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Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on the Authorization for the Revolution Wind Farm and Revolution Wind Export Cable Project Offshore Rhode Island
Document Number: 2024-04780
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-03-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
USACE announces final agency action on the USACE authorization for the proposed construction and maintenance of the Revolution Wind Farm and Revolution Wind Offshore Export Cable Project (the Revolution Wind Project) offshore Rhode Island. USACE has issued a permit authorizing the construction and maintenance of the Revolution Wind Project under section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA) and section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Revolution Wind Project is a ``covered project'' under title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Micron Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility Project, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, New York
Document Number: 2024-04709
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-03-05
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District, has received an application for a Department of the Army (DA) permit (USACE number LRB-2000-02198) from Micron New York Semiconductor Manufacturing LLC (Micron), a wholly owned subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc., to construct a semiconductor manufacturing facility for leading-edge manufacturing of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips. The USACE, as the lead federal agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), has determined the proposed project may significantly affect the quality of the human environment and will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS). The USACE action will be to issue, issue with modifications, or deny a DA permit for the proposed project. The EIS will assess the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts of the proposed project.
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2024-03730
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-02-23
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/.
Board on Coastal Engineering Research
Document Number: 2024-03585
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-02-22
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board on Coastal Engineering Research (BCER). This meeting is open to the public.
Corps of Engineers Agency Specific Procedures To Implement the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Federal Investments in Water Resources
Document Number: 2024-02448
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-02-15
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
This proposed rule establishes Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) for the Corps' implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for water resources investments. It provides a framework to govern how the Corps would evaluate proposed water resource investments, including identification of which Corps programs and activities are subject to the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines. The Corps is proposing this rule in response to congressional direction provided in authorizing language in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.
National Wetland Plant List
Document Number: 2024-02903
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-02-13
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), as part of an interagency effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is announcing the availability of the final 2022 National Wetland Plant List (NWPL). The NWPL provides plant species wetland indicator status ratings, which are used in determining whether the hydrophytic vegetation factor is met when conducting wetland delineations under the Clean Water Act and wetland determinations under the Wetland Conservation Provisions of the Food Security Act. Other applications of the NWPL include wetland restoration, establishment, and enhancement projects.
Processing of Department of the Army Permits; Procedures for the Protection of Historic Properties
Document Number: 2024-02580
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-02-09
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
To demonstrate the greatest possible consistency between the procedures used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Regulatory Program to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing regulations, ``Protection of Historic Properties'' when processing permit applications, the Corps is proposing to amend its Regulatory Program's permitting regulations. The Corps will instead follow the NHPA's implementing regulations, developed and interpreted by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), relying on the flexibility in those regulations for Federal agency compliance with the steps of review. The Corps will take into account, among other factors, the degree and scope of the Federal involvement in the undertaking and the relationship of Federal actions to the overall proposed activities. Further, the Corps is also proposing to make conforming changes to its nationwide permit program regulations to eliminate references in the regulations.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Meeting for the Pier Wind Terminal Development Project at the Port of Long Beach, City of Long Beach and County of Los Angeles, California (SPL-2023-00720)
Document Number: 2023-27867
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-19
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The purpose of this notice is to initiate the scoping process for preparation of a joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/ Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Port of Long Beach (Port) Pier Wind Terminal Development Project.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Sparrows Point Container Terminal, Patapsco River, Baltimore County, Maryland
Document Number: 2023-27650
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-12-18
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (Corps), has received an application for a Department of the Army (DA) permit (Corps number NAB-2023-61200) for the Sparrows Point Container Terminal project from Tradepoint TiL Terminal, LLC, a joint venture between Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investments Limited to construct a new container terminal in the Port of Baltimore. The Corps, as the lead agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), has determined the proposed project may significantly affect the quality of the human environment and intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS). The Corps action will be to issue, issue with modifications, or deny a DA permit for the proposed project. The EIS will assess the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts of the proposed project. The Corps is requesting public/agency comments regarding the scope of the EIS and issues that should be evaluated in the document.
Danger Zone; Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Island of Oahu, Hawaii
Document Number: 2023-26793
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-12-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to amend the regulations for the existing danger zone at the U.S. Marine Corps Ulupau Crater Weapons Training Range in the vicinity of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The U.S. Marine Corps requested a change to the hours that weapons firing may occur. These regulations are necessary to protect the public from potentially hazardous conditions which may exist as a result from use of the areas by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Cedar Port Navigation District Channel Deepening Project, Baytown, TX
Document Number: 2023-20598
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-22
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District (USACE) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District Channel Deepening Project. The EIS would be prepared in association with a feasibility report prepared by a Non- Federal Interest (NFI)the Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District (CPNID) under authority granted by section 203 of WRDA 1986. The study will identify and evaluate the feasibility of providing a deep-water connection between the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) and a planned future deepwater terminal facility at Cedar Port Industrial Park while enhancing efficient, safe, and reliable navigation in the Cedar Bayou Navigation Channel and HSC to existing stakeholder terminals. This notice announces the USACE's intent to determine the scope of the issues to be addressed and identify the significant environmental issues related to the proposed action.
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2023-19937
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-15
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the Federal advisory committee meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/.
Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States”; Conforming
Document Number: 2023-18929
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-09-08
Agency: Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (``the agencies'') are amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to conform the definition of ``waters of the United States'' to a 2023 Supreme Court decision. This conforming rule amends the provisions of the agencies' definition of ``waters of the United States'' that are invalid under the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Clean Water Act in the 2023 decision.
Intent To Grant an Exclusive License for a U.S. Army Owned Invention to necoTECH, LLC
Document Number: 2023-18578
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-29
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army announces that, unless there is an objection, after 15 days it intends to grant an exclusive license to necoTECH, LLC., a corporation having a place of business in Culpepper, VA on United States Patent No. 10,954,161 entitled ``Performance Grade Asphalt Repair Composition,'' filed September 14, 2016, and United States Patent Pub No. 2021/0380480 filed March 22, 2021.
Request for Project Proposals Pursuant to the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities-Extension of Time To Submit Proposals; Correction
Document Number: 2023-17825
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-18
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Corps of Engineers published a document in the Federal Register of August 11, 2023, concerning a time extension for a request for project proposals pursuant to Section 165 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities. The document contained an incorrect date.
Request for Project Proposals Pursuant to the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities-Extension of Time To Submit Proposals
Document Number: 2023-17225
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-11
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Section 165 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 directs the Secretary of the Army to implement a pilot program for carrying out projects under a continuing authority program for economically disadvantaged communities at 100% Federal cost. The Department of the Army is requesting pilot project proposals. The Secretary is authorized to select up to 20 pilot projects. Proposals previously submitted do not need to be resubmitted.
Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX
Document Number: 2023-16677
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-04
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). While a Record of Decision (ROD) for this project was signed on April 22, 2020, during the pre-construction engineering and design (PED) phase, USACE identified a discrepancy between its current calculations on the quantity of material to be dredged from the Matagorda Ship Channel and the quantity reflected in the ROD. Due to the discrepancy, USACE will prepare a SEIS to document and disclose the impacts of substantial changes to the proposed action and new information that are relevant to environmental concerns. By publication of this NOI, USACE is extending the scoping period and accepting comments due to a previously published incorrect email address.
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule
Document Number: 2023-16025
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-08-03
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is issuing this final rule to adjust its civil monetary penalties (CMP) under the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1922 (RHA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the National Fishing Enhancement Act (NFEA) to account for inflation.
Water Resources Development Act 2020, Section 128 Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program Draft Environmental Assessment
Document Number: 2023-16257
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-08-01
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to solicit comment on an environmental assessment of implementation of section 128 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 which directs the Secretary of the Army to implement a demonstration program to determine the causes of, and implement measures to effectively detect, prevent, treat, and eliminate, harmful algal blooms associated with water resources development projects.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the San Francisco Waterfront Coastal Flood Study, San Francisco County, California
Document Number: 2023-15898
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-27
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Tulsa District, announces its intent to prepare a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (IFR- EIS) for the San Francisco Waterfront Coastal Flood Study. The study will investigate the feasibility of managing tidal and fluvial flooding and sea level rise along 7.5 miles of the San Francisco Waterfront, from Aquatic Park to Herons Head Park, in the City of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. This notice announces USACE's intent to determine the scope of the issues to be addressed and identify the significant issues related to a proposed action.
Sunshine Act Meetings; Agency Holding the Meetings: Mississippi River Commission
Document Number: 2023-15799
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-25
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Board on Coastal Engineering Research
Document Number: 2023-14764
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-12
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board on Coastal Engineering Research (BCER). This meeting is open to the public.
Request for Project Proposals Pursuant to Section 165 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities
Document Number: 2023-13144
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Section 165 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 directs the Secretary of the Army to implement a pilot program for carrying out projects under a continuing authority program for economically disadvantaged communities at 100% Federal cost. The Department of the Army is requesting pilot project proposals. The Secretary is authorized to select up to 20 pilot projects.
Withdrawal of Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Stakeholder Representative Members of the Committee on Levee Safety
Document Number: 2023-12527
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-13
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is notifying interested parties that it has withdrawn the notice to solicit applications to form the Committee on Levee Safety. The original notice was published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2022. Due to stakeholder feedback, the approach for the Committee on Levee Safety is being reconsidered.
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX
Document Number: 2023-11730
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-02
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). On April 22, 2020, the Record of Decision (ROD) was signed for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project (MSCIP), Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (IFR-EIS). During the pre-construction engineering and design (PED) phase, the USACE identified a discrepancy between its PED calculations concerning the quantity of material to be dredged from the Matagorda Ship Channel and the quantity of such material that was evaluated in the IFR-EIS. Due to the discrepancy, the USACE determined a SEIS would be prepared, and the ROD dated April 22, 2020, was withdrawn for further consideration of findings in the SEIS. In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality regulations, the USACE will prepare a SEIS to document and disclose the impacts of substantial changes to the proposed action and new information that are relevant to environmental concerns. This notice also announces the USACE intent to seek public input on the scope of the SEIS, information, or topics to be addressed, and public concerns surrounding the proposed action.
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Pearl River Flood Risk Management Project, Pearl River Watershed, Rankin and Hinds Counties, Mississippi
Document Number: 2023-10599
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-05-18
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Pearl River Flood Risk Management Project in Rankin and Hinds Counties, Mississippi to analyze flood risk management plans that can be implemented under section 3104 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007. This notice updates the original Notice of Intent declaring the Rankin- Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District, the non-Federal interest (NFI) and USACE's intent to conduct a Feasibility Study and EIS process, which was published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2013. USACE is now preparing a DEIS to identify the national economic development (NED) plan by comparing the level of flood protection provided by the alternatives presented in the NFI's section 211 Study (Alternatives A and C) and two new USACE alternatives (Alternative A1 and Combination/Hybrid Plan, as allowed for by section 3104); assess the environmental acceptability and technical feasibility of the alternatives; and provide the Secretary the necessary information to choose a plan to implement. Additionally, consistent with section 1176 of WRDA 2018, the DEIS will assess potential downstream impacts to the Pearl River Basin.
Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations
Document Number: 2023-10284
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-05-15
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to request nominations to serve as representatives on the Inland Waterways Users Board (``the Board''), sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Board provides independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army and the Congress. The Secretary of the Army recommends its 11 (eleven) representative organizations to the Secretary of Defense for approval. This notice is to solicit nominations for seven (7) appointments or more for terms that will begin by January 31, 2024. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/.
Proposals by Non-Federal Interests for Feasibility Studies, Proposed Modifications to Authorized Water Resources Development Projects and Feasibility Studies, and Proposed Modifications for an Environmental Infrastructure Program for Inclusion in the Annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development
Document Number: 2023-09573
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-05-05
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, as amended, requires that the Secretary of the Army annually submit to the Congress a report (Annual Report) that identifies feasibility reports, proposed feasibility studies submitted by non-Federal interests, proposed modifications to authorized water resources development projects or feasibility studies, and proposed modifications to environmental infrastructure program authorities that meet certain criteria. The Annual Report is to be based, in part, upon requests for proposals submitted by non-Federal interests.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the North of Lake Okeechobee Storage Reservoir Section 203 Study, Highlands County, Florida
Document Number: 2023-08522
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-24
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) intends to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment for the North of Lake Okeechobee Storage Reservoir Section 203 Study that is being conducted by the Non-Federal Interest, the SFWMD. The SFWMD is beginning preparation of a feasibility study pursuant to section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986, as amended, for submission to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)). The Corps intends to support the ASA(CW) review of the SFWMD's study by preparing a NEPA assessment concurrent with the SFWMD feasibility study and prior to the ASA(CW)'s review. The SFWMD Section 203 feasibility study will be for Component A, a 200,000 acre-foot above ground storage reservoir to capture water from the Kissimmee River prior to it flowing into Lake Okeechobee, to pull water in from Lake Okeechobee during high water levels, and to take in basin flows. The purpose of the study is to document anticipated improvements to the quantity, timing, and distribution of water flows to help manage lake levels and improve lake ecology by detaining water during wet periods for later use in the dry periods and to enhance water supply reliability to realize the benefits envisioned in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The purpose of the associated NEPA is to complete the Federal compliance requirements related to the Section 203 study for use by the Non-Federal Interest in completing the Section 203 Report.
Development of the National Levee Safety Program
Document Number: 2023-08397
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched the new National Levee Safety Program, authorized by the National Levee Safety Act of 2007, in the fall of 2021. This program is different from the USACE Levee Safety Program. The purpose of the National Levee Safety Program is to improve the way levees are managed throughout the United States and its territories to reduce the impact of flooding and improve the resilience of communities behind levees. There are four major components that are intended to work together to accomplish the goals of the program: National Levee Safety Guidelines; Integrated Levee Management; National Levee Database and Data Collection; and Implementation Support. This notice announces the start of Phase 2 which is the solicitation of input on draft products and resources developed based on input received during Phase 1 stakeholder engagement activities.
Corps of Engineers, Research and Development, Laboratory Research and Development and Tests, Work for Others
Document Number: 2023-08399
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
This final rule removes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' part titled, ``Corps of Engineers, Research and Development, Laboratory Research and Development and Tests, Work for Others.'' This part is redundant with existing internal agency guidance and otherwise covers internal agency operations that have no public compliance component or adverse public impact. Therefore, this part can be removed from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Navigable Waters of Knik Arm Within the Explosive Arc of Six Mile Munitions Storage Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; Restricted Area
Document Number: 2023-06242
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-03-27
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is amending its restricted area regulations to establish a restricted area within the explosive arc of the Six Mile Munitions Storage Area (MSA) on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER). The restricted area is located within the navigable waters of Knik Arm which are a part of the Six Mile MSA explosive arc, extending from the shoreline of JBER to the outward limits of the arc. Establishment of the restricted area will prevent all vessels and individuals from entering the explosive arc area of the Six Mile MSA at all times, except for authorized vessels and individuals in support of military training and management activities. This restricted area is necessary to prevent unauthorized vessels and individuals from entering the explosive arc during an inadvertent detonation, and exposure to hazardous noise and fragments from such a detonation.
Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Reevaluation Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Ala Wai Canal Flood Risk Management Study, Honolulu, HI
Document Number: 2023-05981
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-23
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, is extending the public comment period for the Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare a General Reevaluation Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Ala Wai Canal Flood Risk Management Study, Honolulu, HI. The NOI was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. The public comment period for the NOI was originally scheduled to end on Friday, March 24, 2023. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is extending the public comment period by 45 days and will consider comments received through Monday, May 8, 2023.
Water Resources Development Act 2020, Section 165 Pilot Program for Continuing Authority Projects in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Draft Environmental Assessment, Notice of Availability for Comment
Document Number: 2023-05551
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-20
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to solicit comment on an environmental assessment of implementation of Section 165 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 which directs the Secretary of the Army to establish and implement a pilot program carrying out continuing authority projects in small or disadvantaged communities.
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East Tailings Expansion Project (Project), Near Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah
Document Number: 2023-05501
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District (USACE), intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the proposed Project. The Project is proposed due to the planned expansion of the Bingham Canyon Mine (Mine), a commercial open pit copper mining operation near Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah. Kennecott Utah Copper LLC (Applicant) has applied for a Department of the Army (DA) permit for discharges of dredged or fill materials into 44.86 acres of waters of United States, including wetlands, to construct the Project. This notice opens the public scoping phase and invites interested parties to identify issues and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action that should be considered in the EIS.
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study, Hillsborough County, Florida
Document Number: 2023-05480
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, announces its intent to prepare an Integrated General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to examine navigation improvements to the existing Tampa Harbor Federal Navigation Project. The purpose of the study is to determine the need and feasibility of deepening and/or widening the current Tampa Harbor federal navigation channel to improve vessel capacity, efficiency, and safety. Comments are being sought regarding identification of potential alternatives, information, and analysis relevant to the study for improving navigation, beneficial use of dredge material, and analyses to support evaluation of effects on the human environment and will be accepted at any time during the EIS process.
Sunshine Act Meetings
Document Number: 2023-05275
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-14
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Pursuant to Section 203 of Water Resources Development Act of 1986 for the Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvement Project Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Report, New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, NC
Document Number: 2023-04904
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-10
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is issuing this notice to advise Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and the public that USACE is withdrawing the notice of intent for the preparation of the DEIS pursuant to Section 203 of Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 for the Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvement Project Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Report, which was published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2019. Since publication of the NOI, the project was conditionally authorized under Section 403 of WRDA of 2020: Authorization of Projects Based on Feasibility Studies Prepared by Non-Federal Interests. USACE will be initiating a separate environmental review process for the Federal action related to the conditional authorization under Section 403 of WRDA of 2020.
Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting Notice
Document Number: 2023-04790
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-09
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board (Board). This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee's website at https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ Missions/Navigation/Inland-Waterways-Users-Board/.
Board on Coastal Engineering Research
Document Number: 2023-04524
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-06
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Board on Coastal Engineering Research (BCER). This meeting is open to the public.
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Installation of a Terminal Groin Structure Along the Inlet Shoulder of the New River Inlet and the Placement of the Dredge Material for the Fillet Along Approximately 2,000 Linear Feet of Ocean Shoreline of North Topsail Beach in Onslow County, NC
Document Number: 2023-03914
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-27
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office has received a request for Department of the Army (DA) authorization, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbor Act, from the Town of North Topsail Beach to construct a terminal groin and its associated oceanfront fillet placement along approximately 2,000 linear feet of oceanfront shoreline. Additionally, the installation of the terminal groin will be conjunction with the existing May 27, 2011, DA authorization that permitted the Town to relocate the New River Inlet ebb tide channel, conduct maintenance events within the channel, and perform a phased beach nourishment along approximately 11 miles of oceanfront shoreline. The DA authorization for the maintenance operation expires on December 31, 2041. The main purpose of adding the terminal groin is to provide additional shoreline protection of the Town's infrastructure, specifically along the northeastern end of island.
Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Reevaluation Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Ala Wai Canal Flood Risk Management Study, Honolulu, HI
Document Number: 2023-03622
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-22
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and pursuant to the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 343 (Hawaii Environmental Policy Act (HEPA)), the Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is preparing a draft General Reevaluation Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (GRR/SEIS) to evaluate the opportunities to reduce the risk to life, safety and economic damages from flooding throughout the Ala Wai Watershed in Oahu, Hawaii. The Ala Wai Canal Flood Risk Management Study was authorized under Section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1962. The study was completed in 2017 and resulted in a recommendation that was subsequently authorized for construction under Section 1401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (Authorized Project). The purpose of the GRR/SEIS is to reevaluate the Authorized Project and either confirm the Authorized Project or make a new recommendation that will include modifications to the Authorized Project. The non-Federal sponsor for this study is the City and County of Honolulu.
Potomac River at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia; Danger Zone
Document Number: 2023-03527
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-02-21
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a proposed rule to modify an existing danger zone in the waters of the Potomac River near Dahlgren, Virginia. The comment period ended on January 4, 2023. The Corps received numerous requests to extend the comment period, so we are reopening the comment period for 45 days. Comments previously submitted on the proposed rule do not need to be resubmitted, as they have already been incorporated into the administrative record and will be fully considered in the Corps' decision-making process for this rulemaking action.
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Searsville Watershed Restoration Project, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, CA
Document Number: 2023-02564
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-02-07
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), San Francisco District, as the lead agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), will prepare a joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Searsville Watershed Restoration Project, located in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California. Stanford University is the Project Applicant. The EIS/EIR will analyze Stanford's proposed project to modify Searsville Dam and Reservoir and restore reaches of Corte Madera Creek and San Francisquito Creek upstream and downstream of the dam, expand Felt Reservoir, and upgrade the existing San Francisquito Creek pump station. The purpose of the Project is to restore hydrogeomorphic processes, riparian habitat, and fish passage conditions within the upper San Francisquito Creek watershed; to avoid increasing future flood risk associated with Searsville Reservoir filling with sediment, and to replace Searsville Reservoir's historic non-potable water storage and supply while improving seismic safety at Felt Reservoir. The primary Federal involvement associated with the proposed action is the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States that would require authorization from USACE pursuant to section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Discharge of accumulated sediment from Searsville Reservoir into the lower reaches of San Francisquito Creek would also be subject to section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) of 1899 in tidal reaches, and section 408 review under section 14 of the RHA in reaches that are currently under study for Federal flood risk management projects.
Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Mississippi River Hatchie/Loosahatchie, MS River Mile 775-736, Tennessee and Arkansas, Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study
Document Number: 2023-01456
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-01-25
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District is terminating preparation of a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR-EIS) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study. A Notice of Intent to prepare the DIFR-EIS was published in the November 4, 2022, issue of the Federal Register. The USACE has since determined that a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (DIFR-EA) rather than an EIS is the appropriate level of environmental documentation for the study.
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Comment Period and Stakeholder Sessions
Document Number: 2023-01043
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-01-20
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA (CW)) is seeking public comment on any provisions in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. The Office of the ASA(CW) will consider all comments received during the 60-day public comment period in the preparation of any guidance.
National Wetland Plant List
Document Number: 2023-01026
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-01-20
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) provides plant species indicator status ratings, which are used in determining whether the hydrophytic vegetation factor is met when conducting wetland delineations under the Clean Water Act and wetland determinations under the Wetland Conservation Provisions of the Food Security Act. Other applications of the NWPL include wetland restoration, establishment, and enhancement projects. To update the NWPL, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), as part of an interagency effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is announcing the availability of the proposed changes to the 2022 NWPL and its web address to solicit public comments. The public will now have the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to wetland indicator status ratings for two plant species in the Arid West (AW) region. In addition, we are accepting comments on the proposal to move from a two-year update cycle to a three-year update cycle for the NWPL. Finally, USACE is seeking comments on the overall NWPL update process.
Establishment of Three Danger Zones for the Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Annapolis, Maryland, in the Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay
Document Number: 2023-00889
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-01-19
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a proposed rule to establish three danger zones in the waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the vicinity of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis. The comment period ended on January 4, 2023. The Corps received numerous requests to extend the comment period, so we are reopening the comment period for 45 days. Comments previously submitted on the proposed rule do not need to be resubmitted, as they have already been incorporated into the administrative record and will be fully considered in the Corps' decision-making process for this rulemaking action.
Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States”
Document Number: 2022-28595
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-01-18
Agency: Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (``the agencies'') are finalizing a rule defining the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act. In developing this rule, the agencies considered the text of the relevant provisions of the Clean Water Act and the statute as a whole, the scientific record, relevant Supreme Court case law, and the agencies' experience and technical expertise after more than 45 years of implementing the longstanding pre-2015 regulations defining ``waters of the United States.'' This final rule advances the objective of the Clean Water Act and ensures critical protections for the nation's vital water resources, which support public health, environmental protection, agricultural activity, and economic growth across the United States.
Water Resources Policies and Authorities: Navigation Policy: Cost Apportionment of Bridge Alterations
Document Number: 2023-00538
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-01-17
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
This final rule removes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' part titled Water Resources Policies and Authorities: Navigation Policy: Cost Apportionment of Bridge Alterations. Each removed section of this part is out-of-date and otherwise covers internal agency operations that have no public compliance component or adverse public impact. Therefore, this part can be removed from the CFR.
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