacific Coast Study; Application of
Engineer Research and Development
Center (ERDC) Tools for Sustainable
West Coast Projects; and Community
Exposure to Tsunami Hazards in
California. There will be an optional
field trip Tuesday afternoon, which is
open to the public.
On Wednesday morning, September
10, 2014, the Board will reconvene to
discuss Innovative Dredge Material
Management and Coastal System
Resiliency. Presentations will include
Ocean Beach Nearshore Placement;
Fine-Grained Sediment in Coastal
Sediment Management: Deal Breaker or
Deal Maker; Long-Term Management
Strategy Modeling for Optimization of
Dredged Material Placement; North
Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study
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(NACCS) Update; Coastal Resilience:
The Environment, Infrastructure, and
Human Systems, Outcomes and Actions
of the May Conference; and Best
Practices for Sustainable and Resilient
Coastal Development through
Consolidation of Local Sea Level
Dynamics. The afternoon session
continues with the Coastal System
Resiliency panel. Presentations include
Climate Change and Climate Change
Adaptation; Past and Future of
Nearshore Processes Research,
Workshop Results; California Coastal
Commission—Sea Level Rise; and The
CERB Resilience Charge: A Framework
for Quantifying Resilient Coastal
Systems.
The Board will meet in Executive
Session to discuss ongoing initiatives
and future actions on Thursday
morning, September 11, 2014.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR
102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and
subject to the availability of space, the
meeting is open to the public. Because
seating capacity is limited, advance
registration is required. Registration can
be accomplished as set forth below. Oral
participation by the public is scheduled
for 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September
10, 2014. The Observation Post is fully
handicap accessible. Transportation will
be provided from the Sheraton
Fisherman’s Wharf, 2500 Mason Street,
San Francisco, CA, to the Observation
Post. Metered parking is available at the
Observation Post, Presidio. For
additional information about public
access procedures, please contact
Colonel Eckstein, the Board’s
Designated Federal Officer, at the email
address or telephone number listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
Registration: Individuals who wish to
attend the meeting of the Board must
register with the DFO by email, the
preferred method of contact, no later
than September 2, using the electronic
mail contact information found in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section, above. The communication
should include the registrant’s full
name, title, affiliation or employer,
email address, and daytime phone
number. If applicable, include written
comments or statements with the
registration email.
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Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.015(j) and
102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the
FACA, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
comments or statements to the Board, in
response to the stated agenda of the
open meeting or in regard to the Board’s
mission in general. Written comments
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed SR 1409 (Military Cutoff Road) Extension and Proposed
US 17 Hampstead Bypass New Hanover and Pender Counties in North
Carolina, NCDOT TIP Projects U-4751 and R-3300
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), Wilmington District,
Wilmington Regulatory Division is issuing this notice to advise the
public that a State of North Carolina funded Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) has been prepared for a road improvement project
starting at Military Cutoff Road in New Hanover County to north of
Hampstead along US 17, Pender County, NC (TIP Projects U-4751 and R-
3300).
DATES: Written comments on the FEIS will be received until September 8,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Brad Shaver, Regulatory Project Manager, Wilmington
Regulatory Field Office, 69 Darlington Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403 or
Mr. Jay McInnis, Project Engineer, North Carolina Department of
Transportation, 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and FEIS can be directed to Mr. Brad Shaver, COE--Regulatory Project
Manager, telephone: (910) 251-4611 or Mr. Jay McInnis Jr., P.E.,
NCDOT--Project Engineer, telephone: (919) 707-6029.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The COE in cooperation with the North
Carolina Department of Transportation prepared a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS), originally published in 2011, on a proposal to
make transportation improvements to the US 17 and Market Street (US 17
Business) corridor in northern New Hanover and southern Pender
Counties. Two North Carolina Department of Transportation Improvement
Program (TIPs U-4751 and R-3300) projects are being evaluated as part
of the US 17 Corridor Study.
The purpose of the US 17 Corridor Study project is to improve the
traffic carrying capacity and safety of the US 17 and Market Street
corridor in the project area. The project study area is roughly bounded
on the west by I-40, on the north by the Northeast Cape Fear River,
Holly Shelter Game Lands to the east, and Market Street and US 17 to
the south.
This project is being reviewed through the Merger 01 process
designed to streamline the project development and permitting
processes, agreed to by the COE, North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (Division of Water Quality, Division
of Coastal Management), Federal Highway Administration (for this
project not applicable), and the North Carolina Department of
Transportation and supported by other stakeholder agencies and local
units of government. The other partnering agencies include: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; N.C.
Wildlife Resources Commission; N.C. Department of Cultural Resources;
and the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization. The Merger
process provides a forum for appropriate agency representatives to
discuss and reach consensus on ways to facilitate meeting the
regulatory requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act during
the NEPA/SEPA decision-making phase of transportation projects.
Through input from the public and resource agencies the project was
changed to include a second interchange at the northern terminus. These
changes were considered substantial changes and the public was given
opportunity again to comment through the release of a supplement Draft
EIS published in October 2013. Comments were received on both the Draft
and Supplement Draft EIS which have been addressed in this FEIS. The
original Draft EIS, Supplement DEIS, and FEIS is available for review
on the project Web page: https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US17HampsteadBypass/.
Any person having difficulty in viewing the document online can
contact the COE project manager or the NCDOT project manager for a CD
copy of the document.
After distribution and review of Final EIS, the Applicant
understands that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will issue a Record
of Decision (ROD) for the
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project at the time of permit application from the North Carolina
Department of Transportation. The ROD will document the completion of
the EIS process and will serve as a basis for permitting decisions by
this federal agency.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or
questions concerning this proposed action and the FEIS should be
directed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the address provided.
The Wilmington District will periodically issue Public Notices
soliciting public and agency comment on the proposed action and
alternatives to the proposed action as they are developed.
Dated: August 1, 2014.
Henry Wicker,
Assistant Chief, Wilmington Regulatory Division.
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