[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48934-48935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23235]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report and a Draft General Conformity 
Determination for the San Pedro Waterfront Project, Port of Los 
Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Army--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: On September 22, 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District, Regulatory Division (Corps) in coordination with the 
Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD) completed and published the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 
for the San Pedro Waterfront Project (Project) in the Port of Los 
Angeles. The Corps and LAHD considered all comments received in 
preparing the

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Final EIS/EIR, which is available for a 30-day review. The Final EIS/
EIR includes a draft general conformity determination (see Section 3.2 
and Appendix D.7), pursuant to Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. A 
general conformity determination is necessary because Project 
construction would require Federal action (i.e., issuance of a Corps 
permit for activities proposed in and over navigable waters and waters 
of the U.S.) and not all the Federal action's direct and indirect 
emissions would be below specified de minimis thresholds (40 CFR 
93.153(b)). Pursuant to the general conformity regulations (40 CFR part 
93, subpart B), general conformity determinations do not have to be 
included in the EIS and can be separately noticed, but the draft 
general conformity determination for the Federal action associated with 
the Project is being included in the Final EIS/EIR in this case.
    The Final EIS/EIR, including the draft general conformity 
determination, is available for public review during the next 30 days 
at the Los Angeles Harbor Department, 425 South Palos Verdes Street, 
San Pedro, California, and on the Port's Web site: http://www.portoflosangeles.org, and the draft general conformity 
determination is available on the Corps' Web site: http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/regulatory/POLA.htm (scroll down to the links 
under San Pedro Waterfront). In addition, the Final EIS/EIR, including 
the draft general conformity determination, is available at the 
following libraries: L.A. Public Library, Central Branch, 630 West 5th 
Street, Los Angeles, California; L.A. Public Library, San Pedro Branch, 
921 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, California; and L.A. Public 
Library, Wilmington Branch, 1300 North Avalon, Wilmington, California.
    Any comments received by the Corps and LAHD on the Final EIS/EIR or 
the included draft general conformity determination during the next 30 
days will be considered fully before the Corps makes a final general 
conformity determination and finalizes the Record of Decision (ROD) for 
the Federal action associated with the Project. The Corps will publish 
a notice of a final general conformity determination in the Federal 
Register within 30 days of rendering a final decision. The public can 
request from the Corps copies of the ROD, which includes responses to 
comments on the Final EIS/EIR, including any on the draft general 
conformity determination, following publication of a final general 
conformity determination and upon execution of the ROD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments concerning the 
Final EIS/EIR or the included draft general conformity determination 
should be directed within the next 30 days to Dr. Spencer D. MacNeil, 
Senior Project Manager, North Coast Branch, Regulatory Division, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, 2151 Alessandro Drive, Suite 110, Ventura, 
California 93001, (805) 585-2152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

David J. Castanon,
Chief, Regulatory Division, Los Angeles District.
[FR Doc. E9-23235 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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