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DEIS at a Workshop that will precede 

the Public Hearing. The Workshop will 

be conducted from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. 

and the formal Public Hearing will 

comment at 7 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Denise Sloan, Regulatory Project 

Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Galveston District, P.O. Box 1229, 

Galveston, TX 77553–1229, (409) 766–

3962. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–3536 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/ 

EIR) for the San Jacinto River, 

Riverside County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of the study is to 

evaluate approximately a 2-mile reach 

of the San Jacinto River located in 

Riverside County in the City of San 

Jacinto, CA. The focus will be on 

watershed improvements by developing 

alternatives for ecosystem restoration 

and incorporating conjunctive uses for 

groundwater recharge, water quality and 

water conservation from a mile up from 

Main Street to a mile past the end of San 

Jacinto Street. The restoration project 

will focus on revitalization of the 

riparian vegetation community; 

establish environmental corridor to 

benefit wildlife and sensitive species; 

increasing recharge of the San Jacinto 

groundwater basins; and restoring the 

habitat for the endangered San 

Bernardino Kangaroo Rat. The San 

Jacinto River is located about 20 miles 

southeast of the City of Riverside and is 

entirely within Riverside County, CA. 

DATES: Provide comments by August 22, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Mrs. 

Priscilla E. Perry at U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, CESPL–

PD–RL, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, 

CA 90053–2325. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Priscilla E. Perry, Chief, Regional 

Planning, Environmental Engineers, at 

213–452–3867, 213–713–2677; Fax 213–

452–4204 or e-mail at 

Priscilla.e.Perry@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Authorization. The proposed study 

is authorized by the Flood Control Act 

1936; WRDA 1986, Public Law 99–662: 

House Resolution dated October 9, 

1998, Section 416 of WRDA 2000, 

which reads as follows: 

‘‘San Jacinto River, California.—The 

Committee has provided $100,000 for the 

Corps of Engineers to initiate a 

reconnaissance study to examine flood 

control, environmental enhancement and 

related purposes along the San Jacinto River, 

California, between the City of San Jacinto 

and the City of Lake Elsinore’’. 

Section 416 of WRDA 2000: 

Section 416. San Jacinto Watershed, 

California. 

(a) In General.—The Secretary shall 

conduct a watershed study for the San 

Jacinto watershed, California. 

(b) Authorization of Appropriations.—

There is authorized to be appropriated to 

carry out this section $250,000’’. 

2. Background. The construction of 

the San Jacinto levee project in 1961 

proved to be effective in preventing 

flood damages during the 1969 floods 

on the San Jacinto River. The February 

1980 floods were not any greater than 

the 1969 floods, but caused the San 

Jacinto River levee to fail resulting in 

massive flooding in the City of San 

Jacinto. The levee was repaired by 

adding toe stone, groins, and extending 

the Bautista Creek concrete channel by 

another 1.3 miles to the confluence with 

San Jacinto Creek around the late 1984 

to early 1985 timeframe. The 2-mile 

reach of the San Jacinto River which is 

located a mile up from Main Street to a 

mile past the end of San Jacinto Street, 

poses damage to aquatic ecosytems from 

past flooding and types of 

anthropogenic activities. Ecosystems 

processes that help maintain 

groundwater supplies must be protected 

and restored where degraded. Increasing 

groundwater recharge is a way to 

support the ecosystem and improve the 

habitat for the endangered San 

Bernardino Kangaroo Rat. Alternatives 

to be considered are those that will 

reduce adverse water quality impacts 

from runoff; reduce further degradation 

of the river and the area ecosystem and 

improve the quality of both ground and 

surface waters. 

3. Scoping Process. a. A scoping 

meeting is scheduled for August 22, 6 

p.m.–8 p.m. at Simpson Center—305 E. 

Devonshire Ave., Hemet, CA 92543. 

For specific dates, times and locations 

please contact Peter Odencrans, Eastern 

Municipal Water District, at 951–928–

3777 or e-mail at: 

odencransp@emwd.org. Potential 

impacts associated with the proposed 

action will be evaluated. Resource 

categories that will be analyzed are: 

physical environment, geology, 

biological resources, air quality, water 

quality, recreational usage, aesthetics, 

cultural resources, transportation, noise, 

hazardous waste, socioeconomics and 

safety. 

b. Participation of affected Federal, 

State and local resource agencies, Native 

American groups and concerned interest 

groups/individuals is encouraged in the 

scoping process. Public participation 

will be especially important in defining 

the scope of analysis in the Draft EIS/ 

EIR, identifying significant 

environmental issues and impact 

analysis of the Draft EIS/EIR and 

providing useful information such as 

published and unpublished data, 

personal knowledge of relevant issues 

and recommending mitigation measures 

associated with the proposed action. 

c. Those interested in providing 

information or data relevant to the 

environmental or social impacts that 

should be included or considered in the 

environmental analysis can furnish this 

information by writing to the points of 

contact indicated above or by attending 

the public scoping meeting. A mailing 

list will also be established so pertinent 

data may be distributed to interested 

parties. 

Dated: July 9, 2007. 

Alex C. Dornstauder, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer. 

[FR Doc. 07–3539 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Availability and Notice of 

Public Meeting of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for the Development of the 

Westside of Marine Corps Base 

Quantico, Including the 2005 Base 

Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 

Action at Marine Corps Base Quantico, 

Virginia 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) 

and public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(C)), as implemented by the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), 

the Department of the Navy (DON), and 

Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) 

announces the availability of the DEIS, 

which evaluates the environmental 

effects of development of the Westside 

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