[Federal Register: August 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 169)]
[Notice]               
[Page 50332]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers

 
Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Center 
Hill Dam and Lake, Changes to Center Hill Lake Elevations, DeKalb 
County, TN

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (Cooperating Agency), and the Tennessee Valley 
Authority (Cooperating Agency) have prepared a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DEIS). The DEIS is necessary to provide National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance to address changes that 
could include, but are not limited to water quality, aquatic, riparian, 
and terrestrial habitat, recreation, water supply, flood storage, 
economics, hydropower production, and safety as a result of operating 
Center Hill Lake significantly below normal pool elevations for 
extended periods of time.

DATES: Written comments must be received by the Corps of Engineers on 
or before October 19, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on issues to be considered in the DEIS 
shall be mailed to: Joy Broach or Patty Coffey, Project Planning 
Branch, Nashville District Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 1070 (PM-P), 
Nashville, TN 37202-1070.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information concerning 
the notice, please contact Joy Broach, Environmental Team, (615) 736-
7956, or Patty Coffey, Environmental Team, (615) 736-7865.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. Center Hill Dam is currently suffering from severe dam seepage 
problems. A comprehensive plan for repairs has been approved; however, 
these repairs will take 7-10 years to implement. Until the repairs are 
sufficiently complete, the Corps has determined that it is in the 
public's interest to operate Center Hill Lake at lower pool elevations.
    2. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a Cooperating Agency 
because of the potential to affect listed species. The Tennessee Valley 
Authority is a Cooperating Agency because of the potential to affect 
electrical power production.
    3. This notice serves to solicit comments from the public; Federal, 
state, and local agencies and officials; Indian tribes; and other 
interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of 
this proposed activity. Any comments received by us will be considered 
during the preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(FEIS).
    4. Public Meetings: At present, no public meetings have been 
scheduled to scope for potential issues to be evaluated in the FEIS. 
Requests for public meetings should be directed to Mr. William Peoples, 
Chief, Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville 
District, Nashville, TN, 37202-1070. Mr. Peoples may be reached by 
telephone at (615) 736-7834.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4277 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am]

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