Notice of Public Hearings for a Draft Overseas Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Statement for the Undersea Warfare Training Range, 62102-62103 [05-21511]
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generated from the widening project;
and
f. Approximately 300,000 cubic yards
of dredged material will be used
beneficially for beach nourishment on
Quintana Beach and the remainder of
the dredged material will be placed
offshore approximately 2.5 miles off
Quintana in approximately 40 feet of
water.
2. Scoping and Public Involvement
Process: A scoping meeting to gather
information on the subjects to be
studied in detail in the DEIS will be
conducted on (see DATES). An informal
open house, allowing for review of the
proposed project and questions and
answers, will be conducted between 5
and 7 p.m., prior to the scoping meeting.
3. Significant Issues: Issues associated
with the proposed project to be given
significant analysis in the DEIS are
likely to include, but may not be limited
to, the potential impacts of the proposed
dredging, dredged material placement,
the beneficial uses of dredged material,
water quality, fish and wildlife values
including threatened and endangered
species; air quality; environmental
justice; socioeconomic environment;
archaeological and cultural resources;
recreation and recreational resources;
energy supply and natural resources;
hazardous waste and materials;
aesthetics; public health and safety;
navigation; shoreline erosion and
accretion; cumulative impacts, and the
needs and welfare of the people.
4. Technical Review and
Consultation: Several State and Federal
Agencies will be invited to provide
technical review of the DEIS. Those
agencies include: The Environmental
Protection Agency, National Marine
Fisheries Service, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, the United States
Coast Guard, Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, Texas General
Land Office, Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department and the Texas Department
of Transportation.
5. Additional Review and
Consultation: Additional review and
consultation that will be incorporated
into the preparation of this DEIS will
include: Compliance with the Texas
Coastal Management Program;
protection of cultural resources under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act; protection of
navigation under the Rivers and Harbors
Act of 1899; protection of water quality
under section 401 of the Clean Water
Act; protection of air quality under the
Clean Air Act; and protection of
endangered and threatened species
under section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act.
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6. Availability of the DEIS: The Draft
Environmental Impact Statement is
projected to be available in September
2006. At this time the Galveston District
plans to conduct a Public Hearing
following the release of the DEIS.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining
Fish and Wildlife Service
Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for Mountaintop
Mining and Valley Fills
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Department of the Army,
DOD; Environmental Protection Agency;
Office of Surface Mining and Fish and
Wildlife Service, Interior; and West
Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of
Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (FPEIS).
AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: The above agencies announce
the availability of the FPEIS that
considers developing policies, guidance,
and coordinated agency decisionmaking processes to minimize, to the
maximum extent practicable, the
adverse environmental effects to waters
of the United States and to fish and
wildlife resources affected by
mountaintop mining operations, and to
environmental resources that could be
affected by the size and location of
excess spoil-disposal sites in valley fills
within the Appalachian study area in
West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and
Tennessee. This FPEIS was prepared as
part of a settlement agreement that
resolved the Federal claims brought in
Bragg v. Robertson, Civ. No. 2:98–0636
(S.D.W.Va.).
This FPEIS was prepared consistent
with the provision set forth in 40 CFR
1503.4(c) of the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations
implementing NEPA, which allow the
agencies to attach an errata sheet to the
statement instead of rewriting the draft
statement and to circulate the errata,
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comments, responses, and the changes,
rather than the entire document. The
agencies are filing the entire statement
with a new cover sheet as the FPEIS.
The FPEIS is being made available by
mail and can be viewed on the Internet
at https://www.epa.gov/region3/mtntop/
index.htm. The FPEIS can also be
viewed at local offices of the above
agencies and at selected local libraries.
Copies of the FPEIS may be obtained by
writing to the address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for
copies of the FPEIS to John Forren, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(3EA30), 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Forren, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, at (215) 814–2705; Katherine
Trott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at
(202) 761–5542; Mike Robinson, U.S.
Office of Surface Mining, at (412) 937–
2882; Cindy Tibbott, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, at (814) 234–4090; or
Russell Hunter, West Virginia
Department of Environmental
Protection, at (304) 926–0499.
Dated: October 20, 2005.
Gerald W. Barnes,
Chief, Operations, Directorate of Civil Works.
David Evans,
Director, Wetlands Division, Environmental
Protection Agency.
Glenda H. Owens,
Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining.
Marshall P. Jones, Jr.
Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearings for a Draft
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact
Statement for the Undersea Warfare
Training Range
Department of the Navy, DOD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order
12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of
Major Federal Actions, and Section
102(2) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as
implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations (40
CFR Parts 1500–1508), the Department
of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and
filed with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency a Draft Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
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OEIS/EIS) to evaluate the construction
and operation of a proposed Undersea
Warfare Training Range. In accordance
with NEPA and its implementing
regulations, this notice announces the
dates and locations of public hearings.
Open information sessions will
precede the scheduled public hearing at
each of the locations listed below and
will allow individuals to review the
data presented in the Draft OEIS/EIS.
Navy representatives will be available
during the information sessions to
clarify information related to the Draft
OEIS/EIS. The open information
sessions are scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. and from 6:30 to 7 p.m.,
followed by the public hearings from 7
p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
DATES: Public hearing dates are as
follows:
1. Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 7
p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Chincoteague, VA.
2. Thursday, November 17, 2005, 7
p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Morehead City, NC.
3. Monday, November 21, 2005, 7
p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Jacksonville, FL.
ADDRESSES: Public hearing locations are
as follows:
1. Chincoteague—Chincoteague
Community Center, 6155
Community Drive, Chincoteague,
VA 23336.
2. Morehead City—Crystal Coast Civic
Center, 3505 Arendell Street,
Morehead City, NC 28557.
3. Jacksonville—Wilson Center for the
Arts, Florida Community College,
Jacksonville South Campus, 119091
Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL
32246.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Keith Jenkins, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Atlantic, (Code
EV21KJ), 6506 Hampton Boulevard,
Norfolk, VA 23508; telephone: 757–
322–4046; Fax: 757–322–4894.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed action is to instrument a
1,713-square-kilometer (500-squarenautical-mile) area of the ocean with
undersea cables and sensor nodes,
creating an Undersea Warfare Training
Range (USWTR), and to use the area for
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
training. Such training would typically
involve up to three vessels and two
aircraft using the range for any one
training event. The instrumented area
would be connected to the shore via a
single trunk cable. The proposed action
would require logistical support for
ASW training, including the handling
(launch and recovery) of exercise
torpedoes (non-explosive) and
submarine target simulators.
The Navy requires an instrumented
undersea warfare training range to
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support worldwide deployment and
current and future mission requirements
in fulfillment of the U.S. world role and
the Global War on Terror, and to
counter the threat of modern diesel
submarines. The proposed USWTR
provides an environment that is
consistent with real-world threat
situations where training exercises can
be conducted under safe and controlled
conditions, as well as providing
critically important real-time training
feedback. The purpose of the proposed
action is to enable the Navy to train
effectively in an environment
encompassing 37 to 274 meters (120 to
900 feet) water depth at a suitable
location for Atlantic Fleet units.
The Draft OEIS/EIS reviews a
thorough site selection process and
describes in detail three reasonable
siting alternatives located within
existing east coast Operating Areas
(OPAREAS). The action alternatives
considered are Alternative/Site A in the
Cherry Point OPAREA, Alternative/Site
B in the Virginia Capes OPAREA, and
Alternative/Site C in the Jacksonville
OPAREA. These three potential sites,
along with the No Action Alternative,
are evaluated in the Draft OEIS/EIS. Site
A in the Cherry Point OPAREA is the
Navy’s preferred alternative.
The potentially affected areas of the
preferred site (in the Cherry Point
OPAREA) and the alternate sites (within
the Virginia Capes and Jacksonville
OPAREAS) have been studied in detail
to determine how installation of and
operations on the proposed USWTR
would potentially affect the marine and
landside environments.
The Draft OEIS/EIS has been
distributed to various Federal, state, and
local agencies, as well as other
interested individuals and
organizations. In addition, copies of the
Draft OEIS/EIS have been distributed to
the following libraries for public review:
1. Virginia Beach Central Library, 4100
Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia
Beach, VA 23452.
2. Eastern Shore Public Library, 23610
Front Street, Accomac, VA 23301.
3. Chincoteague Island Library, 4077
Main Street, Chincoteague Island,
VA 23336.
4. Carteret County Public Library, 210
Turner Street, Beaufort, NC 28516.
5. Onslow County Public Library, 58
Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville, NC
28540.
6. Jacksonville Public Library, Regency
Square Branch, 9900 Regency
Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32225.
An electronic copy of the Draft OEIS/
EIS is also available for public viewing
at: https://projects.earthtech.com/
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USWTR/. Single copies of the Draft
OEIS/EIS and Executive Summary are
available upon request by contacting
Mr. Keith Jenkins at 757–322–4046.
Federal, state, and local agencies and
interested parties are invited and urged
to be present or represented at the
hearing. Written comments can also be
submitted during the information
sessions preceding the public hearings.
Oral statements will be heard and
transcribed by a stenographer; however,
to ensure the accuracy of the record, all
statements should be submitted in
writing. All statements, both oral and
written, will become part of the public
record on the Draft OEIS/EIS and will be
addressed in the Final Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Statement (Final
OEIS/EIS). Equal weight will be given to
both oral and written statements.
In the interest of available time, and
to ensure all who wish to give an oral
statement have the opportunity to do so,
each speaker’s comments will be limited
to three (3) minutes. If a longer
statement is to be presented, it should
be summarized at the public hearing
and the full text submitted in writing
either at the hearing or mailed or faxed
to: Naval Facilities Engineering
Command Atlantic, Attn: Mr. Keith
Jenkins (Code EV21KJ), 6506 Hampton
Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508; Fax 757–
322–4894.
All written comments must be
postmarked by December 28, 2005, to
ensure they become part of the official
record. All comments will be addressed
in the Final OEIS/EIS.
Dated: October 20, 2005.
I.C. Le Moyne, Jr.
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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Department of Education.
The Leader, Information
Management Case Services Team,
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Officer, invites comments on the
proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
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submit comments on or before
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearings for a Draft Overseas Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Statement for the Undersea
Warfare Training Range
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects
Abroad of Major Federal Actions, and Section 102(2) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by the Council
on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the
Department of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
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OEIS/EIS) to evaluate the construction and operation of a proposed
Undersea Warfare Training Range. In accordance with NEPA and its
implementing regulations, this notice announces the dates and locations
of public hearings.
Open information sessions will precede the scheduled public hearing
at each of the locations listed below and will allow individuals to
review the data presented in the Draft OEIS/EIS. Navy representatives
will be available during the information sessions to clarify
information related to the Draft OEIS/EIS. The open information
sessions are scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 6:30 to 7
p.m., followed by the public hearings from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
DATES: Public hearing dates are as follows:
1. Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Chincoteague,
VA.
2. Thursday, November 17, 2005, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Morehead City,
NC.
3. Monday, November 21, 2005, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Jacksonville,
FL.
ADDRESSES: Public hearing locations are as follows:
1. Chincoteague--Chincoteague Community Center, 6155 Community Drive,
Chincoteague, VA 23336.
2. Morehead City--Crystal Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell Street,
Morehead City, NC 28557.
3. Jacksonville--Wilson Center for the Arts, Florida Community College,
Jacksonville South Campus, 119091 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL
32246.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Keith Jenkins, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Atlantic, (Code EV21KJ), 6506 Hampton Boulevard,
Norfolk, VA 23508; telephone: 757-322-4046; Fax: 757-322-4894.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is to instrument a
1,713-square-kilometer (500-square-nautical-mile) area of the ocean
with undersea cables and sensor nodes, creating an Undersea Warfare
Training Range (USWTR), and to use the area for Anti-Submarine Warfare
(ASW) training. Such training would typically involve up to three
vessels and two aircraft using the range for any one training event.
The instrumented area would be connected to the shore via a single
trunk cable. The proposed action would require logistical support for
ASW training, including the handling (launch and recovery) of exercise
torpedoes (non-explosive) and submarine target simulators.
The Navy requires an instrumented undersea warfare training range
to support worldwide deployment and current and future mission
requirements in fulfillment of the U.S. world role and the Global War
on Terror, and to counter the threat of modern diesel submarines. The
proposed USWTR provides an environment that is consistent with real-
world threat situations where training exercises can be conducted under
safe and controlled conditions, as well as providing critically
important real-time training feedback. The purpose of the proposed
action is to enable the Navy to train effectively in an environment
encompassing 37 to 274 meters (120 to 900 feet) water depth at a
suitable location for Atlantic Fleet units.
The Draft OEIS/EIS reviews a thorough site selection process and
describes in detail three reasonable siting alternatives located within
existing east coast Operating Areas (OPAREAS). The action alternatives
considered are Alternative/Site A in the Cherry Point OPAREA,
Alternative/Site B in the Virginia Capes OPAREA, and Alternative/Site C
in the Jacksonville OPAREA. These three potential sites, along with the
No Action Alternative, are evaluated in the Draft OEIS/EIS. Site A in
the Cherry Point OPAREA is the Navy's preferred alternative.
The potentially affected areas of the preferred site (in the Cherry
Point OPAREA) and the alternate sites (within the Virginia Capes and
Jacksonville OPAREAS) have been studied in detail to determine how
installation of and operations on the proposed USWTR would potentially
affect the marine and landside environments.
The Draft OEIS/EIS has been distributed to various Federal, state,
and local agencies, as well as other interested individuals and
organizations. In addition, copies of the Draft OEIS/EIS have been
distributed to the following libraries for public review:
1. Virginia Beach Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard,
Virginia Beach, VA 23452.
2. Eastern Shore Public Library, 23610 Front Street, Accomac, VA 23301.
3. Chincoteague Island Library, 4077 Main Street, Chincoteague Island,
VA 23336.
4. Carteret County Public Library, 210 Turner Street, Beaufort, NC
28516.
5. Onslow County Public Library, 58 Doris Avenue East, Jacksonville, NC
28540.
6. Jacksonville Public Library, Regency Square Branch, 9900 Regency
Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32225.
An electronic copy of the Draft OEIS/EIS is also available for
public viewing at: https://projects.earthtech.com/USWTR/. Single copies
of the Draft OEIS/EIS and Executive Summary are available upon request
by contacting Mr. Keith Jenkins at 757-322-4046.
Federal, state, and local agencies and interested parties are
invited and urged to be present or represented at the hearing. Written
comments can also be submitted during the information sessions
preceding the public hearings. Oral statements will be heard and
transcribed by a stenographer; however, to ensure the accuracy of the
record, all statements should be submitted in writing. All statements,
both oral and written, will become part of the public record on the
Draft OEIS/EIS and will be addressed in the Final Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Statement (Final
OEIS/EIS). Equal weight will be given to both oral and written
statements.
In the interest of available time, and to ensure all who wish to
give an oral statement have the opportunity to do so, each speaker's
comments will be limited to three (3) minutes. If a longer statement is
to be presented, it should be summarized at the public hearing and the
full text submitted in writing either at the hearing or mailed or faxed
to: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, Attn: Mr. Keith
Jenkins (Code EV21KJ), 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508; Fax
757-322-4894.
All written comments must be postmarked by December 28, 2005, to
ensure they become part of the official record. All comments will be
addressed in the Final OEIS/EIS.
Dated: October 20, 2005.
I.C. Le Moyne, Jr.
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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