| 11-216F |
The Central Intelligence Agency submitted a federal consistency determination for facility construction at the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Fairfax County. |
| 11-215F |
The Department of the Navy submitted a federal consistency document requesting concurrence with a Finding of Negative Determination for proposed repairs and maintenance work on an existing boat launch facility at Camp Peary in York County. |
| 11-214S |
The University of Virginia submitted an environmental impact report to construct a 78,000-square-foot indoor practice facility over an existing turf practice football field. |
| 11-213S |
The Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) submitted an environmental impact report to replace an existing eight-inch cast iron water line pipe. The current line runs from the James River Water Tank to the Virginia Correctional Center for Women (VCCW) at the Town of Goochland along Route 6. The line crosses the James River and provides service to facilities in Goochland and Powhatan counties. |
| 11-211F |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) proposes to construct an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) airstrip at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in Accomack County. NASA has submitted an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposal that analyzes the potential environmental consequences of construction and operation of a UAS airstrip on the north end of Wallops Island to support the testing and deployment of existing and future UAS and UAS-based scientific instruments. Under the Proposed Action, WFF would construct a new UAS airstrip that would measure approximately 3,000 feet long (2,500 ft plus an additional 500-foot clear zone) by 75 feet wide; additional width would be provided by a grass buffer and cleared areas as needed for a clear line of sight for UAS operators. UAS-based operations typically would be conducted year round during WFF’s normal Air Traffic Control tower hours (Monday through Friday, 0600 to 1800). A maximum of 1,040 UAS sortie operations each year would be conducted from the new airstrip. The airstrip would be located entirely within existing restricted airspace, which has been designated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as R-6604A/B. In addition to the EA, NASA has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-210F |
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) submitted an environmental assessment (EA) for the construction of a 25,000-square-foot Multidisciplinary Research Center at Hampton University. NIH plans to partially fund the center. The proposed project site contains a contractor staging area for the construction of a new dining facility and a maintained lawn. The EA considers the proposed action and the no action alternative. |
| 11-209F |
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) intends to promulgate a regulation to establish a safety zone in support of the Navy small arms and explosive training events on the M/V DEL MONTE on the James River in Isle of Wight County. The safety zone will include all waters of the James River in the vicinity of the James River Reserve Fleet. The safety zone will be enforced from 11:00 am on January 30, 2012 until 9:00 pm on February 3, 2012. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic movement to protect mariners from the hazards associated with the live-fire gun exercise. Entry into or movement within these proposed zones during the enforcement period is prohibited without approval of the Captain of the Port or designated representative. The USCG has submitted a Federal Consistency Determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-208F |
The National Park Service (NPS) has submitted an environmental assessment (EA) and federal consistency determination (FCD) for improvement projects at the entrance of the Chopawamsic Backcountry Area of Prince William Forest Park. In cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Navy, Quantico Marine Base, NPS is proposing to construct a new gravel public entrance road from State Route 619 (Joplin Road), an approximately 0.5 acre gravel parking lot and vault toilet system as well as the cleanup of Bobcat Ridge Road within the Chopawamsic Backcountry Area. The project would also incorporate up-to-date wayside exhibits and new signage. The proposed location for the new proposed entrance and parking lot for the Chopawamsic Backcountry Area is an approximately 1.8 acre area near mile post 20 on Joplin Road. The new entrance would utilize an existing overgrown fire road, Bobcat Ridge Road. This area would accommodate the proposed road, parking area and new toilet facility as well as a potential future parking expansion area. The trail cleanup would be on Bobcat Ridge Road from Route 619 (Joplin Road) to the Chopawamsic Backcountry trail. The EA considers Alternative A (no action alternative), the Preferred Alternative B (parking and restrooms with restricted use), and Alternative C (parking and restrooms with unrestricted use). According to the FCD, the project would be consistent with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-207F |
The General Services Administration (GSA) proposes to implement permanent security measures at the A.V. Bryan Courthouse located at 2100 Jamieson Avenue in the City of Alexandria. The proposed security measures would include hardscape and landscape alterations and the installation of physical security infrastructure. The area is approximately 1.4 acres, excluding the courthouse, and contains both public rights-of-way and GSA property between the courthouse’s existing security perimeter and the courthouse building. Permanent perimeter security elements would be provided along three sides of the building, on Jamieson Avenue, Courthouse Square South, and Elizabeth Lane. Security elements would consist of hardened garden fencing, altered curb lines, expanded planting beds, narrowed roadway widths, and the installation of bollards. The GSA has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-206F |
The National Park Service (NPS) has submitted an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Federal Consistency Determination (FCD) for a new Fire Management Plan at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, which consists of the Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Court House Battlefields, Chatham Manor, and the Jackson Shrine. Five alternatives were considered for the Fire Management Plan and two were put forward, including a no-action alternative, which consists of continuing the fire management program that currently exists without change and; one action alternative (preferred), which consists of continuing the existing program, with additional areas for prescribed fire, and non-fire, mechanical and chemical reduction fuel treatments. The NPS preferred alternative is to suppress all unscheduled ignitions using the most appropriate suppression response, and continues resource management and fuels reduction projects using mechanical treatment, chemical treatment and expands the prescribed burning program. The NPS preferred alternative would introduce prescribed fire into battlefields where prescribed fire is not currently used. The NPS’s FCD finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-205F |
The Department of the Navy proposes to establish an air field clear zone management plan for Naval Air Station Oceana in the City of Virginia Beach and submitted a federal consistency determination (FCD). The clear zone management plan addresses vegetation management around the runway complex, taxiways and ramp areas during a 10-year span. According to the FCD, the project would be consistent with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-204F |
NASA is proposing to demolish nine buildings and the track associated with the Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility Complex at Langley Research Center in Hampton. The complex is closed and no longer operational. Demolition activities would begin in 2013 and would involve a deconstruction approach, whereby building materials and debris would be recycled to the maximum extent practicable. The proposed project would reduce the footprint of Langley by more than 8,000 square feet. The submitted environmental assessment (EA) evaluates the proposed action and the no-action alternative |
| 11-203F |
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to implement Framework (FW) Adjustment 23 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The primary purpose of this action is to address four very specific issues to improve the overall effectiveness of the Scallop FMP. The need is to develop measures to minimize impacts on sea turtles through the requirement of a turtle deflector dredge; to improve the effectiveness of the accountability measure adopted under Amendment 15 for the Yellow Tail Flounder (YTF) sub-Annual Catch Limit (ACL), consider specific changes to the general category Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management program to address potential inconsistencies, and to consider modifications to the vessel monitoring system to improve fleet operations. To minimize impacts on sea turtles the preferred action includes requirement of a turtle deflector dredge for all limited access vessels and all Limited Access General Category (LAGC) vessels that fish with a dredge greater than or equal to ten feet six inches in waters west of 71W between May 1 and October 31. This requirement would be effective one year after FW23 is implemented. To improve the effectiveness of accountability measures for YT flounder sub-ACLs, the preferred action revises the YT AM schedule for limited access vessels and implements a mechanism to adjust the Accountability Measure (AM) based on final estimates of catch. To address potential inconsistencies with the LAGC NGOM management program the preferred action includes an allowance for LAGC NGOM vessels to declare a state water trip and catch on those trips would not count against the NGOM hard-Total Annual Catch (TAC). To improve fleet operations and safety the preferred action includes a revision to the vessel monitoring system that would allow scallop vessels to declare into the fishery from inshore of the VMS demarcation line rather than from port. The NMFS has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-202F |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has submitted an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Federal Consistency Determination (FCD) for the construction of enhancements to overnight accommodations for the James River Ecology School at Presquile National Wildlife Refuge in Chesterfield County. The school is an environmental education program, based at Presquile and is run in partnership with USFWS and the James River Association. The school is designed to actively engage students in conservation and the outdoors, inspire appreciation and stewardship of natural and cultural resources, expand understanding of the significance of the Chesapeake Bay and James River watershed, and raise awareness of the National Wildlife Refuge System through single- and multi-day, overnight programs on the refuge. The EA evaluates two alternatives: Alternative A (No-action Alternative), under which USFWS would continue to offer temporary overnight tent accommodations and arrange for separate restroom and shower facilities for student participants; and, Alternative B (Bunkhouse Alternative), the preferred alternative, under which USFWS would construct a permanent bunkhouse on the refuge, including restroom and shower facilities. |
| 11-201S |
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) proposes to construct the 12th Street Commons at the VCU Medical Center campus in the City of Richmond. The project site is located at 12th Street between East Broad Street and East Marshall Street. The purpose of the project is to create a pedestrian open space from an existing city street. The Commons shall be an extension of the existing Patterson Memorial Garden and will include the 12th Street Commons Promenade, Fountain and School of Medicine Plaza. Project activities include the: removal of asphalt and appurtenances; relocation of aboveground utilities (as necessary); and construction of new open space amenities. Landscaping will include areas of open lawn and hardscape features. Trees and shrubs will be placed in above grade planters. The Commons is expected to significantly increase pedestrian safety and act as a pathway to allow urban commuting via bicycle or on foot. |
| 11-200S |
Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) has submitted an application to the State Corporation Commission for approval of a community solar power program. Dominion is proposing to construct up to 30 megawatts (MW) of company-owned distributed solar generation facilities consisting of installed solar electric panels on existing structures and previously developed sites throughout the company's Virginia service territory, as well as to purchase the solar energy power from up to 3 MW of customer-owned installations as an alternative to net energy metering. Specific sites for solar power development have not been identified. |
| 11-199F |
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) proposes to demolish three antennae and install one transmitter antenna at the USCG Communication Area Master Station Atlantic (CAMSLANT) Pungo, at 1900 Indian River Road in the City of Virginia Beach. Demolition activities include the removal of all antenna components at Towers #9, #10 (MF Transmit Antenna #31) and Transmit Antenna NX-23 (which hangs between Towers #9 and #10), to include poles, foundations, guy pads, ground radials, anchoring devices, transformers, boxes, cabling and fencing. The installation of a new lighted, 300-foot Tower #10 would be centered between the existing Tower #9 and Tower #10 approximately 300 feet to the west of the existing Tower #10. Construction would include foundations, guy pads, anchors, tower, ground plane, an Automatic Tuning Unit (ATU), and climbing systems. Tower lighting will be coordinated and registered with the Federal Aviation Administration. A 144 linear foot security fence will surround the tower base. USCG has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-198S |
The University of Virginia’s (UVA) College at Wise proposes to construct a new library facility in the center of its campus, located in Wise. The building will be six stories and contain 66,000 square feet. It also will serve as a vertical link between the upper and lower campuses for faculty, staff and students. The site is a 60-foot high grass slope, which is in part covered with steps, and is surrounded by academic and residential buildings. |
| 11-197F |
The Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) proposes the construction of a new car wash facility in the North Post Area of Fort Belvoir Main Post in Fairfax County. The proposed facility will be located adjacent to an existing shoppette at the southwest corner of the Gunston Road/Gorgas Road intersection. The undertaking involves construction of a single-story 1,350 square foot building, concrete access drives and supporting utilities. The total area to be disturbed by construction will be approximately 7,250 square feet. The total area of the constructed facility will be 3,745 square feet, 2,180 square feet of which will be impervious surface. The car wash will be automatic and will not have any employees. The car wash will be equipped with a water reclaim system. This system recycles and treats all of the water required for the car wash with the exception of the final fresh water rinse. Of the 68 gallons of total water required for a car wash, only 13 gallons of actual water will be used and not reclaimed. This unreclaimed water will be disposed of by discharge into the sanitary sewer system, after being passed through a grit chamber and an oil/water separator. AAFES has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-196F |
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has developed a Secretarial Amendment for the small-mesh multispecies fishery which is part of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Secretarial Amendment includes provisions for annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs). The small-mesh multispecies fishery is composed of five stocks of three species of hakes (northern silver hake, southern silver hake, northern red hake, southern red hake, and offshore hake), and the fishery is managed primarily through a series of exemptions from the broader regulations governing the Northeast multispecies fishery. The Secretarial Amendment proposes: (1) an overfishing limit, acceptable biological catch, and ACL framework; (2) stock area total allowable landings (TALs); (3) a post-season AM of a pound-for-pound payback of any ACL overage; and (4) an in-season AM that would reduce the possession limit of a stock to an incidental level (400 lb of red hake, 1,00 lb for silver and offshore hake combined) when 90 percent that stock’s TAL is projected to be harvested. NMFS has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-195F |
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an exemption to Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7 from specific provisions of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(11), and 72.214 at Dominion’s nuclear power reactors, North Anna Power Station Units 1 and 2, located in Louisa County and Surry Power Station Units 1 and 2, located in Surry County. Dominion has loaded spent nuclear fuel into dry storage casks, under the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1030, Amendment No. 0. It was later discovered that the decay heat limit for twelve of the loaded fuel assemblies at North Anna and five of the loaded fuel assemblies at Surry exceeded the limits of the CoC. The twelve fuel assemblies at North Anna are distributed in seven dry storage canisters (DSC) and the five fuel assemblies at Surry are distributed in four DSCs. Dominion has provided an evaluation and thermal analysis which shows that the affected DSCs remain bounded by the system’s design basis limits and that the continued storage of the fuel in the as-loaded configuration is safe. Dominion is requesting an exemption to the 10 CFR Part 72 requirements to continue storage of the affected DSCs in their current condition at the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSIs) associated with North Anna and Surry. |
| 11-194F |
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has requested federal assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant to purchase 460 acres of wetland and upland habitat on Doe Creek and the Chesapeake Bay, known as Level Ponds, near DGIF’s Saxis Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Accomack County. The purchase will protect the 460-acre Level Ponds property containing 337 acres of nationally-declining wetland types, including 186 acres of palustrine forested and shrub/scrub wetlands, 112 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands, 23 acres of estuarine emergent wetlands and 16 acres of estuarine forested wetlands. The property is currently owned by The Nature Conservancy, who is interested in selling the fee-simple interest. The Conservancy will retain approximately 220 acres which includes a hunting lodge and other improvements. DGIF has submitted a federal consistency certification that finds the proposed action consistent with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-193S |
Dominion Virginia Power proposes to build and operate in King George County a new 230 kV overhead double circuit transmission line approximately 9.43 miles long from Dahlgren Junction to a proposed new 230 - 34.5 kV substation at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. The proposed new transmission line will be built entirely within new right-of-way. Dominion has identified Proposed Route (Route C) and another route (Route B) for the State Corporation Commission’s consideration. |
| 11-192F |
Fort Belvoir is proposing to build a fire station across the street from the existing one in the South Post Area of Fort Belvoir Main Post. The station also will be used as the Emergency Operations Center. The station will be a one-story building with approximately 14,900 square feet. The project site was previously developed. Several small buildings and a paved area occupy the space. Approximately 20,500 square feet of land will be disturbed. According to the Federal Consistency Determination, the project would be consistent with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-191F |
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) proposes to revise the list of permanent safety zones at 33 CRF 165.506, established for fireworks displays at various locations within the geographic boundary of the Fifth Coast Guard District. This action is necessary to protect the life and property of the maritime public from the hazards posed by fireworks displays. Entry into or movement within these proposed zones during the enforcement periods is prohibited without approval of the appropriate Captain of the Port. In Virginia, two new safety zones will be added to include the: Great Wicomico River at Mila; and Cockrell’s Creek at Reedville. In addition, five existing safety zones will be modified in Virginia, including the: Upper Potomac River at Alexandria; Potomac River at Prince William County; Chesapeake Bay at Norfolk; and North Atlantic Ocean at Virginia Beach (2 locations). The USCG typically receives numerous applications in these areas for fireworks displays. Previously a temporary safety zone was usually established on an emergency basis for each display. This limited the opportunity for public comment. Establishing permanent safety zones through notice and comment rulemaking provides the public the opportunity to comment on the zone locations, size and length of time the zones will be enforced. The USCS has submitted a Federal Consistency Determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-190F |
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposes to provide mortgage insurance under HUD Section 221(d)(4) to Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, LLC, for the construction of the proposed Colony Village Apartments in Chesterfield County. The Section 221(d)(4) program provides mortgage insurance for multifamily rental housing for moderate-income families. The 17.273-acre site is located off U.S. Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) and currently consists of one 2-story motel structure with five associated cottage structures; one 2-story single-family residential structure; two garage structures; approximately thirty-eight mobile homes; one 2-story single family residential structure; and undeveloped woodlands with a cell tower on the southwestern portion of the subject property. Existing structures will be demolished and removed (except the cell tower). Phase I improvements will include the construction of five three-story multi-family apartment structures, containing 166 residential units; one single-story clubhouse; one single-story storage building; an in-ground swimming pool; asphalt parking areas; and landscaped areas. Phase 2 improvements include the construction of three 3-story multi-family apartment structures, containing 106 residential units; asphalt parking areas; and landscaped areas. HUD has submitted a Federal Consistency Determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-189F |
The Department of the Navy (Navy) proposes to remove contaminants and contaminated soil along the Oceana Salvage Yard Access Road at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana in the City of Virginia Beach. The Access Road and Burial Unit are located along the eastern boundary of the NAS Oceana property. Navy investigations identified lead-contaminated soil and buried debris, crushed car batteries and debris within and along the Access Road and its shoulders and within an area identified as the Burial Unit. Additionally, areas of surface debris and debris mounds were encountered near the Access Road and Burial Unit. The removal action consists of capping the Access Road, excavating and restoring the Access Road shoulders and the Burial Unit, removal of non-roadway associated debris and restoration of the site. The Navy has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-188F |
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing the construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the Salem VA Medical Center. The medical center is located in the City of Salem, and the solar PV system is located in the City of Roanoke. The system would include multiple PV mats consisting of solar-laminated cells on flexible plastic membrane or wafer-silicon technology on fixed-tilt mounting systems. |
| 11-187F |
The Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc. has submitted a Federal Consistency Certification (FCC) for the construction of the Atlantic Community Health Center (ACHC) in Accomack County. The proposed project site for the new health center consists of approximately 13.75 acres located adjacent to northbound U.S. 13, approximately 0.25 miles north of Coardtown Road. The proposed health center will be a 19,862-square foot facility with brick siding and an asphalt shingle roof. The building will consist of eight wings, dedicated to medical exam rooms, a dental wing, reception area and required accessory uses. Administrative offices make up the central portion of the building. An on-site sewage disposal and well system will also be located on the site. An additional 5,000-square foot office building located in the southwest corner of the property may be added in the future. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is the federal licensing agency for the proposed health center. The Eastern Shore Rural Health System’s federal consistency certification finds the proposed action consistent with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-186F |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) submitted a Preliminary Final Master Plan and Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) to update the 1980 Master Plan for the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir. The plan provides reservoir managers with guidance and direction on land use and management, existing and future recreational opportunities, and resource inventories. The PEA addresses the potential environmental impacts of the proposed plan. |
| 11-185F |
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has submitted a proposed rule to establish opening dates and adjust quotas for the 2012 fishing season for the Atlantic commercial shark fisheries. Quotas would be adjusted based on any over- and/or under harvests experienced during the 2010 and 2011 Atlantic commercial shark fishing seasons. In addition, NMFS proposes season openings based on previously implemented adaptive management measures to provide, to the extent practicable, fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in all regions and areas. The proposed measures could affect fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in the northwestern Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. NMFS has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-184F |
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) intends to increase the number of F-22A aircraft currently assigned to Langley Air Force Base (AFB) by adding six additional F-22A aircraft to the 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW), and stand up a T-38A aircraft detachment of 14 training aircraft within the 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW). The purpose of the proposed force structure changes of F-22 and T-38A aircraft at Langley AFB would be to provide additional Air Force capabilities at a strategic location to meet mission responsibilities for worldwide deployment. The increase of six F-22 aircraft and beddown of up to fourteen T-38A aircraft would provide enhanced capabilities while efficiently using Langley AFB facilities. Existing facilities at Langley AFB can accommodate the additional aircraft and personnel associated with the proposed force structure changes. Therefore, Langley would not require construction of any new facilities. However, Langley may install aircraft arresting equipment at the ends of the runway for T-38A aircraft. No airspace modifications are proposed for the additional F-22A or T-38A aircraft. The USAF has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-183F |
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to make amendments to the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit (ACL) for the South Atlantic Region. The purpose of this Comprehensive ACL Amendment for the South Atlantic Region (Comprehensive ACL Amendment) is to implement measures expected to prevent overfishing and achieve optimum yield (OY) while minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse social and economic effects. The proposed action will: remove some species from South Atlantic Snapper Grouper fishery management unit (FMU) and designate others as Ecosystem Components; consider multi-species groupings for specifying ACLs, annual catch targets (ACTs) and accountability measures (AMs); establish acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rules; ABCs, ACLs, ACTs, and AMs for species not undergoing overfishing; specify jurisdictional allocations and sector allocations for species not undergoing overfishing; and modify management measures to limit total mortality to the ACL. NMFS has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-182F |
The City of Chesapeake has submitted a federal consistency certification under 15 CFR, part 930, subpart F for the construction of the Heron’s Landing Apartments in the City of Chesapeake. The City of Chesapeake is the lead agency for the project which will be constructed by the Virginia Supportive Housing (VSH). The cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Suffolk will provide federal funding to VSH for construction of sixty Supportive Room Occupancy (SRO) apartments on a four-acre parcel located 1,000 feet northeast of the intersection of Compostella Road and Military Highway. The apartments will house single, homeless individuals. The City of Chesapeake’s federal consistency certification finds the proposed action consistent with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-179F |
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing a roadway improvement project that consists of resurfacing (asphalt overlay) of the entrance road (Auto Tour Road) into the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge and three visitor parking areas in Prince William County. The entrance road, which is an extension of Dawson Beach Road, is also known as Route 010 or Auto Tour Road. It is a two-lane paved road for 1.06 miles and is a one-lane, un-paved road for 0.63 miles. Roadway reconditioning will take place along the unpaved portion of Auto Tour Road and one pipe culvert will be replaced in-kind. The main visitor parking area is an asphalt lot of approximately 35,260 square feet (sf) and is in fair condition with much cracking. Most or all of this parking area will be reconstructed. There is a smaller parking area of approximately 1,380 sf near the entrance of the refuge which is used for the Entrance Check Station located just outside the refuge gate. This parking area is paved and in good condition. A large concrete slab will be removed adjacent to the existing parking area and the parking area would be widened as part of this project. Refuge signage improvements will occur as needed. The FHWA has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-178S |
James Madison University (JMU) is proposing a renovation and expansion of the Duke Hall Fine Arts Center on its campus in the City of Harrisonburg. JMU is planning to renovate the interior of the existing building and construct a 53,000-square-foot addition. The addition will be three stories and located on the east end of the building. The building site is a landscaped lawn. Approximately 2.4 acres will be disturbed during construction. |
| 11-177F |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA) proposes to issue a loan guarantee for the construction of two broiler houses in Accomack County. The project site is located at 28478 Grotontown Road, Hallwood, Virginia, on a tract of land containing 62.85 acres. Approximately 2.5 acres will be developed for agricultural production along with the current 10-acre site. The project involves the construction of two 60-foot by 560-foot broiler houses. The two broiler houses will have a capacity of 44,800 birds per house, or a total capacity of 89,600 birds. The USDA-FSA has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-176F |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA-RD) proposes to repair the Seabreeze Apartments and stabilize the property shoreline along the Chesapeake Bay in the Town of Cape Charles. The property is an existing affordable multi-family development located at 201 Washington Street. The property consists of four brick apartment buildings of approximately 63,300 square feet consisting of 28 residential units and one 1-story brick laundry, office and maintenance building on approximately 1.45 acres. Project activities include that replacement of the roof damaged by hurricane Irene, repairs to the shoreline at the rear of the property, and the installation of a system of Wave Attenuation Devices (WADs) to stabilize the shoreline. The USDA-RD has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-175F |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA-RD) is currently processing an application under Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) for the transfer and assumption of debt and the rehabilitation of an existing affordable multifamily apartment complex in Matthews County. The property is located on six acres at 21 Saint Ives Court and consists of ten 1-bedroom apartments and twenty 2-bedroom apartments. The gross building area is 23,575 feet. The rehabilitation will include the roof, siding, appliances, HVAC, windows, doors, insulation, hot water heaters, carpet and tile repairs and/or replacements. Exterior property improvements include landscaping and asphalt parking areas. The USDA-RD has submitted a federal consistency determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
| 11-174S |
George Mason University proposes to construct alterations and an addition to Hanover Hall on the campus in Fairfax County. Alterations include the enlargement of the kitchen/dining area and the improvement of restrooms to meet accessibility standards. Interior partitions, ceiling finishes and plumbing infrastructure, fixtures and fittings will be demolished. The upper level of the north wing will be removed and the lower level will be removed except for the west retaining wall and floor slab. There will be a partial redevelopment of the land immediately adjacent to the facility that will involve minor grading, utility upgrades, and the reestablishment of landscaping. |
| 11-173F |
The Tappahannock-Essex County Airport Authority proposes to construct improvements at the airport in Essex County. The proposed improvements include the construction of an aircraft hangar, helicopter parking pad and helicopter fueling pad. The improvements will be constructed in areas of the airport that were disturbed during the construction of the airport which was completed in 2007. The Airport Authority has submitted a Federal Consistency Certification that finds the proposed action consistent with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
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According to the Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, the Blue Ridge Parkway, established in 1936 by an act of Congress, has been administered by the National Park Service (“NPS,” or “Park Service”) pursuant to a master plan and Parkway Land Use Maps as well as applicable laws and policies. A general management plan is now needed because the master plan is outdated, and because the Parkway faces an increasing array of issues requiring guidance through an approved general management plan. Specifically, a general management plan is intended to: Clearly define resource conditions and visitor experiences to be achieved; Provide a framework for decision-making by Park Service managers on resource protection, visitor experience opportunities, managing visitor use, and what kinds of facilities are needed, if any, along the Parkway; and Ensure that this foundation is developed in consultation with interested stakeholders and adopted by NPS managers after adequate analysis of benefits, impacts, and costs of alternative courses of action.
The associated Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS), on the other hand, is mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (PL 91-190) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508). The Draft EIS describes three alternatives: Alternative A: No action (continue current management); or Alternative B: Park Service preferred alternative, combining newer law and policy requirements with the parkway concept developed in the Parkway’s first twenty years (1936-55), enhancing resource protection and connectivity and building stronger connections with adjacent communities; or Alternative C: Greater integration with the larger region’s resources and economy, including the establishment of management zones detailing acceptable resource conditions, visitor experience and use levels, and appropriate activities. |
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposes to provide mortgage insurance under HUD Section 221(d)(4) to AGM Financial Services, inc., for the proposed Streets of Greenbrier in the City of Chesapeake. The Section 221(d)(4) program provides mortgage insurance for multifamily rental housing for moderate-income families. The proposed Streets of Greenbrier would be constructed on a 17.58-acre site currently consisting of undeveloped wooded land and consist of a 280-unit multi-family complex consisting of two 4-story structures, seven carriage unit structures, and two parking garages. HUD has submitted a Federal Consistency Determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) proposes to demolish 9 buildings and the test track associated with the Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility (ALDF Complex) located at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) in the City of Hampton. As the Space Shuttle Program draws to an end, NASA has inventoried facilities that are no longer needed for its future mission. NASA has determined that the ALDF Complex has reached obsolescence and is no longer operational and/or needed. The demolition is intended to streamline NASA LaRC’s infrastructure by removing approximately 107,800 square feet of buildings and structures located within the northern boundary NASA LaRC. After demolition, the site will be re-graded to match existing site contours and returned to green space. NASA has submitted a Federal Consistency Determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |
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Virginia Military Institute submitted an environmental impact report for construction projects associated with the renovation of the Post Hospital on its campus in the City of Lexington. The site work will be mostly contained to utility trenches and rainwater harvesting. The exception is a new courtyard between the two wings of the building. Currently, an asphalt drive serves as the entrance walk to the main (rear) door. The asphalt will be removed and replaced with pervious brick pavers. |
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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to implement Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for coast migratory pelagic resources in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. The primary goal of the amendment is to establish a mechanism for specifying annual catch limits (ACLs) at levels that prevent overfishing for all managed species and to set measures to ensure accountability. Specific actions include: 1) removal of four species from the FMP; 2) revision of the framework procedure; 3) establishment of two migratory groups of cobia; and 4) establishment of annual catch limits, annual catch targets (ACTs), and accountability measures (AMs) for king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia. Amendment 18 also contains non-regulatory actions to establish allowable biological catch control (ABC) rules, set allocations for Atlantic group cobia, and revise definitions of management thresholds for Atlantic migratory group king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia. NMFS has submitted a Federal Consistency Determination that finds the proposed action consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. |