Intent To Prepare a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Development of a Multi-Decadal Shoreline Protection Plan, Known as the Bogue Banks Beach Master Nourishment Plan (Master Plan), for the 25-Mile Ocean Shoreline of Bogue Banks in Carteret County, NC, 56080-56082 [2010-22708]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement
(PEIS) for the Development of a MultiDecadal Shoreline Protection Plan,
Known as the Bogue Banks Beach
Master Nourishment Plan (Master
Plan), for the 25-Mile Ocean Shoreline
of Bogue Banks in Carteret County, NC
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Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
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of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
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SUMMARY:
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS
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The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), Wilmington
District, Wilmington Regulatory Field
Office has received a request for
Department of the Army authorization,
pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers
and Harbor Act, from Carteret County to
develop and implement, under an interlocal agreement between the towns on
Bogue Banks barrier island, a multidecadal Master Plan that would provide
ocean shoreline protection to
approximately 25 miles of beach over a
minimum period of 30 years.
DATES: A public scoping meeting for the
Draft PEIS will be held at Crystal Coast
Civic Center near the Carteret County
Community College, located at 3505
Arendell Street in Morehead City, on
September 30, 2010 at 6 p.m. Written
comments will be received until
October 15, 2010.
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Copies of comments and
questions regarding scoping of the Draft
PEIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District,
Regulatory Division. Attn: File Number
2009–0293, 69 Darlington Avenue,
Wilmington, NC 28403.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and Draft PEIS can be directed to Mr.
Mickey Sugg, Project Manager,
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office,
telephone: (910) 251–4811.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project
Description. As a result of significant
hurricane activity in the 1990’s, the
County and many of the municipalities
on Bogue Banks have implemented
several interim beach nourishment
activities in order to curb ocean
shoreline erosion and to help improve
protection against future storms. For the
past 10 years, the County has been in a
cost share agreement with the USACE,
currently in the Reconnaissance Study
phase, to conduct a federal 50-year
Shore Protection Project for Bogue
Banks to help sustain the island long
term. However, with the uncertainties of
the federal long-term plan, the County
and the beach municipalities have
determined the need to reevaluate their
long-term beach nourishment solutions
for Bogue Banks. The development of
the Master Plan will involve review all
of the previous nourishment efforts and
current plans and formulation of a
multi-decadal all inclusive nourishment
plan for the entire barrier island of
Bogue Banks.
The Master Plan and PEIS will
include a comprehensive review of
present-day beach conditions, a review
of Carteret County’s and the USACE’s
previous beach nourishment/beneficial
use projects, and the development of a
multi-decadal plan based on
volumetric/beach elevation thresholds
for Fort Macon/Atlantic Beach, Pine
Knoll Shores, Indian Beach/Salter Path,
and Emerald Isle. The Master Plan will
address all anticipated beach
nourishment/maintenance activities
including but not limited to; Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) dredging
with concurrent beach disposal,
beneficial use dredging projects/
opportunities, FEMA reimbursement
projects, and other potential sand
placement or beach maintenance
activities (beach bulldozing, etc.).
Potential sand source locations to be
evaluated in the Draft PEIS could
include the Ocean Dredged Material
Disposal Site (ODMDS) located offshore
of Beaufort Inlet, the USACE nearshore
placement area, Bogue Inlet, AIWW
reaches, preliminary USACE offshore
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borrow locations, previously permitted
Carteret County offshore borrow
locations, and upland sources. The
Master Plan will: (a) Establish
acceptable ranges of in-situ beach
volumes and elevations, (b) establish
beach volumetric and elevation triggers
for nourishment events, (c) continue a
basis for FEMA reimbursement
qualifications, (d) conform to the North
Carolina Division of Coastal
Management’s (NCDCM) rules for static
vegetation line exceptions, and (e)
establish a programmatic approach
facilitating the authorization and
scheduling of Bogue Banks’
nourishment/maintenance events.
Natural resource studies and
investigations which may be conducted
in support of the plan formulation
include: (1) Identification and biological
characterization of estuarine habitat
types (salt marsh, shellfish, submerged
aquatic vegetation) in a defined project
area using aerial mapping and/or
groundtruth investigations; (2) preproject monitoring of, and/or use of
existing data, on threatened and
endangered species and their associated
habitats as determined through
coordination with project stakeholders;
(3) development and/or implementation
of project monitoring and mitigation
plans based on the project impact
assessment, and 4) the development of
a cumulative impact assessment.
2. Issues. There are several potential
environmental issues that will be
addressed in the PEIS. Additional issues
may be identified during the scoping
process. Issues initially identified as
potentially significant include:
a. Potential impacts to marine
biological resources (benthic organisms,
passageway for fish and other marine
life) and Essential Fish Habitat.
b. Potential impacts to threatened and
endangered marine mammals, birds,
fish, and plants.
c. Potential impacts associated with
using inlets as a sand source.
d. Potential impacts to public lands,
such as adjacent State Parks (Hammocks
Beach and Forth Macon) and Federal
lands (Cape Lookout National Seashore).
e. Potential impacts to Navigation,
commercial and recreational.
f. Potential impacts to the long-term
management.
g. Potential effects on regional sand
sources and how it relates to sand
management practices.
h. Potential effects of shoreline
protection.
i. Potential impacts on public health
and safety.
k. Potential impacts to recreational
and commercial fishing.
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l. The compatibility of the material for
nourishment.
m. Potential impacts to cultural
resources.
n. Cumulative impacts of past,
present, and foreseeable future dredging
and nourishment activities.
3. Alternatives. Several alternatives
and sand sources are being considered
for the development of the management
plan. These alternatives will be further
formulated and developed during the
scoping process and an appropriate
range of alternatives, including the no
federal action alternative, will be
considered in the PEIS.
4. Scoping Process. A public scoping
meeting (see DATES) will be held to
receive public comment and assess
public concerns regarding the
appropriate scope and preparation of
the Draft PEIS. Participation in the
public meeting by federal, state, and
local agencies and other interested
organizations and persons is
encouraged.
The USACE will consult with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service under the
Endangered Species Act and the Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act; with the
National Marine Fisheries Service under
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act and
the Endangered Species Act; and with
the North Carolina State Historic
Preservation Office under the National
Historic Preservation Act. The USACE
will also coordinate with the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation
and Enforcement, formerly known as
Minerals Management Service (MMS),
to ensure the plan complies with the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(OCSLA). Additionally, the USACE will
coordinate the PEIS with the North
Carolina Division of Water Quality
(NCDWQ) to assess the potential water
quality impacts pursuant to Section 401
of the Clean Water Act, and with the
North Carolina Division of Coastal
Management (NCDCM) to determine the
projects consistency with the Coastal
Zone Management Act. The USACE will
closely work with NCDCM and NCDWQ
in the development of the PEIS to
ensure the process complies with all
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
requirements. It is the intention of both
the USACE and the State of North
Carolina to consolidate the NEPA and
SEPA processes thereby eliminating
duplication.
6. Availability of the Draft PEIS. The
Draft PEIS is expected to be published
and circulated by August 2011. A public
hearing may be held after the
publication of the Draft PEIS.
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Dated: September 3, 2010.
S. Kenneth Jolly,
Chief, Regulatory Division.
[FR Doc. 2010–22708 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. IC10–725E–001]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725E); Comment
Request; Submitted for OMB Review
September 3, 2010.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person
may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(75 FR 35002, 6/21/2010) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–725E and has
made this notation in its submission to
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2010.
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collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Comments to
Created by OMB should be filed
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include the OMB Control Number 1902–
0246 for reference. The Desk Officer
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395–4638.
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be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and should refer to Docket
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filed either electronically or in paper
format. Those persons filing
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and in compliance with the Federal
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formats are available at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/
electronic-media.asp. To file the
document electronically, access the
Commission’s Web site and click on
Documents & Filing, E–Filing (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp),
and then follow the instructions for
each screen. First time users will have
to establish a user name and password.
The Commission will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail
address upon receipt of comments.
For paper filings, the comments
should be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and
should refer to Docket No. IC10–725E–
001.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in
FERC Docket Number IC10–725E may
do so through eSubscription at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
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link. For user assistance, contact
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
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may be reached by e-mail at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and by fax at (202)
273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the
information collected by the FERC–725E
(OMB Control No. 1902–0246). The
information is required to implement
the statutory provisions of section 215
of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16
U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of the FPA
buttresses the Commission’s efforts to
strengthen the reliability of the
interstate grid through the granting of
authority to provide for a system of
mandatory Reliability Standards
developed by the Electric Reliability
Organization (ERO). Reliability
Standards that the ERO proposes to the
Commission may include Reliability
Standards that are proposed to the ERO
by a Regional Entity.1 A Regional Entity
is an entity that has been approved by
the Commission to enforce Reliability
Standards under delegated authority
from the ERO.2 On June 8, 2008 in an
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adjudicatory order, the Commission
approved eight regional Reliability
Standards submitted by the ERO as
proposed by the Western Electricity
Coordinating Council (WECC).3
WECC is responsible for coordinating
and promoting electric system
reliability. In addition to promoting a
reliable electric power system in the
Western Interconnection, WECC
supports efficient competitive power
markets, ensures open and nondiscriminatory transmission access
among members, and provides a forum
for resolving transmission access
disputes plus the coordination of
operating and planning activities of its
members. WECC and the eight other
regional reliability councils were
formed due to a national concern
regarding the reliability of the
interconnected bulk power systems, the
ability to operate these systems without
widespread failures in electric service
and the need to foster the preservation
of reliability through a formal
organization. The eight regional
Reliability Standards are translations of
existing reliability criteria and are now
binding on the applicable subset of
users, owners and operators of the Bulk
Power System in the United States
portion of the Western Interconnection.
The Commission’s reporting
requirements are found in 18 CFR Part
40.
The eight Reliability Standards do not
require responsible entities to file
information with the Commission.
However, the standards do require
responsible entities to file periodic
reports with WECC and to develop and
maintain certain information for a
specified period of time, subject to
inspection by WECC. Specifically the
eight Reliability Standards require the
following:
WECC–BAL–STD–002–0—balancing
authorities and reserve sharing groups
are to submit to WECC quarterly reports
on operating reserves as well as reports
after any instance of non-compliance.
WECC–IRO–STD–006–0—
transmission operators, balancing
authorities and loadserving entities are
to document and report to WECC
actions taken in response to direction to
mitigate unscheduled flow. The
standard also requires transmission
operators to document required actions
that are and are not taken by responsible
entities.
WECC- PRC–STD–001–1—certain
transmission operators are to submit to
WECC annual certifications of
protective equipment.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) for the Development of a Multi-Decadal Shoreline
Protection Plan, Known as the Bogue Banks Beach Master Nourishment Plan
(Master Plan), for the 25-Mile Ocean Shoreline of Bogue Banks in
Carteret County, NC
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District,
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office has received a request for
Department of the Army authorization, pursuant to Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbor Act, from
Carteret County to develop and implement, under an inter-local
agreement between the towns on Bogue Banks barrier island, a multi-
decadal Master Plan that would provide ocean shoreline protection to
approximately 25 miles of beach over a minimum period of 30 years.
DATES: A public scoping meeting for the Draft PEIS will be held at
Crystal Coast Civic Center near the Carteret County Community College,
located at 3505 Arendell Street in Morehead City, on September 30, 2010
at 6 p.m. Written comments will be received until October 15, 2010.
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ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and questions regarding scoping of the
Draft PEIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Wilmington District, Regulatory Division. Attn: File Number 2009-0293,
69 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and Draft PEIS can be directed to Mr. Mickey Sugg, Project Manager,
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, telephone: (910) 251-4811.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project Description. As a result of
significant hurricane activity in the 1990's, the County and many of
the municipalities on Bogue Banks have implemented several interim
beach nourishment activities in order to curb ocean shoreline erosion
and to help improve protection against future storms. For the past 10
years, the County has been in a cost share agreement with the USACE,
currently in the Reconnaissance Study phase, to conduct a federal 50-
year Shore Protection Project for Bogue Banks to help sustain the
island long term. However, with the uncertainties of the federal long-
term plan, the County and the beach municipalities have determined the
need to reevaluate their long-term beach nourishment solutions for
Bogue Banks. The development of the Master Plan will involve review all
of the previous nourishment efforts and current plans and formulation
of a multi-decadal all inclusive nourishment plan for the entire
barrier island of Bogue Banks.
The Master Plan and PEIS will include a comprehensive review of
present-day beach conditions, a review of Carteret County's and the
USACE's previous beach nourishment/beneficial use projects, and the
development of a multi-decadal plan based on volumetric/beach elevation
thresholds for Fort Macon/Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian
Beach/Salter Path, and Emerald Isle. The Master Plan will address all
anticipated beach nourishment/maintenance activities including but not
limited to; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) dredging with
concurrent beach disposal, beneficial use dredging projects/
opportunities, FEMA reimbursement projects, and other potential sand
placement or beach maintenance activities (beach bulldozing, etc.).
Potential sand source locations to be evaluated in the Draft PEIS could
include the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) located
offshore of Beaufort Inlet, the USACE nearshore placement area, Bogue
Inlet, AIWW reaches, preliminary USACE offshore borrow locations,
previously permitted Carteret County offshore borrow locations, and
upland sources. The Master Plan will: (a) Establish acceptable ranges
of in-situ beach volumes and elevations, (b) establish beach volumetric
and elevation triggers for nourishment events, (c) continue a basis for
FEMA reimbursement qualifications, (d) conform to the North Carolina
Division of Coastal Management's (NCDCM) rules for static vegetation
line exceptions, and (e) establish a programmatic approach facilitating
the authorization and scheduling of Bogue Banks' nourishment/
maintenance events.
Natural resource studies and investigations which may be conducted
in support of the plan formulation include: (1) Identification and
biological characterization of estuarine habitat types (salt marsh,
shellfish, submerged aquatic vegetation) in a defined project area
using aerial mapping and/or groundtruth investigations; (2) pre-project
monitoring of, and/or use of existing data, on threatened and
endangered species and their associated habitats as determined through
coordination with project stakeholders; (3) development and/or
implementation of project monitoring and mitigation plans based on the
project impact assessment, and 4) the development of a cumulative
impact assessment.
2. Issues. There are several potential environmental issues that
will be addressed in the PEIS. Additional issues may be identified
during the scoping process. Issues initially identified as potentially
significant include:
a. Potential impacts to marine biological resources (benthic
organisms, passageway for fish and other marine life) and Essential
Fish Habitat.
b. Potential impacts to threatened and endangered marine mammals,
birds, fish, and plants.
c. Potential impacts associated with using inlets as a sand source.
d. Potential impacts to public lands, such as adjacent State Parks
(Hammocks Beach and Forth Macon) and Federal lands (Cape Lookout
National Seashore).
e. Potential impacts to Navigation, commercial and recreational.
f. Potential impacts to the long-term management.
g. Potential effects on regional sand sources and how it relates to
sand management practices.
h. Potential effects of shoreline protection.
i. Potential impacts on public health and safety.
k. Potential impacts to recreational and commercial fishing.
l. The compatibility of the material for nourishment.
m. Potential impacts to cultural resources.
n. Cumulative impacts of past, present, and foreseeable future
dredging and nourishment activities.
3. Alternatives. Several alternatives and sand sources are being
considered for the development of the management plan. These
alternatives will be further formulated and developed during the
scoping process and an appropriate range of alternatives, including the
no federal action alternative, will be considered in the PEIS.
4. Scoping Process. A public scoping meeting (see DATES) will be
held to receive public comment and assess public concerns regarding the
appropriate scope and preparation of the Draft PEIS. Participation in
the public meeting by federal, state, and local agencies and other
interested organizations and persons is encouraged.
The USACE will consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
under the Endangered Species Act and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Act; with the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Endangered
Species Act; and with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation
Office under the National Historic Preservation Act. The USACE will
also coordinate with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation
and Enforcement, formerly known as Minerals Management Service (MMS),
to ensure the plan complies with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(OCSLA). Additionally, the USACE will coordinate the PEIS with the
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) to assess the
potential water quality impacts pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act, and with the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
(NCDCM) to determine the projects consistency with the Coastal Zone
Management Act. The USACE will closely work with NCDCM and NCDWQ in the
development of the PEIS to ensure the process complies with all State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) requirements. It is the intention of
both the USACE and the State of North Carolina to consolidate the NEPA
and SEPA processes thereby eliminating duplication.
6. Availability of the Draft PEIS. The Draft PEIS is expected to be
published and circulated by August 2011. A public hearing may be held
after the publication of the Draft PEIS.
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Dated: September 3, 2010.
S. Kenneth Jolly,
Chief, Regulatory Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-22708 Filed 9-14-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3720-58-P
