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(5) Does not require an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS).

Gregory B. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Armed Forces Epidemiological Board

(AFEB)

AGENCY: Office of The Surgeon General.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of Public Law 92–463, The

Federal Advisory Committee Act, this

announces the forthcoming AFEB

Meeting. The meeting will be held from

0800–1630, Thursday and Friday,

December 11–12, 1997. The purpose of

the meeting is to address pending Board

issues, provide briefings for Board

members on topics related to ongoing

and new Board issues, and to conduct

an executive working session. The

meeting location will be at the Walter

Reed Army Institute Research (WRAIR),

Washington, D.C. The meeting will be

open to the public, but limited by space

accommodations. Any interested person

may attend, appear before or file

statements with the committee at the

time and in the manner permitted by the

committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

COL Vicky Fogelman, AFEB Executive

Secretary, Army Forces Epidemiological

Board, Skyline Six, 5109 Leesburg Pike,

Room 693, Falls Church, Virginia

22041–3258, (703) 681–8012/4.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Mary V. Yonts,

Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Corps of Engineers

Intent To Prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for a Proposed Deepening of

the Brunswick Harbor Navigation

Project, Glynn County, Georgia

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: A feasibility study is

underway which considers alternatives

of a 2, 4, or 6 foot deepening of the

navigation channel from the inner

harbor to the ocean.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding this proposal may

be directed to Ms. Ana Vergara, (912)

652–5837, U.S. Corps of Engineers,

Savannah District, P.O. Box 889,

Savannah, Georgia 31402–0889.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Current Project Description. The

Brunswick Harbor Navigation Project is

located in the southeastern section of

Glynn County, Georgia, adjacent to the

City of Brunswick. The harbor is

approximately 80 highway miles south

of Savannah, Georgia, and 70 miles

north of Jacksonville, Florida. The

authorized project consists of

approximately 30 miles of channels at

various depths and widths which

include the following segments: 32 feet

deep and 500 feet wide across the outer

bar; 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide

through St. Simons Sound, Brunswick

River, and East River; 30 feet deep and

300 feet wide in Turtle River to mile

12.76; 30 feet and 400 feet wide, and

7000 feet long in South Brunswick River

above the Georgia Port Authority bulk

terminal dock; 27 feet deep and 350 feet

wide in East River from Second Avenue

to the confluence with Academy Creek;

24 feet deep and 150 feet wide in

Academy Creek; 20 feet deep and 150

feet wide in Back River; and 10 feet

deep and 80 feet wide in Terry Creek.

The project has three authorized turning

basins. Annual maintenance of the

project requires dredging and disposal

of approximately 1.8 million cubic

yards of material.

2. Proposed Action. The alternatives

being considered are 2, 4, or 6 foot

deepening of the navigation channel

from the inner harbor (approximately

from Station 12+000 at the East River

Upper Range and Station 45+500 at the

Turtle River Lower Range), across the

bar channel to the ocean. The proposed

plan would include: widening the

channel from 200 feet to 400 feet at the

Sidney Lanier Bridge; widening Lower

Turtle Range from 350 feet to 400 feet;

improving the Lower Turtle River

turning basin; constructing a new

turning basin in Upper East River, dike

raising the Andrews Island confined

disposal facility to +35 feet mlw;

placing material dredged from the

inner/upper harbor into the confined

disposal facility; place material dredged

from the Bar Channel into the existing

Ocean Disposal Site and using dredged

material from two ranges for the

construction of a submerged berm in the

nearshore area off the northern end of

Jekyll Island. Overdepth and advanced

maintenance requirements in the

navigation channel will be analyzed as

part of the feasibility study. Any

proposed modification of this proposed

plan will be addressed, as appropriate,

during preparation of the Environmental

Impact Statement.

3. Alternatives. The proposed study

includes the following alternatives:

a. No Action/Maintenance of status

quo.

b. Improvement of existing navigation

facilities, with alternatives addressed in

2-foot increments to a maximum of 6

feet.

4. Study Description. This study will

include an analysis of potential impacts

on endangered species, fisheries, birds,

marine mammals, water quality, historic

properties, etc., resulting from the

various alternatives. This study is being

conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers.

5. Scoping Process: Federal, State, and

local officials; conservation groups; and

interested businesses, groups, and

individuals are invited to comment on

the proposed project. Comments

received as result of this notice will be

used to assist in identifying potential

impacts to the quality of the

environment. This study is a

continuation of a harbor deepening

study initiated in 1963 that considered

project depths of 2, 4, 6, and 8 feet.

Formal coordination with State and

Federal Agencies was conducted at that

time. On May 4, 1995 a Public

Information Meeting was held at

Brunswick to identify issues and

concerns from the public about the

proposed Brunswick Harbor Deepening

Project.

6. Address for Comments: Written

comments may be forwarded to: District

Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(Attention: Ms. Ana Vergara, PD–E),

P.O. Box 889, Savannah, Georgia 31402–

0889. Comments should be received

within 30 days of the publication of this

notice in the Federal Register to ensure

timely consideration.

7. Availability of the DEIS. The Draft

Environmental Impact Statement is

expected to be available to the public in

December 1997.

M.J. Yuschishin,

Chief, Planning Division.

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