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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Louisiana
Trustee Implementation Group Final
Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally
Managed Lands; and Birds
Department of the Interior.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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In accordance with the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Consent Decree, and the
Final Programmatic Damage Assessment
Restoration Plan and Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement, the Federal and State natural
resource trustee agencies for the
Louisiana Trustee Implementation
Group (Trustees) have approved the
‘‘Louisiana Trustee Implementation
Group Final Restoration Plan #1:
Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and
Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on
Federally Managed Lands; and Birds’’
(Restoration Plan #1). The Trustees have
selected to fund engineering and design
activities for six projects intended to
continue the process of restoring natural
resources and services injured or lost as
a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill, which occurred on or about April
20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You
may download the ‘‘Louisiana Trustee
Implementation Group Final Restoration
Plan #1: Restoration of Wetlands,
Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats, Habitat
Projects on Federally Managed Lands;
and Birds’’ at any of the following sites:
• https://www.gulfspillrestoration.
noaa.gov.
• https://www.doi.gov/
deepwaterhorizon.
• https://la-dwh.com.
Alternatively, you may request a CD of
the Final Restoration Plan # 1 (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You
may also view the document at any of
the public facilities listed at https://
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Liz
Williams, at LATIG@la.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
On or about April 20, 2010, the
mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater
Horizon, which was being used to drill
a well for BP Exploration and
Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo
prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252–
MC252), experienced a significant
explosion, fire, and subsequent sinking
in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an
unprecedented volume of oil and other
discharges from the rig and from the
wellhead on the seabed. The Deepwater
Horizon oil spill is the largest oil spill
in U.S. history, discharging millions of
barrels of oil over a period of 87 days.
In addition, well over 1 million gallons
of dispersants were applied to the
waters of the spill area in an attempt to
disperse the spilled oil. An
undetermined amount of natural gas
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was also released into the environment
as a result of the spill.
The Deepwater Horizon State and
Federal natural resource trustees
(Trustees) conducted the natural
resource damage assessment (NRDA) for
the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under
the Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA; 33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Pursuant to OPA,
Federal and State agencies act as
trustees on behalf of the public to assess
natural resource injuries and losses and
determine actions required to
compensate the public for those injuries
and losses. OPA further instructs the
designated trustees to develop and
implement a plan for the restoration,
rehabilitation, replacement, or
acquisition of the equivalent of the
injured natural resources under their
trusteeship, including the loss of use
and services from those resources from
the time of injury until the time of
restoration to baseline (the resource
quality and conditions that would exist
if the spill had not occurred) is
complete.
The Trustees are:
• U.S. Department of the Interior
(DOI), as represented by the National
Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and Bureau of Land
Management;
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), on behalf of
the U.S. Department of Commerce;
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA);
• U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA);
• State of Louisiana Coastal
Protection and Restoration Authority
(CPRA), Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office
(LOSCO), Department of Environmental
Quality (LDEQ), Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries (LDWF), and Department
of Natural Resources (LDNR);
• State of Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality;
• State of Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources and
Geological Survey of Alabama;
• State of Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission; and
• For the State of Texas: Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department, Texas General
Land Office, and Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
Upon completion of the NRDA, the
Trustees reached and finalized a
settlement of their natural resource
damage claims with BP in a Consent
Decree approved by the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent
Decree, restoration projects in Louisiana
are now chosen and managed by the
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Louisiana Trustee Implementation
Group (TIG). The TIG Trustees are:
• U.S. Department of the Interior
(DOI), as represented by the National
Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and Bureau of Land
Management;
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), on behalf of
the U.S. Department of Commerce;
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA);
• U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA);
• Louisiana Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority (CPRA);
• Louisiana Department of Natural
Resources (LDNR);
• Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality (LDEQ);
• Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s
Office (LOSCO); and
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries (LDWF).
A notice of availability of the Draft
Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally
Managed Lands; and Birds was
published in the Federal Register on
November 1, 2016 (81 FR 75840). The
public was provided with a period to
review and comment on the Draft
Restoration Plan, from October 20
through December 9, 2016, and a public
meeting was held on November 30,
2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The
Louisiana TIG considered the public
comments received, which informed the
TIG’s analyses and selection of the
restoration alternatives in the
Restoration Plan #1. A summary of the
public comments received, and the
Louisiana TIG’s responses to those
comments, are addressed in chapter 5 of
the Restoration Plan #1.
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Overview of the ‘‘Louisiana Trustee
Implementation Group Final
Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally
Managed Lands; and Birds’’
(Restoration Plan #1)
For selected restoration alternatives in
this Restoration Plan #1, the Louisiana
TIG may, after completion of the
engineering and design process
discussed in this plan, propose some or
all of those projects for construction
using Deepwater Horizon NRDA funds.
Projects selected for construction
funding would then be evaluated further
under NEPA and OPA in a future Draft
Restoration Plan, which would be
provided to the public for review and
comment in accordance with the
appropriate Louisiana and Federal laws.
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The total estimated cost for the
engineering and design activities for the
six restoration projects is $22,300,000.
Details on the engineering and design
activities for these projects are provided
in the Restoration Plan #1.
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the
Administrative Record for this
Restoration Plan can be viewed
electronically at https://www.doi.gov/
deepwaterhorizon.
Authority
The authority of this action is the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.) and the implementing Natural
Resource Damage Assessment
regulations found at 15 CFR 990.
Kevin D. Reynolds,
Deepwater Horizon NRDAR Case Manager,
Department of the Interior.
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with the Saturday meeting location, will
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finalized.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Louisiana Trustee Implementation
Group Final Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and
Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands; and
Birds
AGENCY: Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Consent Decree, and the
Final Programmatic Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, the Federal and State
natural resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana Trustee
Implementation Group (Trustees) have approved the ``Louisiana Trustee
Implementation Group Final Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on
Federally Managed Lands; and Birds'' (Restoration Plan #1). The
Trustees have selected to fund engineering and design activities for
six projects intended to continue the process of restoring natural
resources and services injured or lost as a result of the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill, which occurred on or about April 20, 2010, in the
Gulf of Mexico.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the ``Louisiana
Trustee Implementation Group Final Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats, Habitat Projects on
Federally Managed Lands; and Birds'' at any of the following sites:
https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon.
https://la-dwh.com.
Alternatively, you may request a CD of the Final Restoration Plan # 1
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You may also view the document
at any of the public facilities listed at https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Williams, at LATIG@la.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
On or about April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit
Deepwater Horizon, which was being used to drill a well for BP
Exploration and Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo prospect
(Mississippi Canyon 252-MC252), experienced a significant explosion,
fire, and subsequent sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an
unprecedented volume of oil and other discharges from the rig and from
the wellhead on the seabed. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the
largest oil spill in U.S. history, discharging millions of barrels of
oil over a period of 87 days. In addition, well over 1 million gallons
of dispersants were applied to the waters of the spill area in an
attempt to disperse the spilled oil. An undetermined amount of natural
gas was also released into the environment as a result of the spill.
The Deepwater Horizon State and Federal natural resource trustees
(Trustees) conducted the natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) for
the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA;
33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Pursuant to OPA, Federal and State agencies
act as trustees on behalf of the public to assess natural resource
injuries and losses and determine actions required to compensate the
public for those injuries and losses. OPA further instructs the
designated trustees to develop and implement a plan for the
restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the
equivalent of the injured natural resources under their trusteeship,
including the loss of use and services from those resources from the
time of injury until the time of restoration to baseline (the resource
quality and conditions that would exist if the spill had not occurred)
is complete.
The Trustees are:
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as represented by
the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau
of Land Management;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on
behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce;
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA);
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority (CPRA), Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Department of
Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
(LDWF), and Department of Natural Resources (LDNR);
State of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality;
State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources and Geological Survey of Alabama;
State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection
and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and
For the State of Texas: Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department, Texas General Land Office, and Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
Upon completion of the NRDA, the Trustees reached and finalized a
settlement of their natural resource damage claims with BP in a Consent
Decree approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration
projects in Louisiana are now chosen and managed by the
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Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (TIG). The TIG Trustees are:
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as represented by
the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau
of Land Management;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on
behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce;
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA);
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
(CPRA);
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR);
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ);
Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO); and
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).
A notice of availability of the Draft Restoration Plan #1:
Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat
Projects on Federally Managed Lands; and Birds was published in the
Federal Register on November 1, 2016 (81 FR 75840). The public was
provided with a period to review and comment on the Draft Restoration
Plan, from October 20 through December 9, 2016, and a public meeting
was held on November 30, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Louisiana
TIG considered the public comments received, which informed the TIG's
analyses and selection of the restoration alternatives in the
Restoration Plan #1. A summary of the public comments received, and the
Louisiana TIG's responses to those comments, are addressed in chapter 5
of the Restoration Plan #1.
Overview of the ``Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Final
Restoration Plan #1: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands; and Birds''
(Restoration Plan #1)
For selected restoration alternatives in this Restoration Plan #1,
the Louisiana TIG may, after completion of the engineering and design
process discussed in this plan, propose some or all of those projects
for construction using Deepwater Horizon NRDA funds. Projects selected
for construction funding would then be evaluated further under NEPA and
OPA in a future Draft Restoration Plan, which would be provided to the
public for review and comment in accordance with the appropriate
Louisiana and Federal laws.
The total estimated cost for the engineering and design activities
for the six restoration projects is $22,300,000. Details on the
engineering and design activities for these projects are provided in
the Restoration Plan #1.
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the Administrative Record for this
Restoration Plan can be viewed electronically at https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon.
Authority
The authority of this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and the implementing Natural Resource Damage
Assessment regulations found at 15 CFR 990.
Kevin D. Reynolds,
Deepwater Horizon NRDAR Case Manager, Department of the Interior.
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