[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 19523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8080]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number MARAD 2010 0115]


Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Beaumont 
Layberth Facility

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Maritime Administration, of 
the U.S. Department Transportation (US DOT) has made available to 
interested parties the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 
Beaumont Layberth Facility. An environmental assessment (EA) and FONSI 
have been prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in accordance with the Council on 
Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural 
provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508).
    The purpose of the EA is to evaluate the potential environmental 
impacts from the construction of a Layberth facility that can 
accommodate eight Large Medium Speed Roll-on/Roll-off sized vessels at 
the Beaumont National Defense Reserve Fleet anchorage. A preliminary 
cost feasibility assessment determined that building a permanent 
Layberth facility would be more cost-effective over the long term than 
using commercial Layberth facilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris Gilson 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 
Washington, DC 20590; phone (202) 366-1939; or e-mail 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service 
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individuals during 
business hours. The FIRS is available twenty-four hours a day, seven 
days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individuals. 
You will receive a reply during normal business hours. A copy of the 
Final EA and Finding of No Significant Impact can be obtained or viewed 
online at http://www.regulations.gov. The files are in a portable 
document format (pdf); in order to review or print the document, users 
need to obtain a free copy of Acrobat Reader. The Acrobat Reader can be 
obtained from http://www.adobe.com/prodindes/acrobat/readstep.html.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
    Dated: March 31, 2011.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-8080 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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