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shoreline. The landward 900-foot
anchor section would extend across the
island and terminate near the Nixon
Channel Shoreline. This section will be
constructed of 14,000 to 18,000 square
feet of sheet pile wrapped with rock.
Although engineering design plans are
not finalized, basic construction design
of the seaward 700-foot part of the
structure will be in the form of a typical
rubble (rock) mound feature supported
by a 1.5-foot thick stone foundation
blanket. Crest height or elevation of this
section is estimated to be +6.0 feet
NAVD for the first 400 feet and would
slope to a top elevation of +3.0 feet
NAVD on the seaward end.
Approximately 16,000 tons of stone
would be used to construct the terminal
groin. The concept design of the
structure is intended to allow littoral
sand transport to move over, around,
and through the groin once the accretion
fillet has completely filled in.
Construction of the terminal groin
will be kept within a corridor varying in
width from 100 feet to 200 feet. Within
this corridor, a 40–70 foot wide trench
will be excavated to a depth of ¥2.5 feet
NAVD in order to construct the
foundation of the landward section. The
approximate 6,000 cubic yards of
excavated material will be replaced on
and around the structure once it’s in
place. Material used to build the groin
will be barged down the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), through
Nixon Channel, and either offloaded
onto a temporary loading dock or
directly onto shore. It will then be
transported, via dump trucks, within the
designated corridor to the construction
site.
Material used for nourishment will be
dredged, using a hydraulic cutterhead
plant, from a designated borrow site
within Nixon Channel, which has been
previously used for beach fill needs.
Approximately 289,800 cubic yards will
be required for both the oceanfront
(224,800 cubic yards) and the Nixon
Channel shoreline (65,000 cubic yards)
fill areas. Beach compatible material
from (3) upland disposal islands would
serve as a contingency sediment source.
Engineer modeling results have
shown that periodic nourishment will
be required approximately once every
five years to maintain the beach and
Nixon Channel shorelines. The
combined estimated maintenance needs
for both areas are 175,800 cubic yards of
material every five years, equivalent to
approximately 35,200 cubic yards per
year. This material will come from the
designated Nixon Channel borrow site
and the (3) upland disposal areas.
3. Alternatives. Several alternatives
have been identified and evaluated
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through the scoping process, and further
detailed description of all alternatives is
disclosed in Section 3.0 of the Draft EIS.
The applicant’s preferred alternative,
Alternative 5B, is to install a terminal
groin structure, to conduct initial
supplemental beach nourishment, and
to implement a periodic beach
nourishment plan over a 30-year period.
4. Scoping Process. A public scoping
meeting was held on March 1, 2007 and
a Project Delivery Team (PDT) was
developed to provide input in the
preparation of the EIS. The PDT
comprised of local, state, and federal
government officials, local residents and
nonprofit organizations.
The COE is consulting with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service under the
Endangered Species Act and the Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act, and with
the National Marine Fisheries Service
under the Magnuson-Stevens Act and
Endangered Species Act. Additionally,
the EIS assesses the potential water
quality impacts pursuant to Section 401
of the Clean Water Act, and is
coordinated with the North Carolina
Division of Coastal Management (DCM)
to insure the projects consistency with
the Coastal Zone Management Act. The
COE is coordinating closely with DCM
in the development of the EIS to ensure
the process complies with State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
requirements, as well as the NEPA
requirements. The Draft EIS has been
designed to consolidate both NEPA and
SEPA processes to eliminate
duplications.
salt formulation related to soil
stabilization and dust control.
DATES: Written objections must be filed
not later than 15 days following
publication of this announcement.
ADDRESSES: United States Army
Engineer Research and Development
Center, ATTN: CEERD–OT (Ms. Bea
Shahin), 2902 Newmark Drive,
Champaign, IL 61820–1076.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Bea Shahin (217) 373–7234, FAX (217)
373–7210, email:
Bea.S.Shahin@usace.army.mil.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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patent application claims a method by
which a biologically-natural material
can be produced in bioreactors and
transformed for use as a dry solid. The
resulting biopolymer material can be
used in place of synthetic, petroleumbased polymers for soil amendment
applications to achieve increased soil
strength, reduced air transport, and
decreased soil erosion. During
processing, the biopolymer also can be
functionalized to improve its adsorption
of heavy metals.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent to Grant Partially
Exclusive License of the United States
Patent No. 7,824,569 B2, Issued
November 2, 2010 Entitled: Soluble
Salt Produced From a Biopolymer and
a Process for Producing the Salt
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
In accordance with 37 CFR
404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made of
a prospective partially exclusive license
of the following U.S. Patent Application
12/243,084 Filed October 01, 2008 to
Green Tac LLC for use of the biopolymer
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The Department of the Navy
proposes to add a new system of records
in its inventory of record systems
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
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effective on June 18, 2012 unless
comments are received which result in
a contrary determination.
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identified by docket number and title,
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent to Grant Partially Exclusive License of the
United States Patent No. 7,824,569 B2, Issued November 2, 2010
Entitled: Soluble Salt Produced From a Biopolymer and a Process for
Producing the Salt
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made
of a prospective partially exclusive license of the following U.S.
Patent Application 12/243,084 Filed October 01, 2008 to Green Tac LLC
for use of the biopolymer salt formulation related to soil
stabilization and dust control.
DATES: Written objections must be filed not later than 15 days
following publication of this announcement.
ADDRESSES: United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center,
ATTN: CEERD-OT (Ms. Bea Shahin), 2902 Newmark Drive, Champaign, IL
61820-1076.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bea Shahin (217) 373-7234, FAX
(217) 373-7210, email: Bea.S.Shahin@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This patent application claims a method by
which a biologically-natural material can be produced in bioreactors
and transformed for use as a dry solid. The resulting biopolymer
material can be used in place of synthetic, petroleum-based polymers
for soil amendment applications to achieve increased soil strength,
reduced air transport, and decreased soil erosion. During processing,
the biopolymer also can be functionalized to improve its adsorption of
heavy metals.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-12055 Filed 5-17-12; 8:45 am]
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