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Notice of Availability of the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee
Implementation Group Draft
Supplemental Restoration Plan and
Environmental Assessment for the
Lake Charles Science Center and
Educational Complex Project
Modification
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:
On July 20, 2018, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published a Notice of Availability of the
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana
Trustee Implementation Group
(Louisiana TIG) Final Restoration Plan
and Environmental Assessment #2:
Provide and Enhance Recreational
Opportunities (Final RP/EA #2). The
Louisiana TIG is considering
modifications to the original Lake
Charles Science Center and Educational
Complex (Lake Charles SCEC) project
described in the Final RP/EA #2. The
modifications being considered include
collocating the Lake Charles SCEC with
the Lake Charles Children’s Museum
(LCCM) as part of the shared Port
Wonder facility on the north shore of
Lake Charles. In accordance with the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the federal and state natural
resource trustee agencies for the
Louisiana TIG prepared a Draft
Supplemental Restoration Plan and
Environmental Assessment for the Lake
Charles SCEC Project Modification
(Draft Supplemental RP/EA). The Draft
Supplemental RP/EA evaluates
modifications to the Lake Charles SCEC
project and alternatives considered by
the Louisiana TIG under criteria set
forth in the OPA Natural Resource
Damage Assessment (NRDA) regulations
and evaluates their environmental
effects in accordance with the NEPA.
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The modifications under consideration
to the Lake Charles SCEC project are
consistent with the restoration
alternatives selected in the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill Final Programmatic
Damage Assessment and Restoration
Plan/Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS). The
purpose of this notice is to inform the
public of the availability of the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA and to seek public
comment on the document.
DATES: The Louisiana TIG will consider
public comments received on or before
May 20, 2019.
Public Meeting: The Louisiana TIG
will also take verbal comments at a
public meeting that will be held at the
Lake Charles Civic Center, Contraband
Room, on May 8, 2019; Open House
5:30 p.m., Meeting 6:00 p.m.; 900
Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA
70601.
Obtaining Documents: You
may download the Draft Supplemental
RP/EA at any of the following sites:
• https://www.gulfspillrestoration.
noaa.gov
• https://www.la-dwh.com
Alternatively, you may request a CD
of the Draft Supplemental RP/EA (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You
may also view the document at any of
the public facilities listed at https://
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments on the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA by one of the
following methods:
• Via the Web: https://www.gulfspill
restoration.noaa.gov/restorationareas/louisiana
• Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, P.O. Box 29649, Atlanta, GA
30345
• In Person: Verbal comments may be
provided at the public meeting on
May 8, 2019
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or withdrawn. The Louisiana TIG
may publish any comment received on
the document. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by
statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment
is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The Louisiana TIG
will generally not consider comments or
comment contents located outside of the
primary submission (i.e. on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system).
Please be aware that your entire
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comment, including your personally
identifiable information, will become
part of the public record. Please note
that mailed comments must be
postmarked on or before the comment
deadline of 30 days following
publication of this notice to be
considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Louisiana—Joann Hicks, 225–342–
5477
• EPA—Tim Landers, 202–566–2231
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
On April 20, 2010, the mobile
offshore drilling unit Deepwater
Horizon, which was being used to drill
a well for BP Exploration and
Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo
prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252–
MC252), experienced a significant
explosion, fire, and subsequent sinking
in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an
unprecedented volume of oil and other
discharges from the rig and from the
wellhead on the seabed. The Deepwater
Horizon oil spill is the largest off shore
oil spill in U.S. history, discharging
millions of barrels of oil over a period
of 87 days.
The Trustees conducted the natural
resource damage assessment for the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 United
States Code 2701 et seq.). Under the
OPA, federal and state agencies act as
trustees on behalf of the public to assess
natural resource injuries and losses and
to determine the actions required to
compensate the public for those injuries
and losses. The OPA further instructs
the designated trustees to develop and
implement a plan for the restoration,
rehabilitation, replacement, or
acquisition of the equivalent of the
injured natural resources under their
trusteeship, including the loss of use
and services from those resources from
the time of injury until the time of
restoration to baseline (the resource
quality and conditions that would exist
if the spill had not occurred) is
complete.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Trustees are:
• U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA);
• U.S. Department of the Interior
(DOI), as represented by the National
Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and Bureau of Land
Management;
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), on behalf of
the U.S. Department of Commerce;
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA);
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• State of Louisiana Coastal
Protection and Restoration Authority
(CPRA), Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office
(LOSCO), Department of Environmental
Quality (LDEQ), Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries (LDWF), and Department
of Natural Resources (LDNR);
• State of Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality;
• State of Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources and
Geological Survey of Alabama;
• State of Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission; and
• State of Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department, General Land Office, and
Commission on Environmental Quality.
On April 4, 2016, the Trustees
reached and finalized a settlement of
their natural resource damage claims
with BP in a Consent Decree approved
by the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Pursuant to that Consent Decree,
restoration projects in the Louisiana
Restoration Area are now chosen and
managed by the Louisiana TIG. The
Louisiana TIG is composed of the
following Trustees: CPRA, LOSCO,
LDEQ, LDWF, LDNR, EPA, DOI, NOAA,
USDA.
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Background
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the
Administrative Record for the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA can be viewed
electronically at https://www.doi.gov/
deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord.
Authority
The authority for this action is the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.), its implementing NRDA
regulations found at 15 CFR part 990,
and the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Dated: April 2, 2019.
Benita Best-Wong,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Water.
[FR Doc. 2019–07441 Filed 4–18–19; 8:45 am]
The original scope and design of the
Lake Charles SCEC project were
evaluated in the Final RP/EA #2, which
was published on July 20, 2018. As
proposed in the Final RP/EA #2, the
Lake Charles SCEC project would
enhance recreational opportunities by
providing indoor and outdoor public
visitation and outreach components,
including fisheries extension, access,
outreach, and education to the public.
Following release of the Final RP/EA #2,
the City of Lake Charles requested that
the Louisiana TIG consider collocating
the Lake Charles SCEC with the City’s
planned LCCM. The Louisiana TIG
prepared the Draft Supplemental RP/EA
to evaluate modifications to the Lake
Charles SCEC project and consider
alternatives, consistent with the purpose
and need of the original project.
Alternatives considered in the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA include the
collocation of the Lake Charles SCEC
and LCCM with variations of indoor and
outdoor components to support
recreational and educational
opportunities. The Louisiana TIG
prepared the Draft Supplemental RP/EA
to inform the public about potential
modifications to the Lake Charles SCEC
project and to seek public comment.
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Next Steps
The public is encouraged to review
and comment on the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA. A public meeting
is scheduled to also help facilitate the
public review and comment process. A
summary of comments received on the
Draft Supplemental RP/EA and the
Louisiana TIG’s responses, where
applicable, will be included in the Final
Supplemental RP/EA. Public comments
on the Draft Supplemental RP/EA will
inform the Louisiana TIG’s decision on
whether to select the Lake Charles SCEC
project, as modified, in the Final
Supplemental RP/EA.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9992-03-OW]
Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Draft Supplemental Restoration
Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Lake Charles Science Center
and Educational Complex Project Modification
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: On July 20, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published a Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (Louisiana TIG) Final
Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #2: Provide and Enhance
Recreational Opportunities (Final RP/EA #2). The Louisiana TIG is
considering modifications to the original Lake Charles Science Center
and Educational Complex (Lake Charles SCEC) project described in the
Final RP/EA #2. The modifications being considered include collocating
the Lake Charles SCEC with the Lake Charles Children's Museum (LCCM) as
part of the shared Port Wonder facility on the north shore of Lake
Charles. In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the federal and state natural
resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana TIG prepared a Draft
Supplemental Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Lake
Charles SCEC Project Modification (Draft Supplemental RP/EA). The Draft
Supplemental RP/EA evaluates modifications to the Lake Charles SCEC
project and alternatives considered by the Louisiana TIG under criteria
set forth in the OPA Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
regulations and evaluates their environmental effects in accordance
with the NEPA. The modifications under consideration to the Lake
Charles SCEC project are consistent with the restoration alternatives
selected in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Final Programmatic Damage
Assessment and Restoration Plan/Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PDARP/PEIS). The purpose of this notice is to inform the
public of the availability of the Draft Supplemental RP/EA and to seek
public comment on the document.
DATES: The Louisiana TIG will consider public comments received on or
before May 20, 2019.
Public Meeting: The Louisiana TIG will also take verbal comments at
a public meeting that will be held at the Lake Charles Civic Center,
Contraband Room, on May 8, 2019; Open House 5:30 p.m., Meeting 6:00
p.m.; 900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the Draft Supplemental
RP/EA at any of the following sites:
https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov
https://www.la-dwh.com
Alternatively, you may request a CD of the Draft Supplemental RP/EA
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You may also view the document
at any of the public facilities listed at https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
Submitting Comments: You may submit comments on the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA by one of the following methods:
Via the Web: https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/louisiana
Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 29649,
Atlanta, GA 30345
In Person: Verbal comments may be provided at the public
meeting on May 8, 2019
Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The
Louisiana TIG may publish any comment received on the document. Do not
submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you
wish to make. The Louisiana TIG will generally not consider comments or
comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the
web, cloud, or other file sharing system). Please be aware that your
entire comment, including your personally identifiable information,
will become part of the public record. Please note that mailed comments
must be postmarked on or before the comment deadline of 30 days
following publication of this notice to be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Louisiana--Joann Hicks, 225-342-5477
EPA--Tim Landers, 202-566-2231
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater
Horizon, which was being used to drill a well for BP Exploration and
Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252-
MC252), experienced a significant explosion, fire, and subsequent
sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an unprecedented volume of
oil and other discharges from the rig and from the wellhead on the
seabed. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest off shore oil
spill in U.S. history, discharging millions of barrels of oil over a
period of 87 days.
The Trustees conducted the natural resource damage assessment for
the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
United States Code 2701 et seq.). Under the OPA, federal and state
agencies act as trustees on behalf of the public to assess natural
resource injuries and losses and to determine the actions required to
compensate the public for those injuries and losses. The OPA further
instructs the designated trustees to develop and implement a plan for
the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the
equivalent of the injured natural resources under their trusteeship,
including the loss of use and services from those resources from the
time of injury until the time of restoration to baseline (the resource
quality and conditions that would exist if the spill had not occurred)
is complete.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Trustees are:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as represented by
the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau
of Land Management;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on
behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce;
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA);
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State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority (CPRA), Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), Department of
Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
(LDWF), and Department of Natural Resources (LDNR);
State of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality;
State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources and Geological Survey of Alabama;
State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection
and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and
State of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, General Land
Office, and Commission on Environmental Quality.
On April 4, 2016, the Trustees reached and finalized a settlement
of their natural resource damage claims with BP in a Consent Decree
approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration projects in
the Louisiana Restoration Area are now chosen and managed by the
Louisiana TIG. The Louisiana TIG is composed of the following Trustees:
CPRA, LOSCO, LDEQ, LDWF, LDNR, EPA, DOI, NOAA, USDA.
Background
The original scope and design of the Lake Charles SCEC project were
evaluated in the Final RP/EA #2, which was published on July 20, 2018.
As proposed in the Final RP/EA #2, the Lake Charles SCEC project would
enhance recreational opportunities by providing indoor and outdoor
public visitation and outreach components, including fisheries
extension, access, outreach, and education to the public. Following
release of the Final RP/EA #2, the City of Lake Charles requested that
the Louisiana TIG consider collocating the Lake Charles SCEC with the
City's planned LCCM. The Louisiana TIG prepared the Draft Supplemental
RP/EA to evaluate modifications to the Lake Charles SCEC project and
consider alternatives, consistent with the purpose and need of the
original project. Alternatives considered in the Draft Supplemental RP/
EA include the collocation of the Lake Charles SCEC and LCCM with
variations of indoor and outdoor components to support recreational and
educational opportunities. The Louisiana TIG prepared the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA to inform the public about potential modifications
to the Lake Charles SCEC project and to seek public comment.
Next Steps
The public is encouraged to review and comment on the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA. A public meeting is scheduled to also help
facilitate the public review and comment process. A summary of comments
received on the Draft Supplemental RP/EA and the Louisiana TIG's
responses, where applicable, will be included in the Final Supplemental
RP/EA. Public comments on the Draft Supplemental RP/EA will inform the
Louisiana TIG's decision on whether to select the Lake Charles SCEC
project, as modified, in the Final Supplemental RP/EA.
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the Administrative Record for the Draft
Supplemental RP/EA can be viewed electronically at https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord.
Authority
The authority for this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), its implementing NRDA regulations found at 15 CFR
part 990, and the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Dated: April 2, 2019.
Benita Best-Wong,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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