Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for the Southern California Range Complex (Including the San Clemente Island Range Complex), 18522-18523 [E8-7085]
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Dated: March 31, 2008.
Al Matera,
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement for the Southern California
Range Complex (Including the San
Clemente Island Range Complex)
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the regulations
implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts
1500–1508), and Presidential Executive
Order 12114, the Department of the
Navy (Navy) prepared and filed with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
on March 28, 2008, a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS/OEIS) for the Southern
California Range Complex (including
the San Clemente Island Range
Complex). This Draft EIS/OEIS
evaluates the potential environmental
effects of current and emerging training
and research, development, test, and
evaluation (RDT&E) activities in the
Southern California (SOCAL) Range
Complex, and proposed upgrades and
modernization of range complex
capabilities for Navy training and
testing. A Notice of Intent for this Draft
EIS/OEIS was published in the Federal
Register on December 21, 2006 (71 FR
76639).
The Navy will conduct three public
hearings to receive oral and written
comments on the Draft EIS/OEIS.
Federal, State, and local agencies and
interested individuals are invited to be
present or represented at the public
hearings. This notice announces the
dates and locations for the public
hearings for the Draft EIS/OEIS.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: An open house
session will precede the public hearing
at each of the locations listed below.
Individuals will be allowed to review
the information presented in the Draft
EIS/OEIS and Navy representatives will
be available during the open house
sessions to clarify information related to
the Draft EIS/OEIS. For all meetings, the
open house will be held from 5 p.m. to
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9:30 p.m., and the public hearing will be
held from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Public hearings will be held on the
following dates and at the following
locations in California:
1. April 29, 2008 at the Oceanside
Civic Center Public Library, 330 North
Coast Highway, Oceanside, California;
2. April 30, 2008 at the Coronado
Community Center, 1845 Strand Way,
Coronado, California;
3. May 1, 2008 at the Long Beach
Public Library, 101 Pacific Avenue,
Long Beach, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Southwest, Attention: SOCAL EIS
Project Manager (Code REVPO), 1220
Pacific Highway, Building 127, San
Diego, California 92132–5190; phone
619–532–2803; or https://
www.socalrangecomplexeis.com.
The
mission of the SOCAL Range Complex
is to serve as the principal U.S. Navy
training venue in the eastern Pacific
with the unique capability and capacity
to support required current, emerging,
and future training. As a result, the
Navy proposes to implement actions
within the SOCAL Range Complex to:
increase training and research,
development, test, and evaluation
(RDT&E) operations from current levels
as necessary to support the Fleet
Readiness Training Plan (FRTP);
accommodate mission requirements
associated with force structure changes
and introduction of new weapons and
systems to the Fleet; and implement
enhanced range complex capabilities.
The purpose of the Proposed Action
is to achieve and maintain fleet
readiness using the SOCAL Range
Complex, while enhancing training
resources through investment on the
ranges. The need for the Proposed
Action is to enable the Navy to meet its
statutory responsibility (found in Title
10 of the United States Code, section
5062) to organize, train, equip, and
maintain combat-ready naval forces and
to successfully fulfill its current and
future global mission of winning wars,
deterring aggression, and maintaining
freedom of the seas. The existing
SOCAL Range Complex plays a vital
part in the execution of this naval
readiness mandate and has done so
successfully for the last 70 years. The
San Diego, California, region is home to
the largest concentration of U.S. naval
forces in the world, and the SOCAL
Range Complex is the most capable and
heavily used Navy range complex in the
eastern Pacific region. The Navy’s
Proposed Action is a step toward
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ensuring the continued vitality of this
essential naval training resource.
The SOCAL Range Complex consists
of three primary components: ocean
operating areas, military special use
airspace, and San Clemente Island (SCI).
The range complex is situated between
Dana Point and San Diego along the
California coast, and extends more than
600 nautical miles (nm) southwest into
the Pacific Ocean. The SOCAL Range
Complex encompasses 120,000 square
nm of sea space, 113,000 square nm of
designated airspace, and over 42 square
nm of land area (SCI). The Navy
proposes to maintain the existing
established boundaries of the range
complex’s ocean areas and designated
airspace.
Three alternatives are evaluated in
this Draft EIS/OEIS, including two
action alternatives (Alternatives 1 and 2)
and the No-action Alternative. The Noaction Alternative stands as no change
from current levels of training and
RDT&E usage. Alternatives 1 and 2
analyze increased tempo and frequency
of training in the SOCAL Range
Complex.
Alternative 1 and Alternative 2 also
address proposed new types of training,
as well as training associated with new
types of ships, weapons, and systems
that are being introduced into the
Navy’s fleet (e.g., The Littoral Combat
Ship). Force structure changes
associated with new weapons systems
would include new mine
countermeasures systems and also
would include training and operations
associated with the proposed
homeporting of the aircraft carrier USS
CARL VINSON at Naval Base Coronado.
In addition, Alternative 2 addresses the
proposed construction and use of a
shallow water training range (SWTR)
and shallow water minefield, as well as
an increase in use of commercial air
services to support training events.
Alternative 2 is the Navy’s preferred
alternative.
The Draft EIS/OEIS has been
distributed to various Federal, State,
and local agencies, as well as other
interested individuals and
organizations. In addition, copies of the
Draft EIS/OEIS are available for public
review at the following libraries: San
Diego Central Library, 820 ‘‘E’’ Street,
San Diego, California; Oceanside Civic
Center Public Library, 330 North Coast
Highway, Oceanside, California; San
Clemente Public Library, 242 Avenida
Del Mar, San Clemente, California; San
Pedro Regional Library, 931 South
Gaffey Street, San Pedro, California; and
Long Beach Public Library, 101 Pacific
Avenue, Long Beach, California. Single
copies of the Draft EIS/OEIS are
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available upon written request to:
SOCAL EIS, SOCAL EIS Project
Manager (Code REVPO), 1220 Pacific
Highway, Building 127, San Diego,
California 92132–5190. In addition, an
electronic copy of the Draft EIS/OEIS is
also available for public viewing or
download at https://
www.socalrangecomplexeis.com. The
Web site also contains information
about the SOCAL Range Complex and a
form for submission of electronic
comments.
Federal, State, and local agencies and
interested parties are invited to be
present or represented at the public
hearings. Written comments can be
submitted during the public hearings.
Oral statements will be heard and
transcribed by a stenographer; however,
to ensure the accuracy of the record, all
oral statements should be submitted in
writing. All statements, both oral and
written, will become part of the public
record on the Draft EIS/OEIS and will be
addressed in the Final EIS/OEIS. Equal
weight will be given to both oral and
written statements.
In the interest of available time, and
to ensure that 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 long
statement is to be presented, it should
be summarized at the public hearing
and the full text submitted in writing
either at the hearing, via the project Web
site, or mailed to Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Southwest,
Attention SOCAL EIS Project Manager
(Code REVPO), 1220 Pacific Highway,
Building 127, San Diego, California,
92132–5190.
All written comments must be postmarked or received by May 19, 2008, to
ensure they become part of the official
record. The project Web site, https://
www.socalrangecomplexeis.com,
provides a form for submission of
electronic comments. All timely
comments will be addressed in the Final
EIS/OEIS.
Dated: March 27, 2008.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, 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 Closed Meeting of the
Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel
AGENCY:
Department of the Navy, DoD.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Navy
Advisory Panel will report on the
findings and recommendations for
Department of the Navy intelligence and
information related strategies, activities,
processes, organization, and
governance.
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Dated: March 31, 2008.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps,
U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The meeting will be held on
April 24th and April 25th 2008 from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
The meeting will be held in
the Secretary of the Navy’s Conference
Room in the Pentagon and the Pentagon
Joint Staff Conference Center.
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colonel Caroline Simkins-Mullins,
SECNAV Advisory Panel, Office of
Program and Process Assessment 1000
Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350,
telephone: 703–697–9154.
Pursuant
to the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.
2), these matters constitute classified
information that is specifically
authorized by Executive Order to be
kept secret in the interest of national
defense and are, in fact, properly
classified pursuant to such Executive
Order. Accordingly, the Secretary of the
Navy has determined in writing that the
public interest requires that all sessions
of this meeting be closed to the public
because they will be concerned with
matters listed in section 552b(c)(1) of
title 5, United States Code.
Individuals or interested groups may
submit written statements for
consideration by the Secretary of the
Navy Advisory Panel at any time or in
response to the agenda of a scheduled
meeting. All requests must be submitted
to the Designated Federal Officer at the
address detailed below.
If the written statement is in response
to the agenda mentioned in this meeting
notice then the statement, if it is to be
considered by the Panel for this
meeting, must be received at least five
days prior to the meeting in question.
The Designated Federal Officer will
review all timely submissions with the
Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel
Chairperson, and ensure they are
provided to members of the Secretary of
the Navy Advisory Panel before the
meeting that is the subject of this notice.
To contact the Designated Federal
Officer, write to: Designated Federal
Officer, SECNAV Advisory Panel, Office
of Program and Process Assessment
1000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC
20350; telephone: 703–697–9154.
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March 28, 2008.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER05–18–004;
ER05–309–004.
Applicants: New Dominion Energy
Cooperative; Old Dominion Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
Description: New Dominion Energy
Cooperative et al. submits the appended
attachments to serve as the Compliance
Filing required by the Order.
Filed Date: 03/26/2008.
Accession Number: 20080327–0129.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER07–1372–004.
Applicants: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Description: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator Inc
submits clarifications and revisions to
the Open Access Transmission, Energy
and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff.
Filed Date: 03/26/2008.
Accession Number: 20080327–0153.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER08–415–001.
Applicants: Potomac Electric Power
Company.
Description: Potomac Electric Power
Company submits their compliance
filing with the required modifications to
the Construction Agreement with
Mirant Mid-Atlantic LLC.
Filed Date: 03/25/2008.
Accession Number: 20080327–0050.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER08–416–001.
Applicants: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Description: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator Inc
submits proposed revisions to both its
current Open Access Transmission and
Energy Markets Tariff and its Open
Access Transmission Energy and
Operating Reserve Markets Tariff.
Filed Date: 03/25/2008.
Accession Number: 20080327–0040.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for the Southern
California Range Complex (Including the San Clemente Island Range
Complex)
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 and the regulations implemented by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), and
Presidential Executive Order 12114, the Department of the Navy (Navy)
prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on
March 28, 2008, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) for the Southern California
Range Complex (including the San Clemente Island Range Complex). This
Draft EIS/OEIS evaluates the potential environmental effects of current
and emerging training and research, development, test, and evaluation
(RDT&E) activities in the Southern California (SOCAL) Range Complex,
and proposed upgrades and modernization of range complex capabilities
for Navy training and testing. A Notice of Intent for this Draft EIS/
OEIS was published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2006 (71 FR
76639).
The Navy will conduct three public hearings to receive oral and
written comments on the Draft EIS/OEIS. Federal, State, and local
agencies and interested individuals are invited to be present or
represented at the public hearings. This notice announces the dates and
locations for the public hearings for the Draft EIS/OEIS.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: An open house session will precede the public
hearing at each of the locations listed below. Individuals will be
allowed to review the information presented in the Draft EIS/OEIS and
Navy representatives will be available during the open house sessions
to clarify information related to the Draft EIS/OEIS. For all meetings,
the open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and the public
hearing will be held from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Public hearings will be held on the following dates and at the
following locations in California:
1. April 29, 2008 at the Oceanside Civic Center Public Library, 330
North Coast Highway, Oceanside, California;
2. April 30, 2008 at the Coronado Community Center, 1845 Strand
Way, Coronado, California;
3. May 1, 2008 at the Long Beach Public Library, 101 Pacific
Avenue, Long Beach, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Southwest, Attention: SOCAL EIS Project Manager (Code REVPO), 1220
Pacific Highway, Building 127, San Diego, California 92132-5190; phone
619-532-2803; or https://www.socalrangecomplexeis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mission of the SOCAL Range Complex is to
serve as the principal U.S. Navy training venue in the eastern Pacific
with the unique capability and capacity to support required current,
emerging, and future training. As a result, the Navy proposes to
implement actions within the SOCAL Range Complex to: increase training
and research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) operations from
current levels as necessary to support the Fleet Readiness Training
Plan (FRTP); accommodate mission requirements associated with force
structure changes and introduction of new weapons and systems to the
Fleet; and implement enhanced range complex capabilities.
The purpose of the Proposed Action is to achieve and maintain fleet
readiness using the SOCAL Range Complex, while enhancing training
resources through investment on the ranges. The need for the Proposed
Action is to enable the Navy to meet its statutory responsibility
(found in Title 10 of the United States Code, section 5062) to
organize, train, equip, and maintain combat-ready naval forces and to
successfully fulfill its current and future global mission of winning
wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas. The
existing SOCAL Range Complex plays a vital part in the execution of
this naval readiness mandate and has done so successfully for the last
70 years. The San Diego, California, region is home to the largest
concentration of U.S. naval forces in the world, and the SOCAL Range
Complex is the most capable and heavily used Navy range complex in the
eastern Pacific region. The Navy's Proposed Action is a step toward
ensuring the continued vitality of this essential naval training
resource.
The SOCAL Range Complex consists of three primary components: ocean
operating areas, military special use airspace, and San Clemente Island
(SCI). The range complex is situated between Dana Point and San Diego
along the California coast, and extends more than 600 nautical miles
(nm) southwest into the Pacific Ocean. The SOCAL Range Complex
encompasses 120,000 square nm of sea space, 113,000 square nm of
designated airspace, and over 42 square nm of land area (SCI). The Navy
proposes to maintain the existing established boundaries of the range
complex's ocean areas and designated airspace.
Three alternatives are evaluated in this Draft EIS/OEIS, including
two action alternatives (Alternatives 1 and 2) and the No-action
Alternative. The No-action Alternative stands as no change from current
levels of training and RDT&E usage. Alternatives 1 and 2 analyze
increased tempo and frequency of training in the SOCAL Range Complex.
Alternative 1 and Alternative 2 also address proposed new types of
training, as well as training associated with new types of ships,
weapons, and systems that are being introduced into the Navy's fleet
(e.g., The Littoral Combat Ship). Force structure changes associated
with new weapons systems would include new mine countermeasures systems
and also would include training and operations associated with the
proposed homeporting of the aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON at Naval
Base Coronado. In addition, Alternative 2 addresses the proposed
construction and use of a shallow water training range (SWTR) and
shallow water minefield, as well as an increase in use of commercial
air services to support training events. Alternative 2 is the Navy's
preferred alternative.
The Draft EIS/OEIS has been distributed to various Federal, State,
and local agencies, as well as other interested individuals and
organizations. In addition, copies of the Draft EIS/OEIS are available
for public review at the following libraries: San Diego Central
Library, 820 ``E'' Street, San Diego, California; Oceanside Civic
Center Public Library, 330 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, California;
San Clemente Public Library, 242 Avenida Del Mar, San Clemente,
California; San Pedro Regional Library, 931 South Gaffey Street, San
Pedro, California; and Long Beach Public Library, 101 Pacific Avenue,
Long Beach, California. Single copies of the Draft EIS/OEIS are
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available upon written request to: SOCAL EIS, SOCAL EIS Project Manager
(Code REVPO), 1220 Pacific Highway, Building 127, San Diego, California
92132-5190. In addition, an electronic copy of the Draft EIS/OEIS is
also available for public viewing or download at https://
www.socalrangecomplexeis.com. The Web site also contains information
about the SOCAL Range Complex and a form for submission of electronic
comments.
Federal, State, and local agencies and interested parties are
invited to be present or represented at the public hearings. Written
comments can be submitted during the public hearings. Oral statements
will be heard and transcribed by a stenographer; however, to ensure the
accuracy of the record, all oral statements should be submitted in
writing. All statements, both oral and written, will become part of the
public record on the Draft EIS/OEIS and will be addressed in the Final
EIS/OEIS. Equal weight will be given to both oral and written
statements.
In the interest of available time, and to ensure that 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 long statement is
to be presented, it should be summarized at the public hearing and the
full text submitted in writing either at the hearing, via the project
Web site, or mailed to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest,
Attention SOCAL EIS Project Manager (Code REVPO), 1220 Pacific Highway,
Building 127, San Diego, California, 92132-5190.
All written comments must be post-marked or received by May 19,
2008, to ensure they become part of the official record. The project
Web site, https://www.socalrangecomplexeis.com, provides a form for
submission of electronic comments. All timely comments will be
addressed in the Final EIS/OEIS.
Dated: March 27, 2008.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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