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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 67345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27448]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report 
(EIS/EIR) for the Clearwater Program

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in conjunction with 
the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (Sanitation Districts) 
has completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental 
Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Clearwater Program. The Clearwater 
Program is a comprehensive planning effort undertaken by the Sanitation 
Districts for the Joint Outfall System, a regional wastewater 
management system serving approximately 4.8 million people in 73 cities 
and unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County. A major component of 
the Clearwater Program is the evaluation of alternatives for 
construction of a new ocean outfall and rehabilitation of the existing 
ocean outfalls. Both activities would entail discharge of dredged and 
fill material in waters of the United States, work in navigable waters 
of the United States, and the transport of dredged material for ocean 
disposal. These activities would require authorization from the Corps 
pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section 10 of the 
Rivers and Harbors Act, and Section 103 of the Marine Protection, 
Research, and Sanctuaries Act, respectively. The Draft EIS/EIR was 
circulated for a 57-day review period from February 13, 2012 through 
April 10, 2012. The Corps and the Sanitation Districts reviewed and 
provided responses to 19 agency comments and 33 public comments in 
preparing the Final EIS/EIR.
    The Final EIS/EIR, including a Draft 404(b)(1) alternatives 
analysis, is available for a 31-day review period from November 9, 2012 
through December 10, 2012. The document is accessible via the World-
Wide Web at www.ClearwaterProgram.org. Alternatively, printed copies 
are available at the following locations: Sanitation Districts of Los 
Angeles County, 1955 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California; Carson 
Regional Library, 151 East Carson Street, Carson, California; Los 
Angeles Public Library, San Pedro Branch, 931 South Gaffey Street, San 
Pedro, California; and Los Angeles Public Library, Wilmington Branch, 
1300 North Avalon Boulevard., Wilmington, California. Written comments 
will be accepted until the close of public review on December 10, 2012.
    For Additional Information Contact: Questions or comments 
concerning the Final EIS/EIR should be directed to Dr. Aaron O. Allen, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Regulatory 
Division, Ventura Field Office, 2151 Alessandro Drive, Suite 110, 
Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 585-2148.

    Dated: October 29, 2012.
David J. Castanon,
Chief, Regulatory Division, Corps of Engineers.
[FR Doc. 2012-27448 Filed 11-8-12; 8:45 am]
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