[Federal Register: May 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 94)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Availability of Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Mississippi
River--Illinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: A Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement was prepared to address the restructured
Upper Mississippi River--Illinois Waterway System Navigation
Feasibility Study. This document is available for interested persons to
review and prepare comments on the draft. The purpose of this document
is to provide a comprehensive documentation of the Upper Mississippi
River--Illinois Waterway System Feasibility Study process and draft
recommendations for action. The 9-Foot Channel Navigation Project,
originally authorized in 1930, was reviewed for changed physical,
economic, and environmental conditions that may warrant structural or
non-structural modifications to reduce congestion of commercial
navigation traffic and to enhance ecosystem restoration. This
integrated report describes the plan formulation process, environmental
impacts, and the draft preferred plan for this study. The original
Notice of Intent for this project was published in the Federal Register
on November 27, 1995 (60 FR 58339) and a revised Notice of Intent was
published February 23, 2004 (69 FR 8185).
DATES: There will be a 70-day public review period for comments on this
document. Comments will be accepted at the public hearings, by letter,
or electronically at DraftNavRpt Comments@usace.army.mil. Comments must
be received on or before July 30, 2004. See Supplementary Information
section for public hearing dates and addresses.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments and suggestions or document requests
concerning this proposed project: District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer
District, Rock Island, ATTN: CEMVR-PM-A (Jackson), Clock Tower
Building--P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement can be answered by Mr. Kenneth Barr by telephone (309)
794-5349, or by mail: District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District,
Rock Island, ATTN: CEMVR-PM-A (Barr), Clock Tower Building--P.O. Box
2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public hearings on the Draft Integrated
Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement will
be held on: June 7, 2004, at the Holiday Inn, 5202 Brady Street,
Davenport, Iowa; June 8, 2004, at the Grand Harbor Resort and
Waterpark--Grand River Center, 350 Bell Street, Dubuque, Iowa; June 9,
2004, at the Radisson Hotel La Crosse, 200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse,
Wisconsin; June 10, 2004, at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott, 2020
American Boulevard East, Bloomington, Minnesota; June 14, 2004, at the
Hotel Pere Marquette, 501 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois; June 15, 2004,
at the Stoney Creek Inn, 3809 East Broadway Street, Quincy, Illinois;
June 16, 2004, at the St. Louis Airport Marriott, I-70 at Lambert
Airport, St. Louis, Missouri; and June 17, 2004, at the Phoenix Park
Hotel, 520 North Capital Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Public Hearing Schedule (all locations but Washington, DC)
2-4 p.m.--Informal Open House
4-5:30 p.m.--Dinner Break
5:30-6:30 p.m.--Registration
6:30-6:35 p.m.--Opening Remarks
6:35-6:50 p.m.--Presentation
6:50-9:30 p.m. (or later)--Public Hearing
Washington, DC, Schedule
1-3 p.m.--Informal Open House
3-6 p.m.--Registration, Opening Remarks, Presentation, and Public
Hearing
This report can be downloaded at http://www2.mvr.usace. army.mil/
umr-iwwsns. An electronic compact disc (CD) containing the report is
available at no cost, and paper copies are available for $34.90 per
copy. Requests for copies (CD or paper) of the Draft Integrated
Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement or
to be placed on the mailing list should be sent to the address listed
in the Addresses section of this notice.
Dated: April 30, 2004
Duane P. Gapinski,
Colonel, EN, Commanding.
[FR Doc. 04-10943 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]