Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 105 /Tuesday, June 2, 1998 / Notices 30015

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration

Center for Substance Abuse

Treatment; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463, notice is

hereby given of a teleconference

meeting of the Center for Substance

Abuse Treatment (CSAT) National

Advisory Council to be held in June

1998.

The meeting will include the review,

discussion and evaluation of an

individual grant application. Therefore

the meeting will be closed to the public

as determined by the Administrator,

SAMHSA, in accordance with Title 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and 5 U.S.C. App. 2,

§ 10(d).

A summary of the meeting and roster

of council members may be obtained

from: Mrs. Marjorie Cashion, CSAT,

National Advisory Council, Rockwall II

Building, Suite 619, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone:

(301) 443–8923.

Substantive program information may

be obtained from the contact whose

name and telephone number are listed

below.

Committee Name: Center for

Substance Abuse Treatment, National

Advisory Council.

Meeting Date: June 11, 1998.

Place: Center for Substance Abuse

Treatment, 5515 Security Lane, 6th

Floor Conference Room (Suite 617),

Rockville, MD 20852.

Type: Closed: June 11, 1998—2:30–

3:30 p.m.

Contact: Marjorie M. Cashion,

Executive Secretary, Telephone: (301)

443–8923, and FAX: (301) 480–6077.

This notice is being published less

than fifteen days prior to meeting date

due to urgent needs to meet timing

limitation imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Jeri Lipov,

Committee Management Officer, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–14513 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Intent To Prepare a Joint

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report for the

San Dieguito Wetlands Restoration

Project, San Diego County, California

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The Service, San Dieguito

River Valley Regional Open Space Park

Joint Powers Authority (JPA), and

Southern California Edison (SCE)

propose to participate in the restoration

of the San Dieguito Wetlands, as well as

process a Park Master Plan for the area

that would address upland restoration

and public access. The tidal wetland

restoration portion of the project would

involve the excavation of approximately

130 acres of land located both east and

west of I–5 and would generate

approximately 2.07 million cubic yards

of dredged material. Upland restoration

would involve converting old

agricultural fields to various native

habitats. A system of public trails is also

proposed for development within the

study area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding the scoping process

or preparation of the EIS/EIR may be

directed to Mr. Jack Fancher, Fish and

Wildlife Service, 2730 Loker Ave., West,

Carlsbad, California 92008, (760) 431–

9440 or Ms. Victoria Touchstone,

Principal Planner, San Dieguito River

Park JPA, 1500 State Street, Suite 280,

San Diego, California 92101, (619) 235–

5440 ex. 13.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Project Location

The project is located in the western

San Dieguito River Valley both within

the northwestern most portions of the

City of San Diego and the City of Del

Mar. The project boundaries are

generally located from El Camino Real

west to the ocean and for the most part

include the public properties located

south of Via de la Valle and north of the

Carmel Valley planning area.

Proposed Action

The purpose of the project is to

implement a tidal wetland restoration

project at the San Dieguito Lagoon that

would both restore the aquatic functions

of the lagoon through permanent inlet

maintenance and expansion of the tidal

basin and create approximately 120

acres of subtidal and intertidal habitats.

Other secondary purposes include

development of a Park Master Plan for

the area that would address upland and

non-tidal wetland habitat restoration

and public access.

It is anticipated that tidal restoration

work at San Dieguito Lagoon would be

accomplished primarily with funds

provided by Southern California Edison

and partners (SCE). SCE would fund

restoration at San Dieguito, provided the

restoration satisfies the conditions of the

California Coastal Commission (CCC)

permit for the construction and

operation of the San Onofre Nuclear

Generating Station (SONGS). The

Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

(Corps), National Marine Fisheries

Service, CCC, California Department of

Fish and Game, and several local

agencies have participated in the

development of a conceptual proposal

for restoring wetland and aquatic

functions at San Dieguito Lagoon that

would, among other things, satisfy the

CCC permit condition for SONGS.

Although this proposal will be assessed

in the EIS/EIR review process as one of

an appropriate range of restoration

alternatives, the agencies have not yet

determined whether this conceptual

proposal is the preferred approach for

restoring the optimal mix of wetland

and aquatic functions at San Dieguito

Lagoon.

The project goal is to preserve,

improve, and create a variety of habitats

within the project site to increase and

maintain fish and wildlife and ensure

the protection of endangered species.

Project objectives state that the wetland

project design should ensure adequate

tidal and fluvial flushing and

circulation to support a diversity of

biological resources while maintaining

the appearance of a natural wetland

ecosystem. Proposals for upland

restoration should complement the

adjoining coastal wetland areas and

provide habitats that have historically

occurred in the area. Proposed public

access and use areas should be sited in

a manner that would not interfere with

the naturally functioning ecosystem or

the open space character of the western

San Dieguito River Valley.

The proposed project would consist of

the following elements: (1) Tidal inlet

maintenance to maintain the regular

tidal exchange in perpetuity through

excavation of approximately 5 acres of

the river channel and periodic

maintenance dredging to –3 to –3.5

National Geodetic Vertical Datum

(NGVD); (2) excavate tidal and upland

areas to create approximately 120 acres

of subtital and intertidal habitat; (3)

create approximately 10 acres of

seasonal salt marsh; set aside

approximately 19 acres within the