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Replacement Equipment, Publication of 

Regulations). 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25308 Filed 10–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Conduct Scoping Meeting for the 

Berths 226–236 [Everport] Container 

Terminal Improvements Project at the 

Port of Los Angeles, in the City and 

County of Los Angeles, California 

(SPL–2013–00756–TS) 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to initiate the scoping process for 

preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the Los Angeles 

Harbor Department (LAHD) Berths 226– 

236 [Everport] Container Terminal 

Improvements Project. 

DATES: Submit comments concerning 

this notice on or before November 24, 

2014. A public scoping meeting will be 

held on November 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. 

(PST). 

ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting 

location is: Los Angeles Harbor 

Department, Board of Harbor 

Commissioners hearing room, 425 S. 

Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, 

California 90731. 

Mail written comments concerning 

this notice to: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Regulatory Division, Ventura Field 

Office, ATTN: SPL–2013–00756–TS, 

2151 Alessandro Drive, Suite 110, 

Ventura, CA 93001. Comment letters 

should include the commenter’s 

physical mailing address, the project 

title and the Corps file number in the 

subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theresa Stevens, Ph.D., U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Regulatory Division, Ventura Field 

Office, ATTN: SPL–2013–00756–TS, 

2151 Alessandro Drive, Suite 110, 

Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 585–2146, 

theresa.stevens@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Corps is requiring the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

prior to any permit action. The Corps 

may ultimately make a determination to 

permit or deny the proposed project or 

a modified version of the proposed 

project. The primary Federal concerns 

are dredging, dredged material disposal, 

addition of permanent structures in and 

over navigable waters of the U.S., and 

transport of dredged material for the 

purpose of ocean disposal. 

Pursuant to the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) the 

LAHD will serve as Lead Agency in 

preparing an Environmental Impact 

Report (EIR) for its consideration of 

development approvals within its 

jurisdiction. The Corps and LAHD have 

agreed to jointly prepare a Draft EIS/EIR 

to optimize efficiency and avoid 

duplication. The Draft EIS/EIR is 

intended to be sufficient in scope to 

address the Federal, state and local 

requirements and environmental issues 

concerning the proposed activities and 

permit approvals. 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 403; 33 U.S.C. 1344; 

33 U.S.C. 1413. 

1. Project Site and Background 

Information. The 205-acre project site is 

located on Terminal Island along the 

east side of the Main Channel and 

immediately south of the State Route 47 

bridge. The site is within the Port of Los 

Angeles Community Plan area in the 

City and County of Los Angeles, near 

the communities of San Pedro and 

Wilmington, and approximately 20 

miles south of downtown Los Angeles. 

The purpose of the project is to improve 

marine shipping and maritime 

commerce to optimize the containerhandling efficiency and capacity at 

Berths 226–236, and to accommodate 

berthing and servicing of the largest 

container ships that may call at the Port 

of Los Angeles. The terminal is operated 

by Seaside Transportation Services 

(STS). Everport Terminal Services Inc. 

(ETS) (a wholly owned subsidiary of 

Evergreen Marine Corporation) is the 

permit holder under a lease agreement 

(Permit No. 888, as amended) between 

LAHD and ETS. 

2. Proposed Action. The LAHD has 

proposed to redevelop the existing 

container terminal at Berths 226–236. 

The following actions require a 

Department of the Army permit. Berths 

226–229: Approximately 25,000 cubic 

yards (cy) of dredging would increase 

the design depth from ¥45 feet to ¥53 

feet mean lower low water (MLLW), 

approximately 1,400 linear feet of king 

piles and sheet piles would be installed 

to stabilize the wharf, and three new 

100-foot gauge overwater gantry cranes 

would be installed and three existing 

cranes would be modified to increase 

their overall height and reach. Berths 

230–232: Approximately 7,000 cy of 

dredging would restore the design depth 

of ¥47 feet MLLW and approximately 

1,400 linear feet of sheet piles would be 

installed to stabilize the wharf. 

Approximately 1,300 cy of dredging 

would restore a design depth of ¥45 

feet MLLW between the berthing areas 

(Berth 229). All proposed depths would 

include an overdredge depth of an 

additional two feet below the proposed 

depths described above. Dredged 

material would be beneficially re-used, 

disposed at an approved upland facility, 

confined disposal facility (CDF) or 

offshore at LA–2. Construction activities 

are scheduled to begin in 2016, would 

take approximately 24 months to 

complete and would be phased to 

maintain terminal operations. The 

following actions do not require a Corps 

permit but indirect and cumulative 

impacts of these actions will be 

evaluated in the Draft EIS/EIR as 

required by NEPA: Development of 

approximately 22 acres of existing 

developed land and 1.5 acres of vacant 

land as new backlands; installation of 

infrastructure to support the new 

backland area (e.g., cable, electricity, 

lighting, drainage, etc.); closure of 

portions of Terminal Way, Barracuda 

Street, Tuna Street, and Ways Street 

within the Project site and rerouting of 

Terminal Way traffic to Cannery Street; 

improvements to Cannery Street; lease 

amendments to include the new 23.5 

acre backland plus 25 acres of existing 

backlands under space assignment; and, 

extension of the lease from the current 

termination date of 2028 to 2038. 

3. 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. 

4. Alternatives. The Draft EIS/EIR will 

include a co-equal analysis of several 

alternatives. Project alternatives will be 

further developed during this scoping 

process. Additional alternatives that 

may be developed during scoping will 

also be considered in the Draft EIS/EIR. 

5. Scoping Process. The Corps and 

LAHD will jointly conduct a public 

scoping meeting for the proposed 

project to receive public comment 

regarding the appropriate scope and 

preparation of the Draft EIS/EIR. 

Participation by Federal, state, and local 

agencies and other interested 


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organization and persons is encouraged. 

This meeting will be conducted in 

English and Spanish. 

6. The Draft EIS/EIR is expected to be 

available for public review and 

comment in the fall of 2015, and a 

public meeting will be held after its 

publication. 

Dated: October 2, 2014. 

David J. Castanon, 

Chief, Regulatory Division. 

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BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Supplement to the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement/Overseas 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Military Readiness Activities in the 

Northwest Training and Testing Study 

Area 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DoN) announces its intent to prepare a 

Supplement to the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS)/Overseas 

Environmental Impact Statement (OEIS) 

for the Northwest Training and Testing 

(NWTT) Study Area. This Supplemental 

DEIS/OEIS will focus on substantial 

changes in the proposed action and 

significant new information relevant to 

environmental concerns per 40 Code of 

Federal Regulations CFR 1502.9. The 

Supplemental DEIS/OEIS will also 

provide additional updated information 

to further the purposes of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 102(2)(c) of the NEPA, 

regulations implemented by the Council 

on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508), and Presidential Executive 

Order 12114, the DoN announced its 

intent to prepare an EIS/OEIS for the 

NWTT Study Area in the Federal 

Register (FR) on February 27, 2012 (77 

FR 11497), and invited the public to 

comment on the scope of the EIS/OEIS. 

A Draft EIS/OEIS was subsequently 

released on January 24, 2014 (79 FR 

4158), in which the potential 

environmental effects associated with 

military readiness training and research, 

development, test, and evaluation 

activities (training and testing) 

conducted within the NWTT Study 

Area were evaluated. 

Since the release of the DEIS/OEIS on 

January 24, 2014, the DoN has 

determined that a Supplemental DEIS/ 

OEIS is warranted for two reasons. First, 

one activity, known as Tracking 

Exercises—Maritime Patrol (Extended 

Echo Ranging Sonobuoys), substantially 

changes the type and number of 

sonobuoys to be used. This change in 

the proposed action warrants 

preparation of a Supplemental DEIS/ 

OEIS under 40 CFR 1502.9(c)(1)(i). 

Second, new information relevant to air 

quality emissions of inland water vessel 

movements associated with Maritime 

Security Operations warrants further 

consideration and preparation of an 

Supplemental DEIS/OEIS under 40 CFR 

1502.9(c)(1)(ii). 

All public comments received during 

the DEIS/OEIS comment period (January 

24, 2014, through April 15, 2014) are 

still valid and are being considered in 

the Final EIS/OEIS for this action. 

Previously submitted comments need 

not be resubmitted. The Supplemental 

DEIS/OEIS is expected to be available in 

early December 2014. A Notice of 

Availability of the Supplemental DEIS/ 

OEIS will be published in the Federal 

Register at that time, and the 

Supplemental DEIS/OEIS will be 

released for a public comment period of 

45 days. No decision will be made to 

implement any alternative in the NWTT 

Study Area until the NEPA process is 

complete and a Record of Decision is 

signed by the DoN. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

Northwest, Attention: Ms. Kimberly 

Kler—NWTT EIS/OEIS Project Manager, 

1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 203, 

Silverdale, WA 98315–1101. 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404. 

Dated: October 20, 2014. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 

U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP14–555–000] 

Dominion Transmission, Inc.: Notice of 

Application 

Take notice that on September 30, 

2014, Dominion Transmission, Inc. 

(Dominion), 120 Tredegar Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 filed an 

application in the above referenced 

docket pursuant to section 7(c) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting 

authorization to construct and operate 

its Lebanon West II Project (Project), 

located in Armstrong, Allegheny, and 

Beaver Counties, Pennsylvania and 

Licking, Fayette, Coshocton, 

Tuscarawas, Harrison, Carroll, and 

Columbiana Counties, Ohio. Dominion 

asserts that the proposed project will 

provide 130,000 dekatherms per day of 

pipeline capacity on its TL–400 line 

from Pennsylvania to Ohio. The 

proposed project involves: (i) 10.08 

miles of pipeline replacements; (ii) 

additional 10,915 horsepower at its 

existing Rural Valley Compressor 

Station; (iii) additional regulation at the 

Newark and Beaver Compressor 

Stations; and (iv) new valves and other 

minor facilities. Dominion estimates the 

cost of the Project to be $112 million, all 

as more fully set forth in the application 

which is on file with the Commission 

and open to public inspection. The 

filing is available for review at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room or may be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Matthew 

R. Bley, Director Gas Transmission 

Certificates, Dominion Transmission 

Inc., 701 East Cary Street, Richmond, 

Virginia 23219, by telephone at (804) 

771–4399, by facsimile at (804) 771– 

4804, or by email at Matthew.R.Bley@

dom.com. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9), 

within 90 days of this Notice, the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the EA 

for this proposal. The filing of the EA 

in the Commission’s public record for 

this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 


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