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[FR Doc No: 94-26476]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers

 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement/Report (DEIS/R) for the Queens Gate Entrance Channel 
Deepening Project, Long Beach Harbor, Los Angeles County, CA

agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (LAD), South 
Pacific Division, DOD.

action: Notice of intent.

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summary and proposed action: The Los Angeles District (LAD) and the 
Port of Long Beach (POLB) are proposing to dredge a navigation channel 
from the Queens Gate entrance of the harbor to the -76 foot contour 
depth to allow vessels to enter the harbor fully loaded. The dimensions 
of the proposed navigation channel are approximately 1,200 feet in 
width, 15,000 feet in length, to a depth of -76 feet MLLW (from current 
depths of between -59 and -69 MLLW). Alternative disposal scenarios for 
the five (5) million cubic yards of material generated by dredging 
include beach nourishment (i.e., on and or near shore) at Alamitos 
Peninsula, Seal, and/or Surfside/Sunset Beaches, disposal in the borrow 
pits located off the Long Beach oil islands in San Pedro Bay and/or the 
POLB shipping channel, and/or disposal at the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) approved offshore disposal site known as LA-2. Figure 1 
identifies the overall project area; Figure 2 delineates the proposed 
dredge area, and Figure 3 depicts potential renourishment and disposal 
areas. Because of the complexity of the Figures referenced in this 
summary, they cannot be printed in the Federal Register but are 
available from the address given for the Los Angeles District, Mr. 
Russell Kaiser, Environmental Planning Section.

alternatives: A full array of alternatives will be developed for future 
analyses.
    The proposed plan, viable project alternatives, and the ``no 
action'' plan will be carried forward for detailed analysis in the 
National Environmental Policy Act/California Environmental Quality Act 
document.

scoping process: Potential impacts associated with the proposed action 
and alternatives will be fully evaluated. Resource categories that will 
be analyzed include: geology oceanography/water quality, air and noise 
quality, marine resources, cultural resources, socioeconomics, land/
water use, recreation, ground and vessel traffic and safety, energy, 
and aesthetics. The Los Angeles District will be conducting a public 
scoping meeting with the Port of Long Beach on 1 November 1994, at 7 
p.m., in the Board room at the Port of Long Beach Administrative 
Building, 925 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, California.

addresses: Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles 
District, Environmental Planning Section, P.O. Box 2711, Los Angeles, 
California 90053.

for further information contact: Mr. Russell L. Kaiser, (213) 894-0247.
Kenneth L. Denton,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-26476 Filed 10-24-94; 8:45 am]
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