Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the West Coast Recycling Group Project in West Sacramento, Yolo County, CA, 67391-67392 [2010-27680]
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Dated: October 27, 2010.
´
Mercedes M. Marquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning
and Development.
[FR Doc. 2010–27682 Filed 11–1–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5455–N–01]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the West Coast Recycling Group
Project in West Sacramento, Yolo
County, CA
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AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: HUD gives notice to the
public, agencies, and Indian tribes that
the City of West Sacramento, CA,
intends to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the
development of the West Coast
Recycling Group project located at the
Port of West Sacramento (Port) in West
Sacramento, Yolo County, CA. The City
of West Sacramento, acting as the lead
agency, will prepare the EIS/EIR acting
under its authority as the responsible
entity for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in
accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(g) and
HUD regulations at 24 CFR 58.4, and
under its authority as lead agency in
accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The
EIS/EIR will be a joint document under
NEPA and CEQA. The EIS will satisfy
the requirements of NEPA and HUD
regulations at 24 CFR part 58. The EIR
will satisfy requirements of the CEQA
(Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.)
and State CEQA Guidelines (14
California Code of Regulations 15000 et
seq.), which require that all State and
local government agencies consider the
environmental consequences of projects
over which they have discretionary
authority before acting on those
projects. The proposed action is subject
to compliance with NEPA because
Federal Community Development Block
Grant (i.e., CDBG) funds would be used
for the design and construction of a new
main entrance to the Port. This notice is
given in accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations at 40
CFR parts 1500–1508. All interested
Federal, State, and local agencies,
Indian tribes, groups, and the public are
invited to comment on the scope of the
EIS. If you are an agency with
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jurisdiction by law over natural or other
public resources affected by the project,
the City of West Sacramento needs to
know what environmental information
germane to your statutory
responsibilities should be included in
the EIS/EIR.
ADDRESSES: Comments relating to the
scope of the EIS are requested and will
be accepted by the contact person listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section for up to December 2,
2010. Any person or agency interested
in receiving a notice and wishing to
make comment on the draft EIS should
contact the person listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Tilley, Senior Planner,
Community Development Department,
City of West Sacramento, 1110 West
Capitol Avenue, 2nd Floor, West
Sacramento, CA 95691; telephone
number 916–617–4645, Fax Number:
916–371–0845. Mr. Tilley may also be
contacted by e-mail at:
davidt@cityofwestsacramento.org.
Public Meetings: A public scoping
meeting will be held for this EIS/EIR.
The public scoping meeting will be held
no less than 15 days after the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The scoping meeting will
provide an opportunity for the public to
learn more about the project and
provide input to the environmental
process. Written comments and
testimony concerning the scope of the
EIS/EIR will be accepted at this meeting.
The meeting will be preceded by a
notice of public hearing which will be
published in the local news media at
least 15 days before the meeting date.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of the Proposed Action
The West Coast Recycling Group
(WCRG) proposes to develop
approximately 15 acres at the Port of
West Sacramento (Port) in the city of
West Sacramento to construct and
operate a scrap metal shredding and
recycling facility. The project site is on
formerly used industrial land at 3125
Industrial Boulevard in Yolo County,
California. The Port is located
approximately 0.5 mile south of U.S.
Highway 50 and 1.25 miles west of
Interstate 5, and is bounded by
Industrial Boulevard to the north and
east, the Sacramento Deep Water Ship
Channel (SDWSC) and turning basin to
the south, and Lake Washington to the
west. The project site is located in the
northwestern portion of the Port facility.
Much of the approximately 15-acre
project site was previously used as a log
export yard. A portion of the site is
currently being used as a concrete
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recycling facility. The remainder of the
property is currently composed of
vacant industrial land and a heavy
equipment storage area. Predominant
land uses in the vicinity of the project
site are industrial. Land uses adjacent to
and surrounding the Port include
industrial facilities, warehouses, a
firehouse, office buildings, and other
commercial land uses. Residential land
uses are located south and east of the
Port.
The project would require a
conditional use permit from the City of
West Sacramento and a ground lease
from the Port of West Sacramento.
Operations at the proposed facility
would include scrap metal sorting and
scrap metal shredding, material
separation and processing to extract
usable material, and stabilization of
nonmetallic material to make it useful
as sanitary day cover in landfills. The
vehicles that are to be shredded on-site
will already have been dismantled by
other companies to remove vehicle
fluids, tires, batteries, and reusable
parts. The facility would be a state-ofthe-art design, with modern emission
controls, and an industrial storm water
system to capture and reuse rainwater.
A portion of the metal material
delivered for shredding at the facility
would include retired automobiles or
end-of-life vehicles. However, other
sources of scrap metal would also be
shredded such as appliances,
agricultural equipment, and industrial
scrap metal. The scrap metal may be
bailed or placed into bins for transport.
The project includes design and
construction of a new main Port
entrance from Industrial Boulevard. The
new entrance would be located west of
the current main entrance at Harbor
Boulevard and approximately 350 feet
east of the Beacon Drive/Industrial
Boulevard intersection (centerline to
centerline).
The proposed metal recycling facility
would process automobiles and scrap
metals through the shredder at an
average hourly throughput of 170 gross
tons, with a maximum of 220 gross tons
per hour. The maximum daily shredder
throughput is estimated to be 1,760
gross tons per day. The monthly
throughput is estimated to be 25,000
gross tons.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Consistent with the requirements of
the State CEQA Guidelines § 15126.6,
and § 1502.14 of the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations
implementing NEPA, the EIR/EIS will
examine a range of reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project that
are potentially feasible. The alternatives
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must feasibly attain most of the
objectives of the proposed project while
also avoiding or substantially lessening
at least one of the significant
environmental effects of the proposed
project. As required by NEPA, the
alternatives will be evaluated at the
same level of detail as the proposed
project. As a result of the scoping and
agency consultation efforts conducted to
date, the alternatives currently proposed
for evaluation in the EIR/EIS include:
1. No Project/Action Alternative. This
alternative, required by both CEQA and
NEPA, would evaluate the
environmental impacts if the proposed
project were not constructed and
existing operations on the project site
were to continue.
2. Proposed Project. This alternative
would evaluate the proposed project as
described in the Project Description.
3. One or more other alternatives (to
be identified). Alternative(s) will be
based on input received during the
scoping process and feasible project
options that could minimize or avoid
significant environmental effects. These
alternatives may possibly include a
reduced project alternative and/or an
alternative site, and will be identified
during the scoping process.
One of the purposes of the NOI is to
solicit input from the public, agencies,
Indian tribes, and interested
organizations regarding potential
alternatives to the proposed project.
Therefore, the City welcomes comments
during the public scoping process
regarding these alternatives or
suggestions for other alternatives to be
examined in the EIR/EIS.
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Probable Environmental Effects
The following subject areas will be
analyzed in the combined EIS/EIR for
probable environmental effects:
Aesthetics (including light and glare);
air quality; biological resources; climate
change/greenhouse gases; cultural
resources; geology and soils;
paleontology; hazards and hazardous
materials; hydrology and water quality;
land use; noise and vibration;
population, employment, and housing;
public services; recreation;
transportation and traffic; utilities and
service systems; environmental justice;
cumulative impacts; and growthinducing impacts.
Lead Agency
For purposes of complying with
NEPA and CEQA, the City of West
Sacramento is the Lead Agency and as
the Responsible Entity under 24 CFR
58.2(a)(7) assumes the responsibility for
environmental review, decisionmaking,
and action that would otherwise apply
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to HUD under NEPA. Section 104(g) of
Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 5304[g])
authorizes recipients of HUD assistance
to assume NEPA responsibilities in
projects involving CDBG for
infrastructure development.
Questions may be directed to the
individual named in this notice under
the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Dated: October 25, 2010.
´
Mercedes M. Marquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning
and Development.
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5415–N–19]
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Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s
Fiscal Year 2010 Public and Indian
Housing Family Self-Sufficiency
Program Under the Resident
Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency
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applicant information, submission
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The PH–FSS NOFA makes available
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to increase earned income and financial
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for welfare assistance, and make
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8339.
Dated: October 27, 2010.
Barbara S. Dorf,
Director, Office of Departmental Grants
Management and Oversight, Office of the
Chief of the Human Capital Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5455-N-01]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the West Coast Recycling Group Project in West
Sacramento, Yolo County, CA
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD gives notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes
that the City of West Sacramento, CA, intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
for the development of the West Coast Recycling Group project located
at the Port of West Sacramento (Port) in West Sacramento, Yolo County,
CA. The City of West Sacramento, acting as the lead agency, will
prepare the EIS/EIR acting under its authority as the responsible
entity for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(g) and HUD regulations at 24 CFR
58.4, and under its authority as lead agency in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The EIS/EIR will be a
joint document under NEPA and CEQA. The EIS will satisfy the
requirements of NEPA and HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58. The EIR
will satisfy requirements of the CEQA (Public Resources Code 21000 et
seq.) and State CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations
15000 et seq.), which require that all State and local government
agencies consider the environmental consequences of projects over which
they have discretionary authority before acting on those projects. The
proposed action is subject to compliance with NEPA because Federal
Community Development Block Grant (i.e., CDBG) funds would be used for
the design and construction of a new main entrance to the Port. This
notice is given in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality
regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508. All interested Federal, State,
and local agencies, Indian tribes, groups, and the public are invited
to comment on the scope of the EIS. If you are an agency with
jurisdiction by law over natural or other public resources affected by
the project, the City of West Sacramento needs to know what
environmental information germane to your statutory responsibilities
should be included in the EIS/EIR.
ADDRESSES: Comments relating to the scope of the EIS are requested and
will be accepted by the contact person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for up to December 2, 2010. Any person or
agency interested in receiving a notice and wishing to make comment on
the draft EIS should contact the person listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Tilley, Senior Planner,
Community Development Department, City of West Sacramento, 1110 West
Capitol Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Sacramento, CA 95691; telephone number
916-617-4645, Fax Number: 916-371-0845. Mr. Tilley may also be
contacted by e-mail at: davidt@cityofwestsacramento.org.
Public Meetings: A public scoping meeting will be held for this
EIS/EIR. The public scoping meeting will be held no less than 15 days
after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The
scoping meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to learn
more about the project and provide input to the environmental process.
Written comments and testimony concerning the scope of the EIS/EIR will
be accepted at this meeting. The meeting will be preceded by a notice
of public hearing which will be published in the local news media at
least 15 days before the meeting date.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of the Proposed Action
The West Coast Recycling Group (WCRG) proposes to develop
approximately 15 acres at the Port of West Sacramento (Port) in the
city of West Sacramento to construct and operate a scrap metal
shredding and recycling facility. The project site is on formerly used
industrial land at 3125 Industrial Boulevard in Yolo County,
California. The Port is located approximately 0.5 mile south of U.S.
Highway 50 and 1.25 miles west of Interstate 5, and is bounded by
Industrial Boulevard to the north and east, the Sacramento Deep Water
Ship Channel (SDWSC) and turning basin to the south, and Lake
Washington to the west. The project site is located in the northwestern
portion of the Port facility.
Much of the approximately 15-acre project site was previously used
as a log export yard. A portion of the site is currently being used as
a concrete recycling facility. The remainder of the property is
currently composed of vacant industrial land and a heavy equipment
storage area. Predominant land uses in the vicinity of the project site
are industrial. Land uses adjacent to and surrounding the Port include
industrial facilities, warehouses, a firehouse, office buildings, and
other commercial land uses. Residential land uses are located south and
east of the Port.
The project would require a conditional use permit from the City of
West Sacramento and a ground lease from the Port of West Sacramento.
Operations at the proposed facility would include scrap metal
sorting and scrap metal shredding, material separation and processing
to extract usable material, and stabilization of nonmetallic material
to make it useful as sanitary day cover in landfills. The vehicles that
are to be shredded on-site will already have been dismantled by other
companies to remove vehicle fluids, tires, batteries, and reusable
parts. The facility would be a state-of-the-art design, with modern
emission controls, and an industrial storm water system to capture and
reuse rainwater.
A portion of the metal material delivered for shredding at the
facility would include retired automobiles or end-of-life vehicles.
However, other sources of scrap metal would also be shredded such as
appliances, agricultural equipment, and industrial scrap metal. The
scrap metal may be bailed or placed into bins for transport. The
project includes design and construction of a new main Port entrance
from Industrial Boulevard. The new entrance would be located west of
the current main entrance at Harbor Boulevard and approximately 350
feet east of the Beacon Drive/Industrial Boulevard intersection
(centerline to centerline).
The proposed metal recycling facility would process automobiles and
scrap metals through the shredder at an average hourly throughput of
170 gross tons, with a maximum of 220 gross tons per hour. The maximum
daily shredder throughput is estimated to be 1,760 gross tons per day.
The monthly throughput is estimated to be 25,000 gross tons.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Consistent with the requirements of the State CEQA Guidelines Sec.
15126.6, and Sec. 1502.14 of the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations implementing NEPA, the EIR/EIS will examine a range of
reasonable alternatives to the proposed project that are potentially
feasible. The alternatives
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must feasibly attain most of the objectives of the proposed project
while also avoiding or substantially lessening at least one of the
significant environmental effects of the proposed project. As required
by NEPA, the alternatives will be evaluated at the same level of detail
as the proposed project. As a result of the scoping and agency
consultation efforts conducted to date, the alternatives currently
proposed for evaluation in the EIR/EIS include:
1. No Project/Action Alternative. This alternative, required by
both CEQA and NEPA, would evaluate the environmental impacts if the
proposed project were not constructed and existing operations on the
project site were to continue.
2. Proposed Project. This alternative would evaluate the proposed
project as described in the Project Description.
3. One or more other alternatives (to be identified).
Alternative(s) will be based on input received during the scoping
process and feasible project options that could minimize or avoid
significant environmental effects. These alternatives may possibly
include a reduced project alternative and/or an alternative site, and
will be identified during the scoping process.
One of the purposes of the NOI is to solicit input from the public,
agencies, Indian tribes, and interested organizations regarding
potential alternatives to the proposed project. Therefore, the City
welcomes comments during the public scoping process regarding these
alternatives or suggestions for other alternatives to be examined in
the EIR/EIS.
Probable Environmental Effects
The following subject areas will be analyzed in the combined EIS/
EIR for probable environmental effects: Aesthetics (including light and
glare); air quality; biological resources; climate change/greenhouse
gases; cultural resources; geology and soils; paleontology; hazards and
hazardous materials; hydrology and water quality; land use; noise and
vibration; population, employment, and housing; public services;
recreation; transportation and traffic; utilities and service systems;
environmental justice; cumulative impacts; and growth-inducing impacts.
Lead Agency
For purposes of complying with NEPA and CEQA, the City of West
Sacramento is the Lead Agency and as the Responsible Entity under 24
CFR 58.2(a)(7) assumes the responsibility for environmental review,
decisionmaking, and action that would otherwise apply to HUD under
NEPA. Section 104(g) of Title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 5304[g]) authorizes recipients of HUD
assistance to assume NEPA responsibilities in projects involving CDBG
for infrastructure development.
Questions may be directed to the individual named in this notice
under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: October 25, 2010.
Mercedes M. M[aacute]rquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-27680 Filed 11-1-10; 8:45 am]
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