37518 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 10, 2007 / Notices 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Availability of Draft Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline 

Protection Project—General 

Reevaluation Study: Borrow Sources 

for 2010–2044, Worcester County, MD 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE), has prepared a 

Draft Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Atlantic 

Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection 

Project (Atlantic Coast Project) 

evaluating new borrow sources to 

provide sand for routine periodic beach 

nourishment of Ocean City, MD for the 

years 2010–2044. Existing borrow 

sources in state waters are anticipated to 

be exhausted in about 2010. 

Between 6,800,000 and 15,000,000 

cubic yards of sand would be needed 

through 2044, depending on future 

storm frequency and intensity. Three 

offshore shoals in Federal waters are 

proposed as sand sources: Weaver, Isle 

of Wight, and ‘‘A.’’ Sand may also be 

dredged from Shoal ‘‘B,’’ also known as 

Bass Grounds or First Lump, in the 

future, but only if its value as a fishing 

ground declines substantially. 

Guidelines to minimize long-term 

impacts to the offshore shoals were 

formulated in coordination with 

resource agency personnel and 

academic experts. Dredging would be 

conducted in accordance with these 

guidelines. Specific dredging plans 

would be developed in coordination 

with resource agencies prior to each 

beach nourishment cycle. We are 

making the Draft SEIS available to the 

public for a 45-day review and comment 

period. 

DATES: Comments need to be received 

on or before August 28th, 2007, to 

ensure consideration in final plan 

development. A public meeting will be 

held for the Draft SEIS Document at 

Ocean City Town Hall, 301 Baltimore 

Avenue, on July 25th, 2007. A 

presentation will be given at 7 PM; 

displays will be available for viewing 

and staff on hand to answer questions 

beginning at 6 PM. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments 

concerning this proposed project to U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore 

District, Attn: Mr. Christopher Spaur, 

CENAB–PL–P, P.O. Box 1715, 

Baltimore, MD 21203–1715. Submit 

electronic comments to 

christopher.c.spaur@usace.army.mil. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

for additional information about 

sending written comments and filing 

electronic comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Christopher Spaur, (410) 962–6134 or 

(800) 295–1610. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Atlantic Coast Project is designed to 

provide coastal flood and erosion 

protection to Ocean City, MD against a 

100-year storm on the Atlantic Ocean. 

The Atlantic Coast of Maryland and 

Assateague Island Virginia Feasibility 

Report and Final Environmental Impact 

Statement for the project was finalized 

in August 1980. Subsequent 

environmental documents were 

prepared for the project in 1989 

(Atlantic Coast of Maryland Hurricane 

Protection Project Final General Design 

Memorandum, Book 1 Main Report and 

Environmental Assessment) and 1993 

(Environmental Assessment for the Use 

of Borrow Area No. 9 as Part of the 

Periodic Renourishment and 

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Maryland Shoreline Protection Project). 

The project was completed in 1994. 

Periodic nourishment and maintenance 

of the beach are required to maintain the 

design level of protection. Since 1998, a 

period of few severe storms, 

approximately 800,000 cubic yards of 

sand have been placed on Ocean City 

beach every four years. Identified sand 

sources in state waters are forecast to be 

exhausted after about 2010. 

This SEIS documents findings of 

investigations conducted from 2001 

through 2006 to select new borrow 

sources for the Atlantic Coast Project 

through the remainder of the project’s 

50 year economic life. Studies to 

develop the borrow plan were 

conducted by the USACE, in 

partnership with the Maryland 

Department of Natural Resources (DNR), 

Ocean City, and Minerals Management 

Service (MMS). DNR is the cost-sharing 

non-Federal sponsor of the study with 

USACE; MMS is a cooperating agency. 

A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a 

General Reevaluation Report and 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement was published in the Federal 

Register on October 21, 2003 (68 FR 

60095). Coordination with resource 

agency personnel, academic experts, 

and fishermen was undertaken during 

plan formulation. 

Offshore shoals are the most 

appropriate sand sources for the project 

since these contain large quantities of 

suitable sand that can be cost-effectively 

obtained. Offshore shoal borrow sources 

in Federal waters that could provide up 

to 15,000,000 cubic yards of sand 

through 2044 were sought and 

identified. Three offshore shoals were 

selected and proposed as sand sources 

based on engineering, environmental, 

and economic screening criteria: 

Weaver, Isle of Wight, and ‘‘A.’’ Sand at 

Shoal ‘‘B,’’ also known as Bass Grounds 

or First Lump is engineeringly and 

economically suitable, however that 

shoal is currently an important fishing 

ground. Accordingly, Shoal ‘‘B’’ would 

not be utilized unless future 

reevaluation finds that its relative value 

as a fishing ground has declined 

substantially. Sub-areas on each shoal 

were delineated based on suitability of 

sand for beach nourishment purposes. 

Dredging guidelines to minimize longterm impacts to the offshore shoals were 

formulated. No more than about 5% of 

the total volume of any shoal would be 

dredged. Dredging on any given shoal 

would avoid the crest, be conducted 

uniformly over a wide area, go no 

deeper than ambient seafloor depths, 

and preferentially dredge on the up and 

downdrift ends of the shoal if suitable 

sand is present there. 

This SEIS documents the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

compliance for the proposed new 

offshore shoal borrow sources and 

supplements previous environmental 

documents. Printed and electronic 

copies of the Draft SEIS can be obtained 

from Christopher Spaur; copies will also 

be available at the public meeting. You 

may view the Draft SEIS and related 

information on the worldwide web at: 

http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/PN/ 

CivilWorks.htm. 

Please include your name and address 

with your comments. Electronic 

comments on the Draft SEIS must be 

contained in the body of the message; 

do not send attached files. Please 

include your name and address in your 

message. After the public comment 

period ends, USACE will consider all 

comments received. The Draft SEIS will 

be revised as appropriate and a Final 

SEIS will be issued. 

The Draft SEIS has been prepared in 

accordance with (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and 

(3) USACE regulations for implementing 

NEPA (ER–200–2–2). 

Christopher C. Spaur, 

Ecologist, Planning Division, Baltimore 

District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

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