[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 11983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05083]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Modernization and 
Repair of Piers 2 and 3, Military Ocean Terminal Concord, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (Army) announces the availability 
of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Modernization 
and Repair of Piers 2 and 3 at Military Ocean Terminal Concord, 
California (MOTCO). The Final EIS evaluates the potential environmental 
and socioeconomic effects that could result from demolition and 
reconstruction of structural elements, replacement of infrastructure, 
upgrades to shore-side roads and electrical infrastructure, repair of 
piles at Pier 3, and maintenance dredging. Environmental consequences 
were evaluated for noise; air quality; geology, topography, and soils; 
water resources; biological resources; land use and coastal zone 
management; transportation; infrastructure; visual resources; 
recreational resources; socioeconomics; environmental justice and 
protection of children; cultural resources; and hazardous materials, 
hazardous waste, toxic substances, and contaminated sites. Based on the 
analysis described in the EIS, all impacts are anticipated to be less 
than significant. The potential for environmental impacts is greatest 
for the following resource areas: water resources; biological 
resources; transportation; infrastructure; and cultural resources.

DATES: The Army will make a final decision no sooner than 30 days after 
the publication of a Notice of Availability for the Final EIS in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Please send requests for a copy of the Final EIS or written 
comments on the Final EIS to Mr. Malcolm Charles, Director of Public 
Works, Attention: SDAT-CCA-MI (Charles), 410 Norman Avenue, Concord, CA 
94520; email comments to [email protected]; or 
fax comments to (925) 246-4171 (Attention: SDAT-CCA-MI [Charles]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sarah Garner, Public Affairs 
Office, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command; telephone: (618) 
220-6284; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the proposed action is to 
modernize and repair Pier 2 and repair Pier 3 so the Army can maintain 
its ability to meet Department of Defense (DOD) mission requirements in 
support of wartime and contingency operations. Piers 2 and 3 were built 
in the mid-1940s and are past their structural and design life and lack 
modern operational efficiencies. Based on Net Explosive Weight handling 
capability, Pier 2 is the optimum pier for mission capability, but it 
cannot be used due to its degraded and nonoperational condition. Pier 
3, currently the primary operational pier at MOTCO, requires some level 
of repair to maintain even its limited operational capability through 
2019.
    Alternative 1 fully implements repairs to Piers 2 and 3 with Pier 2 
re-oriented to align the west end with the existing shipping channel to 
create a more modernized configuration. Alternative 2 would be similar 
to Alternative 1, but the Pier 2 footprint would not change. 
Alternative 3 would fully implement repairs to Piers 2 and 3, 
reorienting Pier 2 to create a more modernized configuration but with a 
larger deck surface and heavier load-carrying capacity than that 
proposed under Alternative 1. Under the No Action Alternative, the 
modernization and repair of Pier 2 and the repair of Pier 3 at MOTCO 
would not occur, and Pier 3 would continue to be used with loading 
restrictions for the remainder of its service life. The No Action 
Alternative provides the environmental baseline conditions for 
comparing the impacts associated with the other alternatives. 
Alternative 1 is the preferred alternative.
    The Army consulted with regulatory agencies, to include the State 
Historic Preservation Officer, the National Park Service, the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality 
Control Board, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and 
Development Commission.
    Several of the comments received during the Draft EIS review period 
resulted in revisions to the Final EIS. These revisions included minor 
clarifications and the inclusion of updated information. The Final EIS 
includes responses to all comments.
    Copies of the Final EIS are available for public review at the 
following two Contra Costa County libraries: (1) Concord Library, 2900 
Salvio Street, Concord, CA 94519 and (2) Bay Point Library, 205 
Pacifica Avenue, Bay Point, CA 94565. The Final EIS may also be 
reviewed electronically at http://www.sddc.army.mil/MOTCO/default.aspx.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-05083 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am]
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