Withdrawal of Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Chuitna Coal Mine Project, Alaska, 29285 [2017-13505]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers, Department of the
Army
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Chuitna Coal Mine
Project, Alaska
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent; withdrawal.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), on January 4, 2011, the Alaska
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) initiated the Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
process to identify and analyze potential
impacts associated with the proposed
Chuitna Coal Mine Project to assist in
evaluating a Department of the Army
permit application pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and Section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of
1899. On March 30, 2017, the applicant
announced its decision to suspend
pursuit of permitting efforts on the
project. Therefore, the Corps is
terminating the EIS process, and is
withdrawing the Notice of Intent
published in the Tuesday, January 4,
2011, issue of the Federal Register.
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U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, CEPOA–RD, Post Office Box
6898, JBER, Alaska 99506–0898.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding this action can be
addressed by Jason Berkner, Regulatory
Division, by telephone: (907) 753–5778
(toll free from within Alaska: (800) 478–
2712), by fax: (907) 753–5567, by email:
Jason.R.Berkner@usace.army.mil, or by
mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
CEPOA–RD, Post Office Box 6898, JBER,
Alaska 99506–0898.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PacRim
Coal, LP, requested Corps authorization,
under Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899, to develop the
Chuitna Coal Project (Project), which
was comprised of three components; the
mine site, the project infrastructure, and
the marine port. The Project consisted of
mining a 5,050-acre lease tract with coal
reserves of approximately 300 million
tons of sub-bituminous ultra-low sulfur
coal. The Project, as proposed, would
have resulted in the discharge of
dredged and/or fill material into an
approximate total of 2,550 acres of
waters of the U.S., including wetlands,
26 miles of streams, and marine waters.
Due to the potentially significant
environmental effects associated with
the Project, on January 4, 2011, the
Corps issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an EIS (76 FR 336). The EIS
would have also assessed issues related
to the Alaska Surface Coal Mining
Control and Reclamation Act
(ASCMCRA) permit, which governs all
aspects of the coal mining operation and
infrastructure. On November 2, 2016,
the Corps administratively withdrew the
PacRim Coal, LP application for the
Project pending State of Alaska’s
completeness determination on the
ASCMCRA application. A complete
ASCMCRA application would have
confirmed availability of the
information required by the Corps to
enable informed public comment and
review of the DA permit application,
and development of the EIS. On March
30, 2017, the applicant announced its
decision to suspend pursuit of
permitting efforts on the Project.
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Therefore, in accordance with Corps
regulations at 33 CFR part 230,
Appendix C(2) and 33 CFR part 325,
Appendix B(g), the Corps is terminating
the EIS process, and is withdrawing the
January 4, 2011, notice of intent to
prepare an EIS for the proposal.
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Sheila Newman,
Chief, Special Actions Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Chuitna Coal Mine Project, Alaska
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), on January 4, 2011, the Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) initiated the Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) process to identify and analyze potential impacts
associated with the proposed Chuitna Coal Mine Project to assist in
evaluating a Department of the Army permit application pursuant to
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899. On March 30, 2017, the applicant announced its
decision to suspend pursuit of permitting efforts on the project.
Therefore, the Corps is terminating the EIS process, and is withdrawing
the Notice of Intent published in the Tuesday, January 4, 2011, issue
of the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CEPOA-RD, Post Office Box
6898, JBER, Alaska 99506-0898.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding this action can be
addressed by Jason Berkner, Regulatory Division, by telephone: (907)
753-5778 (toll free from within Alaska: (800) 478-2712), by fax: (907)
753-5567, by email: Jason.R.Berkner@usace.army.mil, or by mail: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, CEPOA-RD, Post Office Box 6898, JBER, Alaska
99506-0898.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PacRim Coal, LP, requested Corps
authorization, under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10
of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, to develop the Chuitna Coal
Project (Project), which was comprised of three components; the mine
site, the project infrastructure, and the marine port. The Project
consisted of mining a 5,050-acre lease tract with coal reserves of
approximately 300 million tons of sub-bituminous ultra-low sulfur coal.
The Project, as proposed, would have resulted in the discharge of
dredged and/or fill material into an approximate total of 2,550 acres
of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, 26 miles of streams, and
marine waters. Due to the potentially significant environmental effects
associated with the Project, on January 4, 2011, the Corps issued a
Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS (76 FR 336). The EIS would have also
assessed issues related to the Alaska Surface Coal Mining Control and
Reclamation Act (ASCMCRA) permit, which governs all aspects of the coal
mining operation and infrastructure. On November 2, 2016, the Corps
administratively withdrew the PacRim Coal, LP application for the
Project pending State of Alaska's completeness determination on the
ASCMCRA application. A complete ASCMCRA application would have
confirmed availability of the information required by the Corps to
enable informed public comment and review of the DA permit application,
and development of the EIS. On March 30, 2017, the applicant announced
its decision to suspend pursuit of permitting efforts on the Project.
Therefore, in accordance with Corps regulations at 33 CFR part 230,
Appendix C(2) and 33 CFR part 325, Appendix B(g), the Corps is
terminating the EIS process, and is withdrawing the January 4, 2011,
notice of intent to prepare an EIS for the proposal.
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Sheila Newman,
Chief, Special Actions Branch.
[FR Doc. 2017-13505 Filed 6-27-17; 8:45 am]
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