[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 47 (Monday, March 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13437-13438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04750]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement for Land-Water Interface and Service Pier Extension at Naval 
Base Kitsap Bangor, Washington

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and the regulations implemented by the 
Council on Environmental Quality (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy (DoN) announces its intent 
to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the 
July 2016 Final EIS for Land-Water Interface (LWI) and Service Pier 
Extension (SPE), Naval Base (NAVBASE) Kitsap Bangor, Washington. The 
Final EIS for LWI and SPE resulted in a Record of Decision (ROD) that 
was signed on September 8, 2016 for the LWI project only.
    The SPE proposed action is to extend the existing Service Pier and 
construct associated support facilities. The purpose is to provide 
additional berthing capacity and improve associated support facilities 
for existing homeported and visiting submarines at NAVBASE Kitsap 
Bangor. The SPE project is needed to provide alternative opportunities 
for berthing to mitigate restrictions at NAVBASE Kitsap Bremerton, 
Washington, on navigating SEAWOLF Class submarines through Rich Passage 
under certain tidal conditions and to improve long-term operational 
effectiveness for the three SEAWOLF Class submarines on NAVBASE Kitsap.
    The Supplemental EIS will address the SPE project only and will 
evaluate resources based upon changes in design and new information 
relevant to environmental concerns per 40 CFR 1502.9. The DoN will 
evaluate this new, relevant information and incorporate that 
information into revised analyses where appropriate. The analysis will 
address, among others, changes to the Alternative 2 design and new 
regulatory guidance and requirements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
Northwest, 1101 Tautog Circle, Silverdale, Washington 98315-1101, Attn: 
Ms. Kimberly Kler, LWI/SPE Supplemental EIS Project Manager, 360-396-
0927, or project Web site: http://www.nbkies/lwi.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN announced its intent to prepare an 
EIS for the LWI and SPE in the Federal Register on February 1, 2013 (78 
FR 7416), and invited the public to comment on the scope of the EIS. A 
Draft EIS was released on February 13, 2015 (80 FR 8081), in which the 
potential environmental effects associated with construction and 
operation of the LWI and SPE were evaluated. A Final EIS was released 
on July 15, 2016 (81 FR 46077), addressing comments received on the 
Draft EIS. The Navy issued a ROD on only the LWI portion of the 
proposed action on

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September 14, 2016 (81 FR 63173), deferring a decision on the SPE.
    A Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental EIS will be 
published in the Federal Register when ready for public review and the 
document will be available for a 45 day public comment period. A Final 
Supplemental EIS will then be prepared to address comments received on 
the Draft Supplemental EIS. No decision will be made to implement the 
proposed action until the EIS process is completed and a ROD is signed 
by the DoN.

    Authority:  35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404.

    Dated: February 23, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-04750 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am]
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