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APPENDIX C

REVIEW OF THE DRAFT PEIS

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APPENDIX C REVIEW OF THE DRAFT PEIS

INDEX

Page Public Outreach Materials

Notice of Availability (Federal Register) ............................................................................................... 1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability (Federal Register) .................................................................................................................................. 3 Notice of Availability (Newspaper Advertisement, The Times – Picayune) .......................................... 4 Interested Party Letter ........................................................................................................................... 5

COMMENTORS

Federal Agencies U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ................................................................................................ 7

State and Local Agencies State of Washington, Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation .......................................... 8 Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources ............................................................. 9 Maryland Port Administration (Maryland Department of Transportation) .......................................... 10 Maryland Historical Trust .................................................................................................................... 10

Other Governments Republic of the Marshall Islands .......................................................................................................... 11 Catawba Indian Nation ......................................................................................................................... 13

Stakeholders Groups Shipping Federation of Canada. ............................................................................................................ 14

L & M Seafood, Inc. (Laurance Pentel). .............................................................................................. 16 Walton County Coastal Recreation Association (Laurance Pentel). .................................................... 16 Gary Spivack ........................................................................................................................................ 17

Private Citizens (in order received) Daniel Kleuskens .................................................................................................................................. 18 David Enochs ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Michael Grabbe .................................................................................................................................... 20 Richard Seelig ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Anonymous ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Kenneth Sherman ................................................................................................................................. 23 J. Graeme Lang III ................................................................................................................................ 25 Wendell Weidemann ............................................................................................................................ 26 Peter Norgeot ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Allen Benas .......................................................................................................................................... 28 Joe Preston .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Clifford Appel ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Kenneth Fogle ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Stephen Rosenbaum ............................................................................................................................. 32 Charles Husick ..................................................................................................................................... 33

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Mark Wiggins ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Ronald Dennison .................................................................................................................................. 36 Eugene Brusin ...................................................................................................................................... 37 Philip Smith .......................................................................................................................................... 38 Luke Smith .......................................................................................................................................... 39

Public Meetings

Public Meeting Transcripts – Washington, D.C. .................................................................................. 41 New Orleans, LA .................................................................................. 51

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This NOA was published in The Times – Picayune on Sunday, March 1, 2009 for the New Orleans, Louisiana Public Meeting.

Notice of Availability, Informational Open House and Public Meeting Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on the Future of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN–C) Program

The USCG announces the availability of the Draft PEIS on the Future of the USCG LORAN–C Program. The USCG is now in the 45-day public comment/review period for the Draft PEIS, and invites public comment on the Draft PEIS. As part of the 45-day public comment/review period, the USCG will hold an informational open house and public meeting in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, LA. The Washington, D.C. meeting will be held on February 18, 2009, at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20004 (202-312-1326). The New Orleans, LA, meeting will be held on March 3, 2009 at Riverside Hilton on Two Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-556-3739). Each informational open house will begin at 4:30 p.m. and the public meeting will begin at at 6:00 p.m. The meetings are open to the public and all interested parties are encouraged to attend. Written and verbal comments will be accepted at the open houses and at the public meetings. The Draft PEIS is available for review at the project web site, http://loranpeis.uscg.e2m-inc.com/, or http://www.regulations.gov, Docket Number USCG-2007-28460. You may also submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2007-28460 to the Docket Management Facility. Comments and related material must reach the docket on or before March 9, 2009. Please use only one of the following methods: (1) Federal Docket Management Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov. (2) Mail: Federal Docket Management Facility, U.S. DOT, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20590. (3) Fax: 202-493-2251. (4) Delivery: Room W12-140 on the Ground Floor of the U.S. DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329. The PEIS as well as material received from the public will become part of the docket and will be available for inspection or copying at the address specified as (4), above. You may also view this docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Robert Manning at 202-372-1560, or e-mail Robert.J.Manning@uscg.mil.

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� � �Thank�you�for�your�interest�in�the�U.S.�Coast�Guard’s�Draft�Programmatic�Environmental�Impact�Statement�(PEIS)�on�the�Future�of�the�Long�Range�Aids�to�Navigation�(LORAN–C)�Program.��You�are�receiving�this�notice�because�you�previously�expressed�interest�in�the�project.��

The�Draft�PEIS�has�been�published�and�is�available�and�can�be�downloaded�at�http://loranpeis.uscg.e2m�inc.com/,�or�http://www.regulations.gov,�Docket�Number�USCG�2007�28460.��To�request�a�paper�copy�of�the�document,�please�contact:�LCDR�Robert�J.�Manning,�Technical�Program�Manager�at�202�372�1561�or�email�him�at�Robert.J.Manning@uscg.mil.���

USCG�invites�public�comment�on�the�Draft�PEIS.��Informational�open�houses�and�public�meetings�will�be�held�in�Washington,�D.C.�and�New�Orleans,�LA.��The�Washington,�D.C.�meeting�will�be�held�on�February�18,�2009,�at�the�Ronald�Reagan�Building�&�International�Trade�Center,�1300�Pennsylvania�Ave,�Washington,�DC�20004�(202�312�1326).��The�New�Orleans,�LA,�meeting�will�be�held�on�March�3,�2009�at�Riverside�Hilton�on�Two�Poydras�Street,�New�Orleans,�LA�70140�(504�556�3739).��Each�informational�open�house�will�begin�at�4:30�p.m.�and�the�public�meeting�will�begin�at�6:00�p.m.��

USCG�LORAN�Programmatic�EIS�c/o�e²M,�Inc.�2751�Prosperity�Avenue�Suite�200�Fairfax,�VA��22031

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Thank you for your comment. As the USCG implements its decision on the future of the LORAN-C Program, the USCG will consult with the State of Washington, Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation, pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations 36 CFR Part 800.

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Thank you for your comment. As the USCG implements its decision on the future of the LORAN-C Program, the USCG will consult with the forward in the State of Florida, USCG will consult with the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations 36 CFR Part 800.

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MDP 1: Thank you for your comment. MDP 2: As the USCG implements its decision on the future of the LORAN-C Program, the USCG will consult with the Maryland Department of Planning, Maryland Historical Trust, pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations 36 CFR Part 800.

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Comment noted. Safety concerns involving maritime navigation are discussed in Sections 3.13 and 4.13, Transportation and Navigation, of the PEIS.

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As the USCG implements its decision on the future of the LORAN-C Program, the USCG will consult with the the Catawba Indian Nation pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations 36 CFR Part 800.

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Comment noted. National security policy is outside the scope of this PEIS. Section 1.6 of the PEIS discusses the scope of the PEIS.

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Comment noted. Safety concerns involving maritime navigation are discussed in Sections 3.13 and 4.13, Transportation and Navigation, of the PEIS.

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Thank you for your comment. National security policy is outside the scope of this PEIS. Section 1.6 of the PEIS discusses the scope of the PEIS.

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Thank you for your comment. National security policy is outside the scope of this PEIS. Section 1.6 of the PEIS discusses the scope of the PEIS.

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