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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for a Proposed 

Dredged Material Management Plan for 

Lorain Harbor, OH 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508) 

and Public Law 102–484 Section 2834, 

as amended by Public Law 104–106 

Section 2867, the Department of the 

Army hereby gives notice of intent to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the subject Dredged 

Material Management Plan (DMMP). 

The Buffalo District of the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be the 

lead agency in preparing the EIS. 

The EIS will consider Federal actions 

associated with the development of a 

DMMP for the Federal harbor at Lorain 

in Lorain County, OH. The DMMP is a 

study conducted to develop a long-term 

(20-year) strategy for providing viable 

dredged material placement alternatives 

that would meet the needs of 

maintaining the Federal navigation 

channels at Lorain Harbor. The overall 

goal of the DMMP is to develop an 

economical and environmentally 

sustainable plan for maintaining 

channels necessary for commercial 

navigation at Lorain Harbor. The plan 

considers a range of management 

strategies including reduced dredging 

and the use of dredged material as a 

beneficial resource. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Buffalo District, CELRB–PM–

PB, 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 

14207–3199. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Michele Hope, Project Manager, 

telephone (716) 879–4124, or Mr. 

William Butler, NEPA Coordinator, 

telephone: (716) 879–4268. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Lorain 

Harbor is a deep-draft commercial 

harbor located in Lorain County, OH 

that encompasses the lower three miles 

of the Black River and its mouth at Lake 

Erie. On average, the Federal channels 

at the harbor are dredged every two 

years. From 1979 through 2005, all 

material dredged from the harbor was 

determined to be unsuitable for openlake placement. Consequently, in 1979, 

under the authority of Section 123 of the 

River and Harbor Act of 1970, USACE 

completed construction of a confined 

disposal facility (CDF) for the placement 

of the material. At present, the harbor’s 

existing CDF is currently filled to 

approximately 90 percent of its total 

capacity. As a short-term measure to 

accommodate anticipated dredging 

needs in 2008 and 2010, the Corps of 

Engineers plans to conduct Operations 

and Maintenance activities that will 

consist of, among other things, the 

movement of material within the CDF to 

construct an interior berm within the 

facility in early 2007. This berm would 

increase the capacity of the facility to 

accept dredged material for another one 

or two dredging events. Additional 

berm-related work in 2009 and 2011 

would extend the capacity of the facility 

through 2013. However, to address longterm dredging and dredged material 

management needs into 2014 and 

beyond, additional placement sites for 

dredged material must also be made 

available. 

Proposed Action In accordance with 

USACE Engineer Regulation 1105–2–

100, a DMMP is prepared for a Federal 

navigation project to ensure that 

maintenance dredging activities are 

performed in an environmentally 

acceptable manner, use sound 

engineering techniques, are 

economically warranted, and that 

sufficient confined disposal facilities 

(CDF) are available for at least the next 

20 years. The proposed DMMP will 

focus on the management of dredged 

material during normal maintenance of 

the Federal navigation channels at 

Lorain Harbor, and will take into 

consideration non-Federal dredging 

projects permitted by the Buffalo 

District. The approved DMMP will be 

consistent with sound engineering 

practices and meet all Federal 

environmental compliance standards, 

including those established by Section 

404 of the Clean Water Act. In addition, 

the DMMP will be consistent with State 

and local plans such as the Ohio Coastal 

Management Program and Black River 

Remedial Action Plan. 

Reasonable Alternatives: It is Corps of 

Engineers planning policy to consider 

all practicable and relevant alternative 

management measures. The alternative 

plans considered in the DMMP will 

consist of an array of placement and 

beneficial use measures. These 

measures have been combined into the 

following alternative plans for managing 

dredged material at Lorain Harbor: (1) 

Alternative Plan 1. This plan would 

involve the continued open-lake 

placement of suitable dredged material. 

Based on sediment quality analysis 

completed in 2002 and 2005, all Outer 

Harbor sediments and a small portion of 

the lower Black River Channel 

sediments were approved for 

unconfined open-lake placement. 

Preliminary evaluation of 2006 

sediment quality data indicates that a 

major portion of the Black River 

Channel sediments also meet Federal 

guidelines for unconfined open-lake 

placement. This plan would also 

involve the continued implementation 

of the ongoing Fill Management Plan at 

the harbor’s existing CDF. As a result of 

Operations and Maintenance activities, 

which would consist of the construction 

of a series of three interior berms, 

additional confinement capacity would 

be gained to extend the useful life of the 

facility through 2013. In addition, 

planning would continue for the 

completion of a new CDF by 2914 that 

would have the capacity to confine 

dredged material through 2026; (2) 

Alternative Plan 2. Under this plan, 

beneficial use options for the dredged 

material would be implemented. 

Beneficial uses could include the 

restoration of brownfield sites, bank 

stabilization, habitat creation, and 

agricultural field development. All 

material dredged from the harbor could 

either be transported and de-watered 

immediately as it is removed or 

excavated from the existing CDF and 

transported to the beneficial sites(s). As 

with Alternative 1, dredged material 

management and berm-related work 

would continue within the CDF through 

2013 to maximize its confinement 

capacity; (3) Alternative Plan 3. This 

plan is similar to Alternative Plan 2, 

except suitable dredged material would 

continue to be placed at the designated 

open-lake site; and (4) Alternative Plan 

4. Under this plan, the Federal 

Government would do nothing to 

address the need for the future longterm placement of dredged material. At 

the point that the Fill Management Plan 

has been fully implemented (2014), no 

further dredging of the Federal 

navigation channels at Lorain Harbor 

would occur. With a lack of acceptable 

dredged material placement sites, no 

Federal action would be taken to 

address the recurring dredging needs at 

the harbor. 

Scoping Process: The Corps of 

Engineers invites affected Federal, State 

and local agencies, affected Indian 

tribes, and other interested 

organizations and individuals to 

participate in development of the EIS. 

The Corps of Engineers anticipates 

conducting a public scoping meeting for 

this EIS. The exact date, time and 

location of this meeting have not yet 

been set. This information will be 


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publicized once the meeting 

arrangements have been made. 

The Draft EIS is tentatively scheduled 

to be available for public review in 

September 2007. 

The Final EIS is tentatively scheduled 

to be available for public review in 

February 2008. 

Dated: February 16, 2007. 

John S. Hurley, 

Lieutenant Colonel, Corps of Engineers, 

District Commander. 

[FR Doc. 07–1007 Filed 3–5–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Information on Surplus Land at a 

Military Installation Designated for 

Disposal: Naval Weapons Station Seal 

Beach Detachment, Concord, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information on the surplus property at 

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach 

Detachment, Concord, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kimberly Kesler, Director, Base 

Realignment and Closure Program 

Management Office, 1455 Frazee Road, 

San Diego, CA 92108–4310, telephone 

619–532–0993; or Ms. Laura Duchnak, 

Director, Base Realignment and Closure 

Program Management Office, West, 1455 

Frazee Road, San Diego, CA 

92108–4310, telephone 619-532–0994. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2005, 

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach 

Detachment, Concord, CA, was 

designated for closure under the 

authority of the Defense Base Closure 

and Realignment Act of 1990, Public 

Law 101–510, as amended (the Act). 

Pursuant to this designation, on January 

23, 2006, land and facilities at this 

installation were declared excess to the 

Department of the Navy (DON) and 

available to other Department of Defense 

components and other Federal agencies. 

The DON has evaluated all timely 

Federal requests and has made a 

decision on property required by the 

Federal Government. 

Notice of Surplus Property. Pursuant 

to paragraph (7)(B) of Section 2905(b) of 

the Act, as amended by the Base Closure 

Community Redevelopment and 

Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, the 

following information regarding the 

redevelopment authority for surplus 

property at Naval Weapons Station Seal 

Beach Detachment, Concord, CA, is 

published in the Federal Register 

Redevelopment Authority. The Local 

Redevelopment Authority (LRA) for the 

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach 

Detachment, Concord, CA, is the City of 

Concord. The point of contact is Mr. 

Michael Wright, Reuse Project Director, 

City of Concord, 1950 Parkside Drive, 

MS/1B, Concord, CA 94519, telephone 

925–671–3019. 

Surplus Property Description. The 

following is a list of the land and 

facilities at Naval Weapons Station Seal 

Beach Detachment, Concord, CA, that 

are surplus to the needs of the Federal 

Government. 

a. Land. Naval Weapons Station Seal 

Beach Detachment, Concord, CA, 

consists of approximately 12,882 acres 

of improved and unimproved fee simple 

land located within Contra Costa 

County and the City of Concord. 

Excluded from this determination of 

surplus are two parcels of property. The 

first parcel is approximately 7,791 acres, 

including six islands. This area will be 

transferred to the U.S. Army. The 

second parcel is approximately 63 acres, 

including approximately 318 residential 

housing units. This area will be 

transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard. 

In general, the remaining 5,028 acres 

of property will be available when the 

installation operationally closes in 

September 2008. 

b. Buildings. The following is a 

summary of the buildings and other 

improvements located on the abovedescribed land that will also be 

available when the installation closes. 

Property numbers are available on 

request. 

(1) Administrative/Training facilities 

(5 structures). Comments: 

Approximately 10,020 square feet. 

(2) Inert Storage facilities (13 

structures). Comments: Approximately 

125,000 square feet. Includes inert 

storage buildings used to store nonexplosive ordnance items and materials. 

(3) Paved areas (roads and surface 

areas). Comments: Approximately 

781,519 square yards of roads and other 

surface areas, i.e., sidewalks, parking 

lots, etc., including approximately 

1,642,212 square feet of airfield runway. 

(4) Explosive Ordnance Magazines 

(217 structures). Comments: 

Approximately 879,000 square feet. 

Previously used as ammunition storage, 

high explosive storage, missile 

magazines, etc. 

(5) Operational and Maintenance 

facilities (40 structures). Comments: 

Approximately 150,000 square feet. 

Includes test buildings, ammunition 

rework shops, maintenance shops, 

ancillary personnel support facilities, 

etc. 

(6) Miscellaneous facilities (19 

structures). Comments: Approximately 

11,567 square feet, including security 

gatehouses, guard towers, etc. 

(7) Rail facilities. Comments: 

Approximately 55 miles of railroad 

track and 41 barricaded railroad siding 

structures. 

(8) Utility facilities. Comments: 

Measuring systems vary; includes gas, 

telephone, electric, storm drainage, 

water, sewer, fire protection systems, 

etc. 

Redevelopment Planning. Pursuant to 

Section 2905 (b)(7)(F) of the Act, the 

LRA will conduct a community 

outreach effort with respect to the 

surplus property, and will publish in a 

newspaper of general circulation in the 

communities within the vicinity of 

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach 

Detachment, Concord, CA, the time 

period during which the LRA will 

receive notices of interest from State 

and local governments, representatives 

of the homeless, and other interested 

parties. This publication shall include 

the name, address, telephone number, 

and the point of contact for the LRA 

who can provide information on the 

prescribed form and contents of the 

notices of interest. 

Dated: February 27, 2007. 

M.A. Harvison, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3848 Filed 3–5–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Information on Surplus Land at a 

Military Installation Designated for 

Disposal: Naval Station Pascagoula, 

MS 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information on withdrawal of surplus 

property at Naval Station Pascagoula, 

MS, Sandhill Landing Housing Area. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kimberly Kesler, Director, Base 

Realignment and Closure Program 

Management Office, 1455 Frazee Road, 

San Diego, CA 92108–4310, telephone 

619–532–0993; or Mr. James E. 

Anderson, Director, Base Realignment 

and Closure Program Management 

Office, Southeast, 4130 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 202, North Charleston, SC 

29405, telephone 843–743–2147. 


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