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rearing areas, and additional fish 

supplementation. The no action 

alternative will also be evaluated. 

Alternatives for flood risk 

management include evaluation of the 

current levee system. Actions under this 

alternative may include setback levees 

to improve flood containment. Another 

alternative would study the effects of 

sediment removal and actions could 

include: sediment traps, dredging and 

selective gravel removal. Another 

alternative would focus on 

nonstructural actions such as flood 

proofing and education. The no action 

alternative will also be evaluated. 

These alternatives are not final and 

may change and/or new alternatives 

may develop during the scoping and 

NEPA process. A range of ecosystem 

restoration and flood risk management 

actions will be investigated and more 

than one option may be included in the 

preferred alternative. Additionally, a 

number of potential ecosystem 

restoration actions could meet ancillary 

flood risk management goals. 

3. Scoping and Public Involvement: 

This notice of intent formally 

commences the scoping process under 

NEPA. As part of the scoping process, 

all affected Federal, state, and local 

agencies, Native American tribes, 

interested private organizations, 

including environmental interest groups 

and the general public are invited to 

comment on the scope of the draft FR/ 

EIS. Comments are requested 

concerning problems in the basin, 

possible project alternatives, mitigation 

measures, probable significant 

environmental impacts, and permits or 

other approvals that may be required. 

The environmental review process will 

be comprehensive and will satisfy the 

requirements of NEPA and other 

relevant Federal, state, and local 

environmental laws. The public scoping 

period will occur over a 30-day period 

to commence on September 24, 2010 

and will extend through October 25, 

2010. The Draft FR/EIS is expected to be 

available in November of 2011. 

4. Scoping Meeting: One public 

scoping meeting will be held on October 

7, 2010 to identify issues of major 

concern and obtain public input on the 

range and acceptability of alternatives. 

This meeting will be held at Mason 

County Public Works, 100 West Public 

Works Drive, Shelton, Washington, 

98584. An informal open house will be 

held between 4 and 5:30 p.m. A 

presentation to summarize the purpose 

of scoping and existing information will 

be made between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Then, 

verbal testimony (maximum 4 minutes) 

will be taken between 6 and 7 p.m. 

Written comments may be sent by 

regular or electronic mail to EIS Scoping 

Comments c/o Patrick Cagney (see 

ADDRESSES). Ongoing communication 

with agencies, Native American tribes, 

public interest groups, and interested 

citizens will take place throughout the 

EIS development through the use of 

public meetings, mailings and the 

Internet. Additional meetings will be 

scheduled upon completion of the draft 

EIS. 

Anthony Wright, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District 

Commander. 

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