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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the
San Francisco Bay to Stockton
General Reevaluation Report, San
Francisco Bay, California
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) South Atlantic
Division and the Port of Stockton are
preparing an Environmental Impact
Statement and Environmental Impact
Report (EIS/EIR) to evaluate the
efficiency of the movement of goods
along the existing deep-draft navigation
route extending from the Golden Gate,
through San Pablo Bay and Carquinez
Strait, to deep draft facilities at Avon,
California. This Notice of Intent (NOI)
represents a supplemental notice to the
March 4, 2016, NOI released for the San
Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation
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Improvement Study. This supplemental
NOI is being released to notify the
public that the study scope has been
reduced to only consider improvements
within the portion of the navigation
project extending from San Francisco
Bay to Avon. Work is now being
conducted on an EIS/EIR with a reduced
scope and project footprint, which is
anticipated to be issued for public
review in 2018. This NOI also re-opens
the public scoping period.
The 2016 NOI proposed to deepen the
John F. Baldwin channel from the West
Richmond Channel through the Pinole
Shoal Channel, Bulls Head Reach and
Suisun Bay Channel to New York
Slough Channel to a maximum depth of
45 feet mean lower low water (MLLW)
and the Stockton Deep Water Ship
Channel to a maximum depth of 40 feet
MLLW. As of September, 2017, the
portion of the authorized navigation
project to the east of Avon is no longer
under consideration for formulation of
navigation improvements.
The revised study area extends from
Central San Francisco Bay to Avon only
and includes the West Richmond
Channel, Pinole Shoal Channel, and
Bulls Head Reach portion of the Suisun
Bay Channel (west of Avon). The
current authorized depth of this study
area is 45 feet mean lower low water
(MLLW), but is currently maintained at
35 feet MLLW.
The forthcoming EIS/EIR is a single
purpose navigation improvement
project to evaluate incremental
deepening to a maximum depth of 38
feet MLLW within the channel reaches
of the revised study area only.
DATES: Submit comments concerning
this notice on or before thirty days after
this posting. There will be no additional
public meeting in conjunction with this
scoping period.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments
concerning this notice to: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District,
Planning and Policy Division,
Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970,
Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019. Comment
letters should include the commenter’s
physical mailing address and the project
title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stacie Auvenshine, 904–314–6714 or
email at Stacie.j.auvenshine@
usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EIS/
EIR is intended to be sufficient in scope
to address the federal, state, and local
requirements and environmental issues
concerning the proposed activities and
permit approvals.
Project Area and Background
Information: The authorized San
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Francisco Bay to Stockton, California,
navigation project includes the John F.
Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels,
which extend 75 nautical miles from the
Pacific Ocean, just outside the Golden
Gate, to the Port of Stockton. Modern
vessels transiting the channels can
require up to 55 feet of draft when fully
laden. Given that these channels are
maintained at 35 feet MLLW, most
vessels utilizing the navigation channels
between San Francisco Bay and Avon
must be ‘‘light-loaded’’ (i.e., less than
fully loaded with cargo) to navigate the
channels with sufficient under-keel
clearance. Light-loading is inefficient
and increases the transportation cost
and overall cost of shipped products
because more trips must be made to
carry the same volume of cargo.
The revised study area includes the
West Richmond Channel, Pinole Shoal
Channel, Carquinez Strait, and the Bulls
Head Reach portion of the Suisun Bay
Channel, ending at Avon. These
channels are currently maintained at 35
feet MLLW, although the channels have
an authorized depth of 45 feet MLLW.
The Draft EIS/EIR will analyze the
project alternatives described below:
No Action, in which dredging would
not occur and all construction-related
activities would be avoided.
Maintenance dredging would continue
annually or on an as-needed basis and
the federal standard placement sites
would continue to be used.
Deepening to 37 feet MLLW, which
would deepen the study area to a depth
of 37 feet MLLW with an additional 2
feet of overdepth for a maximum depth
of 39 feet MLLW. To account for rapid
shoaling, a sediment trap would be
constructed at Bulls Head Reach by
dredging an additional 6 feet (including
2 feet of overdepth) to 43 feet MLLW.
Deepening to 38 feet MLLW, which
would deepen the study area to a depth
of 38 feet MLLW with an additional 2
feet of overdepth for a maximum depth
of 40 feet MLLW. Under this alternative,
a sediment trap at Bulls Head Reach
would be constructed by dredging an
additional 6 feet (including 2 feet of
overdepth) to 44 feet MLLW.
Under both deepening alternatives,
the dredged material will be placed at
one or more permitted and
economically feasible beneficial reuse
sites.
Purpose and Need: The purpose of the
project is to provide more efficient
deep-draft navigation operations in a
manner that minimizes adverse
environmental effects. The need for the
project is to address vessel restrictions
imposed by the existing channel depths,
which are inadequate to accommodate
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vessels with drafts exceeding 35 feet
MLLW.
Issues: The environmental analysis
will consider the effects of deepening
navigation channels in the study area on
biological resources, sediments, air
quality, greenhouse gas emissions,
climate change, water quality, geology,
sediments, hydraulics and hydrology,
hazards, noise, utilities, navigation,
transportation, land use, cultural and
historic resources, aesthetics, recreation,
and socioeconomics. The EIS/EIR will
evaluate environmental justice and
cumulative impacts and potentially
other environmental issues.
Scoping Process: The USACE is
seeking participation of all interested
federal, state, and local agencies, Native
American groups, and other concerned
private organizations or individuals
through this public notice. The purpose
of the public scoping period is to solicit
comments regarding the potential
impacts, environmental issues, and
alternatives associated with the
proposed action to be considered in the
Draft EIS/EIR; identify other significant
issues; and provide other relevant
information.
The public will have an additional
opportunity to comment once the Draft
EIS/EIR is released, which is anticipated
to be in the summer of 2018. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency will
provide notice of the availability of the
Draft EIS/EIR in the Federal Register
and the USACE and Port of Stockton
will provide a 45-day review period for
the public, organizations, and agencies
to review and comment on the Draft
EIS/EIR. All interested parties should
respond to this notice and provide a
current address if they wish to be
notified about circulation of the Draft
EIS/EIR.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0149]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Survey
on the Use of Funds Under Title II, Part
A: Supporting Effective Instruction
Grants—Subgrants to LEAs
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
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proposing a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2017–ICCD–0149. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
216–44, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Tawanda
Avery, 202–453–6471.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
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response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Survey on the Use
of Funds Under Title II, Part A:
Supporting Effective Instruction
Grants—Subgrants to LEAs.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0618.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,050.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 36,300.
Abstract: The Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
reauthorized by the Every Student
Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), provides
funds to States to prepare, train, and
recruit high-quality teachers, principals,
and other school leaders. These funds
are provided to districts through Title II,
Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction
Grants). The purpose of these surveys is
to provide the U.S. Department of
Education with a better understanding
of how local educational agencies
(LEAs) utilize these funds. This survey
also collects data on teacher salaries
funded by Title II, Part A, and
professional development provided by
LEAs to their teachers.
Similar data have been collected
under the Survey on the Use of Funds
Under Title II, Part A prior to
reauthorization of ESEA. This OMB
clearance request is to continue these
types of analyses, but using new data
collection instruments updated to
reflect changes due to the
reauthorization of ESEA by the ESSA.
The request is to begin data collection
and analyses for the 2017–18 school
year and subsequent years.
Dated: November 28, 2017.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0148]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Quarterly Cumulative Caseload Report
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the San Francisco Bay to
Stockton General Reevaluation Report, San Francisco Bay, California
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Atlantic
Division and the Port of Stockton are preparing an Environmental Impact
Statement and Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to evaluate the
efficiency of the movement of goods along the existing deep-draft
navigation route extending from the Golden Gate, through San Pablo Bay
and Carquinez Strait, to deep draft facilities at Avon, California.
This Notice of Intent (NOI) represents a supplemental notice to the
March 4, 2016, NOI released for the San Francisco Bay to Stockton
Navigation Improvement Study. This supplemental NOI is being released
to notify the public that the study scope has been reduced to only
consider improvements within the portion of the navigation project
extending from San Francisco Bay to Avon. Work is now being conducted
on an EIS/EIR with a reduced scope and project footprint, which is
anticipated to be issued for public review in 2018. This NOI also re-
opens the public scoping period.
The 2016 NOI proposed to deepen the John F. Baldwin channel from
the West Richmond Channel through the Pinole Shoal Channel, Bulls Head
Reach and Suisun Bay Channel to New York Slough Channel to a maximum
depth of 45 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) and the Stockton Deep
Water Ship Channel to a maximum depth of 40 feet MLLW. As of September,
2017, the portion of the authorized navigation project to the east of
Avon is no longer under consideration for formulation of navigation
improvements.
The revised study area extends from Central San Francisco Bay to
Avon only and includes the West Richmond Channel, Pinole Shoal Channel,
and Bulls Head Reach portion of the Suisun Bay Channel (west of Avon).
The current authorized depth of this study area is 45 feet mean lower
low water (MLLW), but is currently maintained at 35 feet MLLW.
The forthcoming EIS/EIR is a single purpose navigation improvement
project to evaluate incremental deepening to a maximum depth of 38 feet
MLLW within the channel reaches of the revised study area only.
DATES: Submit comments concerning this notice on or before thirty days
after this posting. There will be no additional public meeting in
conjunction with this scoping period.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments concerning this notice to: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, Planning and Policy
Division, Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232-
0019. Comment letters should include the commenter's physical mailing
address and the project title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacie Auvenshine, 904-314-6714 or
email at Stacie.j.auvenshine@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EIS/EIR is intended to be sufficient in
scope to address the federal, state, and local requirements and
environmental issues concerning the proposed activities and permit
approvals.
Project Area and Background Information: The authorized San
Francisco Bay to Stockton, California, navigation project includes the
John F. Baldwin and Stockton Ship Channels, which extend 75 nautical
miles from the Pacific Ocean, just outside the Golden Gate, to the Port
of Stockton. Modern vessels transiting the channels can require up to
55 feet of draft when fully laden. Given that these channels are
maintained at 35 feet MLLW, most vessels utilizing the navigation
channels between San Francisco Bay and Avon must be ``light-loaded''
(i.e., less than fully loaded with cargo) to navigate the channels with
sufficient under-keel clearance. Light-loading is inefficient and
increases the transportation cost and overall cost of shipped products
because more trips must be made to carry the same volume of cargo.
The revised study area includes the West Richmond Channel, Pinole
Shoal Channel, Carquinez Strait, and the Bulls Head Reach portion of
the Suisun Bay Channel, ending at Avon. These channels are currently
maintained at 35 feet MLLW, although the channels have an authorized
depth of 45 feet MLLW.
The Draft EIS/EIR will analyze the project alternatives described
below:
No Action, in which dredging would not occur and all construction-
related activities would be avoided. Maintenance dredging would
continue annually or on an as-needed basis and the federal standard
placement sites would continue to be used.
Deepening to 37 feet MLLW, which would deepen the study area to a
depth of 37 feet MLLW with an additional 2 feet of overdepth for a
maximum depth of 39 feet MLLW. To account for rapid shoaling, a
sediment trap would be constructed at Bulls Head Reach by dredging an
additional 6 feet (including 2 feet of overdepth) to 43 feet MLLW.
Deepening to 38 feet MLLW, which would deepen the study area to a
depth of 38 feet MLLW with an additional 2 feet of overdepth for a
maximum depth of 40 feet MLLW. Under this alternative, a sediment trap
at Bulls Head Reach would be constructed by dredging an additional 6
feet (including 2 feet of overdepth) to 44 feet MLLW.
Under both deepening alternatives, the dredged material will be
placed at one or more permitted and economically feasible beneficial
reuse sites.
Purpose and Need: The purpose of the project is to provide more
efficient deep-draft navigation operations in a manner that minimizes
adverse environmental effects. The need for the project is to address
vessel restrictions imposed by the existing channel depths, which are
inadequate to accommodate
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vessels with drafts exceeding 35 feet MLLW.
Issues: The environmental analysis will consider the effects of
deepening navigation channels in the study area on biological
resources, sediments, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, climate
change, water quality, geology, sediments, hydraulics and hydrology,
hazards, noise, utilities, navigation, transportation, land use,
cultural and historic resources, aesthetics, recreation, and
socioeconomics. The EIS/EIR will evaluate environmental justice and
cumulative impacts and potentially other environmental issues.
Scoping Process: The USACE is seeking participation of all
interested federal, state, and local agencies, Native American groups,
and other concerned private organizations or individuals through this
public notice. The purpose of the public scoping period is to solicit
comments regarding the potential impacts, environmental issues, and
alternatives associated with the proposed action to be considered in
the Draft EIS/EIR; identify other significant issues; and provide other
relevant information.
The public will have an additional opportunity to comment once the
Draft EIS/EIR is released, which is anticipated to be in the summer of
2018. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide notice of
the availability of the Draft EIS/EIR in the Federal Register and the
USACE and Port of Stockton will provide a 45-day review period for the
public, organizations, and agencies to review and comment on the Draft
EIS/EIR. All interested parties should respond to this notice and
provide a current address if they wish to be notified about circulation
of the Draft EIS/EIR.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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