42288 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 161 / Friday, August 21, 2009 / Notices 

[FR Doc. E9–20008 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Conveyance 

of Federal Lands at Lake Texoma to 

the State of Oklahoma, Marshall 

County, OK 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of the 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

is to address alternatives and 

environmental impacts associated with 

the conveyance of approximately 1,022 

acres of Federal land located in 

Marshall County, Oklahoma, at Lake 

Texoma, Oklahoma and Texas, to the 

State of Oklahoma. 

ADDRESSES: Questions or comments 

concerning the proposed action should 

be addressed to Mr. Stephen L. Nolen, 

Chief, Environmental Analysis and 

Compliance Branch, Tulsa District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, CESWT–PE– 

E, 1645 S. 101st E. Ave., Tulsa, OK 

74128–4629. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Stephen L. Nolen, (918) 669–7660, fax: 

(918) 669–7546, e-mail: 

Stephen.L.Nolen@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Water 

Resources Development Act of 1999 

(Pub. L. 106–53 113 Stat. 359) directed 

the Secretary of the Army (Secretary) to 

convey to the State of Oklahoma, at fair 

market value, all right, title and interest 

of the United States in and to 

approximately 1,580 acres of land 

located in Marshall County, OK and 

leased to the State of Oklahoma for 

public park and recreation purposes. In 

2005, approximately 558 acres of these 

lands were conveyed to the State of 

Oklahoma through the Oklahoma 

Commissioners of the Land Office. The 

State of Oklahoma, through the 

Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation 

Department, is now requesting 

conveyance of additional lands up to 

the balance (approximately 1,022 acres) 

of that authorized by the Water 

Resources Development Act of 1999. 

The exact acreage and description of 

the real property shall be determined by 

a survey that is satisfactory to the 

Secretary. The real property is currently 

held in fee by the U.S. Government and 

managed under the jurisdiction of the 

Tulsa District Corps of Engineers as a 

part of Lake Texoma, a multipurpose 

reservoir located along the Red River in 

Oklahoma and Texas. The lands subject 

to this action are located east of 

Kingston, Oklahoma along the western 

shore of the Washita River Arm of Lake 

Texoma in Marshall County, OK. 

Conveyed lands are anticipated to be 

subject to development, in conjunction 

with development of lands previously 

conveyed and adjacent private lands, to 

include such features as single and 

multi-family residential housing, hotel 

and conference facilities, restaurants, 

golf course(s), retail and commercial 

space, public boat ramp(s), beach and 

camping amenities, courtesy boat slips, 

and related commercial development 

facilities. 

Reasonable alternatives to be 

considered include varying amounts of 

acreages to be conveyed, alternative 

deed restrictions on conveyed lands, 

varying development features and 

locations, alternative locations and 

nature of shoreline development, and no 

action. 

Issues to be addressed in the EIS 

include but are not limited to: (1) 

Socioeconomic impacts associated with 

planned development, (2) matters 

pertaining to shoreline management and 

development, (3) potential impacts to 

cultural and ecological resources, (4) 

public access and safety, (5) impacts to 

lake use, public parks and recreation, (6) 

aesthetics, (7) water and wastewater 

infrastructure, (8) lake water quality, (9) 

traffic patterns, (10) terrestrial and 

aquatic fish and wildlife habitat, (11) 

Federally-listed threatened and 

endangered species, (12) potential use of 

dry-stack boat storage or other boat 

storage methods, and (13) cumulative 

impacts associated with past, current, 

and reasonably foreseeable future 

actions at Lake Texoma. 

A public scoping meeting for the 

action will be conducted in early fall, 

2009 in Kingston, OK or the vicinity. 

News releases and notices informing the 

public and local, state, and Federal 

agencies of the proposed action and date 

of the public scoping meeting will be 

published in local newspapers. 

Comments received as a result of this 

notice, news releases, and the public 

scoping meeting will be used to assist 

the Tulsa District Corps of Engineers in 

identifying potential impacts to the 

quality of the human or natural 

environment. Affected Federal, state, or 

local agencies, affected Indian tribes, 

and other interested private 

organizations and parties are 

encouraged to participate in the scoping 

process by forwarding written 

comments to (see ADDRESSES) or 

attending the scoping meeting. 

The draft EIS will be available for 

public review and comment. While the 

specific date for release of the draft EIS 

has yet to be determined, all interested 

agencies, tribes, organizations and 

parties expressing an interest in this 

action will be placed on a mailing list 

for receipt of the draft EIS. In order to 

be considered, any comments and 

suggestions should be forwarded to (see 

ADDRESSES) in accordance with dates 

specified upon release of the draft EIS. 

Dated: August 11, 2009. 

Anthony C. Funkhouser, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander. 

[FR Doc. E9–20132 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Corps of Engineers: Intent To Prepare 

a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement for Proposed Lake on 

Yellow Creek in Lamar County, AL 

(Department of Army Permit Number 

SAM–2005–4302–MNS) 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The Mobile District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) 

intends to prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

to address the potential impacts 

associated with construction of a 2,040- 

acre water supply lake along Yellow 

Creek in Lamar County, AL. The Corps 

will be evaluating the proposed project 

under the authority of Section 404 of the 

Clean Water Act. The DEIS will be used 

as a basis for ensuring compliance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). 

DATES: A public scoping meeting will be 

held on October 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting 

will be held at the Lamar County 

Courthouse, Third Floor Courtroom, 

44690 Highway 17, Vernon, Alabama 

35592. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action, 

NEPA process, and the DEIS should be 

addressed to Mr. Michael B. Moxey, 

Regulatory Division, Inland Team 

Leader, Phone (251) 694–3771 or e-mail 

at michael.b.moxey@usace.army.mil, 

Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Regulatory Division, P.O. 

Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. The 

Lamar County Commission is the permit 

applicant. The applicant is proposing to 


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