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of bank stabilization, employing 

primarily riprap, and levee setbacks 

where feasible. 

The planning area for the proposed 

actions is considered to be the entire 

Sacramento River Flood Control Project, 

and the Corps’ current inventory of 

critical eroding sites will constitute a 

representative sample of the sites to 

eventually be treated. As streambank 

erosion is episodic and new critical sites 

can appear each year, the environmental 

analysis will be programmatic in nature 

allowing for future environmental 

impact analysis for specific projects, as 

needed. 

2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will 

address the No Action alternative and 

five action alternatives including four 

different types of bank protection 

alternatives and a levee setback 

alternative. The four types of bank 

protection alternatives differ from one 

another in the amount and extent of 

rock protection placed and the 

environmental features (e.g., vegetation 

and instream woody material) 

incorporated in the design. 

3. Scoping Process. 

a. A series of public scoping meetings 

will be held in February 2009 to present 

information to the public and to receive 

comments from the public. These 

meetings are intended to initiate the 

process to involve concerned 

individuals, and local, State, and 

Federal agencies. 

b. Significant issues to be analyzed in 

depth in the EIS/EIR include effects on 

river meander, hydraulics, wetlands and 

other waters of the U.S., vegetation and 

wildlife resources, special-status 

species, aesthetics, cultural resources, 

recreation, land use, fisheries, water 

quality, air quality, noise, 

transportation, visual resources, and 

socioeconomics; and cumulative effects 

of related projects in the study area. 

c. The Corps will consult with the 

State Historic Preservation Officer to 

comply with the National Historic 

Preservation Act and the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and National Marine 

Fisheries Service to comply with the 

Endangered Species Act. The Corps is 

also coordinating with the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service to comply with the 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. 

d. A 45-day public review period will 

be provided for individuals and 

agencies to review and comment on the 

draft EIS/EIR. All interested parties are 

encouraged to respond to this notice 

and provide a current address if they 

wish to be notified of the draft EIS/EIR 

circulation. 

4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is 

scheduled to be available for public 

review and comment in October 2010. 

Dated: January 22, 2009. 

Thomas C. Chapman, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Record of Decision for 

Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DON), after carefully weighing the 

operational and environmental 

consequences of the proposed action, 

announces its decision to designate 

areas along the East Coast of the United 

States and in the Gulf of Mexico where 

mid- and high-frequency active (MFA 

and HFA) sonar and the improved 

extended echo ranging (IEER) system 

training; maintenance; and research, 

development, test, and evaluation 

(RDT&E) activities will occur, and to 

conduct these activities. The Navy’s 

decision regarding MFA sonar activities 

includes the advanced extended echo 

ranging (AEER) system as a replacement 

for the IEER system. The Navy 

considered applicable executive orders, 

including an analysis of the 

environmental effects of its actions 

outside the United States or its 

territories under Executive Order (EO) 

12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of 

Major Federal Actions, and the 

requirements of EO 12898, Federal 

Actions to Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and Low 

Income Populations. 

The proposed action will be 

accomplished as set forth in the NoAction Alternative, described in the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS/OEIS) as the preferred 

alternative. Implementation of the 

preferred alternative could begin 

immediately. The preferred alternative 

represents the active sonar training and 

RDT&E activities necessary for Navy to 

meet its Title 10 obligation to organize, 

train, equip and maintain combat-ready 

naval forces and to successfully fulfill 

its current and future global mission of 

winning wars, deterring aggression, and 

maintaining freedom of the seas. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Record of Decision (ROD) has been 

distributed to all those individuals who 

requested a copy of the Final EIS/OEIS 

and agencies and organizations that 

received a copy of the Final EIS/OEIS. 

The complete text of the Navy’s ROD is 

available for public viewing on the 

project Web site at http:// 

www.afasteis.gcsaic.com, along with 

copies of the Final EIS/OEIS and 

supporting documents. Single copies of 

the ROD will be made available upon 

request by contacting Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command, Atlantic, 

Attention: Code EV22 (AFAST Project 

Manager), 6506 Hampton Boulevard, 

Norfolk, VA 23508–1278. 

Dated: January 27, 2009. 

A. M. Vallandingham 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Record of Decision for 

Southern California Range Complex 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DON), after carefully weighing the 

operational, and environmental 

consequences of the proposed action, 

announces its decision to support and 

conduct current, emerging, and future 

military readiness activities in the 

Southern California (SOCAL) Range 

Complex, to include San Clemente 

Island (SCI), as necessary to achieve and 

sustain Fleet readiness, including Navy 

training; Department of Defense (DoD) 

or other federal agency research, 

development, test, and evaluation 

(RDT&E) activities; and investment in 

range resources and range 

infrastructure, all in furtherance of the 

Navy’s statutory obligations under Title 

10 of the United States Code governing 

the roles and responsibilities of the 

Navy. In its decision, the Navy 

considered applicable executive orders, 

including an analysis of the 

environmental effects of its actions 

outside the United States or its 

territories under the provisions of 

Executive Order (EO) 12114, 

Environmental Effects Abroad of Major 

Federal Actions, and the requirements 

of EO 12898, Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations. 

The proposed action will be 

accomplished as set out in Alternative 

2, described in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement/Overseas 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/ 

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