Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Multiple Projects in Support of the Marine Barracks Washington, District of Columbia, 54873-54875 [2013-21713]
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Tacoma Convention Center, 1500
Broadway, Tacoma, Washington 98402
on Thursday, October 17, 2013, from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
In addition, an ‘‘online scoping
meeting’’ will be continuously hosted
on the EIS Internet Web site at
www.millenniumbulkeiswa.gov for the
duration of the scoping period.
b. Potentially significant issues to be
analyzed in the EIS include, but are not
limited to direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects of the project-specific
activities proposed within the NEPA
scope of analysis as described above on
navigation (e.g., vessel traffic and
navigational safety); aquatic habitats;
aquatic species, including Endangered
Species Act-listed species and
Washington State species of concern;
Tribal treaty rights; wetland and
riparian habitat; wildlife; vehicle traffic;
cultural, historic, and archeological
resources; air and water quality; noise;
recreation; land use; and aesthetics.
c. The Corps will consult with the
Washington State Historic Preservation
Officer and applicable Tribes to comply
with the National Historic Preservation
Act; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and National Marine Fisheries Service
to comply with the Endangered Species
Act; the National Marine Fisheries
Service to comply with the Essential
Fish Habitat provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act; and
applicable Tribes to comply with
reserved treaty fishing rights.
d. Preparation of the draft EIS will
begin after the close of the scoping
period. The draft EIS is currently
scheduled to be available for public
review and comment by June 2015.
e. A 90-day public review period will
be provided for interested parties to
review and comment on the draft EIS.
Interested parties are encouraged to
contact the Corps if they wish to be
notified when the draft EIS is issued.
f. All comments received will become
part of the administrative record for this
project and subject to public release to
third-parties, including any personally
identifiable information such as name,
phone number, and address, included in
the comment.
Dated: August 29, 2013.
Bruce A. Estok,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Multiple Projects in Support of the
Marine Barracks Washington, District
of Columbia
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to Section
(102)(2)(c) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, and regulations implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality
(40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR]
Parts 1500–1508), Department of the
Navy (DoN) NEPA regulations (32 CFR
Part 775), and United States Marine
Corps (USMC) NEPA directives (Marine
Corps Order P5090.2A, changes 1 and
2), the DoN intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for several proposed construction,
repair, and renovation projects in
support of the Marine Barracks
Washington (MBW), District of
Columbia (DC).
Dates and Addresses: The DoN,
USMC, is initiating a 30-day public
scoping process to identify community
interests and local concerns to be
addressed in the EIS, which starts with
the publication of this Notice of Intent
and ends on October 7, 2013. A public
scoping meeting, using an informal
open house format, will be held from
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on September 24,
2013 at Tyler Elementary School, 1001
G St SE., Washington, DC 20390.
The public is invited to attend this
meeting to view project-related displays,
speak with USMC representatives, and
submit verbal or written comments. All
comments regarding the scope of issues
that the USMC should consider during
EIS preparation must be received prior
to October 7, 2013 to be fully
considered. Additional information
concerning the meeting and the
proposed alternatives is available on the
EIS Web site at www.mbweis.com and
will be announced in local and regional
newspapers. Please submit requests for
special assistance, sign language
interpretation for the hearing impaired,
or other auxiliary aids needed at the
scoping meeting to the MBW Public
Affairs Officer, Captain Jack Norton, at
202–433–6682 by September 13, 2013.
Concurrent with the NEPA process,
the USMC is initiating National Historic
Preservation Act Section 106
Consultation to determine the potential
effects of the proposed action on
historic properties. During the scoping
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meeting, one designated area of the
room will focus on the Section 106
process and solicit public input on the
identification of historic properties and
potential effects of the proposed action
on historic properties.
Submitting Comments: Federal, state,
and local agencies and members of the
public are encouraged to provide oral
and written comments regarding the
scope of the EIS, reasonable alternatives,
and specific issues or topics of interest.
There are three ways comments can be
submitted: (1) In person at the public
scoping open house meeting, (2) using
the project’s public Web site comment
form at www.mbweis.com, or (3)
providing written comments through
U.S. mail. All comments on the scope of
the EIS or any specific concerns
regarding potential impacts to the
environment should be submitted or
postmarked no later than October 1,
2013. Comments submitted by mail
should be sent to: Mr. William Sadlon,
MBW CIMP EIS Project Manager, 1314
Harwood St. SE., Bldg. 212, Washington
Navy Yard, DC 20374–5018.
The USMC will consider all
comments received during the scoping
period. A mailing list has been
assembled to facilitate preparation of
the EIS. This list includes DC and
federal agencies with jurisdiction or
other interests in the alternatives. In
addition, the mailing list includes
adjacent property owners and other
interested parties, such as historic
preservation groups. Those on this list
will receive notices and documents
related to EIS preparation. Anyone
wishing to be added to the mailing list
may request to be added at the project
Web site www.mbweis.com or by
contacting the EIS project manager at
the address provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
William Sadlon, MBW EIS Project
Manager, 1314 Harwood St. SE., Bldg.
212, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374–
5018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
USMC is preparing an EIS to analyze the
potential effects resulting from
implementation of several construction,
repair, and renovation projects at or
proximate to the Marine Barracks
Washington scheduled for completion
within the next 5 years. The principal
project to be analyzed is a land
acquisition and construction project to
replace a Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
(BEQ) Complex (including supporting
facilities and parking) currently housed
in Building 20. Renovation and
improvement projects include interior
renovations to Buildings 7 and 8 at the
Main Post; improvements to the MBW
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Annex gate at 7th and K Streets; and
improvements to building facades,
fencing, infrastructure, pedestrian
amenities, and landscaping throughout
the installation. The EIS is also intended
to provide a programmatic analysis of
the potential effects of several
additional projects scheduled to occur
in 2018 or later for which information
sufficient to conduct detailed NEPA
analysis is not yet available. Principal
among these projects is the potential
reuse of the Building 20 site. Other
projects include renovation of Building
9 to accommodate relocation of units
currently housed in temporary facilities
aboard Washington Navy Yard, as well
as some additional landscaping and
maintenance projects. Once these
actions become sufficiently ripe for
detailed analysis, additional NEPA
analysis will be completed.
The purpose of the proposed action is
to address existing and anticipated
facility deficiencies at MBW. The
proposed action is needed to better
support the functions of the USMC units
assigned to the MBW and, in the case of
the BEQ Complex replacement project,
to meet current requirements for
adequate space and mission support
functions, space configurations, DoD
Quality of Life standards, life safety,
sustainability, and energy efficiency,
and Anti-Terrorism and Force
Protection (AT/FP) requirements.
Building 20 cannot be renovated or
redesigned within its existing footprint
to meet those standards. The
renovations for Buildings 7 and 8 are to
upgrade the buildings to meet certain
AT/FP and life safety standards,
improve space utilization, and meet
sustainability goals. The improvements
to the MBW Annex gate at 7th and K
Streets and improvements to building
facades, fencing, infrastructure, and
pedestrian amenities throughout the
installation would blend MBW facilities
with the neighborhood.
Alternatives Development: The action
alternatives analyzed in the EIS regard
implementation of specific projects.
Sufficient detail is available to fully
analyze some proposed projects in the
EIS; other proposed projects are
analyzed programmatically, with the
expectation that additional NEPA
analyses will be conducted when more
detail is available.
The primary project to be analyzed in
the EIS is the BEQ Complex
replacement project, which includes the
acquisition of land on which to
construct the replacement facilities. The
pre-NEPA agency and public
engagement effort referred to as the
Community Integrated Master Plan
process that preceded this EIS effort
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provided a foundation for the required
rigorous exploration of a reasonable
range of alternative sites to meet the
purpose and need with respect to the
BEQ Complex replacement project. The
following screening criteria were used
to further refine and narrow the range of
alternative sites for the BEQ Complex
project.
The location must be within a 10minute ‘‘reasonable walking distance’’
of the MBW Main Post Main Gate
Entrance (defined as an approximately
2,000-foot radius of the Main Post Main
Gate Entrance). The site must meet the
minimum developable area
requirements, including setback
distances to meet AT/FP standards,
while also complying with applicable
laws governing height restrictions. The
space requirement for the BEQ Complex
is 191,405 square feet (SF), which
includes supporting facilities and
parking. Any site chosen must not be a
site that currently provides or is
planned to provide public services for
DC residents, to include public housing,
education, or public recreation services.
Based on the siting criteria, four
potential sites have been identified for
possible acquisition and development of
facilities to meet the BEQ Complex
replacement requirements. The four
sites are defined in terms of squares and
adjacent streets, as applicable. A
‘‘square’’ is the unit of land defined by
the DC Surveyor that normally consists
of a single city block and contains
recorded tax lots.
Site A is a privately-owned 3.0-acre
site composed of Square 929, Square
930, and L Street between 8th and 9th
Streets. Site B is a privately-owned 1.8acre site that encompasses Square 976
and a segment of L Street between 10th
and 11th Streets. Site C comprises a
portion of Square 853 just west of
Washington Navy Yard in the Southeast
Federal Center. The federally-owned
2.1-acre site is bound by M Street SE to
the north and Tingey Street to the south.
Site D, owned by the U.S. Navy, is
approximately 2.2 acres and located on
the northeast corner of Washington
Navy Yard. It is bound by 11th Street SE
to the east and M Street SE to the north
and comprises portions of Squares 977
and 953 within the Washington Navy
Yard boundary.
Implementation of the Site A
alternative would require acquisition of
both squares and closure of and
construction on L Street between 8th
and 9th Streets. Implementation of the
191,405 SF BEQ Complex at Site B
would require the vehicular closure of
L Street between 10th and 11th Streets
and utilize the closed road right-of-way
and a portion of existing Virginia
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Avenue Park open space buffer to satisfy
vehicular AT/FP standoff requirements
(while also not affecting use of the
park). Implementation of Site C would
allow for reduced AT/FP setbacks, given
its adjacency to the Washington Navy
Yard. If the Site D alternative was
implemented, the BEQ Complex would
be constructed entirely within the
Washington Navy Yard boundary.
The No-Action Alternative for the
BEQ Complex project is to continue to
utilize and maintain the existing
inadequate Building 20 BEQ Complex.
The No-Action Alternative does not
meet the purpose and need for the
action, but must be analyzed as the
baseline against which the impacts
associated with action alternatives will
be evaluated.
Alternatives for the renovation and
improvement projects to be analyzed in
detail in the EIS consist of alternative
space layouts and functional space
assignments for MBW units. In some
cases, the alternatives may be limited to
implementing the project or taking no
action. The No Action Alternative for
the renovation and improvement
projects would be to not implement
interior renovations, which would result
in continued inefficient space
utilization functional layouts and
energy systems, life safety issues, and
hindering MBW’s ability to meet
sustainability goals.
Environmental Compliance: The EIS
would evaluate potential environmental
effects associated with each of the
alternatives for each of the analyzed
projects on the following: safety, land
use, recreation, air quality,
socioeconomics and environmental
justice, water resources, noise, cultural
resources, natural resources, traffic/
transportation, hazardous materials and
waste, and utilities. Relevant and
reasonable measures that could avoid or
mitigate adverse environmental effects
will also be analyzed. Additionally, the
USMC will undertake consultations
required by the National Historic
Preservation Act and any other
applicable laws or regulations.
Schedule: This Notice of Intent is the
first phase of the EIS process and
announces the 30-day public comment
period to identify community concerns
and local issues that should be
addressed in the EIS. The next phase
occurs when a Notice of Availability
(NOA) is published in the Federal
Register and local media to publicly
announce the release of the Draft EIS in
Summer 2014. A 45-day public
comment period for the Draft EIS will
commence upon publication of the NOA
in the Federal Register. The USMC will
consider and respond to all comments
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received on the Draft EIS when
preparing the Final EIS. The USMC
intends to issue the Final EIS in Winter
2014/2015, at which time an NOA
would be published in the Federal
Register and local media.
A Record of Decision is anticipated in
early 2015.
Dated: August 29, 2013.
P.A. Richelmi,
Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate
General, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Multiple Projects in Support of the Marine Barracks Washington,
District of Columbia
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and regulations implemented by the Council
on Environmental Quality (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts
1500-1508), Department of the Navy (DoN) NEPA regulations (32 CFR Part
775), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) NEPA directives (Marine
Corps Order P5090.2A, changes 1 and 2), the DoN intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for several proposed construction,
repair, and renovation projects in support of the Marine Barracks
Washington (MBW), District of Columbia (DC).
Dates and Addresses: The DoN, USMC, is initiating a 30-day public
scoping process to identify community interests and local concerns to
be addressed in the EIS, which starts with the publication of this
Notice of Intent and ends on October 7, 2013. A public scoping meeting,
using an informal open house format, will be held from 5:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. on September 24, 2013 at Tyler Elementary School, 1001 G St
SE., Washington, DC 20390.
The public is invited to attend this meeting to view project-
related displays, speak with USMC representatives, and submit verbal or
written comments. All comments regarding the scope of issues that the
USMC should consider during EIS preparation must be received prior to
October 7, 2013 to be fully considered. Additional information
concerning the meeting and the proposed alternatives is available on
the EIS Web site at www.mbweis.com and will be announced in local and
regional newspapers. Please submit requests for special assistance,
sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired, or other
auxiliary aids needed at the scoping meeting to the MBW Public Affairs
Officer, Captain Jack Norton, at 202-433-6682 by September 13, 2013.
Concurrent with the NEPA process, the USMC is initiating National
Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consultation to determine the
potential effects of the proposed action on historic properties. During
the scoping meeting, one designated area of the room will focus on the
Section 106 process and solicit public input on the identification of
historic properties and potential effects of the proposed action on
historic properties.
Submitting Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies and members
of the public are encouraged to provide oral and written comments
regarding the scope of the EIS, reasonable alternatives, and specific
issues or topics of interest. There are three ways comments can be
submitted: (1) In person at the public scoping open house meeting, (2)
using the project's public Web site comment form at www.mbweis.com, or
(3) providing written comments through U.S. mail. All comments on the
scope of the EIS or any specific concerns regarding potential impacts
to the environment should be submitted or postmarked no later than
October 1, 2013. Comments submitted by mail should be sent to: Mr.
William Sadlon, MBW CIMP EIS Project Manager, 1314 Harwood St. SE.,
Bldg. 212, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5018.
The USMC will consider all comments received during the scoping
period. A mailing list has been assembled to facilitate preparation of
the EIS. This list includes DC and federal agencies with jurisdiction
or other interests in the alternatives. In addition, the mailing list
includes adjacent property owners and other interested parties, such as
historic preservation groups. Those on this list will receive notices
and documents related to EIS preparation. Anyone wishing to be added to
the mailing list may request to be added at the project Web site
www.mbweis.com or by contacting the EIS project manager at the address
provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Sadlon, MBW EIS Project
Manager, 1314 Harwood St. SE., Bldg. 212, Washington Navy Yard, DC
20374-5018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USMC is preparing an EIS to analyze the
potential effects resulting from implementation of several
construction, repair, and renovation projects at or proximate to the
Marine Barracks Washington scheduled for completion within the next 5
years. The principal project to be analyzed is a land acquisition and
construction project to replace a Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ)
Complex (including supporting facilities and parking) currently housed
in Building 20. Renovation and improvement projects include interior
renovations to Buildings 7 and 8 at the Main Post; improvements to the
MBW
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Annex gate at 7th and K Streets; and improvements to building facades,
fencing, infrastructure, pedestrian amenities, and landscaping
throughout the installation. The EIS is also intended to provide a
programmatic analysis of the potential effects of several additional
projects scheduled to occur in 2018 or later for which information
sufficient to conduct detailed NEPA analysis is not yet available.
Principal among these projects is the potential reuse of the Building
20 site. Other projects include renovation of Building 9 to accommodate
relocation of units currently housed in temporary facilities aboard
Washington Navy Yard, as well as some additional landscaping and
maintenance projects. Once these actions become sufficiently ripe for
detailed analysis, additional NEPA analysis will be completed.
The purpose of the proposed action is to address existing and
anticipated facility deficiencies at MBW. The proposed action is needed
to better support the functions of the USMC units assigned to the MBW
and, in the case of the BEQ Complex replacement project, to meet
current requirements for adequate space and mission support functions,
space configurations, DoD Quality of Life standards, life safety,
sustainability, and energy efficiency, and Anti-Terrorism and Force
Protection (AT/FP) requirements. Building 20 cannot be renovated or
redesigned within its existing footprint to meet those standards. The
renovations for Buildings 7 and 8 are to upgrade the buildings to meet
certain AT/FP and life safety standards, improve space utilization, and
meet sustainability goals. The improvements to the MBW Annex gate at
7th and K Streets and improvements to building facades, fencing,
infrastructure, and pedestrian amenities throughout the installation
would blend MBW facilities with the neighborhood.
Alternatives Development: The action alternatives analyzed in the
EIS regard implementation of specific projects. Sufficient detail is
available to fully analyze some proposed projects in the EIS; other
proposed projects are analyzed programmatically, with the expectation
that additional NEPA analyses will be conducted when more detail is
available.
The primary project to be analyzed in the EIS is the BEQ Complex
replacement project, which includes the acquisition of land on which to
construct the replacement facilities. The pre-NEPA agency and public
engagement effort referred to as the Community Integrated Master Plan
process that preceded this EIS effort provided a foundation for the
required rigorous exploration of a reasonable range of alternative
sites to meet the purpose and need with respect to the BEQ Complex
replacement project. The following screening criteria were used to
further refine and narrow the range of alternative sites for the BEQ
Complex project.
The location must be within a 10-minute ``reasonable walking
distance'' of the MBW Main Post Main Gate Entrance (defined as an
approximately 2,000-foot radius of the Main Post Main Gate Entrance).
The site must meet the minimum developable area requirements, including
setback distances to meet AT/FP standards, while also complying with
applicable laws governing height restrictions. The space requirement
for the BEQ Complex is 191,405 square feet (SF), which includes
supporting facilities and parking. Any site chosen must not be a site
that currently provides or is planned to provide public services for DC
residents, to include public housing, education, or public recreation
services.
Based on the siting criteria, four potential sites have been
identified for possible acquisition and development of facilities to
meet the BEQ Complex replacement requirements. The four sites are
defined in terms of squares and adjacent streets, as applicable. A
``square'' is the unit of land defined by the DC Surveyor that normally
consists of a single city block and contains recorded tax lots.
Site A is a privately-owned 3.0-acre site composed of Square 929,
Square 930, and L Street between 8th and 9th Streets. Site B is a
privately-owned 1.8-acre site that encompasses Square 976 and a segment
of L Street between 10th and 11th Streets. Site C comprises a portion
of Square 853 just west of Washington Navy Yard in the Southeast
Federal Center. The federally-owned 2.1-acre site is bound by M Street
SE to the north and Tingey Street to the south. Site D, owned by the
U.S. Navy, is approximately 2.2 acres and located on the northeast
corner of Washington Navy Yard. It is bound by 11th Street SE to the
east and M Street SE to the north and comprises portions of Squares 977
and 953 within the Washington Navy Yard boundary.
Implementation of the Site A alternative would require acquisition
of both squares and closure of and construction on L Street between 8th
and 9th Streets. Implementation of the 191,405 SF BEQ Complex at Site B
would require the vehicular closure of L Street between 10th and 11th
Streets and utilize the closed road right-of-way and a portion of
existing Virginia Avenue Park open space buffer to satisfy vehicular
AT/FP standoff requirements (while also not affecting use of the park).
Implementation of Site C would allow for reduced AT/FP setbacks, given
its adjacency to the Washington Navy Yard. If the Site D alternative
was implemented, the BEQ Complex would be constructed entirely within
the Washington Navy Yard boundary.
The No-Action Alternative for the BEQ Complex project is to
continue to utilize and maintain the existing inadequate Building 20
BEQ Complex. The No-Action Alternative does not meet the purpose and
need for the action, but must be analyzed as the baseline against which
the impacts associated with action alternatives will be evaluated.
Alternatives for the renovation and improvement projects to be
analyzed in detail in the EIS consist of alternative space layouts and
functional space assignments for MBW units. In some cases, the
alternatives may be limited to implementing the project or taking no
action. The No Action Alternative for the renovation and improvement
projects would be to not implement interior renovations, which would
result in continued inefficient space utilization functional layouts
and energy systems, life safety issues, and hindering MBW's ability to
meet sustainability goals.
Environmental Compliance: The EIS would evaluate potential
environmental effects associated with each of the alternatives for each
of the analyzed projects on the following: safety, land use,
recreation, air quality, socioeconomics and environmental justice,
water resources, noise, cultural resources, natural resources, traffic/
transportation, hazardous materials and waste, and utilities. Relevant
and reasonable measures that could avoid or mitigate adverse
environmental effects will also be analyzed. Additionally, the USMC
will undertake consultations required by the National Historic
Preservation Act and any other applicable laws or regulations.
Schedule: This Notice of Intent is the first phase of the EIS
process and announces the 30-day public comment period to identify
community concerns and local issues that should be addressed in the
EIS. The next phase occurs when a Notice of Availability (NOA) is
published in the Federal Register and local media to publicly announce
the release of the Draft EIS in Summer 2014. A 45-day public comment
period for the Draft EIS will commence upon publication of the NOA in
the Federal Register. The USMC will consider and respond to all
comments
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received on the Draft EIS when preparing the Final EIS. The USMC
intends to issue the Final EIS in Winter 2014/2015, at which time an
NOA would be published in the Federal Register and local media.
A Record of Decision is anticipated in early 2015.
Dated: August 29, 2013.
P.A. Richelmi,
Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Alternate
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-21713 Filed 9-5-13; 8:45 am]
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