Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 107 /Thursday, June 4, 1998 / Notices 30481

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Intent To Prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for the Raritan Bay-Sandy Hook

Bay, Port Monmouth, New Jersey

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The New York District of the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is

preparing a Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (DEIS) for proposed measures

to provide flood control and storm

damage protection in Port Monmouth,

New Jersey. For this Notice of Intent, the

Corps is considering protection

measures to reduce damages caused by

flooding and coastal storms. The EIS

will be prepared according to the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers procedures for

implementing the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended, (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C),

and consistent with the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers’ policy to facilitate

public understanding and scrutiny of

agency proposals. This notice of intent

is published as required by the

President’s Council on Environmental

Quality regulations implementing the

provisions of NEPA, 40 CFR Parts 1500–

1508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding the action can be

addressed to Mark H. Burlas, Project

Environmental Manager, phone (212)

264–4663, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, New York District, Planning

Division, 26 Federal Plaza, New York,

New York 10278–0090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Authorization. The Raritan BaySandy Hook Bay flood control and shore

protection project was authorized by the

U.S. House of Representatives,

Committee of Public Works and

Transportation, adopted August 1, 1990.

2. Location of the Proposed Action.

The project area is located in the Port

Monmouth section of Middletown

Township, Monmouth County, New

Jersey. The study area is approximately

1.5 miles long and is bounded by

Comptons Creek to the east, Pews Creek

to the west, New Jersey State Highway

36 to the south and the Raritan BaySandy Hook Bay to the north.

3. Reasonable Alternative Actions. In

addition to the ‘‘No Action’’ alternative,

the flood control component of the

feasibility study will evaluate

alternatives such as buy-outs, storm

gates and floodwalls to avoid and

minimize impacts to coastal wetlands,

as well as various levee layouts and

heights. The shore protection

component will analyze alternatives

such as the expansion of existing dunes

and various improvements to existing

beaches.

4. Significant Issues Requiring InDepth Analysis. 1. Coastal Wetlands

Impacts; 2. Impacts to Aquatic

Resources; 3. Archaeological and

Cultural Resources Impacts; 4.

Hydrology Impacts; 5. Economic

Impacts.

5. Environmental Review and

Consultation. Review will be conducted

as outlined in the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations

dated November 29, 1983 (40 CFR Parts

1500–108) and U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers regulation ER 200–2–2 dated

March 4, 1988.

6. Estimated Date of DEIS

Availability: July 1998.

Gregory D. Showalter,

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 the Truckee Meadows,

Nevada General Reevaluation Report

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (Corps), lead agency under

the National Environmental Policy Act

intends to prepare a draft EIS evaluating

the environmental effects of flood

control, environmental restoration, and

recreation proposed for Truckee

Meadows, Sparks, and downtown Reno.

The Corps is working with Washoe

County and the cities or Reno and

Sparks to provide this protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions concerning the proposed

action and draft EIS should be

addressed to Ms. Patricia Roberson,

Planning Division, Environmental

Resources Branch, Corps of Engineers,

1325 J Street, Sacramento, California

95814–2922, telephone (916) 557–6705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Project Location: The Truckee River

basin in eastern California and western

Nevada encompasses about 3,060 square

miles. The drainage area upstream from

Reno includes 1,067 square miles of

mountainous terrain on the eastern

slope of the Sierra Nevada, the crest of

which forms the western boundary of

the basin. The primary study area

includes the Truckee River in Washoe

and Storey Counties, Nevada, at and

below Reno, Sparks, and the Truckee

Meadows. The Truckee Meadows

encompasses an area along the Truckee

River from the central part of Reno on

the west to the Virginia and Pah Pah

Mountain Ranges on the east, south

along Steamboat Creek to Huffaker Hills,

and includes Sparks to the north.

2. Proposed Action and Alternatives:

Alternatives to address resource

problems and needs identified to date

will include: (1) flood control

improvements along the Truckee River

in the Truckee Meadows, (2) nonstructural flood control measures

through downtown Reno, (3) improving

Lake Tahoe operation for flood control,

(4) environmental restoration measures,

and (5) recreation features.

3. Scoping Process:

a. ‘‘Scoping’’ is a process to identify

the action, alternatives, and effects to be

evaluated in an environmental

document. The public is invited to

assist the Corps and non-Federal

sponsor in scoping this EIS. The process

provides an opportunity for the public

to identify significant resources with the

study area that may be affected by the

project. To facilitate this involvement, a

public scoping meeting will be held in

Reno, Nevada on June 10, 1998, from

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Washoe County

Department of Water Resources, 4930

Energy Way, Reno, Nevada. Individuals,

organizations, and agencies are also

encouraged to submit written scoping

comments by July 10, 1998.

b. After the draft EIS is prepared, it

will be circulated to all interested

parties for review and comment. Public

meetings will be held to receive verbal

and written comments. All comments

will be considered and responded to in

the final EIS.

4. Availability: The draft EIS is

scheduled to be distributed for public

review and comment in spring 1999.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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