Notice of Availability for a Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment for Potential Slant Test Well Project in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 68217-68218 [2014-27138]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
Notice of Availability for a Finding of
No Significant Impact and
Environmental Assessment for
Potential Slant Test Well Project in the
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary (MBNMS), Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National
Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability for final
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact.
AGENCY:
Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), which is
part of the Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
has finalized an Environmental
Assessment (EA) which analyzed the
potential impacts of a slant test well
project proposed by California
American Water, a privately-owned
water and wastewater company, and
prepared a Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) to the environmental
resources within MBNMS and adjacent
shoreline areas. The proposed project
described in the EA has been evaluated
SUMMARY:
Appendix I
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a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (welded
line pipe), not more than 24 inches in
nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall
thickness, length, surface finish, end finish,
or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally
produced to the American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification 5L, but can be
produced to comparable foreign
specifications, to proprietary grades, or can
be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the
physical description set forth above,
including multiple-stenciled pipe with an
API or comparable foreign specification line
pipe stencil is covered by the scope of these
investigations.
The welded line pipe that is subject to
these investigations is currently classifiable
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under subheadings
7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030,
7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000,
7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110,
and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise
may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and
7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of these investigations is dispositive.
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for consistency with the National
Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431
et seq.), sanctuary goals and objectives,
and ONMS and MBNMS permitting
regulations. The environmental impacts
of the permitted action are described in
the EA, pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and related implementing
regulations. The final EA and FONSI are
available for download on the MBNMS
Web site at: https://
montereybay.noaa.gov/new/
welcome.html#calam.
ADDRESSES: You may review these
documents, identifying #NOAA–NOS–
2014–0078, at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bridget Hoover, Water Quality
Protection Program Director, Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99
Pacific Street, Building 455a, Monterey,
CA 93940. Phone: (831) 647–4217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: California
American Water proposes development
and temporary operation of a slant test
well to obtain information regarding the
geologic, hydrogeologic, and water
quality characteristics of the underlying
aquifers. MBNMS proposes to authorize
two state agency permits or other
approvals that would allow
development of California American
Water’s proposed slant test well project.
The data obtained during the 24-month
testing and monitoring phase would be
used to facilitate the planning and final
design of a proposed subsurface slant
well intake system and desalination
plant to serve as the primary future
water supply source of the Monterey
Peninsula. The slant test well would be
drilled in the coastal foredune area of an
existing CEMEX sand mining facility in
the central coast of California, and
would extend diagonally under the floor
of the Pacific Ocean into the submerged
lands of MBNMS. The slant test well
would pump up to 2,500 gallons per
minute from the underlying aquifers for
a 24-month operational testing and
monitoring period. The pumped water,
consisting of untreated, tidallyinfluenced groundwater, would be
discharged into MBNMS via an existing
ocean outfall pipeline extending
approximately 2 miles offshore. The
project includes the development of up
to four clusters of monitoring wells to
evaluate the hydrogeologic response to
pumping activities. Upon completion of
the testing and monitoring activities, the
slant test well and all appurtenant
facilities would be decommissioned,
excavated, and removed, and the site
restored to its original condition.
The project requires authorization of
a state permit from MBNMS for the
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proposed discharge into MBNMS waters
and proposed drilling activities in the
submerged lands of MBNMS. The
proposed project described in the EA
has been evaluated for consistency with
the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16
U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), sanctuary goals and
objectives, and ONMS and MBNMS
permitting regulations. The
environmental impacts of the permitted
action are described in the EA, pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and related
implementing regulations. Under the
National Environmental Policy Act, a
draft EA was completed by MBNMS and
public comments were received for a
period of 30 days between June 25, 2014
and July 25, 2014. Following public
comment, the EA was finalized and a
FONSI was prepared in October 2014.
The public comments received can be
found in the Appendix of the EA. The
final EA and FONSI are available for
download on the MBNMS Web site at:
https://montereybay.noaa.gov/new/
welcome.html#calam.
Dated: November 7, 2014.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries.
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and researchers; constituency
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international experts; and staff of
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arising after publication of this notice
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Note: The times and sequence specified in
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 10, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Personnel Committee (closed session);
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(closed session); Southeast Data,
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Committee; Snapper Grouper
Committee; a joint meeting of the
Dolphin Wahoo Committee and Snapper
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Availability for a Finding of No Significant Impact and
Environmental Assessment for Potential Slant Test Well Project in the
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
AGENCY: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), Office of
National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability for final environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact.
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SUMMARY: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), which is part
of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
has finalized an Environmental Assessment (EA) which analyzed the
potential impacts of a slant test well project proposed by California
American Water, a privately-owned water and wastewater company, and
prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to the
environmental resources within MBNMS and adjacent shoreline areas. The
proposed project described in the EA has been evaluated for consistency
with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.),
sanctuary goals and objectives, and ONMS and MBNMS permitting
regulations. The environmental impacts of the permitted action are
described in the EA, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and related implementing regulations. The
final EA and FONSI are available for download on the MBNMS Web site at:
https://montereybay.noaa.gov/new/welcome.html#calam.
ADDRESSES: You may review these documents, identifying #NOAA-NOS-2014-
0078, at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bridget Hoover, Water Quality
Protection Program Director, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99
Pacific Street, Building 455a, Monterey, CA 93940. Phone: (831) 647-
4217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: California American Water proposes
development and temporary operation of a slant test well to obtain
information regarding the geologic, hydrogeologic, and water quality
characteristics of the underlying aquifers. MBNMS proposes to authorize
two state agency permits or other approvals that would allow
development of California American Water's proposed slant test well
project. The data obtained during the 24-month testing and monitoring
phase would be used to facilitate the planning and final design of a
proposed subsurface slant well intake system and desalination plant to
serve as the primary future water supply source of the Monterey
Peninsula. The slant test well would be drilled in the coastal foredune
area of an existing CEMEX sand mining facility in the central coast of
California, and would extend diagonally under the floor of the Pacific
Ocean into the submerged lands of MBNMS. The slant test well would pump
up to 2,500 gallons per minute from the underlying aquifers for a 24-
month operational testing and monitoring period. The pumped water,
consisting of untreated, tidally-influenced groundwater, would be
discharged into MBNMS via an existing ocean outfall pipeline extending
approximately 2 miles offshore. The project includes the development of
up to four clusters of monitoring wells to evaluate the hydrogeologic
response to pumping activities. Upon completion of the testing and
monitoring activities, the slant test well and all appurtenant
facilities would be decommissioned, excavated, and removed, and the
site restored to its original condition.
The project requires authorization of a state permit from MBNMS for
the
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proposed discharge into MBNMS waters and proposed drilling activities
in the submerged lands of MBNMS. The proposed project described in the
EA has been evaluated for consistency with the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), sanctuary goals and
objectives, and ONMS and MBNMS permitting regulations. The
environmental impacts of the permitted action are described in the EA,
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and related implementing regulations. Under the National
Environmental Policy Act, a draft EA was completed by MBNMS and public
comments were received for a period of 30 days between June 25, 2014
and July 25, 2014. Following public comment, the EA was finalized and a
FONSI was prepared in October 2014. The public comments received can be
found in the Appendix of the EA. The final EA and FONSI are available
for download on the MBNMS Web site at: https://montereybay.noaa.gov/new/welcome.html#calam.
Dated: November 7, 2014.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
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