Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bogue Banks Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Feasibility Study, in Carteret County, NC, 17036-17037 [2012-7039]
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ACTION:
Pursuant to the Federal
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U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41
Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR
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Department of the Army announces the
following committee meeting:
Name of Committee: U.S. Army
Command & General Staff College
Subcommittee.
Date: April 23–25, 2012.
Place: U.S. Army Command and
General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth,
KS, Lewis & Clark Center, 66027.
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2012). 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (April 24,
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and General Staff College
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Command and General Staff College, Ft.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Bogue Banks Coastal Storm
Damage Reduction Feasibility Study,
in Carteret 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
(Corps) intends to prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
to evaluate the impacts of the proposed
alternatives to reduce coastal storm
damages from beach erosion on Bogue
Banks North Carolina. The Bogue Banks
study area is located on the coast of
North Carolina, about 80 miles north of
Wilmington, North Carolina. This area
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is at risk from hurricanes and winter
storms, which regularly erode the
shoreline, causing damage to structures
and environmental resources. The
proposed Bogue Banks Coastal Storm
Damage Reduction (CSDR) Feasibility
Study will evaluate several alternatives.
These alternatives may include
restoration of berms and dunes, with
stabilizing vegetation on dunes, removal
and/or relocation of structures, and the
no-action alternative. The potential
project area may be up to 24 miles in
length, from Beaufort to Bogue Inlets.
The potential benefits from the
proposed project include storm damage
reduction to structures and their related
infrastructure (i.e., roads, utility lines,
etc.), improved aesthetic and recreation
opportunities, and improved habitat
conditions for endangered species.
The DEIS is being prepared in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and will
address the relationship of the proposed
action to other applicable Federal and
State Laws and Executive Orders.
DATES: The earliest the DEIS will be
available for public review would be
October 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and DEIS can be answered by Mr. Eric
Gasch, Environmental Resources
Section; U.S. Army Engineer District,
Wilmington; 69 Darlington Avenue,
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403;
telephone: (910) 251–4553; email:
eric.k.gasch@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Previous Notice of Intent (NOI)
publication. This notice is a revision of
a previously published notice in the
Federal Register on February 8, 2002,
(67 FR 6015) to prepare a DEIS and is
prepared in response to the significant
amount of time which has passed since
that NOI.
2. Authority. Studies are being
conducted pursuant to a congressional
resolution concerning Bogue Banks.
Primary study emphasis is directed
toward CSDR measures for the beaches
of Bogue Banks. The authorizing
resolution states:
Resolution Adopted July 23, 1998 by the
United States House of Representatives:
Resolved by the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the
United States House of Representatives, that
the Secretary of the Army is requested to
review the report of the Chief of Engineers
dated November 27, 1984, on Bogue Banks
and Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, and other
pertinent reports, to determine whether any
modifications of the recommendations
contained therein are advisable at the
present time in the interest of shore
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protection and related purposes for Bogue
Banks, North Carolina.
3. Significant Issues. Significant
environmental resources to be
addressed in the DEIS include, but are
not limited to: (1) Endangered and
threatened species; (2) Marine and
estuarine resources; (3) Upland beach
and dune resources; (4) Fish and
wildlife and their habitats; (5) Essential
Fish Habitat (EFH) and Cape Fear Sandy
Shoals; (6) Water and air quality; (7)
Socioeconomic resources; (8) Cultural
resources; and (9) Hazardous Toxic
Radioactive Waste.
4. Scoping. All private parties and
Federal, State, and local agencies having
an interest in the study are hereby
notified of the study and are invited to
comment at this time. A scoping letter
requesting input to the study was sent
to all known interested parties on
December 29, 1999. Considering the
duration of time that had past since the
initial scoping effort, a second scoping
letter will be prepared.
Based on project comments received
to date, a scoping meeting will not be
needed. However, if significant
comments are received in response to
this updated NOI and Scoping letter, a
scoping meeting will be scheduled. All
comments received as a result of this
NOI and the scoping letter will be
considered in the preparation of the
DEIS.
5. Alternatives. The alternatives for
this project will include the no action,
and others currently being evaluated.
6. Cooperating Agencies. The Corps is
the lead agency for this project.
Cooperating agency status has been
initiated with the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management since the offshore
limits of the proposed borrow area
extend into the Outer Continental Shelf.
Steven A. Baker,
Colonel, U.S. Army District Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA)—
Louisiana, Mississippi River
Hydrodynamic and Delta Management
Study
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare
an environmental impact statement
(EIS) for the Louisiana Coastal Area
(LCA)—Louisiana, Mississippi River
Hydrodynamic and Delta Management
restoration study. This study will
identify and evaluate a combination of
large-scale management and restoration
features to address the long-term
sustainability of the lower Mississippi
River Deltaic Plain. Hydrodynamic
models and other forecast methods will
be used to determine existing water and
sediment resources in the Mississippi
River available to restore and sustain
delta growth in the Mississippi River
Delta and assess benefits and impacts of
large-scale strategies that balance the
interests of ecosystem restoration, flood
risk reduction, and navigation. This EIS
will be tiered off of the November 2004,
programmatic EIS for the Louisiana
Coastal Area (LCA), Louisiana,
Ecosystem Restoration Study (LCA
Study). The record of decision for the
programmatic EIS was signed on
November 18, 2005. This notice
announces the USACE’s intent to host
six (6) public scoping meetings.
DATES: Comments on the scope of the
EIS will be accepted until close of
business on May 4, 2012. Please refer to
the ‘‘Scoping’’ section below for
instructions on how to submit public
comments, the dates of the upcoming
public scoping meetings and other
meeting information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning the draft EIS and
scoping comments should be addressed
to Dr. William P. Klein, Jr., CEMVN–
PDN–CEP, P.O. Box 60267, New
Orleans, LA 70160–0267; telephone:
(504) 862–2540; fax: (504) 862–1583; or
by email:
william.p.klein.jr@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority. The Mississippi River
Hydrodynamic and Delta Management
Study, identified as a large-scale, longterm restoration feature recommended
for study in the 2004 LCA Study, is
authorized to be studied under Section
7003 of the Water Resource
Development Act (WRDA) 2007 (Pub. L.
110–114), as well as resolutions of the
U.S. House of Representatives and
Senate Committees on Public Works,
dated April 19, 1967 and October 19,
1967, respectively.
2. Proposed Action. The Mississippi
River Hydrodynamic and Delta
Management Study is the first largescale, long-term restoration assessment
investigated under the LCA Program.
Ecosystem restoration features that
increase the deposition of Mississippi
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Bogue Banks Coastal Storm Damage Reduction
Feasibility Study, 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
(Corps) intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) to evaluate the impacts of the proposed alternatives to reduce
coastal storm damages from beach erosion on Bogue Banks North Carolina.
The Bogue Banks study area is located on the coast of North Carolina,
about 80 miles north of Wilmington, North Carolina. This area
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is at risk from hurricanes and winter storms, which regularly erode the
shoreline, causing damage to structures and environmental resources.
The proposed Bogue Banks Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR)
Feasibility Study will evaluate several alternatives. These
alternatives may include restoration of berms and dunes, with
stabilizing vegetation on dunes, removal and/or relocation of
structures, and the no-action alternative. The potential project area
may be up to 24 miles in length, from Beaufort to Bogue Inlets. The
potential benefits from the proposed project include storm damage
reduction to structures and their related infrastructure (i.e., roads,
utility lines, etc.), improved aesthetic and recreation opportunities,
and improved habitat conditions for endangered species.
The DEIS is being prepared in accordance with the requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and
will address the relationship of the proposed action to other
applicable Federal and State Laws and Executive Orders.
DATES: The earliest the DEIS will be available for public review would
be October 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and DEIS can be answered by Mr. Eric Gasch, Environmental Resources
Section; U.S. Army Engineer District, Wilmington; 69 Darlington Avenue,
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403; telephone: (910) 251-4553; email:
eric.k.gasch@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Previous Notice of Intent (NOI) publication. This notice is a
revision of a previously published notice in the Federal Register on
February 8, 2002, (67 FR 6015) to prepare a DEIS and is prepared in
response to the significant amount of time which has passed since that
NOI.
2. Authority. Studies are being conducted pursuant to a
congressional resolution concerning Bogue Banks. Primary study emphasis
is directed toward CSDR measures for the beaches of Bogue Banks. The
authorizing resolution states:
Resolution Adopted July 23, 1998 by the United States House of
Representatives:
Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the United States House of Representatives, that the Secretary of
the Army is requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers
dated November 27, 1984, on Bogue Banks and Bogue Inlet, North
Carolina, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether any
modifications of the recommendations contained therein are advisable
at the present time in the interest of shore protection and related
purposes for Bogue Banks, North Carolina.
3. Significant Issues. Significant environmental resources to be
addressed in the DEIS include, but are not limited to: (1) Endangered
and threatened species; (2) Marine and estuarine resources; (3) Upland
beach and dune resources; (4) Fish and wildlife and their habitats; (5)
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and Cape Fear Sandy Shoals; (6) Water and
air quality; (7) Socioeconomic resources; (8) Cultural resources; and
(9) Hazardous Toxic Radioactive Waste.
4. Scoping. All private parties and Federal, State, and local
agencies having an interest in the study are hereby notified of the
study and are invited to comment at this time. A scoping letter
requesting input to the study was sent to all known interested parties
on December 29, 1999. Considering the duration of time that had past
since the initial scoping effort, a second scoping letter will be
prepared.
Based on project comments received to date, a scoping meeting will
not be needed. However, if significant comments are received in
response to this updated NOI and Scoping letter, a scoping meeting will
be scheduled. All comments received as a result of this NOI and the
scoping letter will be considered in the preparation of the DEIS.
5. Alternatives. The alternatives for this project will include the
no action, and others currently being evaluated.
6. Cooperating Agencies. The Corps is the lead agency for this
project. Cooperating agency status has been initiated with the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management since the offshore limits of the proposed
borrow area extend into the Outer Continental Shelf.
Steven A. Baker,
Colonel, U.S. Army District Commander.
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