23 Jul 2024

Availability of Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Ofu Section 14 Emergency Shoreline Protection Study, Ofu, American Samoa

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District, has finalized an Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Ofu Section 14 Emergency Shoreline Protection study, Ofu, American Samoa. The IFR/EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 USC Section 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)(regulations published in 40 CFR Part 1500 et seq.), and USACE procedures for implementing NEPA published in 33 CFR Part 230. The non-Federal sponsor for the study is the American Samoa Government (ASG), represented by the Department of Port Administration.

17 May 2024

Availability for Public Comment: Environmental Assessment Pipeline and Contaminated Soil Removal Former Aua Fuel Farm FUDS, Aua Village

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District is seeking public input on the Environmental Assessment for removal of fuel pipeline and petroleum-contaminated soil at the former Aua Fuel Farm in Aua Village, American Samoa.

15 May 2024

Special Public Notice: PERMIT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN RRS!

USACE is pleased to announce that the new national online application portal and management platform, known as the Regulatory Request System (RRS) now includes an electronic submission option for permit applications. This platform has been introduced to modernize our permit application process and to address our users' expectations by providing a straightforward and transparent process for the submittal of permit requests.

3 May 2024

Waikoloa Maneuver Area FUDS Spring Restoration Advisory Board Meeting

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District is holding a Restoration Advisory Board meeting for the Waikoloa Maneuver Area Formerly Used Defense Site, or FUDS, located on the Island of Hawaii, Wednesday, May 22, 5-6:30 p.m.

16 Dec 2023

Record of Decision Waikoloa Maneuver Area FUDS Munitions Response Site: Sector 15

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District, announces the No Further Action Record of Decision for Munitions Response Site (MRS) Project 19 – Sector 15 within the Waikoloa Maneuver Area, South Kohala, Island of Hawaiʻi.

7 Dec 2023

Notice of Proposed Rule Amendment to the Danger Zone at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii

Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received from the United States Marine Corps for the Department of the Army (DA) to amend an established danger zone (33 CFR 334.1380) within Kaneohe Bay on U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

26 Sep 2023

Special Joint Public Notice: 2023 HI SMMP

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu Engineer District (USACE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX (EPA) have prepared a revised Site Management and Monitoring Plan (SMMP) for the five existing Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites (ODMDSs) serving Hawai‘i: South O‘ahu, Hilo, Port Allen, Nawiliwili, and Kahului. The five existing Hawaii ODMDSs were designated by EPA in 1981 based on a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issued in 1980, and the SMMP covering these five sites was last updated in 2015. SMMPs describe the coordinated approach by which EPA and USACE manage each ODMDS to ensure that significant adverse impacts to the environment or uses of the ocean do not occur.

23 Aug 2023

POH-2023-00015 Environmental Assessment for Review: Hale‘iwa Small Boat Harbor Maintenance Dredging and Beach Restoration, O‘ahu

Interested parties are hereby notified that the Honolulu District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to assess the significance of the potential impacts of the proposed Hale‘iwa Small Boat Harbor Maintenance Dredging and Beach Restoration Project on the quality of the human environment in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations at 40 CFR Parts 1500 to1508, as amended.

9 Mar 2023

POH-2019-00074 Sugar Dock Rehabilitation, Saipan, CNMI

Expiration date: 4/9/2023

Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received for a Department of the Army (DA) permit for certain work in waters of the United States (U.S.) as described below and shown on the attached drawings. APPLICANT: Anthony Camacho, CNMI Department of Public Works, Caller Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950. AGENT: John Gourley, Micronesian Environmental Services, Post Office Box 502802, Saipan, MP 96950. LOCATION: In Saipan Lagoon at the west terminus of Chalan Hagoi, Lot No. 058 H 02, Susupe, Island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (15.15142°N, 145.69949°E). See the enclosed figures for additional information regarding project location. PROPOSED ACTIVITY: The Department of Public Works (DPW) proposes to dredge 7,354 cubic yards (cy) of accreted sand from 0.68-acres of Saipan Lagoon to restore small vessel access around the boat ramp, excavate and dredge 5,550 cy of material from 0.48-acres to remove the damaged Sugar Dock, and discharge 9,105 cy of material to reconstruct Sugar Dock at the same location and to the same basic design. DPW also proposes to discharge 306 cy of material into 0.04-acres of Saipan Lagoon to construct a low-profile jetty on the north side of the boat ramp to capture or redirect sand carried in the longshore current. Lastly, DPW proposes to conduct maintenance dredging in up to 0.68-acres over the next ten years, as needed, to maintain small vessel access to the public boat ramp. See “Additional Information” section enclosed for details regarding the DPW’s proposed Best Management Practices to minimize impacts. AUTHORITY(S): This permit application will be reviewed under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344), Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 USC 403).

8 Dec 2022

POH-2020-00043 U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Dry Dock & Waterfront Production Facility

Expiration date: 1/9/2023

Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District requesting Department of the Army (DA) authorization for the U.S. Navy’s proposed Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Dry Dock and Waterfront Production Facility project. The U.S. Navy is proposing to replace the existing Dry Dock 3 (DD3) and associated facilities with a new graving dry dock and waterfront production facility capable of servicing newer, larger fast-attack submarines in the Pacific Island Region. The new Dry Dock 5 would provide appropriate capability at PHNSY & IMF to meet the U.S. Navy’s submarine depot maintenance mission requirements and ensure a properly sized and configured waterfront production facility to enable efficient submarine maintenance. APPLICANT: U.S. Navy, Captain Mark D. Sohaney, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, 850 Ticonderoga Street, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 LOCATION: Various locations at the U.S. Navy, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), including the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Dry Docks, Waipio Peninsula, Pearl City Peninsula, Ford Island, Bishop Point, Loko Paaiau Fishpond at McGrew Point, and the South Oahu Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (SOODMDS) offshore of the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. PROPOSED ACTIVITY: The applicant proposes to conduct dredging, including transporting dredged material for ocean disposal; and removing structures and installing new structures in navigable waters of the U.S. The applicant also proposes to discharge dredged and fill material into waters of the U.S. for the construction of a new dry dock and waterfront production facility. Ongoing operations and maintenance would include periodic dredging at the proposed channel approach. The applicant further proposes to install compensatory mitigation measures to offset unavoidable adverse impacts to waters of the U.S. resulting from the proposed dry dock project. The implementation of the applicant’s proposed mitigation activities would involve dredging in navigable waters of the U.S. and the discharge of fill material into waters of the U.S. to restore and enhance aquatic ecosystems. AUTHORITY(S): The proposed work is being evaluated under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344), Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 USC 403), and Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (33 USC 1413).