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should be addressed to Patricia S. 

Leroux, CEMVN–PDR–RS, P.O. Box 

60267, New Orleans, LA 70160–0267; 

telephone: (504) 862–1544; fax: (504) 

862–2088; or by e-mail: 

patricia.s.leroux@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Authority. This EIS will be tiered 

off of the programmatic EIS for the LCA 

Ecosystem Restoration Study, November 

2004. The record of decision for the 

programmatic EIS was signed on 

November 18, 2005. The Water 

Resources Development Act of 2007 

(WRDA 2007) authorized the LCA 

program. The authority includes 

requirements for comprehensive 

planning, program governance, 

implementation, and other program 

components. The LCA restoration 

program facilitates the implementation 

of critical restoration features and 

essential science and technology 

demonstration projects, increasing the 

beneficial use of dredged material and 

determining the need for modifications 

of selected existing projects to support 

coastal restoration objectives. The LCA 

near-term plan includes fifteen elements 

authorized for implementation 

contingent upon meeting certain 

reporting requirements. Specifically, 

Section 7006(c)(1) authorizes the 

Secretary of the Army to carry out the 

five specifically named near-term 

projects substantially in accordance 

with the restoration plan set out in the 

Chief’s Report dated January 31, 2005. 

The five elements are: (1) Mississippi 

River Gulf Outlet Environmental 

Restoration, (2) Small Diversion at Hope 

Canal, (3) Barataria Basin Barrier 

Shoreline Restoration, (4) Small Bayou 

Lafourche Reintroduction, and (5) 

Medium Diversion at Myrtle Grove with 

Dedicated Dredging. The Congressional 

authorization further states that before 

the Secretary may begin construction of 

any project under this subsection, the 

Secretary shall submit a report 

documenting any modification to the 

project, including cost changes, to the 

Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on 

Environment and Public Works of the 

Senate. 

2. Proposed Action. As recommended 

in the 2005 Chief’s Report, the 

restoration feature consists of a 

freshwater diversion ranging from 2,500 

to 15,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) 

coupled with dedicated dredging for the 

creation of up to 19,700 acres of new 

wetlands. The project would allow the 

reintroduction of freshwater, sediment 

and nutrients into the critically effected 

area of the Barataria Basin in a manner 

similar to the rise and fall of the river’s 

hydrological cycle. This combination 

would allow for rapid creation of 

wetland acreage and long-term stability. 

It is also expected to maximize the 

amount of acreage created per yard of 

sediment placed by capitalizing on 

incremental accretion of diverted 

sediment. 

3. Public Involvement. Public 

involvement, an essential part of the EIS 

process, is integral to assessing the 

environmental consequences of the 

proposed action and improving the 

quality of the environmental decision 

making. The public includes affected 

and interested Federal, state, and local 

agencies, Indian tribes, concerned 

citizens, stakeholders, and other 

interested parties. Public participation 

in the EIS process would be strongly 

encouraged, both formally and 

informally, to enhance the probability of 

a more technically accurate, 

economically feasible, and socially and 

politically acceptable EIS. Public 

involvement would include but is not 

limited to: information dissemination; 

identification of problems, needs and 

opportunities; idea generation; public 

education; problem solving; providing 

feedback on proposals; evaluation of 

alternatives; conflict resolution by 

consensus; public and scoping notices 

and meetings; public, stakeholder and 

advisory groups consultation and 

meetings; and making the EIS and 

supporting information readily available 

in conveniently located places, such as 

libraries and on the world wide web. 

4. Scoping. Scoping, an early and 

open process for identifying the scope of 

significant issues related to the 

proposed action to be addressed in the 

EIS, would be used to: (a) Identify the 

affected public and agency concerns; (b) 

facilitate an efficient EIS preparation 

process; (c) define the issues and 

alternatives that would be examined in 

detail in the EIS; and (d) save time in 

the overall process by helping to ensure 

that the draft EIS adequately addresses 

relevant issues. A Scoping Meeting 

Notice announcing the locations, dates 

and times for scoping meetings will be 

mailed to all interested parties in 

October 2011. 

5. Coordination. The USACE and the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) 

have formally committed to work 

together to conserve, protect, and restore 

fish and wildlife resources while 

ensuring environmental sustainability of 

our Nation’s water resources under the 

January 22, 2003, Partnership 

Agreement for Water Resources and 

Fish and Wildlife. The USFWS will 

provide a Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act Report. Coordination 

will be maintained with the USFWS and 

the National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) regarding threatened and 

endangered species under their 

respective jurisdictional 

responsibilities. Coordination will be 

maintained with the NMFS regarding 

essential fish habitat. Coordination will 

be maintained with the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service 

regarding prime and unique farmlands. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will 

be consulted regarding the 

‘‘Swampbuster’’ provisions of the Food 

Security Act. Coordination will be 

maintained with the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency concerning 

compliance with Executive Order 

12898, ‘‘Federal Action to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations.’’ Coordination will be 

maintained with the Advisory Counsel 

on Historic Preservation and the State 

Historic Preservation Officer. The 

Louisiana Department of Natural 

Resources will be consulted regarding 

consistency with the Coastal Zone 

Management Act. The Louisiana 

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 

will be consulted concerning potential 

impacts to Natural and Scenic Streams. 

6. Availability of Draft EIS. The 

earliest that the draft EIS would be 

available for public review would be in 

October of 2012. The draft EIS or a 

notice of availability will be distributed 

to affected Federal, state, and local 

agencies, Indian tribes, and other 

interested parties. 

Edward R. Fleming, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Sunridge Properties in the 

Sunridge Specific Plan Area, in 

Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, 

CA, ID SPK–2009–00511 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District, (Corps) 

is issuing a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) which analyzes 

programmatically the direct, indirect 

and cumulative effects associated with 

six residential development projects in 

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the Sunridge Specific Plan area in 

Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, 

CA. 

The purpose of the EIS is to provide 

decision-makers and the public with 

information pertaining to the Proposed 

Action and alternatives, and disclose 

environmental impacts and identify 

mitigation measures to reduce impacts. 

The Proposed Action is the construction 

of the six projects (collectively, the 

‘‘Sunridge Properties’’) which would 

require the filling of approximately 29.7 

acres of waters of the United States, 

including wetlands. The EIS has been 

prepared as part of ongoing litigation 

concerning Department of the Army 

(DA) permits issued by the Corps 

between 2005 and 2007 for five of the 

projects and a pending DA permit 

decision for the sixth. A stay in the 

litigation is in place for the Corps to 

complete the EIS. 

The EIS was prepared in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and 

the Corps’ regulations for NEPA 

implementation at 33 Code of Federal 

Regulations parts 230 and 325 

Appendix B. The Corps is the lead 

Federal agency responsible for 

complying with NEPA and information 

contained in the EIS serves as the basis 

for decisions regarding issuance of a DA 

permit. 

DATES: Comments on the Final EIS must 

be submitted to the Corps by November 

15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments to Michael Jewell, Chief of 

the Regulatory Division, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, 

1325 J Street, Room 1480, Sacramento, 

CA 95814–2922. You may also e-mail 

your comments to 

michael.s.jewell@usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Jewell, (916) 557–6605, e-mail: 

michael.s.jewell@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Sunridge Specific Plan area is a masterplanned area consisting of nine 

residential and commercial 

developments located in eastern Rancho 

Cordova, Sacramento County, CA. The 

Specific Plan, which was originally 

approved by the County of Sacramento 

in 2002, is part of a larger planning 

effort in the City of Rancho Cordova 

called the Sunrise-Douglas Community 

Plan. Three of the nine projects in the 

Sunridge Specific Plan area have been 

built. The Proposed Action is the 

construction of the remaining six 

projects in the Specific Plan area. 

Collectively, these six projects are 

referred to as the Sunridge Properties. 

The overall purpose of the action is to 

construct a large residential 

development, including supporting 

infrastructure, in southeastern 

Sacramento County, California. 

Between 2005 and 2007, the Corps 

completed Environmental Assessments, 

made Findings of No Significant Impact, 

and issued DA permits for five of the six 

Sunridge Specific Plan projects. The 

permitted projects are Anatolia IV, 

Sunridge Village J, Grantline 208, 

Douglas Road 98, and Douglas Road 

103. A DA permit decision has not been 

rendered for the sixth project, Arista Del 

Sol. 

The EIS includes an evaluation of a 

reasonable range of alternatives, 

including several on-site and off-site 

alternatives. Three alternatives were 

carried through for detailed analysis: (1) 

The no action alternative, (2) the 

proposed action (the applicants’ 

preferred projects), and (3) a reduced 

footprint alternative. The no action 

alternative is limited to development in 

uplands, avoiding all waters of the 

United States. The reduced 

development footprint alternative 

involves less development with fewer 

impacts to waters of the United States. 

A Draft EIS was issued on July 2, 

2010. The Draft EIS was noticed in the 

Federal Register on July 2, 2010 (Vol. 

75, No. 127, page 38502) and a public 

notice was issued by the Corps, both 

soliciting public input. The Corps also 

held public meetings on July 27, 2010, 

regarding the EIS. During the public 

review period, the Corps received 

eleven letters with comments. The Final 

EIS includes responses to each of the 

comments received. 

Comments on the Final EIS must be 

submitted to the Corps by November 15, 

2010. The public and affected federal, 

state, and local agencies, Native 

American tribes, and other 

organizations and parties are invited to 

comment. Electronic copies of the Draft 

EIS may be found on the Corps’ Web 

site at http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/ 

organizations/cespk-co/regulatory/EISs/ 

EIS-index.html. A hard copy of the Final 

EIS may also be requested by contacting 

Michael Jewell. In addition to this 

notice, the Corps will issue a public 

notice advising interested parties of the 

availability of the Final EIS. Interested 

parties may register for Corps’ public 

notices at: 

http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/ 

organizations/cespk-co/regulatory/ 

pnlist.html. All comments on the Final 

EIS will be addressed in the Record of 

Decision. 

Dated: October 5, 2010. 

Michael S. Jewell, 

Chief, Regulatory Division, Sacramento 

District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Chief of Engineers Environmental 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), 

announcement is made of the following 

committee meeting: 

Name of Committee: Chief of 

Engineers Environmental Advisory 

Board (EAB). 

Topic: The EAB will discuss national 

considerations related to ecosystem 

restoration through integrated water 

resources management with emphasis 

on long-term recovery in the Gulf of 

Mexico, sea level rise in south Florida, 

and progress and status of South Florida 

ecosystem restoration. 

Date of Meeting: October 29, 2010. 

Place: The Westin Colonnade, 180 

Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 

33134. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Thirty minutes will be set aside for 

public comment. Members of the public 

who wish to speak are asked to register 

prior to the start of the meeting. 

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. 

Statements are limited to 3 minutes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Rennie Sherman, Executive Secretary, 

rennie.h.sherman@usace.army.mil, 202– 

761–7771. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EAB 

advises the Chief of Engineers by 

providing expert and independent 

advice on environmental issues facing 

the Corps of Engineers. The public 

meeting will include discussion 

between the EAB and the Chief of 

Engineers and may include 

presentations related to the topics of 

discussion. The meeting is open to the 

public, and public comment is 

tentatively scheduled for 30 minutes 

beginning at 11:15. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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