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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Notice of Availability of a Draft Detailed
Project Report With Integrated
Environmental Assessment and Draft
Finding of No Significant Impact for
the Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing
Authorities Program Section 107
Navigation Improvement Project at the
Port of San Francisco, San Francisco,
CA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The United States Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) San
Francisco District announces the
availability of a Draft Detailed Project
Report with Integrated Environmental
Assessment (DPR/EA) and draft Finding
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for
review and comment for the proposed
Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing
Authorities Program (CAP) Section 107
Navigation Improvement Project in San
Francisco, California. Pursuant to 33
CFR 230.11 (b) U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers—Procedures for
Implementing [the National
Environmental Policy Act] NEPA, notice
of the availability of this DPR/EA and
draft FONSI for review and comment is
being provided to agencies,
organizations, and the interested public.
DATES: Comments on the Draft DPR/EA
and draft FONSI may be submitted
starting February 13, 2017 through 5:00
p.m. (PDT), February 28, 2017. If
comments are provided by mail, they
must be received at the address below
no later than February 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The Draft DPR/EA can be
viewed online starting February 13,
2017 at: https://www.spn.usace.army.
mil/Portals/68/docs/Environmental/
2017_0213_Central_Basin_Sec107_
DraftDPR-EA.pdf.
Comments may be submitted on the
Draft DPR/EA using any of the following
methods:
• Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
San Francisco District, ATTN: Roxanne
Grillo, 1455 Market Street, San
Francisco, CA 94103–1398.
• Email: CESPN–ET–PA@
usace.army.mil.
Comment letters should include the
commenter’s physical mailing address
and the project title in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roxanne Grillo, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455
Market Street, San Francisco, CA
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94103–1398. Telephone: (415) 503–
6859. Email: CESPN-ET-PA@
usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Project Site and Background
Information. The project area consists of
a turning and maneuvering basin within
the waters of the San Francisco Bay
called the Central Basin Approach Area
(Central Basin) at the Port of San
Francisco’s Pier 70 Shipyard located
along the eastern shore of the City of
San Francisco, approximately 1.5 miles
south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge. The Pier 70 Shipyard features
two dry docks, full pier-side facilities,
and an available labor force in excess of
1,300, as well as a number of machine
shops and engineering firms. The Port of
San Francisco owns the real property
and primary equipment for ship repair,
such as the dry docks and cranes,
offering full-service ship repair for
commercial and government vessels.
The facility can accommodate postPanamax class ships, including cruise
ships, tankers, container ships, and
more.
The USACE proposes to dredge the
Central Basin to an increased depth and
place the dredged material at a
permitted site. The purpose of the
Proposed Action is to reduce the
negative impacts of shoaling in the
Central Basin to allow vessels to safely
and efficiently access the Pier 70
Shipyard without the use of high tide.
The Proposed Action is necessary to
reduce transportation costs and user
delays for use of the repair and service
facilities at the Pier 70 Shipyard,
increase access to the specialized repair
and service facilities at the Pier 70
Shipyard, and improve safety and
decrease risk to vessels and operators in
approaching the Central Basin and Pier
70 Shipyard.
Pursuant to NEPA, USACE has
prepared a Draft DPR/EA analyzing the
potential environmental impacts of
planning, designing, constructing, and
maintaining a commercial navigation
project at the Central Basin. The
primary action areas for this analysis
include the proposed Central Basin
approach area dredge footprint, the
dredged material placement site (the
San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site
as well as the alternative placement
sites evaluated), and waterways used for
vessel transit between the dredge and
placement sites. The Port of San
Francisco is the Non-Federal Sponsor
(NFS).
2. Alternatives. The study considers
both non-structural and structural
measures. Non-structural measures
include: Lightering, light loading, the
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use of favorable tides, and daylight
transit only. Structural measures
proposed include dredging to various
depths in combination with dredged
material placement at a range of sites.
Three sets of alternative deepening
plans were evaluated based on three
different depths (30 feet mean lower low
water [MLLW], 32 feet MLLW, and 35
feet MLLW) and three alternative
sediment placement locations
(beneficial use, deep ocean disposal at
the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal
Site, and an in-bay site), which resulted
in a total of 16 alternatives considered
including the no-action plan. The final
array of four alternatives (including the
No Action Alternative) from the
alternative formulation process were
carried forward for analysis in the EA.
The recommended plan (Proposed
Action, Agency-Preferred Alternative) is
the National Economic Development
Plan (Alternative 6) to dredge the
Central Basin to 32 feet MLLW plus two
feet of overdepth and place all of the
material at the San Francisco Deep
Ocean Disposal Site. Approximately
237,700 cubic yards of material
(including the two feet of overdepth)
would be dredged.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Army Corps
of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Centennial Reservoir
Project, Nevada and Placer Counties,
CA, Corps Permit Application Number
SPK–2016–00030
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), Sacramento District,
as the lead Federal agency under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) will prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed
Centennial Reservoir Project (Proposed
Action). On April 25, 2016, the Nevada
Irrigation District (NID) (applicant)
submitted a Department of the Army
(DA) permit application under Section
404 of the Clean Water Act, to discharge
dredged and/or fill material into waters
of the United States (WOUS) for the
construction of a new 110,000 acre-foot
water supply reservoir. The Proposed
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Action is located on the Bear River,
downstream of Rollins Reservoir and
upstream of Combie Reservoir, west of
the Town of Colfax, Nevada and Placer
Counties, California. NID’s stated
purpose for the Proposed Action is to
provide drought and climate changemitigation, meet projected future water
supply needs, and improve water
supply reliability for NID’s customers.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written comments on or before
April 10, 2017. Written comments can
be submitted at any time prior to
publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by email
at CESPKCentennialReser@
usace.army.mil, or by mail at 1325 J
Street, Room 1350, Sacramento, CA
95814–2922.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kara Hellige by telephone at 970–259–
1604, or email at
CESPKCentennialReser@
usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Two
public scoping meetings will be held to
present an overview of the Proposed
Action and the Draft EIS process, and to
afford all interested parties with an
opportunity to provide comments. The
first meeting will be held on March 1,
2017, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the
Holiday Inn Auburn Hotel, 120 Grass
Valley Highway, Auburn, CA 95603.
The second public scoping meeting will
be held on March 2, 2017, from 4:30
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Gold Miners Inn/
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 121 Bank
Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945. Project
information will also be posted
periodically on the internet at https://
www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/
Regulatory/Permitting/EnvironmentalImpact-Statements/. Parties interested
in being added to the Corps’ electronic
mail notification list for the Proposed
Action can obtain a request form at
https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/
Regulatory-Public-Notices/. Please refer
to Department of the Army number
SPK–2016–00030 in any
correspondence.
The proposed Centennial Reservoir
project involves the construction of a
new 110,000 acre-foot reservoir on the
Bear River between the existing Rollins
and Combie Reservoirs. The Proposed
Action would extend upriver from just
above the existing Combie Reservoir for
slightly over six miles to a point west of
the Town of Colfax, approximately two
miles downstream of the existing
Rollins Dam. The Proposed Action
would include construction of a new
dam and associated facilities and
infrastructure. The anticipated water
depth at the dam would be
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approximately 255 feet and the height of
the dam would be approximately 275
feet. NID anticipates that low impact
public recreational opportunities (e.g., 5
mile per hour maximum speed on the
reservoir, pedestrian trails, swimming,
and kayaking) would also be included
with the Proposed Action.
Approximately 2,200 acres of land
would be affected through inundation
and construction activities related to the
project, which includes over 6 miles of
river channel. The Proposed Action
would permanently impact
approximately 0.97 acre of WOUS for
the construction of the dam and would
permanently inundate approximately
190 acres of WOUS. Temporary impacts
associated with the project have not yet
been determined. Additional indirect
impacts to WOUS may occur as a result
of the Proposed Action. The Proposed
Action will also require rerouting of Dog
Bar Road along with other smaller
roadways to maintain traffic flow within
and between Nevada and Placer
Counties. The Corps, as the lead agency
responsible for compliance with NEPA,
determined that the Proposed Action
may result in significant direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts to the
environment and that the preparation of
an EIS is required. The Corps identified
six Federal, state, and local agencies
that may have jurisdiction by law over
the Proposed Action and on June 10,
2016, invited these agencies as
cooperating agencies on the EIS per 40
CFR 1501.6. To date, the US
Environmental Protection Agency and
the Bureau of Land Management have
agreed to be cooperating agencies.
The Draft EIS will include alternatives
to the Proposed Action that will meet
NEPA requirements for a reasonable
range of alternatives, and will also meet
the requirements of the CWA Section
404(b)(1) Guidelines. A number of water
supply operation alternatives, as well as
alternative dam sites and types have
been/are being considered. Additional
alternatives include but may not be
limited to: (1) Alternative storage sites
within NID’s service area (including
expansion of existing storage reservoirs);
and (2) water supply operations
alternatives to improve the efficiency of
existing water supply and conveyance
infrastructure which may include but
are not be limited to lining of existing
water supply canals and rehabilitating
aged infrastructure. The specific
alternatives to be evaluated within the
Draft EIS have not yet been developed,
but will, at a minimum, include the No
Action Alternative and the Proposed
Action Alternative.
The Corps’ public involvement
program includes several opportunities
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Notice of Availability of a Draft Detailed Project Report With
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant
Impact for the Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program
Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project at the Port of San
Francisco, San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San
Francisco District announces the availability of a Draft Detailed
Project Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment (DPR/EA) and
draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for review and comment
for the proposed Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program
(CAP) Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project in San Francisco,
California. Pursuant to 33 CFR 230.11 (b) U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers--Procedures for Implementing [the National Environmental
Policy Act] NEPA, notice of the availability of this DPR/EA and draft
FONSI for review and comment is being provided to agencies,
organizations, and the interested public.
DATES: Comments on the Draft DPR/EA and draft FONSI may be submitted
starting February 13, 2017 through 5:00 p.m. (PDT), February 28, 2017.
If comments are provided by mail, they must be received at the address
below no later than February 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The Draft DPR/EA can be viewed online starting February 13,
2017 at: https://www.spn.usace.army. mil/Portals/68/docs/Environmental/
2017_0213_Central_Basin_Sec107_DraftDPR-EA.pdf.
Comments may be submitted on the Draft DPR/EA using any of the
following methods:
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco
District, ATTN: Roxanne Grillo, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
94103-1398.
Email: CESPN-ET-PA@usace.army.mil.
Comment letters should include the commenter's physical mailing
address and the project title in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxanne Grillo, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco,
CA 94103-1398. Telephone: (415) 503-6859. Email: CESPN-ET-PA@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Project Site and Background Information. The project area
consists of a turning and maneuvering basin within the waters of the
San Francisco Bay called the Central Basin Approach Area (Central
Basin) at the Port of San Francisco's Pier 70 Shipyard located along
the eastern shore of the City of San Francisco, approximately 1.5 miles
south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The Pier 70 Shipyard
features two dry docks, full pier-side facilities, and an available
labor force in excess of 1,300, as well as a number of machine shops
and engineering firms. The Port of San Francisco owns the real property
and primary equipment for ship repair, such as the dry docks and
cranes, offering full-service ship repair for commercial and government
vessels. The facility can accommodate post-Panamax class ships,
including cruise ships, tankers, container ships, and more.
The USACE proposes to dredge the Central Basin to an increased
depth and place the dredged material at a permitted site. The purpose
of the Proposed Action is to reduce the negative impacts of shoaling in
the Central Basin to allow vessels to safely and efficiently access the
Pier 70 Shipyard without the use of high tide. The Proposed Action is
necessary to reduce transportation costs and user delays for use of the
repair and service facilities at the Pier 70 Shipyard, increase access
to the specialized repair and service facilities at the Pier 70
Shipyard, and improve safety and decrease risk to vessels and operators
in approaching the Central Basin and Pier 70 Shipyard.
Pursuant to NEPA, USACE has prepared a Draft DPR/EA analyzing the
potential environmental impacts of planning, designing, constructing,
and maintaining a commercial navigation project at the Central Basin.
The primary action areas for this analysis include the proposed Central
Basin approach area dredge footprint, the dredged material placement
site (the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site as well as the
alternative placement sites evaluated), and waterways used for vessel
transit between the dredge and placement sites. The Port of San
Francisco is the Non-Federal Sponsor (NFS).
2. Alternatives. The study considers both non-structural and
structural measures. Non-structural measures include: Lightering, light
loading, the
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use of favorable tides, and daylight transit only. Structural measures
proposed include dredging to various depths in combination with dredged
material placement at a range of sites. Three sets of alternative
deepening plans were evaluated based on three different depths (30 feet
mean lower low water [MLLW], 32 feet MLLW, and 35 feet MLLW) and three
alternative sediment placement locations (beneficial use, deep ocean
disposal at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site, and an in-bay
site), which resulted in a total of 16 alternatives considered
including the no-action plan. The final array of four alternatives
(including the No Action Alternative) from the alternative formulation
process were carried forward for analysis in the EA.
The recommended plan (Proposed Action, Agency-Preferred
Alternative) is the National Economic Development Plan (Alternative 6)
to dredge the Central Basin to 32 feet MLLW plus two feet of overdepth
and place all of the material at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal
Site. Approximately 237,700 cubic yards of material (including the two
feet of overdepth) would be dredged.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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