Record of Decision (ROD) on the U.S. Coast Guard Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) Program, 997-998 [2010-84]

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AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) to decommission the USCG Loran-C Program and terminate transmission of the North American Loran-C Radionavigation Signal. The ROD is supported by the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) addressing the future of the USCG Loran-C Program. The Final PEIS availability was announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 12, 2009 (74 FR 28046). DATES: The Final PEIS and ROD are now available in the docket. The USCG intends to begin termination of the broadcast of the North American LoranC Radionavigation Signal beginning on or about February 8, 2010. Loran stations are expected to cease transmitting the Loran-C radionavigation signal by October 1, 2010. ADDRESSES: To view the ROD or the Final PEIS, go to https:// www.regulations.gov, insert USCG– 2007–28460 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and then click ‘‘Search.’’ Project documents, including the Final PEIS, are also available on the ‘‘USCG Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) Program’’ Web site at https://loranpeis.uscg.e2minc.com/. If access to the Internet is not available, you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If there are questions on this notice, call LCDR Robert Manning, Electronic Navigation Division, USCG, telephone PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 997 202–372–1560, or e-mail robert.j.manning@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. Background and Purpose Loran is a radionavigation system first developed during World War II and operated by the USCG. The current Loran-C system is a low frequency hyperbolic radionavigation system approved for use in the Coastal Confluence Zone and as a supplemental air navigation aid. The Loran-C radionavigation system provides navigation, location, and timing services for both civil and military air, land, and marine users in the continental United States (CONUS) and Alaska. The USCG operates 18 CONUS Loran Stations, 6 Alaska Loran Stations, and 24 monitoring sites. On January 22, 2009 (74 FR 4047), the USCG made available the Draft PEIS. The USCG delivered the Final PEIS addressing the future of the USCG Loran-C Program to the EPA, and the EPA announced the availability of the Final PEIS on June 12, 2009 (74 FR 28046). By separate notice published today in the Federal Register, the USCG advised the public of the USCG’s intention to begin planning for the termination of the broadcast of the North American Loran-C Radionavigation Signal beginning on or about February 8, 2010. The USCG advised that if plans were implemented, Loran stations would cease transmitting the Loran-C radionavigation signal by October 1, 2010. The Final PEIS on the future of the USCG Loran-C Program is a programlevel document that provided the USCG with high-level analysis of the potential impacts on the human environment from the alternatives for the future of the USCG Loran-C Program. The Final PEIS evaluated the following five alternatives on the future of the USCG Loran-C Program: (1) No Action Alternative. The No Action Alternative refers to the current, existing conditions without implementation of the Proposed Action. (2) Decommission the USCG Loran-C Program and Terminate the North American Loran-C Radionavigation Signal. (3) Automate, Secure, and Unstaff Loran-C Stations. (4) Automate, Secure, Unstaff, and Transfer Management of the Loran-C Program to Another Government Agency. E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 998 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2010 / Notices (5) Automate, Secure, Unstaff, and Transfer Management of the Loran-C Program to Another Government Agency to Deploy an eLoran system. The environmentally preferable alternatives selected in the ROD are (1) no action alternative and (2) to decommission the USCG Loran-C Program and terminate the North American Loran-C Radionavigation Signal. It is important to note that the Final PEIS did not obligate the USCG, DHS, or any other entity to undertake any specific course of action with respect to Loran. This notice is issued under authority of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Section 102 (2)(c)), as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), USCG Commandant Instruction M16475.1D., and ‘‘Aids to Navigation Authorized,’’ which appears at 14 U.S.C. 81. Dated: January 4, 2010. Kevin S. Cook, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Prevention Policy. [FR Doc. 2010–84 Filed 1–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2009–0299] Terminate Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) Signal U.S. Coast Guard, DHS. Notice. AGENCY: WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: On October 28, 2009, the President signed into law the 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The Act allows for the termination of the Loran-C system subject to the Coast Guard certifying that termination of the Loran-C signal will not adversely impact the safety of maritime navigation and the Department of Homeland Security certifying that the Loran-C system infrastructure is not needed as a backup to the GPS system or to meet any other Federal navigation requirement. Those certifications were made; and the U.S. Coast Guard will, commencing on or about February 8, 2010, implement plans to terminate the transmission of the Loran-C signal and commence a phased decommissioning of the Loran-C infrastructure. These plans include ending transmissions at 18 Loran stations located in the contiguous United States and 6 Loran stations in Alaska. The Department of Homeland Security anticipates that all VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:42 Jan 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 Loran stations will cease transmitting the Loran-C signal by October 1, 2010. DATES: Transmission of the Loran-C signal and phased decommissioning of the Loran-C infrastructure will commence on or about February 8, 2010. All Loran stations are expected to cease transmitting the Loran-C signal by October 1, 2010. ADDRESSES: To view this notice go to https://www.regulations.gov, insert USCG–2009–0299 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and then click ‘‘Search.’’ If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket Management Facility. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, contact Mr. Mike Sollosi, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, telephone (202) 372–1545, Mike.M.Sollosi@uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background and Purpose The U.S. Loran-C system is a low frequency hyperbolic radionavigation system. A Loran-C receiver measures the slight difference in time it takes for pulsed signals to reach a ship or aircraft from the transmitting stations within a Loran-C chain to develop a navigational position. Loran-C is approved for use in the U.S. Coastal Confluence Zone and as a supplemental air navigation aid. Loran-C is operated and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Loran-C system was a valuable position and navigation system when it was established in 1957. As a result of technological advancements over the last 20 years and the emergence of the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), Loran-C is no longer required by the armed forces, the transportation sector, or the nation’s security interests, and is used only by a small segment of the population. The Loran-C system was not established as, nor was it intended to be, a viable systemic backup for GPS. Backups to GPS for safety-of-life navigation applications, or other critical applications, can be other radionavigation systems, or operational procedures, or a combination of these systems and procedures. Backups to GPS for timing applications can be a highly accurate crystal oscillator or PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 atomic clock and a communications link to a timing source that is traceable to Coordinated Universal Time. With respect to transportation to include aviation, commercial maritime, rail, and highway, the Department of Transportation has determined that sufficient alternative navigation aids currently exist in the event of a loss of GPS-based services, and therefore Loran currently is not needed as a back-up navigation aid for transportation safetyof-life users. The Department of Homeland Security will continue to work with other Federal agencies to look across the critical infrastructure and key resource sectors identified in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan assessment to determine if a single, domestic system is needed as a GPS backup for critical infrastructure applications requiring precise time and frequency. If a single, domestic national system to back up GPS is identified as being necessary, the Department of Homeland Security will complete an analysis of potential backups to GPS. The continued active operation of Loran-C is not necessary to advance this evaluation. On January 22, 2009 (74 FR 4047), the U.S. Coast Guard began a public review process for its Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS), under the National Environmental Policy Act, which evaluated the environmental impacts of several alternatives for the Loran-C system, including termination of the Loran-C signal. The U.S. Coast Guard considered comments received in response to the Draft PEIS and released a Final PEIS on June 12, 2009 (USCG–2007–28046). A public notice will be issued to announce the Record of Decision. This announcement is for the purpose of informing the public of the Coast Guard’s intention to begin termination of the broadcast of the Loran-C signal starting on or about February 8, 2010. All Loran stations will cease transmission by October 1, 2010. The Department of Transportation was consulted regarding the preparation of this notice. This notice is issued under the authority of 6 U.S.C. 111, 14 U.S.C. 81, and 5 U.S.C. 552. Dated: January 4, 2009. Kevin S. Cook, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Prevention Policy. [FR Doc. 2010–83 Filed 1–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[FR Doc No: 2010-84]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2007-28460]


Record of Decision (ROD) on the U.S. Coast Guard Long Range Aids 
to Navigation (Loran-C) Program

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast 
Guard (USCG), announces the availability of the Record of Decision 
(ROD) to decommission the USCG Loran-C Program and terminate 
transmission of the North American Loran-C Radionavigation Signal. The 
ROD is supported by the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement (PEIS) addressing the future of the USCG Loran-C Program. The 
Final PEIS availability was announced by the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) on June 12, 2009 (74 FR 28046).

DATES: The Final PEIS and ROD are now available in the docket. The USCG 
intends to begin termination of the broadcast of the North American 
Loran-C Radionavigation Signal beginning on or about February 8, 2010. 
Loran stations are expected to cease transmitting the Loran-C 
radionavigation signal by October 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: To view the ROD or the Final PEIS, go to https://www.regulations.gov, insert USCG-2007-28460 in the ``Keyword'' box, and 
then click ``Search.'' Project documents, including the Final PEIS, are 
also available on the ``USCG Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) 
Program'' Web site at https://loranpeis.uscg.e2m-inc.com/. If access to 
the Internet is not available, you may view the docket online by 
visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground 
floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If there are questions on this notice, 
call LCDR Robert Manning, Electronic Navigation Division, USCG, 
telephone 202-372-1560, or e-mail robert.j.manning@uscg.mil. If you 
have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call 
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-
9826.

Background and Purpose

    Loran is a radionavigation system first developed during World War 
II and operated by the USCG. The current Loran-C system is a low 
frequency hyperbolic radionavigation system approved for use in the 
Coastal Confluence Zone and as a supplemental air navigation aid. The 
Loran-C radionavigation system provides navigation, location, and 
timing services for both civil and military air, land, and marine users 
in the continental United States (CONUS) and Alaska. The USCG operates 
18 CONUS Loran Stations, 6 Alaska Loran Stations, and 24 monitoring 
sites.
    On January 22, 2009 (74 FR 4047), the USCG made available the Draft 
PEIS. The USCG delivered the Final PEIS addressing the future of the 
USCG Loran-C Program to the EPA, and the EPA announced the availability 
of the Final PEIS on June 12, 2009 (74 FR 28046).
    By separate notice published today in the Federal Register, the 
USCG advised the public of the USCG's intention to begin planning for 
the termination of the broadcast of the North American Loran-C 
Radionavigation Signal beginning on or about February 8, 2010. The USCG 
advised that if plans were implemented, Loran stations would cease 
transmitting the Loran-C radionavigation signal by October 1, 2010.
    The Final PEIS on the future of the USCG Loran-C Program is a 
program-level document that provided the USCG with high-level analysis 
of the potential impacts on the human environment from the alternatives 
for the future of the USCG Loran-C Program. The Final PEIS evaluated 
the following five alternatives on the future of the USCG Loran-C 
Program:
    (1) No Action Alternative. The No Action Alternative refers to the 
current, existing conditions without implementation of the Proposed 
Action.
    (2) Decommission the USCG Loran-C Program and Terminate the North 
American Loran-C Radionavigation Signal.
    (3) Automate, Secure, and Unstaff Loran-C Stations.
    (4) Automate, Secure, Unstaff, and Transfer Management of the 
Loran-C Program to Another Government Agency.

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    (5) Automate, Secure, Unstaff, and Transfer Management of the 
Loran-C Program to Another Government Agency to Deploy an eLoran 
system.
    The environmentally preferable alternatives selected in the ROD are 
(1) no action alternative and (2) to decommission the USCG Loran-C 
Program and terminate the North American Loran-C Radionavigation 
Signal. It is important to note that the Final PEIS did not obligate 
the USCG, DHS, or any other entity to undertake any specific course of 
action with respect to Loran.
    This notice is issued under authority of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (Section 102 (2)(c)), as implemented by the Council 
on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), USCG 
Commandant Instruction M16475.1D., and ``Aids to Navigation 
Authorized,'' which appears at 14 U.S.C. 81.

    Dated: January 4, 2010.
Kevin S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Prevention Policy.
[FR Doc. 2010-84 Filed 1-6-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

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