Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Developing Homeport Facilities for Three Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers in Support of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, 46249-46250 [E8-18385]
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended)
and the Sunshine in the Government
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended)
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(DTRA) and the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) announce the following
advisory board meeting of the Veterans’
Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction
(VBDR).
DATES: Wednesday, September 10, 2008,
from 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. and 1:30–5
p.m. with a public comment session
from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; and
Thursday, September 11, 2008, from
8:30 a.m.–9:05 and 10:05 a.m.–12:15
p.m., with a public comment session
from 9:05 a.m.–10:05 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Westin Baltimore
Washington Airport, Crossland
BallRoom, 1110 Old Elkridge Landing
Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction toll free at 1–866–657–
VBDR (8237). Additional information
may be found at https://vbdr.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Meeting: To obtain, review
and evaluate information related to the
Board mission to provide guidance and
oversight of the dose reconstruction and
claims compensation programs for
veterans of U.S.-sponsored atmospheric
nuclear weapons tests from 1945–1962;
veterans of the 1945–1946 occupation of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; and
veterans who were prisoners of war in
those regions at the conclusion of World
War II. In addition, the advisory board
will assist the VA and DTRA in
communicating with the veterans.
Meeting Agenda: On Wednesday, the
meeting will open with an introduction
of the Board. The following briefings
will be presented: ‘‘Update on Nuclear
Test Personnel Review (NTPR) Dose
Reconstruction Program’’ by Dr. Paul
Blake; and ‘‘VA Radiation Claims
Compensation Program for Veterans’’ by
Mr. Thomas Pamperin. In addition, the
four subcommittees established during
the inaugural VBDR session will report
on their activities since April 2008. The
subcommittees are the ‘‘Subcommittee
on DTRA Dose Reconstruction
Procedures’’, the ‘‘Subcommittee on VA
Claims Adjudication Procedures’’, the
‘‘Subcommittee on Quality Management
and VA Process Integration with DTRA
Nuclear Test Personnel Review
Program’’, and the ‘‘Subcommittee on
Communication and Outreach.’’
On Thursday, the Board will discuss
future business and meeting dates.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR
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102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the
availability of space this meeting is
open to the public. Seating is limited by
the size of the meeting Room. All
persons must sign in legibly at the
registration desk.
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41
CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140(c),
interested persons may submit a written
statement for consideration by the
Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction. Written statements
should be no longer than two typewritten pages and must address: The
issue, discussion, and recommended
course of action. Supporting
documentation may also be included as
needed to establish the appropriate
historical context and to provide any
necessary background information.
Individuals submitting a written
statement must submit their statement
to the Board at 7910 Woodmont Ave.,
Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20814–3095, at
any point; however, if a written
statement is not received at least 10
calendar days prior to the meeting,
which is the subject of this notice, then
it may not be provided to or considered
by the Veterans’ Advisory Board on
Dose Reconstruction until its next open
meeting.
The Chairperson will review all
timely submissions with the Designated
Federal Officer, and ensure they are
provided to members of the Veterans’
Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction
members before the meeting that is the
subject of this notice. After reviewing
the written comments, the Chairperson
and the Designated Federal Officer may
choose to invite the submitter of the
comments to orally present their issue
during an open portion of this meeting
or at a future meeting.
The Chairperson, in consulting with
the Designated Federal Officer, may, if
desired, allot a specific amount of time
for members of the public to present
their issues for review and discussion
by the Veterans’ Advisory Board on
Dose Reconstruction.
Public Comments: The September 10–
11, 2008 meeting is open to the public,
approximately one hour each day will
be reserved for public comments on
issues related to the task of the Veterans’
Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction,
and speaking time will be assigned on
a first-come, first-served basis. The
amount of time per speaker will be
determined by the number of requests
received, but is nominally five minutes
each. All persons who wish to speak at
the meeting must sign in legibly at the
registration desk. Questions from the
public will not be considered during
this period. Speakers who wish to
expand on their oral statements are
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invited to submit a written statement to
the Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction at 7910 Woodmont Ave.,
Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20814–3095.
Dated: August 1, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Developing Homeport
Facilities for Three Nimitz-Class
Aircraft Carriers in Support of the U.S.
Pacific Fleet
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 Code of Federal
Regulations Parts 1500–1508 the U.S.
Department of the Navy (Navy) has
prepared and filed with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
a Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (SEIS) for Developing
Homeport Facilities for Three NimitzClass (CVN) Aircraft Carriers in Support
of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on August 8,
2008. The Draft SEIS has been prepared
to update the analyses contained in the
1999 Final Environmental Impact
Statement (the 1999 FEIS) for
Developing Homeport Facilities for
Three Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers in
Support of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
The SEIS analyzes information that
was not available at the time the 1999
FEIS was completed, and focuses on
potentially significant new
circumstances or information relevant to
environmental conditions that have
emerged since the 2000 Record of
Decision (2000 ROD) for the 1999 FEIS.
Information or circumstances that have
not changed significantly since the 2000
ROD are not re-examined in the SEIS.
A public hearing will be held to
provide information and receive oral
and written comments on the Draft
SEIS. Federal, state, and local agencies
and interested individuals are invited to
be present or represented at the hearing.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: The public
hearing will be held on September 3,
2008. The hearing will consist of an
open house information session from 3
p.m. to 6 p.m. and a formal public
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hearing from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Navy
representatives will be available at the
open house information session to
answer questions about the proposal
and the Draft SEIS analyses. The open
house and public hearing will be held
at: Coronado Community Center,
Nautilus Room, 1845 Strand Way,
Coronado, CA 92118.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SEIS
Project Manager, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Southwest, 2730
McKean Street, Building 291, San Diego,
CA 92136, telephone: 619–556–8509.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navy
has filed the Draft SEIS for Developing
Homeport Facilities for Three NimitzClass Aircraft Carriers in Support of the
U.S. Pacific Fleet with the EPA in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sections
4321–4345) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508).
The Navy is the lead agency for the
Proposed Action.
A Notice of Intent for the SEIS was
published in the Federal Register on
October 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number
201, Pages 59084–59085), which
specified that scoping comments must
submitted on or before November 19,
2007. In response to local wildfires in
the San Diego area, the Navy extended
the normal 30-day scoping period. A
second notice was published in the
Federal Register Volume 72, 6 Number
218, Page 63891 on November 13, 2007,
indicating that the public comment
period had been extended through
December 3, 2007 for a total of 47 days.
The Proposed Action from the 1999
FEIS has been implemented except for
some minor infrastructure upgrades,
some of which were not required at the
time of the FEIS. Therefore, the Navy
proposes to implement those minor
infrastructure upgrades in order to meet
current Navy requirements.
The Navy’s analysis of the existing
CVN homeport facilities and
infrastructure at Naval Air Station North
Island (NASNI) in Coronado, California,
included a summary of specific
construction projects needed to satisfy
the requirements set out in the Naval
Sea Systems Command and Naval
Facilities Engineering Command
guidance documents and AntiTerrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP)
guidance documents. These proposed
minor infrastructure upgrades to Berth
LIMA are analyzed in the SEIS and
include: A fendering system, mooring
bollards, a CVN security building and
AT/FP improvements, as well as the
installation of information systems,
electrical and mechanical utility
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upgrades, paving, drainage, and site
improvements.
There are no practical alternatives to
these requirements, as current
guidelines require these features for a
homeport berth. Consequently, no
alternatives to the minor infrastructure
upgrades are discussed.
The primary focus of the SEIS is
vehicular traffic and traffic-related
issues in the vicinity of NASNI
including evaluating the effectiveness of
traffic mitigation measures implemented
pursuant to the 2000 ROD. The SEIS
also addresses potential environmental
impacts to air quality, noise levels,
biological resources, and marine water
resources associated with the minor
CVN berth infrastructure improvements
at NASNI, and public scoping
comments related to shoreline erosion
along First Street in the City of
Coronado.
The Draft SEIS has been distributed to
various Federal, State, and local
agencies, as well as other interested
individuals and organizations. In
addition, copies of the Draft SEIS have
been made available for public review at
the following repositories:
1. Chula Vista Library, Civic Center
Branch, 365 F Street, Chula Vista CA
91910;
2. Coronado Public Library, 640
Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118;
3. National City Public Library, 1401
National City Blvd., National City, CA
91950;
4. San Diego County Library, Imperial
Beach Branch, 810 Imperial Beach
Blvd., Imperial Beach, CA 91932;
5. San Diego Public Library, 820 E
Street, San Diego, CA 92101;
6. San Diego Public Library, Point
Loma/Hervey Branch Library, 3701
Voltaire St., San Diego, CA 92107–1606.
The Draft SEIS is also available
electronically on the project Web site
https://www.nimitzcarriersseis.com.
Copies of the Draft SEIS or Executive
Summary may be requested, and
comments on the Draft SEIS may be
submitted, via the Web site. Federal
state, and local agencies, and other
interested parties, are invited and
encouraged to be present or represented
at the public hearing. To ensure the
accuracy of the record, all statements
presented orally at the public hearing
should be submitted in writing. All
comments will become part of the
public record and substantive comments
will be responded to in the Final SEIS.
Equal weight will be given to oral and
written statements. Persons wishing to
speak will be required to sign in. In the
interest of available time, and to ensure
all who wish to give an oral statement
at the public hearings have the
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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 to: Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Southwest, Attn:
SEIS Project Manager Code:
ROPME.RM, 2730 McKean Street,
Building 291, San Diego, CA 92136.
Comments can be made in the
following ways: (1) Oral statements/
written comments at the public hearing;
(2) written comments mailed to Naval
Facilities Engineering Command
Southwest, Attn: SEIS Project Manager
Code: ROPME.RM, 2730 McKean Street,
Building 291, San Diego, CA 92136; (3)
written comment by e-mail to
robert.montana@navy.mil; or (4)
comments submitted via the project
Web site at https://
www.nimitzcarriersseis.com. Written
comments postmarked by September 22,
2008 will become part of the official
public record.
Dated: August 4, 2008.
T. M. Cruz,
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 Public Hearing for the Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for Developing Homeport Facilities for Three Nimitz-
Class Aircraft Carriers in Support of the U.S. Pacific Fleet
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 Code of Federal Regulations Parts
1500-1508 the U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Developing
Homeport Facilities for Three Nimitz-Class (CVN) Aircraft Carriers in
Support of the U.S. Pacific Fleet on August 8, 2008. The Draft SEIS has
been prepared to update the analyses contained in the 1999 Final
Environmental Impact Statement (the 1999 FEIS) for Developing Homeport
Facilities for Three Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers in Support of the
U.S. Pacific Fleet.
The SEIS analyzes information that was not available at the time
the 1999 FEIS was completed, and focuses on potentially significant new
circumstances or information relevant to environmental conditions that
have emerged since the 2000 Record of Decision (2000 ROD) for the 1999
FEIS. Information or circumstances that have not changed significantly
since the 2000 ROD are not re-examined in the SEIS.
A public hearing will be held to provide information and receive
oral and written comments on the Draft SEIS. Federal, state, and local
agencies and interested individuals are invited to be present or
represented at the hearing.
Dates and Addresses: The public hearing will be held on September 3,
2008. The hearing will consist of an open house information session
from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and a formal public
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hearing from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Navy representatives will be available at
the open house information session to answer questions about the
proposal and the Draft SEIS analyses. The open house and public hearing
will be held at: Coronado Community Center, Nautilus Room, 1845 Strand
Way, Coronado, CA 92118.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SEIS Project Manager, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Southwest, 2730 McKean Street, Building 291, San
Diego, CA 92136, telephone: 619-556-8509.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navy has filed the Draft SEIS for
Developing Homeport Facilities for Three Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers
in Support of the U.S. Pacific Fleet with the EPA in accordance with
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (42 U.S.C. Sections 4321-4345) and its implementing regulations
(40 CFR Parts 1500-1508). The Navy is the lead agency for the Proposed
Action.
A Notice of Intent for the SEIS was published in the Federal
Register on October 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 201, Pages 59084-
59085), which specified that scoping comments must submitted on or
before November 19, 2007. In response to local wildfires in the San
Diego area, the Navy extended the normal 30-day scoping period. A
second notice was published in the Federal Register Volume 72, 6 Number
218, Page 63891 on November 13, 2007, indicating that the public
comment period had been extended through December 3, 2007 for a total
of 47 days.
The Proposed Action from the 1999 FEIS has been implemented except
for some minor infrastructure upgrades, some of which were not required
at the time of the FEIS. Therefore, the Navy proposes to implement
those minor infrastructure upgrades in order to meet current Navy
requirements.
The Navy's analysis of the existing CVN homeport facilities and
infrastructure at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) in Coronado,
California, included a summary of specific construction projects needed
to satisfy the requirements set out in the Naval Sea Systems Command
and Naval Facilities Engineering Command guidance documents and Anti-
Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) guidance documents. These proposed
minor infrastructure upgrades to Berth LIMA are analyzed in the SEIS
and include: A fendering system, mooring bollards, a CVN security
building and AT/FP improvements, as well as the installation of
information systems, electrical and mechanical utility upgrades,
paving, drainage, and site improvements.
There are no practical alternatives to these requirements, as
current guidelines require these features for a homeport berth.
Consequently, no alternatives to the minor infrastructure upgrades are
discussed.
The primary focus of the SEIS is vehicular traffic and traffic-
related issues in the vicinity of NASNI including evaluating the
effectiveness of traffic mitigation measures implemented pursuant to
the 2000 ROD. The SEIS also addresses potential environmental impacts
to air quality, noise levels, biological resources, and marine water
resources associated with the minor CVN berth infrastructure
improvements at NASNI, and public scoping comments related to shoreline
erosion along First Street in the City of Coronado.
The Draft SEIS has been distributed to various Federal, State, and
local agencies, as well as other interested individuals and
organizations. In addition, copies of the Draft SEIS have been made
available for public review at the following repositories:
1. Chula Vista Library, Civic Center Branch, 365 F Street, Chula
Vista CA 91910;
2. Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118;
3. National City Public Library, 1401 National City Blvd., National
City, CA 91950;
4. San Diego County Library, Imperial Beach Branch, 810 Imperial
Beach Blvd., Imperial Beach, CA 91932;
5. San Diego Public Library, 820 E Street, San Diego, CA 92101;
6. San Diego Public Library, Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library, 3701
Voltaire St., San Diego, CA 92107-1606.
The Draft SEIS is also available electronically on the project Web
site https://www.nimitzcarriersseis.com. Copies of the Draft SEIS or
Executive Summary may be requested, and comments on the Draft SEIS may
be submitted, via the Web site. Federal state, and local agencies, and
other interested parties, are invited and encouraged to be present or
represented at the public hearing. To ensure the accuracy of the
record, all statements presented orally at the public hearing should be
submitted in writing. All comments will become part of the public
record and substantive comments will be responded to in the Final SEIS.
Equal weight will be given to oral and written statements. Persons
wishing to speak will be required to sign in. 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 to:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, Attn: SEIS Project
Manager Code: ROPME.RM, 2730 McKean Street, Building 291, San Diego, CA
92136.
Comments can be made in the following ways: (1) Oral statements/
written comments at the public hearing; (2) written comments mailed to
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, Attn: SEIS Project
Manager Code: ROPME.RM, 2730 McKean Street, Building 291, San Diego, CA
92136; (3) written comment by e-mail to robert.montana@navy.mil; or (4)
comments submitted via the project Web site at https://
www.nimitzcarriersseis.com. Written comments postmarked by September
22, 2008 will become part of the official public record.
Dated: August 4, 2008.
T. M. Cruz,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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