[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5389-5390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2088]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4719-4]


Designation of Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) 
Offshore Port Everglades, FL; Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IV.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) on the final designation of an ODMDS offshore Port Everglades, 
Florida.

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PURPOSE: The U.S. EPA, Region IV, in accordance with Section 102(2)(c) 
of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in cooperation with 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will prepare a 
Draft EIS on the designation of an ODMDS offshore Port Everglades, 
Florida. An EIS is needed to provide the information necessary to 
designate an ODMDS. This Notice of Intent is issued Pursuant to Section 
102 of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, and 
40 CFR Part 228 (Criteria for the Management of Disposal Sites for 
Ocean Dumping).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO BE PLACED ON THE PROJECT MAILING LIST 
CONTACT: Mr. Christopher McArthur, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IV, 345 Courtland St. NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30365, phone 
404-347-1740 ext. 4289 or Mr. Rea Boothby, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Jacksonville District, Planning Division, P.O. Box 4970, 
Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019, phone 904-232-3453.

SUMMARY: The entrance channel and turning basin of Port Everglades must 
receive periodic maintenance dredging to ensure safe navigation. The 
dredged material has been disposed of at the existing interim ODMDS for 
Port Everglades in the past. Designation of a Port Everglades ODMDS is 
being evaluated to determine the most feasible and environmentally 
acceptable ocean disposal site for anticipated future dredging.

NEED FOR ACTION: The Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has 
[[Page 5390]] requested that EPA designate an ODMDS offshore Port 
Everglades, Florida for the disposal of dredged material from the Port 
Everglades area when ocean disposal is the preferred disposal 
alternative. An EIS is required to provide the necessary information to 
evaluate alternatives and designate the preferred ODMDS.

Alternatives

    1. No action. The no action alternative is defined as not 
designating an ocean disposal site.
    2. Alternative disposal sites in the nearshore, and shelf break 
regions.

Scoping

    A scoping meeting is not contemplated. Scoping will be accomplished 
through contact with affected Federal, State and local agencies, and 
with anticipated interested parties.

Estimated Date of Release

    The Draft EIS will be made available in January 1997.

Responsible Official

    John H. Hankinson, Jr., Regional Administer, Region IV.
Richard E. Sanderson,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 95-2088 Filed 1-26-95; 8:45 am]
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