Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 190 / Friday, October 2, 2009 / Notices 50959 

habitat elements, increasing shoreform 

diversity, establishing areas of estuarine 

habitat, increasing floodplain habitat 

and connectivity, restoring small 

lagoons and estuaries, increasing the 

amount of submerged, emergent, and 

riparian vegetation, replenishing and 

protecting beach sediments, and 

improving tidal exchange. If the 

proposed action were approved, initial 

construction could begin in 2014. 

2. Restoration Alternatives: Three 

programmatic restoration alternatives 

are currently being considered and 

evaluated in the environmental impact 

statement. The No Action alternative, as 

required by NEPA and SEPA, would 

include various agencies and groups 

continuing to implement small-scale 

restoration projects within existing 

frameworks without the implementation 

of this Corps of Engineers and 

Washington Department of Fish and 

Wildlife project. Continued 

implementation of restoration projects 

would focus on reconnecting isolated 

habitat elements, localized shoreline 

revegetation, restoration of estuary 

features and other discrete projects as 

real estate and funding allows. The 

second alternative is to pursue 

restoration of Puget Sound nearshore 

ecosystem processes using physical 

actions to remove or mitigate barriers to 

habitat forming processes and/or create 

habitats that have been lost as a result 

of those barriers. Under this alternative, 

plans may be formulated, including 

strategic restoration, which uses change 

analysis data comparing current and 

historic conditions as a means to 

identify candidate restoration sites 

based on criteria established by an 

interdisciplinary team, as well as 

stakeholders. The third alternative 

focuses on non-structural means to 

restore nearshore processes in Puget 

Sound. This non-structural alternative 

would include actions such as 

education, regulation, and changes in 

land-use policy. These three alternatives 

are not final and may not be analyzed 

in the final EIS, as they may change 

and/or new alternatives may develop 

during the scoping and NEPA process. 

3. Scoping and Public Involvement: 

Public involvement will be sought 

during the study in accordance with 

NEPA and SEPA procedures. Public 

meetings will be held at the beginning 

of the NEPA process to scope the efforts 

that will be undertaken to prepare the 

draft PEIS. The objectives of the public 

meetings will be to clarify issues of 

major concern, identify information that 

might be needed to analyze and evaluate 

impacts, obtain public input on the 

range and acceptability of approaches 

and provide further definition of 

alternatives. This notice of intent 

formally commences the joint scoping 

process under NEPA and SEPA. As part 

of the scoping process, all affected 

Federal, state, and local agencies, Native 

American tribes, and interested private 

organizations, including environmental 

interest groups, are invited to comment 

on the scope of the draft PEIS. 

Comments are requested concerning 

project alternatives, mitigation 

measures, probable significant 

environmental impacts, and permits or 

other approvals that may be required. 

To date, the following impact areas have 

been identified and will be analyzed in 

depth in the draft PEIS: (1) Marine 

mammals, fish, and invertebrates and 

their habitat, (2) sediment supply, (3) 

wetlands and estuaries, (4) submerged, 

emergent, and riparian vegetation, (5) 

wildlife, (6) land use, (7) public safety, 

and (8) hydrologic connectivity. The 

environmental review process will be 

comprehensive and will integrate and 

satisfy the requirements of NEPA 

(Federal), SEPA (Washington State), and 

other relevant Federal, state, and local 

environmental laws. The public scoping 

period will commence on October 26, 

2009 in conjunction with the first 

scoping meeting and will extend 

throughout the development of the joint 

NEPA/SEPA PEIS. Four scoping 

meetings will be held throughout the 

Puget Sound region from 4 p.m. to 7 

p.m. The meeting dates and locations 

are as follows: 

October 26: Highline Community 

College, 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, 

WA 98198. 

October 28: The chapel at Fort 

Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way, 

Port Townsend, WA 98368. 

November 3: Lacey Community 

Center, 6729 Pacific Avenue SE., in the 

Woodland Creek Community Park, 

Lacey, WA 98503. 

November 10: Skagit Station, 105 E. 

Kincaid, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. 

All Federal, State, and local agencies, 

Native American Tribes, other 

interested private organizations, and the 

general public are invited to participate. 

Public comments will be considered in 

development of the draft PEIS. The 

formal public comment period will 

extend until December 10, 2009. 

4. Other Environmental Review, 

Coordination, and Permit Requirements: 

Other environmental review, 

coordination, and permit requirements 

include preparation of a Clean Water 

Act, Section 404(b)(1) evaluation by the 

Corps, and consultation among the 

Corps, State of Washington, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, and National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration per Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act. Coordination 

will be continued with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service to meet the 

requirements of the Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act and initiated with 

Washington Department of Ecology for 

Clean Water Act compliance, and with 

the Washington Department of 

Archaeology & Historic Preservation for 

compliance with Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act. 

5. Availability of the Draft PEIS: The 

draft PEIS is scheduled for release 

during the summer of 2012 and the final 

PEIS is scheduled for release during the 

winter of 2012. 

Anthony O. Wright, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer. 

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