13056 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2001 / Notices

3. Public scoping meeting(s) are

expected to be scheduled in Spring

2001. Meeting(s) will be held in Athens,

New York at locations not yet

determined. Results from the public

scoping meeting(s) with the District and

Federal, state and local agency

coordination will be addressed in the

DEIS. Parties interested in receiving

notices of public scoping meeting(s)

should contact Jenine Gallo at the above

address.

4. Federal agencies interested in

participating as a Cooperating Agency

are requested to submit a letter of intent

to Colonel William H. Pearce, District

Engineer at the above address.

5. Estimated Date of DEIS availability:

January 2002.

Joseph Vietri,

Deputy Chief, Planning Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Notice of Intent and Notice of

Preparation for an Environmental

Impact Statement and Environmental

Impact Report for a Proposed Flood

Damage Reduction Investigation in

Stanislaus County, California

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The objectives of this project

are to identify a flood reduction plan

that will yield a sound project, both

functionally and economically, to

reduce flood damages to the populated

towns of Newman and Patterson,

California, and the surrounding

agricultural land. The intent of this

project is to improve the hydraulic

conveyance of the Orestimba, Salado,

and Del Puerto Creeks. Environmental

restoration may be a component of the

plan if a sponsor can be identified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the proposed action

and EIS/EIR can be directed to Josh

Garcia at (916) 557–6778 or sent to U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Planning

Division, ATTN: CESPK–PD–R, 1325 J

Street, Sacramento, California 95814–

2922.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Proposed Action

The Corps, in cooperation with the

local sponsor (Stanislaus County), is

conducting a feasibility investigation on

the alternative flood damage reduction

measures identified during the

expedited reconnaissance phase and

described in the Project Study Plan

dated September 1998. This flood

control investigation proposes to reduce

the flood hazards currently associated

with floodflows along Oristemba,

Salado, and Del Puerto Creeks.

2. Alternatives

The feasibility report will address an

array of alternatives. Alternatives

analyzed during the feasibility

investigation will be a combination of

one or more flood reduction measures

identified during the reconnaissance

phase; additional measures may be

considered. These alternative measures

include detention basins, hydraulic

system modifications, creek widening,

structural modifications, and snag

clearing.

a. No Action. there will be no flood

control projects implemented for west

Stanislaus County.

b. Detention basin and hydraulic

system modifications are proposed for

Salado Creek. This alternative focuses

on safely conveying floodflows from the

Salado creek foothills to the San Joaquin

River.

c. Detention basin, creek widening,

and structural modifications are

proposed for Oristemba Creek. This

alternative focuses on conveying

floodflaws from the Oristemba Creek

foothills to the San Joaquin River.

d. Multipurpose detention basin and

hydraulic system modifications are

proposed for Del Puerto Creek. This

alternative focuses on safely conveying

floodflows from the Del Puerto Creek

foothills to the San Joaquin River.

Additionally, this alternative will

provide water supply, hydroelectric

power generation, and recreation for the

region.

3. Scoping Process

a. The project plan provides for public

scoping and comment. The Corps has

initiated a process of involving

concerned individuals, local, state, and

Federal agencies.

b. Significant issues to be analyzed in

depth in the EIS/EIR include

appropriate levels of the flood damage

reduction, adverse affects on vegetation

and wildlife resources, special-status

species, esthetics, cultural resources,

recreation, and cumulative effects of

related projects in the study area.

c. The Corps will consult with the

State Historic Preservation Officer,

National Marine Fisheries Service, and

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to

provide a Fish and Wildlife

Coordination Act Report as an appendix

to the EIS/EIR.

d. A 45-day public review period will

be provided for individuals and

agencies to review and comment on the

draft EIS/EIR. All interested parties

responding to this notice and providing

a current address will be notified of the

draft EIS/EIR circulation.

4. Public Meeting

A public scoping meeting was held on

March 3, 1999, in Newman, California.

Public support for these proposed

projects was strong.

5. Availability

The draft EIS/EIR is scheduled to be

available for public review and

comment early in calendar year 2002.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Record of Decision for the Disposal

and Reuse of Marine Corps Air Station

Tustin, California

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy

(Navy), pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of

the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)

(1994), and the regulations of the

Council on Environmental Quality that

implement NEPA procedures, 40 CFR

Parts 1500–1508, hereby announces its

decision to dispose of Marine Corps Air

Station (MCAS) Tustin, which is located

in Tustin, California.

Navy and the City of Tustin jointly

analyzed the impacts of the disposal

and reuse of MCAS Tustin in an

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR),

as prescribed by NEPA and the

California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA), Cal. Pub. Res. Code, §§ 21000–

21177. The City of Tustin is the Local

Redevelopment Authority (LRA) for

MCAS Tustin, as defined in the

Department of Defense Rule on

Revitalizing Base Closure Communities

and Community Assistance (DoD Rule),

32 CFR 176.20(a).

The City of Tustin’s proposed reuse of

MCAS Tustin is set forth in the Marine

Corps Air Station (MCAS) Tustin

Specific Plan/Reuse Plan, dated October

1996, as modified by the MCAS Tustin

Specific Plan/Reuse Plan Errata, dated

September 1998 (Reuse Plan). The

Reuse Plan is set out in Chapters 1, 2

(except Section 2.17), and 5 of these