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ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the following 

Federal advisory committee meeting 

will take place: 

1. Name of Committee: United States 

Military Academy Board of Visitors. 

2. Date: Friday, October 26, 2012. 

3. Time: 3:30 p.m.–5 p.m. Members of 

the public wishing to attend the meeting 

will need to show photo identification 

in order to gain access to the meeting 

location. All participants are subject to 

security screening. 

4. Location: Jefferson Hall, Haig 

Room, West Point, NY. 

5. Purpose of the Meeting: This is the 

2012 Fall Meeting of the USMA Board 

of Visitors (BoV). Members of the Board 

will be provided updates on Academy 

issues. 

6. Agenda: The Academy leadership 

will provide the Board updates on the 

following: Intercollegiate Athletics 

Program Update, Honor and Respect 

Program Update, and Academic 

Program Update. 

7. Public’s Accessibility to the 

Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165 

and the availability of space, this 

meeting is open to the public. Seating is 

on a first-come basis. 

8. Committee’s Designated Federal 

Officer or Point of Contact: Ms. Deadra 

Ghostlaw, (845) 938–4200, 

Deadra.Ghostlaw@us.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

member of the public is permitted to file 

a written statement with the USMA 

Board of Visitors. Written statements 

should be sent to the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) at: United States Military 

Academy, Office of the Secretary of the 

General Staff (MASG), 646 Swift Road, 

West Point, NY 10996–1905 or faxed to 

the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at 

(845) 938–3214. Written statements 

must be received no later than five 

working days prior to the next meeting 

in order to provide time for member 

consideration. By rule, no member of 

the public attending open meetings will 

be allowed to present questions from the 

floor or speak to any issue under 

consideration by the Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Committee’s Designated Federal Officer 

or Point of Contact is Ms. Deadra 

Ghostlaw, (845) 938–4200, 

Deadra.Ghostlaw@us.army.mil. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Installation of a Terminal Groin 

Structure at Shallotte River Inlet and 

To Conduct Supplemental Beach 

Nourishment Along the Eastern 

Oceanfront Shoreline of Ocean Isle 

Beach, in Brunswick County, NC 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE), Wilmington 

District, Wilmington Regulatory Field 

Office has received a request for 

Department of the Army authorization, 

pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers 

and Harbor Act, from the Town of 

Ocean Isle Beach to develop and 

implement a shoreline protection plan 

that includes the installation of a 

terminal groin structure on the west side 

of Shallotte Inlet (not a federally 

maintained navigational channel) and 

the nourishment of the oceanfront 

shoreline along the eastern end of Ocean 

Isle Beach. 

DATES: A public scoping meeting for the 

Draft EIS will be held at Ocean Isle 

Beach Town Hall, located at 3 West 

Third Street, Ocean Isle Beach, on 

October 3, 2012, at 6 p.m. Written 

comments will be received until 

October 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and 

questions regarding scoping of the Draft 

EIS may be submitted to: U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, 

Regulatory Division, ATTN: File 

Number 2011–01241, 69 Darlington 

Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and Draft EIS can be directed to Ms. 

Emily Hughes, Project Manager, 

Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, 

telephone: (910) 251–4635. Additional 

description of the Town’s proposal can 

be found at the following link, http:// 

www.saw.usace.army.mil/WETLANDS/ 

Projects/index.html, under Ocean Isle 

Beach Terminal Groin Project. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Project Description. The Town of 

Ocean Isle Beach is considering the 

installation of a terminal groin on the 

east end of the town’s shoreline adjacent 

to Shallotte Inlet to address chronic 

erosion over the past 20–25 years. 

Erosion rates on the east end range from 

4–8 feet a year based on the latest 

shoreline change update developed by 

the NC Division of Coastal Management. 

The overall length of the terminal groin 

could range from 800–1,000 feet; 

however, the final dimensions of the 

structure could differ following detailed 

engineering design. The structure would 

include a short anchorage section that 

could extend 350–400 feet landward of 

the existing shoreline. Beach fill, 

extending 2,000–2,500 feet west of the 

terminal groin would be placed to prefill the fillet area. The volume of 

material required for the fillet could 

range from 200,000–400,000 cubic 

yards. The material for the beach fill 

would be obtained from the existing 

federal borrow area in Shallotte Inlet, 

the AIWW inlet crossing, or a 

combination of the two. Ocean Isle 

Beach proposes to apply for non-federal 

permits for the use of these two areas by 

developing the information required to 

comply with the State Sediment 

Criteria. 

2. Issues. There are several potential 

environmental and public interest 

issues that will be addressed in the EIS. 

Additional issues may be identified 

during the scoping process. Issues 

initially identified as potentially 

significant include: 

a. Potential impacts to marine 

biological resources (benthic organisms, 

passageway for fish and other marine 

life) and Essential Fish Habitat. 

b. Potential impacts to threatened and 

endangered marine mammals, birds, 

fish, and plants. 

c. Potential impacts associated with 

using inlets as a sand source. 

d. Potential impacts to adjacent 

shoreline changes on the east side of 

Shallotte Inlet, or along Holden Beach. 

e. Potential impacts to Navigation, 

commercial and recreational. 

f. Potential impacts to the long-term 

management of the inlet and oceanfront 

shorelines. 

g. Potential effects on regional sand 

sources and how it relates to sand 

management practices and North 

Carolina’s Beach Inlet Management 

Practices. 

h. Potential effects of shoreline 

protection. 

i. Potential impacts on public health 

and safety. 

k. Potential impacts to recreational 

and commercial fishing. 


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l. The compatibility of the material for 

nourishment. 

m. Potential impacts to cultural 

resources. 

n. Cumulative impacts of past, 

present, and foreseeable future dredging 

and nourishment activities. 

3. Alternatives. Several alternatives 

and sand sources are being considered 

for the development of the protection 

plan. These alternatives will be further 

formulated and developed during the 

scoping process and an appropriate 

range of alternatives, including the no 

federal action alternative, will be 

considered in the EIS. 

4. Scoping Process. A public scoping 

meeting (see DATES) will be held to 

receive public comment and assess 

public concerns regarding the 

appropriate scope and preparation of 

the Draft EIS. Participation in the public 

meeting by federal, state, and local 

agencies and other interested 

organizations and persons is 

encouraged. 

The USACE will consult with the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service under the 

Endangered Species Act and the Fish 

and Wildlife Coordination Act; with the 

National Marine Fisheries Service under 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act and 

the Endangered Species Act; and with 

the North Carolina State Historic 

Preservation Office under the National 

Historic Preservation Act. Additionally, 

the USACE will coordinate the Draft EIS 

with the North Carolina Division of 

Water Quality (NCDWQ) to assess the 

potential water quality impacts 

pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean 

Water Act, and with the North Carolina 

Division of Coastal Management 

(NCDCM) to determine the projects 

consistency with the Coastal Zone 

Management Act. The USACE will 

closely work with NCDCM and NCDWQ 

in the development of the EIS to ensure 

the process complies with all State 

Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) 

requirements. It is the intention of both 

the USACE and the State of North 

Carolina to consolidate the NEPA and 

SEPA processes thereby eliminating 

duplication. 

6. Availability of the Draft EIS. The 

Draft EIS is expected to be published 

and circulated by mid 2013. A public 

hearing will be held after the 

publication of the Draft EIS. 

Dated: September 14, 2012. 

Jean B. Gibby, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; United States 

Corps of Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Gateway Pacific Terminals Bulk 

Dry Goods Shipping Facility and the 

Custer Spur Rail Expansion Projects 

AGENCY: Department of the Army (DA), 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Corps, Seattle District, 

received permit applications for Pacific 

International Terminal, Inc.’s Gateway 

Pacific Terminal (GPT) and Burlington 

Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway’s 

Custer Spur Rail Expansion projects. DA 

permits are required for both projects 

pursuant to either Section 10 of the 

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 

United States Code (U.S.C.) 403) and/or 

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 

U.S.C. 1344). The Corps has determined 

the proposed projects are interrelated 

and may have significant individual 

and/or cumulative impacts on the 

human environment. An EIS will be 

prepared in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

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

4232(2)(c), and the Washington State 

Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). 

Preparation of the EIS will support the 

Corps’ eventual decision to either issue, 

issue with modification or deny DA 

permits for the proposed actions. The 

EIS will assess the potential social, 

economic, and environmental impacts 

of the projects and is intended to be 

sufficient in scope to address Federal, 

State, and local requirements, 

environmental and socio-economic 

issues concerning the proposed action, 

and permit reviews. The EIS process 

begins with the publication of this 

Notice of Intent. The EIS will be 

prepared according to the Corps’ 

procedures for implementing NEPA, 33 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 

325, Appendix B, 53 Federal 

Regulations 3120 (February 3, 1988), 

and consistent with the Corps’ policy to 

facilitate public understanding and 

review of agency proposals. 

DATES: The scoping period will start on 

September 24, 2012. Written comments 

regarding the scope of the EIS— 

including the environmental analysis, 

range of alternatives, and potential 

mitigation actions—should be received 

at the address below or submitted by 

email to: 

comments@eisgatewaypacificwa.gov by 

January 21, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the project and requests to 

be included on the EIS notification 

mailing list should be submitted to: Mr. 

Randel Perry, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Seattle District, Care of: GPT/ 

BNSF Custer Spur EIS Co-Lead 

Agencies, 1100 112th Avenue Northeast, 

Suite 400, Bellevue, Washington 98004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Randel Perry via email at: 

randel.j.perry@usace.army.mil, by 

regular mail at (see ADDRESSES), or at 

(360) 734–3156. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Proposed Action. The construction 

of a new pier in marine waters and 

associated rail and cargo handling 

facilities in adjacent wetlands and 

uplands and the expansion of an 

existing rail spur line into wetlands and 

across streams. The Corps is preparing 

an EIS to analyze the potential social, 

economic, and environmental impacts 

associated with authorizing the actions. 

2. Project Description. The project 

sites are located in Whatcom County, 

Washington, northwest of Ferndale and 

south of Birch Bay in an area called 

Cherry Point. 

Pacific International Terminals, Inc., 

is proposing the GPT project to be 

developed on approximately 350 acres 

and would include a three-berth, deepwater wharf. The proposed wharf would 

be 3,000 feet long and 105 feet wide, 

with access to suitably deep water 

provided by an approximately 1,100 

foot-long by 50 foot-wide trestle. Upland 

facilities will include open air and 

covered commodity storage, each 

serviced by an on-site rail loop. A 

system of conveyors would connect the 

commodity storage areas to the trestle 

and wharf. The upland facilities would 

also contain rail unloading facilities, 

roadways, service buildings, storm 

water treatment facilities, and utility 

infrastructure. Development of these 

facilities will result in impacts to 

approximately 145 acres of wetlands 

and numerous drainage features 

(ditches). Mitigation for proposed 

unavoidable impacts to waters of the 

U.S. will be required to comply with the 

Corps’ 2008 mitigation rule (33 CFR 

322.1). Commodities would be delivered 

to the GPT by rail via the existing BNSF 

Railway’s Custer Spur line from the 

Bellingham subdivision main line. 

BNSF Railway is proposing to upgrade 

its existing Custer Spur line with 

additional tracks and sidings, which 

will impact approximately 17 acres of 

wetlands and involve modifications to 

two creek crossings and several ditches. 

Mitigation for proposed unavoidable 

impacts to waters of the U.S. will be 


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