[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31094]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy, DoD


Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Outfall Replacement for Wastewater Treatment 
Plant at Fort Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the 
Department of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed with the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency a DEIS for the outfall replacement for 
Wastewater Treatment Plant at Fort Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, 
Hawaii.
    The Navy proposes to construct a new concrete pipeline, 2.4 miles 
long and 42 inches in diameter, into open coastal waters to replace the 
existing outfall for effluent discharge from the Public Works Center, 
Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The present outfall 
discharges into the Pearl Harbor Estuary, which is classified Water 
Quality Limited Segment (WQLS) by the State of Hawaii. The 
classification limits the discharge of municipal and industrial 
wastewater effluents. The proposed action is needed to eliminate the 
discharge to the WQLS and associated future permit limitations and 
violations.
    A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the DEIS was published in the 
Federal Register on September 11, 1996. Two public scoping meetings 
were held on Oahu: (1) Honolulu: October 1, 1996, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 
p.m., Washington Intermediate School, 1633 South King Street and (2) 
Pearl Harbor: October 2, 1996, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Makalapa 
Elementary School, 4435 Salt Lake Boulevard.
    The DEIS analyzes reasonable alternatives to the proposed action, 
such as upland disposal of treated effluent by subsurface injection, 
reclamation of effluent for reuse, and ``no action'' alternative. Based 
on analysis of the alternatives, the proposed action with appropriate 
mitigation has been presented to be the environmentally preferred 
alternative.
    No decision on the proposed action will be made until the NEPA 
process has been completed.
    The DEIS has been distributed to various federal, state and local 
agencies, local groups, elected officials, special interest groups and 
individuals. The DEIS is also available for review at local libraries 
as follows: Hawaii State Main Library, Salt Lake Moanalua Public 
Library, Aiea Public Library, Pearl City Public Library and Ewa Beach 
Public School Library, all of which are situated in the vicinity of 
Pearl Harbor.

ADDRESSES: The Navy will conduct a public hearing to receive oral and 
written comments concerning the DEIS on Wednesday, December 17, 1997, 
from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., at the Radford High School Cafeteria, 
4361 Salt Lake Boulevard, Honolulu.
    A brief presentation will precede a request for public information 
and comments. Navy representatives will be available at the hearing to 
receive information and comments from agencies and the public regarding 
issues of concern. Federal, state and local agencies and interested 
individuals are invited to be present or represented at the hearing. 
Oral comments will be heard and transcribed by a stenographer. To 
assure accuracy of the record, all comments should be submitted in 
writing. Both oral and written statements will become part of the 
public record for this study. In the interest of available time, each 
speaker will be asked to limit oral comments to five minutes. Longer 
comments should be summarized at the public hearing and submitted in 
writing either at the hearing or mailed to the address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please provide written comments by 
January 9, 1998, to Mr. Gary Kasaoka, Code 231GK, Pacific Division, 
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-7300, 
telephone (808) 471-9338, fax (808) 474-5909, or e-mail address: 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 21, 1997.
Michael I. Quinn,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-31094 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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