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Plaza, Room 2151, New York, NY 

10279–0090; Phone: (917) 790–8722; 

email: kimberly.a.rightler@

usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the overall Peckman 

River Basin Flood Risk Management 

Feasibility Study should be directed to 

Robert Greco, Project Manager, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, New York 

District, Programs and Project 

Management Division, Civil Works 

Programs Branch, 26 Federal Plaza, 

Room 2127, New York, NY 10279–0090; 

Phone: (917) 790–8394; email: 

robert.m.greco@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(Corps), in partnership with the New 

Jersey Department of Environmental 

Protection (NJDEP) as the non-Federal 

sponsor is undertaking this study. 

Extensive development in the Peckman 

River Basin has resulted in flood 

damages with flooding occurring from 

intense thunderstorms and heavy 

rainfall. The District was authorized 

under U.S. House of Representatives 

Resolution Docket 2644, dated June 21, 

2000 to identify recommendations in 

the interest of water resources 

development. 

A Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement 

(FCSA) was executed in 2002 with the 

NJDEP in 2002. A Notice of Intent (NOI) 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) was published in the 

May 14, 2004 issue of the Federal 

Register (69 FR 26811). A NEPA scoping 

meeting held on February 11, 2004 in 

Little Falls, New Jersey at the initiation 

of the study. The alternative analysis 

was completed in 2014, and nonstructural improvements located within 

the 10 year floodplain within Little 

Falls, N.J. with a bypass culvert 

designed to mitigate the flood risk from 

the Peckman River and floodwalls along 

Great Notch Brook in Woodland Park 

was identified as the Tentatively 

Selected National Economic 

Development Plan. The NJDEP 

requested a Locally Preferred Plan that 

consists of a levee/floodwall system in 

Little Falls along with the bypass 

culvert for the Peckman River and 

floodwalls along Great Notch Brook in 

Woodland Park. The LPP plan will be 

designed to protect Little Falls and 

Woodland Park from the 1% annual 

chance exceedance (100-yr) event from 

the Peckman River. 

2. Project Area 

The project area encompasses the 

portion of the Peckman River, Great 

Notch Brook and a portion of the 

Passaic River located in the Township 

of Little Falls and the Borough of 

Woodland Park in Passaic County, New 

Jersey. 

3. Public Participation 

The Corps and the NJDEP are 

currently anticipating hosting a NEPA 

Scoping Meeting in late November/early 

December 2017. Public notices 

announcing the meeting date, time, 

location and agenda will be published 

in the appropriate local newspapers, 

Little Falls Township Web page, 

Borough of Woodland Park Web page 

and on the Corps’ New York District 

Web page (see STUDY WEBPAGE AND 

ADDRESSES) and will be distributed to 

the local stakeholders and known 

interested parties. 

A scoping comment period of 30 days 

will be established from the scheduled 

date of the meeting to allow agencies, 

organizations and individuals to submit 

comments, questions and/or concerns 

regarding the Feasibility Study. 

Comments, concerns and information 

submitted to the Corps will be evaluated 

and considered during the development 

of the Draft EIS. 

5. Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is 

the lead federal agency for the 

preparation of the environmental impact 

statement (EIS) and meeting the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act and the NEPA 

Implementing Regulations of the 

President’s Council on Environmental 

Quality (40 CFR 1500–1508). Federal 

agencies interested in participating as a 

Cooperating Agency are requested to 

submit a letter of intent to Colonel 

Thomas D. Asbery, District Engineer 

(see ADDRESSES). The preparation of the 

EIS will be coordinated with New Jersey 

State and local municipalities with 

discretionary authority relative to the 

proposed actions. The Draft integrated 

Feasibility Report/EIS is currently 

scheduled for distribution to the public 

March 2018. 

Dated: October 3, 2017. 

Peter M. Weppler, 

Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch, 

Planning Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Public Meetings of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement for Hawaii-Southern 

California Training and Testing 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DoN) has prepared and filed with the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS/OEIS). It is the role of 

DoN to maintain, train and equip 

combat ready naval forces capable of 

winning wars, deterring aggression, and 

maintaining freedom of the seas. To 

fulfil its role, the DoN will continue 

ongoing military readiness activities, 

which include training and research, 

development, testing, and evaluation 

activities (hereafter referred to as 

‘‘training and testing’’) conducted 

within the Hawaii-Southern California 

Training and Testing (HSTT) EIS/OEIS 

Study Area (hereafter referred to as the 

‘‘Study Area’’). In the Draft EIS/OEIS, 

the DoN re-evaluates potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

training and testing in the study area. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) is a cooperating agency for this 

EIS/OEIS. This notice announces the 

dates and locations of the public 

meetings and provides supplementary 

information about the environmental 

planning effort. 

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public meetings 

will include an open-house information 

session, followed by a short 

presentation by the DoN and public oral 

comment session. DoN representatives 

will be available during the open-house 

information sessions to clarify 

information related to the Draft EIS/ 

OEIS. Federal, state, and local agencies 

and officials, and interested 

organizations and individuals are 

encouraged to provide substantive 

comments on the Draft EIS/OEIS in 

writing during the public review period 

or in person at one of the scheduled 

public meetings. 

Public meetings will be held in 

Hawaii from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and in 

San Diego from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. A DoN 

presentation and public oral comment 

session will occur twice during the 

meetings. Public meetings will be held 

on the following dates and at the 

following locations: 

1. Monday, November 6, 2017, at Oahu 

Veterans Center, Fred Ballard Hall, 


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1298 Kukila St., Honolulu, HI 

96818. 

2. Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Maui 

High School, Cafeteria, 660 S. Lono 

Ave., Kahului, HI 96732. 

3. Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at 

Kauai Veterans Center, Main 

Ballroom, 3215 Kapule Highway, 

Lihue, HI 96766. 

4. Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 

Waiakea High School, Cafeteria, 155 

W. Kawili St., Hilo, HI 96720. 

5. Monday, November 13, 2017, at 

Portuguese Hall, Main Hall, 2818 

Avenida de Portugal, San Diego, CA 

92106. 

Attendees will be able to submit oral 

and written comments during the public 

meetings. Oral comments from the 

public will be recorded by a court 

reporter and each speaker’s comments 

will be limited to three (3) minutes. 

Equal weight will be given to oral and 

written statements. Comments may also 

be mailed to Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command Pacific, 

Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS Project 

Manager, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 

100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860–3134, or 

electronically via the project Web site 

(www.HSTTEIS.com). All comments, 

oral or written, submitted during the 60- 

day public comment period will become 

part of the public record and substantive 

comments will be addressed in the Final 

EIS/OEIS. Comments must be 

postmarked or received online by 

December 12, 2017, for consideration in 

the Final EIS/OEIS. 

Concurrent with the NEPA public 

involvement process, the DoN is 

conducting National Historic 

Preservation Act section 106 

consultations regarding potential effects 

of the Proposed Action on historic 

properties. Historic properties include 

districts, sites, buildings, structures, or 

objects listed or eligible for listing in the 

National Register of Historic Places. 

During each of the meetings, an 

information station will be available, 

where subject matter experts will 

explain the section 106 process and 

solicit public input. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

Pacific, Attention: HSTT EIS/OEIS 

Project Manager, 258 Makalapa Drive, 

Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860–3134. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice 

of Intent to prepare this Draft EIS/OEIS 

was published in the Federal Register 

on November 12, 2015 (80 FR 59952). 

The Proposed Action is to conduct 

DoN training and testing activities 

within the Study Area. These activities 

include the use of active sonar and 

explosives while employing marine 

species protective mitigation measures. 

The purpose of the Proposed Action is 

to maintain a ready force, which is 

needed to ensure the DoN can 

accomplish its mission to maintain, 

train, and equip combat-ready naval 

forces capable of winning wars, 

deterring aggression, and maintaining 

freedom of the seas, consistent with 

Congressional direction in Section 5062 

of Title 10 of the U.S. Code (U.S.C.). 

To achieve and maintain military 

readiness, the DoN proposes to: (1) 

Conduct training and testing activities at 

levels required to support DoN military 

readiness requirements beginning in 

2018; and (2) Accommodate evolving 

mission requirements, including those 

resulting from the development, testing, 

and introduction of vessels, aircraft, and 

weapons systems into the fleet. 

Proposed training and testing 

activities are similar to those that have 

occurred in the Study Area for decades. 

The tempo and types of training and 

testing activities fluctuate because of the 

introduction of new technologies, the 

evolving nature of international events, 

advances in warfighting doctrine and 

procedures, and changes in force 

structure (organization of ships, 

weapons, and personnel). These factors 

can influence the frequency, duration, 

intensity, and location of training and 

testing activities. This EIS/OEIS reflects 

the most up-to-date compilation of 

training and testing activities deemed 

necessary to accomplish military 

readiness requirements. The types and 

numbers of activities included in the 

Proposed Action account for 

fluctuations in training and testing to 

meet evolving or emergent military 

readiness requirements. 

In the Draft EIS/OEIS, the DoN 

evaluates the potential environmental 

impacts of three alternatives, including 

a No Action Alternative. Under the No 

Action Alternative, the DoN would not 

conduct the proposed training and 

testing activities in the Study Area, and 

no authorizations or permits would be 

issued from NMFS. Under Alternative 1 

(the DoN’s preferred alternative), the 

DoN proposes to conduct military 

readiness training and testing activities, 

as needed to meet current and future 

readiness requirements, including new 

activities and activities subject to 

previous analysis that are ongoing and 

have historically occurred in the Study 

Area. Alternative 1 reflects a 

representative annual level of training 

and testing to account for the natural 

fluctuation of training cycles and 

deployment schedules that generally 

limit the maximum level of training 

from occurring year after year in any 

five-year period. Using a representative 

annual level of activity rather than a 

maximum level of training activity in 

every year has reduced the amount of 

active sonar estimated to be necessary to 

meet training requirements. Under 

Alternative 1, the DoN assumes that 

some unit-level training would be 

conducted using synthetic means (e.g., 

simulators). Alternative 2 includes new 

and ongoing training and testing 

activities to enable the DoN to meet the 

highest levels of required military 

readiness. Alternative 2 reflects the 

maximum number of training and 

testing activities that could occur within 

a given year, and assumes that the 

maximum level of activity would occur 

every year over any five-year period. 

Alternative 2 would allow for the 

greatest flexibility for the DoN to 

maintain readiness when considering 

potential changes in the national 

security environment, fluctuations in 

schedules, and anticipated demands. 

Additional project information, 

including details on the key differences 

between the 2013 Final EIS/OEIS and 

the 2017 Draft EIS/OEIS, can be found 

on the project Web site at 

www.HSTTEIS.com. 

Minimizing impacts on the marine 

environment from training and testing 

activities is an important goal for the 

DoN. The DoN will implement 

mitigation and monitoring measures to 

avoid or reduce environmental impacts 

from naval activities. Due to the 

exposure of marine mammals to 

underwater sound from sonar and 

explosives, NMFS has received an 

application from the DoN for a Marine 

Mammal Protection Act Letter of 

Authorization and governing regulations 

to authorize the unintentional takes of 

marine mammals incidental to the 

activities conducted in the Study Area. 

In accordance with section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act, the DoN will 

consult with NMFS and the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, as appropriate, on 

the potential impacts of training and 

testing activities on federally listed 

species. In accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, the 

DoN will consult with NMFS on 

federally managed species and their 

managed essential fish habitat, as 

appropriate. As applicable, the DoN will 

comply with the Coastal Zone 

Management Act, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and the National 

Marine Sanctuaries Act. 

The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to 

federal and local agencies in which the 

DoN consulted with. Copies of the Draft 

EIS/OEIS are available for public review 

at the following local public libraries: 


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1. Hawaii State Library, 478 S. King St., 

Honolulu, HI 96813. 

2. Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue 

Ave., Hilo, HI 96720. 

3. Kahului Public Library, 90 School St., 

Kahului, HI 96732. 

4. Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75–138 

Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 

96740. 

5. Lihue Public Library, 4344 Hardy St., 

Lihue, HI 96766. 

6. City of San Diego Central Library, 330 

Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101. 

7. Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange 

Ave., Coronado, CA 92118. 

8. Long Beach Main Library, 101 Pacific 

Ave., Long Beach, CA 90822. 

The HSTT Draft EIS/OEIS is available 

for electronic viewing or download at 

www.HSTTEIS.com. A compact disc of 

the Draft EIS/OEIS will be made 

available upon written request by 

contacting: Naval Facilities Engineering 

Command Pacific, Attention: HSTT EIS/ 

OEIS Project Manager, 258 Makalapa 

Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 

96860–3134. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4332, EO 12114, and 

40 CFR 1500–1508. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

A.M. Nichols, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22195 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL18–5–000] 

Braintree Electric Light Department; 

Notice of Petition For Limited Waiver 

Take notice that on October 5, 2017, 

pursuant to Rule 207(a)(5) of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s 

(Commission) Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(5) and 

section 554(e) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 554(e)), 

Braintree Electric Light Department 

filed a petition for the Commission to 

authorize a limited, one-time waiver of 

the October 1 deadline for delivery of 

notification to ISO New England, Inc. 

(ISO–NE) of its proposed participation 

in ISO–NE’s 2017–2018 Winter 

Reliability Program, as more fully 

described in the filing. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 

and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern time on the specified comment 

date. It is not necessary to separately 

intervene again in a subdocket related to 

a compliance filing if you have 

previously intervened in the same 

docket. Protests will be considered by 

the Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. In 

reference to filings initiating a new 

proceeding, interventions or protests 

submitted on or before the comment 

deadline need not be served on persons 

other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above proceedings 

are accessible in the Commission’s 

eLibrary system by clicking on the 

appropriate link in the above list. They 

are also available for review in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room in 

Washington, DC. There is an 

eSubscription link on the Web site that 

enables subscribers to receive email 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance 

with any FERC Online service, please 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or 

call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on October 26, 2017. 

Dated: October 6, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22214 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0141; FRL–9966–70] 

Certain New Chemicals or Significant 

New Uses; Statements of Findings for 

July 2017 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Section 5(g) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires 

EPA to publish in the Federal Register 

a statement of its findings after its 

review of TSCA section 5(a) notices 

when EPA makes a finding that a new 

chemical substance or significant new 

use is not likely to present an 

unreasonable risk of injury to health or 

the environment. Such statements apply 

to premanufacture notices (PMNs), 

microbial commercial activity notices 

(MCANs), and significant new use 

notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA 

under TSCA section 5. This document 

presents statements of findings made by 

EPA on TSCA section 5(a) notices 

during the period from July 1, 2017 to 

July 31, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Greg 

Schweer, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: 202–564–8469; email address: 

schweer.greg@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. As such, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe the specific 

entities that this action may apply to. 

Although others may be affected, this 

action applies directly to the submitters 

of the PMNs addressed in this action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0141, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 


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