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may prevent additional regulations on 

these fisheries in the future. 

Dated: June 8, 2011. 

Margo Schulze-Haugen, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14622 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Kennecott Utah Copper 

LLC Tailings Expansion Project, Near 

Magna, Salt Lake County, UT, Permit 

Application Number SPK–2009–1213 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District (Corps), 

will prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

Kennecott Utah Copper Tailings 

Expansion Project, an expansion of an 

active commercial mining operation 

near Magna, Salt Lake County, UT. 

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC (KUC) has 

applied for a Department of the Army 

(DA) permit to fill approximately 721 

acres of waters of the United States, 

including wetlands, to construct the 

project. The basic project purpose is 

surface mining. The overall project 

purpose is to increase tailings storage 

capacity for future mine life extensions. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments to John Urbanic, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, 

533 West 2600 South, Suite 150, 

Bountiful, UT 84010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and EIS can be answered by John 

Urbanic, (801) 295–8380, extension 11; 

e-mail: john.e.urbanic@usace.army.mil. 

Please refer to identification number 

SPK–2009–01213. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: KUC has 

applied for a DA permit under Section 

404 of the Clean Water Act to expand 

their existing tailings impoundment and 

to construct an additional tailings 

storage facility (TSF) and related 

infrastructure on a 1992-acre parcel 

approximately ten miles west of Salt 

Lake City near the community of Magna, 

UT. The proposed action involves two 

phases that, according to the applicant, 

would provide the necessary tailings 

storage capacity to extend the life of the 

Bingham Canyon Mine (Mine) through 

2039. In Phase 1 KUC would continue 

using the existing North TSF while 

increasing the height of the North TSF 

impoundment beyond the currently 

permitted design. KUC would also 

construct and begin using a new 

impoundment, the Northeast TSF, on 

adjacent KUC property to the east. In 

Phase 2 KUC would extend tailings 

deposition from the North TSF onto a 

portion of the existing South TSF. 

Ancillary work that would occur 

includes: the relocation of existing 

utilities (power, fiber optic, etc.), 

ditches, secondary or tertiary roads, and 

a 4-mile long segment of a railroad line; 

preparation of the foundation and 

placement of drainage blanket material 

under the embankment footprint for the 

Northeast TSF; construction of 

engineered structures (prior to placing 

tailings on the South TSF), dikes and 

ditches for the facilities; and 

modification of the tailings distribution 

and return water systems. 

Approximately 774 acres of waters of 

the United States (waters), including 

wetlands, have been identified on the 

proposed project site. The area of 

impacted wetlands includes 488 acres of 

vegetated saline playa and 76.9 acres of 

emergent wetlands. Impacted nonwetland waters include 139.8 acres of 

unvegetated (< 5% vegetative cover) 

saline playa and 16.1 acres of other 

jurisdictional waters and drainages. In 

total, the applicant has applied for a DA 

permit to fill 565 acres of wetlands and 

156 acres of non-wetland waters. In 

addition, the Corps will be evaluating 

supplemental delineation information 

characterizing approximately 200 

additional acres of potential waters that 

may be impacted by ancillary work. 

The EIS will include an evaluation of 

a reasonable range of alternatives. 

Currently, the following alternatives are 

expected to be analyzed in detail: (1) 

The no action alternative (no permit 

issued) and (2) the applicant’s preferred 

project (proposed action). The no action 

alternative assumes limited 

development would occur on the site 

with all waters of the United States 

avoided. In addition to the proposed 

action, the Corps anticipates evaluating 

additional on-site and off-site 

alternatives for potential detailed 

analysis. 

The Corps’ scoping process for the EIS 

includes a public involvement program 

with several opportunities to provide 

oral and written comments. In addition 

to public meetings and notifications in 

the Federal Register, the Corps will 

issue public notices when the draft and 

final EISs are available. Affected federal, 

state, and local agencies, Native 

American tribes, and other interested 

private organizations and parties are 

invited to participate. 

Potentially significant issues to be 

analyzed in the EIS include, but are not 

limited to impacts to waters, hydrology, 

water supply, water quality, cultural 

resources, biological resources, traffic 

and transportation, and air quality. 

The Corps is the lead federal agency 

for preparation of the EIS under the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

Corps may invite other Federal, State, 

local agencies, and tribes to be 

cooperating agencies. 

Other environmental review and 

consultation requirements for the 

proposed action include the need for the 

applicant to obtain water quality 

certification under Section 401 of the 

Clean Water Act from the Utah Division 

of Water Quality. The proposed project 

will not affect any federally listed 

threatened or endangered species; 

however, it may affect state-listed 

special status species. Once a habitat 

assessment of the areas has been 

completed, the Corps will consult with 

state and Federal wildlife agencies. In 

addition, the Corps will also be 

consulting with the State Historic 

Preservation Officer under Section 106 

of the National Historic Preservation Act 

concerning properties listed, or 

potentially eligible for listing, on the 

National Register of Historic Places. 

Interested parties may register for the 

Corps’ public notice e-mail notification 

lists at: http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/ 

regulatory/pnlist.html. 

Public Scoping Meetings. The Corps 

will hold four public scoping meetings 

in several communities with proximity 

to the mining operation. The first 

meeting will be held on June 21, 2011, 

from 6–8:30 p.m. at the Webster 

Community Center, 8952 West 2700 

South, Magna, Utah. The second 

meeting will be held on June 22, 2011, 

from 6–8:30 p.m. at Malouf Hall, Room 

201, Westminster College, 1840 South 

1300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah. The 

third meeting will be held on June 29, 

2011, from 6–8:30 p.m. Hampton Inn 

and Suites, 3923 West Center Park 

Drive, West Jordan, Utah. The fourth 

meeting will be held on June 30, 2011, 

from 6–8:30 p.m. at Stansbury Park High 

School, 5300 North Aberdeen, 

Stansbury Park, Utah. Interested parties 

can provide oral and written comments 

at the meetings. Interested parties may 

also submit written comments on this 

notice. Scoping comments may be 

submitted at any time prior to 

publication of the Draft EIS. 


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1The Lake Charles Terminal is an existing LNG 

import facility located in Cameron Parish, 

Louisiana, that is owned by Trunkline LNG 

Company, LLC (Trunkline LNG), a wholly-owned 

subsidiary of Southern Union Company. 

2The United States currently has FTAs requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural gas with 

Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Dominican 

Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, 

Jordan, Nicaragua, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Peru, 

and Singapore. 

Dated: June 2, 2011. 

Andrew B. Kiger, 

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District 

Engineer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14560 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of a Final General 

Conformity Determination and Record 

of Decision for the San Pedro 

Waterfront Project, Port of Los 

Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army—U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In September 2009, the Los 

Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers (Corps) and the Los 

Angeles Harbor Department published a 

joint final Environmental Impact 

Statement/Environmental Impact Report 

(EIS/EIR), including the Corps’ draft 

general conformity determination 

(Section 3.2 and Appendix D.7), for the 

Federal action associated with the San 

Pedro Waterfront Project (Project) in the 

Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles 

County, California. Comments were 

received on the final EIS/EIR and 

included draft general conformity 

determination until October 29, 2009. A 

general conformity determination was 

necessary because Project construction 

would require Federal action (i.e., 

issuance of a Corps permit for work and 

structures in and over navigable waters, 

discharges of fill into waters of the U.S., 

and transport and disposal of dredged 

material in ocean waters) and not all the 

Federal action’s direct and indirect 

emissions would be below specified de 

minimis thresholds (40 CFR 93.153(b)). 

On May 9, 2011 and May 11, 2011, the 

Corps made a final general conformity 

determination and completed its 

environmental review and executed the 

Record of Decision (ROD), respectively, 

for the Federal action associated with 

the Project. The Corps considered and 

responded to all comments received in 

making the final general conformity 

determination and executing the ROD. 

The public can request copies of the 

final general conformity determination 

document or the ROD from the Corps at 

the address listed below, or can view or 

download the final general conformity 

determination document from the 

Corps’ Web site (http:// 

www.spl.usace.army.mil/regulatory/ 

POLA.htm, scroll down to the link 

under San Pedro Waterfront [formerly 

Bridge to Breakwater]) or the Port of Los 

Angeles’ Web site (http:// 

www.portoflosangeles.org/environment/ 

public_notices.asp, scroll down to link 

under San Pedro Waterfront Project). In 

addition, copies of the final general 

conformity document are available for 

review during the next 30 days at the 

following libraries: L.A. Public Library, 

Central Branch, 630 West 5th Street, Los 

Angeles California; L.A. Public Library, 

San Pedro Branch, 931 South Gaffey 

Street, San Pedro, California; and L.A. 

Public Library, Wilmington Branch, 

1300 North Avalon, Wilmington, 

California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions or comments concerning the 

final general conformity determination 

or the ROD should be directed to Dr. 

Spencer D. MacNeil, Chief of the 

Transportation and Special Projects 

Branch, Regulatory Division, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, 2151 Alessandro 

Drive, Suite 110, Ventura, California 

93001, (805) 585–2152. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None 

Dated: June 3, 2011. 

David J. Castanon, 

Chief, Regulatory Division, Los Angeles 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14587 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 11–59–LNG] 

Lake Charles Exports, LLC; 

Application for Long-Term 

Authorization To Export Liquefied 

Natural Gas 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application), filed on May 6, 2011, and 

amended on May 26, 2011, by Lake 

Charles Exports, LLC (LCE), requesting 

long-term, multi-contract authorization 

to export up to 15 million metric tons 

per annum (mmtpa) of domestic natural 

gas as liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a 

25-year period, commencing the earlier 

of the date of first export or ten years 

from the date of issuance of the 

requested authorization. LCE seeks 

authorization to export LNG from the 

terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana 

(‘‘Lake Charles Terminal’’) 1 to: (1) Any 

country with which the United States 

currently has, or in the future may enter 

into, a free trade agreement (FTA) 

requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas; 2 and (2) any country with 

which the United States does not have 

an FTA requiring national treatment for 

trade in natural gas with which trade is 

not prohibited by United States law or 

policy. The Application was filed under 

Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, as 

amended by section 201 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 1992 (NGA). Protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and written comments are 

invited. 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, and 

written comments are to be filed using 

procedures detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section of this 

notice no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern 

time, August 12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing 

E-mail: fergas@hq.doe.gov. 

Regular Mail 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy, 

P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 

20026–4375. 

Hand Delivery or Private Delivery 

Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Lisa Tracy, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478; (202) 586–4523. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Electricity and 

Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 6B–256, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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