Notice of Availability of a Draft Detailed Project Report With Integrated Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project at the Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 12447-12448 [2017-04123]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 41 / Friday, March 3, 2017 / Notices COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Generic Information Collection, Extension Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA). ACTION: Notice of generic information collection—emergency extension without change. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), CSOSA announces that it submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a 6 (six) month extension of the generic information collection request, to be effective after the current February 28, 2017 expiration date. OMB approved the emergency extension on February 24, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rochelle Durant, Program Analyst, Office of General Counsel, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, 633 Indiana Avenue NW., Room 1253, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 220–5304 or to: rochelle.durant@csosa.gov. 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[FR Doc. 2017–04118 Filed 3–2–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3129–04–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Notice of Availability of a Draft Detailed Project Report With Integrated Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project at the Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of Availability; request for comments. AGENCY: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District announces the availability of a Draft Detailed Project Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment (DPR/EA) and draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for review and comment for the proposed Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project in San Francisco, California. Pursuant to 33 CFR 230.11(b) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Procedures for Implementing [the National Environmental Policy Act] NEPA, notice of the availability of this DPR/EA and draft FONSI for review and comment is being provided to agencies, organizations, and the interested public. DATES: Comments on the Draft DPR/EA and draft FONSI may be submitted starting March 6, 2017 through March 21, 2017. If comments are provided by mail, they must be received at the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12447 address below no later than March 21, 2017. ADDRESSES: The Draft DPR/EA can be viewed online starting March 6, 2017 at: https://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Portals/ 68/docs/Environmental/2017_Central_ Basin_Sec107_DraftDPR-EA.pdf Comments may be submitted on the Draft DPR/EA using any of the following methods: • Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, ATTN: Roxanne Grillo, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103–1398. • Email: CESPN-ET-PA@ usace.army.mil. Comment letters should include the commenter’s physical mailing address and the project title in the subject line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxanne Grillo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103–1398. Telephone: (415) 503– 6859. Email: CESPN-ET-PA@ usace.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project Site and Background Information. The project area consists of a turning and maneuvering basin within the waters of the San Francisco Bay called the Central Basin Approach Area (Central Basin) at the Port of San Francisco’s Pier 70 Shipyard located along the eastern shore of the City of San Francisco, approximately 1.5 miles south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The Pier 70 Shipyard features two dry docks, full pier-side facilities, and an available labor force in excess of 1,300, as well as a number of machine shops and engineering firms. The Port of San Francisco owns the real property and primary equipment for ship repair, such as the dry docks and cranes, offering full-service ship repair for commercial and government vessels. The facility can accommodate postPanamax class ships, including cruise ships, tankers, container ships, and more. The USACE proposes to dredge the Central Basin to an increased depth and place the dredged material at a permitted site. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to reduce the negative impacts of shoaling in the Central Basin to allow vessels to safely and efficiently access the Pier 70 Shipyard without the use of high tide. The Proposed Action is necessary to reduce transportation costs and user delays for use of the repair and service facilities at the Pier 70 Shipyard, increase access to the specialized repair and service facilities at the Pier 70 Shipyard, and improve safety for vessels E:\FR\FM\03MRN1.SGM 03MRN1 12448 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 41 / Friday, March 3, 2017 / Notices and operators in approaching the Central Basin and Pier 70 Shipyard. Pursuant to NEPA, USACE has prepared a Draft DPR/EA analyzing the potential environmental impacts of planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining a commercial navigation project at the Central Basin. The primary action areas for this analysis include the proposed Central Basin approach area dredge footprint, the dredged material placement site (the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site as well as the alternative placement sites evaluated), and waterways used for vessel transit between the dredge and placement sites. The Port of San Francisco is the Non-Federal Sponsor (NFS). 2. Alternatives. The study considers both non-structural and structural measures. Non-structural measures include: Lightering, light loading, the use of favorable tides, and daylight transit only. Structural measures proposed include dredging to various depths in combination with dredged material placement at a range of sites. Three sets of alternative deepening plans were evaluated based on three different depths (30 feet mean lower low water [MLLW], 32 feet MLLW, and 35 feet MLLW) and three alternative sediment placement locations (beneficial use, deep ocean disposal at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site, and an in-bay site), which resulted in a total of 16 alternatives considered including the no-action plan. The final array of four alternatives (including the No Action Alternative) from the alternative formulation process were carried forward for analysis in the EA. The recommended plan (Proposed Action, Agency-Preferred Alternative) is the National Economic Development Plan (Alternative 6) to dredge the Central Basin to 32 feet MLLW plus two feet of overdepth and place all of the material at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site. Approximately 237,700 cubic yards of material (including the two feet of overdepth) would be dredged. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison. [FR Doc. 2017–04123 Filed 3–2–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P DENALI COMMISSION Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement To Study Mertarvik Community Infrastructure Development Project, Alaska Denali Commission. Notice of intent. AGENCY: ACTION: The Denali Commission, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), announces its intention to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to study the feasibility of relocating the threatened Newtok Village from its current location to Mertarvik, a site roughly nine miles away on Nelson Island, which is across the Ninglik River from mainland Alaska. The EIS will address the potential for positive and negative environmental impacts associated with constructing all required infrastructure at the new village townsite of Mertarvik. The Denali Commission, along with the USACE, will hold a scoping meeting in Newtok Village, Alaska, in an effort to better define the issues associated with permanently relocating village residents. While the official scoping period concludes 30 days following the publication of this NOI, public input will continue to be solicited throughout the study process. DATES: A scoping meeting will be held in Newtok Village, AK at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 22 in the school gymnasium. (Schedule updates will be posted to the ‘‘Events’’ section of the Denali Commission Web page found at https://www.denali.gov/.) A summary of the comments received will be forwarded to meeting participants and other public as requested. The scoping meeting will be advertised as necessary. ADDRESSES: Please direct comments or suggestions on the scope of the EIS to: Mr. Christopher Floyd, NEPA Coordinator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, CEPOA–PM– C–ER, P.O. Box 6898, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK 99506–0898; Phone: 907–753–2700; email christopher.b.floyd@usace.army.mil. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information or questions concerning the proposed project, please contact: CAPT Donald Antrobus, Environmentally Threatened Communities Program Manager, Denali Commission, 510 L Street, Suite 410, Anchorage, AK 99501; 907–271–3500; dantrobus@denali.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Background The village of Newtok (population 354, 2010 census) is on the west coast VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 Mar 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of Alaska in the broad, low-lying delta between the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers. The village is located on low marshy terrain on the banks of a tidally influenced slough of the Ninglik River. The Ninglik River is eroding toward the village of Newtok at an average rate of 72 feet per year. The maximum yearly observed rate of erosion is 300 feet per year. Based upon an average annual riverbank loss resulting from fall storms, the village has approximately four years before critical village infrastructure will be threatened and/or destroyed. Changes in river channels surrounding the village of Newtok have also increased the frequency and severity of flooding in the village. Lower lying areas of the village flood almost every year. Flooding events in 2005 and 2006 flooded the village water supply, causing raw sewage to be spread throughout the village, displacing residents from homes, destroying subsistence food storage and other facilities, and shutting down essential utilities. The closest high ground to the village of Newtok that avoids damages from both flooding and erosion is the Mertarvik site on Nelson Island, a 10,943-acre site transferred to the Newtok Native Corporation, from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in November 2003 by Public Law 108–129, and designated as ‘‘Proposed Village Site’’ on a map titled ‘‘Proposed Newtok Exchange,’’ dated September 2002. Additional information related to past efforts to address erosion and relocate the village can be found at: https:// www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/ PlanningLandManagement/ NewtokPlanningGroup.aspx. Purpose and Need for Agency Action The purpose and need for this study is to identify a practicable and environmentally responsible solution to protect the village of Newtok from both flooding and erosion damages and loss of life. This EIS will assess the potential environmental impacts of reconstructing all required village infrastructure at the new village site of Mertarvik on Nelson Island. This action is needed without delay to avoid the potential loss of life and/or the indefinite dislocation of Newtok Village residents associated with the relentless migration of the Ninglik River. Preliminary Alternatives Consistent with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation requirements, this EIS will assess the full range of reasonable and practicable alternatives regarding E:\FR\FM\03MRN1.SGM 03MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Notice of Availability of a Draft Detailed Project Report With 
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant 
Impact for the Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program 
Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project at the Port of San 
Francisco, San Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San 
Francisco District announces the availability of a Draft Detailed 
Project Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment (DPR/EA) and 
draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for review and comment 
for the proposed Pier 70 Central Basin Continuing Authorities Program 
(CAP) Section 107 Navigation Improvement Project in San Francisco, 
California. Pursuant to 33 CFR 230.11(b) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--
Procedures for Implementing [the National Environmental Policy Act] 
NEPA, notice of the availability of this DPR/EA and draft FONSI for 
review and comment is being provided to agencies, organizations, and 
the interested public.

DATES: Comments on the Draft DPR/EA and draft FONSI may be submitted 
starting March 6, 2017 through March 21, 2017. If comments are provided 
by mail, they must be received at the address below no later than March 
21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The Draft DPR/EA can be viewed online starting March 6, 2017 
at: https://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Portals/68/docs/Environmental/2017_Central_Basin_Sec107_DraftDPR-EA.pdf
    Comments may be submitted on the Draft DPR/EA using any of the 
following methods:
     Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco 
District, ATTN: Roxanne Grillo, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 
94103-1398.
     Email: CESPN-ET-PA@usace.army.mil.
    Comment letters should include the commenter's physical mailing 
address and the project title in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxanne Grillo, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, 
CA 94103-1398. Telephone: (415) 503-6859. Email: CESPN-ET-PA@usace.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. Project Site and Background Information. The project area 
consists of a turning and maneuvering basin within the waters of the 
San Francisco Bay called the Central Basin Approach Area (Central 
Basin) at the Port of San Francisco's Pier 70 Shipyard located along 
the eastern shore of the City of San Francisco, approximately 1.5 miles 
south of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The Pier 70 Shipyard 
features two dry docks, full pier-side facilities, and an available 
labor force in excess of 1,300, as well as a number of machine shops 
and engineering firms. The Port of San Francisco owns the real property 
and primary equipment for ship repair, such as the dry docks and 
cranes, offering full-service ship repair for commercial and government 
vessels. The facility can accommodate post-Panamax class ships, 
including cruise ships, tankers, container ships, and more.
    The USACE proposes to dredge the Central Basin to an increased 
depth and place the dredged material at a permitted site. The purpose 
of the Proposed Action is to reduce the negative impacts of shoaling in 
the Central Basin to allow vessels to safely and efficiently access the 
Pier 70 Shipyard without the use of high tide. The Proposed Action is 
necessary to reduce transportation costs and user delays for use of the 
repair and service facilities at the Pier 70 Shipyard, increase access 
to the specialized repair and service facilities at the Pier 70 
Shipyard, and improve safety for vessels

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and operators in approaching the Central Basin and Pier 70 Shipyard.
    Pursuant to NEPA, USACE has prepared a Draft DPR/EA analyzing the 
potential environmental impacts of planning, designing, constructing, 
and maintaining a commercial navigation project at the Central Basin. 
The primary action areas for this analysis include the proposed Central 
Basin approach area dredge footprint, the dredged material placement 
site (the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site as well as the 
alternative placement sites evaluated), and waterways used for vessel 
transit between the dredge and placement sites. The Port of San 
Francisco is the Non-Federal Sponsor (NFS).
    2. Alternatives. The study considers both non-structural and 
structural measures. Non-structural measures include: Lightering, light 
loading, the use of favorable tides, and daylight transit only. 
Structural measures proposed include dredging to various depths in 
combination with dredged material placement at a range of sites. Three 
sets of alternative deepening plans were evaluated based on three 
different depths (30 feet mean lower low water [MLLW], 32 feet MLLW, 
and 35 feet MLLW) and three alternative sediment placement locations 
(beneficial use, deep ocean disposal at the San Francisco Deep Ocean 
Disposal Site, and an in-bay site), which resulted in a total of 16 
alternatives considered including the no-action plan. The final array 
of four alternatives (including the No Action Alternative) from the 
alternative formulation process were carried forward for analysis in 
the EA.
    The recommended plan (Proposed Action, Agency-Preferred 
Alternative) is the National Economic Development Plan (Alternative 6) 
to dredge the Central Basin to 32 feet MLLW plus two feet of overdepth 
and place all of the material at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal 
Site. Approximately 237,700 cubic yards of material (including the two 
feet of overdepth) would be dredged.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2017-04123 Filed 3-2-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3720-58-P

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