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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps) and the Los Angeles Harbor Department (Port) have prepared a joint Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/ Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Draft SEIS/SEIR) for the following project in the Port of Los Angeles:

Port of Los Angeles Channel Deepening Project

AVAILABILITY: The re-circulated Draft EIS/EIR is available for review at the following locations:

Los Angeles Public Library, Central Branch
630 West 5th Street
Los Angeles CA 90071

Los Angeles Public Library, San Pedro Branch
921 South Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

Los Angeles Public Library, Wilmington Branch
1300 North Avalon Blvd.
Wilmington, CA 90744

Port of Los Angeles Administration Building
425 South Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

The public notice is available online at the Army Corps of Engineers website: www.spl.usace.army.mil/regulatory/POLA.htm. A limited number of printed copies of the Draft SEIS/SEIR are also available at the Port's Environmental Management Division offices to purchase. The Draft SEIS/SEIR is also available on CD for no charge.

PUBLIC MEETING: The Corps and the Port held a public meeting to receive public comment on the Draft SEIS/SEIR for this project on August 6, 2008. See links below to the public meeting agenda and presentation.

NOTE ON THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT: The proposed Project is to complete the Channel Deepening Project as authorized by Congress in WRDA 2000. WRDA 2000 authorized dredging of the Main Channel of the Port and associated features (berths) to allow the new generation of deeper draft container vessels that require a depth of -53 feet to navigate and access the container terminals along the Main Channel of the Port. Construction of the Channel Deepening Project was initiated in September 2002 (the original Project was analyzed in the September 2000 Channel Deepening Project Draft EIS/EIR). The 2002 Channel Deepening Project has resulted in more dredge material than initially estimated and additional disposal capacity is needed. The SEIS/SEIR analyzes completing the project and adding disposal capacity.

The September 2000 Channel Deepening Project Draft EIS/EIR is available for view at:

Port of Los Angeles Administration Building
425 South Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

Click here to view the Executive Summary (released September 2000).

COMMENTS: Written comments on the SEIS/SEIR will be received until September 1, 2008 and should be sent to both:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District
Environmental Resources Branch
c/o Megan Wong
P.O. Box 532711
Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325

and

Dr. Ralph Appy, Director Environmental Management Division
Port of Los Angeles
425 South Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
ceqacomments@portla.org

For additional information, please contact Joy Jaiswal at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at (213) 452-3859 or Kat Prickett at the Port of Los Angeles at (310) 732-3675.

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Port of Los Angeles Channel Deepening Project Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (Draft SEIS/SEIR)
Cover Letter	Corps Notice of Availability
Overview and Figures	Executive Summary
Public Meeting Agenda	Public Meeting Presentation
En Español
Resumen Ejecutivo	Página Principal
Chapters
Chapter 1: Introduction	Chapter 3.11: Recreation
Chapter 2: Project Description	Chapter 3.12: Utilities
Chapter 3.0: Affected Environment	Chapter 3.13: Water Quality
Chapter 3.1: Aesthetics and Visual Resources	Chapter 4: Socioeconomics
Chapter 3.2: Air Quality	Chapter 5: Environmental Justice
Chapter 3.3: Biological Resources	Chapter 6: Cumulative Analysis
Chapter 3.4: Cultural Resources	Chapter 7: Long Term Implications
Chapter 3.5: Geology	Chapter 8: Comparison of Alternatives
Chapter 3.6: Ground Transportation	Chapter 9: Distribution List
Chapter 3.7: Hazardous Materials	Chapter 10: List of Preparers
Chapter 3.8: Land Use	Chapter 11: Acronyms
Chapter 3.9: Marine Transportation	Chapter 12: Index
Chapter 3.10: Noise	Chapter 13: References
Appendices
Appendix A: Channel Deepening Project Volume History	Appendix G-1 2004 Monthly Water Quality Sampling Results
Appendix B: Draft Section 404 (b) (1) Alternatives	Appendix G-2 Contaminated Sediment BMP Selection Table
Appendix C: Air Quality Data	Appendix F. Construction Schedules and Equipment Lists
Appendix D: 2004 Notice of Intent (NOI)/Notice of Preparation (NOP)/Initial Study	Appendix H. Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Year 2000 Biological Baseline Study of San Pedro Bay
Appendix E: 2005 Supplemental Notice of Intent (NOI)/Notice of Preparation (NOP)	Appendix I. Mailing List
Appendix F. Construction Schedules and Equipment Lists	Appendix J. Biological Resources Coordination