[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 14870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5566]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No: MARAD-2006-26228]


Comment Period Extension for Kahului Harbor Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS), Maui, HI

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration 
announces an extension to the public comment period for the Kahului 
Harbor Master Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The Draft EIS 
addresses the community's needs for commercial harbor facilities 
through 2030.

DATES: Comments on this Draft EIS must be received by March 28, 2008.
    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: Follow instructions at the Web site, http://www.regulations.gov. Please identify all comments by the docket number: 
MARAD-2006-26228. All submissions must include the Agency name and 
docket number.

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].

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 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.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.

    By order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: March 13, 2008.
Murray A. Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-5566 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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