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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the Disposal and
Reuse of Surplus Property at Naval
Station Newport, Rhode Island
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
The U.S. Department of the
Navy (Navy), after carefully weighing
the environmental consequences of the
proposed action, announces its decision
to implement Alternative 1, the Navy’s
preferred alternative as described in the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Disposal and Reuse of
Surplus Property at Naval Station
(NAVSTA) Newport, Rhode Island. This
decision will make 158 acres of former
NAVSTA Newport property available to
the local communities of Aquidneck
Island for economic redevelopment.
SUMMARY:
Disposal
and reuse under the chosen alternative
is consistent with the Aquidneck Island
Reuse Planning Authority’s
‘‘Redevelopment Plan for Surplus
Properties at NAVSTA Newport’’
(Redevelopment Plan) and Public Law
101–510, the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990, as amended in
2005 (BRAC Law). The complete text of
the Record of Decision (ROD) is
available for public viewing on the
project Web site at https://
www.BRACPMO.Navy.mil along with
the Final EIS and supporting
documents. Single copies of the ROD
will be made available upon request by
contacting: Mr. Gregory Preston, BRAC
Program Management Office East, 4911
South Broad Street, Building 679,
Philadelphia, PA 19112–1303,
telephone 215–897–4900, facsimile
215–897–4902, email gregory.preston@
navy.mil.
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Notice of Redesignation of the
Environmental Impact Statement To
Transition FA–18C Strike Fighter
Squadrons to FA–18E Strike Fighter
Squadrons at Naval Air Station
Oceana, Virginia, as an Environmental
Assessment and Announcement of
Public Meetings
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Navy’s
(DoN) intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the transition of the remaining F/A–
18A/C/D (Hornet) aircraft, based at
Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, to the
F/A–18E/F (Super Hornet), published in
the Federal Register on September 10,
2015 (80 FR 175), is hereby modified.
The DoN is redesignating the EIS as an
Environmental Assessment (EA). The
DoN will hold public meetings on
August 29 and 30, 2017, to inform the
public and answer questions about the
Draft EA and the proposed action as
well as provide opportunities for the
public to comment on the Draft EA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 and regulations
implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality, the DoN
published a Notice of Intent to prepare
an EIS to transition Hornet aircraft to
Super Hornet aircraft at NAS Oceana on
September 10, 2015, in the Federal
Register (80 FR 175). The majority of
aircraft based at NAS Oceana
transitioned to Super Hornet over a
decade ago (as part of a separate
proposed action), and are currently
conducting flight training operations at
NAS Oceana and Naval Auxiliary
Landing Field (NALF) Fentress. The
purpose of transitioning the remaining
Hornet aircraft to Super Hornet aircraft
is to provide newer, more capable, and
more reliable aircraft to the NAS
Oceana-based strike fighter community,
which are needed to support the Navy’s
national defense requirements under
Title 10 U.S. Code Section 5062.
During the development of the EIS,
the DoN’s analysis showed no
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significant environmental impacts. This
is because Super Hornet flight training
is nearly identical to Hornet flight
training. Consequently, there would be
little to no change to the type and
quantity of flight training operations at
NAS Oceana and NALF Fentress as a
result of the transition. The analysis also
showed there would be only minor
noise increases in a few areas; however,
no increases would be greater than 1.6
decibels (dB) Day-Night Average Sound
Level (DNL). A 3 dB DNL or less change
in noise levels is barely perceptible to
the human ear. No significant
environmental impacts were identified
for the other resources analyzed in the
EA, including air quality, public health
and safety, environmental justice, land
use, biological resources, and cultural
resources. Accordingly, the DoN
announces to public the redesignation
of the EIS as an EA for this action.
With this redesignation of the EIS as
an EA, the DoN is initiating a 30-day
public review and comment period on
the Draft EA beginning on August 16,
2017 and ending on September 15,
2017. The Draft EA is available at the
following link: https://
www.oceanastrikefighter.com. A printed
copy and an electronic copy of the Draft
EA have also been placed in the
following libraries:
1. Great Neck Area Library, 1251
Bayne Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia
23454.
2. Meyera E. Oberndorf Central
Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard,
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452.
3. Oceanfront Area Library, 700
Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia
Beach, Virginia 23451.
4. Princess Ann Area Library, 1444
Nimmo Parkway, Virginia Beach,
Virginia 23456.
5. Wahab Public Law Library, 2425
Nimmo Parkway, Judicial Center, Bldg
10B, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456.
6. Windsor Wood Area Library, 3612
South Plaza Trail, Virginia Beach,
Virginia 23452.
7. Chesapeake Central Library, 298
Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Virginia
23322.
8. Greenbrier Library, 1214 Volvo
Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320.
The DoN will hold public meetings to
inform the public and answer questions
about the Draft EA and the proposed
action as well as provide opportunities
for the public to comment on the Draft
EA. Federal, state, and local agencies
and officials, Native American Indian
Tribes and Nations, and interested
organizations and individuals are
encouraged to provide comments in
person at the public meetings or in
writing during the 30-day public review
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period. Two public meetings will be
held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on:
1. Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the
Columbian Club, 1236 Prosperity Road,
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451.
2. Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the
Hickory Ruritan Club, 2752 Battlefield
Boulevard South, Chesapeake, Virginia
23322.
The public meetings will be open
house sessions with informational
poster stations. Members of the public
will have the opportunity to ask
questions of DoN representatives and
subject matter experts. Attendees will
also be able to provide verbal comments
to a stenographer or submit written
comments during the public meetings.
In addition to participating in the public
meetings, members of the public may
submit comments via the U.S. Postal
Service using the mailing address
identified in the contact information
later in this notice or electronically
using the project Web site (https://
www.oceanastrikefighter.com). All
comments made at the public meetings,
or postmarked or received online by
September 15, 2017, will become part of
the public record and be considered in
the Final EA.
The DoN may release the city, state,
and 5-digit zip code of individuals who
provide comments during the Draft EA
public review and comment period.
However, the names, street addresses,
email addresses and screen names,
telephone numbers, or other personally
identifiable information of those
individuals will not be released by the
DoN unless required by law. Prior to
each commenter making verbal
comments to the stenographer at the
public meetings the commenter will be
asked whether he or she agrees to a
release of their personally identifiable
information. Those commenters
submitting written comments, either
using comment forms or via the project
Web site, will be asked whether they
authorize release of personally
identifiable information by checking a
‘‘release’’ box.
NAS
Oceana Strike Fighter Transition EA
Project Manager (Code EV21/TW); Naval
Facilities Engineering Command
Atlantic, 6506 Hampton Boulevard,
Norfolk, Virginia 23508.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: August 7, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
2025 Power Marketing Plan
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of final plan.
AGENCY:
The Department of Energy
(DOE), Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA), announces its
final 2025 Power Marketing Plan
(Marketing Plan) for the Sierra Nevada
Region (SNR). On December 31, 2024,
all of SNR’s long-term power sales
contracts will expire. This notice
responds to comments received on the
Proposed 2025 Power Marketing Plan
(Proposed Plan) and sets forth the
Marketing Plan. The Marketing Plan
specifies the terms and conditions
under which WAPA will market power
from the Central Valley Project (CVP)
and the Washoe Project beginning
January 1, 2025. This Marketing Plan
supersedes all previous marketing plans
for these projects. WAPA will offer new
contracts for the sale of power to
existing customers as more fully
described in the Marketing Plan.
Entities who wish to apply for a new
allocation of power from WAPA, and
who meet the criteria defined in the
Marketing Plan, should submit formal
applications. Application procedures
will be set forth in the Call for 2025
Resource Pool Applications in a
separate Federal Register notice to be
published after the Marketing Plan is
applicable.
DATES: The Marketing Plan will become
applicable September 14, 2017 in order
to make power allocations and complete
the other processes necessary to begin
providing services on January 1, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Sonja Anderson, Vice President of
Power Marketing, Sierra Nevada
Customer Service Region, Western Area
Power Administration, 114 Parkshore
Drive, Folsom, CA, 95630–4710, by
email at sanderso@wapa.gov, or by
telephone (916) 353–4421. Information
on development of the Marketing Plan
can be found at https://www.wapa.gov/
regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/
2025-Program.aspx.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Development of the 2025 Power
Marketing Plan
WAPA currently markets power from
the CVP and the Washoe Project under
long-term contracts to approximately 80
preference customers in northern and
central California and Nevada. On
December 31, 2024, all of SNR’s long-
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Redesignation of the Environmental Impact Statement To
Transition FA-18C Strike Fighter Squadrons to FA-18E Strike Fighter
Squadrons at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, as an Environmental
Assessment and Announcement of Public Meetings
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Navy's (DoN) intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the transition of the
remaining F/A-18A/C/D (Hornet) aircraft, based at Naval Air Station
(NAS) Oceana, to the F/A-18E/F (Super Hornet), published in the Federal
Register on September 10, 2015 (80 FR 175), is hereby modified. The DoN
is redesignating the EIS as an Environmental Assessment (EA). The DoN
will hold public meetings on August 29 and 30, 2017, to inform the
public and answer questions about the Draft EA and the proposed action
as well as provide opportunities for the public to comment on the Draft
EA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 and regulations implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality, the DoN published a Notice of Intent to prepare
an EIS to transition Hornet aircraft to Super Hornet aircraft at NAS
Oceana on September 10, 2015, in the Federal Register (80 FR 175). The
majority of aircraft based at NAS Oceana transitioned to Super Hornet
over a decade ago (as part of a separate proposed action), and are
currently conducting flight training operations at NAS Oceana and Naval
Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) Fentress. The purpose of transitioning
the remaining Hornet aircraft to Super Hornet aircraft is to provide
newer, more capable, and more reliable aircraft to the NAS Oceana-based
strike fighter community, which are needed to support the Navy's
national defense requirements under Title 10 U.S. Code Section 5062.
During the development of the EIS, the DoN's analysis showed no
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significant environmental impacts. This is because Super Hornet flight
training is nearly identical to Hornet flight training. Consequently,
there would be little to no change to the type and quantity of flight
training operations at NAS Oceana and NALF Fentress as a result of the
transition. The analysis also showed there would be only minor noise
increases in a few areas; however, no increases would be greater than
1.6 decibels (dB) Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL). A 3 dB DNL or
less change in noise levels is barely perceptible to the human ear. No
significant environmental impacts were identified for the other
resources analyzed in the EA, including air quality, public health and
safety, environmental justice, land use, biological resources, and
cultural resources. Accordingly, the DoN announces to public the
redesignation of the EIS as an EA for this action.
With this redesignation of the EIS as an EA, the DoN is initiating
a 30-day public review and comment period on the Draft EA beginning on
August 16, 2017 and ending on September 15, 2017. The Draft EA is
available at the following link: https://www.oceanastrikefighter.com. A
printed copy and an electronic copy of the Draft EA have also been
placed in the following libraries:
1. Great Neck Area Library, 1251 Bayne Drive, Virginia Beach,
Virginia 23454.
2. Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach
Boulevard, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452.
3. Oceanfront Area Library, 700 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia
Beach, Virginia 23451.
4. Princess Ann Area Library, 1444 Nimmo Parkway, Virginia Beach,
Virginia 23456.
5. Wahab Public Law Library, 2425 Nimmo Parkway, Judicial Center,
Bldg 10B, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456.
6. Windsor Wood Area Library, 3612 South Plaza Trail, Virginia
Beach, Virginia 23452.
7. Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Virginia
23322.
8. Greenbrier Library, 1214 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia
23320.
The DoN will hold public meetings to inform the public and answer
questions about the Draft EA and the proposed action as well as provide
opportunities for the public to comment on the Draft EA. Federal,
state, and local agencies and officials, Native American Indian Tribes
and Nations, and interested organizations and individuals are
encouraged to provide comments in person at the public meetings or in
writing during the 30-day public review period. Two public meetings
will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on:
1. Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the Columbian Club, 1236 Prosperity
Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451.
2. Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Hickory Ruritan Club, 2752
Battlefield Boulevard South, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322.
The public meetings will be open house sessions with informational
poster stations. Members of the public will have the opportunity to ask
questions of DoN representatives and subject matter experts. Attendees
will also be able to provide verbal comments to a stenographer or
submit written comments during the public meetings. In addition to
participating in the public meetings, members of the public may submit
comments via the U.S. Postal Service using the mailing address
identified in the contact information later in this notice or
electronically using the project Web site (https://www.oceanastrikefighter.com). All comments made at the public meetings,
or postmarked or received online by September 15, 2017, will become
part of the public record and be considered in the Final EA.
The DoN may release the city, state, and 5-digit zip code of
individuals who provide comments during the Draft EA public review and
comment period. However, the names, street addresses, email addresses
and screen names, telephone numbers, or other personally identifiable
information of those individuals will not be released by the DoN unless
required by law. Prior to each commenter making verbal comments to the
stenographer at the public meetings the commenter will be asked whether
he or she agrees to a release of their personally identifiable
information. Those commenters submitting written comments, either using
comment forms or via the project Web site, will be asked whether they
authorize release of personally identifiable information by checking a
``release'' box.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NAS Oceana Strike Fighter Transition
EA Project Manager (Code EV21/TW); Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Atlantic, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia 23508.
Dated: August 7, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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