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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement To
Evaluate Improvements to the Mobile
Harbor Federal Navigation Channel,
Mobile, Alabama
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The Mobile District, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(DSEIS) to address the potential impacts
associated with improving the Mobile
Harbor Federal Navigation Channel in
Mobile County, AL. The DSEIS will be
used as a basis for ensuring compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) and evaluating alternative
plans including the ‘‘No Action.’’ The
proposed alternatives identified in the
Alternatives Milestone analysis will be
evaluated including widening and
deepening of selected areas of the
navigation channel within the currently
authorized dimensions.
DATES: The scoping meeting will be held
on Tuesday, January 12, 2015 from 5:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting will be
held at the Mobile Alabama Cruise
Terminal, 201 S. Water Street, Mobile,
AL 36602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the DSEIS should be
addressed to Mr. Larry Parson, Coastal
Environment Team, Mobile District,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box
2288, Mobile, AL 36628 by telephone
(251) 690–3139 or email him at
larry.e.parson@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. As Authorized in the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 and
per the 1981 Chief’s Report for Mobile
Harbor, Alabama, the major components
of the project are as follows: (a) Deepen
and widen entrance channel over the
bar to 57 by 700 feet, a distance of about
7.4 miles, (b) deepen and widen Mobile
Bay Channel from mouth of bay to south
of Mobile River, 55 by 550 feet, a
distance of about 27.0 miles, (c) deepen
and widen an additional 4.2 miles of
Mobile Bay Channel to 55 by 650 feet,
(d) provide 55-foot deep anchorage area
and turning basin in vicinity of Little
Sand Island, and (e) deepening the
Mobile River channel to 55 feet to a
point about 1 mile below the Interstate
10 and U.S. 90 highway tunnels. Also,
per the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
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CROmnibus (Pub. L. 113-235): Sec. 110,
the Limited Reevaluation Report (LRR)
initiated in FY 2012 for the Mobile
Harbor, Alabama navigation project
shall include evaluation of the full
depth of the project as authorized under
section 201 of Public Law 99-662 (110
Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal
share of the cost as in the design
agreement executed on August 14, 2012.
2. The evaluation will examine the
costs and benefits as well as the
environmental impacts of modifying the
maintained dimensions of the existing
Federal project within its authorized
limits. The purpose of the study will be
to determine improvements for safety
and efficiency of harbor users. Vessels
are experiencing delays leaving and
arriving at port facilities and
inefficiencies have increased as the
volume of cargo has grown and larger
vessels call on the port to handle the
increased cargo. Construction of Mobile
Harbor to 45-foot depth was completed
in FY 1994. The construction depth was
limited to 45 feet because the sponsor
did not have the funds to construct to
the fully authorized depth. A 1300-foot
extension in the river channel was a
separable element new start with the
Project Partnership Agreement (PPA)
signed in FY 98 and construction
completed in FY 2000. A 1200-foot and
a 2100-foot extension in the river
channel were also separable element
new starts with the PPA signed in FY
2004 and work completed in FY 2008.
The Turning Basin was also a separable
element new start with the PPA signed
in FY 2009 and construction completed
in August 2010. Due to traffic changes,
vessel delays began being experienced
into and out of the port as traffic was
limited to one-way as larger ships
transited the channel. The Alabama
State Port Authority (ASPA) requested
that the Corps consider widening a
portion of the authorized channel to
allow two-way traffic to reduce delays.
Subsequently, the Corps initiated an
LRR to consider widening a portion of
the upper bay channel. The design
agreement for the LRR was executed on
August 14, 2012. After initial analysis
and coordination with the ASPA and its
users, the design agreement for the LRR
was amended on April 14, 2014 to
account for a change in location for the
proposed widening to include an
approximate 5-mile section of the lower
bay channel up to the authorized width
of 550 feet and to widen an approximate
2-mile section of the bar channel to its
authorized width of 700 feet (all work
within the existing project
authorization). On June 12, 2014, the
ASPA requested that the Corps
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undertake additional studies to
determine the feasibility of deepening
and widening the channel to its full
authorized depths and widths. Per letter
dated October 20, 2014, the Assistant
Secretary of the Army (ASA) approved
the direction of General Investigation
funds to complete Preconstruction
Engineering and Design for the channel
widening for Mobile Harbor to initiate a
General Reevaluation Report (GRR) to
evaluate deepening and widening of the
channel to its full authorized
dimensions. This letter also directed the
Corps to halt all work on the LRR being
prepared for the widening project.
3. Scoping:
a. The Corps invites full public
participation to promote open
communication on the issues
surrounding the proposal. All Federal,
State, and local agencies, and other
persons or organizations that have an
interest are urged to participate in the
NEPA scoping process. Public meetings
will be held to help identify significant
issues and to receive public input and
comment.
b. The DSEIS will analyze the
potential social, economic, and
environmental impacts to the local area
resulting from improvements to the
Mobile Harbor Navigation Project.
Specifically, the following major issues
will be analyzed in depth in the DSEIS:
Hydrologic and hydraulic regimes,
water quality, effects on natural
resources, sediment transport,
threatened and endangered species,
essential fish habitat and other marine
habitat, air quality, cultural resources,
transportation systems, alternatives,
secondary and cumulative impacts,
socioeconomic impacts, environmental
justice (effect on minorities and lowincome groups) (Executive Order
12898), and protection of children
(Executive Order 13045).
c. The Corps will serve as the lead
Federal agency in the preparation of the
DSEIS. It is anticipated that the
following agencies will be invited and
will accept cooperating agency status for
the preparation of the DSEIS: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Department of
Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Alabama
Department of Environmental
Management, Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources,
Alabama State Port Authority, Alabama
Secretary of State, and Alabama State
Historic Preservation Office.
4. The scoping meeting will be held
on (see DATES and ADDRESSES). Actual
time(s) and place(s) for subsequent
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meetings or workshops will be
announced by the Corps by issuance of
a public notice and/or notices in the
local media.
5. It is anticipated that the DSEIS will
be made available for public review in
July 2018.
Curtis M. Flakes,
Chief, Planning and Environmental Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement To Evaluate Improvements to the Mobile Harbor Federal
Navigation Channel, Mobile, Alabama
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(DSEIS) to address the potential impacts associated with improving the
Mobile Harbor Federal Navigation Channel in Mobile County, AL. The
DSEIS will be used as a basis for ensuring compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and evaluating alternative plans
including the ``No Action.'' The proposed alternatives identified in
the Alternatives Milestone analysis will be evaluated including
widening and deepening of selected areas of the navigation channel
within the currently authorized dimensions.
DATES: The scoping meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2015
from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting will be held at the Mobile Alabama
Cruise Terminal, 201 S. Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the DSEIS should be
addressed to Mr. Larry Parson, Coastal Environment Team, Mobile
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628
by telephone (251) 690-3139 or email him at
larry.e.parson@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. As Authorized in the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 and
per the 1981 Chief's Report for Mobile Harbor, Alabama, the major
components of the project are as follows: (a) Deepen and widen entrance
channel over the bar to 57 by 700 feet, a distance of about 7.4 miles,
(b) deepen and widen Mobile Bay Channel from mouth of bay to south of
Mobile River, 55 by 550 feet, a distance of about 27.0 miles, (c)
deepen and widen an additional 4.2 miles of Mobile Bay Channel to 55 by
650 feet, (d) provide 55[hyphen]foot deep anchorage area and turning
basin in vicinity of Little Sand Island, and (e) deepening the Mobile
River channel to 55 feet to a point about 1 mile below the Interstate
10 and U.S. 90 highway tunnels. Also, per the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
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CROmnibus (Pub. L. 113[hyphen]235): Sec. 110, the Limited Reevaluation
Report (LRR) initiated in FY 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama
navigation project shall include evaluation of the full depth of the
project as authorized under section 201 of Public Law 99[hyphen]662
(110 Stat. 4090) at the same non[hyphen]Federal share of the cost as in
the design agreement executed on August 14, 2012.
2. The evaluation will examine the costs and benefits as well as
the environmental impacts of modifying the maintained dimensions of the
existing Federal project within its authorized limits. The purpose of
the study will be to determine improvements for safety and efficiency
of harbor users. Vessels are experiencing delays leaving and arriving
at port facilities and inefficiencies have increased as the volume of
cargo has grown and larger vessels call on the port to handle the
increased cargo. Construction of Mobile Harbor to 45[hyphen]foot depth
was completed in FY 1994. The construction depth was limited to 45 feet
because the sponsor did not have the funds to construct to the fully
authorized depth. A 1300[hyphen]foot extension in the river channel was
a separable element new start with the Project Partnership Agreement
(PPA) signed in FY 98 and construction completed in FY 2000. A
1200[hyphen]foot and a 2100[hyphen]foot extension in the river channel
were also separable element new starts with the PPA signed in FY 2004
and work completed in FY 2008. The Turning Basin was also a separable
element new start with the PPA signed in FY 2009 and construction
completed in August 2010. Due to traffic changes, vessel delays began
being experienced into and out of the port as traffic was limited to
one[hyphen]way as larger ships transited the channel. The Alabama State
Port Authority (ASPA) requested that the Corps consider widening a
portion of the authorized channel to allow two[hyphen]way traffic to
reduce delays. Subsequently, the Corps initiated an LRR to consider
widening a portion of the upper bay channel. The design agreement for
the LRR was executed on August 14, 2012. After initial analysis and
coordination with the ASPA and its users, the design agreement for the
LRR was amended on April 14, 2014 to account for a change in location
for the proposed widening to include an approximate 5-mile section of
the lower bay channel up to the authorized width of 550 feet and to
widen an approximate 2-mile section of the bar channel to its
authorized width of 700 feet (all work within the existing project
authorization). On June 12, 2014, the ASPA requested that the Corps
undertake additional studies to determine the feasibility of deepening
and widening the channel to its full authorized depths and widths. Per
letter dated October 20, 2014, the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(ASA) approved the direction of General Investigation funds to complete
Preconstruction Engineering and Design for the channel widening for
Mobile Harbor to initiate a General Reevaluation Report (GRR) to
evaluate deepening and widening of the channel to its full authorized
dimensions. This letter also directed the Corps to halt all work on the
LRR being prepared for the widening project.
3. Scoping:
a. The Corps invites full public participation to promote open
communication on the issues surrounding the proposal. All Federal,
State, and local agencies, and other persons or organizations that have
an interest are urged to participate in the NEPA scoping process.
Public meetings will be held to help identify significant issues and to
receive public input and comment.
b. The DSEIS will analyze the potential social, economic, and
environmental impacts to the local area resulting from improvements to
the Mobile Harbor Navigation Project. Specifically, the following major
issues will be analyzed in depth in the DSEIS: Hydrologic and hydraulic
regimes, water quality, effects on natural resources, sediment
transport, threatened and endangered species, essential fish habitat
and other marine habitat, air quality, cultural resources,
transportation systems, alternatives, secondary and cumulative impacts,
socioeconomic impacts, environmental justice (effect on minorities and
low-income groups) (Executive Order 12898), and protection of children
(Executive Order 13045).
c. The Corps will serve as the lead Federal agency in the
preparation of the DSEIS. It is anticipated that the following agencies
will be invited and will accept cooperating agency status for the
preparation of the DSEIS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation, Alabama
Department of Environmental Management, Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, Alabama State Port Authority,
Alabama Secretary of State, and Alabama State Historic Preservation
Office.
4. The scoping meeting will be held on (see DATES and ADDRESSES).
Actual time(s) and place(s) for subsequent meetings or workshops will
be announced by the Corps by issuance of a public notice and/or notices
in the local media.
5. It is anticipated that the DSEIS will be made available for
public review in July 2018.
Curtis M. Flakes,
Chief, Planning and Environmental Division.
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