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ACTION: Notice to Delete a System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Intelligence 

Agency 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 April 13, 2012 unless 

comments are received which result in 

a contrary determination. 

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. 

* Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Federal Register 

document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 

submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Theresa Lowery at (202) 231–1193. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Defense Intelligence Agency systems of 

records notices subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 

have been published in the Federal 

Register and are available from the 

individual listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION 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: March 8, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

DELETION: 

LDIA 06–0002 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Department of Defense Intelligence 

Information Systems Access, 

Authorization, and Control Records 

(April 11, 2007, 72 FR 18209). 

REASON: 

Records have been incorporated into 

LDIA 07–0003, entitled Department of 

Defense Intelligence Information System 

(DoDIIS) Customer Relationship 

Management System. The records will 

assume the same retention schedule as 

listed in LDIA 07–0003. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for the Installation of a Terminal 

Groin Structure at the Western End of 

South Beach, Bald Head Island, in 

Close Proximity to the Federal 

Wilmington Harbor Channel of the 

Cape Fear River (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 Village of Bald 

Head Island (VBHI) to develop and 

implement a shoreline protection plan 

that includes the installation of a 

terminal groin structure on the east side 

of the Wilmington Harbor Baldhead 

Shoal Entrance Channel (a federallymaintained navigation channel of the 

Cape Fear River) at the ‘‘Point’’ of Bald 

Head Island. The structure will be 

designed to be strategically incorporated 

into the federal beach disposal 

operations associated with the 

Wilmington Harbor Sand Management 

Plan. 

DATES: A public scoping meeting for the 

DEIS will be held at the ILA Hall, 

located at 211 West 10th Street in 

Southport (NC) on March 22, 2012 at 6 

p.m. Written comments will be received 

until April 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and 

questions regarding scoping of the DEIS 

may be submitted to: U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers, Wilmington District, 

Regulatory Division. ATTN: File 

Number SAW–2012–00040, 69 

Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 

28403. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and DEIS can be directed to Mr. David 

Timpy, Project Manager, Wilmington 

Regulatory Field Office, telephone: (910) 

251–4634. Additional description of the 

VBHI’s proposal can be found at the 

following link, http:// 

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

Projects/index.html, under the Village of 

Bald Head Island Terminal Groin 

Project. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Project Description 

The west end of South Beach has 

experienced both chronic mid-term 

(decadal) and accelerated short-term 

erosion losses (with direct impacts to 

beaches and dunes of this segment of 

shoreline). A nourishment project has 

been employed by the VBHI to mitigate 

the effects of these losses. In addition, 

several million cubic yards of sand from 

a Federal navigation project has been 

disposed on the beach since 1991. 

Despite this sand placement on the 

beach, a portion of South Beach 

continues to experience substantial 

erosion, potentially impacting public 

infrastructure and homes. It is the 

VBHI’s desire to implement a long-term 

beach and dune stabilization strategy. 

The applicant contends that a necessary 

component to the success of this 

strategy is the installation of a terminal 

groin that would (1) reduce inletdirected sand losses from beach fill 

construction projects; and (2) stabilize 

shoreline alignment along the 

westernmost segment of South Beach in 

such a manner that alongshore transport 

rates are reduced. The VBHI proposal 

calls for the construction of a single 

terminal groin designed to compliment 

future placement of beach fill at South 

Beach. The structure will serve as a 

‘‘template’’ for fill material placed 

eastward of the proposed terminal groin. 

In that regard, the groin will be designed 

as a ‘‘leaky’’ structure (i.e. semipermeable) so as to provide for some 

level of sand transport to West Beach 

(located northward of the proposed 

groin). 

2. Issues 

There are several potential 

environmental and public interest 

issues that will be addressed in the 

DEIS. 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 to adjacent 

shoreline changes on West Beach of 

Bald Head Island and adjacent 

shorelines. 


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d. Potential impacts to Navigation, 

commercial and recreational. 

e. Potential impacts to the long-term 

management of the oceanfront 

shorelines. 

f. Potential effects on regional sand 

sources and how it relates to sand 

management practices and North 

Carolina’s Beach Inlet Management 

Practices. 

g. Potential effects of shoreline 

protection. 

h. Potential impacts on public health 

and safety. 

i. Potential impacts to recreational 

and commercial fishing. 

j. Potential impacts to cultural 

resources. 

k. Cumulative impacts of past, 

present, and foreseeable future dredging 

and nourishment activities. 

3. Alternatives 

Several alternatives 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 

DEIS. 

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 DEIS. 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 DEIS 

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 DEIS to 

ensure the process complies with 

current 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 DEIS 

The DEIS is expected to be published 

and circulated by the end of 2012. A 

public hearing will be held after the 

publication of the DEIS. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Scott McLendon, 

Assistant Chief, Regulatory Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Public Scoping Meeting and 

Preparation of Environmental Impact 

Statement for Baryonyx Corporation, 

Inc.’s Proposed Wind Farm, Offshore, 

Willacy and Cameron Counties, TX 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Galveston District, has 

received a permit application for a 

Department of the Army (DA) Permit 

pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) and 

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 

U.S.C. 1344) from Baryonyx 

Corporation, Inc. (SWG–2011–00511) 

for the proposed approximately 300- 

turbine offshore wind farm located in 

the Gulf of Mexico state waters, offshore 

Willacy and Cameron Counties in state 

tracts: 1068, 1069, 1085, 1086, 1087, 

1088, 1089, 1090, 1126, 1127, 1129, 

1130 and 1131. The primary Federal 

involvement associated with the 

proposed action is the discharge or 

dredged or fill material into waters of 

the United States, and the construction 

of structures that may affect navigable 

waters. Federal authorizations for the 

proposed project would constitute a 

‘‘major federal action.’’ Based on the 

potential impacts, both individually and 

cumulatively, the Corps intends to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) in compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act to 

render a final decision on the permit 

applications. 

The Corps’ decision will be to issue, 

issue with modification or deny DA 

permits for the proposed action. The EIS 

will assess the potential social, 

economic and environmental impacts of 

the construction and operation of the 

offshore wind farm, associated facilities, 

and appurtenances 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. 

DATES: The agency must receive 

comments on or before May 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: Mail: 

Jayson M. Hudson, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Regulatory Branch, P.O. Box 

1229, Galveston, TX 77553–1229; Fax: 

(409) 766–3931 or Email: 

SWG2011511@usace.army.mil. Emailed 

comments, including attachments, 

should be provided in .doc, .docx, .pdf 

or .txt formats. Documents pertinent to 

the proposed project may be examined 

at http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/reg/ 

eis.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jayson Hudson, (409) 766–3108. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Galveston District intends to prepare an 

EIS on the proposed Baryonyx offshore 

wind farm which would include the 

proposed construction of approximately 

300 offshore turbines in the Gulf of 

Mexico offshore Willacy and Cameron 

Counties, TX. Baryonyx Corporation, 

Inc. proposed this project and is the 

applicant for the DA permit SWG–2011– 

00511. 

1. Project Background: The applicant 

proposes to construct an approximately 

300-turbine wind farm in two areas 

referred to as the North Rio Grande 

Lease and Rio Grande Lease. The project 

is located in Gulf of Mexico state waters, 

offshore Willacy and Cameron Counties 

in state tracts: 1068, 1069, 1085, 1086, 

1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1126, 1127, 

1129, 1130 and 1131. The proposed 

project consists of the following: 

a. Wind Turbines and Foundations: 

Each lease site will be comprised of 

100–200 wind turbine generators in a 

grid pattern (turbine array). The final 

locations will be determined by 

consultation with appropriate state and 

federal agencies and consideration of 

constraints including: wind resource 

characteristics; safety and navigation; 

technical characteristics of the wind 

turbine generators; electrical collection 

system characteristics; geophysical site 

constraints; and environmental and 

ecological considerations. The specific 

turbine has not been selected so that 

Baryonyx may take advantage of the 

latest technologies in wind generation 

which may become commercially 

available at the time of procurement. 

Turbines will be installed onto 

individual platform foundations 

attached to the seabed. Foundation type 


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