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District—Mobile, P.O. Box 2288, 

Mobile, AL 36628–0001; telephone 

(251) 690–3260; or delivered by 

electronic facsimile at (251) 694–3815; 

or E-mail: 

joanne.u.brandt@sam.usace.army.mil. 

You may also request to be included on 

the mailing list for public distribution of 

meeting announcements and 

documents. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Scoping Meetings. Public scoping 

meetings have been scheduled to allow 

participation from interested 

individuals throughout the ACF basin. 

Five public scoping meetings will be 

held on the dates and at the locations 

listed below. All meetings will have the 

same format and present the same 

information to the public. These 

meetings will be conducted as openhouse meetings with subject matter 

experts located at various information 

stations. A court reporter will be 

available to accept oral statements, and 

comment forms will be available to 

accept specific written comments. 

Tuesday, November 28, 2006, 5 p.m.–

8 p.m., Georgia Mountains Center, 301 

Main Street SW., Gainesville, GA 30503, 

(770) 534–8420. 

Wednesday, November 29, 2006, 5 

p.m.–8 p.m., Renaissance Waverly 

Hotel, 2450 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, 

GA 30339, (888) 391–8724. 

Thursday, November 30, 2006, 5 

p.m.–8 p.m., Troup County Parks and 

Recreation Center, 1220 Lafayette 

Parkway, LaGrange, GA 30240, (706) 

883–1670. 

Tuesday, December 5, 2006, 5 p.m.–

8 p.m., Dothan Conference Center, 3113 

Oxmoor Industrial Boulevard, Dothan, 

AL 36303, (800) 453–5302. 

Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 5 

p.m.–8 p.m., The Center for Economic 

and Workforce Development, 

Tallahassee Community College, 444 

Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32304, 

(850) 201–6200. 

Currently Identified Environmental 

Issues. The EIS will address the 

potential for any impacts to the multiple 

project purposes identified for Lake 

Sidney Lanier/Buford Dam and 

downstream reservoirs along with other 

resource areas of interest, including 

hydropower, navigation, water quality, 

water supply, flood control, fish and 

wildlife conservation, endangered and 

threatened species, recreation, cultural 

resources, and socioeconomic concerns. 

This preliminary list could be revised 

according to your comments and 

continued coordination and analyses 

conducted during preparation of the 

EIS. 

Public Participation. Public 

participation throughout the NEPA 

process is essential. The Corps invites 

full public participation to promote 

open communication and better 

decision making. All persons, 

stakeholders, and organizations that 

have an interest in the interim water 

storage contracts, including Federal, 

State and local agencies and officials, 

appropriate Federally recognized Indian 

tribes, other interested parties and the 

public, including minority, low-income, 

disadvantaged individuals, are invited 

to participate in the NEPA process. 

Assistance will be provided upon 

request to anyone having difficulty with 

understanding how to participate. 

Public comments are welcomed anytime 

throughout the NEPA process. 

Scoping Comments. Your input and 

participation in the scoping process will 

help identify the issues that need to be 

evaluated in the EIS. Comments on the 

project may be submitted in written 

form or presented verbally at one of the 

five public scoping meetings. You can 

make a difference by providing us with 

your specific comments or concerns 

about the implementation of the interim 

water storage contracts. By commenting, 

the Corps will address and consider 

your concerns in the EIS. Your 

comments should focus on the potential 

environmental effects, reasonable 

alternatives, and measures to avoid or 

lessen environmental impacts. Your 

comments can also address significant 

issues and resource areas of concern; 

additional stakeholders to be involved 

in the evaluation process; sources of 

pertinent information and any 

significant data gaps; assist in 

identifying and focusing the alternatives 

to be evaluated; defining the baseline for 

comparison of impacts; and appropriate 

methods and tools that can be used to 

assess impacts of the proposed action. 

The more specific your comments, the 

more useful they will be. 

The Corps encourages electronic filing 

of comments in response to this NOI. 

For information on electronically filing 

comments, see the instructions at http:// 

www.LanierEISInterimStorageContracts.org under the 

Comments link. The public scoping 

meetings (date, time, and location listed 

above) are designed to provide another 

opportunity to offer comments on the 

proposed action. Interested groups and 

individuals are encouraged to attend 

these meetings and to present comments 

that they believe should be addressed in 

the EIS. Following completion of the 

public scoping meetings, a report will 

be prepared to summarize the comments 

received and areas of concern identified 

during the scoping period. 

Web Page. Additional information 

about the project is available from the 

Web page http://www.LanierEISInterimStorageContracts.org. If you 

would also like to be included on the 

mailing list for public distribution of 

meeting announcements, newsletters 

and other documents, you may fill out 

a contact form on the Web page. 

Dated: October 20, 2006. 

Peter F. Taylor, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8936 Filed 10–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–CR–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Lower Willamette River Dredged 

Material Management Plan, Portland, 

OR 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969 as implemented by 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508) 

and Public Law 102–484 Section 2834, 

as amended by Public Law 104–106 

Section 2867, the Department of the 

Army hereby gives notice of intent to 

prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the subject Dredged 

Material Management Plan (DMMP). 

The Portland District of the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers will be the lead 

agency in preparing the EIS. 

The EIS will consider Federal actions 

associated with the development of a 

DMMP for the Federal navigation 

channel in the city of Portland, 

Multnomah County, OR. The DMMP is 

a study conducted to develop a longterm (20-year) strategy for providing 

viable dredged material placement 

alternatives that would meet the needs 

of maintaining the Federal channel at 

Portland Harbor. The overall goal of the 

DMMP is to develop a long-term plan 

for continued maintenance of the 

federal navigation channel that supports 

commercial navigation within Portland 

Harbor and to conduct dredged material 

placement in the most economically and 

environmentally sound manner and to 

maximize the use of dredged material as 

a beneficial source. 

DATES: Submit comments by November 

27, 2001. 


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ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Ms. 

Carolyn Schneider, Portland District, 

Corps of Engineers, CENWP–PM–E, P.O. 

Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208–2946. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Donald Erickson, Project Manager, 

Portland District, Corps of Engineers, 

telephone: (503) 808–4713, or Ms. 

Carolyn Schneider, Environmental 

Resource Specialist, Portland District, 

Corps of Engineers, telephone: (503) 

808–4770. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal navigation channel is from 

Willamette River mile (WRM) 0 to 11.6. 

Historically, approximately 500,000 to 

750,000 cubic yards of silty sand and 

sandy silts have been dredged from the 

Lower Willamette River in three to five 

year intervals. The Corps has not 

performed maintenance dredging since 

1997. Presently, sediment has 

accumulated in the Federal navigation 

channel to the point that portions of the 

channel are less than the 40 foot depth 

required for safe navigation. Additional 

sediment accumulation could increase 

the potential for safety hazards and 

adverse economic impacts. 

Proposed Action: In accordance with 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Regulation 1105–2–100, a DMMP is 

being prepared for the Federal 

navigation project to ensure that 

maintenance dredging activities are 

performed in an environmentally 

acceptable manner, use sound 

engineering techniques, are 

economically warranted, and that 

sufficient disposal facilities are 

available for at least the next 20 years. 

The Lower Willamette River DMMP will 

focus on management of material 

dredged from the federal navigation 

channel and will take into consideration 

non-Federal dredging projects permitted 

by the Portland District. 

Reasonable Alternatives: The Corps 

will consider both dredging and nondredging measures, either separately or 

in combination. The EIS will evaluate 

alternatives that will consist of an array 

of disposal and beneficial use options. 

It is Corps of Engineers planning policy 

to consider all practicable and relevant 

alternative management procedures. 

Options for maintaining the Lower 

Willamette River Federal navigation 

channel that are being considered 

include the following: (1) Dredging and 

in-water placement of dredged material. 

Dredged material that satisfies Sediment 

Evaluation Framework (SEF) guidelines 

for unconfined aquatic disposal will be 

placed at in-water sites. The Corps has 

identified potential locations for inwater disposal of dredged material that 

are being assessed; (2) Dredging and 

upland disposal of dredged material. 

Material that doesn’t meet the SEF 

guidelines for unconfined aquatic 

disposal will be placed upland. The 

Corps has identified potential locations 

for upland disposal of dredged material 

that are being assessed; (3) Beneficial 

uses of dredged material; (4) Nondredging channel maintenance 

measures. Non-dredging channel 

maintenance measures will be 

considered that reduce dredging needs. 

They include, but are not limited to, 

hydraulic control structures, sediment 

control structures, sediment traps, 

upstream erosion control measures, and 

changes to the operation of upstream 

dams; (5) ‘‘No Action’’. This alternative 

consists of a continuation of the current 

maintenance dredging at the asconstructed channel dimensions and 

placing dredged material at the existing 

sites without modification. 

Scoping Process: The Corps of 

Engineers invites affected Federal, State, 

and local agencies, Native American 

tribes, and other interested 

organizations and individuals to 

participate in the development of the 

EIS. The Corps of Engineers anticipates 

conducting a public scoping meeting for 

this EIS in the fall of 2006. The exact 

date, time, and location of this meeting 

have not yet been determined. This 

information will be publicized once the 

meeting arrangements have been made. 

The Corps will provide notice to the 

public of additional opportunities for 

public input on the EIS during review 

periods for the draft and final EIS. The 

draft EIS is currently scheduled to be 

available for public review in June 2007. 

The final EIS is currently scheduled to 

be available in January 2008. 

Thomas E. O’Donovan, 

Colonel, EN, Commanding. 

[FR Doc. 06–8934 Filed 10–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–AR–M 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6680–6] 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

202–564–7167. 

An explanation of the ratings assigned 

to draft environmental impact 

statements (EISs) was published in FR 

dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20060305, ERP No. D–GSA–

B81011–VT, New U.S. Border Station 

and Commercial Port of Entry Route 

I–91 Derby Line, Design and 

Construction, Vermont. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

project as proposed, but encourages 

GSA to consider additional measures to 

reduce air pollution emissions. Rating 

LO. 

EIS No. 20060316, ERP No. D–GSA–

B40096–ME, Madawaska Border 

Station Project, Replacement of 

Existing Border Station in 

Madawaska, International Border 

between United States and Canada, 

Aroostook County, ME. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

project as proposed, but encourages 

GSA to adopt measures to reduce air 

emissions. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20060328, ERP No. D–NRS–

B36026–MA, Cape Cod Water 

Resources Restoration Project, Restore 

Degraded Salt Marshes, Restore 

Anadromous Fish Passages, and 

Improve Water Quality for 

Shellfishing Area, Cape Cod, 

Barnstable County, MA. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

project as proposed. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20060349, ERP No. D–DOE–

E01016–FL, Orlando Gasification 

Project (DOE/EIS–0383), To Provide 

Cost-Shared Funding for Construction 

and Operation of Facilities at Orlando 

Utilities Commission’s Station Energy 

Center near Orlando, FL. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

proposed power plant’s potential 

impacts on air quality, wetlands, 

hazardous waste, and cumulative 

impacts. Evaluation of these impacts 

may require various forms of modeling 

and risk assessments. Impacts to 

wetlands and mitigation measures need 

to be discussed further in the FEIS. 

Rating EC1. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20060326, ERP No. F–BOP–

B81010–NH, Berlin, Coos County, 

Proposed Federal Correctional 

Institution, Construction and 

Operation, City of Berlin, Coos 

County, NH. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

project as proposed, but continues to 

encourage the BOP to investigate 

whether combined heat and power 


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