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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural
Resource Damage Assessment,
Florida Trustee Implementation Group
Phase V.3 Florida Coastal Access
Project: Draft Restoration Plan and
Supplemental Environmental
Assessment
Department of the Interior.
Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill Final Programmatic Damage
Assessment Restoration Plan and Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS), Record
of Decision, and Consent Decree, the
Federal and State natural resource
trustee agencies for the Florida Trustee
Implementation Group (FL TIG) have
prepared a Phase V.3 Florida Coastal
Access Project: Draft Restoration Plan
and Supplemental Environmental
Assessment (Phase V.3 RP/SEA). The FL
TIG is proposing a third phase of the
Florida Coastal Access Project,
including the acquisition of a coastal
inholding parcel within the Navarre
Beach Marine Park in Santa Rosa
County, Florida, as the preferred
alternative. This would continue the
process of restoring lost recreational use
in the Florida Restoration Area resulting
from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil
spill. We invite comments on the draft
Phase V.3 RP/SEA.
DATES:
Submitting Comments: We will
consider public comments on the draft
Phase V.3 RP/SEA received on or before
July 22, 2019.
Public Meeting: The FL TIG will host
a public meeting on July 18, 2019, at the
Navarre Beach Marine Science Station,
8638 Blue Heron Court, Navarre, FL. An
open house will begin at 5:30 p.m.,
followed by the public meeting from 6
to 7:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You
may download the draft Phase V.3 RP/
SEA from any of the following websites:
• https://www.doi.gov/deepwater
horizon/adminrecord
• https://
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/
restoration-areas/florida
• https://dep.state.fl.us/deepwater
horizon/default.htm
Alternatively, you may request a CD of
the draft Phase V.3 RP/SEA (see FOR
SUMMARY:
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). A copy
of the Phase V.3 RP/SEA is also
available for review at the Santa Rosa
County Public Library.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit comments on the draft Phase V.3
RP/SEA by one of the following
methods:
• Via the Web: https://www.gulfspill
restoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/
florida.
• Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 29649,
Atlanta, GA 30345. In order to be
considered, mailed comments must be
postmarked on or before the comment
deadline given in DATES.
• In Person: Verbal comments may be
provided at the public meeting in
Navarre, Florida, on July 18, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nanciann Regalado, via email at
nanciann_regalado@fws.gov, via
telephone at 678–296–6805, or via the
Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Florida Coastal Access Project
was selected for funding and
implementation in Phase V of DWH
early restoration. In the 2011 Framework
Agreement for Early Restoration
Addressing Injuries Resulting from the
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
(Framework Agreement), BP agreed to
provide to the Trustees up to $1 billion
toward early restoration projects in the
Gulf of Mexico to address injuries to
natural resources caused by the DWH
oil spill. The Framework Agreement
represented a preliminary step toward
the restoration of injured natural
resources and was intended to expedite
the start of restoration in the Gulf in
advance of the completion of the injury
assessment process. In the five phases of
the early restoration process, the
Trustees selected, and BP agreed to
fund, a total of 65 early restoration
projects expected to cost a total of
approximately $877 million, including
the Florida Coastal Access Project for
approximately $45.4 million. The
Trustees selected these projects after
public notice, public meetings, and
consideration of public comments.
The Consent Decree, as discussed in
the ‘‘Background’’ section below,
terminated and replaced the Framework
Agreement and provided that the
Trustees shall use remaining early
restoration funds as specified in the
early restoration plans and in
accordance with the Consent Decree.
The Trustees have determined that
decisions concerning any unexpended
early restoration funds are to be made
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by the appropriate TIG, in this case the
FL TIG.
Background
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 oil spill
in U.S. history, discharging millions of
barrels of oil over a period of 87 days.
In addition, well over 1 million gallons
of dispersants were applied to the
waters of the spill area in an attempt to
disperse the spilled oil. An
undetermined amount of natural gas
was also released into the environment
as a result of the spill.
The Trustees conducted the natural
resource damage assessment (NRDA) for
the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under
the Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA; 33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Pursuant to 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 completion
of restoration to baseline (the resource
quality and conditions that would exist
if the spill had not occurred).
The Deepwater Horizon trustees are:
• 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);
• U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA);
• State of Louisiana Coastal
Protection and Restoration Authority,
Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office,
Department of Environmental Quality,
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
and Department of Natural Resources;
• State of Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality;
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• 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: Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, Texas General
Land Office, and Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
The Trustees reached and finalized a
settlement of their natural resource
damage claims with BP in an April 4,
2016, Consent Decree approved by the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Louisiana. Pursuant to that
Consent Decree, restoration projects in
the Florida Restoration Area are now
chosen and managed by the FL TIG. The
FL TIG is composed of the following six
Trustees: State of Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission;
DOI; NOAA; EPA; and USDA.
Overview of the FL TIG Draft Phase V.3
RP/SEA
The draft Phase V.3 RP/SEA is being
released in accordance with OPA NRDA
regulations found in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 15 CFR part 990,
NEPA and its implementing regulations
found at 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, the
Final PDARP/PEIS, and the Consent
Decree. The Phase V.3 RP/SEA provides
an OPA analysis for the proposed third
phase of the Florida Coastal Access
Project and supplements the NEPA
analysis completed in the first and
second phases of the project (2016 Final
Phase V Early Restoration Plan and
Environmental Assessment and the
2017 Final Phase V.2 Restoration Plan
and Supplemental Environmental
Assessment, respectively). In the draft
Phase V.3 RP/SEA, the FL TIG proposes
the acquisition of the Navarre Beach
Park Addition—an approximately 4.75acre privately owned inholding parcel
within the existing Navarre Beach
Marine Park, a county park in Santa
Rosa County—as the preferred
alternative. The proposal consists of
land acquisition only; construction of
recreational amenities is not proposed.
The parcel would become part of the
Navarre Beach Marine Park and would
be owned by Santa Rosa County, who
would be responsible for maintaining it
as part of the Santa Rosa County Park
System. Deed restrictions would ensure
the property remains in the Santa Rosa
County Park System in perpetuity.
Acquisition of the Navarre Beach
Marine Park Addition would continue
the process of restoring natural
resources and services injured or lost as
a result of the DWH oil spill. This
would be accomplished using
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approximately $2 million in Florida
Coastal Access Project remaining funds.
Next Steps
As described above, the Trustees will
hold a public meeting to facilitate the
public review and comment process.
After the public comment period ends,
the Trustees will consider and address
the comments received before issuing a
final Phase V.3 RP/SEA.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the
Administrative Record for the Phase V.3
RP/SEA can be viewed electronically at
https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/
adminrecord.
Authority
The authority of this action is the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.), its implementing Natural Resource
Damage Assessment regulations found
at 15 CFR part 990, and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations found at 40
CFR parts 1500–1508.
Mary Josie Blanchard,
Director of Gulf of Mexico Restoration,
Department of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[FWS-R4-ES-2019-N078; FVHC98220410150-XXX-FF04H00000]
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment,
Florida Trustee Implementation Group Phase V.3 Florida Coastal Access
Project: Draft Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental
Assessment
AGENCY: Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill Final Programmatic Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS),
Record of Decision, and Consent Decree, the Federal and State natural
resource trustee agencies for the Florida Trustee Implementation Group
(FL TIG) have prepared a Phase V.3 Florida Coastal Access Project:
Draft Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental Assessment (Phase
V.3 RP/SEA). The FL TIG is proposing a third phase of the Florida
Coastal Access Project, including the acquisition of a coastal
inholding parcel within the Navarre Beach Marine Park in Santa Rosa
County, Florida, as the preferred alternative. This would continue the
process of restoring lost recreational use in the Florida Restoration
Area resulting from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. We invite
comments on the draft Phase V.3 RP/SEA.
DATES:
Submitting Comments: We will consider public comments on the draft
Phase V.3 RP/SEA received on or before July 22, 2019.
Public Meeting: The FL TIG will host a public meeting on July 18,
2019, at the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station, 8638 Blue Heron
Court, Navarre, FL. An open house will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by
the public meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the draft Phase V.3
RP/SEA from any of the following websites:
https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord
https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/florida
https://dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon/default.htm
Alternatively, you may request a CD of the draft Phase V.3 RP/SEA (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). A copy of the Phase V.3 RP/SEA is
also available for review at the Santa Rosa County Public Library.
Submitting Comments: You may submit comments on the draft Phase V.3
RP/SEA by one of the following methods:
Via the Web: https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/florida.
Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
29649, Atlanta, GA 30345. In order to be considered, mailed comments
must be postmarked on or before the comment deadline given in DATES.
In Person: Verbal comments may be provided at the public
meeting in Navarre, Florida, on July 18, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nanciann Regalado, via email at
[email protected], via telephone at 678-296-6805, or via the
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Florida Coastal Access Project was selected for funding and
implementation in Phase V of DWH early restoration. In the 2011
Framework Agreement for Early Restoration Addressing Injuries Resulting
from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Framework Agreement), BP agreed
to provide to the Trustees up to $1 billion toward early restoration
projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address injuries to natural resources
caused by the DWH oil spill. The Framework Agreement represented a
preliminary step toward the restoration of injured natural resources
and was intended to expedite the start of restoration in the Gulf in
advance of the completion of the injury assessment process. In the five
phases of the early restoration process, the Trustees selected, and BP
agreed to fund, a total of 65 early restoration projects expected to
cost a total of approximately $877 million, including the Florida
Coastal Access Project for approximately $45.4 million. The Trustees
selected these projects after public notice, public meetings, and
consideration of public comments.
The Consent Decree, as discussed in the ``Background'' section
below, terminated and replaced the Framework Agreement and provided
that the Trustees shall use remaining early restoration funds as
specified in the early restoration plans and in accordance with the
Consent Decree. The Trustees have determined that decisions concerning
any unexpended early restoration funds are to be made
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by the appropriate TIG, in this case the FL TIG.
Background
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 oil spill in
U.S. history, discharging millions of barrels of oil over a period of
87 days. In addition, well over 1 million gallons of dispersants were
applied to the waters of the spill area in an attempt to disperse the
spilled oil. An undetermined amount of natural gas was also released
into the environment as a result of the spill.
The Trustees conducted the natural resource damage assessment
(NRDA) for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Oil Pollution Act
1990 (OPA; 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Pursuant to 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 completion of restoration to baseline (the
resource quality and conditions that would exist if the spill had not
occurred).
The Deepwater Horizon trustees are:
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);
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority, Oil Spill Coordinator's Office, Department of Environmental
Quality, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and Department of
Natural Resources;
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: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas
General Land Office, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
The Trustees reached and finalized a settlement of their natural
resource damage claims with BP in an April 4, 2016, Consent Decree
approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration projects in the
Florida Restoration Area are now chosen and managed by the FL TIG. The
FL TIG is composed of the following six Trustees: State of Florida
Department of Environmental Protection and Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission; DOI; NOAA; EPA; and USDA.
Overview of the FL TIG Draft Phase V.3 RP/SEA
The draft Phase V.3 RP/SEA is being released in accordance with OPA
NRDA regulations found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 15
CFR part 990, NEPA and its implementing regulations found at 40 CFR
parts 1500-1508, the Final PDARP/PEIS, and the Consent Decree. The
Phase V.3 RP/SEA provides an OPA analysis for the proposed third phase
of the Florida Coastal Access Project and supplements the NEPA analysis
completed in the first and second phases of the project (2016 Final
Phase V Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment and the
2017 Final Phase V.2 Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental
Assessment, respectively). In the draft Phase V.3 RP/SEA, the FL TIG
proposes the acquisition of the Navarre Beach Park Addition--an
approximately 4.75-acre privately owned inholding parcel within the
existing Navarre Beach Marine Park, a county park in Santa Rosa
County--as the preferred alternative. The proposal consists of land
acquisition only; construction of recreational amenities is not
proposed. The parcel would become part of the Navarre Beach Marine Park
and would be owned by Santa Rosa County, who would be responsible for
maintaining it as part of the Santa Rosa County Park System. Deed
restrictions would ensure the property remains in the Santa Rosa County
Park System in perpetuity. Acquisition of the Navarre Beach Marine Park
Addition would continue the process of restoring natural resources and
services injured or lost as a result of the DWH oil spill. This would
be accomplished using approximately $2 million in Florida Coastal
Access Project remaining funds.
Next Steps
As described above, the Trustees will hold a public meeting to
facilitate the public review and comment process. After the public
comment period ends, the Trustees will consider and address the
comments received before issuing a final Phase V.3 RP/SEA.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the Administrative Record for the Phase
V.3 RP/SEA can be viewed electronically at https://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord.
Authority
The authority of this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), its implementing Natural Resource Damage
Assessment regulations found at 15 CFR part 990, and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations found at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508.
Mary Josie Blanchard,
Director of Gulf of Mexico Restoration, Department of the Interior.
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