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Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
Modification of the Bayou Lafourche
and Lafourche-Jump Waterway,
Louisiana, Navigation Channel Project
in Lafourche Parish
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), New Orleans District
will be the lead agency for a draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS),
to be integrated with a Feasibility
Report (FR), for the Bayou Lafourche
and Lafourche-Jump Waterway,
Louisiana Project, in Lafourche Parish.
The FR and DEIS will investigate
channel modification to the Bayou
SUMMARY:
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Lafourche Waterway up to as much as
50 feet deep. The integrated document
will be prepared by the Greater
Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the project and the
DEIS should be addressed to: Mr. Sean
Mickal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Regional Planning and Environment
Division South, Planning Branch, Room
141, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans,
LA 70118–3651, by email at
sean.p.mickal@usace.army.mil, or by
telephone at (504) 862–2319.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority. The DEIS is being
prepared by the GLPC under authority
granted by Section 203 of the Water
Resources Development Act (WRDA) of
1986, as amended by Section 1014(b) of
the Water Resources Reform and
Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014.
2. Proposed Action. The proposed
action is to increase the controlling
depth of the Bayou Lafourche Waterway
federal navigation channel. Economic
analyses will be performed to determine
the current and future needs for the
channel by various draft vessels, and the
costs and benefits of maintaining
channels of various sizes.
3. Alternatives. An array of
alternatives will be analyzed and the
most feasible of the alternatives will be
recommended. Alternatives range from
the ‘No Action’ Alternative to enlarging
and extending the access channel to the
natural contour of the Gulf at
approximately -50 ft. Mean Lower Low
Water. The selected contour is to be
optimized in the process of preparing
the Integrated FR and DEIS. All feasible
and reasonable alternatives will be
considered, including alternatives with
varying depths and lengths, for detailed
analysis.
4. Scoping. Scoping is the process for
determining the scope of alternatives
and significant issues to be addressed in
the DEIS. For this study, a letter will be
sent to all parties believed to have an
interest in the study, requesting their
input on alternatives and issues to be
evaluated. The letter will also notify
interested parties of a public scoping
meeting that will be held in the local
area. Notices will also be sent to local
news media. All interested parties are
invited to comment at this time, and
anyone interested in this study should
request to be included in the study
mailing list. A public scoping meeting
or meetings will be announced in the
near future.
5. Purpose of and Need for the
Project. The project will enlarge the
existing authorized channel at Port
Fourchon, Louisiana, to an engineering,
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economic and environmentally feasible
depth and extend the main access
channel to the natural contour of the
Gulf of Mexico at the optimum depth.
The project would include the
construction of a turning basin or wider
slip(s) within the port complex to
accommodate larger vessels. The action
is being proposed to provide adequate
depth to accommodate deeper drafts of
larger oil and gas exploration and
service vessels plying the Gulf in deep
waters; to provide depths required to
move large oil and gas exploration and
production rigs constructed and
fabricated at the port to open water; to
allow large oil and gas platforms to
move from the Gulf to Port Fourchon for
repair and refurbishment; and to
provide adequate depth for other
ongoing construction projects at the
port.
6. Significant Issues. The tentative list
of resources and issues, not exclusive, to
be evaluated in the DEIS includes tidal
wetlands, barrier shoreline habitat,
aquatic resources, wildlife resources,
essential fish habitat, water quality, air
quality, threatened and endangered
species, recreational resources, and
cultural resources. Additional resources
might include geological issues
(including dredging and stabilization of
fill areas) and impacts on visual
resources. Socioeconomic items to be
evaluated in the DEIS include
navigation, business and industrial
activity, employment, land use,
property values, public/community
facilities and services, tax revenues,
population, community and regional
growth, vehicular transportation, and
noise.
7. Consultation, Coordination, and
Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the
documentation of existing conditions
and assessment of effects of project
alternatives through Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act consultation
procedures. The USFWS will also
provide a Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act report. Endangered
Species Act, Section 7 consultation, will
also be conducted in close coordination
with the USFWS and the National
Marine Fisheries Service concerning
threatened and endangered species.
Consultation will also be done with the
State Historic Preservation Office and
federally recognized Indian Tribes. The
proposed action will involve evaluation
for compliance with guidelines
established by Section 404(b) of the
Clean Water Act; application (to the
State of Louisiana) for Water Quality
Certification pursuant to Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act; certification of
state lands, easements, and rights of
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way; and determination of Coastal Zone
Management Act consistency. The DEIS
will be distributed for review to all
interested agencies, organizations, and
individuals.
8. Estimated Date of Availability. It is
estimated that this DEIS will be
available to the public in November
2017. At least one public meeting will
be held at that time, during which the
public will be provided the opportunity
to comment on the DEIS before it
becomes final.
Dated: November 10, 2016.
Michael N. Clancy,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
Modification of the Bayou Lafourche and Lafourche-Jump Waterway,
Louisiana, Navigation Channel Project in Lafourche Parish
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), New Orleans District
will be the lead agency for a draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS), to be integrated with a Feasibility Report (FR), for the Bayou
Lafourche and Lafourche-Jump Waterway, Louisiana Project, in Lafourche
Parish. The FR and DEIS will investigate channel modification to the
Bayou
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Lafourche Waterway up to as much as 50 feet deep. The integrated
document will be prepared by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission
(GLPC).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the project and the
DEIS should be addressed to: Mr. Sean Mickal, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Regional Planning and Environment Division South, Planning
Branch, Room 141, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-3651, by
email at sean.p.mickal@usace.army.mil, or by telephone at (504) 862-
2319.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority. The DEIS is being prepared by the GLPC under
authority granted by Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act
(WRDA) of 1986, as amended by Section 1014(b) of the Water Resources
Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014.
2. Proposed Action. The proposed action is to increase the
controlling depth of the Bayou Lafourche Waterway federal navigation
channel. Economic analyses will be performed to determine the current
and future needs for the channel by various draft vessels, and the
costs and benefits of maintaining channels of various sizes.
3. Alternatives. An array of alternatives will be analyzed and the
most feasible of the alternatives will be recommended. Alternatives
range from the `No Action' Alternative to enlarging and extending the
access channel to the natural contour of the Gulf at approximately -50
ft. Mean Lower Low Water. The selected contour is to be optimized in
the process of preparing the Integrated FR and DEIS. All feasible and
reasonable alternatives will be considered, including alternatives with
varying depths and lengths, for detailed analysis.
4. Scoping. Scoping is the process for determining the scope of
alternatives and significant issues to be addressed in the DEIS. For
this study, a letter will be sent to all parties believed to have an
interest in the study, requesting their input on alternatives and
issues to be evaluated. The letter will also notify interested parties
of a public scoping meeting that will be held in the local area.
Notices will also be sent to local news media. All interested parties
are invited to comment at this time, and anyone interested in this
study should request to be included in the study mailing list. A public
scoping meeting or meetings will be announced in the near future.
5. Purpose of and Need for the Project. The project will enlarge
the existing authorized channel at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, to an
engineering, economic and environmentally feasible depth and extend the
main access channel to the natural contour of the Gulf of Mexico at the
optimum depth. The project would include the construction of a turning
basin or wider slip(s) within the port complex to accommodate larger
vessels. The action is being proposed to provide adequate depth to
accommodate deeper drafts of larger oil and gas exploration and service
vessels plying the Gulf in deep waters; to provide depths required to
move large oil and gas exploration and production rigs constructed and
fabricated at the port to open water; to allow large oil and gas
platforms to move from the Gulf to Port Fourchon for repair and
refurbishment; and to provide adequate depth for other ongoing
construction projects at the port.
6. Significant Issues. The tentative list of resources and issues,
not exclusive, to be evaluated in the DEIS includes tidal wetlands,
barrier shoreline habitat, aquatic resources, wildlife resources,
essential fish habitat, water quality, air quality, threatened and
endangered species, recreational resources, and cultural resources.
Additional resources might include geological issues (including
dredging and stabilization of fill areas) and impacts on visual
resources. Socioeconomic items to be evaluated in the DEIS include
navigation, business and industrial activity, employment, land use,
property values, public/community facilities and services, tax
revenues, population, community and regional growth, vehicular
transportation, and noise.
7. Consultation, Coordination, and Review. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the documentation of
existing conditions and assessment of effects of project alternatives
through Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act consultation procedures. The
USFWS will also provide a Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act report.
Endangered Species Act, Section 7 consultation, will also be conducted
in close coordination with the USFWS and the National Marine Fisheries
Service concerning threatened and endangered species. Consultation will
also be done with the State Historic Preservation Office and federally
recognized Indian Tribes. The proposed action will involve evaluation
for compliance with guidelines established by Section 404(b) of the
Clean Water Act; application (to the State of Louisiana) for Water
Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act;
certification of state lands, easements, and rights of way; and
determination of Coastal Zone Management Act consistency. The DEIS will
be distributed for review to all interested agencies, organizations,
and individuals.
8. Estimated Date of Availability. It is estimated that this DEIS
will be available to the public in November 2017. At least one public
meeting will be held at that time, during which the public will be
provided the opportunity to comment on the DEIS before it becomes
final.
Dated: November 10, 2016.
Michael N. Clancy,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
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