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Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for a
Submarine Dry Dock and Waterfront
Production Facility at the Pearl Harbor
Naval Shipyard and Intermediate
Maintenance Facility, Oahu, Hawaii,
and To Announce the Public Scoping
Meeting
Department of the Navy,
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations, the
Department of the Navy (Navy)
announces its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to evaluate the potential environmental
effects associated with construction and
operation of a submarine dry dock (DD)
replacement and waterfront production
facility (WPF) at the Pearl Harbor Naval
Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance
Facility (PHNSY & IMF) at Joint Base
Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Oahu,
Hawaii. PHNSY & IMF is situated on the
eastern shore of Pearl Harbor on the
south side of the island of Oahu. The
DD and WPF will provide required
capability to perform depot-level
maintenance on current and future
classes of fast-attack submarines and
improve operational readiness. An EIS
is considered the appropriate document
for comprehensively analyzing the
proposed action, which is to demolish
existing facilities and construct new
facilities, utilities, and infrastructure at
PHNSY & IMF.
SUMMARY:
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Thursday, September 17, 2020.
PLACE: Conference call.
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The Navy is initiating a 32-day
public scoping process beginning on
September 11, 2020 and extending
through October 13, 2020. The purpose
of the public scoping process is to
identify community interests and to
receive comments on the scope of the
EIS and the project’s potential to affect
historic properties pursuant to Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966. This public
scoping process starts with the
publication of this Notice of Intent. The
Navy is providing two web-based
platforms for the public to learn about
the Proposed Action and provide
scoping comments. All comments are
due by October 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The two web-based
platforms include the following:
1. A virtual Open House. The virtual
Open House will be available at
www.PearlHarborDryDockEISOpen
House.org from 12:00 a.m. Hawaii
Standard Time (HST) on September 11,
2020, to 11:59 p.m. (HST) on October
13, 2020. The virtual Open House will
present an overview of the Proposed
Action, preliminary alternatives, and
the NEPA process, and will allow the
public to electronically submit
comments on the scope of the EIS and
to identify specific environmental
concerns or topics for consideration in
the document. Additionally, the public
will have the opportunity to participate
in the Section 106 process through the
virtual Open House. The public will be
able to electronically submit comments
on the project’s potential to affect
historic properties pursuant to Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), and
the Navy’s ongoing development of a
Nationwide Programmatic Agreement
for the Shipyard Infrastructure
Optimization Program. The public is
invited to visit https://
www.navalshipyards-nhpa.com to find
out more about the Section 106
consultation.
2. A virtual Public Scoping Meeting.
The virtual Public Scoping Meeting will
be held on September 29, 2020, from
4:30 to 6:00 p.m. (HST) as an additional
means to learn about the Proposed
Action through a live presentation and
question and answer session held by
Navy representatives. Additionally,
resource-specific breakout sessions are
planned for 6:00–7:00 p.m. HST.
Information concerning the virtual
Public Scoping Meeting and resourcespecific breakout sessions time and web
location is available on the EIS website
at: www.PearlHarborDryDockEIS.org.
The Navy will also announce the virtual
Public Scoping Meeting date, time, and
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location in the local newspaper. The
virtual Public Scoping Meeting provides
another opportunity for the public to
participate in the NEPA and NHPA
Section 106 processes and electronically
submit comments.
If the virtual Scoping Meeting cannot
be held on September 29, 2020, due to
an unforeseen challenge, please check
the EIS website at www.PearlHarbor
DryDockEIS.org for information on the
rescheduled meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andre´a M. Von Burg Hall, Navy PHNSY
DD/WPF EIS Project Manager, by
telephone (808–472–1425), email
(andrea.vonburg-hall@navy.mil), or by
mail at Naval Facilities Engineering
Command Pacific, Attn: PHNSY DD/
WPF EIS Project Manager, 258 Makalapa
Drive, Suite 100, Joint Base Pearl
Harbor-Hickam, HI 96860–3134.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Depot
maintenance for PHNSY & IMF requires
four DDs capable of docking current and
future classes of submarines. In
addition, to accommodate future
submarine maintenance demands at
PHNSY & IMF and improve operational
readiness, the time spent servicing each
submarine at the DD must be reduced.
Infrastructure improvements and
rearrangement of functions at PHNSY
are, therefore, needed to ensure
adequate capacity and operational
efficiency.
The purpose of the Proposed Action
is to provide appropriate DD capacity at
PHNSY & IMF to meet depot
maintenance requirements and to
provide a properly sized and configured
WPF to enable efficient submarine
maintenance.
The Navy proposes DD replacement at
PHNSY & IMF capable of performing
depot-level maintenance on current and
future fast-attack submarines. To meet
the purpose and need, the Navy’s
Proposed Action is to construct and
operate a graving DD replacement and
WPF at PHNSY & IMF, including
permanent ancillary facilities such as
new power and utilities. A graving or
excavated DD is one that is constructed
on land near the shore, using concrete.
Other construction-related actions
would include dredging, upgrade or
replacement of new in-water structures,
demolition of existing upland
structures, and construction of new
upland facilities.
The Navy has identified four
preliminary action alternatives to carry
forward for analysis in the EIS along
with the No Action alternative. These
alternatives will be further refined based
on input received from the public and
resource agencies during scoping.
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Alternative 1 (No Action Alternative)
would be no change from the status quo.
A submarine DD replacement and WPF
would not be built, and PHNSY & IMF
would continue to service submarines
using its existing infrastructure.
Following the phasing out of the Los
Angeles Class submarine in 2022, DD 3
would no longer be capable of servicing
any active submarines due to size
limitations.
Alternative 2 would consist of a
covered graving DD replacement and
bridge crane. A new WPF would be
located east of the DD, servicing both
the replacement DD and DD #2.
Alternative 3 would consist of a
covered graving DD replacement and
bridge crane. A new WPF would be
located west of the DD and would
service only the replacement DD.
Alternative 4 would consist of an
uncovered graving DD replacement,
operated using a portal or gantry crane.
A new WPF would be located east of the
DD, servicing both the DD replacement
and DD #2.
Alternative 5 would consist of an
uncovered graving DD replacement,
operated using a portal or gantry crane.
A new WPF would be located west of
the DD and would service only the DD
replacement.
Environmental issues and resource
areas to be examined in the EIS include,
but are not limited to the following:
Cultural Resources, Visual Resources,
Public Health and Safety, Land Use,
Socioeconomics, Environmental Justice,
Soils, Water Quality, Topography and
Geology, Air Quality, Terrestrial
Biology, Marine Biology, Traffic, Marine
Navigation, Noise, Utilities, and
Hazardous Materials. The EIS will also
analyze measures that would avoid,
minimize, or mitigate environmental
effects. Additionally, the Navy will
conduct all coordination and
consultation activities required by the
National Historic Preservation Act, the
Endangered Species Act, the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, the Clean Water Act,
the Coastal Zone Management Act, and
other laws and regulations determined
to be applicable to the project.
The Navy encourages federal, state,
and local agencies, and interested
persons to provide comments
concerning the alternatives proposed for
study and environmental issues for
analysis in the EIS, as well as to identify
specific environmental resources that
the Navy should consider when
developing the Draft EIS. The Navy will
prepare the Draft EIS, including analysis
of potential effects to those resources,
which the Navy and the commenting
public has identified. All comments
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received during the public scoping
period will receive consideration during
EIS preparation.
Written comments on the scope of the
EIS or the project’s potential to affect
historic properties pursuant to Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966 can be mailed
or submitted electronically via the
virtual Open House. To receive
consideration, comments submitted by
mail must be postmarked no later than
October 13, 2020. Comments may be
mailed to the following address: Naval
Facilities Engineering Command Pacific,
Attn: PHNSY DD/WPF EIS Project
Manager, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite
100, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
96860–3134.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically through the EIS website at
www.PearlHarborDryDockEIS.org or the
virtual Open House website, online at
www.PearlHarborDryDockEISOpen
House.org. Comments must be posted by
11:59pm HST on October 13, 2020.
Dated: September 3, 2020.
D.J. Antenucci,
Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps,
U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
a Submarine Dry Dock and Waterfront Production Facility at the Pearl
Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Oahu,
Hawaii, and To Announce the Public Scoping Meeting
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations, the Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the
potential environmental effects associated with construction and
operation of a submarine dry dock (DD) replacement and waterfront
production facility (WPF) at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and
Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) at Joint Base Pearl
Harbor[hyphen]Hickam (JBPHH), Oahu, Hawaii. PHNSY & IMF is situated on
the eastern shore of Pearl Harbor on the south side of the island of
Oahu. The DD and WPF will provide required capability to perform depot-
level maintenance on current and future classes of fast-attack
submarines and improve operational readiness. An EIS is considered the
appropriate document for comprehensively analyzing the proposed action,
which is to demolish existing facilities and construct new facilities,
utilities, and infrastructure at PHNSY & IMF.
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DATES: The Navy is initiating a 32-day public scoping process beginning
on September 11, 2020 and extending through October 13, 2020. The
purpose of the public scoping process is to identify community
interests and to receive comments on the scope of the EIS and the
project's potential to affect historic properties pursuant to Section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. This public
scoping process starts with the publication of this Notice of Intent.
The Navy is providing two web-based platforms for the public to learn
about the Proposed Action and provide scoping comments. All comments
are due by October 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The two web-based platforms include the following:
1. A virtual Open House. The virtual Open House will be available
at www.PearlHarborDryDockEISOpenHouse.org from 12:00 a.m. Hawaii
Standard Time (HST) on September 11, 2020, to 11:59 p.m. (HST) on
October 13, 2020. The virtual Open House will present an overview of
the Proposed Action, preliminary alternatives, and the NEPA process,
and will allow the public to electronically submit comments on the
scope of the EIS and to identify specific environmental concerns or
topics for consideration in the document. Additionally, the public will
have the opportunity to participate in the Section 106 process through
the virtual Open House. The public will be able to electronically
submit comments on the project's potential to affect historic
properties pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), and the Navy's ongoing development of
a Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Shipyard Infrastructure
Optimization Program. The public is invited to visit https://www.navalshipyards-nhpa.com to find out more about the Section 106
consultation.
2. A virtual Public Scoping Meeting. The virtual Public Scoping
Meeting will be held on September 29, 2020, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
(HST) as an additional means to learn about the Proposed Action through
a live presentation and question and answer session held by Navy
representatives. Additionally, resource-specific breakout sessions are
planned for 6:00-7:00 p.m. HST. Information concerning the virtual
Public Scoping Meeting and resource-specific breakout sessions time and
web location is available on the EIS website at:
www.PearlHarborDryDockEIS.org. The Navy will also announce the virtual
Public Scoping Meeting date, time, and location in the local newspaper.
The virtual Public Scoping Meeting provides another opportunity for the
public to participate in the NEPA and NHPA Section 106 processes and
electronically submit comments.
If the virtual Scoping Meeting cannot be held on September 29,
2020, due to an unforeseen challenge, please check the EIS website at
www.PearlHarborDryDockEIS.org for information on the rescheduled
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andr[eacute]a M. Von Burg Hall, Navy
PHNSY DD/WPF EIS Project Manager, by telephone (808-472-1425), email
([email protected]), or by mail at Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Pacific, Attn: PHNSY DD/WPF EIS Project Manager,
258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
96860-3134.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Depot maintenance for PHNSY & IMF requires
four DDs capable of docking current and future classes of submarines.
In addition, to accommodate future submarine maintenance demands at
PHNSY & IMF and improve operational readiness, the time spent servicing
each submarine at the DD must be reduced. Infrastructure improvements
and rearrangement of functions at PHNSY are, therefore, needed to
ensure adequate capacity and operational efficiency.
The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide appropriate DD
capacity at PHNSY & IMF to meet depot maintenance requirements and to
provide a properly sized and configured WPF to enable efficient
submarine maintenance.
The Navy proposes DD replacement at PHNSY & IMF capable of
performing depot[hyphen]level maintenance on current and future fast-
attack submarines. To meet the purpose and need, the Navy's Proposed
Action is to construct and operate a graving DD replacement and WPF at
PHNSY & IMF, including permanent ancillary facilities such as new power
and utilities. A graving or excavated DD is one that is constructed on
land near the shore, using concrete. Other construction[hyphen]related
actions would include dredging, upgrade or replacement of new in-water
structures, demolition of existing upland structures, and construction
of new upland facilities.
The Navy has identified four preliminary action alternatives to
carry forward for analysis in the EIS along with the No Action
alternative. These alternatives will be further refined based on input
received from the public and resource agencies during scoping.
Alternative 1 (No Action Alternative) would be no change from the
status quo. A submarine DD replacement and WPF would not be built, and
PHNSY & IMF would continue to service submarines using its existing
infrastructure. Following the phasing out of the Los Angeles Class
submarine in 2022, DD 3 would no longer be capable of servicing any
active submarines due to size limitations.
Alternative 2 would consist of a covered graving DD replacement and
bridge crane. A new WPF would be located east of the DD, servicing both
the replacement DD and DD #2.
Alternative 3 would consist of a covered graving DD replacement and
bridge crane. A new WPF would be located west of the DD and would
service only the replacement DD.
Alternative 4 would consist of an uncovered graving DD replacement,
operated using a portal or gantry crane. A new WPF would be located
east of the DD, servicing both the DD replacement and DD #2.
Alternative 5 would consist of an uncovered graving DD replacement,
operated using a portal or gantry crane. A new WPF would be located
west of the DD and would service only the DD replacement.
Environmental issues and resource areas to be examined in the EIS
include, but are not limited to the following: Cultural Resources,
Visual Resources, Public Health and Safety, Land Use, Socioeconomics,
Environmental Justice, Soils, Water Quality, Topography and Geology,
Air Quality, Terrestrial Biology, Marine Biology, Traffic, Marine
Navigation, Noise, Utilities, and Hazardous Materials. The EIS will
also analyze measures that would avoid, minimize, or mitigate
environmental effects. Additionally, the Navy will conduct all
coordination and consultation activities required by the National
Historic Preservation Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Clean Water Act,
the Coastal Zone Management Act, and other laws and regulations
determined to be applicable to the project.
The Navy encourages federal, state, and local agencies, and
interested persons to provide comments concerning the alternatives
proposed for study and environmental issues for analysis in the EIS, as
well as to identify specific environmental resources that the Navy
should consider when developing the Draft EIS. The Navy will prepare
the Draft EIS, including analysis of potential effects to those
resources, which the Navy and the commenting public has identified. All
comments
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received during the public scoping period will receive consideration
during EIS preparation.
Written comments on the scope of the EIS or the project's potential
to affect historic properties pursuant to Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966 can be mailed or submitted
electronically via the virtual Open House. To receive consideration,
comments submitted by mail must be postmarked no later than October 13,
2020. Comments may be mailed to the following address: Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Pacific, Attn: PHNSY DD/WPF EIS Project Manager,
258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
96860-3134.
Comments may also be submitted electronically through the EIS
website at www.PearlHarborDryDockEIS.org or the virtual Open House
website, online at www.PearlHarborDryDockEISOpenHouse.org. Comments
must be posted by 11:59pm HST on October 13, 2020.
Dated: September 3, 2020.
D.J. Antenucci,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-19961 Filed 9-14-20; 8:45 am]
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