Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Encinitas and Solana Beach Shoreline Protection Project, San Diego County, CA, 23670-23671 [2012-9579]
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million cubic yards of dredged material
resulting from the channel modification.
DATES: The Corps will hold a public
hearing to receive comments on the
DEIS. The public hearing will be held
May 10, 2012, 6 p.m., Grand Magnolia
Ballroom, 3604 Magnolia Street,
Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Written comments on the DEIS must
be received no later than May 29, 2012.
Additional Information on how to
submit comments is included in the
(SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written and emailed comments to the
Corps will be received until May 29,
2012. Correspondence concerning this
Public Hearing should refer to Public
Notice Number SAM–2011–00389–PAH
and should be directed to the U.S. Army
Engineer District, RD–C–M Attention:
Mr. Philip Hegji, Post Office Box 2288,
Mobile, Alabama 36628–0001, via email
at philip.a.hegji@usace.army.mil or by
phone at (251) 690–3222. We encourage
any additional comments from
interested public, agencies and local
officials. For additional information
about our Regulatory Program, please
visit our web site at:
www.sam.usace.army.mil/rd/reg/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of the Draft EIS: The DEIS
will be made available to the public
April 13, 2012. The public hearing will
be held May 10, 2012, during the 45-day
public comment period for the DEIS.
On April 6, 2011, the Jackson County
Port Authority (JCPA) submitted an
application to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), Mobile District,
Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the
Mississippi Department of Marine
Resources (MDMR) for authorization to
impact wetlands and other waters of the
United States associated with the
proposed widening of the Pascagoula
Lower Sound/Bayou Casotte Channel
(the proposed project), Jackson County.
The proposed project is located in the
Pascagoula Lower Sound/Bayou Casotte,
Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi
(Latitude 30.365° North, Longitude
88.556° West).
The Corps prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
to assess the potential environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
project. The proposed project is the
dredging of approximately 38,200 feet
(7.2 miles) of the existing Pascagoula
Lower Sound/Bayou Casotte Channel
segment to widen the channel from the
Federally authorized width of 350 feet
and depth of ¥42 feet mean lower low
water (MLLW) (with 2 feet of allowable
over-depth and 2 feet of advanced
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maintenance) to a width of 450 feet,
parallel to the existing channel
centerline and to the existing Federally
authorized depth of ¥42 feet MLLW.
The proposed project would include the
placement of approximately 3.35
million cubic yards of dredged material
resulting from the channel modification.
The JCPA requested a Department of
the Army (DOA) permit pursuant to
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1899, Section 103 of the Marine
Protection, Research and Sanctuaries
Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act, including a Section 404(b)(1)
analysis to help ensure compliance. The
Corps is the lead Federal agency for the
preparation of this DEIS in compliance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
the President’s Council on
Environmental Quality regulations for
implementing NEPA. The National
Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S.
Coast Guard are cooperating agencies for
the preparation of the EIS. This
application was advertised by 30-day
Public Notice April 15, 2011.
On April 13, 2012, a copy of the DEIS
will be available for public review. The
DEIS is available to the public at:
www.sam.usace.army.mil/rd/reg.
Hardcopies of the DEIS are available
upon request from Mr. Philip A. Hegji,
Corps Project Manager (contact
information below). This document is
being circulated to resource agencies
and interested members of the public for
a 45-day comment period ending May
29, 2012.
A public hearing will be held at
7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the
Grand Magnolia Ballroom at 3604
Magnolia Street, Pascagoula,
Mississippi. The public hearing will be
held to provide information about the
proposed project and to receive public
input and comments on the DEIS. The
Corps invites full public participation to
promote open communication on the
issues surrounding the DEIS. In
addition, participation by Federal, State,
local agencies and other interested
organizations is encouraged. Both oral
and written statements will be accepted
at the hearing. An informal open house
will be held from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. in
the Grand Magnolia Ballroom to allow
the public the opportunity to become
familiar with the proposed project prior
to the start of the formal hearing.
Displays of the proposed project and
associated impacts will be available.
Representatives from the JCPA will be
present to answer questions concerning
the project and Corps representatives
will be available to answer questions
concerning the Corps regulatory
process.
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The public hearing will be conducted
in English. Those in need of language
interpreters should contact the Corps’
Public Involvement consultant, Crouch
Environmental Services at (713) 868–
1043, by Thursday, May 3, 2012.
Any comments received at the hearing
will be considered by the Corps to
determine whether to issue, modify,
condition or deny a permit for this
proposed project. All comments will be
considered in the final EIS pursuant to
NEPA. Comments are also used to help
determine the overall public interest of
the proposed project. All comments
must be received or postmarked by May
29, 2012 (19 days following the public
hearing).
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Cindy J. House-Pearson,
Chief, Regulatory Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report for the Encinitas and
Solana Beach Shoreline Protection
Project, San Diego County, CA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
The Los Angeles District
intends to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to support a
cost-shared feasibility study with the
Cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach,
CA, for shoreline protection along the
coastline of these two cities. The
purpose of the feasibility study is to
evaluate alternatives for reducing
shoreline erosion. The EIS/EIR will
analyze potential impacts of the
recommended plan and a range of
alternatives for shoreline protection.
Alternatives will include both structural
and non-structural measures.
ADDRESSES: You may also submit your
concerns in writing to the city or the Los
Angeles District at the address below.
Comments, suggestions, and requests to
be placed on the mailing list for
announcements should be sent to Larry
Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Los Angeles District, P.O. Box 532711,
Los Angeles, CA 90053–2325, or email
to lawrence.j.smith@usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Mr. Larry
Smith, Project Environmental
SUMMARY:
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Coordinator, (213) 452–3846, or Ms.
Susie Ming, Project Manager, (213) 452–
3789.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authorization: House Public Works
Transportation Committee Resolution
dated May 13, 1993. The Army Corps of
Engineers intends to prepare an EIS/EIR
to assess the environmental effects
associated with proposed erosion
mitigating measures in the study area.
Study Area: The study area is located
along the Pacific Ocean coastline in the
Cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach,
San Diego County, CA. Encinitas is
approximately 10 miles south of
Oceanside Harbor, and 17 miles north of
Point La Jolla. The City of Encinitas’
shoreline, about 6 miles long, is
bounded by Batiquitos Lagoon to the
north and on the south by San Elijo
Lagoon. The City of Solana Beach is
bounded by San Elijo Lagoon to the
north and on the south by the City of
Del Mar. The City’s shoreline is about 2
miles long for a total of about 8 miles
of study area shoreline. A major portion
of the shoreline segment consists of
narrow sand and cobble beaches
fronting nearshore bluffs. A small
stretch of beach west of the San Elijo
Lagoon is backed by Highway 101
(Pacific Coast Highway) and is the only
segment of the beach not backed by
coastal bluffs.
Problems and Needs: A number of
public concerns have been identified
including:
1. Bluff erosion threatens property,
including state and city owned lands,
roads, railroads and infrastructure, as
well as private residences atop the
bluffs.
2. Public safety due to episodic bluff
failure.
3. Closure of Old Highway 101 at
Cardiff during storm events.
4. Bluff toe erosion and curtailed
recreation activity resulting from eroded
beach conditions.
Proposed Action and Alternatives:
The Los Angeles District will investigate
and evaluate all reasonable alternatives
to address the problems and needs
identified above. In addition to the NO
ACTION alternative, both structural
(breakwaters, artificial reefs, groins,
revetments, notch fills, and seawalls)
and non-structural (best management
practices, and beach nourishment)
measures will be investigated.
Previous Actions: The Los Angeles
District originally published a Notice of
Intent for this project in the Federal
Register on September 20, 2001. A
Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS/
EIR was published in the Federal
Register on December 2, 2005. The
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project was modified following receipt
of comments on the original Draft EIS/
EIR. The modified project is the subject
of this Notice of Intent.
Scoping: The scoping process is
ongoing and has involved preliminary
coordination with Federal, State, and
local agencies. Two public scoping
meetings are scheduled. The first on
May 2, 2012, from 1 to 3 p.m. at City
Hall, Poinsettia Room, 505 South
Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA. The
second on May 2, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m.
at the Solana Beach City Hall, City
Council Chamber, 635 South Highway
101, Solana Beach, CA. The public will
have an opportunity to express opinions
and raise any issues relating to the
scope of the Feasibility Study and the
EIS/EIR. The public as well as Federal,
State, and local agencies are encouraged
to participate by submitting data,
information, and comments identifying
relevant environmental and
socioeconomic issues to be addressed in
the study. Useful information includes
other environmental studies, published
and unpublished data, alternatives that
could be addressed in the analysis, and
potential mitigation measures associated
with the proposed action. All comments
enter into the public record. The
scoping meetings will also serve as
scoping meetings for the purposes of
compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR: The
Draft EIS/EIR is scheduled to be
published and circulated in November
2012, and a public hearing to receive
comments on the Draft EIS/EIR will be
held after it is published.
Dated: April 9, 2012.
Steven B. Sigloch, Jr.,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Acting
Commander and Acting District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of the Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Disposal and Reuse
of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San
Francisco, CA
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–
1508), the Department of the Navy
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(DoN) announces that it has prepared
and filed the Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
evaluating the potential environmental
consequences associated with the
disposal and reuse of Hunters Point
Naval Shipyard (HPS), San Francisco,
California. The DoN is required to close
HPS per Public Law 101–510, the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Act of 1990, as amended. This Notice of
Availability (NOA) initiates a 30calender day wait period and public
review period for the Final SEIS,
beginning the date that this NOA is
published in the Federal Register.
During this time no federal decision on
the proposed action shall be made or
recorded. Following the 30-day wait/
review period, as required by CEQ
Regulations for Implementing NEPA,
Sec. 1506.10(b)2, the DoN may make a
decision on the proposed action and a
Record of Decision (ROD) could be
issued.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director, BRAC PMO West, Attn: Mr.
Ronald Bochenek, 1455 Frazee Road,
Suite 900, San Diego, CA 92108–4310,
telephone 619–532–0906, fax 619–532–
9858, email:
ronald.bochenek.ctr@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN,
as lead agency, has prepared and filed
the Final SEIS for the Disposal and
Reuse of HPS, San Francisco, California
in accordance with the requirements of
the NEPA of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4345)
and its implementing regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508). A Notice of
Intent for the SEIS was published in the
Federal Register on September 5, 2008
(Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 173 pgs
51797 and 51798/Friday, September 5,
2008/Notices). The purpose of the
proposed action and the preferred
alternative is the disposal of HPS from
federal ownership (861 dry and
submerged acres) and its subsequent
reuse in a manner consistent with the
amended HPS Redevelopment Plan as
adopted by the San Francisco
Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) on
August 3, 2010. HPS Phase 1,
comprising approximately 75 acres, was
disposed of by the DoN in 2004 and is
not part of the proposed project
evaluated in the Final SEIS. The DoN is
required to close HPS in accordance
with Public Law 101–510, the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990, as amended. In accordance with
NEPA, before disposing of any real
property, the DoN must analyze the
environmental effects of the disposal of
the HPS property.
The environmental consequences
resulting from the disposal and reuse of
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report for the Encinitas and Solana Beach Shoreline Protection
Project, San Diego County, CA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District intends to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to support a
cost-shared feasibility study with the Cities of Encinitas and Solana
Beach, CA, for shoreline protection along the coastline of these two
cities. The purpose of the feasibility study is to evaluate
alternatives for reducing shoreline erosion. The EIS/EIR will analyze
potential impacts of the recommended plan and a range of alternatives
for shoreline protection. Alternatives will include both structural and
non-structural measures.
ADDRESSES: You may also submit your concerns in writing to the city or
the Los Angeles District at the address below. Comments, suggestions,
and requests to be placed on the mailing list for announcements should
be sent to Larry Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles
District, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325, or email to
lawrence.j.smith@usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Mr.
Larry Smith, Project Environmental
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Coordinator, (213) 452-3846, or Ms. Susie Ming, Project Manager, (213)
452-3789.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authorization: House Public Works
Transportation Committee Resolution dated May 13, 1993. The Army Corps
of Engineers intends to prepare an EIS/EIR to assess the environmental
effects associated with proposed erosion mitigating measures in the
study area.
Study Area: The study area is located along the Pacific Ocean
coastline in the Cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach, San Diego
County, CA. Encinitas is approximately 10 miles south of Oceanside
Harbor, and 17 miles north of Point La Jolla. The City of Encinitas'
shoreline, about 6 miles long, is bounded by Batiquitos Lagoon to the
north and on the south by San Elijo Lagoon. The City of Solana Beach is
bounded by San Elijo Lagoon to the north and on the south by the City
of Del Mar. The City's shoreline is about 2 miles long for a total of
about 8 miles of study area shoreline. A major portion of the shoreline
segment consists of narrow sand and cobble beaches fronting nearshore
bluffs. A small stretch of beach west of the San Elijo Lagoon is backed
by Highway 101 (Pacific Coast Highway) and is the only segment of the
beach not backed by coastal bluffs.
Problems and Needs: A number of public concerns have been
identified including:
1. Bluff erosion threatens property, including state and city owned
lands, roads, railroads and infrastructure, as well as private
residences atop the bluffs.
2. Public safety due to episodic bluff failure.
3. Closure of Old Highway 101 at Cardiff during storm events.
4. Bluff toe erosion and curtailed recreation activity resulting
from eroded beach conditions.
Proposed Action and Alternatives: The Los Angeles District will
investigate and evaluate all reasonable alternatives to address the
problems and needs identified above. In addition to the NO ACTION
alternative, both structural (breakwaters, artificial reefs, groins,
revetments, notch fills, and seawalls) and non-structural (best
management practices, and beach nourishment) measures will be
investigated.
Previous Actions: The Los Angeles District originally published a
Notice of Intent for this project in the Federal Register on September
20, 2001. A Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR was published
in the Federal Register on December 2, 2005. The project was modified
following receipt of comments on the original Draft EIS/EIR. The
modified project is the subject of this Notice of Intent.
Scoping: The scoping process is ongoing and has involved
preliminary coordination with Federal, State, and local agencies. Two
public scoping meetings are scheduled. The first on May 2, 2012, from 1
to 3 p.m. at City Hall, Poinsettia Room, 505 South Vulcan Avenue,
Encinitas, CA. The second on May 2, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the
Solana Beach City Hall, City Council Chamber, 635 South Highway 101,
Solana Beach, CA. The public will have an opportunity to express
opinions and raise any issues relating to the scope of the Feasibility
Study and the EIS/EIR. The public as well as Federal, State, and local
agencies are encouraged to participate by submitting data, information,
and comments identifying relevant environmental and socioeconomic
issues to be addressed in the study. Useful information includes other
environmental studies, published and unpublished data, alternatives
that could be addressed in the analysis, and potential mitigation
measures associated with the proposed action. All comments enter into
the public record. The scoping meetings will also serve as scoping
meetings for the purposes of compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR: The Draft EIS/EIR is scheduled
to be published and circulated in November 2012, and a public hearing
to receive comments on the Draft EIS/EIR will be held after it is
published.
Dated: April 9, 2012.
Steven B. Sigloch, Jr.,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Acting Commander and Acting District
Engineer.
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