Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Installation of a Terminal Groin Structure at the Western End of South Beach, Bald Head Island, in Close Proximity to the Federal Wilmington Harbor Channel of the Cape Fear River (Brunswick County, NC), 15087-15088 [2012-6127]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Installation of a Terminal
Groin Structure at the Western End of
South Beach, Bald Head Island, in
Close Proximity to the Federal
Wilmington Harbor Channel of the
Cape Fear River (Brunswick County,
NC)
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
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 the Village of Bald
Head Island (VBHI) to develop and
implement a shoreline protection plan
that includes the installation of a
terminal groin structure on the east side
of the Wilmington Harbor Baldhead
Shoal Entrance Channel (a federallymaintained navigation channel of the
Cape Fear River) at the ‘‘Point’’ of Bald
Head Island. The structure will be
designed to be strategically incorporated
into the federal beach disposal
operations associated with the
Wilmington Harbor Sand Management
Plan.
SUMMARY:
A public scoping meeting for the
DEIS will be held at the ILA Hall,
located at 211 West 10th Street in
Southport (NC) on March 22, 2012 at 6
p.m. Written comments will be received
until April 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and
questions regarding scoping of the DEIS
may be submitted to: U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Wilmington District,
Regulatory Division. ATTN: File
Number SAW–2012–00040, 69
Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC
28403.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
REASON:
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Questions about the proposed action
and DEIS can be directed to Mr. David
Timpy, Project Manager, Wilmington
Regulatory Field Office, telephone: (910)
251–4634. Additional description of the
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VBHI’s proposal can be found at the
following link, https://
www.saw.usace.army.mil/WETLANDS/
Projects/, under the Village of
Bald Head Island Terminal Groin
Project.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Project Description
The west end of South Beach has
experienced both chronic mid-term
(decadal) and accelerated short-term
erosion losses (with direct impacts to
beaches and dunes of this segment of
shoreline). A nourishment project has
been employed by the VBHI to mitigate
the effects of these losses. In addition,
several million cubic yards of sand from
a Federal navigation project has been
disposed on the beach since 1991.
Despite this sand placement on the
beach, a portion of South Beach
continues to experience substantial
erosion, potentially impacting public
infrastructure and homes. It is the
VBHI’s desire to implement a long-term
beach and dune stabilization strategy.
The applicant contends that a necessary
component to the success of this
strategy is the installation of a terminal
groin that would (1) reduce inletdirected sand losses from beach fill
construction projects; and (2) stabilize
shoreline alignment along the
westernmost segment of South Beach in
such a manner that alongshore transport
rates are reduced. The VBHI proposal
calls for the construction of a single
terminal groin designed to compliment
future placement of beach fill at South
Beach. The structure will serve as a
‘‘template’’ for fill material placed
eastward of the proposed terminal groin.
In that regard, the groin will be designed
as a ‘‘leaky’’ structure (i.e. semipermeable) so as to provide for some
level of sand transport to West Beach
(located northward of the proposed
groin).
2. Issues
There are several potential
environmental and public interest
issues that will be addressed in the
DEIS. 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 to adjacent
shoreline changes on West Beach of
Bald Head Island and adjacent
shorelines.
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d. Potential impacts to Navigation,
commercial and recreational.
e. Potential impacts to the long-term
management of the oceanfront
shorelines.
f. Potential effects on regional sand
sources and how it relates to sand
management practices and North
Carolina’s Beach Inlet Management
Practices.
g. Potential effects of shoreline
protection.
h. Potential impacts on public health
and safety.
i. Potential impacts to recreational
and commercial fishing.
j. Potential impacts to cultural
resources.
k. Cumulative impacts of past,
present, and foreseeable future dredging
and nourishment activities.
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3. Alternatives
Several alternatives are being
considered for the development of the
protection 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
DEIS.
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 DEIS. 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. Additionally,
the USACE will coordinate the DEIS
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 DEIS to
ensure the process complies with
current State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA) requirements. It is the intention
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of both the USACE and the State of
North Carolina to consolidate the NEPA
and SEPA processes thereby eliminating
duplication.
6. Availability of the DEIS
The DEIS is expected to be published
and circulated by the end of 2012. A
public hearing will be held after the
publication of the DEIS.
Dated: March 2, 2012.
Scott McLendon,
Assistant Chief, Regulatory Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Public Scoping Meeting and
Preparation of Environmental Impact
Statement for Baryonyx Corporation,
Inc.’s Proposed Wind Farm, Offshore,
Willacy and Cameron Counties, TX
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Galveston District, has
received a permit application for a
Department of the Army (DA) Permit
pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) and
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1344) from Baryonyx
Corporation, Inc. (SWG–2011–00511)
for the proposed approximately 300turbine offshore wind farm located in
the Gulf of Mexico state waters, offshore
Willacy and Cameron Counties in state
tracts: 1068, 1069, 1085, 1086, 1087,
1088, 1089, 1090, 1126, 1127, 1129,
1130 and 1131. The primary Federal
involvement associated with the
proposed action is the discharge or
dredged or fill material into waters of
the United States, and the construction
of structures that may affect navigable
waters. Federal authorizations for the
proposed project would constitute a
‘‘major federal action.’’ Based on the
potential impacts, both individually and
cumulatively, the Corps intends to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act to
render a final decision on the permit
applications.
The Corps’ decision will be to issue,
issue with modification or deny DA
permits for the proposed action. The EIS
will assess the potential social,
economic and environmental impacts of
the construction and operation of the
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offshore wind farm, associated facilities,
and appurtenances and is intended to be
sufficient in scope to address Federal,
State and local requirements,
environmental and socio-economic
issues concerning the proposed action,
and permit reviews.
DATES: The agency must receive
comments on or before May 14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods: Mail:
Jayson M. Hudson, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Regulatory Branch, P.O. Box
1229, Galveston, TX 77553–1229; Fax:
(409) 766–3931 or Email:
SWG2011511@usace.army.mil. Emailed
comments, including attachments,
should be provided in .doc, .docx, .pdf
or .txt formats. Documents pertinent to
the proposed project may be examined
at https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/reg/
eis.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jayson Hudson, (409) 766–3108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Galveston District intends to prepare an
EIS on the proposed Baryonyx offshore
wind farm which would include the
proposed construction of approximately
300 offshore turbines in the Gulf of
Mexico offshore Willacy and Cameron
Counties, TX. Baryonyx Corporation,
Inc. proposed this project and is the
applicant for the DA permit SWG–2011–
00511.
1. Project Background: The applicant
proposes to construct an approximately
300-turbine wind farm in two areas
referred to as the North Rio Grande
Lease and Rio Grande Lease. The project
is located in Gulf of Mexico state waters,
offshore Willacy and Cameron Counties
in state tracts: 1068, 1069, 1085, 1086,
1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1126, 1127,
1129, 1130 and 1131. The proposed
project consists of the following:
a. Wind Turbines and Foundations:
Each lease site will be comprised of
100–200 wind turbine generators in a
grid pattern (turbine array). The final
locations will be determined by
consultation with appropriate state and
federal agencies and consideration of
constraints including: wind resource
characteristics; safety and navigation;
technical characteristics of the wind
turbine generators; electrical collection
system characteristics; geophysical site
constraints; and environmental and
ecological considerations. The specific
turbine has not been selected so that
Baryonyx may take advantage of the
latest technologies in wind generation
which may become commercially
available at the time of procurement.
Turbines will be installed onto
individual platform foundations
attached to the seabed. Foundation type
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the Installation of a Terminal Groin Structure at the Western End
of South Beach, Bald Head Island, in Close Proximity to the Federal
Wilmington Harbor Channel of the Cape Fear River (Brunswick 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 the
Village of Bald Head Island (VBHI) to develop and implement a shoreline
protection plan that includes the installation of a terminal groin
structure on the east side of the Wilmington Harbor Baldhead Shoal
Entrance Channel (a federally-maintained navigation channel of the Cape
Fear River) at the ``Point'' of Bald Head Island. The structure will be
designed to be strategically incorporated into the federal beach
disposal operations associated with the Wilmington Harbor Sand
Management Plan.
DATES: A public scoping meeting for the DEIS will be held at the ILA
Hall, located at 211 West 10th Street in Southport (NC) on March 22,
2012 at 6 p.m. Written comments will be received until April 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and questions regarding scoping of the
DEIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
District, Regulatory Division. ATTN: File Number SAW-2012-00040, 69
Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and DEIS can be directed to Mr. David Timpy, Project Manager,
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, telephone: (910) 251-4634.
Additional description of the VBHI's proposal can be found at the
following link, https://www.saw.usace.army.mil/WETLANDS/Projects/, under the Village of Bald Head Island Terminal Groin
Project.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Project Description
The west end of South Beach has experienced both chronic mid-term
(decadal) and accelerated short-term erosion losses (with direct
impacts to beaches and dunes of this segment of shoreline). A
nourishment project has been employed by the VBHI to mitigate the
effects of these losses. In addition, several million cubic yards of
sand from a Federal navigation project has been disposed on the beach
since 1991. Despite this sand placement on the beach, a portion of
South Beach continues to experience substantial erosion, potentially
impacting public infrastructure and homes. It is the VBHI's desire to
implement a long-term beach and dune stabilization strategy. The
applicant contends that a necessary component to the success of this
strategy is the installation of a terminal groin that would (1) reduce
inlet-directed sand losses from beach fill construction projects; and
(2) stabilize shoreline alignment along the westernmost segment of
South Beach in such a manner that alongshore transport rates are
reduced. The VBHI proposal calls for the construction of a single
terminal groin designed to compliment future placement of beach fill at
South Beach. The structure will serve as a ``template'' for fill
material placed eastward of the proposed terminal groin. In that
regard, the groin will be designed as a ``leaky'' structure (i.e. semi-
permeable) so as to provide for some level of sand transport to West
Beach (located northward of the proposed groin).
2. Issues
There are several potential environmental and public interest
issues that will be addressed in the DEIS. 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 to adjacent shoreline changes on West Beach of
Bald Head Island and adjacent shorelines.
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d. Potential impacts to Navigation, commercial and recreational.
e. Potential impacts to the long-term management of the oceanfront
shorelines.
f. Potential effects on regional sand sources and how it relates to
sand management practices and North Carolina's Beach Inlet Management
Practices.
g. Potential effects of shoreline protection.
h. Potential impacts on public health and safety.
i. Potential impacts to recreational and commercial fishing.
j. Potential impacts to cultural resources.
k. Cumulative impacts of past, present, and foreseeable future
dredging and nourishment activities.
3. Alternatives
Several alternatives are being considered for the development of
the protection 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 DEIS.
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 DEIS. 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. Additionally, the
USACE will coordinate the DEIS 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 DEIS
to ensure the process complies with current 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 DEIS
The DEIS is expected to be published and circulated by the end of
2012. A public hearing will be held after the publication of the DEIS.
Dated: March 2, 2012.
Scott McLendon,
Assistant Chief, Regulatory Division.
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