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such as projects that use dredged
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(B) civic improvement objectives; and
(C) other innovative uses and
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Dated: December 18, 2018.
Thomas P. Smith,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for Chicago Area
Waterway System Dredged Material
Management Plan Study, Chicago,
Illinois
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for
the Chicago Area Waterway System
Dredged Material Management Plan
Study. The study is sponsored by the
Chicago Department of Transportation
(CDOT) on behalf of the City of Chicago.
The purpose of the EIS is to assess the
likely social, economic, and
environmental effects of a range of
potential alternative plans to ensure that
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for links to the implementation
guidance and other Section 1122
information.
The ten recommended projects, listed
alphabetically by state/territory follow:
Restoring San Francisco Bay’s Natural Infrastructure with Dredged Sediment: Strategic Placement.
Haleiwa Small Boat Harbor Maintenance Dredging and Beach Restoration.
Public Beach Protection Pilot in Four Illinois Coastal Communities.
Deer Island Lagoon Project.
Beneficial Use Placement Opportunities in the State of New Jersey Using Navigation Channel Sediments: Barnegat Inlet.
Condado Lagoon.
Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary.
Hickory Cove Marsh Restoration and Living Shoreline.
Grays Harbor South Jetty Sand Placement Pilot Project.
Mississippi River Upper Pool 4, Pierce County Islands and Head of Lake Pepin Backwater Complex—Beneficial Use of
Dredged Material.
The USACE process for evaluating all
of the 95 proposals received and the
decision to select the 10 projects is
documented in the EA/FONSI. Further
project specific evaluation of the 10
selected projects will be accomplished
by the appropriate USACE office in
accordance with Section 1122
implementation guidance and
applicable USACE policies and
regulations.
AGENCY:
public economic or environmental
benefits.
The USACE has developed
implementation guidance for carrying
out the provisions of Section 1122. That
implementation guidance can be
obtained at https://www.usace.army.mil/
Missions/Civil-Works/Project-Planning/
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maintenance dredging activities are
performed in an environmentally
acceptable manner, use sound
engineering techniques, are
economically warranted, and provide
sufficient confined disposal capacity, as
needed, for at least the next 20 years.
Based on stakeholder and public
concerns voiced throughout the process
of preparing an Environmental
Assessment, the Corps has determined
that an EIS is warranted for the study.
DATES: Previous Scoping letters and
outreach occurred between February 2,
2018 and March 5, 2018. Public
Workshops were held on April 28, 2018
and April 30, 2018 to share preliminary
analyses and further solicit public input
on potential study alternatives.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Mike Padilla, Project
Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Chicago District, 231 South LaSalle
Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60608.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or questions
about this Dredged Material
Management Plan and EIS, please
contact Mr. Mike Padilla, Project
Manager, by telephone: 312–846–5427,
by email: michael.c.padilla@
usace.army.mil, or by mail: ATTN: Mike
Padilla, Project Manager, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Chicago District, 231
South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500,
Chicago, IL 60608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Chicago District is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to determine the potential impacts of
the Dredged Material Management Plan
(DMMP) for the Chicago Area Waterway
System (CAWS). The purpose of the
DMMP is to find a new location for a
Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) for
contaminated sediment in the CAWS,
which includes the Calumet River and
Harbor and the Cal-Sag Channel. The
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current CDF is approaching capacity
and will be full by 2022.
Dredged material management
planning for all federal harbor projects
is conducted by the Corps to ensure that
maintenance dredging activities are
performed in an environmentally
acceptable manner, use sound
engineering techniques, are
economically warranted, and that
sufficient confined disposal facilities are
available for at least the next 20 years.
These plans address dredging needs,
disposal capabilities, capacities of
disposal areas, environmental
compliance requirements, potential for
beneficial use of dredged material, and
indicators of continued economic
justification. The federal navigation
channels in the Chicago Area Waterway
System are a vital part of the local and
regional economy and the Corps
regularly performs maintenance
dredging to provide sufficient depths for
safe and efficient navigation within
Calumet Harbor & River.
The Calumet Harbor and River
navigation project is the third largest by
tonnage among Great Lakes harbors,
with shipments and receipts totaling 14
million tons annually. Commercial
navigation activities at the Calumet
Harbor & River and Cal-Sag Channel are
locally and regionally significant,
supporting more than 3,700 jobs and
$600 million in annual sales in the
Chicagoland area. If a plan for managing
the dredged material is not identified,
sediment would accumulate in the
federal channel, reducing the safe depth
at which vessels can operate, forcing
ships to carry less cargo. Shipping costs
would increase, impacting businesses at
the harbor. The project requires annual
dredging of approximately 50,000 cubic
yards (CY) to maintain deep draft
navigation. Dredged material is
currently placed in the Chicago Area
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Confined Disposal Facility (CDF). With
over 1.3 million CY placed since
inception in 1984, the CDF will reach
capacity in 2022. The plan will include
disposal management of more highly
contaminated dredged sediment and
beneficial use planning for material that
is deemed suitable for various identified
uses. The study is identifying and
analyzing potential locations along the
Calumet harbor and River to construct a
new sediment management facility, as
well as the feasibility of expanding the
existing CDF to provide the required
capacity for safely handling material
that is too contaminated for beneficial
use.
The Corps has hosted a number of
stakeholder engagements and public
workshops up to this point and is
continuing to coordinate with
stakeholders and resource agencies to
identify and assess any potentially
significant adverse impacts to human
health and the environment associated
with the study. Availability of the Draft
Dredged Material Management Plan and
EIS is anticipated in the spring of 2019
for a 45-day period of public review. A
public hearing(s) will be conducted
following public release.
Additional information about the
Chicago Area Waterway System and the
Dredged Material Management Plan is
available on the study website at:
https://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/
Missions/Civil-Works-Projects/CalumetHarbor-and-River/.
Felicia Kirksey,
Assistant Chief, Planning Programs and
Project Management Division, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Chicago District.
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Applications for New Awards;
Expanding Opportunity Through
Quality Charter Schools Program
(CSP)—Grants to State Entities
Office of Innovation and
Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
is issuing a notice inviting applications
for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for CSP—
Grants to State Entities, Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
number 84.282A.
DATES: Applications Available:
December 28, 2018.
Date of Pre-Application Webinar:
January 3, 2019, 2 p.m., Eastern Time.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 12, 2019.
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obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common
Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary
Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 2018
(83 FR 6003), and available at
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201802-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ashley Gardner, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 4W216, Washington, DC 20202–
5970. Telephone: (202) 453–6787.
Email: ashley.gardner@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
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Purpose of Program: The major
purposes of the CSP are to expand
opportunities for all students,
particularly traditionally underserved
students, to attend public charter
schools 1 and meet challenging State
academic standards; provide financial
assistance for the planning, program
design, and initial implementation of
charter schools; increase the number of
high-quality charter schools available to
students across the United States;
evaluate the impact of charter schools
on student achievement, families, and
communities; share best practices
between charter schools and other
public schools; encourage States to
provide facilities support to charter
schools; and support efforts to
strengthen the charter school
authorizing process.
Through the CSP Grants to State
Entities (CSP State Entities) competition
(CFDA number 84.282A), the
Department awards grants to State
entities that, in turn, award subgrants to
eligible applicants for the purpose of
opening and preparing for the operation
of new charter schools and replicated
high-quality charter schools, and
expanding high-quality charter schools.
Grant funds may also be used to provide
technical assistance to eligible
applicants and authorized public
chartering agencies in opening and
preparing for the operation of new
charter schools and replicating and
expanding high-quality charter schools;
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and to work with authorized public
chartering agencies in the State to
improve authorizing quality, including
developing capacity for, and
conducting, fiscal oversight and
auditing of charter schools.
Background: The CSP State Entities
program provides financial assistance to
State entities (SEs) to support charter
schools that serve elementary and
secondary school students in a given
State. Charter schools receiving funds
under the CSP State Entities program
also may serve students in early
childhood education programs or
postsecondary students.
The CSP State Entities program is
authorized under Title IV, Part C of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended by the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) (20 U.S.C.
7221–7221j).2 This notice contains
information regarding eligibility,
priorities, definitions, application
requirements, and selection criteria
under the CSP State Entities program.
All charter schools receiving CSP
funds must meet each element of the
definition of charter school in section
4310(2) of the ESEA, including the
requirement to comply with the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972,
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, section 444 of the General
Education Provisions Act (GEPA), and
part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Priorities: This notice includes six
competitive preference priorities. In
accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), these priorities are from
section 4303(g)(2) of the ESEA.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2019 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition, these priorities are
competitive preference priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award:
• An additional two points to an
application that meets competitive
preference priority 1; and
• Up to an additional 16 points to an
application that meets one or more of
competitive preference priorities 2
through 6, depending on how well the
application addresses the priorities.
2 Prior to enactment of the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA), the ESEA, as amended by the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB),
authorized the Secretary to make awards to State
educational agencies (SEAs) to enable them to
conduct charter school subgrant programs in their
States. State entities, which include SEAs, are
eligible applicants under the ESSA. In December
2015, Congress enacted the ESSA, which
reauthorized the ESEA, as amended by NCLB.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Chicago
Area Waterway System Dredged Material Management Plan Study, Chicago,
Illinois
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Chicago Area Waterway System
Dredged Material Management Plan Study. The study is sponsored by the
Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) on behalf of the City of
Chicago. The purpose of the EIS is to assess the likely social,
economic, and environmental effects of a range of potential alternative
plans to ensure that maintenance dredging activities are performed in
an environmentally acceptable manner, use sound engineering techniques,
are economically warranted, and provide sufficient confined disposal
capacity, as needed, for at least the next 20 years. Based on
stakeholder and public concerns voiced throughout the process of
preparing an Environmental Assessment, the Corps has determined that an
EIS is warranted for the study.
DATES: Previous Scoping letters and outreach occurred between February
2, 2018 and March 5, 2018. Public Workshops were held on April 28, 2018
and April 30, 2018 to share preliminary analyses and further solicit
public input on potential study alternatives.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Mike Padilla, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Chicago District, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500,
Chicago, IL 60608.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or
questions about this Dredged Material Management Plan and EIS, please
contact Mr. Mike Padilla, Project Manager, by telephone: 312-846-5427,
by email: michael.c.padilla@usace.army.mil, or by mail: ATTN: Mike
Padilla, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago
District, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60608.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chicago District is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to determine the potential impacts
of the Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) for the Chicago Area
Waterway System (CAWS). The purpose of the DMMP is to find a new
location for a Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) for contaminated
sediment in the CAWS, which includes the Calumet River and Harbor and
the Cal-Sag Channel. The current CDF is approaching capacity and will
be full by 2022.
Dredged material management planning for all federal harbor
projects is conducted by the Corps to ensure that maintenance dredging
activities are performed in an environmentally acceptable manner, use
sound engineering techniques, are economically warranted, and that
sufficient confined disposal facilities are available for at least the
next 20 years. These plans address dredging needs, disposal
capabilities, capacities of disposal areas, environmental compliance
requirements, potential for beneficial use of dredged material, and
indicators of continued economic justification. The federal navigation
channels in the Chicago Area Waterway System are a vital part of the
local and regional economy and the Corps regularly performs maintenance
dredging to provide sufficient depths for safe and efficient navigation
within Calumet Harbor & River.
The Calumet Harbor and River navigation project is the third
largest by tonnage among Great Lakes harbors, with shipments and
receipts totaling 14 million tons annually. Commercial navigation
activities at the Calumet Harbor & River and Cal-Sag Channel are
locally and regionally significant, supporting more than 3,700 jobs and
$600 million in annual sales in the Chicagoland area. If a plan for
managing the dredged material is not identified, sediment would
accumulate in the federal channel, reducing the safe depth at which
vessels can operate, forcing ships to carry less cargo. Shipping costs
would increase, impacting businesses at the harbor. The project
requires annual dredging of approximately 50,000 cubic yards (CY) to
maintain deep draft navigation. Dredged material is currently placed in
the Chicago Area
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Confined Disposal Facility (CDF). With over 1.3 million CY placed since
inception in 1984, the CDF will reach capacity in 2022. The plan will
include disposal management of more highly contaminated dredged
sediment and beneficial use planning for material that is deemed
suitable for various identified uses. The study is identifying and
analyzing potential locations along the Calumet harbor and River to
construct a new sediment management facility, as well as the
feasibility of expanding the existing CDF to provide the required
capacity for safely handling material that is too contaminated for
beneficial use.
The Corps has hosted a number of stakeholder engagements and public
workshops up to this point and is continuing to coordinate with
stakeholders and resource agencies to identify and assess any
potentially significant adverse impacts to human health and the
environment associated with the study. Availability of the Draft
Dredged Material Management Plan and EIS is anticipated in the spring
of 2019 for a 45-day period of public review. A public hearing(s) will
be conducted following public release.
Additional information about the Chicago Area Waterway System and
the Dredged Material Management Plan is available on the study website
at: https://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works-Projects/Calumet-Harbor-and-River/.
Felicia Kirksey,
Assistant Chief, Planning Programs and Project Management Division,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District.
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