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Cordova, AK; Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility and Access Road;
14 CFR Part 7114 CFR Part 3944 CFR Part 6726 CFR Part 140 CFR Part 5250 CFR Part 1739 CFR Part 30206 CFR Part 514 CFR Part 9740 CFR Part 180	Federal Register: October 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 191)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-24982
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Construction of the Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility and Access Road in Cordova, AK DATES: Comments on the scope and content of the EIS must arrive by November 1, 2002. The public scoping meeting will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 7 p.m.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration and the Eyak Native Corporation, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility (Shepard Point Project) in Cordova, Alaska. The purpose of the project is to meet the need for a deepport, emergency response docking and staging facility in the Prince William Sound region. Descriptions of the project area and of the proposed action are provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting for the content of the EIS.
SUMMARY: Cordova, AK; Shepard Point Oil Spill Response Facility and Access Road; construction, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
On behalf of the Native Village of Eyak, in accordance with the Agreement and Consent Decree in the Exxon Valdez Case (Case No. A89095 CI [consolidated] and Case No. A92175 CI [Ex. A]) and as mandated by the State of Alaska in the 1993, Alyeska settlement (HB 165), the BIA proposes to design and build a deepwater port and oil spill response facility at Shepard Point. The purpose of the facility is to provide, in the event of an emergency, the capability for rapid deployment of oil spill recovery equipment that could be flown into Cordova and subsequently transported by ocean
going, deep draft vessels (defined as having a draft of 25 feet) to an oil spill site in Prince William Sound. To accomplish this, the proposed construction components must address the following:
1. A heavyduty freight dock with the dock face having a bottom elevation of minus 35' Mean Lower Level Water (MLLW); e.g., required elevation at periods of low tides. 2. A staging area sufficient for storage of oil spill recovery equipment. This is proposed to be contiguous to the dock. 3. A clear channel to the Prince William Sound with a minimum elevation of minus 35' MLLW. 4. Road access between the oil spill response dock and the Cordova Airport. As mandated, a new road segment would be constructed between Shepard Point and the existing road that serves the vicinity of the Orca Cannery. The BIA will have primary responsibility for the planning, design, [[Page 61918]]
environmental documentation and permit acquisition for the project. The BIA will also be responsible for any utility relocation, rightofway acquisition, and construction of the deepwater port and the access road. Alternatives to the proposed action include variations in project design and the no action alternative. Topics so far identified to be addressed in the EIS include air quality, geology, alterations of shoreline and channel floor, water resources and quality, terrestrial and aquatic habitats, flora and fauna (including effects on anadromous fish species), land use, historic properties, coastal management, economy, transportation, human health and safety (including spill prevention and response), visual environment, environmental justice and cumulative effects. These alternatives and topics may be elaborated, and others may be added through the scoping process.
This notice is published in accordance with Section 1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Transportation Equity Act Department for the 21st Century (Pub. L. 105178), and the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 16), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.1. Dated: September 13, 2002. Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 0224982 Filed 10102; 8:45 am]
Mr. Mark A. Boatwright, (907) 586-
7301, or Ms. Kate Williams, (907) 4247738.