[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80346-80347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32955]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Berths 302-306 
American President Lines (APL) Container Terminal 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: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District 
Regulatory Division (Corps), in coordination with the Los Angeles 
Harbor Department/Port of Los Angeles, has completed a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 
for the Berths 302-306 American Presidents Line (APL) Container 
Terminal Project. This Notice serves as the Public Notice/Notice of 
Availability for the Draft EIS/EIR for the project.
    Berths 302-305 are currently operational and encompass 
approximately 291 acres of land and water including 12 container 
cranes, a 4,000-foot-long wharf, utility infrastructure, truck gates, 
intermodal rail, and terminal buildings to support operations. The 
Project would result in an additional 12 container cranes distributed 
among Berths 302-306 with eight new cranes proposed at Berth 306, a new 
1,250-foot-long wharf at Berth 306, and development of 41 acres of 
backlands for container storage and distribution, including 
installation of utility infrastructure to support future automation at 
Berth 306 and the 41 acre backland. The Project would result in an 
approximately 347-acre marine container terminal, and would include the 
following construction and operational elements: dredging, wharf 
construction, additional container cranes; expanded container yard and 
associated structures and utilities; modification of truck gates, 
associated structures, and roadwork.
    The Port of Los Angeles (Port) requires authorization pursuant to 
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, and Section 103 of the Marine 
Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, to implement regulated 
activities in and over waters of the U.S. associated with expanding the 
existing APL container terminal. The Corps and the Port as the state 
lead agency have agreed to jointly prepare an EIS/EIR in order to 
optimize efficiency and avoid duplication. The EIS/EIR is intended to 
be sufficient in scope to address federal, state, and local 
requirements and environmental issues concerning the proposed 
activities and permit approvals. The following proposed activities 
require authorization from the Corps: (1) Construction of a new 1,250-
foot-long concrete pile supported wharf at Berth 306 which is 
immediately adjacent to the existing 4,000-foot-long wharf at Berths 
302-305, (2) installation of 12 new gantry cranes between Berths 302-
306 with at least eight (8) new cranes at Berth 306 associated with 
development and operation of the 41-acre backlands at Berth 306, (3) 
dredging of approximately 20,000 cubic yards (cy) of sediment from 
Berth 306 to increase the depth to -55 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) 
plus an additional two feet of overdepth dredging to -57 feet MLLW, (4) 
disposal of dredged material in Berth 243-245 confined disposal 
facility (CDF), the Cabrillo Shallow Water Habitat Area, or at LA-2 
(unconfined ocean disposal).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the Corps Public Notice are 
available at: http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/regulatory/. Copies of the 
EIS/EIR are available at http://www.portoflosangeles.org, and at the 
following locations:

 Port of Los Angeles Administration Building

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 Los Angeles City Library, San Pedro Branch
 Los Angeles City Library, Wilmington Branch
 Los Angeles Public Library, Central Branch

    Questions or requests concerning the Draft EIS/EIR should be 
directed to: Theresa Stevens, Ph.D., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District-Regulatory Division, North Coast Branch 2151 
Alessandro Drive, Suite 110, Ventura, California 93001, (805) 585-2146 
or via email to [email protected].
    Public Hearing and Comment Period:
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port of Los Angeles will 
jointly hold a public hearing to receive public comments and to assess 
pubic concerns regarding the Draft EIS/EIR and project on January 19, 
2012, starting at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) in the Board Room of 
the Harbor Administration Building, located at 425 S. Palos Verdes 
Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. Written comments will be accepted until 
the close of the 45-day public review on February 17, 2012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Aaron O. Allen,
Chief, North Coast Branch, Regulatory Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-32955 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 a.m.]
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