Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the TRIDENT Support Facilities Explosives Handling Wharf, Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor, Silverdale, Kitsap County, WA, 61092-61093 [2011-25421]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA662
Stock Assessment Reports for Dusky,
Sandbar, and Blacknose Sharks in the
U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the
availability of final stock assessment
reports for dusky, sandbar, and
blacknose sharks in the Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico. The reports summarize
the consensus of an independent
Review Panel, describe methodologies
used to determine stock statuses, and
detail relevant working documents,
including copies of Data and
Assessment workshop reports.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
stock assessments and all supporting
documents may also be obtained on the
internet at: https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/
sedar/. A limited number of hard copies
are available. Requests for these hard
copies of the final stock assessment
reports for dusky, sandbar, and
blacknose sharks should be sent to Peter
Cooper, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division (F/SF1), National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910, or may be sent via facsimile (fax)
to (301) 713–1917 or phone (301) 427–
8503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the stock assessments,
contact Peter Cooper by phone at (301)
427–8503 or by fax at (301) 713–1917.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
assessments for dusky, sandbar, and
blacknose sharks were conducted as
part of the Southeast Data, Assessment,
and Review (SEDAR) process to ensure
the best available data and techniques
were used. SEDAR is a cooperative
process initiated in 2002 to improve the
quality and reliability of fishery stock
assessments in the South Atlantic, Gulf
of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean. The
SEDAR process emphasizes constituent
and stakeholder participation in
assessment development, transparency
in the assessment process, and a
rigorous and independent scientific
review of completed stock assessments.
SEDAR 21, which conducted the
stock assessments for dusky, sandbar,
and blacknose sharks, was organized
around a series of face-to-face
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workshops and webinars. The first Data
Workshop was held in Charleston, SC,
June 21–25, 2010 (May 4, 2010, 75 FR
23676), and participants evaluated all
available data and selected appropriate
sources for providing information on
life history characteristics, catch
statistics, discard estimates, length and
age composition, and fishery dependent
and fishery independent measures of
stock abundance.
The Assessment Process was
conducted via a series of webinars
between September 2010 and January
2011 (August 26, 2010, 75 FR 52510;
October 12, 2010, 75 FR 62506;
November 17, 2010, 75 FR 70216;
December 16, 2010, 75 FR 78679).
During the assessment process, the
assessment models were developed and
population parameters were estimated
using the information provided from the
Data Workshop.
The Review Workshop was the final
workshop, in which a panel of
independent experts met in Annapolis,
MD, April 18–22, 2011 (March 15, 2011,
76 FR 13985), and reviewed the data
and assessments developed during the
Data Workshop and Assessment
Webinars. All workshops and webinars
were open to the public. More
information on the SEDAR process can
be found at https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/
sedar/. Additionally, the final stock
assessment reports and all supporting
documents can be found at that Web site
under the heading ‘‘SEDAR 21—HMS
Sandbar, Dusky, and Blacknose Sharks.’’
Sandbar and dusky sharks were each
assessed as one stock whereas, for the
first time, blacknose sharks were
assessed as two separate stocks: an
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico stock. The
stock assessments provide information
on the status of the stocks and project
their future abundance under a variety
of catch levels in the U.S. Atlantic
Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean
Sea. The 2010 assessments include
updated catch estimates, new biological
data, and a number of fisheryindependent and fishery-dependent
catch rate series for each species.
The Review Panel for the Review
Workshop of SEDAR 21 found that the
data and methods used were
appropriate and the best available for
the dusky, sandbar, and Atlantic
blacknose shark assessments. However,
because the assessment model for the
Gulf of Mexico blacknose stock was
unable to fit the apparent trends in some
of the abundance indices, and because
there was a fundamental lack of fit of
the model to some of the input data, the
Review Panel did not accept the stock
assessment for the Gulf of Mexico
blacknose stock. Based on these
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assessments, NMFS will be making
stock status determinations in an
upcoming Federal Register notice for
four separate stocks: (1) Dusky Sharks,
(2) sandbar sharks, (3) Gulf of Mexico
blacknose sharks, and (4) Atlantic
blacknose sharks. NMFS is also
considering amending the 2006
Consolidated Highly Migratory Species
Fishery Management Plan, as necessary.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq., and 1801
et seq.
Dated: September 28, 2011.
Steven Thur,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplement to the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the TRIDENT
Support Facilities Explosives Handling
Wharf, Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor,
Silverdale, Kitsap County, WA
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to section 102 of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, and the regulations implemented
by the Council on Environmental
Quality (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), the
Department of the Navy (DoN)
announces its intent to prepare a
Supplement to the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) for the
proposed second Explosives Handling
Wharf (EHW–2) at Naval Base Kitsap at
Bangor, Silverdale, WA. The
Supplement to the DEIS will focus on
the methodology used to assess the
potential for injurious impacts to the
marbled murrelet from impact pile
driving, the construction and operation
of new facilities and associated
infrastructure, and compensatory
mitigation options under consideration.
Dates and Addresses: Written
comments must be submitted within 45
days of the Federal Register publication
date for the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Notice of
Availability (NOA) of this Supplement
to the DEIS, and should be addressed to:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Northwest, 1101 Tautog Circle,
Silverdale, WA 98315–1101, Attn:
Christine Stevenson, EHW–2 EIS Project
Manager. Written comments may also be
submitted online at https://
ehw.nbkeis.com during the comment
period.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Northwest, 1101 Tautog Circle,
Silverdale, WA 98315–1101, Attn:
Christine Stevenson, EHW–2 EIS Project
Manager, 360–396–0080; or https://
ehw.nbkeis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
15, 2009, the DoN provided notice in
the Federal Register (74 FR 22900) of its
intent to prepare an EIS for TRIDENT
Support Facilities EHW–2, Naval Base
Kitsap at Bangor, Silverdale, Kitsap
County, WA and to announce public
scoping meetings. The DoN held public
scoping meetings in Poulsbo, Port
Ludlow, and Seattle, WA during June
2009. The DoN prepared and filed a
DEIS with the EPA to evaluate the
potential environmental effects of
constructing and operating an EHW–2 at
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. A NOA was
published in the Federal Register by the
EPA on March 18, 2011 (76 FR 14968)
for the DoN’s DEIS, announcing
availability of the DEIS and
commencing the 45 day public
comment period. The DoN extended the
public comment period to 60 days and
published a notice of extension of the
comment period for the DEIS in the
Federal Register on May 3, 2011 (76 FR
24868). The EPA published a NOA
revision on May 13, 2011 (76 FR 28029)
announcing the comment period
extension. The DoN’s Notice of Public
Hearing for the DEIS was published in
the Federal Register on March 21, 2011
(76 FR 15302). Public hearings were
held in Poulsbo, Chimacum, and
Seattle, WA to receive oral and written
comments on the Draft EIS.
This Supplement to the DEIS will
include analysis of new information that
has become available since release of
the DEIS. The DEIS analysis of noise
impacts to the marbled murrelet, a
species listed as federally threatened
under the Endangered Species Act, was
based on an underwater physical injury
threshold of 180 dBpeak re: 1mPa for any
single impact hammer strike.
Concurrent with publication of the
DEIS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) proposed an interim criterion
of 183 dB Sound Exposure Level (SEL)
re: 1mPa2-sec. The USFWS and the DoN
collaborated to form the Marbled
Murrelet Science Panel to assist in
development of a scientifically-based
injury criterion. The USFWS accepted
the panel’s recommendation and
notified the DoN on August 5, 2011 that
the Endangered Species Act section 7
consultation on EHW–2 would be based
on this new criterion. This Supplement
analyzes the impacts to the marbled
murrelet for all alternatives, based on
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the new underwater noise injury
criterion of 202 dB SEL re: 1mPa2-sec
cumulative of all impact hammer strikes
in a 24-hour period.
The DEIS analyzed the impacts of
modifying or demolishing
approximately 20 existing facilities and/
or structures in proximity to the EHW–
2 to comply with Department of Defense
Explosives Safety Board and Naval
Ordnance Safety and Security Activity
requirements to protect buildings
located in the vicinity of explosives
handling operations. Since release of the
DEIS, the DoN has determined that four
new buildings and associated
infrastructure would be constructed to
replace the functions of five buildings to
be demolished. This Supplement will
analyze the impacts from construction
and operation of the four new buildings
and associated infrastructure. Three
buildings would be constructed on a 2.6
acre upland site located northwest of
Service Pier and 2.2 miles south of the
existing EHW. These buildings would
house the functions of an
Administrative/Construction Field
Office, an Inert Storage building, a
Rigging Shop, and a Refit Support
Facility and would include paved and
fenced storage areas, associated roads,
parking, and sidewalks. The fourth
building, a pure water facility, would be
constructed along the Bangor waterfront
at the end of Delta Pier on a 0.5 acre site
located approximately 1.0 miles south
of the existing EHW. This facility would
house the function of the existing Pure
Water Facility to be demolished and
would consist of a treatment building,
an auxiliary water storage tank, liquid
nitrogen storage tank, sewage tank and
pump, loading aprons, parking areas,
and new water lines between the facility
and Delta Pier.
The DEIS presented compensatory
mitigation the DoN is considering and
identified the In Lieu Fee (ILF) Program
as the preferred compensatory
mitigation for the unavoidable impacts
to aquatic resources from the proposed
action as described in the Mitigation
Action Plan in the DEIS. Since the
public release of the DEIS, further
development of the ILF Program has
occurred. In addition to the preferred
ILF compensatory mitigation strategy,
the DoN is also considering other
compensatory mitigation alternatives.
The DoN continues to review the
feasibility, habitat values, and potential
benefits of all mitigation alternatives.
This Supplement discusses
compensatory mitigation alternatives in
regard to Dabob Bay Conservation and
Washington State Parks Mitigation.
The DoN is soliciting comments on
the Supplement to the DEIS. Federal,
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state, and local agencies, American
Indian tribes, and interested persons are
encouraged to provide written
comments. All written comments will
become part of the public record and
will be responded to in the Final EIS.
Written comments must be postmarked
within 45 days of the Federal Register
publication date for the EPA’s NOA of
this Supplement to the DEIS. Written
comments should be submitted to:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Northwest, 1101 Tautog Circle,
Silverdale, WA 98315–1101, Attn:
Christine Stevenson, EHW–2 EIS Project
Manager. Written Comments may also
be submitted online at https://
ehw.nbkeis.com during the comment
period.
All public comments previously
received during the March through May
2011 DEIS public comment period are
still valid and will be considered and
addressed in the Final EIS for this
action. Previously submitted comments
need not be resubmitted. A NOA of the
Supplement to the DEIS will be
published by the EPA in the Federal
Register. No decision will be made to
implement the proposed action until the
EIS process is completed and a Record
of Decision is signed by the DoN.
Dated: September 28, 2011.
J. M. Beal,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge
Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the TRIDENT Support Facilities
Explosives Handling Wharf, Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor, Silverdale,
Kitsap County, WA
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, and the regulations implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of the
Navy (DoN) announces its intent to prepare a Supplement to the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed second
Explosives Handling Wharf (EHW-2) at Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor,
Silverdale, WA. The Supplement to the DEIS will focus on the
methodology used to assess the potential for injurious impacts to the
marbled murrelet from impact pile driving, the construction and
operation of new facilities and associated infrastructure, and
compensatory mitigation options under consideration.
Dates and Addresses: Written comments must be submitted within 45
days of the Federal Register publication date for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice of Availability (NOA) of
this Supplement to the DEIS, and should be addressed to: Naval
Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, 1101 Tautog Circle,
Silverdale, WA 98315-1101, Attn: Christine Stevenson, EHW-2 EIS Project
Manager. Written comments may also be submitted online at https://ehw.nbkeis.com during the comment period.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Northwest, 1101 Tautog Circle, Silverdale, WA 98315-1101, Attn:
Christine Stevenson, EHW-2 EIS Project Manager, 360-396-0080; or https://ehw.nbkeis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 15, 2009, the DoN provided notice in
the Federal Register (74 FR 22900) of its intent to prepare an EIS for
TRIDENT Support Facilities EHW-2, Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor,
Silverdale, Kitsap County, WA and to announce public scoping meetings.
The DoN held public scoping meetings in Poulsbo, Port Ludlow, and
Seattle, WA during June 2009. The DoN prepared and filed a DEIS with
the EPA to evaluate the potential environmental effects of constructing
and operating an EHW-2 at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. A NOA was published
in the Federal Register by the EPA on March 18, 2011 (76 FR 14968) for
the DoN's DEIS, announcing availability of the DEIS and commencing the
45 day public comment period. The DoN extended the public comment
period to 60 days and published a notice of extension of the comment
period for the DEIS in the Federal Register on May 3, 2011 (76 FR
24868). The EPA published a NOA revision on May 13, 2011 (76 FR 28029)
announcing the comment period extension. The DoN's Notice of Public
Hearing for the DEIS was published in the Federal Register on March 21,
2011 (76 FR 15302). Public hearings were held in Poulsbo, Chimacum, and
Seattle, WA to receive oral and written comments on the Draft EIS.
This Supplement to the DEIS will include analysis of new
information that has become available since release of the DEIS. The
DEIS analysis of noise impacts to the marbled murrelet, a species
listed as federally threatened under the Endangered Species Act, was
based on an underwater physical injury threshold of 180 dBpeak re:
1[micro]Pa for any single impact hammer strike. Concurrent with
publication of the DEIS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
proposed an interim criterion of 183 dB Sound Exposure Level (SEL) re:
1[micro]Pa\2\-sec. The USFWS and the DoN collaborated to form the
Marbled Murrelet Science Panel to assist in development of a
scientifically-based injury criterion. The USFWS accepted the panel's
recommendation and notified the DoN on August 5, 2011 that the
Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation on EHW-2 would be based
on this new criterion. This Supplement analyzes the impacts to the
marbled murrelet for all alternatives, based on the new underwater
noise injury criterion of 202 dB SEL re: 1[micro]Pa\2\-sec cumulative
of all impact hammer strikes in a 24-hour period.
The DEIS analyzed the impacts of modifying or demolishing
approximately 20 existing facilities and/or structures in proximity to
the EHW-2 to comply with Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board
and Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity requirements to protect
buildings located in the vicinity of explosives handling operations.
Since release of the DEIS, the DoN has determined that four new
buildings and associated infrastructure would be constructed to replace
the functions of five buildings to be demolished. This Supplement will
analyze the impacts from construction and operation of the four new
buildings and associated infrastructure. Three buildings would be
constructed on a 2.6 acre upland site located northwest of Service Pier
and 2.2 miles south of the existing EHW. These buildings would house
the functions of an Administrative/Construction Field Office, an Inert
Storage building, a Rigging Shop, and a Refit Support Facility and
would include paved and fenced storage areas, associated roads,
parking, and sidewalks. The fourth building, a pure water facility,
would be constructed along the Bangor waterfront at the end of Delta
Pier on a 0.5 acre site located approximately 1.0 miles south of the
existing EHW. This facility would house the function of the existing
Pure Water Facility to be demolished and would consist of a treatment
building, an auxiliary water storage tank, liquid nitrogen storage
tank, sewage tank and pump, loading aprons, parking areas, and new
water lines between the facility and Delta Pier.
The DEIS presented compensatory mitigation the DoN is considering
and identified the In Lieu Fee (ILF) Program as the preferred
compensatory mitigation for the unavoidable impacts to aquatic
resources from the proposed action as described in the Mitigation
Action Plan in the DEIS. Since the public release of the DEIS, further
development of the ILF Program has occurred. In addition to the
preferred ILF compensatory mitigation strategy, the DoN is also
considering other compensatory mitigation alternatives. The DoN
continues to review the feasibility, habitat values, and potential
benefits of all mitigation alternatives. This Supplement discusses
compensatory mitigation alternatives in regard to Dabob Bay
Conservation and Washington State Parks Mitigation.
The DoN is soliciting comments on the Supplement to the DEIS.
Federal, state, and local agencies, American Indian tribes, and
interested persons are encouraged to provide written comments. All
written comments will become part of the public record and will be
responded to in the Final EIS. Written comments must be postmarked
within 45 days of the Federal Register publication date for the EPA's
NOA of this Supplement to the DEIS. Written comments should be
submitted to: Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, 1101
Tautog Circle, Silverdale, WA 98315-1101, Attn: Christine Stevenson,
EHW-2 EIS Project Manager. Written Comments may also be submitted
online at https://ehw.nbkeis.com during the comment period.
All public comments previously received during the March through
May 2011 DEIS public comment period are still valid and will be
considered and addressed in the Final EIS for this action. Previously
submitted comments need not be resubmitted. A NOA of the Supplement to
the DEIS will be published by the EPA in the Federal Register. No
decision will be made to implement the proposed action until the EIS
process is completed and a Record of Decision is signed by the DoN.
Dated: September 28, 2011.
J. M. Beal,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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