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FederIIalI . I I t tce I I III

Ill. Application Procedumes and

Notification of Selection

Preproposals are due by February 28.

1992. Preproposals should be

approximately 10 pages in length. Notice

of selection as a possible award

recipient. will not constitute approval of

the final proposal as submitted. Prior to

the actual awarding of the cooperative

agreement, representatives of the

potential recipient and EPA will begin

negotiations concerning various

components of the program, such as

funding levels and course materials. The

project budget is anticipated to be

approximately $120,000L All

preproposals must be received no later

than 4:30 pim , on Februry 20,. 199L

Dated January 27,1992.

Joseph A. Care,

Acting Director, Office ofPoiiirnt

Preves ia ad Tosica

[FR Doc. 92-236W Filed 1-3-92; 8:45 ami

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Bayou Aux Carpet Si, LA Supatund;

Response and Remedial Actions,

Proposed Settlements, eto.

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental ftotection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of request for

amendinent of section 404(c)

determination and request fe comment.

suuwtVrw Notice is hereby g&ven that

Shell Pipe Line Corporation (SheM has

petitioned the Enviromnental Protection

Agency EPA) for reconsideration of

exceptions identified in EPA's October

16, 1985 Final Determination concerning

the Bayou Aum Carpes site in Jefferson

Parish, Louisiana pursuant to section

404(c) of the Clean Water Act. Shell has

requested this amendment In order to (1)

temporarily discharge dredged or fill

material associated with performing

emergency work on an existing pipeline

located in (underneath) the restricted

section 404(c] area; and (21 except from

the Bayou Aux Carpet section404()

restriction future discharges associated

with routine operation and maintenance

of this pipeline.

EPA it requesting comments on

Shell's proposal for reconsideration of

exceptions. In particular. EPA Is

interested in determining whether the

proposed pipe relocation procedure or

the proposed routine operation and

maintenance activities on the pipeAine

will result in unacceptable adverse

effects under section 40%fc. tn additiomr.

EPA is interested in determining

whether activities proposed by Shelf are

comparable in teims of potential

impacts to those currently excepted in

the October 16, 1985 Bayou Am Carpes

Final Determination.

DATES: Written comments concerning

this request for amendment must be

submitted to EPA on or before February

16,1992.

ADDRESSES'. Copies of the request and

supporting documentation are available

for public inspection upon request at the

following locatiom: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands,

Oceans, and Watersheds, Wetlands

Division, 499 South Capitol Street, SW.,

Fairchild'Building, room 723,

Washington, DC 20009.

Comments must he submitted in

writing to: William S. Garvey, Chief,

Elevated Cases Section, Mail Code (A1041n, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Written

comments may also be sent by facsimile

to Mr, Garrey at (2021 260-7M

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.,

Specific details are available from Mr.

Joseph P. DaVia (EPA) at (202) 260-1602.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 18, 1991, Shell Pipe Line

Corporation (Shell) formally applied to

the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency OPAY for reconsideration of the

October 18, I985 Final Determination of

the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency's Asistant Administrator for

External Affairs concerning the Bayou

Aux Carpes &ite in Jefferson Parish

Louisiana pursuant to section 404(c of

the Cean Water Act. Additional

information supporting this request was

received by EPA Headquarters on

January !7.1992 and January 21. 19M.

Specifically, Shell has requested

permission to temportrily discharge

dredged or fill material associated with

performing work to relocate an exist

pipeline in the section 404(c) restricted

Bayou Aux Carpet site. A vertical

relocation of this pipeline is necessary

to allow completion of a Federal

hurricane protection levee adjacent to

the section 404(c) restricted area. In

addition, Shell has farther requested In a

January 20, 190 letter to EPA to except

from Rt section 404(cl restriction future

discharges associated with roufine

operation and maintenance of this Shel

pipeline located in the section 404(c)

restricted mite.

The October k 1965 Bayou Aux

Carpes Final Determination restricts the

use of the Bayoe Awe Carpe site for

any discharges of dredged or fill

material, including those associated

with the original Harvey Canal-Bayou

Barataria Levee Project. However; this

restriction specifically excepts: ti)

Discharges necessary for completion of

the modified Harvey Canal-Bayou

Barataria Levee Project, as described in

the Wilson Order of November 10, 1976

(replacement of the closure at the

confluence of Bayou Aux Carpet and

Bayou Hataria with floodgates is a

necessary element of such completion);

(Z) discharges associated with the

routine operation and maintenance of

the Southern Natural Gas Pipeline

Company pipelie as long as dredged or

fill material is placed in piles with

breaks in between to allow inundation

of adjacent wetlands and as long as psemaintenance contours are restored and

(3) discharges associated with prects

with the sole purpose of habitat

enhancement specifically approved by

EPA. Discharges associated with these

three claes of activities may take

place pmovided they are authorized by a

Corps of Egineers sectio 404 permit

The Bayou Aux Carpes Final

Determination states that based on the

currnt recod, only the three"

specificall identified exceptions to the

section 40q€fe restriction are tifed.

The Fnal Determination also states that

should the landovmers in the ftre

identify any other specf activities

which woul require some discharge or

dredged or fill material and which

would hav only minor impacts they

may, of course, apply to EPA for

reconsideration of the October 16 MS

decision with respect to those particular

activties

Currenty, Shell has in place a

temporary six inch by-pass pipeline

which does not impact the section 404(c)

restricted area. Shell has stated that,

due to unstable soil conditions, this

pipeline comfiguration is not practicable

as a permanent replacement for the

existing ke Inh pipelne. Shell has

stated thnt they are presented with an

emergency situation because the

existing temporary by-pass pipelie

joints have repeatedly failed and

accident releases of gaseos raw mix

have occurred.

-td Ael

Shell has provided documentation to

EPA with the following description of

-the proposed pipeline relocation.

activity. The preferred technique is to

vertial rocate the pipeline by

directionl drilling under both the canal

and leee (horizontal drilling

underneath the canal and levee). The

general pipeline alignment will not

changm however, the depth at whic the

pipe is bmied will increase.

Directionally controlled horizontal

dling is a "trencess" construction

metd used for the installation of

buried pkelines. Excavation from the

surface is not required when this
Federal Register / Vol. 57, No. 21 / Friday, January 31, 1992 / Notices

method is utilized except to open a

small temporary trench to facilitate drill

entry and final fitting of pipe joints.

The existing Shell pipeline traverses

under the Westwego-Harvey Canal

Westbank Hurricane Protection Levee

(V-levee) in an east-west direction, into

and through the section 404(c) restricted

area. For the proposed V-levee

replacement crossing, the horizontal

drilling rig would be positioned on the

east end of the drilled segment

approximately 100 feet into the Bayou

Aux Carpes section 404(c) area. A pilot

hole would be drilled and reamed under

the levee and canal to an exit point

outside of the restricted section 404(c)

area. When the drill penetrates the

surface at the exit point opposite the

horizontal drill rig, the pilot hole is

complete. Enlarging the pilot hole is

accomplished using either pre-reaming

passes prior to pipe pull back or

simultaneously during pull back. Drilling

fluid (mud) would be used in pilot hole

drilling and ream and pull back

operations. The primary component of

the drilling fluid would be fresh water

existing at the site. If the subsurface

materials encountered consist chiefly of

sands and silt, Shell proposes to add

bentonite to the water to increase its

viscosity, stabilize the drilled hole and

provide lubrication during pull back.

Shell expects that less than 20 cubic

yards of dry bulk bentonite would be

required for subject installation. This

amount would be reduced if clay is

present in the subsurface. Fluid

returning to the rig location would be

contained and reused. Pipe fabrication

will take place on theexisting right of

way to the west of the drilled segment

outside of the section 404(c) area. The

drilled segment will be designed to

provide a minimum of five feet of cover

beneath the borrow canal adjacent to

the newly constructed hurricane

protection levee. A new six inch

temporary by-pass pipeline would be

placed across the surface of the section

404(c) restricted area and extend to the

westerly end of the project to allow the

pipeline to remain in service during the

work.

Trenched excavation would be

required for the installation of six inch

stopple fittings for a new temporary bypass pipeline, 10 inch stopple fittings for

the permanent pipeline, and working

space to tie-in the existing 10 inch

pipeline with the new 10 inch drilled

crossing pipe. The-dimensions of the

open trenched excavation area on a

worst case basis would measure 10 feet

wide, 150 feet long, and 5 feet in depth.

Spoil material from each excavation

would be temporarily placed adjacent to

the excavation until completion of the

drilled crossing when the spoil would be

returned to the trench. Total volume of

excavated material would be.

approximately 300 cubic yards, which

includes excavation of the drilling fluid

return pit. This return pit would measure

approximately 10 feet x 10 feet x 5 feet

(depth). Shell equipment and materials

onsite would include: Drill rig, control

van, power skid, rig ramp, crane, mud

tank, mud pump, and drill pipe storage.

The drilling rig and related equipment

would be supported on timber mats

covering an area approximately 50 feet

wide and 100 feet in length. Access to

the drill site would be across a timber

plank road running from the levee to the

drill site. The plank road would be

approximately 25 feet wide and 120 feet

long.

The total surface impact to the section

404(c) restricted area for all proposed

activities as described above, would be

confined to an area 75 feet wide and 250

feet in length, or approximately 0.43

acres.

Upon completion of the proposed

drilling project, the equipment and

timber mat would be removed from the

site. All excess drilling fluid remaining

at the drilling rig location would be

recovered and disposed of at an

appropriate location outside of the

section 404(c) restricted area. All

excavated material would be returned

and the impacted area restored to preproject conditions. If necessary, organic

materials from the borrow canal would

be used to return the impacted area to

pre-project elevations. Shell estimates

that drilling operations would be

completed in one week from start up

time, with an additional one week for

cleanup and site restoration. Upon

approval of the requested amendment

from EPA and authorization by the

Corps of Engineers, and in accordance

with other applicable regulations, Shell

would commence work immediately.

In addition to the proposed pipeline

relocation as described above, Shell

further requests reconsideration of the

Bayou Aux Carpes Final Determination

by having EPA except from its section

404(c) restrictions future discharges

associated with routine operation and

maintenance of Shell's Yscloskey-Norco

10 inch products pipeline as long as

dredged or fill material is placed in piles

with breaks in between to allow

inundation of adjacent wetlands and as

long as pre-maintenance contours are

restored. This second request is

identical to the exception described in

the October 16, 1985 Bayou Aux Carpes

Final Determination for routine

operation and maintenance activities of

the existing Southern Natural Gas

Pipeline Company's pipeline located

within the area restricted by EPA's

action under section 404(c).

EPA believes that a 15 day public

comment period is appropriate for this

action due to potential public safety

concerns associated with technical

complications that Shell has

experienced. To date, Shell has

experienced problems with the existing

six inch temporary by-pass pipeline

including failure of pipeline joints and

subsequent minor accidental release of

gaseous raw mix.

Dated: January 24,1992.

Robert H. Wayland,

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and

Watersheds.

[FR Doc. 92-2370 Filed 1-30-92: 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Public Information Collection

Requirements Submitted to Office of

Management and Budget for Review

January 23, 1992.

The Federal Communications

Commission has submitted the following

information collection requirements to

OMB for review and clearance under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44

U.S.C. 3507).

Copies of these submissions may be

purchased from the Commission's copy

contractor, Downtown Copy Center,

1114 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC

20036, (202) 452-1422. For further

information on these submissions

contract Judy Boley, Federal

Communications Commission, (202) 632-

7513. Persons wishing to comment on

these information collections should

contact Jonas Neihardt, Office of

Management and Budget, room 3235

NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395--

4814.

OMB Number: 3060-0457.

.Title: Amendment of part 22 of the

Commission's Rules, to Establish

Standards for Conducting Comparative

Cellular Renewal Proceedings (Report

and Order, CC Docket No. 90-358).

Action: Revised collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit (including small businesses).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting.

Estimated Annual Burden: 90

responses: 3.44 hours average-burden

per response; 310 hours total annual

burden.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

through a notice of proposed rulemaking

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