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Aaron Siegel, 

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Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Modification of Permit Application and 

Intent for Additional Public Scoping for 

an Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Port of Gulfport Expansion Project, 

Harrison County, Mississippi 

(Department of the Army Permit 

Number SAM–2009–1768–DMY) 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Mobile District (USACE) 

announces a modification to a project 

proposed by the Mississippi State Port 

Authority (MSPA) for which an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

is being prepared. The Mississippi 

Development Authority (MDA) and the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) are cooperating agencies in the 

preparation of the EIS. The proposed 

port expansion project involves 

impacting up to 200 acres of open-water 

bottom in the Mississippi Sound from 

the construction of wharfs, bulkheads, 

terminal facilities, container storage 

areas, intermodal container transfer 

facilities, dredging and dredged material 

disposal and infrastructure, and 

construction of a breakwater of 

approximately 4,000 linear feet. The 

recently received permit application 

modification proposes additional 

dredging and dredged material 

placement to modify the Gulfport 

Harbor Federal Navigation Channel 

(FNC) for a length of approximately 20 

miles from the current federally 

authorized dimensions. The federally 

authorized turning basin would also be 

modified, as would the proposed 

turning basin expansion. The proposed 

project will include modifications to the 

authorized FNC and other navigation 

features to support a navigable channel 

depth of up to 47 feet in the Mississippi 

Sound and 49 feet in the Bar Channel 

plus advance maintenance and 

allowable over depth requirements. 

Modification to navigation features 

adjacent to the port facilities include 

deepening the existing Federal turning 

basin area and port berthing areas, a 

turning basin expansion, and new 

berthing areas. Widening the channel 

may be requested based on results of 

planned ship simulations. Final channel 

design and associated environmental 

impacts will be addressed during the 

permitting and EIS process. The EIS will 

evaluate the effects of construction and 

long term effects of the proposed 

expansion and channel modification, 

including placement of new work and 

maintenance dredged material in 

beneficial use sites or other placement 

areas, such as open water and ocean 

dredged material disposal sites. 

Alternatives to the proposed action will 

be evaluated in the EIS, which will 

assist the USACE in deciding whether to 

issue a Department of the Army permit. 

The purpose of this Notice of Intent 

is to inform and educate the public of 

changes to the proposed project; invite 

public participation in the EIS process; 

announce the plans for an additional 

public scoping meeting; solicit public 

comments for consideration in 

establishing the scope and content of 

the EIS; and provide notice of potential 

impacts to open-water benthic and other 

habitats potentially impacted by the 

project. 

DATES: A scoping meeting will be held 

on May 21, 2013. Comments will be 

accepted in written format at the 

scoping meeting or via mail/email until 

June 17, 2013. To ensure consideration, 

comments should be post-marked by 

this date. Late comments will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting will be 

held at the Courtyard Marriott Gulfport 

Beachfront Hotel, 1600 East Beach 

Boulevard, Gulfport, MS. Written 

comments regarding the proposed EIS 

scope or permit application 

modifications should be addressed to 

Mr. Damon M. Young, P.G. USACE, 

Mobile District, Post Office Box 2288, 

Mobile, Alabama 36628. Individuals 

who would like to electronically 

provide comments should contact Mr. 

Young by electronic mail: 

port.gulfporteis@usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about this project, to be 

included on the mailing list for future 

updates and meeting announcements, or 

to receive a copy of the DRAFT EIS 

when it is issued, contact Damon M. 

Young, P.G., at the USACE at (251) 694– 

3781 or the address provided above. Mr. 

Ewing Milam, at the MDA can also be 

contacted for additional information at 

P.O. Box 849, Jackson, Mississippi 

39205–0849, telephone (601)–359–2157 

or by electronic mail at 

emilam@mississippi.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background: The Gulfport Harbor 

Navigation Project was adopted by the 

Rivers and Harbors Act approved on 

July 3, 1930 (House Document Number 

692, 69th Congress, 2nd session) and the 

Rivers and Harbors Act approved on 

June 30, 1948 (House Document 

Number 112, 81st Congress, 1st session). 

Construction of the existing Gulfport 

Harbor commenced in 1932 and was 

completed in 1950. The FNC is 

approximately 20 miles in length, 

including 11 miles of channel in the 

Mississippi Sound (Sound Channel), 2 

miles of Bar Channel, and 7 miles of 

channel in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf 

Channel). Authorization to conduct 

improvements to the harbor was issued 

in the Fiscal Year 1985 Supplemental 

Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 99–88). The 

Water Resources Development Acts 

(WRDAs) 1986 and 1988 further 

modified the previous authorization to 

cover widening and deepening and thinlayer disposal, respectively. The 

authorized deepening was completed in 

1993. In 2012 the channel was widened 

to the federally authorized dimensions. 

The navigation channel is currently 

federally authorized at 36 feet deep and 

300 feet wide in the Sound Channel and 

38 feet deep and 400 feet wide in the 

Bar and Gulf Channels. The Port’s North 

Harbor (Inner Harbor) is authorized at a 

depth of 32 feet and the South Harbor 

(Outer Harbor) and Gulfport Turning 

Basin are authorized at a depth of 36 

feet. A Department of the Army Permit 

MS96–02828–U was issued in 1998 

authorizing an 84-acre expansion to fill 

the West Pier to construct new tenant 

terminals and infrastructure. Phases I 

and II of that project are complete and 

Phase III is currently under 

construction. 

2. Location: The proposed Port of 

Gulfport Expansion Project is located in 

the City of Gulfport, Harrison County, 

Mississippi. The proposed project is 

approximately 80 miles west of Mobile, 

Alabama, and 80 miles east of New 

Orleans, Louisiana. The Port 

encompasses approximately 184 acres 

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and is located within 5 miles of the Gulf 

Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and 

approximately 7 miles south of 

Interstate Highway 10. The FNC runs 

from the Port, between Cat and West 

Ship islands (in Ship Island Pass) into 

the Gulf of Mexico and is approximately 

20 miles long. 

3. Work: The proposed project 

involves filling of up to 200 acres of 

open-water bottom in the Mississippi 

Sound, the construction of wharfs, 

bulkheads, terminal facilities, container 

storage areas, intermodal container 

transfer facilities, expansion of the 

existing turning basin, dredging and 

dredged material disposal and 

infrastructure, and construction of a 

breakwater of approximately 4,000 

linear feet. The proposed expanded port 

facility will be elevated 25 feet above 

sea level to provide protection against 

future tropical storm surge events. The 

permit application modification for the 

proposed project includes deepening 

and possible widening of the existing 

FNC from the federally authorized 

dimensions. The federally authorized 

turning basin would also be modified, 

as would the proposed adjacent turning 

basin expansion. A Department of the 

Army permit is required for the 

proposed project, pursuant to Section 

404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 

1251), Section 10 of the Rivers and 

Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. 403), and Section 

103 of the Marine Protection, Research, 

and Sanctuaries Act (33 U.S.C. 1401– 

1445, 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., also 33 

U.S.C. 1271). 

An EIS is being prepared pursuant to 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), and the Council on 

Environmental Quality NEPA 

regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508) to 

assess the potential environmental 

impacts associated with the 

construction, operation, and 

maintenance of the proposed project as 

submitted and modified by the MSPA. 

4. Need: According to the MSPA, this 

project will contribute to the long-term 

economic development of Mississippi 

and the Gulf Coast region by expanding 

the Port footprint and facilities to 

increase cargo throughput, provide 

additional employment opportunities, 

and to increase the economic benefits 

produced by the Port. This project is 

needed to expand the Port’s current 

footprint, thus providing an opportunity 

to increase the Port’s capacity for 

moving cargo and growing. Specific 

alternatives are being developed as part 

of the EIS process and feedback 

provided during the additional scoping 

meeting will be taken into 

consideration. 

5. Affected Environment: 

Environmental characteristics that may 

be affected by the proposed project 

include geological, chemical, biological, 

physical, socioeconomic, and 

commercial and recreational activities. 

Offshore, the navigation channel 

extends 20 miles south into the Gulf of 

Mexico, passing close to the western 

end of Ship Island. On-shore, the 

regional environment is characterized as 

Coastal Lowlands, and the shore area, 

where not developed, consists typically 

of gently undulating swampy plains. 

The beach area is man-made and 

bordered by constructed seawalls. The 

existing Port, as part of the man-made 

environment of Gulfport, is constructed 

on fill material. The Gulfport area is 

well developed. Beyond the seawalls are 

extensive commercial and residential 

developments. The nearshore and 

offshore area is known for its valuable 

resources as a productive fishery and is 

also utilized extensively for commercial 

and recreational shipping and boating. 

6. Applicable Environmental Laws 

and Policies: The proposed project 

could result in both beneficial and 

negative environmental impacts. These 

impacts will be evaluated in the EIS in 

accordance with applicable 

environmental laws and policies, which 

include NEPA; WRDA; Endangered 

Species Act; Clean Water Act; Clean Air 

Act; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act; National Historic 

Preservation Act; Coastal Barrier 

Resources Act; Magnuson–Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act; Coastal Zone Management Act; 

Marine, Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act; Rivers and Harbors 

Act; National Marine Sanctuaries Act; 

Fishery Conservation Act; Marine 

Mammal Protection Act; Executive 

Order 12898, Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations; Executive Order 13045, 

Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risk (among other Executive Orders); 

and Ports and Waterways Safety Act. 

7. Preliminary Identification of 

Environmental Issues: The following list 

of environmental issues has been 

tentatively identified for analysis in the 

EIS. This list was developed during 

preliminary internal scoping, through 

previous public scoping efforts, and 

from information from similar projects, 

and is neither intended to be all 

inclusive nor a predetermined set of 

potential impacts. It is presented to 

facilitate public comment on the 

planned scope of the EIS. Additions to 

or deletions may occur as a result of the 

public scoping process. Preliminary 

identified environmental issues include 

but are not limited to the loss of aquatic 

resources (impact to potential 

submerged and shoreline aquatic 

habitat); water quality; salinity and 

flows; sediment transport and currents; 

threatened and endangered species 

(including critical habitat and essential 

fish and shellfish habitat); air quality; 

traffic; socioeconomics; and impacts to 

low income and minority populations. 

The evaluation will consider 

alternatives, secondary and cumulative 

impacts, and mitigation. 

8. Scoping meeting: A public scoping 

meeting was held in spring of 2011 in 

Gulfport, Mississippi to solicit 

comments from the public and agencies 

in regards to the original permit 

application and proposed project. To 

ensure that all of the issues related to 

this proposed project and permit action 

modification are addressed, the USACE 

will conduct an additional public 

scoping meeting in which agencies, 

organizations, and members of the 

general public are invited to present 

comments or suggestions with regard to 

the range of actions, alternatives, and 

potential impacts to be considered in 

the EIS, given the proposed project 

changes. The scoping meeting will be 

held at the Courtyard Marriott Gulfport 

Beachfront Hotel, 1600 East Beach 

Boulevard, Gulfport, MS, on May 21, 

2013. The scoping meeting will begin 

with an informal open house from 5:30 

p.m. to 6:30 p.m. followed by a formal 

presentation of the proposed permit 

action and modifications. Comments 

will be accepted following the formal 

presentation until 8:00 p.m. Displays 

and other forms of information about 

the proposed action and modifications 

will be available, and the USACE, the 

MSPA and the MDA personnel will be 

present at the informal session to 

discuss the proposed project and 

modifications and the EIS Process. The 

USACE invites comments on the 

proposed scope and content of the EIS 

from all interested parties. Verbal or 

written comments will be taken at the 

scoping meeting following the formal 

presentation until 8:00 p.m. A time limit 

will be imposed on verbal comments, as 

necessary. If hearing impaired or 

language translation services are 

needed, please contact Damon M. 

Young, P.G., at the USACE at 

(251) 694–3781, at 

port.gulfporteis@usace.army.mil, or at 

the street address provided above. 

9. Draft EIS: It is anticipated that a 

Draft EIS will be made available for 

public review in early calendar year 

2014. A public hearing will be held 

during the public comment period for 

the Draft EIS. 

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Approved By: 

Craig J. Litteken, 

Chief, Regulatory Division. 

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BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[Docket ID: USN–2013–0013] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to delete a System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

is deleting a system of records notice in 

its existing inventory of record systems 

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), as amended. 

DATES: This proposed action will be 

effective on June 10, 2013 unless 

comments are received which result in 

a contrary determination. Comments 

will be accepted on or before June 10, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

* Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

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East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

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document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 

submissions available for public 

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received without change, including any 

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information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

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Act Policy Branch, Department of the 

Navy, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, 

DC 20350–2000, or by phone at (202) 

685–6545. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Navy’s systems of 

records notices subject to the Privacy 

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CONTACT. The proposed deletion is not 

within the purview of subsection (r) of 

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

as amended, which requires the 

submission of a new or altered system 

report. 

Dated: May 2, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research—Traumatic 

Brain Injury Model Systems Centers 

Collaborative Research Project 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects—Traumatic Brain Injury Model 

Systems Centers Collaborative Research 

Projects; Notice inviting applications for 

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133A–7. 

DATES:

Applications Available: May 9, 2013. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: May 

30, 2013. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 8, 2013. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities, to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects (DRRPs) 

The purpose of NIDRR’s DRRPs, 

which are funded through the Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

and Centers Program, is to improve the 

effectiveness of services authorized 

under the Rehabilitation Act by 

developing methods, procedures, and 

rehabilitation technologies that advance 

a wide range of independent living and 

employment outcomes for individuals 

with disabilities, especially individuals 

with the most severe disabilities. DRRPs 

carry out one or more of the following 

types of activities, as specified and 

defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 

350.19: Research, training, 

demonstration, development, 

utilization, dissemination, and technical 

assistance. 

An applicant for assistance under this 

program must demonstrate in its 

application how it will address, in 

whole or in part, the needs of 

individuals with disabilities from 

minority backgrounds (34 CFR 

350.40(a)). The approaches an applicant 

may take to meet this requirement are 

found in 34 CFR 350.40(b). Additional 

information on the DRRP program can 

be found at: www.ed.gov/rschstat/ 

research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP. 

Priorities: This notice contains two 

absolute priorities for this competition. 

Priority 1, the DRRP Priority for the 

Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems 

Centers Collaborative Research Projects 

is from the notice of final priority for 

this program, published elsewhere in 

this issue of the Federal Register. 

Priority 2, the General DRRP 

Requirements priority, which applies to 

DRRP competitions, is from the notice 

of final priorities for the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program, published in the 

Federal Register on April 28, 2006 (71 

FR 25472). 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2013 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, these 

priorities are absolute priorities. Under 

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