Notice of Intent To Prepare a Tiered Environmental Impact Statement for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, 68910-68911 [2019-27122]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Tiered
Environmental Impact Statement for
the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal
Storm Risk Management Feasibility
Study
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Philadelphia District (Corps)
is preparing an integrated Feasibility
Report/Tiered Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the proposed New
Jersey Back Bays (NJBB) Coastal Storm
Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility
Study. The study is assessing the
feasibility of coastal storm risk
management alternatives to be
implemented within the authorized
study area with a specific emphasis on
the back bay areas along the New Jersey
Atlantic Coast extending from Cape May
Inlet to Shark River Inlet including the
NJ Coastal Lakes Area.
DATES: Comments and suggestions must
be submitted by January 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Pertinent information about
the study can be found at: https://
www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/
Civil-Works/New-Jersey-Back-BaysStudy/. Interested parties are welcome
to send written comments and
suggestions concerning the scope of
issues to be evaluated within the Tiered
EIS to Steven D. Allen, Environmental
Resources Branch, Planning Division,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Philadelphia District. Mail: Steven D.
Allen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Philadelphia District, CENAP–PL–E,
Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square
East, Philadelphia, PA 19107–3390;
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phone: (215) 656–6559; email:
Steven.D.Allen@usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the overall NJBB study
should be directed to J.B. Smith, Project
Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Philadelphia District, Planning Division,
Project Development Branch. Mail: J.B.
Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Philadelphia District, CENAP–PL–PC,
Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square
East, Philadelphia, PA 19107–3390;
Phone: (215) 656–6579; email:
J.B.Smith@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps), in partnership with the New
Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (NJDEP), as the non-federal
sponsor, are undertaking this study. The
NJBB CSRM Feasibility Study area is
one of 9 focus areas with vulnerable
coastal populations identified in the
North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive
Study (NACCS). The NACCS was
conducted in response to Public Law
113–2 and the Water Resource and
Reform Development Act (WRRDA) of
2014 following the devastation in the
wake of Hurricane Sandy, which greatly
affected the study area in October of
2012. The purpose of the NJBB CSRM
Feasibility Study is to identify
comprehensive CSRM strategies to
increase coastal resilience, and to
reduce flooding risk from future storms
and impacts of sea level change. The
objective of the Study is to investigate
CSRM problems and solutions to reduce
damages from coastal flooding that
affect population, critical infrastructure,
critical facilities, property, and
ecosystems. The authority for the
proposed project is the resolution
adopted by the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Public
Works and Transportation and the U. S.
Senate Committee on Environment and
Public Works dated December 1987. A
Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement
(FCSA) was executed in 2016 with the
NJDEP.
2. Study Area
The study area encompasses
approximately 950 square miles located
behind the New Jersey barrier islands of
Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic
and Cape May Counties, and includes
the set of interconnected water bodies
and coastal lakes that are separated from
the Atlantic Ocean.
3. Corps Decision Making
As required by Council on
Environmental Quality’s Principles,
Requirements and Guidelines for Water
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and Land Related Resources
Implementation Studies all reasonable
alternatives to the proposed Federal
action that meet the purpose and need
will be considered in the Tiered EIS.
Tiering, which is defined in 40 CFR
1508.28, is a means of making the
environmental review process more
efficient by allowing parties to
‘‘eliminate repetitive discussions of the
same issues and to focus on the actual
issues suitable for decision at each level
of environmental review’’ (40 CFR
1502.20). The Study will consider the
full array of structural, non-structural,
and natural and nature-based measures,
and will consider past, current, and
future coastal storm risk management
and resilience planning initiatives and
projects underway by the USACE and
other Federal, State, and local agencies.
4. Public Participation
The Corps and the NJDEP hosted two
agency workshop meetings in June
2017, with representatives from federal
and state agencies, counties,
municipalities, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), elected officials
and academia. The Corps initially
announced the preparation of an
integrated Feasibility Report/EIS for
study in the December 27, 2017 Federal
Register. Two public NEPA scoping
meetings were later held in the southern
and northern regions of the study area
in September 2018. Subsequent to the
publication of the December 27, 2017
NOI, the Study was granted an
exemption from the requirement to
complete the feasibility study within 3
years, as required in Section 1001(a) of
the Water Resources Reform and
Development Act of 2014. This
exemption was granted on October 31,
2018 on an interim basis, and allowed
for an additional 17 months to complete
the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report
and Tier 1 EIS. Therefore, in order to
align the revised study schedule with
Executive Order 13807, Notice to
Withdraw the original NOI was
published in the February 20, 2019
Federal Register. To further provide the
public with study information, an
Interim Feasibility Report and
Environmental Scoping Document was
released on February 28, 2019 that
identified the preliminary economic,
environmental, engineering and other
studies performed to date of the above
referenced alternatives. This report
presented the selection of a focused
array of alternatives for further
evaluation. A webinar was later held on
March 14, 2019 to present the findings
of the report and to solicit comments
from the general public and
stakeholders. In addition, comments,
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concerns and information submitted to
the Corps are being evaluated and
considered during the development of
the Draft EIS. Comments received are
continuing to aid the study progress and
included in the draft report and will be
part of the administrative record
5. Lead and Cooperating Agencies
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is
the lead federal agency for the
preparation of a Tiered EIS in order to
meet the requirements of the NEPA and
the NEPA Implementing Regulations of
the President’s Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1500–
1508). The following agencies have
accepted the invitation to be
Cooperating Agencies: The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the
National Marine Fisheries Service. The
preparation of a Tiered EIS will be
coordinated with New Jersey State and
local municipalities with discretionary
authority relative to the proposed
actions. The Draft Integrated Feasibility
Report/Tiered EIS is currently
scheduled for distribution to the public
in March of 2020.
Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey L. Milhorn,
Major General, U.S. Army, Commander,
North Atlantic Division.
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Department of Education (ED),
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In accordance with the
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requesting the Office of Management
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emergency review of a new information
collection.
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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
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is described below. The Department of
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Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
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Respondents/Affected Public: Private
and Public Institutions of Higher
Education (IHEs).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 400.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,000.
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amended, provides that institutions of
higher education must file a disclosure
report with the Secretary of Education
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Whenever any institution is owned or
controlled by a foreign source or
receives a gift from or enters into a
contract with a foreign source, the value
of which is $250,000 or more,
considered alone or in combination
with all other gifts from or contracts
with that foreign source within a
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sooner. (see https://www.govinfo.gov/
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USCODE-2017-title20-chap28-subchapIpartB-sec1011e.pdf).
This collection of information is
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Dated: December 13, 2019.
Stephanie Valentine,
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Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Tiered Environmental Impact
Statement for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management
Feasibility Study
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia
District (Corps) is preparing an integrated Feasibility Report/Tiered
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New Jersey Back
Bays (NJBB) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study. The
study is assessing the feasibility of coastal storm risk management
alternatives to be implemented within the authorized study area with a
specific emphasis on the back bay areas along the New Jersey Atlantic
Coast extending from Cape May Inlet to Shark River Inlet including the
NJ Coastal Lakes Area.
DATES: Comments and suggestions must be submitted by January 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Pertinent information about the study can be found at:
https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/New-Jersey-Back-Bays-Study/. Interested parties are welcome to send written comments
and suggestions concerning the scope of issues to be evaluated within
the Tiered EIS to Steven D. Allen, Environmental Resources Branch,
Planning Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
Mail: Steven D. Allen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia
District, CENAP-PL-E, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East,
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390; phone: (215) 656-6559; email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the overall NJBB
study should be directed to J.B. Smith, Project Manager, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Planning Division, Project
Development Branch. Mail: J.B. Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Philadelphia District, CENAP-PL-PC, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square
East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390; Phone: (215) 656-6579; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), in partnership with the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), as the non-
federal sponsor, are undertaking this study. The NJBB CSRM Feasibility
Study area is one of 9 focus areas with vulnerable coastal populations
identified in the North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study (NACCS). The
NACCS was conducted in response to Public Law 113-2 and the Water
Resource and Reform Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014 following the
devastation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which greatly affected the
study area in October of 2012. The purpose of the NJBB CSRM Feasibility
Study is to identify comprehensive CSRM strategies to increase coastal
resilience, and to reduce flooding risk from future storms and impacts
of sea level change. The objective of the Study is to investigate CSRM
problems and solutions to reduce damages from coastal flooding that
affect population, critical infrastructure, critical facilities,
property, and ecosystems. The authority for the proposed project is the
resolution adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Public Works and Transportation and the U. S. Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works dated December 1987. A Feasibility Cost
Sharing Agreement (FCSA) was executed in 2016 with the NJDEP.
2. Study Area
The study area encompasses approximately 950 square miles located
behind the New Jersey barrier islands of Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington,
Atlantic and Cape May Counties, and includes the set of interconnected
water bodies and coastal lakes that are separated from the Atlantic
Ocean.
3. Corps Decision Making
As required by Council on Environmental Quality's Principles,
Requirements and Guidelines for Water and Land Related Resources
Implementation Studies all reasonable alternatives to the proposed
Federal action that meet the purpose and need will be considered in the
Tiered EIS. Tiering, which is defined in 40 CFR 1508.28, is a means of
making the environmental review process more efficient by allowing
parties to ``eliminate repetitive discussions of the same issues and to
focus on the actual issues suitable for decision at each level of
environmental review'' (40 CFR 1502.20). The Study will consider the
full array of structural, non-structural, and natural and nature-based
measures, and will consider past, current, and future coastal storm
risk management and resilience planning initiatives and projects
underway by the USACE and other Federal, State, and local agencies.
4. Public Participation
The Corps and the NJDEP hosted two agency workshop meetings in June
2017, with representatives from federal and state agencies, counties,
municipalities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), elected
officials and academia. The Corps initially announced the preparation
of an integrated Feasibility Report/EIS for study in the December 27,
2017 Federal Register. Two public NEPA scoping meetings were later held
in the southern and northern regions of the study area in September
2018. Subsequent to the publication of the December 27, 2017 NOI, the
Study was granted an exemption from the requirement to complete the
feasibility study within 3 years, as required in Section 1001(a) of the
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. This exemption was
granted on October 31, 2018 on an interim basis, and allowed for an
additional 17 months to complete the Draft Integrated Feasibility
Report and Tier 1 EIS. Therefore, in order to align the revised study
schedule with Executive Order 13807, Notice to Withdraw the original
NOI was published in the February 20, 2019 Federal Register. To further
provide the public with study information, an Interim Feasibility
Report and Environmental Scoping Document was released on February 28,
2019 that identified the preliminary economic, environmental,
engineering and other studies performed to date of the above referenced
alternatives. This report presented the selection of a focused array of
alternatives for further evaluation. A webinar was later held on March
14, 2019 to present the findings of the report and to solicit comments
from the general public and stakeholders. In addition, comments,
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concerns and information submitted to the Corps are being evaluated and
considered during the development of the Draft EIS. Comments received
are continuing to aid the study progress and included in the draft
report and will be part of the administrative record
5. Lead and Cooperating Agencies
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the lead federal agency for the
preparation of a Tiered EIS in order to meet the requirements of the
NEPA and the NEPA Implementing Regulations of the President's Council
on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1500-1508). The following agencies
have accepted the invitation to be Cooperating Agencies: The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The preparation of a Tiered
EIS will be coordinated with New Jersey State and local municipalities
with discretionary authority relative to the proposed actions. The
Draft Integrated Feasibility Report/Tiered EIS is currently scheduled
for distribution to the public in March of 2020.
Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey L. Milhorn,
Major General, U.S. Army, Commander, North Atlantic Division.
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