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Crescent City Harbors’ continued 

operations and maintenance work. 

Four previously used disposal sites: 

SF–1, Crescent City Harbor Dredge 

Ponds, Beach Nourishment at Whaler 

Island and Humboldt Ocean Disposal 

Site (HOODS); and four previously 

unused disposal sites: SFDODS, Chetco 

River Disposal Site (Chetco), an 

Offshore Berm area and a potential 

Crescent City Harbor Waterfront 

Development Plan site will be 

evaluated. Figure 1 displays the eight 

sites being considered. 

Issues: Potentially significant issues 

associated with the project may include: 

aesthetics/visual impacts, air quality 

emissions, biological resource impacts, 

environmental justice, geologic impacts 

related to seismicity, hazards and 

hazardous materials, hydrology and 

water quality, noise, traffic and 

transportation, and cumulative impacts 

from past, present and reasonably 

foreseeable future projects. 

Scoping Process: The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers is seeking 

participation and input of all interested 

federal, state, and local agencies, Native 

American groups, and other concerned 

private organizations or individuals on 

the scope of the draft DMMP and EA 

through this public notice. The purpose 

of the public scoping meeting is to 

solicit comments regarding the potential 

impacts, environmental issues, and 

alternative placement sites associated 

with the proposed action to be 

considered in the study report. The 

meeting place, date and time will be 

advertised in advance in local 

newspapers, and meeting 

announcement letters will be sent to 

interested parties. The final draft DMMP 

is expected to be available for public 

review and comment in the summer of 

2015 and a public meeting will be held 

after its publication. 

John C. Morrow, 

Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, District 

Engineer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for the Installation of a Terminal 

Groin Structure at the Eastern End of 

Ocean Isle Beach, Extending Into the 

Atlantic Ocean, West of Shallotte Inlet 

(Brunswick County, NC) 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

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 install a terminal 

groin structure on the east side of Ocean 

Isle Beach, extending into the Atlantic 

Ocean, just west of Shallotte Inlet. The 

structure will be designed to function in 

concert with the Federal storm damage 

reduction project. 

DATES: The public is invited to attend, 

and/or comment at, a public hearing to 

be held at Union Elementary School, 

180 Union School Rd., NW., Shallotte, 

NC 28459, on February 24, at 6:00 p.m. 

Written comments on the DEIS will be 

received until 5 p.m., March 9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and 

questions regarding the DEIS may be 

submitted to: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps), Wilmington District, 

Regulatory Division, c/o Mr. Tyler 

Crumbley. ATTN: File Number SAW– 

2011–01241, 69 Darlington Avenue, 

Wilmington, NC 28403. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and DEIS can be directed to Mr. Tyler 

Crumbley, Wilmington Regulatory Field 

Office, telephone: (910) 251–4170, 

facsimile (910) 251–4025, or email at 

tyler.crumbley@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Project Description. The Town of 

Ocean Isle Beach is seeking Federal and 

State authorization for construction of a 

terminal groin, and associated beach 

fillet with required maintenance, to be 

located at the eastern end of Ocean Isle 

Beach. The proposed terminal groin and 

beach fillet is the Town’s preferred 

alternative (#5) of five alternatives 

considered in this document. Under the 

preferred alternative, the terminal groin 

would have a seaward section extending 

750-feet seaward of the April 2007 mean 

high water shoreline and a 300-foot 

shore anchorage section extending 

landward of the April 2007 mean high 

water shoreline. The seaward section 

would be constructed with loosely 

placed armor stone to facilitate the 

movement of sand past the structure. 

The shore anchorage section would be 

constructed with sheet pile which 

would have a top elevation varying from 

+4.9 feet NAVD to +4.5 feet NAVD. 

The proposed terminal groin is one of 

four such structures approved by the 

General Assembly to be constructed in 

North Carolina following passing of 

Senate Bill (SB) 110. The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) determined 

that there is sufficient information to 

conclude that the project would result 

in significant adverse impact on the 

human environment, and has prepared 

a DEIS pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to 

evaluate the environmental effects of the 

alternatives considering the project’s 

purpose and need. The purpose and 

need of the proposed terminal groin and 

beach fillet is to provide shoreline 

protection that would mitigate chronic 

erosion on the eastern portion on the 

Town’s oceanfront shoreline so as to 

preserve the integrity of its 

infrastructure, provide protection to 

existing development, and ensure the 

continued use of the oceanfront beach 

along this area. 

2. Issues. There are several potential 

environmental and public interest 

issues that are addressed in the DEIS. 

Public interest issues include, but are 

not limited to, the following: Public 

safety, aesthetics, recreation, navigation, 

infrastructure, solid waste, economics, 

and noise pollution. Additional issues 

may be identified during the public 

review 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, reptiles, 

birds, fish, and plants. 

c. Potential for effects/changes to 

Ocean Isle beach, Holden Beach, and 

Shallotte inlet, respectively. 

d. Potential impacts to navigation. 

e. Potential effects on regional sand 

sources and sand management practices, 

including the Federal (Ocean Isle Beach 

storm damage reduction) project. 

f. Potential effects of shoreline 

protection. 

g. Potential impacts on public health 

and safety. 

h. Potential impacts to recreational 

and commercial fishing. 


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i. Potential impacts to cultural 

resources. 

j. Potential impacts to future dredging 

and nourishment activities. 

3. Alternatives. Five alternatives are 

being considered for the proposed 

project. These alternatives, including 

the No Action alternative, were further 

formulated and developed during the 

scoping process and are considered in 

the DEIS. A summary of alternatives 

under consideration are provided 

below: 

a. Alternative 1—No Action (Continue 

Current Management Practices). 

b. Alternative 2—Abandon/Retreat. 

c. Alternative 3—Beach Fill Only 

(Including Federal Project). 

d. Alternative 4—Shallotte Inlet Bar 

Channel Realignment with Beach Fill 

(Including Federal Project). 

e. Alternative 5—Terminal Groin with 

Beach Fill (Including Federal Project)/

Applicants Preferred Alternative. 

4. Scoping Process. Project Review 

Team meetings were held to receive 

comments and assess concerns 

regarding the appropriate scope and 

preparation of the DEIS. Federal, state, 

and local agencies and other interested 

organizations and persons participated 

in these Project Review Team meetings. 

The Corps will initiate consultation 

with the United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service pursuant to the Endangered 

Species Act and the Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act. The Corps will also 

consult with the National Marine 

Fisheries Service pursuant to the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act and Endangered 

Species Act. The Corps will coordinate 

with the State Department of Cultural 

Resources pursuant to Section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

Potential water quality concerns will 

be addressed pursuant to Section 401 of 

the Clean Water Act through 

coordination with the North Carolina 

Divisions of Coastal Management (DCM) 

and Water Resources (DWR). This 

coordination will insure consistency 

with the Coastal Zone Management Act 

and project compliance with water 

quality standards. The Corps has 

coordinated closely with DCM in the 

development of the DEIS to ensure the 

process complies with State 

Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) 

requirements, as well as the NEPA 

requirements. The DEIS has been 

designed to consolidate both NEPA and 

SEPA processes to eliminate 

duplications. 

5. Availability of the DEIS. The DEIS 

has been published and circulated. The 

DEIS for the proposal can be found at 

the following link: http://

www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/

RegulatoryPermitProgram.aspx under 

Major Projects/Town of Ocean Isle 

Terminal Groin Project. The public is 

invited to attend, and/or comment at, a 

public hearing to be held at Union 

Elementary School, 180 Union School 

Rd., NW., Shallotte, NC 28459, on 

February 24, at 6:00 p.m. Written 

comments on the DEIS will be received 

until 5 p.m., March 9, 2015. 

Dated: January 14, 2015. 

Scott McLendon, 

Chief, Regulatory Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Public Meeting for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Military Readiness Activities at the 

Fallon Range Training Complex 

(FRTC), Nevada 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969 and regulations 

implemented by the Council on 

Environmental Quality (40 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 1500– 

1508), the Department of the Navy 

(DoN) has prepared and filed with the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) to assess the potential 

environmental impacts of ongoing and 

proposed military training activities 

within the FRTC EIS Study Area. The 

Bureau of Land Management is a 

cooperating agency for this EIS. 

With the filing of the Draft EIS, the 

DoN is initiating a 46-day public 

comment period beginning on January 

23, 2015 and ending on March 9, 2015 

and has scheduled a public meeting to 

inform the public and receive comments 

on the accuracy and adequacy of the 

Draft EIS. This notice announces the 

date and location of the public meeting 

and provides supplementary 

information about the environmental 

planning effort. 

Dates and Addresses: The DoN will 

hold a public meeting to inform the 

public about the proposed action and 

alternatives under consideration and to 

provide an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the accuracy and adequacy 

of the environmental analysis presented 

in the Draft EIS. Federal, state, and local 

agencies and officials, Native American 

Indian Tribes and Nations, and 

interested organizations and individuals 

are encouraged to provide comments in 

person at the public meeting or in 

writing during the public review period. 

A public meeting will be held 

between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on 

Thursday, February 19, 2015, at the 

Churchill County Commission 

Chambers, 155 North Taylor Street, 

Fallon, Nevada 89406. The public 

meeting will be an open house session 

with informational poster stations 

staffed by DoN representatives. A brief 

DoN presentation will be given at 5:30 

p.m. 

Attendees will be able to submit oral 

and written comments during the public 

meeting. Oral comments from the public 

will be recorded by a certified court 

reporter. Equal weight will be given to 

oral and written statements. Written 

comments may also be submitted to: 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

Southwest, Attention: Ms. Amy Kelley, 

Code EV21.AK; 1220 Pacific Highway, 

Building 1, 5th Floor; San Diego, CA 

92132. Written comments may also be 

submitted electronically via the project 

Web site (www.FRTCEIS.com). 

All comments submitted during the 

public review period, oral or written, 

will become part of the public record. 

All comments will be reviewed and 

responded to in the Final EIS. For 

consideration in the Final EIS, 

comments must be postmarked or 

received online by March 9, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

Southwest; Attention: Ms. Amy Kelley, 

Code EV21.AK; 1220 Pacific Highway 

Building 1, 5th Floor; San Diego, CA 

92132. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FRTC 

is a set of well-defined geographic 

training areas in the high desert of 

northern Nevada encompassing 

airspace, land ranges, and associated 

electronic systems used primarily for air 

and ground training activities. In total, 

the complex encompasses 

approximately 230,000 acres of training 

land and 12,256 square nautical miles of 

airspace. A portion of the FRTC, Naval 

Air Station (NAS) Fallon, is located six 

miles to the southeast of the city of 

Fallon. The land and airspace of the 

FRTC comprises the Study Area 

evaluated in the Draft EIS. 

The DoN’s Proposed Action is to 

continue and enhance ground and 

aviation training activities within the 

existing FRTC study area. To support 

training requirements for fleet readiness, 

the DoN proposes to adjust training 

activities from current levels to the 

levels needed to accommodate evolving 

mission requirements, including those 

resulting from training, tactics 

development, testing, and introduction 


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