[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2301-2302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-436]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maratime Administration

[Docket No MARAD 2006-26228]


Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Update of the 
Kahului Harbor, Maui County, HI Master Plan

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as implemented by the Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the U.S. 
Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces 
publication of a draft EIS for improvements to Kahului Harbor, Maui 
County, needed to address the community's needs for commercial harbor 
facilities through 2030. We are issuing this notice in compliance with 
NEPA and implementing regulations for the following purposes: (1) To 
advise other agencies and the public of our action; and (2) to announce 
a public meeting.

DATES: Comments on this DEA must be received by February 28, 2008. The 
public meeting will be held on January 23, 2008, at The Cameron Center, 
95 Mahalani Street Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 96793, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    To Comment on the Draft EIS: You can send written comments either 
to the preparers or to the Federal sponsor--By Mail: to John 
Kirkpatrick, Belt Collins Hawaii, 2153 N. King Street, Suite 200, 
Honolulu, HI, 96819.
    By Mail: to Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
    By the Internet: The complete application is given in DOT docket 
MARAD 2006-26228 at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address requests for more information 
related to the EIS or requests to be added to the mailing list for this 
project to John Kirkpatrick, Belt Collins Hawaii, 2153 N. King Street, 
Suite 200, Honolulu, HI, 96819, e-mail: [email protected]. 
for agency information, please contact Daniel E Yuska Jr., 
Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S Maritime Administration, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, 20590, e-mail: 
[email protected] or Dean Watase, Planning Branch, Harbors Division, 
Hawaii State Department of Transportation, 79 S. Nimitz Highway, 
Honolulu, HI 96813, e-mail: [email protected].
    For access to the docket to read background documents or comments 
received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to the plaza level of 
the Southeast Federal Center Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal Holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hawaii State Department of 
Transportation (HI DOT) has previously conducted planning for Kahului 
Harbor, leading to a 2025 Master Plan and Environmental Assessment. 
However, demand for harbor facilities has been much greater than 
anticipated, and space for current operations is very tight. The 2025 
Master Plan called for development of new pier and harbor space at the 
west breakwater of the harbor. HI DOT has conducted a new

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master planning process, which has led to new alternatives to meet 
current and future harbor needs. The west breakwater expansion and 
other steps to help assure that the harbor supports the continuing 
prosperity and quality of life of Maui County are under consideration.
    The Draft EIS addresses the following issues: (1) Demand for 
additional space and facilities at Kahului; (2) organization of harbor 
space and facilities to promote and preserve orderly cargo operations, 
passenger operations, and recreational activity; and (3) environmental 
impacts of proposed alternatives. The Preferred Alternative involves 
development of passenger facilities in the West Breakwater area, along 
with expansion of Piers 1 and 2 and development of new cargo handling 
areas near those piers. Significant impacts could affect corals and 
surf sites.
    Written comments will be available at the Document Management 
System Web site (http://dms.dot.gov), as part of docket MARAD-2006-
26228 at the end of the comment period.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: January 7, 2008.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-436 Filed 1-11-08; 8:45 am]
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