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site at www.navyf35cwestcoasteis.com, 

along with the Final EIS U.S. Navy F– 

35C West Coast Homebasing, dated May 

2014 and supporting documents. Single 

copies of the ROD are available upon 

request by contacting: U.S. Navy F–35C 

EIS Project Manager, Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command Southwest, Attn: 

Code EV21.AK, 1220 Pacific Highway, 

Building 1, 5th Floor, San Diego, 

California 92132. 

Dated: October 6, 2014. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Disposal and Reuse of Former 

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, 

Detachment Concord, Concord, 

California 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, 42 United States 

Code [U.S.C.] 4321–4347), as 

implemented by the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations 

implementing NEPA (40 Code of 

Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 1500– 

1508), the Department of the Navy 

(DoN) has prepared and filed the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to evaluate the potential environmental 

consequences associated with the 

disposal of the former Naval Weapons 

Station Seal Beach, Detachment 

Concord, Concord, California (NWS 

Concord), and its subsequent reuse by 

the local community. The DoN is 

initiating a 45-day public comment 

period to provide the community an 

opportunity to comment on the Draft 

EIS. Federal, state, and local elected 

officials and agencies and the public are 

encouraged to provide written 

comments. A public meeting will also 

be held to provide information and 

receive written comments on the Draft 

EIS. 

Dates and Addresses: An open house 

public meeting will be held at the 

location listed below and will allow 

individuals to review and comment on 

the information presented in the Draft 

EIS. DoN representatives will be 

available during the open house to 

clarify information presented in the 

Draft EIS as necessary. There will not be 

a formal presentation. 

Thursday, November 13, 2014 (4:00 

p.m. to 8:00 p.m.), Concord Senior 

Citizens Center (Wisteria Room), 2727 

Parkside Circle, Concord, California 

94519. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director, NAVFAC BRAC PMO West, 

Attn: Ms. Erica Spinelli, NEPA Project 

Manager, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, 

San Diego, California 92108–4310, 

telephone: 619–532–0980, fax: 619– 

532–0995; email: erica.spinelli@

navy.mil. 

For more information on the NWS 

Concord EIS, visit the Navy BRAC PMO 

Web site (http://

www.bracpmo.navy.mil/). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN 

has prepared the Draft EIS for the 

Disposal and Reuse of the Former NWS 

Concord in accordance with the 

requirements of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

Sections 4321–4347) and its 

implementing regulations (40 CFR Parts 

1500–1508). A Notice of Intent (NOI) to 

prepare this Draft EIS was published in 

the Federal Register on March 14, 2013 

(Federal Register, Vol. 78, No. 50/

Friday, March 14, 2013/Notices). The 

DoN is the lead agency for the proposed 

action, with the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers serving as a cooperating 

agency for the preparation of this EIS. 

The DoN closed the former NWS 

Concord on September 30, 2008, in 

accordance with Public Law (Pub. L.) 

101–510, the Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment Act (DBCRA) of 1990, as 

amended in 2005. The DBCRA exempts 

the decision-making process of the 

Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

Commission from the requirements of 

NEPA. The DBCRA also relieves the 

DoN from the NEPA requirements to 

consider the need for closing, 

realigning, or transferring functions and 

from looking at alternative installations 

to close or realign. However, in 

accordance with NEPA, before 

disposing of any real property, the DoN 

must analyze the environmental effects 

of the disposal. 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

to dispose of surplus property at the 

former NWS Concord for subsequent 

reuse in a manner consistent with the 

policies adopted by the City of Concord 

during reuse planning that took place 

between 2008 and 2012. The need for 

the proposed action is to provide the 

local community the opportunity for 

economic development and job creation. 

The Draft EIS has considered two 

redevelopment alternatives for the 

disposal and reuse of NWS Concord. 

Both redevelopment alternatives would 

be generally consistent with the policies 

developed by the City of Concord 

during the reuse planning process that 

took place between 2008 and 2012. Both 

alternatives focus on the preservation of 

a significant amount of open space and 

conservation areas, and sustainable 

development characterized by walkable 

neighborhoods, transit-oriented 

development, and ‘‘complete streets’’ 

that balance multiple types of 

transportation. Under both alternatives, 

most installation facilities would be 

demolished, and the western side of the 

property would be developed as a series 

of mixed-use ‘‘development districts,’’ 

with a higher concentration of 

development at the north end, near 

State Route 4 and the North Concord/

Martinez Bay Area Rapid Transit 

Station. Redevelopment under either 

alternative would include parks and 

open spaces, best management practices 

for stormwater management, and green 

and sustainable design and planning 

principles. Full build-out under either 

alternative would be implemented over 

a 25-year period. A No Action 

alternative was also considered, as 

required by NEPA and to provide a 

point of comparison for assessing 

impacts of the redevelopment 

alternatives. 

Alternative 1 includes the disposal of 

the former NWS Concord by the DoN 

and its reuse in a manner consistent 

with the adopted Concord Reuse Project 

(CRP) Area Plan. This alternative has 

been identified as the Preferred 

Alternative by the DoN. Under this 

alternative, redevelopment of 

approximately 2,500 acres of the former 

installation property would take place 

and would include a mix of land use 

types and densities. This alternative 

would also result in the preservation of 

a significant area of open space and 

conservation areas. The redevelopment 

would include approximately 6.1 

million square feet of commercial floor 

space and up to 12,272 residential 

housing units. 

Alternative 2 provides for the disposal 

of the former installation property by 

the DoN and its reuse in a manner 

similar to the Area Plan but with a 

higher density of residential 

development than under Alternative 1 

and within a smaller footprint. Under 

this alternative, redevelopment of 

approximately 2,200 acres of the former 

installation property with a mix of land 

use types and densities would take 

place. This alternative would also 

include the preservation of a significant 

amount of open space and conservation 

areas. The alternative calls for 

approximately 6.1 million square feet of 

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commercial building space and up to 

15,872 residential housing units. 

Alternative 2 as presented in the Draft 

EIS is different from Alternative 2 as 

presented in the NOI circulated during 

the public scoping period in March and 

April 2013. Alternative 2 was revised by 

the DoN in response to comments 

received during the public scoping 

period to be more consistent with the 

land use planning policies adopted by 

the City of Concord as well as known 

and foreseeable market conditions. 

Comments on Alternative 2 received 

during the scoping period addressed the 

smaller area designated for conservation 

and open space in this alternative, as 

well as concerns regarding higher levels 

of traffic, noise, and air impacts. 

Accordingly, the revised Alternative 2 is 

more similar to the adopted policies of 

the City of Concord as expressed in the 

CRP Area Plan, reflecting a similar but 

slightly smaller development footprint 

and representing a realistic reuse 

scenario. 

The No Action Alternative is also 

analyzed in the Draft EIS, as required by 

NEPA. Under this alternative, NWS 

Concord would be retained by the U.S. 

government in caretaker status. No reuse 

or redevelopment would occur. 

The Draft EIS addresses potential 

environmental impacts under each 

alternative associated with land use and 

zoning; socioeconomics and 

environmental justice; air quality and 

greenhouse gases; biological resources; 

cultural resources; topography, geology, 

and soils; hazards and hazardous 

substances; noise; public services; 

transportation, traffic, and circulation; 

utilities and infrastructure; visual 

resources and aesthetics; and water 

resources. The analysis addresses direct 

and indirect impacts, and accounts for 

cumulative impacts from other 

foreseeable federal, state, or local 

activities at and around the former NWS 

Concord property. The DoN conducted 

a scoping process to identify community 

concerns and local issues that should be 

addressed in the EIS. The DoN 

considered the comments provided, 

which identified specific issues or 

topics of environmental concern, in 

determining the scope of the EIS. The 

Draft EIS identifies significant adverse 

impacts to air quality and traffic, and 

significant beneficial impacts to 

socioeconomics and public services. 

The Draft EIS has been distributed to 

various federal, state, and local 

agencies, as well as other interested 

individuals and organizations. 

Federal, state, and local agencies, as 

well as interested members of the 

public, are invited and encouraged to 

review and comment on the Draft EIS. 

The Draft EIS is available for viewing at 

the following locations: 

Concord Library, 2900 Salvio Street, 

Concord, CA 94519 

Pittsburg Library, 80 Power Avenue, 

Pittsburg, CA 94565 

Pleasant Hill Library, 1750 Oak Park 

Boulevard, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 

An electronic version of the Draft EIS 

can be viewed or downloaded at the 

following Web site: http://

www.bracpmo.navy.mil. A limited 

number of hard copies are available by 

contacting the DoN’s Base Realignment 

and Closure Program Management 

Office (BRAC PMO) at the address in 

this notice. 

Comments can be made in the 

following ways: (1) Written statements 

can be submitted to a DoN 

representative at the public meeting; (2) 

written comments can be mailed to 

Director, NAVFAC BRAC PMO West, 

Attn: Ms. Erica Spinelli, NEPA Project 

Manager, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 900, 

San Diego, California 92108–4310; (3) 

written comments can be emailed to 

erica.spinelli@navy.mil; or (4) 

comments can be faxed to 619–532– 

0995, Attn: Ms. Erica Spinelli. 

Comments may be submitted without 

attending the public meeting. All 

comments postmarked or emailed no 

later than midnight, November 25, 2014, 

will become part of the public record 

and will be responded to in the Final 

EIS. 

Requests for special assistance, sign 

language interpretation for the hearing 

impaired, language interpreters, or other 

auxiliary aids for the scheduled public 

meeting must be sent by mail or email 

to Ms. Jone Guerin, Ecology and 

Environment, Inc., 368 Pleasant View 

Drive, Lancaster, NY 14086, telephone: 

716–684–8060, email: jguerin@ene.com 

no later than October 30, 2014. 

Dated: October 6, 2014. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[96–77–NG, 14–66–NG, 14–68–LNG, et al.] 

Orders Granting Authority To Import 

and Export Natural Gas, To Import and 

Export Liquefied Natural Gas, Vacating 

Prior Authority and Approving Change 

in Control of Authorization Allowing 

Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas 

During July 2014 

FE Docket Nos. 

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NEXEN ENERGY MARKETING U.S.A. INC .................................................................................................................................... 14–66–NG 

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14–68–LNG 

MARATHON OIL COMPANY ........................................................................................................................................................... 14–69–NG 

SEMPRA LNG MARKETING, LLC ................................................................................................................................................... 14–74–LNG 

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J. ARON & COMPANY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14–76–NG 

UNION GAS LIMITED ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14–77–NG 

BP ENERGY COMPANY ................................................................................................................................................................. 14–78–LNG 

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LNG DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC (d/b/a OREGON LNG) ..................................................................................................... 12–77–LNG 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of orders. SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives 

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