[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 53223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24709]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Environmental Impact Statement, Permit Under the Clean Water Act, 
and General Conformity Determination: Port of Los Angeles Channel 
Deepening Project, Los Angeles, CA

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Signing of the ROD and the Final GCD.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 
Planning Division and Regulatory Division (Corps) have made a Final 
General Conformity Determination (GCD) and executed a Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement/Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIS/SEIR) and a 
ROD for Section 404 Permit under the Clean Water Act for the Port of 
Los Angeles Channel Deepening Project, Los Angeles, California.
    This notice serves as the announcement of the signing of the Final 
SEIS/SEIR and Section 404 RODs, and the finalization of the GCD. The 
Records of Decision for the Final SEIS/SEIR and the Section 404 Permit 
were signed in September 2009.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final General Conformity 
Determination document are available for your information at the 
following libraries for thirty (30) days from the date of publication 
of this notice.
    1. L.A. Public Library, San Pedro Branch, 921 South Gaffey Street, 
San Pedro, California.
    2. L.A. Public Library, Wilmington Branch, 1300 North Avalon, 
Wilmington, California.
    3. L.A. Public Library, Central Branch, 630 West 5th Street, Los 
Angeles, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or requests concerning the 
Final General Conformity Determination or the ROD should be directed 
to: Ms. Joy Jaiswal Chief, Ecosystem Planning Section, U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, California 90053-2325, 
(213) 452-3851 or Dr. Aaron Allen, Chief, North Coast Branch, 
Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2151 Alessandro 
Drive, Suite 110, Ventura, California 93001, (805) 585-2148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April 2009, the Corps, in coordination 
with the Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD), completed and published 
a joint Final SEIS/SEIR, Draft GCD, and Section 404 Permit, pursuant to 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 404 of the Clean 
Water Act, Section 10 of the River and Harbor Act, and Section 103 of 
the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act for the Project. 
The Proposed Action is to complete the Channel Deepening Project by 
providing approximately 3.0 million cubic yards of additional disposal 
capacity for dredged material within the Port of Los Angeles and ocean 
disposal site at LA-2.
    As a Federal agency, the Corps prepared the Final GCD in compliance 
with Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act and for the issuance of a 
Corps Section 404 Permit for the dredging and disposal of material into 
waters of the U.S. Direct and indirect air emissions for all pollutants 
related to the Proposed Action are not below specified de minimis 
Federal thresholds (40 CFR 93.153(b)).
    On September 3, 2009, the Corps completed its environmental review 
and finalized the GCD, executed the two RODs, and issued a Standard 
Individual Permit for the Federal action associated with the Project. 
The Corps considered and responded to all comments received in 
finalizing the SEIS/SEIR, Final GCD, RODs, and issuing the Corps 
permit. The public can request copies of the Final General Conformity 
Determination document or the RODs from the Corps at the address listed 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

    Dated: October 6, 2009.
Thomas H. Magness,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
[FR Doc. E9-24709 Filed 10-15-09; 8:45 am]
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