[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22397-22398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08786]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB039]


Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 
Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Draft Phase II Restoration Plan 
#3.2: Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion; Extension of Public Comment 
Period

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments; extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the public comment period on our Deepwater 
Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Draft Phase II 
Restoration Plan #3.2: Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (Draft Phase II 
RP #3.2). We opened the original comment period via a March 5, 2021, 
Federal Register notice. This notice extends that comment period 
through June 3, 2021.

DATES: Comments must be submitted electronically or postmarked by June 
3, 2021.

ADDRESSES: 
    Obtaining Documents: You may download the Draft Phase II RP #3.2 
at: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-areas/louisiana.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments on the Draft Phase II 
RP #3.2 by one of the following methods:
     Via the Web: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/MBSD;
     Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 
District, Attn: CEMVN-OD-SE, MVN-2012-2806-EOO, 7400 Leake Avenue, New 
Orleans, LA 70118. Please note that mailed comments must be postmarked 
on or before the comment deadline of June 3, 2021;
     By email: Submit electronic comments to [email protected]; or
     By phone: Submit oral comments via the toll-free phone 
number: 1-866-211-9205.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration--Mel Landry, NOAA Restoration Center, (310) 427-8711, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction

    On March 20, 2018, the Louisiana TIG completed its Strategic 
Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #3: Restoration of 
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats in the Barataria Basin, 
Louisiana (SRP/EA #3). In addition to identifying a restoration 
strategy for the Barataria Basin and confirming its 2018 decision to 
move forward with the Spanish Pass Increment of the Barataria Basin 
Ridge and Marsh Creation project, the SRP/EA also advanced a large-
scale sediment diversion for further evaluation and planning in a 
future Phase II restoration plan. Since approval of the SRP/EA #3, the 
Louisiana TIG has been evaluating a variety of potential alternatives 
for this large-scale sediment diversion to meet its purpose: Deliver 
freshwater sediment, and nutrients to the Barataria Basin through a 
large-scale sediment diversion from the Mississippi River; reconnect 
and re-establish sustainable deltaic processes between the Mississippi 
River and the Barataria Basin; and create, restore, and sustain 
wetlands and other deltaic habitats and associated ecosystem services. 
Tiering from the SRP/EA #3, the Louisiana TIG is proposing in this 
Phase II RP #3.2 implementation of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion 
project. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) the environmental consequences of the restoration alternatives 
are evaluated in the associated U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New 
Orleans District (USACE CEMVN) Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Proposed Mid Barataria Sediment Diversion Project, Plaquemines and 
Jefferson Parishes (MBSD DEIS) to which the Louisiana TIG Federal 
Trustees are cooperating agencies. The concurrent public comment period 
for the MBSD DEIS is also being extended 30 days and will

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close on the same date as the comment period for the Draft Phase II RP 
#3.2.

Background

    For additional background information, see our original Federal 
Register notice, with which we opened the comment period (86 FR 12915; 
March 5, 2021).

Invitation To Comment

    The Louisiana TIG seeks public review and comment on the Draft 
Phase II RP #3.2 (see ADDRESSES above). Before including your address, 
telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying 
information in your comment, please be aware that your entire comment, 
including your personal identifying information, will become part of 
the public record.

Additional Access to Materials

    You may request a CD of the Draft Phase II RP #3.2 (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT above). Copies of the Draft Phase II RP #3.2 are 
also available for review during the public comment period at the 
following locations:

                                                 Hard Copies of the Draft Phase II RP #3.2 and MBSD DEIS
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                    Location                                                                      Address
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Lafitte Library.................................  4917 City Park Drive, Lafitte, LA 70067, (504) 689-5097.
West Bank Regional Library......................  2751 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, LA 70058, (504) 364-2660.
East New Orleans Regional Library...............  5641 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70127, (504) 596-0200.
Belle Chasse Library............................  8442 Highway 23, Belle Chasse, LA 70037, (504) 394-3570.
Port Sulphur Library............................  139 Civic Drive, Port Sulphur, LA 70083, (337) 527-7200.
Buras Library...................................  35572 Highway 11, Buras, LA 70041, (504) 564-0944.
South Lafourche Library.........................  16241 East Main Street, Cut Off, LA 70345, (985) 632-7140.
St. Charles Parish Library, Paradis Branch......  307 Audubon Street, Paradis, LA 70080, (985) 758-1868.
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        Hard Copies of the Draft Phase II RP #3.2 and MBSD DEIS Executive Summary With Electronic Copies of the Draft EIS and Appendices on a USB
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                    Location                                                                      Address
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St. Tammany Parish Library......................  310 W 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433, (985) 893-6280.
Terrebonne Parish Library.......................  151 Library Drive, Houma, LA 70360, (985) 876-5861.
New Orleans Public Library......................  219 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, (504) 596-2570.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library.................  7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, (225) 231-3750.
Jefferson Parish Library, East Bank Regional      4747 W Napoleon Avenue, Metairie, LA 70001, (504) 838-1190.
 Library.
St. Bernard Parish Library......................  2600 Palmisano Boulevard, Chalmette, LA 70043, (504) 279-0448.
St. Martin Parish Library.......................  201 Porter Street, St. Martinville, LA 70582, (337) 394-2207.
Alex P. Allain Library..........................  206 Iberia Street, Franklin, LA 70538, (337) 828-5364.
Vermilion Parish Library........................  405 E Victor Street, Abbeville, LA 70510, (337) 893-2674.
Martha Sowell Utley Memorial Library............  705 W 5th Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301, (985) 447-4119.
Calcasieu Parish Public Library, Central Branch.  301 W Claude Street, Lake Charles, LA 70605, (337) 721-7116.
Iberia Parish Library...........................  445 E Main Street, New Iberia, LA 70560, (337) 364-7024.
LSU Agricultural Center, Southwest Region.......  1105 West Port Street, Abbeville, LA 70510, (337) 898-4335.
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Authority

    The authority of this action is the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and its implementing Oil Pollution Act Natural 
Resource Damage Assessment regulations found at 15 CFR part 990 and the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

    Dated: April 22, 2021.
Carrie Diane Robinson,
Director, Office of Habitat Conservation, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-08786 Filed 4-27-21; 8:45 am]
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