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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/ 

DEIR) for a Proposed Marine Terminal 

Development at Pier S and Back 

Channel Navigational Safety 

Improvements in the Port of Long 

Beach, Los Angeles County, CA 

AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: The Port of Long Beach (Port) 

is proposing to develop the Pier S 

Marine Terminal and Back Channel 

Navigational Safety Improvements 

Project (Proposed Action). The 

development of Pier S and Back 

Channel improvements would result in 

an approximately 160-acre marine 

container terminal, and would include 

the following elements: property 

acquisition; dredging, wharf 

construction, other waterside 

improvements, and container cranes; 

container yard and associated 

structures; terminal buildings and other 

structures; truck gates, associated 

structures, and roadwork; intermodal 

rail yard, structures, and dual rail lead; 

and utility and oil facility relocation. 

The primary Federal concern is the 

dredging and discharging of materials 

within waters of the U.S. and potential 

impacts on the human environment. 

Under Section 404 of the Clean Water 

Act, the Corps is authorized to approve 

discharges of dredged or fill material 

into waters of the U.S. Under Section 10 

of the Rivers and Harbors Act, the Corps 

may authorize activities that could 

affect navigable waters. Pursuant to 

Section 102(2)(c) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) as implemented by the Council 

on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 40 

CFR 1500–1508, the Corps is preparing 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) to evaluate the potential effects of 

the Proposed Action on the 

environment. The Corps may ultimately 

make a determination to permit or deny 

the Proposed Action, or permit or deny 

alternatives to the Proposed Action. 

Pursuant to the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the 

Port will serve as Lead Agency for the 

preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Report (EIR) for its consideration of 

development approvals within its 

jurisdiction. The Corps and the Port 

have agreed to jointly prepare a DEIS/ 

DEIR in order to optimize efficiency and 

avoid duplication. The DEIS/DEIR is 

intended to be sufficient in scope to 

address federal, state, and local 

requirements and environmental issues 

concerning the proposed activities and 

permit approvals. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and Draft EIS/EIR can be answered by 

Dr. Aaron O. Allen, Chief, North Coast 

Section, at (805) 585–2148. Comments 

regarding the scope of the DEIS/DEIR 

shall be addressed to: U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Ventura Field Office, ATTN: File 

Number 2006–02062–AOA, 2151 

Alessandro Drive, Suite 110, Ventura, 

California 93001. Alternatively, 

comments can be e-mailed to 

aaron.o.allen@usace.army.mil. 

Comments shall also be sent to Matthew 

Arms, Port of Long Beach, P.O. Box 570, 

Long Beach, CA 90801–0570. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project 

Site and Background Information. The 

160-acre Pier S site is located in the Port 

of Long Beach, Terminal Island Harbor 

District. The site is bounded on the 

north by Cerritos Channel and the Pier 

A Marine Terminal; on the east by the 

Back Channel, Southern California 

Edison (SCE) property, and the Long 

Beach Generation Plant; on the south by 

Ocean Boulevard and Pier T; and on the 

west by SR 47 and the Vopak Terminal 

Long Beach and City of Long Beach 

property. The Back Channel is located 

east of the Pier S site and is bounded on 

the north by the Inner Harbor Turning 

Basin and Pier A Terminal; on the east 

by Pier D; on the south by Middle 

Harbor; and on the west by Pier T. 

Currently, approximately 60 acres of the 

total 160-acre terminal is paved with 

asphaltic concrete, and no marine 

terminal operations occur at Pier S. 

In July 2000, a safety issue was raised 

concerning the ability to move a ship 

safely in the Cerritos Channel while 

other ships were berthed at both Pier S 

and Pier A, across the channel. To 

address the above issue, an Addendum 

to the Final EIR for the Pier S Marine 

Terminal was completed. The 

Addendum analyzed the proposed 

project modifications that would reduce 

impacts to navigational safety by 

widening the channel by 108 feet, 

bringing the total channel width to 808 

feet. Accordingly, this DEIS/DEIR will 

consider the environmental impacts of 

the proposed marine terminal and Back 

Channel navigational safety 

improvements. 

2. Proposed Action. The proposed 

project would construct a 160-acre 

marine terminal on Pier S. Dredge and 

fill activities would involve dike 

realignment, berth deepening, and 

wharf construction. Construction of the 

wharf would include excavation of the 

existing shoreline to straighten the 

shoreline and widen the Cerritos 

Channel between the Pier A and future 

Pier S pierhead lines to accommodate 

the passage of modern container vessels 

through the channel. Widening of the 

Cerritos Channel would create 

approximately 10 acres of new water 

surface area. Wharf excavation would 

include removing approximately 

1,500,000 cubic yards of material and 

reconstructing the shoreline with 

imported quarry run and armor rock. In 

addition to wharf excavation, 

approximately 600,000 cubic yards of 

material that may or may not be suitable 

for unconfined aquatic disposal would 

be dredged from the Cerritos Channel 

for ship berthing. Dredging of the Back 

Channel would be conducted to extend 

the navigable width of the channel to 

approximately 315 feet at the full dredge 

depth. Approximately 250,000 cubic 

yards of material below MLLW 

(including materials that are either 

suitable or unsuitable for open ocean 

disposal) would be dredged from 

designated side walls of the Back 

Channel and Inner Harbor Turning 

Basin at the intersection of the Back and 

Cerritos channels to facilitate the 

navigation of ships expected to serve the 

Inner Harbor terminals. The minimum 

and maximum dredge depths in the 

Cerritos Channel, Back Channel, and 

Inner Harbor Turning Basin would be 

–52 feet MLLW and –54 feet MLLW, 

respectively. The maximum dredge 

depth of –54 feet MLLW includes a 2- 

foot allowance over the target depth of 

–52 ft MLLW. The terminal would 

include buildings, facilities, and other 

structures needed to support container 

terminal operations and administration. 

The terminal would include an 

intermodal rail yard facility consisting 

of eight tracks. 

3. Issues. There are several potential 

environmental issues that will be 

addressed in the DEIS/DEIR. Additional 

issues may be identified during the 

scoping process. Issues initially 

identified as potentially significant 

include: 

1. Air pollutant emissions from 

construction and operation. 

2. Potential impacts on marine 

biological resources, including 

endangered species. 

3. Geological issues including 

dredging and stabilization of fill areas. 

4. Marine water circulation and water 

and sediment quality. 

5. Potential impacts on public health 

and safety. 

6. Noise during construction and 

operation. 


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7. Impacts to public facilities and 

utilities. 

8. Traffic, including navigation issues, 

and transportation related impacts. 

9. Environmental justice. 

10. Cumulative impacts. 

11. Growth-inducing impacts. 

4. Alternatives. Alternatives initially 

being considered for the proposed 

project development include the 

following: 

(1) Marine Container Terminal with 

Rail Access and Back Channel 

Improvements (Preferred Alternative); 

(2) Marine Container Terminal with 

Rail Access and Reduced Wharf and 

Back Channel Improvements; 

(3) Multi-Use Storage Facility without 

Wharf and Back Channel Improvements 

(No Federal Action); and 

(4) No Project/No Federal Action 

Alternative. 

5. Scoping Process. The Corps and the 

Port will jointly conduct a scoping 

meeting for the proposed project. 

English and Spanish translation services 

will be provided at the meeting. The 

public scoping meeting will be held to 

receive public comment and assess 

public concerns regarding the 

appropriate scope of the DEIS/DEIR. 

Participation in the public meeting by 

federal, state, and local agencies and 

other interested organizations and 

persons is encouraged. The Corps will 

also be consulting with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service under the 

Endangered Species Act and Fish and 

Wildlife Coordination Act, and with the 

National Marine Fisheries Service under 

the Magnuson-Stevens Act. 

Additionally, the EIS/EIR will assess the 

consistency of the proposed Action with 

the Coastal Zone Management Act and 

potential water quality impacts 

pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean 

Water Act. The public scoping meeting 

for the Draft EIS/EIR will be held at the 

City Hall Council Chambers in Long 

Beach on February 22, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. 

Written comments will be received until 

March 14, 2007. 

6. Availability of the DEIS/DEIR. The 

joint lead agencies expect the DEIS/ 

DEIR to be published and circulated in 

July of 2007. A Public Hearing will be 

held during the public comment period 

for the DEIS/DEIR. 

Dated: January 10, 2007. 

David J. Castanon, 

Chief, Regulatory Branch, Los Angeles 

District. 

[FR Doc. E7–633 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[No. USN–2007–0005] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the United 

States Naval Academy announces the 

proposed extension of a currently 

approved public information collection 

and seeks public comment on the 

provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 27, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title 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: To 

request more information or to obtain a 

copy of the proposal and associated 

collection instruments, write to the 

Admissions Office, United States Naval 

Academy, 117 Decatur Road, Annapolis, 

MD 21402–5017, or contact LCDR Eric 

Brown at telephone number (410) 293–

1822. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Candidate Application 

Procedures for the United States Naval 

Academy; USNA GRB 1110/11, 1110/ 

12, 1110/14, 1110/15, 1110/91, 1110/92, 

and 1531/34; OMB Control Number 

0703–0036. 

Needs and Uses: This collection of 

information is necessary to determine 

the eligibility and evaluate overall 

competitive standing of candidates for 

appointment to the United States Naval 

Academy. An analysis of the 

information collected is made by the 

Admissions Board during the process in 

order to gauge the qualifications of 

individual candidates. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Federal Government. 

Annual Burden Hours: 56,000. 

Number of Respondents: 14,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 4 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

This collection of information is 

necessary to determine the eligibility 

and evaluate overall competitive 

standing of candidates for appointment 

to the United States Naval Academy. An 

analysis of the information collected is 

made by the Admissions Board during 

the process in order to gauge the 

qualifications of individual candidates. 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–330 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement for Navy Atlantic Fleet 

Training in the Jacksonville Range 

Complex and Notice of Public Scoping 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 Executive Order 12114, the 

Department of the Navy (Navy) 

announces its intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/ 

Overseas EIS to evaluate the potential 

environmental effects associated with 


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