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were delineated based on suitability of 

sand for beach nourishment purposes. 

Dredging guidelines to minimize longterm impacts to the offshore shoals were 

formulated. No more than about 5% of 

the total volume of any shoal would be 

dredged. Dredging on any given shoal 

would avoid the crest, be conducted 

uniformly over a wide area, go no 

deeper than ambient seafloor depths, 

and preferentially dredge on the up and 

downdrift ends of the shoal if suitable 

sand is present there. 

This Final SEIS documents the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) compliance for the proposed 

new offshore shoal borrow sources and 

supplements previous environmental 

documents. Printed and electronic 

copies of the Final SEIS can be obtained 

from Christopher Spaur. You may view 

the Final SEIS and related information 

on the worldwide web at: http:// 

www.nab.usace.army.mil/PN/ 

CivilWorks.htm. 

The Final SEIS has been prepared in 

accordance with (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and 

(3) USACE regulations for implementing 

NEPA (ER–200–2–2). 

Christopher C. Spaur, 

Ecologist. 

[FR Doc. E8–20720 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Shoreline Protection for Flagler 

County, FL 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

Cooperating Agency: City of Flagler 

Beach, Flagler Beach, Florida. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Jacksonville District, U.S. 

Army Corps (Corps) of Engineers 

intends to prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for protection of 18-Miles of coastal 

shoreline in Flagler County, FL. The 

project is a cooperative effort between 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (lead 

Federal agency) and City of Flagler 

Beach (non-Federal sponsor and 

cooperating agency). 

ADDRESSES: Ms. C. L. Brooks, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, 

Planning Division, Environmental 

Section, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 

32207. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. L. 

Brooks at (904) 232–2130. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority 

for the proposed study is House 

Resolution 2676 adopted May 22, 2002. 

A Reconnaissance Report completed in 

March 2004 by the Corps, concluded 

based on preliminary findings, there 

was a federal interest in pursuing 

shoreline protection for Flagler County, 

FL. 

Alternatives: Project’s alternatives 

include no action and various levels of 

protection along approximately 18 miles 

of coastal shoreline with substantial 

critically eroded areas. In addition to 

various levels of beach nourishment and 

periodic renourishment, the Corps will 

consider other management measures 

such as nearshore placement of sand, 

breakwaters, submerged artificial reef, 

groins, revetments, seawalls, dunes/ 

vegetation, change to the Coastal 

Construction Control Line, relocation of 

structures, moratorium on construction, 

establish a no-growth program, 

relocation of structures, flood proofing 

of structures, and condemnation of 

structures with land acquisition. 

Issues: The EIS will consider impacts 

on hardbottom communities, sea 

grasses, protected species, shore 

impacts, health and safety, water 

quality, aesthetics and recreation, fish 

and wildlife resources, cultural 

resources, energy conservation, socioeconomic resources, navigation, and 

other impacts identified through 

scoping, public involvement and 

interagency coordination. 

Scoping: The scoping process will 

involve Federal, State, County and 

municipal agencies and other interested 

persons and organizations. Any public 

or agency scoping meeting will be 

announced separately from this notice. 

Public Involvement: We invite the 

participation of affected Federal, State 

and local agencies, affected NativeAmerican Tribes, and other interested 

private organizations and individuals. 

There will be a public meeting on the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

following its preparation. The date, 

time, and location will be announced. 

Coordination: The proposed action is 

being coordinated with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (FWS) [under 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

and the Fish and Wildlife and 

Coordination Act] and with the National 

Marine Fisheries Service [under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (on 

Essential Fish Habitat) and Section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act]. The 

proposed action is also being 

coordinated with the Florida State 

Historic Preservation Officer, the U.S. 

Coast Guard, and the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

Other Environmental Review and 

Consultation: The proposed action 

would involve evaluation for 

compliance with guidelines pursuant to 

Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water 

Act, water quality certification 

(application to the State of Florida) 

pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean 

Water Act, certification of state lands, 

easements, and rights-of-way, and 

determination of Coastal Zone 

Management Act Consistency. 

Agency Role: As the cooperating 

agency, non-Federal sponsor and 

leading local expert, the City of Flagler 

Beach will provide information and 

assistance on the resources to be 

impacted, mitigation measures and 

alternatives. Other agencies having 

either regulatory authority or special 

expertise may also be invited to become 

a cooperating agency in preparation of 

the EIS. 

Draft EIS Preparation: It is anticipated 

that the Draft EIS will be available to the 

public by December 2010. As the study 

and EIS develop, additional information 

will be posted under Flagler County on 

the Jacksonville District’s 

Environmental Documents Web page at: 

http://planning.saj.usace.army.mil/ 

envdocs/envdocsb.htm. The status of 

any Florida Department of 

Environmental Protection application 

submitted for permit of this action will 

be posted on the Internet at: http:// 

www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/permitting/ 

permits.htm. 

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

Eric P. Summa, 

Acting Chief, Environmental Branch. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Missouri River Recovery 

Implementation Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

5018 (b) of the Water Resources Act of 

2007, announcement is made of the 

following committee meeting: 

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Name of Committee: Missouri River 

Recovery Implementation Committee. 

Date: September 29–October 1, 2008. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. (September 29, 

2008). 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (September 

30, 2008). 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (October 

1, 2008). 

Place: Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel, 

7730 Bonhomme Avenue, Clayton, MO 

63105. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Roth, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Northwestern Division, 1616 

Capitol Avenue, Suite 365, Omaha, NE 

68102–4909. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will 

be the first meeting of the Missouri 

River Recovery Implementation 

Committee (Committee). Members of the 

public may attend the meeting in 

person. Seating is limited and is 

available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Participation by the public is 

scheduled for 5 p.m.–5:30 p.m. each day 

of the meeting. 

Proposed Agenda: As the initial 

meeting of the Committee, the goals of 

the meeting are to have members meet 

and get acquainted, and discussion and 

establishment of: Committee operations, 

goals, and objectives; roles and 

responsibilities of members; the need 

for and makeup of subcommittees; the 

need for professional facilitation; and 

schedule, location, topics, and 

assignments for future meetings. The 

Committee will also be briefed on: the 

Missouri River Recovery Program; the 

Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration 

Plan; the relationship of the 

Yellowstone River to recovery of the 

pallid sturgeon; the similarity of 

appearance of the shovelnose sturgeon 

to the pallid sturgeon; and the benefits 

of collaboration. 

Members of the public may make oral 

comments at the meeting or submit 

written comments. In general, each 

individual or group making an oral 

presentation will be limited to five 

minutes, and total oral comments will 

be limited to one-half hour each day. 

Written comments received far enough 

in advance of the meeting may be 

provided to the Committee prior to the 

meeting; comments received too near 

the meeting date to allow for 

distribution will be provided to the 

Committee at the meeting. Comments 

submitted during or after the meeting 

will be accepted but may not be 

provided to the Committee until after 

the meeting. 

Any member of the public who 

desires further information concerning 

the meeting or wishes to submit oral or 

written comments should contact Mary 

Roth at the address shown in (see 

ADDRESSES). Requests to make oral 

comments must be in writing (or by email to mary.s.roth@usace.army.mil) 

and received by Ms. Roth no later than 

5 p.m. Central Daylight Time on 

September 26, 2008. 

Dated: August 28, 2008. 

Larry L. Murphy, 

Acting Chief, Missouri River Water 

Management, Northwestern Division, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers. 

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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Commission Meeting and 

Public Hearing 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Delaware River Basin Commission will 

hold an informal conference followed 

by a public hearing on Wednesday, 

September 24, 2008. The hearing will be 

part of the Commission’s regular 

business meeting. Both the conference 

session and business meeting are open 

to the public and will be held at the 

West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, 

40 West Upper Ferry Road, West 

Trenton, New Jersey. 

The conference among the 

commissioners and staff will begin at 

10:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will 

include: a Decree Parties’ report; an 

annual update on implementation of the 

2004 Water Resources Plan for the 

Delaware River Basin (‘‘Basin Plan’’); a 

report by the chair of the Commission’s 

Water Quality Advisory Committee; a 

report by the chair of the Commission’s 

Flood Advisory Committee; and a report 

on the status of development of the 

Flood Analysis Model, a project 

commenced in August 2007 at the 

request of the governors of the four 

Basin states, in accordance with a 

recommendation of the Interstate Flood 

Mitigation Task Force. 

The subjects of the public hearing to 

be held during the 1:30 p.m. business 

meeting include the dockets listed 

below: 

1. Burlington Country Club D–67–32–

2. An application for approval of a 

ground and surface water withdrawal 

project to supply up to 3.1 million 

gallons per thirty days (mg/30 days) 

from new Wells Nos. 1A, 1R and C1, 

and to supply 8.4 mg/30 days from one 

new and one existing surface water 

intake for the applicant’s golf course 

irrigation system. The withdrawal from 

all sources is proposed to be limited to 

8.4 mg/30 days and 37.8 mg/year. The 

project is located in the Englishtown 

Formation in the Lower Delaware 

Watershed in Westampton Township, 

Burlington County, New Jersey. 

2. Perkasie Borough Authority D–97–

12 CP–3. An application for approval of 

a ground water withdrawal project to 

supply up to 11.67 million gallons per 

30 days (mg/30 days) of water to the 

applicant’s distribution system from 

new Well No. 7 in the Brunswick 

Formation and to retain the existing 

withdrawal from all wells at 40.2 mg/30 

days. Proposed Well No. 7 will be used 

to replace some of the ground water 

supply from Perkasie Borough 

Authority’s existing wells that may be 

lost due to regulatory changes limiting 

the concentration of arsenic in public 

drinking water supply. The project is 

located in the Three Mile Run and East 

Branch Perkiomen Creek Watersheds in 

Perkasie Borough, Bucks County, 

Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern 

Ground Water Protected Area. 

3. Floyd G. Hersh, Inc. D–98–7–2. An 

application for the renewal of a ground 

water withdrawal project to continue 

withdrawal of 3.750 mg/30 days to 

supply the applicant’s golf course 

irrigation system from existing Well No. 

PW–1 in the Brunswick Formation. The 

project is located in the Perkiomen—

Macoby Creek Watershed in 

Marlborough Township, Montgomery 

County, Pennsylvania and is located in 

the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground 

Water Protected Area. 

4. Mercer County Improvement 

Authority d/b/a Mercer Oaks Golf 

Course D–99–28 CP–2. An application 

for renewal of an existing surface water 

intake and approval of two new ground 

water wells for golf course irrigation and 

to retain the existing withdrawal from 

all sources of 15 mg/30 days. The 

project is located in the PotomacRaritan-Magothy Aquifer in the 

Assunpink Creek Watershed in West 

Windsor Township, Mercer County, 

New Jersey. 

5. Washington Township Municipal 

Utilities Authority D–99–43 CP–2. An 

application for the renewal of a ground 

water withdrawal project to change 

existing Well No. 20 from an Aquifer 

Storage and Recovery well to a 

production well, to continue the total 

combined withdrawal of 273.01 mg/30 

days from all fifteen wells, and to 

increase the allocation for Wells Nos. 2, 

3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15 and 20 from 109 mg/30 

days to 133.81 mg/30 days to supply the 

applicant’s public supply distribution 

system from existing Wells Nos. 2, 3, 4, 

5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 

20 in the Mt. Laurel-Wenonah and 

Kirkwood-Cohansey Formations. The 

project is located in the Big Timber 

Creek and Mantua Creek watersheds in 

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