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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
Baltimore District has prepared a Final
General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) for the Poplar Island
Environmental Restoration Project
(PIERP). The GRR/SEIS evaluated the
vertical and/or lateral expansion of the
PIERP, design modifications to the
existing project, the addition of
recreational/educational opportunities
to the existing project, and the potential
to accept dredged material from
additional channels not specified in the
1996 EIS for the existing project. A
Notice of Availability (NOA) for the
Draft GRR/SEIS was published by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) in the Federal Register on June
22, 2005 (70 FR 36129).
The preferred alternative includes a
northern lateral expansion consisting of
approximately 575 acres, which would
include wetland and upland habitat,
and a protected open water embayment;
construction of a 5-ft vertical raising of
the existing upland Cells 2 and 6 at the
PIERP; amending the existing project
authorization and Project Cooperation
Agreement to include the placement of
dredged material from the southern
approach channels to the Chesapeake
and Delaware (C&D) Canal;
incorporation of design modifications
required for the completion of the
existing project, and development of
recreational and educational
enhancement for the PIERP.
DATES: USACE filed the final document
with EPA on September 30, 2005. EPA
published a Notice of Availability in the
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U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
District, Attn: Mr. Mark Medelsohn,
CENAB–PL–P, P.O. Box 1715,
Baltimore, MD 21203–1715 or
electronically at
mark.mendelsohn@usace.army.mil or
by telephone at (410) 962–9499 or (800)
295–1610.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
PIERP is
located in the Chesapeake Bay,
approximately 39 miles south-southeast
of the Port of Baltimore, and two miles
northwest of Tilghman Island in Talbot
County, MD. Approximately 10,000
acres of remote island habitat has been
lost throughtout the Chesapeake Bay in
the last 150 years. Dredged material
from the Upper Chesapeake Bay
Approach Channels to the Port of
Balitmore is being beneficially used to
restore 1,140 acres of wetland and
upland habitat (approximately 570 acres
of wetland habitat and 570 acres of
upland habitat), and it is estimated that
by 2014 the PIERP will provide up to 40
million cubic yards (mcy) of dredged
material placement capacity. To date,
approximately 12 mcy of dredged
material have been placed at the site.
Construction and site operation at the
PIERP is a collaborative effort that is
cost shared between the Federal
sponsor, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers—Baltimore District and the
non-Federal sponsor, Maryland Port
Administration (MPA).
To address a predicted dredged
material placement capacity shortfall,
USACE-Baltimore and MPA initiated
the Poplar Island Expansion Study
(PIES) under the existing PIERP
Congressional Authorization, Section
537 of the Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA) of 1996.
Authorization for ecosystem restoration
projects using dredged material is
included in Section 204 of the WRDA of
1992, as amended by Section 207 of the
WRDA of 1996. A Notice of Intent (NOI)
to initiate the preparation of the GRR/
SEIS was published in the Federal
Register in June 2003 (68 FR 33685).
The Final Integrated GRR/SEIS
documents NEPA compliance for the
proposed expansion of the PIERP,
provides information specific to the
actions of the GRR, and supplements the
Poplar Island Restoration Study,
Maryland: Integrated Feasibility Report
and Environmental Impact Statement
(ERP No. D–COE–D350557–MD)
(USACE/MPA, 1996).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Final General
Reevaluation Report and Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Poplar Island Environmental
Restoration Project, Talbot County, MD
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Federal Register on October 7, 2005 (70
FR 58700). A Record of Decision may be
signed no earlier than 30 days after the
EPA notice.
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Public meetings on the draft
document were held on July 19, 2005,
in Easton Maryland, and on July 20,
2005, at Tilghman, Maryland. Both
meetings provided an opportunity for
the public to present oral and/or written
comments.
You may view the Final GRR/SEIS
and related information on our Web
page at: https://
www.nab.usace.army.mil./projects/
Maryland/PoplarIsland/expansion.html.
The Final and Draft GRR/SEIS have
been prepared in accordance with (1)
NEPA of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and
(3) USACE regulations implementing
NEPA (ER–200–2–2).
Mark Mendelsohn,
Study Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Dredged Material Management Plan for
the Lower Atchafalaya, Bayous Chene,
Boeuf, and Black Navigation Channel,
and the Gulf of Mexico, in Assumption,
St. Mary, and Terrebone Parishes in
the Vicinity of Morgan City, LA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Vicksburg District Corps
of Engineers is preparing the Dredged
Material Management Plan (DMMP) for
the existing Atchafalaya River and
Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black,
Louisiana, navigation project. The
DMMP will require a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
No. 3 to the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the Atchafalaya
River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and
Black, Louisiana (March 1973),
navigation project. The project was
authorized by the River and Harbor Act
of 1968 in accordance with House
Document 155, 90th Congress, 1st
Session. The purpose of the DMMP is to
develop a long term management
strategy to accomplish the placement of
dredged material associated with the
navigation project in the least costly
manner, that is consistent with sound
engineering practice, and that meets all
applicable Federal environmental laws.
The Atchafalaya River and Bayous
Chene, Boeuf, and Black, Louisiana,
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navigation project requires, at a
minimum, yearly channel maintenance.
Existing disposal sites are at their design
capacity and new disposal areas are
required. The SEIS objective is to
document the potential impacts at
newly designated disposal sites (adverse
and beneficial) related to maintaining
the navigation channel for the next
twenty years. The dredged material
would be used for beneficial purposes to
extent practicable (barrier island and
coastal wetlands restoration). A public
scoping meeting will be held on
November 17, 2005, at the City
Auditorium, 728 Myrtle Street, Morgan
City, Louisiana, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
DATES: Public Scoping Meeting,
November 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Correspondence may be
sent to Mr. Larry Marcy at U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District,
CEMVK–PP–PQ, 4155 Clay Street,
Vicksburg, MS 39180–3435.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Larry Marcy at phone (601) 631–5965,
fax number (601) 631–5155, or e-mail at
larry.e.marcy@MVK02.uasce.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed
Action. The proposed action includes
environmental impact assessment
related to maintenance dredging of the
existing Lower Atchafalaya River,
Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black
navigation channels to a depth of 24 feet
(four feet over dredging required to
maintain a 20-foot deep channel). The
dredged material from channel
maintenance would be used in the most
environmentally sound and costeffective manner to restore coastal
wetlands and barrier islands,
maximizing the beneficial use of
dredged material as a resource.
Alternatives. alternative disposal sites
could be identified, evaluated, and
selected in cooperation with state and
Federal agencies, local government, and
the public.
Scoping. Scoping is the process for
determining the range of the alternatives
and significant issues to be addressed in
the SEIS. For this analysis, a letter will
be sent to all parties believed to have an
interest in the analysis, requesting their
input on alternatives and issues to be
evaluated. The letter will also notify
interested parties of the public scoping
meeting that will be held in the local
area. A notice will be sent to the local
new media. All interested parties are
invited to comment at this time, and
anyone interested in this study should
request to be included on the mailing
list.
Significant Issues. The tentative list of
resources and issues to be evaluated in
the DMMP SEIS includes tidal wetlands
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(marshes and swamps), aquatic
resources, commercial and recreational
fisheries, wildlife resources, essential
fish habitat, water quality, air quality,
threatened and endangered species,
recreation resources, and cultural
resources. Tentative socio economic
items to be evaluated in the SEIS
include navigation, business and
industrial activity and service, tax
revenues, population, community and
regional growth, transportation,
housing, community cohesion, and
noise.
Environmental Consultation and
Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the
documentation of existing conditions
and assessment of effects of dredged
material disposal at the various
alternative disposal sites through Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act
consultation procedures. The USFWS
will provide a Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act report. Threatened
and endangered species consultation
will be accomplished with the USFWS
and National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS). The NMFS will be consulted
on the effects of this proposed action on
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The draft
SEIS or a notice of availability will be
distributed to all interested agencies,
organizations, and individuals.
Estimated Date of Availability. The
earliest that the draft SEIS is expected
to be available is June 2007.
Michael B. Rogers,
Director of Programs.
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Grant of Partially Exclusive or
Exclusive Licenses
Department of the Army, U.S.
Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
announces the general availability of
partially exclusive licenses under the
following pending patents listed under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Any
license granted shall comply with 35
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404.
ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center
Support Activity, Office of Counsel,
7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA
22315–3860.
DATES: Applications for an exclusive or
partially exclusive license may be
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submitted at any time from the date of
this notice. However, no exclusive or
partially exclusive license shall be
granted until January 17, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia L. Howland (703) 428–6672.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Title: Corrosion-Resistant Structure
Incorporating Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Plated
Lead or Lead-Alloy Wires and Methods
of Making Same. Structure
incorporating lead is fabricated from
specially prepared components such
that mobility of the lead is impeded
when the structure is exposed to an
unprotected environment such as
weathering outdoors or saltwater. In a
preferred embodiment, a bullet or bullet
core is swaged from a number of
bunched electroplated fine lead or leadalloy wires placed in a die. The lead or
lead-alloy wires may be fabricated from
lead or lead-alloy wool. The lead alloy
may comprise zinc and antimony. The
electroplating process plates zinc on the
fine wires and may plate a zinc alloy
such as zinc-aluminum. The plated
surface may be coated with a corrosion
resistant coating such as molybdenum
phosphate. In addition to bullets and
bullet cores, fishing weights, lead
shielding, counterweights, ballast, and
other lead containing structure may be
fabricated or treated using methods and
materials of the present invention.
Serial No.: 10/462,707.
Date: 06/17/2003.
2. Title: Deconvolution Technique
Employing Hermite Functions. A
procedure generates deconvolution
algorithms by first solving a general
convolution integral exactly. Results are
transformed, yielding a linear
relationship between actual
(undistorted) and captured (distorted)
data. Hermite functions and the FourierHermite series represent the two data
classes. It circumvents the need for
solving incompatible systems of linear
equations derived from ‘‘numerically
discretizing’’ convolution integrals, i.e.,
the convolution integral is not
evaluated. It is execute by exploiting a
mathematical coincidence that the most
common Point spread Function (PSF)
used to characterize a device is a
Gaussian functions that is also a
Fourier-Hermite functions of zero order.
By expanding the undistorted data in a
Fourier-Hermite series, the convolution
integral becomes analytically integrable.
It also avoids an inherent problem or
dividing by decimal ‘‘noisy data’’ values
in conventional ‘‘combined
deconvolution’’ in that division is by a
function of the PS parameters yielding
divisors generally greater than one.
Serial No.: 10/658,285.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Dredged Material Management Plan for the Lower Atchafalaya,
Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black Navigation Channel, and the Gulf of
Mexico, in Assumption, St. Mary, and Terrebone Parishes in the Vicinity
of Morgan City, LA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers is preparing the
Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) for the existing Atchafalaya
River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, Louisiana, navigation
project. The DMMP will require a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) No. 3 to the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for the Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black,
Louisiana (March 1973), navigation project. The project was authorized
by the River and Harbor Act of 1968 in accordance with House Document
155, 90th Congress, 1st Session. The purpose of the DMMP is to develop
a long term management strategy to accomplish the placement of dredged
material associated with the navigation project in the least costly
manner, that is consistent with sound engineering practice, and that
meets all applicable Federal environmental laws. The Atchafalaya River
and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, Louisiana,
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navigation project requires, at a minimum, yearly channel maintenance.
Existing disposal sites are at their design capacity and new disposal
areas are required. The SEIS objective is to document the potential
impacts at newly designated disposal sites (adverse and beneficial)
related to maintaining the navigation channel for the next twenty
years. The dredged material would be used for beneficial purposes to
extent practicable (barrier island and coastal wetlands restoration). A
public scoping meeting will be held on November 17, 2005, at the City
Auditorium, 728 Myrtle Street, Morgan City, Louisiana, from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m.
DATES: Public Scoping Meeting, November 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Correspondence may be sent to Mr. Larry Marcy at U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, CEMVK-PP-PQ, 4155 Clay Street,
Vicksburg, MS 39180-3435.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Larry Marcy at phone (601) 631-
5965, fax number (601) 631-5155, or e-mail at
larry.e.marcy@MVK02.uasce.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Action. The proposed action
includes environmental impact assessment related to maintenance
dredging of the existing Lower Atchafalaya River, Bayous Chene, Boeuf,
and Black navigation channels to a depth of 24 feet (four feet over
dredging required to maintain a 20-foot deep channel). The dredged
material from channel maintenance would be used in the most
environmentally sound and cost-effective manner to restore coastal
wetlands and barrier islands, maximizing the beneficial use of dredged
material as a resource.
Alternatives. alternative disposal sites could be identified,
evaluated, and selected in cooperation with state and Federal agencies,
local government, and the public.
Scoping. Scoping is the process for determining the range of the
alternatives and significant issues to be addressed in the SEIS. For
this analysis, a letter will be sent to all parties believed to have an
interest in the analysis, requesting their input on alternatives and
issues to be evaluated. The letter will also notify interested parties
of the public scoping meeting that will be held in the local area. A
notice will be sent to the local new media. All interested parties are
invited to comment at this time, and anyone interested in this study
should request to be included on the mailing list.
Significant Issues. The tentative list of resources and issues to
be evaluated in the DMMP SEIS includes tidal wetlands (marshes and
swamps), aquatic resources, commercial and recreational fisheries,
wildlife resources, essential fish habitat, water quality, air quality,
threatened and endangered species, recreation resources, and cultural
resources. Tentative socio economic items to be evaluated in the SEIS
include navigation, business and industrial activity and service, tax
revenues, population, community and regional growth, transportation,
housing, community cohesion, and noise.
Environmental Consultation and Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the documentation of existing
conditions and assessment of effects of dredged material disposal at
the various alternative disposal sites through Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act consultation procedures. The USFWS will provide a Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act report. Threatened and endangered species
consultation will be accomplished with the USFWS and National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The NMFS will be consulted on the effects of
this proposed action on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The draft SEIS or
a notice of availability will be distributed to all interested
agencies, organizations, and individuals.
Estimated Date of Availability. The earliest that the draft SEIS is
expected to be available is June 2007.
Michael B. Rogers,
Director of Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-20899 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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