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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45799-45800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23112]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers

Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 
Tres Rios Feasibility Study, Maricopa County, Arizona

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District intends to prepare an EIS to support 
the proposed Federal action associated with a feasibility study along 
the Salt River between 83rd Avenue and the confluence of the Agua Fria 
River in Maricopa County, Arizona. The purpose of the study is to 
examine water resources opportunities in the study area including 
ecosystem restoration, flood control, water quality, water supply and 
recreation. The proposed project alternatives would address these 
specific areas of concern, as well as a no action alternative. The EIS 
will analyze potential impacts on the environment of a range of 
alternatives, including the recommended plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Mike Ternak or Mr. John Drake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los 
Angeles District, Attn: CESPL-PD-WC, 3636 N.

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Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85012-1936 at (602) 640-2003, or Mr. Alex 
Watt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Attn: CESPL-
PD-RQ, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles CA 90053 at (213) 452-3860.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army Corps of Engineers intends to 
prepare an EIS to assess the environmental effects associated with the 
proposed action for the Tres Rios Feasbility Study. The public will 
have the opportunity to comment on this analysis before any action is 
taken to implement the proposed action.

Scoping

    The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a scoping meeting prior to 
preparing the Environmental Impact Statement to aid in determining the 
significant environmental issues associated with the proposed action. 
The public, as well as Federal, State, and local agencies are 
encouraged to participate in the scoping process by submitting data, 
information, and comments identifying relevant environmental and 
socioeconomic issues to be addressed in the environmental analysis. 
Useful information includes other environmental studies, published and 
unpublished data, alternatives that should be addressed in the 
analysis, and potential mitigation measures associated with the 
proposed action.
    A public scoping meeting will be held both in conjunction with the 
City of Phoenix in September, 1997. The location, date, and time of the 
public scoping meeting will be announced in the local news media. A 
separate notice of this meeting will be sent to all parties on the 
project mailing list.
    Individuals and agencies may offer information or data relevant to 
the environmental or socioeconomic impacts by attending the public 
scoping meeting, or by mailing the information to Mr. Alex Watt at the 
address below prior to January 30, 1998. Comments, suggestions, and 
requests to be placed on the mailing list for announcement and for the 
Draft EIS, should be sent to Alex Watt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Los Angeles District, Attn: CESPL-PD-RQ, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles 
CA 90053.

Availability of the Draft EIS

    The Draft EIS is expected to be published and circulated in October 
1999, and a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIS will be 
held after it is published.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-23112 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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