Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Installation of a Terminal Groin Structure at Shallotte River Inlet and To Conduct Supplemental Beach Nourishment Along the Eastern Oceanfront Shoreline of Ocean Isle Beach, in Brunswick County, NC, 58530-58531 [2012-23300]
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Ghostlaw, (845) 938–4200,
Deadra.Ghostlaw@us.army.mil.
Meeting notice.
Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended),
the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of
Defense announces that the following
Federal advisory committee meeting
will take place:
1. Name of Committee: United States
Military Academy Board of Visitors.
2. Date: Friday, October 26, 2012.
3. Time: 3:30 p.m.–5 p.m. Members of
the public wishing to attend the meeting
will need to show photo identification
in order to gain access to the meeting
location. All participants are subject to
security screening.
4. Location: Jefferson Hall, Haig
Room, West Point, NY.
5. Purpose of the Meeting: This is the
2012 Fall Meeting of the USMA Board
of Visitors (BoV). Members of the Board
will be provided updates on Academy
issues.
6. Agenda: The Academy leadership
will provide the Board updates on the
following: Intercollegiate Athletics
Program Update, Honor and Respect
Program Update, and Academic
Program Update.
7. Public’s Accessibility to the
Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and
41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165
and the availability of space, this
meeting is open to the public. Seating is
on a first-come basis.
8. Committee’s Designated Federal
Officer or Point of Contact: Ms. Deadra
Ghostlaw, (845) 938–4200,
Deadra.Ghostlaw@us.army.mil.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Installation of a Terminal Groin
Structure at Shallotte River Inlet and
To Conduct Supplemental Beach
Nourishment Along the Eastern
Oceanfront Shoreline of Ocean Isle
Beach, in 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 Town of
Ocean Isle Beach to develop and
implement a shoreline protection plan
that includes the installation of a
terminal groin structure on the west side
of Shallotte Inlet (not a federally
maintained navigational channel) and
the nourishment of the oceanfront
shoreline along the eastern end of Ocean
Isle Beach.
DATES: A public scoping meeting for the
Draft EIS will be held at Ocean Isle
Beach Town Hall, located at 3 West
Third Street, Ocean Isle Beach, on
October 3, 2012, at 6 p.m. Written
comments will be received until
October 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and
questions regarding scoping of the Draft
EIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District,
Regulatory Division, ATTN: File
Number 2011–01241, 69 Darlington
Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and Draft EIS can be directed to Ms.
Emily Hughes, Project Manager,
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office,
telephone: (910) 251–4635. Additional
description of the Town’s proposal can
be found at the following link, https://
www.saw.usace.army.mil/WETLANDS/
Projects/, under Ocean Isle
Beach Terminal Groin Project.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Project Description. The Town of
Ocean Isle Beach is considering the
installation of a terminal groin on the
east end of the town’s shoreline adjacent
to Shallotte Inlet to address chronic
erosion over the past 20–25 years.
Erosion rates on the east end range from
4–8 feet a year based on the latest
shoreline change update developed by
the NC Division of Coastal Management.
The overall length of the terminal groin
could range from 800–1,000 feet;
however, the final dimensions of the
structure could differ following detailed
engineering design. The structure would
include a short anchorage section that
could extend 350–400 feet landward of
the existing shoreline. Beach fill,
extending 2,000–2,500 feet west of the
terminal groin would be placed to prefill the fillet area. The volume of
material required for the fillet could
range from 200,000–400,000 cubic
yards. The material for the beach fill
would be obtained from the existing
federal borrow area in Shallotte Inlet,
the AIWW inlet crossing, or a
combination of the two. Ocean Isle
Beach proposes to apply for non-federal
permits for the use of these two areas by
developing the information required to
comply with the State Sediment
Criteria.
2. Issues. There are several potential
environmental and public interest
issues that will be addressed in the EIS.
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 associated with
using inlets as a sand source.
d. Potential impacts to adjacent
shoreline changes on the east side of
Shallotte Inlet, or along Holden Beach.
e. Potential impacts to Navigation,
commercial and recreational.
f. Potential impacts to the long-term
management of the inlet and oceanfront
shorelines.
g. Potential effects on regional sand
sources and how it relates to sand
management practices and North
Carolina’s Beach Inlet Management
Practices.
h. Potential effects of shoreline
protection.
i. Potential impacts on public health
and safety.
k. Potential impacts to recreational
and commercial fishing.
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l. The compatibility of the material for
nourishment.
m. Potential impacts to cultural
resources.
n. Cumulative impacts of past,
present, and foreseeable future dredging
and nourishment activities.
3. Alternatives. Several alternatives
and sand sources 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 EIS.
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 Draft EIS. 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 Draft EIS
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 EIS to ensure
the process complies with all 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 Draft EIS. The
Draft EIS is expected to be published
and circulated by mid 2013. A public
hearing will be held after the
publication of the Draft EIS.
Dated: September 14, 2012.
Jean B. Gibby,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Division.
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Department of the Army; United States
Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Gateway Pacific Terminals Bulk
Dry Goods Shipping Facility and the
Custer Spur Rail Expansion Projects
Department of the Army (DA),
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps),
DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The Corps, Seattle District,
received permit applications for Pacific
International Terminal, Inc.’s Gateway
Pacific Terminal (GPT) and Burlington
Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway’s
Custer Spur Rail Expansion projects. DA
permits are required for both projects
pursuant to either Section 10 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33
United States Code (U.S.C.) 403) and/or
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1344). The Corps has determined
the proposed projects are interrelated
and may have significant individual
and/or cumulative impacts on the
human environment. An EIS will be
prepared in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
4232(2)(c), and the Washington State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
Preparation of the EIS will support the
Corps’ eventual decision to either issue,
issue with modification or deny DA
permits for the proposed actions. The
EIS will assess the potential social,
economic, and environmental impacts
of the projects 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. The EIS process
begins with the publication of this
Notice of Intent. The EIS will be
prepared according to the Corps’
procedures for implementing NEPA, 33
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part
325, Appendix B, 53 Federal
Regulations 3120 (February 3, 1988),
and consistent with the Corps’ policy to
facilitate public understanding and
review of agency proposals.
DATES: The scoping period will start on
September 24, 2012. Written comments
regarding the scope of the EIS—
including the environmental analysis,
range of alternatives, and potential
mitigation actions—should be received
at the address below or submitted by
email to:
comments@eisgatewaypacificwa.gov by
January 21, 2013.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments
concerning the project and requests to
be included on the EIS notification
mailing list should be submitted to: Mr.
Randel Perry, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Seattle District, Care of: GPT/
BNSF Custer Spur EIS Co-Lead
Agencies, 1100 112th Avenue Northeast,
Suite 400, Bellevue, Washington 98004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Randel Perry via email at:
randel.j.perry@usace.army.mil, by
regular mail at (see ADDRESSES), or at
(360) 734–3156.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The construction
of a new pier in marine waters and
associated rail and cargo handling
facilities in adjacent wetlands and
uplands and the expansion of an
existing rail spur line into wetlands and
across streams. The Corps is preparing
an EIS to analyze the potential social,
economic, and environmental impacts
associated with authorizing the actions.
2. Project Description. The project
sites are located in Whatcom County,
Washington, northwest of Ferndale and
south of Birch Bay in an area called
Cherry Point.
Pacific International Terminals, Inc.,
is proposing the GPT project to be
developed on approximately 350 acres
and would include a three-berth, deepwater wharf. The proposed wharf would
be 3,000 feet long and 105 feet wide,
with access to suitably deep water
provided by an approximately 1,100
foot-long by 50 foot-wide trestle. Upland
facilities will include open air and
covered commodity storage, each
serviced by an on-site rail loop. A
system of conveyors would connect the
commodity storage areas to the trestle
and wharf. The upland facilities would
also contain rail unloading facilities,
roadways, service buildings, storm
water treatment facilities, and utility
infrastructure. Development of these
facilities will result in impacts to
approximately 145 acres of wetlands
and numerous drainage features
(ditches). Mitigation for proposed
unavoidable impacts to waters of the
U.S. will be required to comply with the
Corps’ 2008 mitigation rule (33 CFR
322.1). Commodities would be delivered
to the GPT by rail via the existing BNSF
Railway’s Custer Spur line from the
Bellingham subdivision main line.
BNSF Railway is proposing to upgrade
its existing Custer Spur line with
additional tracks and sidings, which
will impact approximately 17 acres of
wetlands and involve modifications to
two creek crossings and several ditches.
Mitigation for proposed unavoidable
impacts to waters of the U.S. will be
ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Installation of a Terminal Groin Structure at Shallotte River
Inlet and To Conduct Supplemental Beach Nourishment Along the Eastern
Oceanfront Shoreline of Ocean Isle Beach, in 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
Town of Ocean Isle Beach to develop and implement a shoreline
protection plan that includes the installation of a terminal groin
structure on the west side of Shallotte Inlet (not a federally
maintained navigational channel) and the nourishment of the oceanfront
shoreline along the eastern end of Ocean Isle Beach.
DATES: A public scoping meeting for the Draft EIS will be held at Ocean
Isle Beach Town Hall, located at 3 West Third Street, Ocean Isle Beach,
on October 3, 2012, at 6 p.m. Written comments will be received until
October 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and questions regarding scoping of the
Draft EIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
District, Regulatory Division, ATTN: File Number 2011-01241, 69
Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and Draft EIS can be directed to Ms. Emily Hughes, Project Manager,
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, telephone: (910) 251-4635.
Additional description of the Town's proposal can be found at the
following link, https://www.saw.usace.army.mil/WETLANDS/Projects/, under Ocean Isle Beach Terminal Groin Project.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Project Description. The Town of Ocean Isle Beach is considering
the installation of a terminal groin on the east end of the town's
shoreline adjacent to Shallotte Inlet to address chronic erosion over
the past 20-25 years. Erosion rates on the east end range from 4-8 feet
a year based on the latest shoreline change update developed by the NC
Division of Coastal Management. The overall length of the terminal
groin could range from 800-1,000 feet; however, the final dimensions of
the structure could differ following detailed engineering design. The
structure would include a short anchorage section that could extend
350-400 feet landward of the existing shoreline. Beach fill, extending
2,000-2,500 feet west of the terminal groin would be placed to pre-fill
the fillet area. The volume of material required for the fillet could
range from 200,000-400,000 cubic yards. The material for the beach fill
would be obtained from the existing federal borrow area in Shallotte
Inlet, the AIWW inlet crossing, or a combination of the two. Ocean Isle
Beach proposes to apply for non-federal permits for the use of these
two areas by developing the information required to comply with the
State Sediment Criteria.
2. Issues. There are several potential environmental and public
interest issues that will be addressed in the EIS. 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 associated with using inlets as a sand source.
d. Potential impacts to adjacent shoreline changes on the east side
of Shallotte Inlet, or along Holden Beach.
e. Potential impacts to Navigation, commercial and recreational.
f. Potential impacts to the long-term management of the inlet and
oceanfront shorelines.
g. Potential effects on regional sand sources and how it relates to
sand management practices and North Carolina's Beach Inlet Management
Practices.
h. Potential effects of shoreline protection.
i. Potential impacts on public health and safety.
k. Potential impacts to recreational and commercial fishing.
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l. The compatibility of the material for nourishment.
m. Potential impacts to cultural resources.
n. Cumulative impacts of past, present, and foreseeable future
dredging and nourishment activities.
3. Alternatives. Several alternatives and sand sources 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 EIS.
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 Draft EIS. 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 Draft EIS 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 EIS to
ensure the process complies with all 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 Draft EIS. The Draft EIS is expected to be
published and circulated by mid 2013. A public hearing will be held
after the publication of the Draft EIS.
Dated: September 14, 2012.
Jean B. Gibby,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Division.
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