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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(DSEIS) for the Nourishment of 25,000
ft of Beach in Topsail Beach, Onslow
County, NC
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of intent.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE), Wilmington District,
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office has
received a request for Department of the
Army authorization, pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and Section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, from
the Town of Topsail Beach to conduct
an emergency beach fill project to
protect ocean front development and
infrastructure until such time that a
federally authorized shore protection
project can be implemented. At this
time, the construction date for the
Federal project is uncertain. A Draft
General Reevaluation Report—
Environmental Impact Statement (GRR–
EIS has been prepared by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) and was
released for public review and comment
in June 2006 (USACE, 2006). Given the
current status of the GRR–EIS and the
need for Congressional authorization,
funding, preparation of plans and
specifications, and right-of-way
acquisition, the Federal project may not
be implemented until Fiscal Year 2010,
or possibly later.
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A public scoping meeting for the
DSEIS will be held at Topsail Beach
Assembly Building, located on Channel
Boulevard in Topsail Beach, on January
15, 2007 at 6 p.m. Written comments
will be received until January 31, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and
questions regarding scoping of the
DSEIS may be addressed to: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District,
Regulatory Division. ATTN: File
Number SAW–2006–40848–071, Post
Office Box 1890, Wilmington, NC
28402–1890.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and DSEIS can be directed to Mr. Dave
Timpy, Wilmington Regulatory Field
Office, telephone: (910) 251–4634.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project
Description. The fill placement area will
occur between the Topsail Beach/Surf
City limit to Godwin Avenue on the
ocean beach. The project design will
remain consistent with the Federal
design and will involve a dune and
berm system to be constructed to a
height of 15 feet NGVD with a 7 foot
NGVD berm height. An optimum berm
width of 50 feet is proposed. An
offshore sand source area located about
1 mile east of Lea-Hutaff Island is
currently being investigated for
sediment compatibility with the native
beach. The proposed construction
timeframe for the emergency beach fill
activities will occur in late calendar
year 2007 or early calendar year 2008.
Beach Fill Surveys & Design. Typical
cross-sections of the beach along the
Topsail Beach project area will be
surveyed. Nearshore profiles will extend
seaward of the monuments to a point
equal to or greater than 50 feet seaward
of the construction toe of fill. The total
volume of beach fill to be placed in
front of the existing development and
infrastructure will be based on an
evaluation of erosion of the project area
from 2002 through the expected
construction of the Federal project.
Geotechnical Investigations. The
offshores and search investigations
include approximately two square miles
(1,220 acres) of seabed. Offshore
investigations include bathymetric
surveys, sidescan sonar surveys, seismic
and cultural resource surveys, as well as
vibracore collection and analysis. The
results of the offshore investigations
coupled with the compatibility of the
sand resource area and native beach
sand will be assessed to define the
borrow area.
Environmental Resource Coordination
& Permitting. The GRR–EIS prepared by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
prepared an Environmental Impact
DATES:
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Statement (EIS) for the larger Federal
Shore protection project. The interim
(emergency) beach fill project will be
subject to Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act, Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act and the State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA).
Preliminary coordination with the
USACE-Wilmington District resulted in
a determination that a Department of the
Army Application for an Individual
Permit will be needed for project
compliance with Sections 10 and 404.
Similarly, coordination with the North
Carolina Division of Coastal
Management determined that the project
would require a State EIS developed in
accordance with SEPA; as well as a
Major Permit under the Coastal Area
Management Act.
2. Proposed Action. The scope of
activities for the proposed emergency
beach fill project includes: (1)
Vibracores in the identified borrow area,
(b) side scan sonar surveys of the ocean
bottom, (c) in-water investigations of
potential near shore hard bottom
resources identified by the side scan
sonar survey, and (d) beach profile
surveys. Offshore investigations include
bathymetric surveys, sidescan sonar
surveys, seismic and cultural resource
surveys, as well as vibracore collection
and analysis. The results of the offshore
investigations coupled with the
compatibility of the sand resource area
and native beach sand will be assessed
to define the borrow area.
3. Issues. There are several potential
environmental issues that will be
addressed in the DSEIS. Additional
issues may be identified during the
scoping process. Issues initially
identified as potentially significant
include:
a. Potential impact to marine
biological resources (organisms,
passageway for fish and other marine
life) and Essential Fish Habitat,
particularly Hard Bottoms.
b. Potential impact to threatened and
endangered marine mammals, birds,
fish, and plants.
c. Potential impacts to water quality.
d. Potential increase in erosion rates
to adjacent beaches.
e. Potential impacts to navigation,
commercial and recreational.
f. Potential impacts to private and
public property.
g. Potential impacts on public health
and safety.
h. Potential impacts to recreational
and commercial fishing.
i. The compatibility of the material for
nourishment.
j. Potential economic impacts.
4. Alternatives. Several alternatives
are being considered for the proposed
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project. These alternatives will be
further formulated and developed
during the scoping process and an
appropriate range of alternatives,
including the no action alternative, will
be considered in the Supplemental Draft
EIS.
5. Scoping Process. A public scoping
meeting (see DATES) will be held to
receive public comment and assess
public concerns regarding the
appropriate scope and preparation of
the DSEIS. Participation in the public
meeting by Federal, State, and local
agencies and other interested
organizations and persons is
encouraged.
The COE will also be consulting with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under
the Endangered Species Act and the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and
with the National Marine Fisheries
Service under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act and Endangered Species Act.
Additionally, the EIS will assess the
potential water quality impacts
pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act, and will be coordinated with
the North Carolina Division of Coastal
Management (DCM) to determine the
projects consistency with the Coastal
Zone Management Act. The COE will
closely work with DCM through the EIS
to ensure the process complies with all
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
requirements. It is the COE and DCM’s
intentions to consolidate both NEPA
and SEPA processes to eliminate
duplications.
6. Availability of the Draft
Supplemental EIS. The DSEIS is
expected to be published and circulated
sometime in early 2007, and a public
hearing will be held after the
publication of the DSEIS.
Dated: December 4, 2006.
John E. Pulliam, Jr.
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
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Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Review and Comments From the
Interested Public on Draft
Programmatic Agreement on the Effect
on Historic Properties Due to Project
Operations on the Federal Columbia
River Power System
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, in cooperation with
Bonneville Power Administration and
the Bureau of Reclamation (together
referred to as ‘‘Lead Federal Agencies’’),
has released a draft of the Systemwide
Programmatic Agreement (PA) under
the National Historic Preservation Act.
16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.; 36 CFR 800.14(b).
The Lead Federal Agencies (Corps, BPA,
and Reclamation) have released the
draft PA for the management of historic
properties affected by the multipurpose
operations of fourteen dam/reservoir
Projects of the Federal Columbia River
Power System (Libby, Albeni Falls,
Chief Joseph, McNary, John Day, the
Dalles, Bonneville, Dworshak, Lower
Granite, Lower Monumental, Little
Goose, Ice Harbor, Grand Coulee, and
Hungry Horse) on the Columbia or
Snake rivers in the states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, and Montana
pursuant to section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
DATES: Comments are due on Friday,
January 19, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Tribal Affairs—DKT–7, Bonneville
Power Administration; P.O. Box 14428;
Portland, OR 97293–5884. They may
also be faxed to (503) 230–5884 or emailed to comment@bpa.gov. Please
include with your comments the title
‘‘Draft FCRPS Systemwide PA’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly St. Hilaire, BPA Cultural
Resource Manager, (503) 230–5361;
Lynne MacDonald, Bureau of
Reclamation Regional Archeologist,
(208) 378–5316; or, Gail Celmer, Corps
Regional Archeologist, (503) 808–4762.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed agreement has been under
development for over 10 years following
commitments made by the agencies in
Records of Decision in 1997 following
the analysis of the System Operation
Review Environmental Impact
Statement. Agencies found that the
Project operations have the potential to
adversely affect and may continue to
threaten historic properties eligible for
the National Register of Historic Places.
The Lead Federal Agencies developed
this draft of the PA in cooperation and
consultation with tribes, State and tribal
historic preservation officers, the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, Federal land managing
agencies, and other interested parties.
Comments are now being sought on the
draft PA which is available at https://
efw.bpa.gov/environmental_services/
culturalresources.aspx. The Lead
Federal Agencies would appreciate any
comments from interested members of
the public.
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Dated: December 5, 2006.
Randall L. Fofi,
Deputy Division Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (DSEIS) for the Nourishment of 25,000 ft of Beach in Topsail
Beach, Onslow County, NC
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), Wilmington District,
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office has received a request for
Department of the Army authorization, pursuant to Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, from the
Town of Topsail Beach to conduct an emergency beach fill project to
protect ocean front development and infrastructure until such time that
a federally authorized shore protection project can be implemented. At
this time, the construction date for the Federal project is uncertain.
A Draft General Reevaluation Report--Environmental Impact Statement
(GRR-EIS has been prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
and was released for public review and comment in June 2006 (USACE,
2006). Given the current status of the GRR-EIS and the need for
Congressional authorization, funding, preparation of plans and
specifications, and right-of-way acquisition, the Federal project may
not be implemented until Fiscal Year 2010, or possibly later.
DATES: A public scoping meeting for the DSEIS will be held at Topsail
Beach Assembly Building, located on Channel Boulevard in Topsail Beach,
on January 15, 2007 at 6 p.m. Written comments will be received until
January 31, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and questions regarding scoping of the
DSEIS may be addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
District, Regulatory Division. ATTN: File Number SAW-2006-40848-071,
Post Office Box 1890, Wilmington, NC 28402-1890.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and DSEIS can be directed to Mr. Dave Timpy, Wilmington Regulatory
Field Office, telephone: (910) 251-4634.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project Description. The fill placement
area will occur between the Topsail Beach/Surf City limit to Godwin
Avenue on the ocean beach. The project design will remain consistent
with the Federal design and will involve a dune and berm system to be
constructed to a height of 15 feet NGVD with a 7 foot NGVD berm height.
An optimum berm width of 50 feet is proposed. An offshore sand source
area located about 1 mile east of Lea-Hutaff Island is currently being
investigated for sediment compatibility with the native beach. The
proposed construction timeframe for the emergency beach fill activities
will occur in late calendar year 2007 or early calendar year 2008.
Beach Fill Surveys & Design. Typical cross-sections of the beach
along the Topsail Beach project area will be surveyed. Nearshore
profiles will extend seaward of the monuments to a point equal to or
greater than 50 feet seaward of the construction toe of fill. The total
volume of beach fill to be placed in front of the existing development
and infrastructure will be based on an evaluation of erosion of the
project area from 2002 through the expected construction of the Federal
project.
Geotechnical Investigations. The offshores and search
investigations include approximately two square miles (1,220 acres) of
seabed. Offshore investigations include bathymetric surveys, sidescan
sonar surveys, seismic and cultural resource surveys, as well as
vibracore collection and analysis. The results of the offshore
investigations coupled with the compatibility of the sand resource area
and native beach sand will be assessed to define the borrow area.
Environmental Resource Coordination & Permitting. The GRR-EIS
prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepared an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the larger Federal Shore protection project.
The interim (emergency) beach fill project will be subject to Section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
Preliminary coordination with the USACE-Wilmington District
resulted in a determination that a Department of the Army Application
for an Individual Permit will be needed for project compliance with
Sections 10 and 404. Similarly, coordination with the North Carolina
Division of Coastal Management determined that the project would
require a State EIS developed in accordance with SEPA; as well as a
Major Permit under the Coastal Area Management Act.
2. Proposed Action. The scope of activities for the proposed
emergency beach fill project includes: (1) Vibracores in the identified
borrow area, (b) side scan sonar surveys of the ocean bottom, (c) in-
water investigations of potential near shore hard bottom resources
identified by the side scan sonar survey, and (d) beach profile
surveys. Offshore investigations include bathymetric surveys, sidescan
sonar surveys, seismic and cultural resource surveys, as well as
vibracore collection and analysis. The results of the offshore
investigations coupled with the compatibility of the sand resource area
and native beach sand will be assessed to define the borrow area.
3. Issues. There are several potential environmental issues that
will be addressed in the DSEIS. Additional issues may be identified
during the scoping process. Issues initially identified as potentially
significant include:
a. Potential impact to marine biological resources (organisms,
passageway for fish and other marine life) and Essential Fish Habitat,
particularly Hard Bottoms.
b. Potential impact to threatened and endangered marine mammals,
birds, fish, and plants.
c. Potential impacts to water quality.
d. Potential increase in erosion rates to adjacent beaches.
e. Potential impacts to navigation, commercial and recreational.
f. Potential impacts to private and public property.
g. Potential impacts on public health and safety.
h. Potential impacts to recreational and commercial fishing.
i. The compatibility of the material for nourishment.
j. Potential economic impacts.
4. Alternatives. Several alternatives are being considered for the
proposed
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project. These alternatives will be further formulated and developed
during the scoping process and an appropriate range of alternatives,
including the no action alternative, will be considered in the
Supplemental Draft EIS.
5. Scoping Process. A public scoping meeting (see DATES) will be
held to receive public comment and assess public concerns regarding the
appropriate scope and preparation of the DSEIS. Participation in the
public meeting by Federal, State, and local agencies and other
interested organizations and persons is encouraged.
The COE will also be consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service under the Endangered Species Act and the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act, and with the National Marine Fisheries Service under
the Magnuson-Stevens Act and Endangered Species Act. Additionally, the
EIS will assess the potential water quality impacts pursuant to Section
401 of the Clean Water Act, and will be coordinated with the North
Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) to determine the projects
consistency with the Coastal Zone Management Act. The COE will closely
work with DCM through the EIS to ensure the process complies with all
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) requirements. It is the COE and
DCM's intentions to consolidate both NEPA and SEPA processes to
eliminate duplications.
6. Availability of the Draft Supplemental EIS. The DSEIS is
expected to be published and circulated sometime in early 2007, and a
public hearing will be held after the publication of the DSEIS.
Dated: December 4, 2006.
John E. Pulliam, Jr.
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
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