Notice of Public Meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed United States Penitentiary and Federal Prison Camp in Letcher County, Kentucky, 7497-7498 [2015-02663]
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(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: SemiAnnual Progress Report for the Court
Training and Improvements Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: 1122–0026.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
Violence Against Women.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: The affected public includes
the approximately 23 grantees of the
Court Training and Improvements
Program. The grant program creates a
unique opportunity for Federal, State,
Territorial, and Tribal courts or courtbased programs to significantly improve
court responses to sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence, and
stalking cases utilizing proven
specialized court processes to ensure
victim safety and offender
accountability. The program challenges
courts and court-based programs to
work with their communities to develop
specialized practices and educational
resources that will result in significantly
improved responses to sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence and
stalking cases, ensure offender
accountability, and promote informed
judicial decision making.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will
take the approximately 23 respondents
(grantees from the Court Training and
Improvements Program) approximately
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one hour to complete a semi-annual
progress report. The semi-annual
progress report is divided into sections
that pertain to the different types of
activities in which grantees may engage.
A Court Training and Improvements
Program grantee will only be required to
complete the sections of the form that
pertain to its own specific activities.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total annual hour burden
to complete the data collection forms is
46 hours, that is 23 grantees completing
a form twice a year with an estimated
completion time for the form being one
hour.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 4, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Public Meeting for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
Proposed United States Penitentiary
and Federal Prison Camp in Letcher
County, Kentucky
Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S.
Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons
(Bureau) is announcing a public meeting
for the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Proposed United
States Penitentiary (USP) and Federal
Prison Camp (FPC) in Letcher County,
Kentucky. A 45-day public comment
period on the Draft EIS was initiated
with the publication of the Notice of
Availability (NOA) of the Draft EIS in
the Federal Register on February 13,
2015. The 45-day public comment
period is from February 13, 2015
through March 30, 2015.
This notice announces the date, time,
and location of the public meeting for
the Draft EIS and provides
supplementary information about the
environmental planning effort.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: A public meeting
will be held on March 12, 2015 between
5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Letcher
County Central High School located at
SUMMARY:
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435 Cougar Drive, Whitesburg,
Kentucky. Bureau representatives will
be available at poster stations during the
public meeting to clarify information
related to the Draft EIS.
Federal, state, and local agencies and
officials, and interested groups and
individuals are encouraged to provide
comments in person at the public
meeting or in writing anytime during
the public comment period. At the
public meeting, attendees will be able to
submit comments in writing and orally
to a stenographer who will transcribe
comments. All comments received
during the public comment period will
be given equal consideration. Comments
may also be submitted to Mr. Thomas A.
Webber, Chief, Capacity Planning and
Construction Branch, Federal Bureau of
Prisons, 320 First Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20534 (Telephone:
(202) 514–6470, Fax: (202) 616–6024, or
Email: txwebber@bop.gov). All
statements, both written and oral,
submitted during the public comment
period will become part of the public
record on the Draft EIS and will be
responded to in the Final EIS. All
written comments must be postmarked
by March 30, 2015 to ensure they
become part of the official record.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed action being evaluated in this
Draft EIS is the acquisition of property
and the construction and operation of a
federal correctional facility in Letcher
County, Kentucky. The Bureau proposes
to acquire approximately 800 acres to
construct a USP (approximately 61,654
square meters) and FPC (approximately
6,063 square meters) in Letcher County.
Inmates housed in the USP would be
high-security male inmates and those
housed in the FPC would be minimumsecurity male inmates. The proposed
facilities would house approximately
1,216 total inmates (approximately
1,088 within the USP and 128 within
the FPC). In addition to the USP and
FPC, several ancillary facilities
necessary for the operation of the USP
and FPC would be constructed. A nonlethal/lethal fence would also be
installed along the perimeter of the USP.
The non-lethal/lethal fence would be
placed between two parallel, chain link
and razor wire fences.
The official scoping period for this
project began when the Bureau
published a Notice of Intent in the
Federal Register to prepare an EIS on
July, 26, 2013. The Bureau held a 30-day
public scoping period between July 26
and August 26, 2013. A public scoping
meeting was held on August 13, 2013 to
inform the public about the proposed
project and to explain the National
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Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
the associated environmental impact
analysis.
Three alternatives were analyzed in
this Draft EIS, the No Action Alternative
and two build alternatives: Alternative
1—Payne Gap and Alternative 2—
Roxana.
No Action Alternative
Under the No Action Alternative, the
Bureau would not acquire property or
construct and operate a new USP or
FPC. Existing USPs would remain
overcrowded and prevent the Bureau
from meeting its mission. The No
Action Alternative does not meet the
project purpose and need and is
therefore, not considered a viable
alternative. However, the No Action
Alternative is analyzed in the Draft EIS
because it serves as a baseline for
comparing the proposed action. The
purpose for this comparison is to allow
the federal agency to assess the effects
of taking no action versus implementing
the proposed action. In some cases the
no action alternative would result in
impacts to certain resources if the
proposed action is not implemented.
Therefore, the assessment of the no
action alternative is an important
component of all NEPA documents.
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Alternative 1—Payne Gap
Under Alternative 1, the Bureau
would acquire approximately 753 acres
of land known as the Payne Gap site.
The site is located in eastern Letcher
County, approximately 7 miles
northeast of Whitesburg, along the
Kentucky and Virginia border. The
Bureau would then construct and
operate a USP and FPC on this site.
Alternative 1 would require extensive
earthwork to prepare the site for
development. Approximately
10,912,130 cubic yards (yd3) of
excavation and 13,823,012 yd3 of fill
would be required prior to beginning
construction activities. The Bureau
would require a minimum of 300 acres
for construction of the USP and FPC at
this site.
Alternative 2—Roxana
Under Alternative 2, the Bureau
would acquire approximately 700 acres
of land known as the Roxana site. The
site is located 7.5 miles west of
Whitesburg, Kentucky. The Bureau
would construct and operate a USP and
FPC on this site.
Alternative 2 would also require
extensive earthwork to prepare the site
for development. Approximately
3,831,749 yd3 of material would need to
be excavated from the site and
approximately 4,293,001 yd3 of fill
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would be required to prepare the site for
construction activities. The Bureau
would require a minimum of 300 acres
for construction of the USP and FPC at
this site.
Alternative 1 and Alternative 2 would
both have significant impacts to
geology, topography, and soils, as well
as infrastructure and utilities, and traffic
and transportation. Implementation of
the proposed action under either
alternative would also have the
potential to impact threatened and
endangered species, including the gray
bat (Myotis grisescens) and Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalist). Studies are ongoing to
determine detailed impacts to winter
and summer habitat. Coordination with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is
ongoing.
Dated: February 5, 2015.
Thomas A. Webber,
Chief, Capacity Planning and Construction
Branch.
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length and no smaller than 12 point
font. Citations should be put in an
‘‘endnote’’ format and do not count
towards the page limit.
Recommendations should be clearly
identified in the text of the testimony.
The public may also submit comments
via U.S. Mail to: President’s Task Force
on Policing in the 21st Century, Office
of Community Oriented Policing
Services, U.S. Department of Justice,
145 N Street NE., 11th Floor,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 4, 2015.
Melanca Clark,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Public Teleconference With the
President’s Task Force on 21st
Century Policing Discussing Best
Practices and Recommendations
Community Oriented Policing
Services, Justice.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Community Oriented Policing Services
Public Meetings With Members of the
Research Community, Subject-Matter
Experts and the Public To Discuss
Topics Relating to Policing; Correction
Community Oriented Policing
Services, Justice.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Justice published a document in the
Federal Register of January 29, 2015,
concerning a public meeting notice to
discuss topics relating to policing. The
document contains an updated address
for the meeting location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald L. Davis, 202–514–4229 or
PolicingTaskForce@usdoj.gov.
SUMMARY:
Correction
In 80 FR 4947, published on January
29, 2015, correct the ADDRESSES caption
to read:
ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the
Executive Conference Center, Lecture
Hall, Phoenix Convention Center, 100
N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
(Second Level, Room 207). In order to
be considered by the Task Force in
advance of the meeting, comments
relating to the topic areas of Community
Policing & Crime Reduction and
Training & Education should be emailed
in Adobe Acrobat format to Comment@
taskforceonpolicing.us by Friday,
February 6, 2015. Written comments
should be no more than five pages in
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On December 18, 2014,
President Barack Obama signed an
Executive Order titled ‘‘Establishment of
the President’s Task Force on 21st
Century Policing’’ establishing the
President’s Task Force on 21st Century
Policing (‘‘Task Force’’). The Task Force
seeks to identify best practices and
make recommendations to the President
on how policing practices can promote
effective crime reduction while building
public trust and examine, among other
issues, how to foster strong,
collaborative relationships between
local law enforcement and the
communities they protect. This
publication announces tentative public
teleconferences.
The tentative meeting agenda is as
follows:
Call to Order
Discussion of best practices and
recommendations
Conclusion
DATES: The tentative teleconferences
are:
1. Wednesday, February 25, 2015
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time.
2. Thursday, February 26, 2015 from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time.
3. Friday, February 27, 2015 from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time.
For disability access please call
1–800–888–8888 (TTY users call via
Relay).
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Public Meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for Proposed United States Penitentiary and Federal Prison
Camp in Letcher County, Kentucky
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons
(Bureau) is announcing a public meeting for the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed United States Penitentiary
(USP) and Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Letcher County, Kentucky. A 45-
day public comment period on the Draft EIS was initiated with the
publication of the Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft EIS in the
Federal Register on February 13, 2015. The 45-day public comment period
is from February 13, 2015 through March 30, 2015.
This notice announces the date, time, and location of the public
meeting for the Draft EIS and provides supplementary information about
the environmental planning effort.
Dates and Addresses: A public meeting will be held on March 12, 2015
between 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Letcher County Central High
School located at 435 Cougar Drive, Whitesburg, Kentucky. Bureau
representatives will be available at poster stations during the public
meeting to clarify information related to the Draft EIS.
Federal, state, and local agencies and officials, and interested
groups and individuals are encouraged to provide comments in person at
the public meeting or in writing anytime during the public comment
period. At the public meeting, attendees will be able to submit
comments in writing and orally to a stenographer who will transcribe
comments. All comments received during the public comment period will
be given equal consideration. Comments may also be submitted to Mr.
Thomas A. Webber, Chief, Capacity Planning and Construction Branch,
Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534
(Telephone: (202) 514-6470, Fax: (202) 616-6024, or Email:
txwebber@bop.gov). All statements, both written and oral, submitted
during the public comment period will become part of the public record
on the Draft EIS and will be responded to in the Final EIS. All written
comments must be postmarked by March 30, 2015 to ensure they become
part of the official record.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action being evaluated in this
Draft EIS is the acquisition of property and the construction and
operation of a federal correctional facility in Letcher County,
Kentucky. The Bureau proposes to acquire approximately 800 acres to
construct a USP (approximately 61,654 square meters) and FPC
(approximately 6,063 square meters) in Letcher County. Inmates housed
in the USP would be high-security male inmates and those housed in the
FPC would be minimum-security male inmates. The proposed facilities
would house approximately 1,216 total inmates (approximately 1,088
within the USP and 128 within the FPC). In addition to the USP and FPC,
several ancillary facilities necessary for the operation of the USP and
FPC would be constructed. A non-lethal/lethal fence would also be
installed along the perimeter of the USP. The non-lethal/lethal fence
would be placed between two parallel, chain link and razor wire fences.
The official scoping period for this project began when the Bureau
published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register to prepare an EIS
on July, 26, 2013. The Bureau held a 30-day public scoping period
between July 26 and August 26, 2013. A public scoping meeting was held
on August 13, 2013 to inform the public about the proposed project and
to explain the National
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Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the associated environmental impact
analysis.
Three alternatives were analyzed in this Draft EIS, the No Action
Alternative and two build alternatives: Alternative 1--Payne Gap and
Alternative 2--Roxana.
No Action Alternative
Under the No Action Alternative, the Bureau would not acquire
property or construct and operate a new USP or FPC. Existing USPs would
remain overcrowded and prevent the Bureau from meeting its mission. The
No Action Alternative does not meet the project purpose and need and is
therefore, not considered a viable alternative. However, the No Action
Alternative is analyzed in the Draft EIS because it serves as a
baseline for comparing the proposed action. The purpose for this
comparison is to allow the federal agency to assess the effects of
taking no action versus implementing the proposed action. In some cases
the no action alternative would result in impacts to certain resources
if the proposed action is not implemented. Therefore, the assessment of
the no action alternative is an important component of all NEPA
documents.
Alternative 1--Payne Gap
Under Alternative 1, the Bureau would acquire approximately 753
acres of land known as the Payne Gap site. The site is located in
eastern Letcher County, approximately 7 miles northeast of Whitesburg,
along the Kentucky and Virginia border. The Bureau would then construct
and operate a USP and FPC on this site.
Alternative 1 would require extensive earthwork to prepare the site
for development. Approximately 10,912,130 cubic yards (yd\3\) of
excavation and 13,823,012 yd\3\ of fill would be required prior to
beginning construction activities. The Bureau would require a minimum
of 300 acres for construction of the USP and FPC at this site.
Alternative 2--Roxana
Under Alternative 2, the Bureau would acquire approximately 700
acres of land known as the Roxana site. The site is located 7.5 miles
west of Whitesburg, Kentucky. The Bureau would construct and operate a
USP and FPC on this site.
Alternative 2 would also require extensive earthwork to prepare the
site for development. Approximately 3,831,749 yd\3\ of material would
need to be excavated from the site and approximately 4,293,001 yd\3\ of
fill would be required to prepare the site for construction activities.
The Bureau would require a minimum of 300 acres for construction of the
USP and FPC at this site.
Alternative 1 and Alternative 2 would both have significant impacts
to geology, topography, and soils, as well as infrastructure and
utilities, and traffic and transportation. Implementation of the
proposed action under either alternative would also have the potential
to impact threatened and endangered species, including the gray bat
(Myotis grisescens) and Indiana bat (Myotis sodalist). Studies are
ongoing to determine detailed impacts to winter and summer habitat.
Coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is ongoing.
Dated: February 5, 2015.
Thomas A. Webber,
Chief, Capacity Planning and Construction Branch.
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