[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 73011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25825]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket Number USCG-2021-0183]


Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Expansion and 
Modernization of Base Seattle

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability for Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement; Expansion and Modernization of Base Seattle; 
extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the comment period by two weeks 
for the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for 
the proposed Expansion and Modernization of Base Seattle. Notice of 
Availability of the Draft PEIS was published on October 11, 2022 to 
invite public comments on the Draft PEIS. We are extending the comment 
period through December 16, 2022.

DATES: The deadline for the comments period for the notice of 
availability published on October 11, 2022 (87 FR 61344) is extended. 
Comments and related material must be post-marked or received by the 
Coast Guard on or before December 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The PEIS can be reviewed at https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Engineering-Logistics-CG-4-/Program-Offices/Environmental-Management/Environmental-Planning-and-Historic-Preservation/. Comments can be submitted to docket number 
USCG-2021-0183 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov/. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further 
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be sent to Dean Amundson, Coast Guard; telephone 510-637-5541, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Pursuant to section 102 (2)(c) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, sections 4321 et seq. 
of title 42 United States Code, and Council on Environmental Quality 
regulations (sections 1500-1508 of title 40 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR); CEQ), the Coast Guard published a notice of 
availability of a Draft PEIS for public comment in the Federal Register 
on October 11, 2022 (87 FR 61344). The Coast Guard received a public 
comment request to extend the comment period on the original notice of 
availability. The Coast Guard is extending the comment period in 
response to this request. The comment period would have concluded on 
December 2, 2022. The comment period is now open through December 16, 
2022. For more detailed information, please see the original notice 
titled ``Notice of Availability for Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement Expansion and Modernization of Base Seattle, and 
request for comments'' published on October 11, 2022 (87 FR 61344). A 
copy of that notice is also available in the docket.

I. Public Participation and Comments

    The Coast Guard invites you to review the Draft PEIS. The Coast 
Guard will consider all submissions and may adjust our final analysis 
and decision based on your comments. If you submit a comment, please 
include the docket number for this notice, indicate the specific 
section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a 
reason for each suggestion or recommendation.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments on the Draft PEIS by 
one of the following methods:
     Via the Web: You may submit comments identified by docket 
number USCG-2021-0183 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
     Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Coast Guard, Shore Infrastructure 
Logistics Center, Environmental Management Division, Attn: Mr. Dean 
Amundson, 1301 Clay Street, Suite 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5203. Please 
note that mailed comments must be post-marked on or before the comment 
deadline of December 16, 2022.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available in the docket.
    Upon the completion of public comment period, the Coast Guard will 
prepare comment responses and publish its Final PEIS. This notice is 
issued under authority of NEPA, specifically in compliance with 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) and CEQ implementing regulations in 40 CFR parts 1500 
through 1508.

    Dated: November 22, 2022.
C.J. List,
Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics, Rear Admiral, U.S. 
Coast Guard.
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