[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-26476]
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[Federal Register: October 25, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Report (DEIS/R) for the Queens Gate Entrance Channel
Deepening Project, Long Beach Harbor, Los Angeles County, CA
agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (LAD), South
Pacific Division, DOD.
action: Notice of intent.
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summary and proposed action: The Los Angeles District (LAD) and the
Port of Long Beach (POLB) are proposing to dredge a navigation channel
from the Queens Gate entrance of the harbor to the -76 foot contour
depth to allow vessels to enter the harbor fully loaded. The dimensions
of the proposed navigation channel are approximately 1,200 feet in
width, 15,000 feet in length, to a depth of -76 feet MLLW (from current
depths of between -59 and -69 MLLW). Alternative disposal scenarios for
the five (5) million cubic yards of material generated by dredging
include beach nourishment (i.e., on and or near shore) at Alamitos
Peninsula, Seal, and/or Surfside/Sunset Beaches, disposal in the borrow
pits located off the Long Beach oil islands in San Pedro Bay and/or the
POLB shipping channel, and/or disposal at the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) approved offshore disposal site known as LA-2. Figure 1
identifies the overall project area; Figure 2 delineates the proposed
dredge area, and Figure 3 depicts potential renourishment and disposal
areas. Because of the complexity of the Figures referenced in this
summary, they cannot be printed in the Federal Register but are
available from the address given for the Los Angeles District, Mr.
Russell Kaiser, Environmental Planning Section.
alternatives: A full array of alternatives will be developed for future
analyses.
The proposed plan, viable project alternatives, and the ``no
action'' plan will be carried forward for detailed analysis in the
National Environmental Policy Act/California Environmental Quality Act
document.
scoping process: Potential impacts associated with the proposed action
and alternatives will be fully evaluated. Resource categories that will
be analyzed include: geology oceanography/water quality, air and noise
quality, marine resources, cultural resources, socioeconomics, land/
water use, recreation, ground and vessel traffic and safety, energy,
and aesthetics. The Los Angeles District will be conducting a public
scoping meeting with the Port of Long Beach on 1 November 1994, at 7
p.m., in the Board room at the Port of Long Beach Administrative
Building, 925 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, California.
addresses: Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles
District, Environmental Planning Section, P.O. Box 2711, Los Angeles,
California 90053.
for further information contact: Mr. Russell L. Kaiser, (213) 894-0247.
Kenneth L. Denton,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-26476 Filed 10-24-94; 8:45 am]
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