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7. Impacts to public facilities and
utilities.
8. Traffic, including navigation issues,
and transportation related impacts.
9. Environmental justice.
10. Cumulative impacts.
11. Growth-inducing impacts.
4. Alternatives. Alternatives initially
being considered for the proposed
project development include the
following:
(1) Marine Container Terminal with
Rail Access and Back Channel
Improvements (Preferred Alternative);
(2) Marine Container Terminal with
Rail Access and Reduced Wharf and
Back Channel Improvements;
(3) Multi-Use Storage Facility without
Wharf and Back Channel Improvements
(No Federal Action); and
(4) No Project/No Federal Action
Alternative.
5. Scoping Process. The Corps and the
Port will jointly conduct a scoping
meeting for the proposed project.
English and Spanish translation services
will be provided at the meeting. The
public scoping meeting will be held to
receive public comment and assess
public concerns regarding the
appropriate scope of the DEIS/DEIR.
Participation in the public meeting by
federal, state, and local agencies and
other interested organizations and
persons is encouraged. The Corps will
also be consulting with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service under the
Endangered Species Act and Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act, and with the
National Marine Fisheries Service under
the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Additionally, the EIS/EIR will assess the
consistency of the proposed Action with
the Coastal Zone Management Act and
potential water quality impacts
pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act. The public scoping meeting
for the Draft EIS/EIR will be held at the
City Hall Council Chambers in Long
Beach on February 22, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.
Written comments will be received until
March 14, 2007.
6. Availability of the DEIS/DEIR. The
joint lead agencies expect the DEIS/
DEIR to be published and circulated in
July of 2007. A Public Hearing will be
held during the public comment period
for the DEIS/DEIR.
Dated: January 10, 2007.
David J. Castanon,
Chief, Regulatory Branch, Los Angeles
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
[No. USN–2007–0005]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the United
States Naval Academy announces the
proposed extension of a currently
approved public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by March 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–1160.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
To
request more information or to obtain a
copy of the proposal and associated
collection instruments, write to the
Admissions Office, United States Naval
Academy, 117 Decatur Road, Annapolis,
MD 21402–5017, or contact LCDR Eric
Brown at telephone number (410) 293–
1822.
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Needs and Uses: This collection of
information is necessary to determine
the eligibility and evaluate overall
competitive standing of candidates for
appointment to the United States Naval
Academy. An analysis of the
information collected is made by the
Admissions Board during the process in
order to gauge the qualifications of
individual candidates.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Federal Government.
Annual Burden Hours: 56,000.
Number of Respondents: 14,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 4
hours.
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Summary of Information Collection
This collection of information is
necessary to determine the eligibility
and evaluate overall competitive
standing of candidates for appointment
to the United States Naval Academy. An
analysis of the information collected is
made by the Admissions Board during
the process in order to gauge the
qualifications of individual candidates.
Dated: January 18, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement for Navy Atlantic Fleet
Training in the Jacksonville Range
Complex and Notice of Public Scoping
Meetings
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508),
and Executive Order 12114, the
Department of the Navy (Navy)
announces its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/
Overseas EIS to evaluate the potential
environmental effects associated with
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naval training in the Jacksonville (JAX)
Range Complex. The Navy proposes to
support current and emerging training
operations and research, development,
testing, and evaluation (RDT&E)
activities at the JAX Range Complex by:
(1) Maintaining baseline operations at
current levels; (2) increasing training
operations from current levels as
necessary to support the Fleet Readiness
Training Plan (FRTP); (3)
accommodating mission requirements
associated with force structure changes;
and (4) implementing enhanced range
complex capabilities. The EIS/OEIS
study area is the JAX Range Complex
which consists of targets and
instrumented areas, airspace, surface
and subsurface operations areas
(OPAREAs), and land range facilities.
Together the JAX Range Complex
encompasses: 27 square miles of land
area; 62,596 nm2 of special use airspace
(SUA); and 50,090 nm2 of sea space.
The scope of actions to be analyzed in
this EIS/OEIS includes current and
proposed future Navy training, and
RDT&E activities, within Navycontrolled operating areas, airspace, and
ranges. It also includes proposed Navyfunded range capabilities
enhancements, including infrastructure
improvements that support range
complex training and RDT&E activities.
Training activities that involve the use
of active sonar are conducted in the JAX
Range Complex; however, those
potential effects are being analyzed in
detail in a separate document, the
Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training
EIS/OEIS. This separate sonar EIS/OEIS
addresses active sonar use as a whole by
the Atlantic Fleet in the eastern Atlantic
Ocean (including waters that are part of
the JAX Range Complex), and in the
Gulf of Mexico. The results of this sonar
EIS/OEIS will be incorporated into the
JAX Range Complex EIS/OEIS to
account for active sonar effects that
could occur within the geographic area
of the JAX Range Complex.
Dates and Addresses: Public scoping
meetings will be held to receive oral and
written comments on environmental
concerns that should be addressed in
the EIS/OEIS in the following cities:
Charleston, South Carolina; Beaufort,
South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; and
Jacksonville, Florida. Public scoping
open houses will be held at the
following dates, times, and locations:
February 20, 2007, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, SC;
February 21, 2007, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
at the U.S. Army National Guard
Armory in Beaufort, SC; February 22,
2007 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coastal
Georgia Center in Savannah, GA; and
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at The Sea Turtle Inn, Atlantic Beach in
Jacksonville, FL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Conway, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command Southeast, 904–542–6159.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Navy’s mission is to maintain, train, and
equip combat-ready naval forces capable
of winning wars, deterring aggression,
and maintaining freedom of the seas.
For that reason, 10 U.S.C. 5062 directs
the Chief of Naval Operations to train all
naval forces for combat. The Chief of
Naval Operations meets that direction,
in part, by conducting at-sea training
exercises and ensuring naval forces have
access to ranges, OPAREAs, and
airspace where they can develop and
maintain skills for wartime missions
and conduct RDT&E of naval weapons
systems. As such, Navy ranges,
OPAREAs, and airspace must be
maintained and/or enhanced to
accommodate necessary training and
testing activities in support of national
security objectives.
The purpose of the proposed action is
to: Achieve and maintain Fleet
readiness using the JAX Range Complex
to support current, emerging, and future
training operations and RDT&E
operations; expand warfare missions;
and upgrade/modernize existing range
capabilities to enhance and sustain
Navy training and testing.
The need for the proposed action is to
provide combat capable forces ready to
deploy worldwide in accordance with
10 U.S.C. 5062. Specifically, maintain
current levels of military readiness by
training in the JAX Range Complex;
accommodate future increases in
operational training tempo in the JAX
Range Complex and support the rapid
deployment of naval units or strike
groups; achieve and sustain readiness in
ships and squadrons so that the Navy
can quickly deploy significant combat
power to multiple areas around the
world at the same time in the event of
a national crisis or contingency
operation and consistent with the FRTP;
support the testing and training needed
for new vessels, aircraft, and weapons
systems; and maintain the long-term
viability of the JAX Range Complex
while protecting human health and the
environment.
Three alternatives will be evaluated in
the EIS/OEIS including: (1) The No
Action Alternative comprised of
baseline operations and support of
existing range capabilities; (2)
Alternative 1 comprised of the No
Action Alternative plus additional
operations, expanded warfare missions,
accommodation of force structure
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changes including training resulting
from the introduction of new vessels,
aircraft, and weapons systems, and the
implementation of enhancements to
range infrastructure; and (3) Alternative
2, comprised of Alternative 1 plus
additional increases in training, and
implementation of enhancements that
will optimize training throughput in
support of future contingencies. The
EIS/OEIS will evaluate the
environmental effects associated with:
Airspace; noise; range safety; natural
land resources; water resources; air
quality; biological resources, including
threatened and endangered species;
land use; socioeconomic resources;
infrastructure; and cultural resources.
The analysis will include an evaluation
of direct and indirect impacts, and will
account for cumulative impacts from
other Navy activities in the Range
Complex. No decision will be made to
implement any alternative until the EIS/
OEIS process is completed and a Record
of Decision is signed by the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy (Installations and
Environment).
The Navy is initiating the scoping
process to identify community concerns
and local issues to be addressed in the
EIS/OEIS. Federal agencies, state
agencies, local agencies, and interested
persons are encouraged to provide oral
and/or written comments to the Navy to
identify specific issues or topics of
environmental concern that should be
addressed in the EIS/OEIS. Written
comments must be postmarked by
March 13, 2007 and should be mailed
to: Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Southeast, Building 135, PO
Box 151, Ajax Street, Jacksonville, FL
32212–0151, Attention: Mr. John D.
Conway, PG.
Dated: January 18, 2007.
M.A. Harivson,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Navy Atlantic Fleet
Training in the Jacksonville Range Complex and Notice of Public Scoping
Meetings
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), and
Executive Order 12114, the Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its
intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas EIS
to evaluate the potential environmental effects associated with
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naval training in the Jacksonville (JAX) Range Complex. The Navy
proposes to support current and emerging training operations and
research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) activities at
the JAX Range Complex by: (1) Maintaining baseline operations at
current levels; (2) increasing training operations from current levels
as necessary to support the Fleet Readiness Training Plan (FRTP); (3)
accommodating mission requirements associated with force structure
changes; and (4) implementing enhanced range complex capabilities. The
EIS/OEIS study area is the JAX Range Complex which consists of targets
and instrumented areas, airspace, surface and subsurface operations
areas (OPAREAs), and land range facilities. Together the JAX Range
Complex encompasses: 27 square miles of land area; 62,596 nm\2\ of
special use airspace (SUA); and 50,090 nm\2\ of sea space. The scope of
actions to be analyzed in this EIS/OEIS includes current and proposed
future Navy training, and RDT&E activities, within Navy-controlled
operating areas, airspace, and ranges. It also includes proposed Navy-
funded range capabilities enhancements, including infrastructure
improvements that support range complex training and RDT&E activities.
Training activities that involve the use of active sonar are conducted
in the JAX Range Complex; however, those potential effects are being
analyzed in detail in a separate document, the Atlantic Fleet Active
Sonar Training EIS/OEIS. This separate sonar EIS/OEIS addresses active
sonar use as a whole by the Atlantic Fleet in the eastern Atlantic
Ocean (including waters that are part of the JAX Range Complex), and in
the Gulf of Mexico. The results of this sonar EIS/OEIS will be
incorporated into the JAX Range Complex EIS/OEIS to account for active
sonar effects that could occur within the geographic area of the JAX
Range Complex.
Dates and Addresses: Public scoping meetings will be held to
receive oral and written comments on environmental concerns that should
be addressed in the EIS/OEIS in the following cities: Charleston, South
Carolina; Beaufort, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; and
Jacksonville, Florida. Public scoping open houses will be held at the
following dates, times, and locations: February 20, 2007, from 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, SC; February 21, 2007,
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the U.S. Army National Guard Armory in
Beaufort, SC; February 22, 2007 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coastal
Georgia Center in Savannah, GA; and February 23, 2007 from 5 p.m. to 8
p.m. at The Sea Turtle Inn, Atlantic Beach in Jacksonville, FL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conway, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Southeast, 904-542-6159.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navy's mission is to maintain, train,
and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring
aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas. For that reason, 10
U.S.C. 5062 directs the Chief of Naval Operations to train all naval
forces for combat. The Chief of Naval Operations meets that direction,
in part, by conducting at-sea training exercises and ensuring naval
forces have access to ranges, OPAREAs, and airspace where they can
develop and maintain skills for wartime missions and conduct RDT&E of
naval weapons systems. As such, Navy ranges, OPAREAs, and airspace must
be maintained and/or enhanced to accommodate necessary training and
testing activities in support of national security objectives.
The purpose of the proposed action is to: Achieve and maintain
Fleet readiness using the JAX Range Complex to support current,
emerging, and future training operations and RDT&E operations; expand
warfare missions; and upgrade/modernize existing range capabilities to
enhance and sustain Navy training and testing.
The need for the proposed action is to provide combat capable
forces ready to deploy worldwide in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 5062.
Specifically, maintain current levels of military readiness by training
in the JAX Range Complex; accommodate future increases in operational
training tempo in the JAX Range Complex and support the rapid
deployment of naval units or strike groups; achieve and sustain
readiness in ships and squadrons so that the Navy can quickly deploy
significant combat power to multiple areas around the world at the same
time in the event of a national crisis or contingency operation and
consistent with the FRTP; support the testing and training needed for
new vessels, aircraft, and weapons systems; and maintain the long-term
viability of the JAX Range Complex while protecting human health and
the environment.
Three alternatives will be evaluated in the EIS/OEIS including: (1)
The No Action Alternative comprised of baseline operations and support
of existing range capabilities; (2) Alternative 1 comprised of the No
Action Alternative plus additional operations, expanded warfare
missions, accommodation of force structure changes including training
resulting from the introduction of new vessels, aircraft, and weapons
systems, and the implementation of enhancements to range
infrastructure; and (3) Alternative 2, comprised of Alternative 1 plus
additional increases in training, and implementation of enhancements
that will optimize training throughput in support of future
contingencies. The EIS/OEIS will evaluate the environmental effects
associated with: Airspace; noise; range safety; natural land resources;
water resources; air quality; biological resources, including
threatened and endangered species; land use; socioeconomic resources;
infrastructure; and cultural resources. The analysis will include an
evaluation of direct and indirect impacts, and will account for
cumulative impacts from other Navy activities in the Range Complex. No
decision will be made to implement any alternative until the EIS/OEIS
process is completed and a Record of Decision is signed by the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment).
The Navy is initiating the scoping process to identify community
concerns and local issues to be addressed in the EIS/OEIS. Federal
agencies, state agencies, local agencies, and interested persons are
encouraged to provide oral and/or written comments to the Navy to
identify specific issues or topics of environmental concern that should
be addressed in the EIS/OEIS. Written comments must be postmarked by
March 13, 2007 and should be mailed to: Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Southeast, Building 135, PO Box 151, Ajax Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32212-0151, Attention: Mr. John D. Conway, PG.
Dated: January 18, 2007.
M.A. Harivson,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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