Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Landfill Expansion within Wetlands that Drain to Burnetts Mill Creek at the Existing Regional Landfill off Merged U.S. Routes 58, 13, and 460 in Suffolk, Virginia
| Published date | 27 July 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 45205 |
| Record Number | 2020-16177 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Army, Corps Of Engineers Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45205-45206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16177]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a
Proposed Landfill Expansion within Wetlands that Drain to Burnetts Mill
Creek at the Existing Regional Landfill off Merged U.S. Routes 58, 13,
and 460 in Suffolk, Virginia
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate project alternatives
and the public interest review factors, as well as the effects on 129
acres of forested wetlands for the proposed landfill expansion.
DATES: The proposed project's virtual public scoping room will be
available from July 31, 2020 through September 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, 803 Front
Street, Norfolk, VA 23510.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) can be answered by:
Melissa Nash, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, 803 Front
Street, Norfolk, VA 23510, (757) 201-7489 or email: [email protected].
Project website: www.nao.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/SPSAPermit/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Proposed Action: Southeastern Public
Service Authority (SPSA) proposes to expand landfill operations into
Cells VIII and IX at the existing Regional Landfill. The landfill
expansion would impact approximately 129 acres of nontidal, forested
wetlands, which are waters of the United States regulated under Section
404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344); therefore, a Department of
the Army Individual
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Permit would be required for the proposed action.
2. Alternatives: Alternatives, which will be investigated include,
but will not be limited to: alternate onsite layouts, alternative
technologies, hauling, off-site alternatives, a combination of
alternatives, and the no project alternative.
3. Scoping Process: The Corps held a pre-scoping interagency
meeting with State and federal agencies on May 7, 2020. The significant
issues identified thus far include: potential impacts to forested
wetlands, the Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, wildlife habitat,
and environmental justice communities.
4. Public Scoping Meeting: The Corps will issue a Public Notice to
inform the public about the project's virtual scoping meeting room,
which will be a link on the project website listed above. The public
and agencies will be able to submit comments to the address listed
above or on the virtual scoping room from July 31, 2020 through
September 14, 2020.
5. DEIS Availability: The Corps estimates that the DEIS will be
available to the public for review and comment around the beginning of
2021.
Dated: July 21, 2020.
Karen J. Baker,
Programs Director, North Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
[FR Doc. 2020-16177 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
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