NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act; PhilaPort—Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Maintenance Dredging
[53 Pa.B. 7088]
[Saturday, November 11, 2023]This notice is published under section 306(d)(14) of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) (16 U.S.C. § 1455(d)(14)), regarding to public participation in consistency determinations. The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Coastal Resources Management Program has received notice that PhilaPort (applicant) is proposing to perform maintenance dredging at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in the City of Philadelphia (Project).
The applicant is proposing to conduct periodic maintenance dredging at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in the City of Philadelphia. The applicant is proposing to maintain a previously approved depth of 45 feet below mean lower-low water plus 2 feet of allowable overdredge. A total of approximately 114,500 cubic yards of dredged material are proposed for removal during the initial dredging event with disposal at the Whites Basin Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) in Logan Township, NJ. Volumes removed during subsequent dredge events will be determined as needed, subject to seasonal shoaling patterns. The dredged material recovered from subsequent dredge events will be disposed of at either the Whites Basin CDF in Logan Township, NJ, the Fort Mifflin CDF in Philadelphia, PA or the Biles Island CDF in Falls Township, PA. The applicant is seeking authorization for this activity from the United States Army Corps of Engineers through a 10-year maintenance dredging permit under section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. § 403) and section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1344).
This Project is subject to Department review for Federal consistency because it is an activity requiring a Federal license or permit and will have reasonably foreseeable effects on this Commonwealth's coastal resources or uses.
In accordance with section 307 of the CZMA (16 U.S.C. § 1456) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regulations at 15 CFR Part 930, Subpart D (relating to consistency for activities requiring a Federal license or permit), the applicant has certified that the proposed activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the applicable enforceable policies of the Commonwealth's NOAA-approved Coastal Resources Management Program. Interested parties may request a copy of the Federal Consistency Certification from the Department contact listed as follows.
Questions regarding this review should be directed to Matthew Walderon, Federal Consistency Coordinator, at (717) 772-2196 or RA-Fed_Consistency@pa.gov.
The Department will consider all comments received on or before November 28, 2023. Comments, including comments submitted by electronic mail, must include the originator's name and address. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment. Alternatively, written comments can be submitted by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov or by mail to the Department of Environmental Protection, Policy Office, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted.
JESSICA SHIRLEY,
Interim Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-1553. Filed for public inspection November 10, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]
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