{"abstract":"In accordance with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed construction of a dredged material containment facility (DMCF) by the Maryland Port Administration (MPA). This DEIS was prepared as part of the submission of MPA's application for a Department of the Army permit to construct the facility in the Patapsco River, Baltimore City, MD. This application will be evaluated pursuant to section 10 or the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The preferred alternative is for the construction of a stone, sand, and cofferdam structure that would impact approximately 131 acres of waters of the United States, including jurisdictional wetlands. The structure would be initially constructed to 10 feet above the mean lower low water (MLLW) elevation, with a future temporary elevation to 42 feet above MLLW, and an ultimate elevation of 36 feet above MLLW. The project would also include mechanical dredging of approximately 1.7 million cubic yards of overburden material within the footprint of the proposed disposal site, and the placement of this material at the Hart Miller Island disposal site, Baltimore County, MD. Hydraulic dredging of approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of sand would be performed, and the sand used to construct the outer portion of the containment structure. Approximately 0.5 million cubic yards of clay is to be mechanically/hydraulically dredged and placed on the inside of this structure. Two new spillway structures and discharge outfalls are to be included in the construction of the DMCF. Other work associated with the construction of the DMCF is the relocation of a city water main line and storm drain systems, and the relocation of a commercial mooring buoy. The total proposed footprint of the proposed project is 141 acres.","action":"Notice of availability.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers","name":"Engineers Corps","id":142,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/engineers-corps","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/142","parent_id":103,"slug":"engineers-corps"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2006/05/19/06-4683.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"71 FR 29128","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2006-07-07","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The Baltimore District must receive comments on or before July 7, 2006 to ensure consideration in the final action. A public hearing on the DEIS has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 7 p.m. Displays will be available and representatives of the project team will be present at 6 p.m.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"06-4683","effective_on":null,"end_page":29128,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2006/05/19/06-4683.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/19/06-4683/availability-of-draft-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-proposed-construction-of-a-dredged","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/06-4683?publication_date=2006-05-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2006-05-19/06-4683/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":1,"page_views":{"count":15,"last_updated":"2026-04-10 04:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-05-19/pdf/06-4683.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2006-05-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2006/05/19/06-4683.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T19:24:32Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":29128,"subtype":null,"title":"Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Construction of a Dredged Material Containment Facility in the Patapsco River, at Masonville, Baltimore City, MD","toc_doc":"Patapsco River, Baltimore City, MD; dredged material containment facility construction","toc_subject":"Environmental statements; availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":71}