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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Improvements to the U.S. 17 and 

Market Street (U.S. 17 Business) 

Corridor in Northern New Hanover and 

Southern Pender Counties, NC 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The North Carolina 

Department of Transportation (NCDOT) 

has proposed improvements to the 

transportation system starting at 

Military Cutoff Road in New Hanover 

County and extending to a point north 

of Hampstead along U.S. 17, in Pender 

County, NC (TIP Projects U–4751 and 

R–3300). The NCDOT is currently 

considering alternatives for this project 

that will require authorization from the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act and/or Section 10 of the 

Rivers and Harbor Act). The 

USACE,Wilmington District, Regulatory 

Division and the NCDOT intend to 

prepare a joint environmental impact 

statement in accordance with 

regulations implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to 

evaluate and compare alternatives and 

to assess associated impacts. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the 

proposed action and the DEIS should be 

provided to both Mr. Brad Shaver, 

Regulatory Project Manager, Wilmington 

Regulatory Field Office, 69 Darlington 

Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403 and Ms. 

Olivia Farr, Project Development 

Engineer, North Carolina Department of 

Transportation, 1548 Mail Service 

Center, Raleigh, NC 27699–1548. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and DEIS can be directed to Mr. Brad 

Shaver, Regulatory Project Manager, 

telephone: (910) 251–4611 or Ms. Olivia 

Farr, Project Development Engineer, 

telephone: (919) 733–7844, ext. 253. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NCDOT proposes to make transportation 

improvements to the U.S. 17 and Market 

Street (U.S. 17 Business) corridor in 

northern New Hanover and southern 

Pender Counties. Two North Carolina 

Department of Transportation 

Improvement Program (TIPs U–4751 

and R–3300) projects are being 

evaluated as part of the U.S. 17 Corridor 

Study. 

The purpose of the U.S. 17 Corridor 

Study project is to improve the traffic 

carrying capacity and safety of the U.S. 

17 and Market Street corridor in the 

project area. The project study area is 

roughly bounded on the west by I–40, 

on the north by the Northeast Cape Fear 

River, Holly Shelter Game Lands to the 

east, and Market Street and U.S. 17 to 

the south. 

This project is being reviewed 

through the Merger 01 process designed 

to streamline the project development 

and permitting processes, agreed to by 

the USACE, North Carolina Department 

of Environment and Natural Resources 

(Division of Water Quality, Division of 

Coastal Management), Federal Highway 

Administration (for this project not 

applicable), and the North Carolina 

Department of Transportation and 

supported by other stakeholder agencies 

and local units of government. The 

other partnering agencies include: U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service; N.C. Wildlife 

Resources Commission; N.C. 

Department of Cultural Resources; and 

the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning 

Organization. The Merger process 

provides a forum for appropriate agency 

representatives to discuss and reach 

consensus on ways to facilitate meeting 

the regulatory requirements of Section 

404 of the Clean Water Act during the 

NEPA/State Environmental Policy Act 

(SEPA) scoping phase of transportation 

projects. 

In 2006 the project was presented to 

Federal and State Resource and 

Regulatory Agencies to gain 

concurrence on the purpose and need 

for the project. The aforementioned 

purpose and need of the project was 

agreed upon by participating agencies in 

September of 2006. In January 2007, the 

project was again presented to 

participating agencies regarding the 

preliminary corridor screening process 

in an attempt to decide which 

alternatives would be carried forward 

for detailed analysis. In August of 2007, 

the alternatives to carry forward were 

decided. Since this time the Corps has 

been working closely with NCDOT and 

its representatives to identify 

jurisdictional resources within the 

alternatives carried forward. This effort 

should be completed sometime in 

Spring of 2010. 

Citizen informational workshops were 

held for the U.S. 17 Corridor Study on 

April 23, 2007 in Hampstead and on 

April 24, 2007 in Wilmington. A total of 

174 participants signed in at the 

workshops with 40 comment sheets 

during April 23 and 47 comments 

during April 24, 2007. Thirty-four 

citizens noted their support for the 

proposed Hampstead Bypass while six 

citizens voiced their opposition to the 

project. 

NEPA/SEPA Preparation: Because the 

proposed project requires approvals 

from Federal and State agencies, a joint 

Federal and State EIS will be prepared. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will 

serve as the lead Federal agency for the 

process and the NCDOT will serve as 

the lead State agency. The EIS will serve 

to satisfy the Corps’ NEPA requirements 

as well as the State of North Carolina’s 

SEPA requirements. Upon completion 

and review of the Final EIS, the Corps 

will independently complete a Record 

of Decision (ROD) for the project. 

The Wilmington District will 

periodically issue Public Notices 

soliciting public and agency comment 

on the proposed action and alternatives 

to the proposed action as they are 

developed. 

Jefferson M. Ryscavage, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Dam Safety Assurance Program 

Modification Report for the Martis 

Creek Dam Project, Nevada County, 

CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers; DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District (Corps) 

intends to prepare a draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Federal action to remediate 

seismic, seepage, and hydrologic dam 

safety concerns at the Martis Creek Dam. 

Martis Creek Dam is located about two 

miles upstream of the confluence of 

Martis Creek and the Truckee River, and 

about three miles east of Truckee, in 

Nevada County, CA. The Truckee River 

flows through Reno, Nevada and into 

Pyramid Lake, NV. The proposed action 

is being conducted through the Corps’ 

Dam Safety Assurance Program (DSAP) 

for the evaluation of existing dams. 

ADDRESSES: Current and archival 

information regarding the Martis Creek 

DSAP Project can be obtained from the 

following Web site address: http:// 

www.spk.usace.army.mil/projects/civil/ 

Martis_Creek/Index.html. Questions or 


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comments regarding the Martis Creek 

DSAP Project may be submitted through 

this Web site, or written questions or 

comments can be submitted by mail to 

Ms. Mariah Garr, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District, Attn: 

Planning Division (CESPK–PD–R), 1325 

J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. 

Requests to be placed on a mailing list 

may also be submitted through the Web 

site or to the address provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mariah Garr at (916) 557–7702, e-mail: 

Mariah.M.Garr@usace.army.mil, or by 

mail to (see ADDRESSES). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background Information. Based on 

the current engineering knowledge, the 

Corps has determined that the Martis 

Creek Dam has a high risk of failure due 

to significant existing seismic, seepage, 

and hydrologic issues. Compounding 

this risk is the large population 

downstream within the inundation 

zone, specifically the Reno-Sparks 

Metropolitan Area. An external peer 

review panel, commissioned by the 

Corps, confirmed that the Corps’ Class 

I designation ‘‘Urgent and Compelling’’ 

is appropriate for the Martis Creek Dam 

for the following reasons: 

a. Foundation and abutment seepage 

and piping. 

b. The dam’s drain blanket is not 

performing as intended; 

c. The spillway is hydraulically 

inadequate; 

d. The site is in a high seismic zone 

and it is probable that the dam and 

spillway are seismically inadequate; 

e. High probability of structural 

failure, leading to potential life and 

economic loss. 

The panel recommended short-term 

risk reductions measures, such as 

maintaining the current reservoir pool 

restriction elevation of 5,780 feet for 

normal conditions, 58 feet below gross 

pool. The panel also recommended 

long-term risk reduction measures 

including completion of on-going 

studies of hydrologic, seismic, and 

geophysical conditions, and improving 

the existing instrumentation to ensure 

adequate monitoring and to provide 

suitable baseline information. 

2. Remediation Alternatives. The draft 

EIS will address an array of remediation 

alternatives that are necessary to 

prevent loss of life, extensive 

downstream damage, functional loss of 

the project, and the loss of all project 

benefits. The exact nature and extent of 

the remediation alternatives will be 

determined based on the results of ongoing geotechnical and engineering 

studies, public and agency input during 

the scoping period, and preparation of 

the draft EIS. 

3. Issues To Be Addressed. The draft 

EIS will address environmental issues 

concerning the remediation alternatives 

proposed. Issues will be identified 

based on public input during the 

scoping process and during the 

preparation of the draft EIS. Issues 

initially identified as potentially 

significant include, but are not limited 

to: soils and seismicity, hydrology and 

water quality, noise and vibration, air 

quality, socioeconomics, water supply, 

land use, recreation, visual and 

aesthetic resources, traffic and 

transportation, historical and cultural 

resources, vegetation and wildlife, 

special status species, and fisheries. 

4. Public Involvement. Public scoping 

meetings will be held in June or July 

2010 at specific locations to be 

announced within the local Martis 

Creek DSAP project area, in Truckee, 

CA. The purpose of the public scoping 

meetings will be to present information 

to the public regarding the array of 

remediation alternatives proposed that 

may be addressed in the draft EIS, 

receive public comments, and solicit 

input regarding environmental issues of 

concern to the public. These meetings 

are intended to initiate the process to 

involve concerned individuals, and 

local, State, and Federal agencies. The 

public scoping meeting place, date, and 

time will be advertised in advance in 

local newspapers, and meeting 

announcement letters will be sent to 

interested parties. Written comments 

may also be submitted via the Web site 

or mailed to (see ADDRESSES). 

5. Availability of the Draft EIS. The 

Corps intends to issue the draft EIS in 

April 2011. The Corps will announce 

availability of the draft EIS in the 

Federal Register and other media, and 

will provide the public, organizations, 

and agencies with an opportunity to 

submit comments to be addressed in the 

final EIS. 

Dated: April 19, 2010. 

Thomas Chapman, 

COL, EN, Commanding. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 1, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a 

cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Acting 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Native American-serving 

Nontribal Institutions Program. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 50. 

Burden Hours: 2,000. 


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