Final Environmental Impact Statement for the O'Brien Road Access Modernization, Fort Meade, Maryland, 8651-8652 [2024-02612]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2024 / Notices Dated: February 5, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–02616 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD705] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG) is holding an online meeting, which is open to the public. DATES: The online meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pacific time or until the business of the meeting is completed. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council’s website (see www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 2412 for technical assistance. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–2422. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this online meeting is to provide briefings for Pacific Council advisory body members and the public on two topics on the Pacific Council’s March 5–11, 2024, meeting agenda. The first briefing will present the 2023–2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report. The second briefing will cover the EWG’s recommendations on work under the Pacific Council’s Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative 4, which explores ways to integrate climate and ecosystem information into Pacific Council fishery management processes. In addition to providing these briefings, the EWG may discuss other matters related to its work for the Pacific Council. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Feb 07, 2024 Jkt 262001 Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency. 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The meeting date, place, and Closed status, as previously announced, remain unchanged. CHANGES IN THE MEETING: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. Dated: February 5, 2024. Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–02635 Filed 2–6–24; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8651 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Final Environmental Impact Statement for the O’Brien Road Access Modernization, Fort Meade, Maryland AGENCY: ACTION: Department of Defense (DoD). Notice of availability. The DoD announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as part of the environmental planning process for the O’Brien Road Access Modernization (ORAM) project at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland (hereafter referred to as Fort Meade). The DoD proposes to implement the ORAM project, which would entail renovation and upgrade of inspection facilities, upgrade of access facilities, and corresponding roadway improvements for Mapes, O’Brien, Perimeter, and Venona Roads on Fort Meade. SUMMARY: Written comments must be received by March 11, 2024. DATES: Written comments can be submitted by mail to ‘‘ORAM EIS’’ c/o HDR, 2650 Park Tower Drive, Suite 400, Vienna, VA 22180 or by email to ORAM@hdrinc.com. Copies of the Final EIS are available on the project website at https://www. nab.usace.army.mil/oram and at the Medal of Honor Memorial Library, 4418 Llewellyn Avenue, Fort Meade, MD 20755; Glen Burnie Regional Library, 1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie, MD 21060; Odenton Regional Library, 1325 Annapolis Road, Odenton, MD 21113; and Severn Community Library, 2624 Annapolis Road, Severn, Maryland 21144. You may also call (301) 688– 2970 or send an email to ORAM@ hdrinc.com to request a copy of the Final EIS. ADDRESSES: Mr. Jeffrey Williams at 301–688–2970, or email jdwill2@nsa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The purpose of the proposed project is to construct facilities and infrastructure to allow for increased capacity for required security processing of traffic and deliveries entering Fort Meade and the National Security Agency (NSA) campus. The need for the proposed project is to address inefficiencies with current infrastructure and capacity issues. The Final EIS is available for a 30-day period following publication of the Notice of Availability. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1 8652 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2024 / Notices Dated: February 5, 2024. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2024–02612 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Recommendation 2023–01 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. ACTION: Notice; recommendation. AGENCY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has made a Recommendation to the Secretary of Energy concerning the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) regulatory safety framework related to onsite transportation and safety deficiencies in Los Alamos National Laboratory’s transportation safety document. Pursuant to the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is publishing the Recommendation and associated correspondence with DOE and requesting comments from interested members of the public. DATES: Comments, data, views, or arguments concerning the recommendation are due on or by March 11, 2024. ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning this notice to: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2001. Comments may also be submitted by email to comment@dnfsb.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Tadlock, Associate Director for Board Operations, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788–4016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Recommendation 2023–1 to the Secretary of Energy Onsite Transportation Safety lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286a(b)(5) Atomic Energy Act of 1954, As Amended Introduction. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) has evaluated Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) safety basis for onsite transportation, detailed in the laboratory’s transportation safety document (TSD); the safe harbors 1 for 1 Table 1 of Appendix A to Subpart B of 10 CFR 830 lists acceptable methodologies for developing VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Feb 07, 2024 Jkt 262001 onsite transportation of radioactive materials identified in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Nuclear Safety Management rule, 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830; and the ability of DOE’s safety oversight framework to identify and correct safety issues with its safe harbors and the TSDs at its defense nuclear facilities. The Board identified safety weaknesses in LANL’s onsite TSD, stemming in part from weaknesses in the safe harbors that govern TSD development, and communicated its safety concerns to the Secretary of Energy in a January 6, 2022, letter. The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) management and operating contractor at LANL, Triad National Security, LLC, implemented compensatory safety measures for onsite transportation of radioactive materials in March 2023, following a letter of direction from the NNSA Los Alamos Field Office (NA–LA). Triad formally incorporated the compensatory measures into revisions of the LANL TSD and technical safety requirements (TSR), which NA–LA approved in August 2023, with two conditions of approval (COA) [2]. These measures and COAs represent an improvement to the safety of onsite transportation of radioactive materials at LANL; however, more work is necessary to ensure the LANL TSD appropriately identifies all hazards, analyzes all pertinent accident scenarios, and evaluates the effectiveness of all credited safety controls. NA–LA had approved Triad’s deficient TSD on the basis that it met the applicable safe harbors for safety analysis identified in 10 CFR 830. Until DOE revises the safe harbors for onsite transportation of radioactive materials to provide clear and effective safety requirements, the risk remains that LANL or other defense nuclear sites may regress to inadequate TSDs that fail to provide an effective set of safety controls. The Board has concluded the following: (1) The recently approved compensatory safety measures are welcomed; however, the LANL TSD requirements and their implementation do not ensure that onsite transportation activities at LANL are conducted in a safety analyses to meet requirements in 10 CFR 830. Such methodologies are referred to as ‘‘safe harbors.’’ Throughout this document the phrase ‘‘onsite transportation safe harbors’’ refers to both DOE Order 460.1D, Hazardous Materials Packaging and Transportation Safety, and DOE Guide 460.1– 1, Implementation Guide for Use with DOE O 460.1A, Packaging and Transportation Safety, as they relate to the preparation of an onsite TSD for radioactive materials that are not of national security interest. PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 manner that ensures adequate protection of public health and safety; (2) The requirements of the safe harbors do not ensure that onsite transportation activities are conducted in a manner that ensures adequate protection of public health and safety; and (3) DOE failed to address known safety deficiencies in its safe harbors for onsite transportation of radioactive materials and neglected to take timely action to correct the safety issues with the LANL TSD. Background. 10 CFR 830 specifies that onsite transportation of radioactive materials at DOE sites may be conducted either in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations or under a specific type of documented safety analysis (DSA) known as a TSD. Table 1 in Appendix A to Subpart B of 10 CFR 830 identifies the following safe harbor methodology for preparing DSAs/TSDs for onsite transportation activities: • Preparing a Safety Analysis Report for Packaging in accordance with DOE Order 460.1A, Packaging and Transportation Safety, October 2, 1996, or successor document; and • Preparing a Transportation Safety Document in accordance with DOE Guide 460.1–1, Implementation Guide for Use with DOE O 460.1A, Packaging and Transportation Safety, June 5, 1997, or successor document. Following a safety review of the LANL TSD, the Board identified safety issues with both the LANL TSD and the onsite transportation safe harbors in 10 CFR 830. The Board documented these safety issues in a letter to the Secretary of Energy dated January 6, 2022. DOE responded on September 13, 2022, stating its agreement with, and plans to address, the Board’s safety concerns. However, DOE’s response only partially addressed the safety concerns identified by the Board. Furthermore, DOE did not ensure that LANL took timely action to implement compensatory measures at LANL that are needed to provide adequate protection of workers and the public during onsite transportation activities in the absence of an adequate TSD. Analysis. Attachment B, Findings, Supporting Data, and Analysis, provides additional detail and supporting analysis for this recommendation, the conclusions of which are discussed below. LANL Transportation Safety Document—10 CFR 830 defines a DSA (including TSDs) as ‘‘a documented analysis of the extent to which a nuclear facility can be operated safely with respect to workers, the public, and the E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8651-8652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02612]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Final Environmental Impact Statement for the O'Brien Road Access 
Modernization, Fort Meade, Maryland

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The DoD announces the availability of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) as part of the environmental planning process 
for the O'Brien Road Access Modernization (ORAM) project at Fort George 
G. Meade, Maryland (hereafter referred to as Fort Meade). The DoD 
proposes to implement the ORAM project, which would entail renovation 
and upgrade of inspection facilities, upgrade of access facilities, and 
corresponding roadway improvements for Mapes, O'Brien, Perimeter, and 
Venona Roads on Fort Meade.

DATES: Written comments must be received by March 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments can be submitted by mail to ``ORAM EIS'' c/
o HDR, 2650 Park Tower Drive, Suite 400, Vienna, VA 22180 or by email 
to [email protected].
    Copies of the Final EIS are available on the project website at 
https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/oram and at the Medal of Honor Memorial 
Library, 4418 Llewellyn Avenue, Fort Meade, MD 20755; Glen Burnie 
Regional Library, 1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie, MD 21060; Odenton Regional 
Library, 1325 Annapolis Road, Odenton, MD 21113; and Severn Community 
Library, 2624 Annapolis Road, Severn, Maryland 21144. You may also call 
(301) 688-2970 or send an email to [email protected] to request a copy of 
the Final EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Williams at 301-688-2970, 
or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the proposed project is to 
construct facilities and infrastructure to allow for increased capacity 
for required security processing of traffic and deliveries entering 
Fort Meade and the National Security Agency (NSA) campus. The need for 
the proposed project is to address inefficiencies with current 
infrastructure and capacity issues.
    The Final EIS is available for a 30-day period following 
publication of the Notice of Availability.


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    Dated: February 5, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-02612 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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