Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Introduction of F/A-18 E/F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to the East Coast of the United States (Construction and Operation of an Outlying Landing Field), 8151-8153 [E7-3045]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (DSEIS) for the Introduction
of F/A–18 E/F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to
the East Coast of the United States
(Construction and Operation of an
Outlying Landing Field)
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy
(DON) has prepared and filed with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) a DSEIS to provide additional
analysis of the potential environmental
consequences associated with the
construction and operation of an
Outlying Landing Field (OLF) to
support Field Carrier Landing Practice
(FCLP) operations of F/A–18 E/F (Super
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Hornet) squadrons stationed at Naval
Air Station (NAS) Oceana, VA and
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Cherry Point, NC. The analysis
supplements the evaluation presented
in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) for the
Introduction of F/A–18 E/F (Super
Hornet) Aircraft to the East Coast of the
United States, which was released to the
public in July 2003, and is not to be
considered independent of the Final
EIS. Public hearings will be held to
provide information and receive oral
and written comments on the DSEIS.
Federal, state, and local agencies, and
interested individuals are invited to be
present or represented at hearings.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Six public
hearings will be held. Each scheduled
public hearing will be preceded by an
open information session to allow
interested individuals to review
information presented in the DSEIS.
DON representatives will be available
during the information session to
provide clarification as necessary
related to the DSEIS. Each information
session will occur from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30
p.m., followed by the formal public
hearing from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Public
hearings have been scheduled at the
following dates and locations:
Monday, March 19, 2007,
Mattamuskeet Elementary School, 60
Juniper Bay Road, Swan Quarter, NC.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, Bertie High
School, 715 U.S. Highway 13 North,
Windsor, NC.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007,
Perquimans County High School, 305
Edenton Road, Hertford, NC.
Thursday, March 22, 2007, Craven
County Community College, Orringer
Hall, 800 College Court, New Bern, NC.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, Beaufort
Community College, 5337 U.S. Highway
264 East, Washington, NC.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007, Vernon G.
James Research and Extension Center,
North Carolina State University, 207
Research Station Road, Plymouth, NC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Atlantic, OLF SEIS PM, Code EV2, 6506
Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA, facsimile
757–322–4894.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DON
has prepared and filed with the EPA the
DSEIS for the Introduction of F/A–18 E/
F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to the East
Coast of the United States (Construction
and Operation of an Outlying Landing
Field) in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (42 U.S.C. Sections 4321–4345)
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and its implementing regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508).
A Notice of Intent for this DSEIS was
published in the Federal Register on
June 24, 2005 (70 FR 36556). The DON
is lead agency for the proposed action
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
serving as a cooperating agency.
The proposed action is to construct
and operate an OLF to support FCLP
operations of Super Hornet squadrons
stationed at NAS Oceana, VA and
MCAS Cherry Point, NC. This is a
component of the proposed action
evaluated in the Final EIS to provide
facilities and functions to support the
homebasing and operation of these
squadrons. A Record of Decision (ROD)
on the homebasing and operation of the
Super Hornet squadrons was published
in the Federal Register on September
10, 2003 (68 FR 53353). The ROD
documented the DON’s decision to
homebase eight Super Hornet fleet
squadrons and the Fleet Replacement
Squadron (FRS) at NAS Oceana, and
two fleet squadrons at MCAS Cherry
Point, and to construct an OLF between
the two air stations in Washington
County, NC (Site C). In January 2004,
the DON’s decision to construct and
operate an OLF at Site C was challenged
under the Administrative Procedure Act
(5 U.S.C. Section 551 et seq.). On
February 18, 2005, the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of North
Carolina held that the Final EIS was
deficient and enjoined the DON from
taking any further activity associated
with the planning, development, or
construction of the OLF at Site C until
the DON fully complied with NEPA
regarding construction and operation of
an OLF. On September 7, 2005, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
affirmed, in part, the decision of the
district court. This SDEIS addresses
those areas identified by the courts that
require additional analysis. These
include: (1) Evaluation of potential
impacts to migratory waterfowl and the
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge;
(2) evaluation of impacts associated
with surge operations; (3) identification
and evaluation of mitigative measures;
and (4) evaluation of cumulative
impacts of the operation of the OLF and
other military uses of airspace in North
Carolina. Additional analysis of the
existing and projected noise
environment was warranted given the
comprehensive scope of the impact of
the proposed action on migratory
waterfowl. Analysis of other resource
areas was warranted to address federal
permit and approval requirements (i.e.,
wetlands, and threatened and
endangered species). Furthermore, an
additional analysis of relevant
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socioeconomic factors was conducted to
evaluate the land acquisition strategy.
The DON’s decision to homebase ten
Super Hornet fleet squadrons and the
FRS on the East Coast was not
reevaluated. That aspect of the DON’s
proposed action, including aircraft
operations, personnel transitions, and
new construction and renovation to
support the Super Hornet squadrons is
being implemented at NAS Oceana and
MCAS Cherry Point.
The five alternative OLF sites in
Northeastern North Carolina that were
evaluated in the Final EIS to support
homebasing of the Super Hornet
squadrons at NAS Oceana and MCAS
Cherry Point are considered in the
DSEIS, in addition to the no-action
alternative. These are Site A in
Perquimans County, Site B in Bertie
County, Site C in Washington County,
Site D in Hyde County, and Site E in
Craven County. The Navy’s preferred
alternative for construction and
operation of an OLF is Site C, in
Washington County, NC.
The DSEIS has been distributed to
various Federal, state, and local
agencies, as well as other interested
individuals and organizations. In
addition, copies of the DSEIS have been
distributed to the following libraries and
publicly accessible facilities for public
review:
Bath Community Library, 100 Carteret
Street, Bath, NC.
Beaufort/Hyde/Martin Regional
Library, Old Court House, 158 N. Market
Street, Washington, NC.
Belhaven Public Library, 333 E. Main
Street, Belhaven, NC.
George H. & Laura E. Brown Library,
122 Van Norden Street, Washington,
NC.
Havelock-Craven County Library, 301
Cunningham Boulevard, Havelock, NC.
Hazel W. Guilford Memorial Library,
524 Main Street, Aurora, NC.
Lawrence Memorial Library, 204 E.
Dundee Street, Windsor, NC.
Mattamuskeet Public School Library,
20418 U.S. Route 264, Swan Quarter,
NC.
New Bern Craven County Public
Library, 400 Johnson Street, New Bern,
NC.
Perquimans County Library, 110 West
Academy, Hertford, NC.
Vernon James Research and Extension
Center Library, North Carolina State
University, 207 Research Station Road,
Plymouth, NC.
Washington County Library, 201 East
Third Street, Plymouth, NC.
Chesapeake Central Library, 298
Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA.
Virginia Beach Central Library, 4100
Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia
Beach, VA.
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Craven County Planning Department,
2828 Neuse Boulevard, New Bern, NC.
Bertie County Manager’s Office, 106
Dundee Street, Windsor, NC.
Washington County Manager’s Office,
116 Adams Street, Plymouth, NC.
Perquimans County Manager’s Office,
128 North Church Street, 2d Floor,
Hertford, NC.
Hyde County Manager’s Office, 1372
Main Street, Swan Quarter, NC.
An electronic copy of the DSEIS is
also available for public viewing at
https://www.olfseis.com. Requests for
single copies of the DSEIS (on CD–
ROM) or its Executive Summary may be
made online at https://www.olfseis.com
or by calling 1–866–615–6477.
Federal, state, and local agencies, as
well as interested parties, are invited
and encouraged to be present or
represented at the hearings. To ensure
the accuracy of the record, all
statements presented orally at the public
hearings should be submitted in writing.
All comments will become part of the
public record and will be responded to
in the Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(FSEIS). Equal weight will be given to
oral and written statements.
In the interest of available time, and
to ensure all who wish to give an oral
statement at the public hearings have
the opportunity to do so, each speaker’s
comments will be limited to three
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:
Commander, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Atlantic, Attn:
OLF SEIS Project Manager, 6506
Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508–
1278, facsimile 757–322–4894.
Residents from the county where the
public hearing is being held will be
given first priority to speak publicly, to
ensure that county’s residents have an
opportunity to make verbal comments.
Residents will be required to sign in to
speak. Comments can be made in the
following ways: (1) Oral statements/
written comments at the public hearings
or (2) written comments mailed or faxed
to address/fax number in this notice or
submitted via the Web site at https://
www.olfseis.com.
All written comments postmarked by
April 24, 2007, will become a part of the
official public record and will be
responded to in the FSEIS.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Introduction of F/A-18
E/F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to the East Coast of the United States
(Construction and Operation of an Outlying Landing Field)
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DON) has prepared and filed with
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a DSEIS to provide
additional analysis of the potential environmental consequences
associated with the construction and operation of an Outlying Landing
Field (OLF) to support Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations
of F/A-18 E/F (Super Hornet) squadrons stationed at Naval Air Station
(NAS) Oceana, VA and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, NC.
The analysis supplements the evaluation presented in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Introduction of F/A-
18 E/F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to the East Coast of the United States,
which was released to the public in July 2003, and is not to be
considered independent of the Final EIS. Public hearings will be held
to provide information and receive oral and written comments on the
DSEIS. Federal, state, and local agencies, and interested individuals
are invited to be present or represented at hearings.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Six public hearings will be held. Each scheduled
public hearing will be preceded by an open information session to allow
interested individuals to review information presented in the DSEIS.
DON representatives will be available during the information session to
provide clarification as necessary related to the DSEIS. Each
information session will occur from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by
the formal public hearing from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Public hearings have
been scheduled at the following dates and locations:
Monday, March 19, 2007, Mattamuskeet Elementary School, 60 Juniper
Bay Road, Swan Quarter, NC.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, Bertie High School, 715 U.S. Highway 13
North, Windsor, NC.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, Perquimans County High School, 305
Edenton Road, Hertford, NC.
Thursday, March 22, 2007, Craven County Community College, Orringer
Hall, 800 College Court, New Bern, NC.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, Beaufort Community College, 5337 U.S.
Highway 264 East, Washington, NC.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007, Vernon G. James Research and Extension
Center, North Carolina State University, 207 Research Station Road,
Plymouth, NC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Atlantic, OLF SEIS PM, Code EV2, 6506 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA,
facsimile 757-322-4894.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DON has prepared and filed with the EPA
the DSEIS for the Introduction of F/A-18 E/F (Super Hornet) Aircraft to
the East Coast of the United States (Construction and Operation of an
Outlying Landing Field) in accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sections
4321-4345)
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and its implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508).
A Notice of Intent for this DSEIS was published in the Federal
Register on June 24, 2005 (70 FR 36556). The DON is lead agency for the
proposed action with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service serving as a
cooperating agency.
The proposed action is to construct and operate an OLF to support
FCLP operations of Super Hornet squadrons stationed at NAS Oceana, VA
and MCAS Cherry Point, NC. This is a component of the proposed action
evaluated in the Final EIS to provide facilities and functions to
support the homebasing and operation of these squadrons. A Record of
Decision (ROD) on the homebasing and operation of the Super Hornet
squadrons was published in the Federal Register on September 10, 2003
(68 FR 53353). The ROD documented the DON's decision to homebase eight
Super Hornet fleet squadrons and the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS)
at NAS Oceana, and two fleet squadrons at MCAS Cherry Point, and to
construct an OLF between the two air stations in Washington County, NC
(Site C). In January 2004, the DON's decision to construct and operate
an OLF at Site C was challenged under the Administrative Procedure Act
(5 U.S.C. Section 551 et seq.). On February 18, 2005, the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina held that the Final
EIS was deficient and enjoined the DON from taking any further activity
associated with the planning, development, or construction of the OLF
at Site C until the DON fully complied with NEPA regarding construction
and operation of an OLF. On September 7, 2005, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed, in part, the decision of the
district court. This SDEIS addresses those areas identified by the
courts that require additional analysis. These include: (1) Evaluation
of potential impacts to migratory waterfowl and the Pocosin Lakes
National Wildlife Refuge; (2) evaluation of impacts associated with
surge operations; (3) identification and evaluation of mitigative
measures; and (4) evaluation of cumulative impacts of the operation of
the OLF and other military uses of airspace in North Carolina.
Additional analysis of the existing and projected noise environment was
warranted given the comprehensive scope of the impact of the proposed
action on migratory waterfowl. Analysis of other resource areas was
warranted to address federal permit and approval requirements (i.e.,
wetlands, and threatened and endangered species). Furthermore, an
additional analysis of relevant socioeconomic factors was conducted to
evaluate the land acquisition strategy.
The DON's decision to homebase ten Super Hornet fleet squadrons and
the FRS on the East Coast was not reevaluated. That aspect of the DON's
proposed action, including aircraft operations, personnel transitions,
and new construction and renovation to support the Super Hornet
squadrons is being implemented at NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point.
The five alternative OLF sites in Northeastern North Carolina that
were evaluated in the Final EIS to support homebasing of the Super
Hornet squadrons at NAS Oceana and MCAS Cherry Point are considered in
the DSEIS, in addition to the no-action alternative. These are Site A
in Perquimans County, Site B in Bertie County, Site C in Washington
County, Site D in Hyde County, and Site E in Craven County. The Navy's
preferred alternative for construction and operation of an OLF is Site
C, in Washington County, NC.
The DSEIS has been distributed to various Federal, state, and local
agencies, as well as other interested individuals and organizations. In
addition, copies of the DSEIS have been distributed to the following
libraries and publicly accessible facilities for public review:
Bath Community Library, 100 Carteret Street, Bath, NC.
Beaufort/Hyde/Martin Regional Library, Old Court House, 158 N.
Market Street, Washington, NC.
Belhaven Public Library, 333 E. Main Street, Belhaven, NC.
George H. & Laura E. Brown Library, 122 Van Norden Street,
Washington, NC.
Havelock-Craven County Library, 301 Cunningham Boulevard, Havelock,
NC.
Hazel W. Guilford Memorial Library, 524 Main Street, Aurora, NC.
Lawrence Memorial Library, 204 E. Dundee Street, Windsor, NC.
Mattamuskeet Public School Library, 20418 U.S. Route 264, Swan
Quarter, NC.
New Bern Craven County Public Library, 400 Johnson Street, New
Bern, NC.
Perquimans County Library, 110 West Academy, Hertford, NC.
Vernon James Research and Extension Center Library, North Carolina
State University, 207 Research Station Road, Plymouth, NC.
Washington County Library, 201 East Third Street, Plymouth, NC.
Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA.
Virginia Beach Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard,
Virginia Beach, VA.
Craven County Planning Department, 2828 Neuse Boulevard, New Bern,
NC.
Bertie County Manager's Office, 106 Dundee Street, Windsor, NC.
Washington County Manager's Office, 116 Adams Street, Plymouth, NC.
Perquimans County Manager's Office, 128 North Church Street, 2d
Floor, Hertford, NC.
Hyde County Manager's Office, 1372 Main Street, Swan Quarter, NC.
An electronic copy of the DSEIS is also available for public
viewing at https://www.olfseis.com. Requests for single copies of the
DSEIS (on CD-ROM) or its Executive Summary may be made online at http:/
/www.olfseis.com or by calling 1-866-615-6477.
Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as interested parties,
are invited and encouraged to be present or represented at the
hearings. To ensure the accuracy of the record, all statements
presented orally at the public hearings should be submitted in writing.
All comments will become part of the public record and will be
responded to in the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(FSEIS). Equal weight will be given to oral and written statements.
In the interest of available time, and to ensure all who wish to
give an oral statement at the public hearings have the opportunity to
do so, each speaker's comments will be limited to three 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: Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command Atlantic, Attn: OLF SEIS Project Manager, 6506 Hampton Blvd.,
Norfolk, VA 23508-1278, facsimile 757-322-4894.
Residents from the county where the public hearing is being held
will be given first priority to speak publicly, to ensure that county's
residents have an opportunity to make verbal comments. Residents will
be required to sign in to speak. Comments can be made in the following
ways: (1) Oral statements/written comments at the public hearings or
(2) written comments mailed or faxed to address/fax number in this
notice or submitted via the Web site at https://www.olfseis.com.
All written comments postmarked by April 24, 2007, will become a
part of the official public record and will be responded to in the
FSEIS.
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Dated: February 15, 2007.
M.A. Harvison,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-3045 Filed 2-22-07; 8:45 am]
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