[Federal Register: February 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 41)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Army Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
408 Permission and 404 Permit to Three Rivers Levee Improvement
Authority for the Feather River Levee Repair Project, California,
Segment 2
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The action being taken is the preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the issuance of both the 408 permission to
the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and 404 Permit to Three
Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (TRLIA) for their work on the
Feather River Levee Repair Project (FRLRP). Under 33 U.S.C. 408, the
Chief of Engineers grants permission to alter an existing flood control
structure if it is not injurious to the public interest and does not
impair the usefulness of such work. Under section 404 of the Clean
Water Act, the District Engineer permits the discharge of dredged or
fill material into waters of the United States if the discharge meets
the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency's 404(b)(1)
guidelines and is not contrary to the public interest. The FRLRP is
located in Yuba County, CA. TRLIA is requesting this permission and
permit in order to complete construction along the east levee of the
Feather River.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be held March 10, 2008, 6:30 to
8:30 at the Yuba County Government Center, 915 8th Street, Marysville,
CA. Send written comments by April 9, 2008 to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments and suggestions concerning this study
to Mr. John Suazo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District,
Attn: Planning Division (CESPK-PD-R), 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA
95814. Requests to be placed on the mailing list should also be sent to
this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and EIS should be addressed to John Suazo at (916) 557-6719, e-mail:
john.suazo@usace.army.mil or by mail to (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing
an EIS to analyze the impacts of the work proposed by TRLIA from the
implementation of the FRLRP, Segment 2. The FRLRP, Segment 2 is being
constructed by TRLIA to improve flood protection to portions of Yuba
County and Reclamation District (RD) 784.
2. Alternatives. The EIS will address an array of flood control
improvement alternatives along Segment 2. Alternatives analyzed during
the investigation will include a combination of one or more flood
protection measures. These measures include seepage berms, stability
berms, setback levees, seepage cutoff walls, and relocation of a pump
station.
3. Scoping Process. a. The Corps has initiated a process to involve
concerned individuals, and local, State, and Federal agencies. A public
scoping meeting will be held on March 10, 2008 to present information
to the public and to receive comments from the public.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the EIS include
effects on hydraulic, wetlands and other waters of the U.S., vegetation
and wildlife resources, special-status species, cultural resources,
land use, fisheries, water quality, air quality, transportation, and
socioeconomics; and cumulative effects of related projects in the study
area.
c. The Corps is consulting with the State Historic Preservation
Officer to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act, and the
National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to comply with the Endangered Species Act. Coordination with
the National Marine Fisheries Service has been completed; coordination
with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is still ongoing.
d. A 45-day public review period will be provided for individuals
and agencies to review and comment on the draft EIS. All interested
parties are encouraged to respond to this notice and provide a current
address if they wish to be notified of the draft EIS circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS is scheduled to be available for
public review and comment in early 2008.
Dated: February 22, 2008.
Thomas C. Chapman,
COL, EN, Commanding.
[FR Doc. E8-3919 Filed 2-28-08; 8:45 am]
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