958 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 5 / Tuesday, January 9, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Dam Safety Assurance Evaluation 

Report, Dover Dam, City of Dover, 

Tuscarawas County, OH 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), 

Huntington District has prepared an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to disclose potential impacts to the 

natural, physical, and human 

environment resulting from 

modifications to Dover Dam. This high 

hazard dam does not conform to current 

design standards related to stability and 

sliding during a probable maximum 

flood. Modifications are proposed so the 

Dam will meet these standards. 

DATES: Written comments on the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement will be 

accepted for 45 days following 

publication of the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Notice of 

Availability for this Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) in the Federal 

Register anticipated to occur on or 

before January 12, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send all written comments 

and suggestions concerning this 

proposed project to Rodney G. 

Cremeans, Project Manager PM–PP–P, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Huntington District, 502 Eighth Street, 

Huntington, WV 25701–2070. E-mail: 

Rodney.G.Cremeans@ 

lrh01.usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rodney Cremeans, Telephone: (304) 

399–5715. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1203 of the Water Resources 

Development Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99–

662) provides for modification of 

completed Corps dams and related 

facilities for safety purposes due to new 

hydrologic or seismic data or changes in 

state-of-the-art design or construction 

criteria. The National Weather Service 

generalized estimates of Probably 

Maximum Precipitation (PMP) were 

used to develop flood scenarios and 

guide design criteria for structures such 

as Dover Dam. These rainfall estimates 

are considered extreme, with a very low 

probability of occurrence. However, the 

worst-case storms associated with the 

PMP events retain some probability of 

occurrence. The Corps has determined 

the dam cannot safely accommodate 

flooding from theoretical Probably 

Maximum Flood (PMF) events. The dam 

is also believed to be unstable against 

sliding under conditions below the PMF 

due to known faulting and uncertain 

foundation bedrock quality. The 

objectives of the project are to develop 

the most cost effective, environmentally 

sound plan to upgrade Dover Dam to 

meet current hydrologic design 

standards and to address stability issues 

associated with inadequate bedrock 

foundation. The objectives also include 

protecting project facilities including 

the adjacent park area and Ohio Route 

800. 

Three alternatives: (1) Raise Dam, (2) 

Dam Overtop and (3) No Federal Action 

are evaluated in detail in the EIS. The 

Raise Dam alternative would allow the 

dam to safely pass 100% of the PMF 

through raising the existing nonoverflow sections with concrete parapet 

walls constructed on the existing dam. 

To address inadequate bedrock 

foundation and potential for sliding 

under PMF conditions, the Raise Dam 

alternative also includes installation of 

anchors in the spillway and stilling 

basin. The Dam Overtop alternative 

would modify the existing non-overflow 

section of the dam to withstand 

overtopping, and also includes 

installation of anchors in the spillway 

and stilling basin to address inadequate 

bedrock foundation. Under the No 

Federal Action alternative no 

modifications would be done. The Raise 

Dam alternative was chosen as the 

recommended plan because it more 

reliably meets project objectives, 

minimizes costs, and has the least 

adverse environmental effects. 

The Corps invites full public 

participation to promote open 

communication and better decisionmaking. All persons and organizations 

that have an interest in the Dover Dam 

Project are urged to participate in this 

NEPA evaluation process. Assistance 

will be provided upon request to anyone 

having difficulty with learning how to 

participate. 

A public meeting will be held on 

January 18th at 7 p.m. at the McDonald 

Marlite Conference Center in New 

Philadelphia, OH. The public hearing 

will be announced in advance through 

notices, media news releases, and/or 

mailings. 

Copies of the Draft EIS may be 

reviewed at the following locations: 

1. Dover Public Library, 525 N. 

Walnut Street, Dover, OH 44622. 

2. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Muskingum Area Office, 5336 State 

Route 800 NE, Dover, OH 44662–6910. 

3. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Huntington District, Room 3100, 502 

Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701. 

4. http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/

projects/review. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3710–GM–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[USN–2007–0001] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

proposes to alter a system of records 

notice in its existing inventory of 

records systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended. 

DATES: This proposed action will be 

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February 8, 2007 unless comments are 

received which result in a contrary 

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ADDRESSES: Send comments to the 

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Policy Branch, Chief of Naval 

Operations (DNS–36), 2000 Navy 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

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amended, have been published in the 

Federal Register and are available from 

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Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, were 

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House Committee on Government 

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Homeland Security and Governmental 

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Responsibilities for Maintaining 

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