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(measures) along a 6.4-mile long reach
between the barge canal downstream to
the South Cross Levee. Primary
deficiencies of the levee include
through-seepage, under-seepage, and
embankment instability (e.g., overly
steepened slopes). As part of the project,
an EIS/EIR is being prepared. USACE
has authority under Section 14 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (as
amended) (33 U.S.C. 408), over
alterations to federal flood control
project levees and any such alterations
as proposed by WSAFCA are subject to
approval by USACE. USACE also has
authority under Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) over
activities involving the discharge of
dredged or fill material to waters of the
United States, which are known to be in
the project area. Under Section 10 of the
Rives and Harbors Act, the District
Engineer may permit activities which do
not affect navigable waters. Due to these
authorities, USACE is acting as the lead
agency for the EIS pursuant to NEPA.
WSAFCA will be acting as the lead
agency for the EIR according to CEQA
as the public agency that has the
principal responsibility for carrying out
and approving the project.
2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will
consider several alternatives for
reducing flood damage. Each alternative
analyzed during the investigation will
consist of a combination of several
measures to reduce the risk of flooding.
These measures include, but are not
limited to, installing slurry cutoff walls,
constructing seepage or stability berms,
relief wells, rock slope protection, slope
flattening, and potential new levee
alignments (setback or adjacent levees).
3. Scoping Process.
a. Public scoping meetings will be
held on September 15, 2011, to present
information to the public and to receive
comments from the public on the
project. These meetings are intended to
initiate the process to involve concerned
individuals, and local, State, and
Federal agencies.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in
depth in the environmental documents
include effects on hydraulics, wetlands
and other waters of the U.S., vegetation
and wildlife resources, special-status
species, aesthetics, cultural resources,
recreation, land use, fisheries,
agricultural resources, water quality, air
quality, transportation, and
socioeconomics; and cumulative effects
of related projects in the study area.
c. USACE is consulting with the State
Historic Preservation Officer to comply
with the National Historic Preservation
Act and with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and National Marine Fisheries
Service to comply with the Endangered
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Species Act. USACE also is coordinating
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
to comply with the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act.
d. A 45-day public review period will
be provided for individuals and
agencies to review and comment on the
draft environmental document. All
interested parties are encouraged to
respond to this notice and provide a
current address if they wish to be
notified of the draft EIS/EIR circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR for
the Southport Sacramento River EIP is
scheduled to be available for public
review and comment in mid-2012.
Dated: August 17, 2011.
William J. Leady,
COL, EN, Commanding.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Larose to Golden Meadow
Hurricane Protection Project, PostAuthorization Change Study, in
Lafourche Parish, LA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS) for the Larose to
Golden Meadow Hurricane Protection
Project, Post-Authorization Change
(PAC) Study. This project was originally
authorized in 1965. Construction began
in 1972 and is still underway. The PAC
Study was initiated to identify and
evaluate modifications needed to ensure
that completion of project features,
designed and constructed before
development of the post-Katrina
Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk
Reduction System (HSDRRS) Design
Guidelines, are in compliance with
these new guidelines.
The subject SEIS will supplement the
original environmental impact
statement (EIS) prepared for the project
as authorized in 1965. The Statement of
Findings for the original EIS was signed
on April 4, 1975. An SEIS was
subsequently prepared to address
proposed modifications to the
authorized plan. The Record of Decision
for this first SEIS was signed on May 20,
1985.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning the draft SEIS
should be addressed to Charlene
Carmack, Rock Island District, Corps of
Engineers, CEMVP–PD–C, Clock Tower
Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL
61204–2004; telephone (309) 794–5570;
fax (309) 794–5157; or be e-mail:
Charlene.Carmack@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority. This SEIS will be the
second supplement to the EIS originally
prepared for the Larose to Golden
Meadow Hurricane Protection Project.
This project was authorized by the
Flood Control Act of 27 October 1965,
House Document No. 184, 89th
Congress (Pub. L. 89–298), which
authorized the project ‘‘hurricane-flood
protection at Grand Isle and Vicinity,
Louisiana’’ to provide protection in
accordance with the recommendation of
the Chief of Engineers in his report
entitled ‘‘Grand Isle and Vicinity, La.’’,
and contained in House Document No.
184, Eighty-ninth Congress, 1st Session.
The authorized project is a ring levee
system with associated control
structures that provides hurricane and
storm damage risk reduction to
communities located along both sides of
Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish,
Louisiana. The overall levee system is
approximately 43 miles long, extending
from Larose to a point 2 miles south of
Golden Meadow, Louisiana. Roughly
25,000 people live in the communities
of Larose, Galliano, Cutoff, and Golden
Meadow, which are located within the
ring levee system.
2. Alternatives. Alternatives currently
being evaluated in the PAC Study
include: (1) Stabilize the existing levee
using current criteria for still-water
elevations, which would complete the
project without exceeding the 1965
authorized elevation listed in the Grand
Isle, Louisiana, and Vicinity General
Design Memorandum (with datum
adjustments), and meet the current
approved design guidelines excluding
the Post-Hurricane Katrina hydrology
and hydraulics design guidelines; (2)
modify the 1965 design to complete the
project providing a level of risk
reduction based on the 1965 storm surge
design elevations (with datum
adjustments) using the current HSDRRS
Design Guidelines to include the PostHurricane Katrina surge models; (3)
complete the existing levee system in
general conformance with the
previously authorized design. These
alternatives will be further formulated
and developed during the scoping
process and an appropriate range of
alternatives will be considered in the
new SEIS. These may include
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alternatives that are in addition to those
listed herein.
3. Public Involvement. Public
involvement, an essential part of the
SEIS process, is integral to assessing the
environmental consequences of the
proposed action and improving the
quality of the environmental
decisionmaking. The public includes
affected and interested Federal, State,
and local agencies, Indian Tribes,
concerned citizens, stakeholders, and
other interested parties. Public
participation in the SEIS process will be
strongly encouraged, both formally and
informally, to enhance the probability of
a more technically accurate,
economically feasible, and socially and
politically acceptable SEIS. Public
involvement will include but is not
limited to: information dissemination;
identification of problems, needs and
opportunities; idea generation; public
education; problem solving; providing
feedback on proposals; evaluation of
alternatives; conflict resolution by
consensus; public and scoping notices
and meetings; public, stakeholder and
advisory groups consultation and
meetings; and making the SEIS and
supporting information readily available
in conveniently located places, such as
libraries and on the world wide Web.
4. Scoping. Scoping, an early and
open process for identifying the scope of
significant issues related to the
proposed action and alternatives to be
addressed in the SEIS, will be used to:
(a) Identify the affected public and
agency concerns; (b) facilitate an
efficient SEIS preparation process; (c)
define the issues and alternatives that
will be examined in detail in the SEIS;
and (d) save time in the overall process
by helping to ensure that the draft SEIS
adequately addresses relevant issues.
The USACE anticipates conducting a
public scoping meeting for this SEIS in
October 2011. The exact date, time, and
location of this meeting, which will be
held in the general project area, have
not yet been determined. This
information will be publicized once the
meeting arrangements have been made.
5. Coordination. The USACE and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
have formally committed to work
together to conserve, protect, and restore
fish and wildlife resources while
ensuring environmental sustainability of
our Nation’s water resources under the
January 22, 2003, Partnership
Agreement for Water Resources and
Fish and Wildlife. The USFWS will
provide a Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act Report. Coordination
will be maintained with the USFWS and
the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) regarding threatened and
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endangered species under their
respective jurisdictional
responsibilities. Coordination will be
maintained with the NMFS regarding
essential fish habitat. Coordination will
be maintained with the U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG) regarding navigation
issues. In addition, USFWS, NMFS,
USCG and the U.S. Geological Survey
will be invited to be cooperating
agencies. Coordination will be
maintained with the Natural Resources
Conservation Service regarding prime
and unique farmlands. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture will be
consulted regarding the ‘‘Swampbuster’’
provisions of the Food Security Act.
Coordination will be maintained with
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency concerning compliance with
Executive Order 12898, ‘‘Federal Action
to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations.’’ Coordination will be
maintained with the Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation and the State
Historic Preservation Officer. The
Federal Aviation Administration will be
consulted regarding potential impacts to
local airports. The Louisiana
Department of Natural Resources will be
consulted regarding consistency with
the Coastal Zone Management Act. The
Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality will be consulted concerning
potential impacts to water quality. The
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries will be consulted concerning
potential impacts to Natural and Scenic
Rivers and to fish and wildlife
resources.
5. Availability of Draft SEIS. The
earliest that the draft SEIS will be
available for public review would be in
the fall of 2012. The draft SEIS or a
notice of availability will be distributed
to affected Federal, State, and local
agencies, Indian Tribes, and other
interested parties.
Dated: August 11, 2011.
Edward R. Fleming,
Colonel, U.S. Army District Commander.
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be corrected to read ‘‘Consolidated State
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number of responses should read 30
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notice as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
Dated: August 23, 2011.
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Management Services, Office of Management.
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Pivotal LNG, Inc. (Pivotal), Ten
Peachtree Place, Suite 1000, Atlanta,
Georgia 30309, filed with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) an application under
section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) and Parts 157 and 284 of the
regulations of the FERC, requesting: (i)
To the extent necessary, a limited
jurisdiction blanket transportation
certificate for the purpose of authorizing
incidental transportation of natural gas
as a by-product of the operation of nonjurisdictional liquefied natural gas
(LNG) liquefaction and storage facility
in support of its LNG vehicular and
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of all regulatory, accounting, and
reporting requirements applicable to
natural gas companies under the NGA
and Natural Gas Policy Act, and (iii)
expedited consideration and action by
the Commission as the requested
approvals are a condition to closing on
the proposed acquisition by Pivotal of
the LNG facility, all as more fully
described in the application. This filing
is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may be viewed on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Larose to Golden Meadow Hurricane Protection Project,
Post-Authorization Change Study, in Lafourche Parish, LA
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) intends to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the Larose to
Golden Meadow Hurricane Protection Project, Post-Authorization Change
(PAC) Study. This project was originally authorized in 1965.
Construction began in 1972 and is still underway. The PAC Study was
initiated to identify and evaluate modifications needed to ensure that
completion of project features, designed and constructed before
development of the post-Katrina Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk
Reduction System (HSDRRS) Design Guidelines, are in compliance with
these new guidelines.
The subject SEIS will supplement the original environmental impact
statement (EIS) prepared for the project as authorized in 1965. The
Statement of Findings for the original EIS was signed on April 4, 1975.
An SEIS was subsequently prepared to address proposed modifications to
the authorized plan. The Record of Decision for this first SEIS was
signed on May 20, 1985.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the draft SEIS
should be addressed to Charlene Carmack, Rock Island District, Corps of
Engineers, CEMVP-PD-C, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock
Island, IL 61204-2004; telephone (309) 794-5570; fax (309) 794-5157; or
be e-mail: Charlene.Carmack@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority. This SEIS will be the second supplement to the EIS
originally prepared for the Larose to Golden Meadow Hurricane
Protection Project. This project was authorized by the Flood Control
Act of 27 October 1965, House Document No. 184, 89th Congress (Pub. L.
89-298), which authorized the project ``hurricane-flood protection at
Grand Isle and Vicinity, Louisiana'' to provide protection in
accordance with the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers in his
report entitled ``Grand Isle and Vicinity, La.'', and contained in
House Document No. 184, Eighty-ninth Congress, 1st Session. The
authorized project is a ring levee system with associated control
structures that provides hurricane and storm damage risk reduction to
communities located along both sides of Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche
Parish, Louisiana. The overall levee system is approximately 43 miles
long, extending from Larose to a point 2 miles south of Golden Meadow,
Louisiana. Roughly 25,000 people live in the communities of Larose,
Galliano, Cutoff, and Golden Meadow, which are located within the ring
levee system.
2. Alternatives. Alternatives currently being evaluated in the PAC
Study include: (1) Stabilize the existing levee using current criteria
for still-water elevations, which would complete the project without
exceeding the 1965 authorized elevation listed in the Grand Isle,
Louisiana, and Vicinity General Design Memorandum (with datum
adjustments), and meet the current approved design guidelines excluding
the Post-Hurricane Katrina hydrology and hydraulics design guidelines;
(2) modify the 1965 design to complete the project providing a level of
risk reduction based on the 1965 storm surge design elevations (with
datum adjustments) using the current HSDRRS Design Guidelines to
include the Post-Hurricane Katrina surge models; (3) complete the
existing levee system in general conformance with the previously
authorized design. These alternatives will be further formulated and
developed during the scoping process and an appropriate range of
alternatives will be considered in the new SEIS. These may include
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alternatives that are in addition to those listed herein.
3. Public Involvement. Public involvement, an essential part of the
SEIS process, is integral to assessing the environmental consequences
of the proposed action and improving the quality of the environmental
decisionmaking. The public includes affected and interested Federal,
State, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, concerned citizens,
stakeholders, and other interested parties. Public participation in the
SEIS process will be strongly encouraged, both formally and informally,
to enhance the probability of a more technically accurate, economically
feasible, and socially and politically acceptable SEIS. Public
involvement will include but is not limited to: information
dissemination; identification of problems, needs and opportunities;
idea generation; public education; problem solving; providing feedback
on proposals; evaluation of alternatives; conflict resolution by
consensus; public and scoping notices and meetings; public, stakeholder
and advisory groups consultation and meetings; and making the SEIS and
supporting information readily available in conveniently located
places, such as libraries and on the world wide Web.
4. Scoping. Scoping, an early and open process for identifying the
scope of significant issues related to the proposed action and
alternatives to be addressed in the SEIS, will be used to: (a) Identify
the affected public and agency concerns; (b) facilitate an efficient
SEIS preparation process; (c) define the issues and alternatives that
will be examined in detail in the SEIS; and (d) save time in the
overall process by helping to ensure that the draft SEIS adequately
addresses relevant issues. The USACE anticipates conducting a public
scoping meeting for this SEIS in October 2011. The exact date, time,
and location of this meeting, which will be held in the general project
area, have not yet been determined. This information will be publicized
once the meeting arrangements have been made.
5. Coordination. The USACE and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) have formally committed to work together to conserve, protect,
and restore fish and wildlife resources while ensuring environmental
sustainability of our Nation's water resources under the January 22,
2003, Partnership Agreement for Water Resources and Fish and Wildlife.
The USFWS will provide a Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Report.
Coordination will be maintained with the USFWS and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding threatened and endangered species
under their respective jurisdictional responsibilities. Coordination
will be maintained with the NMFS regarding essential fish habitat.
Coordination will be maintained with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
regarding navigation issues. In addition, USFWS, NMFS, USCG and the
U.S. Geological Survey will be invited to be cooperating agencies.
Coordination will be maintained with the Natural Resources Conservation
Service regarding prime and unique farmlands. The U.S. Department of
Agriculture will be consulted regarding the ``Swampbuster'' provisions
of the Food Security Act. Coordination will be maintained with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency concerning compliance with Executive
Order 12898, ``Federal Action to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations.'' Coordination will be
maintained with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the
State Historic Preservation Officer. The Federal Aviation
Administration will be consulted regarding potential impacts to local
airports. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources will be
consulted regarding consistency with the Coastal Zone Management Act.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will be consulted
concerning potential impacts to water quality. The Louisiana Department
of Wildlife and Fisheries will be consulted concerning potential
impacts to Natural and Scenic Rivers and to fish and wildlife
resources.
5. Availability of Draft SEIS. The earliest that the draft SEIS
will be available for public review would be in the fall of 2012. The
draft SEIS or a notice of availability will be distributed to affected
Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, and other interested
parties.
Dated: August 11, 2011.
Edward R. Fleming,
Colonel, U.S. Army District Commander.
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