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threatened and/or endangered species. 

The proposed project would involve the 

discharge of fill material into 

approximately 28.77 acres of waters of 

the United States, and the preservation 

of 11.04 acres of waters of the U.S. The 

proposed project would also involve the 

placement of fill material into 13.61 

acres of isolated waters. The proposed 

project may also have indirect impacts 

on other waters of the U.S. 

DATES: The Corps will conduct a public 

scoping meeting that will be held on 

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 from 

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting will be 

held at Rancho Cordova City Hall, 

located at 2729 Prospect Park Drive, 

Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lisa Gibson, (916) 557–5288, e-mail: 

lisa.m.gibson2@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

parties are invited to submit written 

comments on the permit application on 

or before December 13, 2011. Scoping 

comments should be submitted within 

the next 60 days, but may be submitted 

at any time prior to publication of the 

Draft EIS. To submit comments on this 

notice or for questions about the 

proposed action and the Draft EIS, 

please contact: Lisa M. Gibson, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, 650 Capitol 

Mall, Suite 5–200, Sacramento, CA 

95814–4708. Parties interested in being 

added to the Corps’ electronic mail (email) notification list for the proposed 

project can e-mail a request to spkregulatory-info@usace.army.mil and 

indicate which list you would like your 

e-mail address to be added. Please refer 

to Identification Number SPK–2004– 

00790 in any correspondence. 

The proposed Excelsior Estates 

Project site is located in unincorporated 

eastern Sacramento County. The site is 

bordered on the north by Keifer 

Boulevard, on the south by Jackson 

Highway and on the west by Excelsior 

Road. The proposed project site is 

located within portions of Sections 23, 

24, 25 and 26, Township 8 North, Range 

6 East, Latitude 38.52393° North, 

Longitude 121.27833° West, Mount 

Diablo Meridian. 

Approximately 39.81 acres of waters 

of the United States are present within 

the proposed project area. These waters 

include 21.99 acres of vernal pools, 5.27 

acres of seasonal wetlands, 11.08 acres 

of perennial marsh, 1.19 acres of 

intermittent drainage, including 

Morrison Creek, and 0.28 acres of 

ditches. These areas are subject to the 

Corps’ jurisdiction. The site also 

contains 13.61 acres of isolated aquatic 

habitat, which are not subject to Corps 

jurisdiction but will be evaluated in the 

EIS, including 5.80 acres of vernal 

pools, 2.51 acres of seasonal wetlands, 

0.23 acres of ephemeral drainage, a 5.04 

acre stock pond and 0.03 acres of 

ditches. Approximately 630 acres of the 

862 acre project site has been designated 

by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS) as critical habitat for the 

Federally listed vernal pool fairy shrimp 

(Branchinecta lynchi), vernal pool 

tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), 

Sacramento Orcutt grass (Orcuttia 

viscida) and slender Orcutt grass 

(Orcuttia tenuis). 

The EIS will include alternatives to 

the Proposed Action that will meet 

NEPA requirements for a reasonable 

range of alternatives, and will also meet 

the requirements of CWA Section 

404(b)(1) Guidelines. The alternatives to 

be evaluated within the EIS have not yet 

been developed, but will, at a minimum, 

include the No Action Alternative, the 

Proposed Project Alternative, additional 

on-site alternatives, and off-site 

alternatives. 

Sacramento County will be the lead 

agency responsible for compliance with 

the California Environmental Quality 

Act (CEQA) and will prepare an 

Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The 

Corps is anticipating that Sacramento 

County will agree to develop a joint EIS/ 

EIR with the Corps. 

The Corps’ public involvement 

program includes several opportunities 

to provide verbal and written comments 

on the proposed Excelsior Estates 

Project through the EIS process. 

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 depth in the EIS include 

loss of waters of the United States 

(including wetlands), and impacts 

related to cultural resources, biological 

resources, including Federally listed 

threatened and/or endangered species, 

air quality, hydrology and water quality, 

noise, traffic, aesthetics, utilities and 

service systems, and socioeconomic 

effects. 

The Corps will initiate formal 

consultation with the USFWS under 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

for impacts to listed species that may 

result from the proposed project. The 

Corps will also consult with the State 

Historic Preservation Office under 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act for properties listed or 

potentially eligible for listing on the 

National Register of Historic Places, as 

appropriate. 

The Draft EIS is expected to be made 

available to the public in the summer of 

2012. 

September 16, 2011. 

William J. Leady, 

Colonel, U.S. Army District Engineer. 

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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 Permit Application for a 

Proposed Aggregate Terminal Project 

on Pier D in the Port of Long Beach, 

Los Angeles County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army—U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) is considering a 

permit application from Eagle Rock 

Aggregates, Inc., a division of Polaris 

Minerals Corporation, to develop an 

aggregate receiving and storage terminal 

on privately held land within the Port 

of Long Beach (Port). The Proposed 

Action would be subject to the Corps 

permitting authority under Section 10 of 

the River and Harbors Act and include 

the following in-water and land-based 

elements: dredging, wharf 

improvements, installation of truck 

scales and conveyor system for 

aggregate. 

The primary Federal concerns are the 

dredging and wharf improvements 

within waters of the United States and 

the potential impacts to the natural and 

human environment. Therefore, in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Corps is requiring the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

prior to consideration of any permit 

action. 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 the 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 the Federal, state, and local 


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requirements and environmental issues 

concerning the proposed activities and 

permit approvals. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the Proposed Action 

and DEIS/DEIS should be directed to 

Antal Szijj, Corps of Engineers, at (805) 

585–2147. Comments regarding the 

scope of the DEIS/DEIR should be 

addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, Ventura 

Field Office, ATTN: Antal Szijj, 2151 

Allesandro Drive, Suite 110, Ventura, 

CA 93001. Alternatively, comments can 

be e-mailed to 

antal.j.szijj@usace.army.mil. Comments 

should also be sent to Richard D. 

Cameron, Director of Environmental 

Planning, Port of Long Beach, 925 

Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90802. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Project Site and Background 

Information. The Proposed Project site 

is located at Berth D–44 on Pier D in the 

Port of the Beach (Port). The site is 

currently owned by L.G. Everist, Inc. 

and would be leased to Eagle Rock 

Aggregates for terminal development 

and operation. The site, located at 1925 

Pier D Street, is bounded by Channel 3 

to and SSA Matson to the north, G.P. 

Gypsum to the east, berths D–41, D–42, 

and D–43 to the west, and Pier D Street 

to the south. The site was previously 

used as an aggregate import terminal by 

Connolly-Pacific Company who 

operated the terminal from 2000 until 

2009. The terminal received pre-sorted 

aggregate that was barged by dieselpowered tugs boats, where it was offloaded and stockpiled by conveyor 

systems. 

2. Proposed Action. The Project 

applicant, Eagle Rock Aggregates, 

proposes to construct a sand, gravel and 

granite aggregate receiving, storage, and 

distribution terminal. The Project site is 

8.3 acres in size, of which the Project 

footprint would occupy 7.25 acres. The 

proposed dredging and wharf 

modifications would prepare the site to 

accept Panamax-class vessels which 

would deliver aggregate material to the 

site. The Proposed Project would be 

dredged to -44 feet Mean Lower Low 

Water (MLLW) over the majority of the 

dredge footprint. In addition, Eagle Rock 

Aggregates would conduct advanced 

maintenance dredging of an additional 2 

feet (to -46 MLLW) to mitigate future 

accumulation of sediments, which are 

likely to accrete once the facility is 

operational. The total proposed dredge 

volume is approximately 6,000 cubic 

yards. Eagle Rock Aggregates has 

coordinated with the Dredge Material 

Management Team/Contaminated 

Sediments Task Force on disposal 

options. The dredge material is 

scheduled for disposal in the Port’s 

confined disposal facility associated 

with the Middle Harbor Redevelopment 

Project, which has been approved by the 

Corps under a separate permit (Corps 

File No. SPL–2004–01053–AOA). 

Wharf improvements would include 

the construction of a berthing system 

consisting of 28 steel piles driven into 

the adjacent uplands to provide anchor 

points for two V-shaped stiff-legs that 

would extend overwater to support the 

Panamax-class vessels, followed by 

concrete forming and the installation of 

additional steel legs and land-based 

conveyor system. These improvements, 

along with the land-based installation of 

scales and conveyor equipment would 

prepare the site to receive aggregate via 

vessel and transport via trucks from the 

site. No discharge of fill material into 

waters of the U.S. is proposed. 

3. Issues. There are several potential 

issue 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, including a 

health risk analysis. 

2. Marine water resources, including 

potential impacts on marine biological 

resources. 

3. Traffic, including navigational 

issues, and transportation related 

impacts. 

4. Cumulative impacts. 

In addition, the DEIS/DEIR will 

address other issues relating to the 

Corps’ permit action including, but not 

limited to greenhouse gas emissions, 

aesthetics, water quality, noise and 

cumulative effects. 

4. Alternatives. Alternatives initially 

being considered for the Proposed 

Project include the following: 

(1) Aggregate receiving and storage 

terminal utilizing Panamax-class 

vessels, with dredging and wharf 

modifications (Preferred Alternative); 

(2) Aggregate receiving and storage 

terminal where vessel discharges 

aggregate material to barges prior to 

reaching the project site, without 

dredging or wharf improvements (No 

Federal Action). 

Additional alternatives are currently 

being considered for the Proposed 

Project. These alternatives with be 

further formulated and developed 

during the scoping process and an 

appropriate range of alternatives will be 

included in the DEIS/DEIR. 

5. Scoping Process. The Corps and the 

Port will jointly conduct a scoping 

meeting for the Proposed Project. 

English and Spanish translation, as well 

as sign language 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 coordinating with the U.S. Fish 

& Wildlife under the Fish & Wildlife 

Coordination Act and Endangered 

Species Act, and with the National 

Marine Fisheries Service under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Act. 

Additionally the DEIS/DEIR 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 DEIS/DEIR will be held at the 

Long Beach City Council Chambers, 333 

West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, 

California on November 2, 2011, and 

will start at 6 pm. Written comments 

will be accepted until November 16, 

2011. 

6. Availability of the DEIS/DEIR. The 

joint lead agencies expect the DEIS/ 

DEIR to be published and circulated in 

early 2012. A Public Hearing will also 

be held during the public comment 

period for the DEIS/DEIR. 

Dated: October 5, 2011. 

David J. Castanon, 

Chief, Regulatory Division, Los Angeles 

District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites public comment on a 

proposed collection of information that 

DOE is developing for submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 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 collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 


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