[Federal Register: May 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 91)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers

 
Notice of Availability for the Recirculated Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Berths 97-109 
[China Shipping] Container Terminal Project, Los Angeles County, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Army--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District 
(Regulatory Division), in coordination with the Port of Los Angeles, 
has completed and is re-circulating the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Berths 97-109 
[China Shipping] Container Terminal Project. The Port of Los Angeles 
requires authorization pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act 
and Section 10 of the River and Harbor Act to construct new wharves at 
Berths 100 and 102; dredge (41,000 cubic yards [yd3] of sediments) and 
dispose of that material at the upland Port Anchorage Road Disposal 
Site; develop backlands, including construction of terminal buildings, 
on 142 acres; install 10 new A-frame cranes at Berths 100 and 102; 
construct transportation infrastructure improvements in the vicinity of 
the existing terminal entrance (shared by the Berths 97-109 terminal 
and the Berths 121-131 terminal); construct two new bridge structures 
connecting Berths 97-109 terminal and Berths 121-131 terminal across 
the Southwest Slip; and relocate the Catalina Terminal to south of the 
Vincent Thomas Bridge at Berth 95.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments concerning the 
recirculated Draft EIS/EIR should be directed to Dr. Spencer D. 
MacNeil, North Coast Branch, Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325, (805) 585-2152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Port of Los Angeles and U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers originally released the Berths 97-109 [China Shipping] 
Container Terminal Project Draft EIS/EIR in August 2006. Based on 
comments received on the Draft EIS/EIR, the Port of Los Angeles and 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to re-circulate the document. The 
April 2008 Draft EIS/EIR is a full recirculation of the original Draft 
EIS/EIR and addresses comments received on the August 2006 document. 
The Port of Los Angeles and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will jointly 
hold a public meeting on June 5, 2008 at Banning's Landing Community 
Center in Wilmington, California, to receive public comments and assess 
public concerns regarding this recirculated Draft EIS/EIR and proposed 
terminal project. Written comments will be accepted until the close of 
the public review period on June 30, 2008.

Mark Durham,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Division, Los Angeles District.
[FR Doc. E8-10280 Filed 5-7-08; 8:45 am]

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